0001539497-18-002013.txt : 20181212 0001539497-18-002013.hdr.sgml : 20181212 20181212171427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001539497-18-002013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 31 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181212 0001532799 0001685185 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20181212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181212 ABS ASSET CLASS: Commercial mortgages FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001758292 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES [6189] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-227784-01 FILM NUMBER: 181231503 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-713-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 8-K 1 n1427_8k-x15.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: December 12, 2018
(Date of earliest event reported)

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

(Central Index Key Number 0001758292)

(Exact name of issuing entity)

 

UBS AG

(Central Index Key Number 0001685185)

Société Générale

(Central Index Key Number 0001238163)

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

(Central Index Key Number 0001542256)

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

(Central Index Key Number 0001558761)

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

(Central Index Key Number 0001592182)

CIBC Inc.

(Central Index Key Number 0001548567)

(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

(Central Index Key Number 0001532799)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 333-227784-01 45-3587479
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code      212-713-2000

 

Not Applicable

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Emerging growth company [_]

 

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

 

 

Item 8.01.        Other Events.

On December 12, 2018, UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”) caused the issuance, pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Registrant”), as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14.

Each of several Mortgage Loans that are among the assets of the Issuing Entity are part of a Whole Loan. Each Whole Loan is governed by a co-lender, intercreditor or similar agreement (each, an “Intercreditor Agreement”) between the holders of the promissory notes comprising such Whole Loan, the terms of which are described under “Description of the Mortgage Pool—The Whole Loans” in the Depositor’s Prospectus dated November 28, 2018 and as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2018 (the “Prospectus”) described below. Each Intercreditor Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto as described in the following table. Moreover, certain of such Whole Loans will not be serviced pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement but will instead be serviced pursuant to a different servicing agreement (each, a “Non-Serviced Servicing Agreement”). Each such Non-Serviced Servicing Agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto as described in the following table. For a description of the servicing of the affected Whole Loans under such Non-Serviced Servicing Agreements, see “Pooling and Servicing Agreement—Servicing of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans” in the Prospectus described below.

Name of Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) Intercreditor Agreement Non-Serviced Servicing Agreement (if any)
GNL Portfolio 4.6 N/A(1)
Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio 4.7 N/A(1)
Lafayette Park 4.8 4.2
Riverwalk II 4.9 N/A
Nebraska Crossing 4.10 N/A
Clevelander South Beach 4.11 N/A
1670 Broadway 4.12 4.3
Christiana Mall 4.13 4.4
Regency Properties Portfolio 4.14 N/A
Ellsworth Place 4.15 4.5
Barrywoods Crossing 4.16 4.3
(1)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement until the securitization of the applicable controlling pari passu companion loan, after which the subject Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the pooling and servicing agreement for such securitization. That pooling and servicing agreement will be identified and filed on a Form 8-K following such securitization.

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association has appointed Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank as a subservicer with respect to one (1) Mortgage Loan,

 

 

representing approximately 5.4% of the initial pool balance, pursuant to that certain Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 and attached hereto as Exhibit 4.17, by and between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, and Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as primary servicer, the terms of which agreement are described in the Prospectus under “Transaction Parties—The Affiliated Servicer—Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank—Summary of the NKF Primary Servicing Agreement”.

The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates (collectively, the “Public Certificates”), having an aggregate initial principal amount of $576,033,000, were sold to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), CIBC World Markets Corp. (“CIBCWM”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy”) and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel” and, together in such capacity with UBS Securities, SGAS, Natixis Securities, CIBCWM, CF&Co. and Academy, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to the underwriting agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018 and as to which an executed version is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1, between the Registrant, the Underwriters and UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG”).

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

On December 12, 2018, the Registrant also sold the Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “Private Certificates” and, together with the Public Certificates, the “Certificates”), having an aggregate initial principal amount of $74,851,976, to UBS Securities, SGAS, Natixis Securities, CF&Co., Academy and Drexel (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”), pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant, the Initial Purchasers and UBS AG. The Private Certificates were sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act.

The Public Certificates and the Private Certificates represent, in the aggregate, the entire beneficial ownership in UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 (the “Issuing Entity”), a common law trust fund formed on December 12, 2018 under the laws of the State of New York pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The assets of the Issuing Entity consist primarily of forty-five (45) fixed rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) secured by first liens on two-hundred and thirty-six (236) commercial, multifamily or manufactured housing community properties. The Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Registrant from (i) UBS AG, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and UBS AG, (ii) Société Générale (“SG”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and SG, (iii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (“RMF”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and RMF, (iv) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. (“CCRE”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and CCRE, (v) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (“Natixis”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and Natixis, and (vi) CIBC Inc. (“CIBC”), pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and dated as of November 28, 2018, between the Registrant and CIBC.

 

 

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

The Public Certificates and the Mortgage Loans are more particularly described in the Prospectus. In connection with such Prospectus, the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant has provided the certification attached hereto as Exhibit 36.1 and dated as of November 28, 2018.

On December 12, 2018, the Registrant sold all of the Public Certificates, having an aggregate certificate principal amount of $576,033,000. The net proceeds of the offering to the Registrant of the issuance of the Public Certificates, after deducting expenses payable by the Registrant of $8,841,331, were approximately $616,428,646. Of the expenses paid by the Registrant, $0 were paid directly to affiliates of the Registrant, $797,156 in the form of fees were paid to the Underwriters, $469,629 were paid to or for the Underwriters and $7,574,546 were other expenses. All of the foregoing expense amounts are the Depositor’s reasonable estimates of such expenses. No underwriting discounts and commissions or finder’s fees were paid by the Registrant; the Public Certificates were offered by the Underwriters for sale to the public in negotiated transactions or otherwise at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The related registration statement (file no. 333-227784) was originally declared effective on November 5, 2018.

 

 

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

(d)         Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC,  CIBC World Markets Corp., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC as underwriters, and UBS AG.
Exhibit 4.1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of December 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.
Exhibit 4.2 CSAIL 2018-C14 PSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.3 UBS 2018-C13 PSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.4 BBCMS 2018-CHRS TSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.5 WFCM 2018-C47 (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.6 GNL Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.7 Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.8 Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.9 Riverwalk II Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.10 Nebraska Crossing Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

Exhibit 4.11 Clevelander South Beach Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.12 1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.13 Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.14 Regency Properties Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.15 Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.16 Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).
Exhibit 4.17 Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018, by and between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as primary servicer.
Exhibit 5 Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2018.
Exhibit 8 Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2018 (included as part of Exhibit 5).
Exhibit 23 Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5).
Exhibit 36.1 Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated November 28, 2018.
Exhibit 99.1 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between UBS AG, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.2 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Société Générale, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.3 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.4 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.5 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.
Exhibit 99.6 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between CIBC Inc., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser.

 

 

 

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

 

Date: December 12, 2018 UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
  (Registrant)
     
  By:    /s/ Nicholas Galeone
    Name:  Nicholas Galeone
    Title:    President (senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)
     
  By: /s/ David Schell
    Name:  David Schell
    Title:    Managing Director

 

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
1.1   Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC,  CIBC World Markets Corp., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC as underwriters, and UBS AG. (E)
4.1   Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and effective as of December 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer. (E)
4.2   CSAIL 2018-C14 PSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.3   UBS 2018-C13 PSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.4   BBCMS 2018-CHRS TSA (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.5   WFCM 2018-C47 (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.6   GNL Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.7   Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.8   Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)

 

 

 

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
4.9   Riverwalk II Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.10   Nebraska Crossing Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.11   Clevelander South Beach Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.12   1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). (E)
4.13   Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).  
4.14   Regency Properties Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).  
4.15   Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).  
4.16   Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement).  
4.13   Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018, by and between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank, as primary servicer. (E)
5   Legality Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2018. (E)
8   Tax Opinion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, dated December 12, 2018 (included as part of Exhibit 5). (E)
23   Consent of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5). (E)
36.1   Depositor’s Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities in respect of that certain Prospectus dated November 28, 2018. (E)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 601(a) of
Regulation S-K
Exhibit No.
  Description Paper (P) or
Electronic (E)
99.1   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between UBS AG, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)
99.2   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Société Générale, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)
99.3   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)
99.4   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)
99.5   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)
99.6   Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018, between CIBC Inc., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser. (E)

 

 

 

EX-1.1 2 exh1-1unagre.htm UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 1.1 

 

EXECUTION Copy

 

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-C14

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

As of November 28, 2018

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10019
CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.
499 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
   
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
ACADEMY SECURITIES, INC.
140 East 45th Street, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10017
   

Natixis Securities Americas LLC 

1251 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10020 

DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC
77 Water Street. Suite 201
New York, New York 10005
   

CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP. 

425 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor 

New York, New York 10017 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Depositor”), intends to issue its UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”), in multiple classes (each, a “Class”) as designated in the Prospectus (as defined below). Pursuant to this underwriting agreement (the “Agreement”), the Depositor further proposes to sell to UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC, and Academy Securities, Inc. (collectively, in such capacities, the “Underwriters” and each, individually, an “Underwriter”) the Certificates set forth in Schedule I hereto (the “Registered Certificates”) in the respective original principal amounts and notional amounts set forth in Schedule I. The Certificates represent in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership interest in a trust fund (the “Trust Fund”) primarily consisting of a segregated pool (the “Mortgage Pool”) of 45 fixed-rate commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) having an approximate aggregate principal balance of $650,884,977 as of the Cut-off Date, secured by first liens on certain fee

 

 

 

simple and/or leasehold interests in commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community properties (the “Mortgaged Properties”). The Certificates will be issued on or about December 12, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2018, between the Depositor, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”).

 

The Mortgage Loans will be purchased by the Depositor from (i) UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “UBS AG Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between UBS AG and the Depositor, (ii) Société Générale (“SG”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “SG Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between SG and the Depositor, (iii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (“Rialto”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between Rialto and the Depositor, (iv) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (“NREC”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “NREC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between NREC and the Depositor, (v) CIBC Inc. (“CIBC”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “CIBC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between CIBC and the Depositor and (vi) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. (“CCRE” and, together with UBS AG, SG, Rialto, NREC and CIBC, the “Mortgage Loan Sellers”), on the Closing Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “CCRE Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement” and, together with the UBS AG Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the SG Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Rialto Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the NREC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the CIBC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements”), dated as of November 28, 2018, between CCRE and the Depositor.

 

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

 

The Certificates not being sold pursuant to this Agreement (the “Offered Non-Registered Certificates”) will be sold by the Depositor to UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Academy Securities, Inc. and Drexel Hamilton, LLC (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Depositor, UBS AG and the Initial Purchasers. The Initial Purchasers will offer the Offered Non-Registered Certificates for sale in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). The Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers are collectively referred to herein as the “Dealers”.

 

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The Dealers are expected to sell Certificates representing at least 5% of the certificate balance or notional amount, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates, other than the Class R Certificates, to Rialto or its “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in the Risk Retention Rule).

 

In connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018 (each, an “Indemnification Agreement”), between such Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor and the Dealers, providing for indemnification by such Mortgage Loan Seller of the Dealers in accordance with the terms thereof with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold to the Depositor by such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. In addition, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank (in such capacity, the “Affiliated Primary Servicer”), the Certificate Administrator and Trustee, and the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (each, a “Service Provider”) will enter into an indemnification agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018 (each, a “Service Provider Indemnification Agreement”), between such Service Provider, the Depositor and the Dealers.

 

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

 

1.            Representations and Warranties.

 

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

 

(i)               The Depositor has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement (No. 333-227784) on Form SF-3 for the registration of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, issuable in series, including the Registered Certificates, under the 1933 Act, which registration statement has become effective and a copy of which, as amended to the date hereof, has heretofore been delivered to you. The Depositor meets the requirements for use of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, and such registration statement, as amended at the date hereof, meets the requirements set forth in Rule 415(a)(1) under the 1933 Act and complies in all other material respects with the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Depositor also has prepared and filed with the Commission a preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018 (the “ Preliminary Prospectus”), specifically relating to the Registered Certificates, in accordance with Rule 424(h) and Rule 430D under the 1933 Act. The Depositor also has filed with, or proposes to file with, the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act a prospectus specifically relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Prospectus”). Such registration statement, as amended at the time when it became effective, or, if a post-effective amendment is filed with respect thereto, as amended by such post-effective amendment at the time of its effectiveness, including all exhibits thereto (and any information that is contained in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus and is deemed to be a part of and included in such registration statement), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement.” Any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement used in connection with the offering of the Registered Certificates, the

 

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Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 10(a) or Item 10(d) of Form SF-3 under the 1933 Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date the Registration Statement became effective, or the date of the Prospectus, as the case may be, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “1934 Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as applicable. As used herein, “Pool Information” means the mortgage pool information reflected in the Master Tapes and the Prospectus. “Master Tapes” shall mean the respective compilations of information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans covered by the Independent Accountants’ Reports on Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures, each dated December 11, 2018, rendered by a third party accounting firm described in Section 6(i) of this Agreement.

 

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

 

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information furnished in writing to the Depositor by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for use in the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus (such information being identified in Section 8(b) hereof), (y) the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information (as defined in Section 8(a)(i) hereof), or (z) any information with respect to which any of the Master Servicer (the “Master Servicer Covered Information”), the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Covered Information”), the Affiliated Primary Servicer (the “Affiliated Primary Servicer Covered Information”), the Certificate Administrator and Trustee (the “Certificate Administrator and Trustee Covered Information”), or the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information”) agrees in the related Service Provider Indemnification Agreement to provide indemnification.

 

(iii)             The Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with corporate power and authority to own, lease or operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and the Depositor is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

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(vi)             As of the Closing Date, the Registered Certificates, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will conform in all material respects to the respective descriptions thereof contained in each of (A) the Prospectus, (B) the Preliminary Prospectus and (C) any Issuer Information (as may have been revised and corrected if such revised or corrected information was delivered a reasonable time prior to the Time of Sale) delivered to any Underwriter for inclusion in an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus. As of the Closing Date, the Registered Certificates will be duly and validly authorized and, when delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to you against payment therefor as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

(ix)             There is no action, suit or proceeding against the Depositor pending, or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, before any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or other tribunal, (v) that, if determined adversely to the Depositor, would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Depositor, (w) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Registered Certificates, (x)

 

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seeking to prevent the issuance of the Registered Certificates or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements or this Agreement, (y) that might materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the Registered Certificates or (z) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax attributes of the Registered Certificates as described in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(xv)            Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the delivery and sale of the Registered Certificates (other than such federal, state and local taxes as may be payable on the income or gain recognized therefrom) have been or will be paid at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Depositor; and (v) the Underwriters’ obligations to the Depositor in respect of the offering, purchase and sale of the Registered Certificates are set forth in this Agreement in their entirety.

 

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

 

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

 

(xxi)            At or prior to the time when sales to investors of the Registered Certificates were first made as determined in accordance with Rule 159 of the 1933 Act (the “Time of Sale”), which was approximately (A) 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 28, 2018 with respect to the Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates) and (B) 4:35 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 28, 2018 with respect to the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates the Depositor had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Time of Sale Information”): (x) the Free Writing Prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, designated as a Structural and Collateral Term Sheet and relating to the Registered Certificates (the “Term Sheet”) and (y) the Preliminary Prospectus. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a “free writing prospectus” as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act. If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Depositor and the Underwriters have determined that the Time of Sale Information included an untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the applicable Underwriters have terminated their old purchase contracts and entered into new purchase contracts with investors in the Registered Certificates, then “Time of Sale Information” will refer to the information available to investors at the time of entry into such new purchase contracts, including any information that corrects such material misstatements or omissions (“Corrective Information”).

 

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

 

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

 

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Information in such Time of Sale Information or (z) any Master Servicer Covered Information, Special Servicer Covered Information, Affiliated Primary Servicer Covered Information, Certificate Administrator and Trustee Covered Information, or Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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(xxvii)        The Depositor has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party due diligence report contemplated by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Report”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus other than the agreed-upon procedures report dated November 13, 2018 (the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in the loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (the “Accountants”), a copy of which have been furnished to UBS Securities, at the request of the Depositor; and, except for the Accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Depositor has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Underwriters) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the 1934 Act (“Due Diligence Services”) in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Prospectus. The Accountants have consented to the inclusion of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report in a Form 15G (as defined below) furnished on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) as required by Rule 15Ga-2 under the 1934 Act (“Rule 15Ga-2”).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xxxi)          (A) The Depositor has entered into an agreement with the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to which agreement (1) the Mortgage Loan Sellers have agreed that Rialto will act as the “retaining sponsor” (as such term is defined in the Risk Retention Rule) (in such capacity, the “Retaining Sponsor”), and (2) the Retaining Sponsor will satisfy its risk retention requirements under the Risk Retention Rule by it or its “majority-owned affiliate” (as defined in the Risk Retention Rule) retaining an “eligible vertical interest” (as defined in the Risk Retention Rule) (the Certificates constituting such “eligible

 

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vertical interest”, collectively, the “RR Interest”) and (B) each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus contain the required disclosures under 17 C.F.R. §246.4(c).

 

(b)          UBS AG represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter, that:

 

(i)               UBS AG is a financial services company duly authorized and validly existing under the laws of Switzerland acting by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, with full power and authority to carry on business as presently conducted by it.

 

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

 

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

 

(iv)             UBS AG is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or other governmental agency or body, which default might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of UBS AG or its properties or have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(ii)              it has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available, any Registered Certificates to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For purposes of this Section 1(c)(ii), (A) the expression “retail investor” means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (1) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MIFID II”); or (2) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MIFID II; or (3) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, the “Prospectus Directive”); and (B) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Registered Certificates to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe to the Registered Certificates;

 

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

 

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

 

(iv)             it has not, directly or indirectly, offered or sold and will not, directly or indirectly, offer or sell any Registered Certificates in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan,

 

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including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan) or to others for re-offering or re-sale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan, as amended, and other relevant laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan;

 

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

 

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

 

2.            Purchase and Sale.

 

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

 

(b)          Each Underwriter (severally, but not jointly) represents and covenants that it has not, and will not, enter into any contract for the sale of any Registered Certificates (i) less than three (3) business days after the filing of the Preliminary Prospectus, (ii) less than 48 hours

 

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after the date of the filing of any other supplement to the Preliminary Prospectus with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(h)(2) under the 1933 Act, and (iii) less than five (5) business days after the furnishing by the Depositor to the Commission, pursuant to Section 1(a)(xxix) of this Agreement, of the Form 15G (as defined herein).

 

3.            Delivery and Payment.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(B)              Any Free Writing Prospectus or portion thereof required to be filed that contains only ABS Informational and Computational Material shall be 

 

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filed by the Depositor with the Commission not later than the later of the due date for filing the final Prospectus relating to the Registered Certificates pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the 1933 Act and two (2) business days after the date of first use of such Free Writing Prospectus;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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The depositor has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (SEC File No. 333-227784) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the depositor has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the depositor, the issuing entity and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the depositor, any underwriter, or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus after filing if you request it by calling toll-free 1-877-713-1030 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(1)               if the Defective Free Writing Prospectus was an Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus, prepare a Free Writing Prospectus that corrects the material misstatement in or omission from the Defective Free Writing Prospectus (such corrected Free Writing Prospectus, together with a Corrected Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, a “Corrected Free Writing Prospectus”);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(A)          have professional experience in matters relating to investments and qualify as investment professionals in accordance with Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Financial Promotion Order”); or

 

(B)          are persons falling within Articles 49(2)(a) through (d) (“High Net Worth Companies, Unincorporated Associations, Etc.”) of the Financial Promotion Order.

 

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

 

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covenants with the Depositor that it will not provide to any Rating Agency or other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (within the meaning of the 1934 Act), any information, written or oral, relating to the Trust Fund, the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other information, that could be reasonably determined to be relevant to undertaking credit rating surveillance for the Certificates (as contemplated by Rule 17g-5(a)(3)(iii)(D) under the 1934 Act), without the prior consent of the Depositor.

 

5.            Covenants of the Depositor.

 

The Depositor covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e)           The Depositor shall pay, or cause to be paid, all costs and expenses in connection with the transactions herein contemplated, including, but not limited to: the fees and disbursements of its counsel; the costs and expenses of printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Registered Certificates; the fees and disbursements of accountants for the Depositor; the reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Registered Certificates under state securities or “Blue Sky” laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith, in connection with the preparation of any “Blue Sky” survey and in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Registered Certificates for investment by institutional investors and the preparation of any legal investment survey; the expenses of printing any such “Blue Sky” survey and legal investment survey; the cost and expenses in connection with the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto), the Preliminary Prospectus, the Term Sheet, ABS Informational and Computational Material and the Prospectus, the preparation and printing of this Agreement and the delivery to the Underwriters of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Term Sheet and the Prospectus as you may reasonably request; the fees of the Rating Agencies that we hire to rate the Registered Certificates; upfront costs and fees of other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters. The Underwriters shall be responsible for paying all other costs and expenses incurred by them and not set forth in the preceding sentence in connection with the purchase and sale of the Registered Certificates.

 

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

 

(g)           The Depositor shall, as to itself, and as to the Trust Fund, cause the Trustee (or the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee) to be required pursuant to the terms of

 

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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to satisfy and comply with all reporting requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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

 

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

 

6.             Conditions to the Obligations of the Underwriters.

 

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

 

(a)           The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as amended from time to time, shall have been issued and not withdrawn and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened; and the Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus and all other Time of Sale Information shall have been filed or transmitted for filing with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the 1933 Act or, in the case of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the 1933 Act, as applicable.

 

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

 

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

 

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all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(k)          You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the Certificate Administrator and Trustee Covered Information in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

 

(l)           You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Master Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the Master Servicer Covered Information in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

 

(m)         You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Special Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the Special Servicer Covered Information in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

 

(n)          [RESERVED]

 

(o)          You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Affiliated Primary Servicer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the

 

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effect that the Affiliated Primary Servicer Covered Information in the Prospectus is true and correct in all material respects.

 

(p)          You shall have received from the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer, in his individual capacity, a certificate, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information in the Prospectus, is true and correct in all material respects.

 

(q)          You shall have received from counsel for each Mortgage Loan Seller and Service Provider a favorable opinion, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

7.            Reimbursement of Underwriters’ Expenses.

 

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

 

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8.            Indemnification.

 

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

 

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

 

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that the indemnification provided by this Section 8 shall not apply to the Mortgage Loan Seller Covered Information, the Master Servicer Covered Information, the Special Servicer Covered Information, the Affiliated Primary Servicer Covered Information, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee Covered Information, or the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer Covered Information;

 

(ii)            against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Depositor or as otherwise contemplated by Section 8(c) hereof; and

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(c)                Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability under Section 8(a) or Section 8(b) hereof (unless the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure) or any liability that it may have

 

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otherwise than on account of the indemnity provided by this Section 8. Upon request of the indemnified party, the indemnifying party shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding as incurred. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from the indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have agreed in writing to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the indemnifying party has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, (iii) the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party or (iv) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. In no event shall the indemnifying party or parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (or, in the event the Depositor or UBS AG is the indemnifying party, one counsel for each Underwriter) (in addition to any local counsel) separate from its or their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. Unless it shall assume the defense of any proceeding, an indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) but, if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party shall indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel or any other expenses for which the indemnifying party is obligated under this subsection, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. If an indemnifying party assumes the defense of any proceeding, it shall be entitled to settle such proceeding with the consent of the indemnified party or, if such settlement provides for an unconditional release of the indemnified party in connection with all matters relating to the proceeding that have been asserted against the indemnified party in such proceeding by the other parties to such settlement, which release does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party, without the consent of the indemnified party.

 

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

 

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

 

9.             Contribution.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

10.           Default by an Underwriter.

 

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

 

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11.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery.

 

All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, or contained in certificates of officers of the Depositor and UBS AG submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, or by or on behalf of the Depositor and UBS AG, or by or on behalf of any of the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 8 and 9 hereof, and shall survive delivery of the Registered Certificates to the Underwriters.

 

12.           Termination of Agreement; Survival.

 

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

 

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

 

(c)           The provisions of Section 5(e) hereof regarding the payment of costs and expenses and the provisions of Sections 7, 8 and 9 hereof shall survive the termination of this Agreement, whether such termination is pursuant to this Section 12 or otherwise.

 

13.           Notices.

 

All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notice to the Depositor, UBS Securities LLC or UBS AG shall be directed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., UBS Securities LLC or UBS AG, as the case

 

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may be, at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, facsimile number: (212) 821-2943, with a copy to UBS Securities LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Henry Chung, facsimile number: (212) 821-2943, and UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel; notices to SG Americas Securities, LLC shall be directed to it at SG Americas Securities, LLC, 245 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10167, Attention: Jim Barnard or if by email to Jim.Barnard@sgcib.com, with a copy to SG Americas Securities, LLC, 245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10167, Attention: General Counsel or if by e-mail to US-Glfi-Abp-Cmbs-Notices@sgcib.com; notices to Natixis Securities Americas LLC, addressed to Natixis Securities Americas LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Office of General Counsel, with a copy also by electronic mail to CMBSlegal.notices@natixis.com; notices to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. shall be directed to it at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., 499 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022, Attention: General Counsel, email: smerkel@cantor.com, facsimile number: (212) 829-4708; notices to CIBC World Markets Corp. shall be directed to it at CIBC World Markets Corp., c/o Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 425 Lexington Ave., 4th Floor, New York, New York, 10017, Attention: Mimi Cheng; notices to Drexel Hamilton, LLC, shall be directed to it at Drexel Hamilton, LLC, 77 Water Street, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Alex Kim, e-mail: akim@drexelhamilton.com; notices to Academy Securities, Inc. shall be directed to it at Academy Securities, Inc., 140 East 45th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Michael Boyd; or, in any case, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor or UBS AG to the other such parties in writing.

 

14.          Parties.

 

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

 

15.          Governing Law.

 

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

 

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16.          Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

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

 

17.          Submission to Jurisdiction.

 

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

 

18.          Counterparts.

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

19.          Miscellaneous.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ David Schell
    Name: David Schell
    Title: Managing Director

  

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title: Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  UBS AG
     
  By: /s/ David Schell
    Name: David Schell
    Title: Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title: Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

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

 

  UBS SECURITIES LLC
     
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name: Henry Chung
    Title: Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title: Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Jim Barnard
    Name: Jim Barnard
    Title:Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  NATIXIS SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Feast
    Name: Matthew Feast
    Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Matthew McGowan
    Name: Matthew McGowan
    Title: Vice President

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.
     
  By: /s/ James Buccola
    Name: James Buccola
    Title: Head of Fixed Income

  

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Todd H. Roth
    Name: Todd H. Roth
    Title: Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

  DREXEL HAMILTON, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Alex Kim
    Name: Alex Kim
    Title: Director

  

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

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

 

UBS 2018-C14 – Underwriting Agreement

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018.

 

Certificates:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Class Initial Aggregate
Certificate Balance
or Notional Amount
of Class
Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by UBS Securities LLC Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be purchased by SG Americas Securities, LLC Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be purchased by Natixis Securities Americas LLC Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be purchased by Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be purchased by CIBC World Markets Corp. Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Drexel Hamilton, LLC Aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of Class to be Purchased by Academy Securities, Inc. Initial Pass-Through Rate Purchase
Price(1)
Class A-1 $22,465,000 $22,465,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 3.3788% 99.99987%
Class A-2 $30,533,000 $30,533,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4.2569% 102.99966%
Class A-SB $41,722,000 $41,722,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4.3910% 102.99985%
Class A-3 $194,737,000 $194,737,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4.1803% 100.99920%
Class A-4 $166,162,000 $166,162,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4.4480% 102.99950%
Class X-A $455,619.000 $455,619,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 1.0099% 7.50527%
Class X-B $120,414,000 $120,414,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0.3045% 2.96862%
Class A-S $59,393,000 $59,393,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 4.7494% 102.99984%
Class B $32,544,000 $32,544,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 5.1009% 102.99965%
Class C $28,477,000 $28,477,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 5.2727% 98.62503%

 

(1)Expressed as a percentage of the aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of the relevant Class of Certificates to be purchased. There shall be added to the purchase price for each Class of the Registered Certificates accrued interest at the related initial Pass-Through Rate on the aggregate stated or notional amount of such Class to be purchased from December 1, 2018 to but not including the Closing Date.

 

(2)Notional amount.

 

Closing Date and Location: 10:00 a.m. on December 12, 2018 at the offices of special counsel to the Depositor in New York, New York.

 

Form of Delivery: Any Registered Certificates constituting part of the RR Interest are to be delivered as definitive certificates in fully registered, certificated form, and all other Registered Certificates are to be delivered through the facilities of DTC.

 

 

 

 

 

EX-4.1 3 exh4-1psa.htm POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.,
as Depositor

 

MIDLAND LOAN sERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, National Association,
as Master Servicer

 

rialto capital advisors, llc,
as Special Servicer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee,

 

and

 

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

 

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 1, 2018

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

Series 2018-C14

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Page
     
ARTICLE I
     
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 6
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations 123
     
ARTICLE II
     
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
 
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans 124
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee 132
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties 137
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. 153
Section 2.05 [RESERVED] 153
     
ARTICLE III
     
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND
 
Section 3.01 The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties 154
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments 162
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts 167
Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. 172
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account 179
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account 190
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 192
Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. 198
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. 204

 

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Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files 208
Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation 209
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements 216
Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information 222
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account 236
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property 238
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties 240
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer 247
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents 250
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report 263
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements 270
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account 274
Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 274
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party 274
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements 279
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation 283
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor 284
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent 293
Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register 293
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 294
Section 3.30 [RESERVED] 296
Section 3.31 [RESERVED] 296
Section 3.32 Litigation Control 297
Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator 300
     
ARTICLE IV
     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
Section 4.01 Distributions 301
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney 311
Section 4.03 P&I Advances 317
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses 321
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts 321
Section 4.06 [RESERVED] 326
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool 326
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room 329

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ARTICLE V
     
THE CERTIFICATES
 
Section 5.01 The Certificates 331
Section 5.02 Form and Registration 331
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 334
Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 344
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners 344
Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’Names and Addresses; Special Notices 345
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency 346
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator 346
Section 5.09 [RESERVED] 347
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures 347
     
ARTICLE VI
     
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY
 
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 348
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer 354
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer 354
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others 356
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. 362
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 363
Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. 363
Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party 363
Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 371

 

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ARTICLE VII
 
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS
 
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination 372
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 381
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders 383
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events 383
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances 384
     
ARTICLE VIII
     
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR
 
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 384
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. 386
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans 388
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 388
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator 388
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator 390
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator 391
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator 393
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator 394
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 394
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians 395
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 395
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer 397
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 397
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act 398
     
ARTICLE IX
 
TERMINATION
 
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans 399
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements 402
     
ARTICLE X
 
ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS
 
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration 403

 

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Section 10.02 Use of Agents 406
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator 407
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators 407
     
ARTICLE XI
 
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE
 
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 408
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors 409
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations 411
Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings 412
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings 416
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification 419
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings 421
Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing 423
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements 423
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 425
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report 427
Section 11.12 Indemnification 429
Section 11.13 Amendments 431
Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices 431
Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 431
Section 11.16 Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors 437
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period 437
     
ARTICLE XII
 
THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER
 
Section 12.01 Asset Review 438
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability 443
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer 445
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer 445
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer 445
     
ARTICLE XIII
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 13.01 Amendment 448
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 453
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 453

 

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Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 454
Section 13.05 Notices 455
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions 462
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest 462
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 462
Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings 463
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies 463
Section 13.11 PNC Bank, National Association 465

 

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EXHIBITS  
   
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Certificate (Other than Class R Certificates)
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT B Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT C Form of Investment Representation Letter
EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of RR Interest
EXHIBIT D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of RR Interest
EXHIBIT E Form of Request for Release
EXHIBIT F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
EXHIBIT F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT G Form of Distribution Date Statement
EXHIBIT H Form of Omnibus Assignment
EXHIBIT I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
EXHIBIT J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
EXHIBIT K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
EXHIBIT L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
EXHIBIT M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party and/or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
EXHIBIT P-1F Form of Notice of [Excluded Loan] [Excluded Controlling Class Holder] to Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
EXHIBIT P-1H Form of Certification of the Risk Retention Consultation Party
EXHIBIT P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
EXHIBIT P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification

 

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

 

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SCHEDULES  
   
SCHEDULE 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
SCHEDULE 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule
SCHEDULE 3 Mortgage Loans With Escrows or Reserves Exceeding 10% of the Initial Principal Balance

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of December 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

The Depositor intends to sell commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes (each, a “Class”), which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust to be created hereunder, the primary assets of which will be a pool of commercial mortgage loans. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause an election to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust (exclusive of the Excess Interest and the proceeds thereof in the Excess Interest Distribution Account) for federal income tax purposes as two (2) separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC”, and each a “Trust REMIC” as described herein).

 

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

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

Class Designation  Interest Rate  Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount
Class LA1  (1)  $22,465,000 
Class LA2  (1)  $30,533,000 
Class LASB  (1)  $41,722,000 
Class LA3  (1)  $194,737,000 
Class LA4  (1)  $166,162,000 
Class LAS  (1)  $59,393,000 
Class LB  (1)  $32,544,000 
Class LC  (1)  $28,477,000 
Class LD  (1)  $17,899,000 
Class LE  (1  $13,018,000 
Class LF  (1)  $16,272,000 
Class LG  (1)  $6,509,000 
Class LNR  (1)  $21,153,976 
Class LR  None(2)   None 

 

 

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

 

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

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

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

 

THE CERTIFICATES

 

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

 

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Class of Certificates

 

Initial Pass-Through Rate 

 

Original
Certificate
Balance or
Notional Amount 

Class A-1 Certificates   3.3788%   $22,465,000
Class A-2 Certificates   4.2569%   $30,533,000
Class A-SB Certificates   4.3910%   $41,722,000
Class A-3 Certificates   4.1803%   $194,737,000
Class A-4 Certificates   4.4480%   $166,162,000
Class X-A Certificates   1.0099%(1)   $455,619,000(2)
Class X-B Certificates   0.3045%(1)   $120,414,000(2)
Class X-D Certificates   2.2727%(1)   $30,917,000(2)
Class X-F Certificates   1.2229%(1)   $16,272,000(2)
Class X-G Certificates   1.2229%(1)   $6,509,000(2)
Class X-NR Certificates   1.2229%(1)   $21,153,976(2)
Class A-S Certificates   4.7494%   $59,393,000
Class B Certificates   5.1009%   $32,544,000
Class C Certificates   5.2727%   $28,477,000
Class D Certificates   3.0000%   $17,899,000
Class E Certificates   3.0000%   $13,018,000
Class F Certificates   4.0498%   $16,272,000
Class G Certificates   4.0498%   $6,509,000
Class NR Certificates   4.0498%   $21,153,976
Class R Certificates   None(3)   N/A

 

 

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

 

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

 

(3)The Class R Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each Class of Regular Certificates will be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

UB 2018-C14 MOA, LLC is purchasing from the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, the respective portions of the Certificate Balance or the Notional Amount, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates set forth below:

 

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Certificate Balance, Notional Amount 

Class A-1 Certificates   $1,124,000
Class A-2 Certificates   $1,527,000
Class A-SB Certificates   $2,087,000
Class A-3 Certificates   $9,737,000
Class A-4 Certificates   $8,309,000
Class X-A Certificates   $22,784,000
Class X-B Certificates   $6,022,000
Class X-D Certificates   $1,546,000
Class X-F Certificates   $814,000
Class X-G Certificates   $326,000
Class X-NR Certificates   $1,058,000
Class A-S Certificates   $2,970,000
Class B Certificates   $1,628,000
Class C Certificates   $1,424,000
Class D Certificates   $895,000
Class E Certificates   $651,000
Class F Certificates   $814,000
Class G Certificates   $326,000
Class NR Certificates   $1,058,000

 

As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $650,884,977.

 

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WHOLE LOANS

 

Loan No. Whole Loan Type Non-Serviced PSA Mortgage Loan Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) Subordinate Companion Loan(s)
1 GNL Portfolio Whole Loan Servicing Shift N/A(1)

Note A-2 

Note A-3 

Note A-1

 

N/A
2 Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan Servicing Shift N/A(1)

Note A-1 

Note A-10 

Note A-2 

Note A-3 

Note A-4 

Note A-5 

Note A-6 

Note A-7 

Note A-8 

Note A-9 

N/A
3 Lafayette Park Whole Loan Non-Serviced CSAIL 2018-C14 Note A-2 Note A-1 N/A
4 Riverwalk II Whole Loan Serviced N/A

Note A-1 

Note A-2 

Note A-5 

Note A-3 

Note A-4 

Note A-6 

N/A
5 Nebraska Crossing Whole Loan Serviced N/A Note A-1

Note A-2 

Note A-3 

Note A-4 

N/A
6 Clevelander South Beach Whole Loan Serviced N/A

Note A-1 

Note A-3 

Note A-2 N/A
7 1670 Broadway Whole Loan Non-Serviced UBS 2018-C13

Note A-2 

Note A-4 

Note A-5 

Note A-1 

Note A-3 

Note A-6 

N/A
8 Christiana Mall Whole Loan Non-Serviced BBCMS 2018-CHRS Note A-2-C

Note A-1-A 

Note A-1-B 

Note A-1-C 

Note A-1-D 

Note A-1-E 

Note A-2-A 

Note A-2-B 

Note A-2-D 

Note A-2-E 

Note A-3-A 

Note A-3-B 

Note A-3-C 

Note B-1 

Note B-2 

Note B-3

10 Regency Properties Portfolio Whole Loan Serviced N/A Note A-1 Note A-2 N/A
13 Ellsworth Place Whole Loan Non-Serviced WFCM 2018-C47 Note A-3

Note A-1 

Note A-2 

Note A-4 

Note A-5 

N/A
24 Barrywoods Crossing Whole Loan Non-Serviced UBS 2018-C13 Note A-2 Note A-1 N/A

 

(1)On and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Each of the Whole Loans listed above consists of the corresponding Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) listed next to such Whole Loan. With respect to any Whole Loan, each of the Mortgage Loan and the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) are pari passu with each other

 

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to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, and any AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) or Subordinate Companion Loan(s) is generally subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund, but are each secured by the applicable Mortgage that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund, and (except to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

 

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

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of October 11, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the 1670 Broadway Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet website, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction, access to which is limited to the Depositor and any NRSRO that has provided an NRSRO Certification to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “Control Appraisal Period” or equivalent term under the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and any holders of any related Pari Passu Companion Loans, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement is the only AB Intercreditor Agreement under this Agreement.

 

AB Major Decision” With respect to each Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “major decision” or equivalent term under the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

AB Modified Loan”: Any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) due to a modification thereto that resulted in the creation of an A/B note structure (or similar structure) and as to which the new junior note(s) did not previously exist or the principal amount of the new junior note(s) was previously part of either an A note held by the Trust or the original unmodified Mortgage Loan and (2) as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount is not in effect.

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan is the only AB Mortgage Loan under this Agreement.

 

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

 

AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the related companion loan evidenced by the related promissory note made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the related AB Mortgaged Property, which is not included in the Trust and which is subordinate in right of payment to the related AB Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Subordinate Companion Loans are the only AB Subordinate Companion Loans under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Whole Loan is the only AB Whole Loan under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, “Controlling Noteholder” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender”: A mezzanine lender under a mezzanine loan that has been accelerated or as to which foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the equity collateral pledged to secure such mezzanine loan.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related

 

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Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action, provided that the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan) has determined, in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard (and (i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in either case, other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party)) (and after a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, (i) after non-binding consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, and prior to any related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and (ii) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party, in each case as provided in Section 6.08) (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party)), that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder prior to any AB Control Appraisal Period to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the Risk Retention Consultation Party will not have more than ten (10) Business Days to respond to the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, request for such consent or consultation, as applicable; provided, further, that upon the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to consult with the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any applicable Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is not required to do so. The Master Servicer (at its own expense) and the Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust Fund) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described above.

 

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

 

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

 

Actual/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans that accrue interest on an Actual/360 Basis.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Advisers Act”: As defined in Section 3.26(q).

 

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

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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

 

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

 

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is an ARD Loan, the date upon which such Mortgage Loan commences accruing interest at its respective Revised Rate.

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

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

 

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

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (except in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) and the Operating Advisor and, after the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor), as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the Special Servicer receives the related Appraisal or conducts a valuation as described below, equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of the applicable Serviced Whole Loan over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer (or at the Special Servicer’s election, by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than

 

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$2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisals and any other information it deems relevant; and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to order and obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days (in the case of clause (i)) or ninety (90) days or one hundred twenty (120) days, as applicable (in case of clause (vi)) after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such appraisal or valuation referred to above is received or performed by the Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated by the Special Servicer as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Within sixty (60) days after the Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the ninety (90) day period or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal prior to the conclusion of such sixty (60), ninety (90), or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, and in each case, the related Appraisal shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing

 

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Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

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

 

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

 

Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and allocable to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under, and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of, the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and shall constitute an “Appraisal Reduction Amount” under the terms of this Agreement with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

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when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Operating Advisor, if applicable, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05.

 

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

 

Appraised Value”: (i) With respect to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the appraised value thereof as determined by the most recent Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan, or Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property, the appraised value allocable thereto, as determined pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ARD Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having an Anticipated Repayment Date. As of the Closing Date, there are no ARD Loans related to the Trust and all references in this Agreement to “ARD Loan” and “ARD Loans” shall be disregarded.

 

ASR Consultation Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Asset Review Trigger”: The occurrence of either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan corresponding to the predecessor Mortgage Loan, in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans or (2)(A) prior to and including the second anniversary of the Closing Date, at least 10 Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 15.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan corresponding to the predecessor Mortgage Loan, in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period, or (B) after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, at least fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan corresponding to the predecessor Mortgage Loan, in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar instrument executed by the Mortgagor, assigning to the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation, leasing or disposition of all or a portion of such Mortgaged Property, in the form which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, as amended, modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

 

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

 

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

 

Authenticating Agent”: The Certificate Administrator or any agent of the Certificate Administrator appointed to act as Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 5.02(a), in each case in its capacity as authenticating agent, or if any successor authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to Section 5.02(a), such successor authenticating agent.

 

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

 

(a)       the aggregate amount of all cash received on the Mortgage Loans (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, only to the extent received by the Trust pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA and/or the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) (including the portion of Loss of Value Payments deposited into the Collection Accounts pursuant to Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement) and any REO Property (including Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a)) on deposit in

 

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the Collection Accounts (in each case, exclusive of any amount on deposit in or credited to any portion of the Collection Accounts that is held for the benefit of the Companion Holders) as of the close of business on the related P&I Advance Date (inclusive of any amounts transferred to the Distribution Account on or before such P&I Advance Date), exclusive of (without duplication):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(iv)      with respect to the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date occurring in (1) each February or (2) any January in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), an amount equal to the related Withheld Amount to the extent those funds are on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(v)       all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(c)           the aggregate amount of any (i) Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.17(a) and (ii) P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or

 

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the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, Operating Advisor Fee, Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05;

 

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

 

(e)       the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of October 11, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Barrywoods Crossing Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

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

 

Borrower Party”: A borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, or any Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or

 

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Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in Exhibit C of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

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

 

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement.

 

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate”: The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be equal to the product of the rate equal to 0.01080% per annum and the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of the preceding Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal

 

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Balance Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Controlling Class Certificates owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that any Controlling Class Certificates owned by the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to the Special Servicer or such Affiliate solely with respect to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan), and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval, waiver or take any such action has been obtained; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate of any of such Persons unless such consent, approval or waiver sought from such party would in any way increase its compensation or limit its obligations in the named capacities hereunder or waive a Servicer Termination Event or trigger an Asset Review (with respect to an Asset Review and any Mortgage Loan Seller, solely with respect to any related Mortgage Loan subject to the Asset Review); provided, further, that so long as there is no Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to exercise such Voting Rights with respect to any issue which could reasonably be believed to adversely affect such party’s compensation or increase its obligations or liabilities hereunder; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of the Special Servicer’s, the Master Servicer’s or any Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights, if any, or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class or (ii) any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has

 

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provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

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

 

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

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Christiana Mall Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Class”: With respect to any Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphanumeric Class designation. Each designated Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be a Class.

 

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

 

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

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.3788%.

 

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

 

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.2569%.

 

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

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.1803%.

 

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

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.4480%.

 

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

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.7494% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.3910%.

 

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

 

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

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 5.1009% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.0000%.

 

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

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.0000%.

 

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

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.0498% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Class G Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.0498% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LASB Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LAS Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LB Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LC Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LD Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LE Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LF Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LG Uncertificated Interest” and “Class LNR Uncertificated Interest”: Each, an uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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

 

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

 

Class NR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.0498% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Clearstream”: Clearstream Banking, S.A. or any successor thereto.

 

Clevelander South Beach Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of December 12, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Clevelander South Beach Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Closing Date”: On or about December 12, 2018.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

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

 

Collateral Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, shall be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer, equal to the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s) and any pari passu notes included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan) (x) the most recent Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such Appraised Value (or in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) and to the extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related Mortgagor at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related thereto) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the Special Servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y) and solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination, which such excess, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined separately from and exclude any related Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (other than with respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculations that the Operating Advisor is required to review, recalculate and/or verify pursuant to Section 3.26) and the Master

 

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Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

With respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis. The Master Servicer shall not calculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Collection Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the related Companion Holder, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loan and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan (including any Companion Loan), the period beginning with the day after the Determination Date in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, commencing immediately following the Cut-off Date) and ending with the Determination Date occurring in the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the last day of a Collection Period is not a Business Day, any Periodic Payments received with respect to Mortgage Loans (including any periodic payments for any Companion Loan) relating to such Collection Period on the Business Day immediately following such day shall be deemed to have been received during such Collection Period and not during any other Collection Period

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, which shall be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders of the Serviced Companion Loans, relating to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the

 

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same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

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

 

Companion Loan(s)”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any other mortgage loan that is not included in the Trust but is secured by the same Mortgage(s) encumbering the same Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties as such Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Whole Loan, the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (if any) are evidenced by the promissory notes opposite such Whole Loan, set forth in the chart entitled “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement, as such promissory notes may be further divided.

 

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

 

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

 

Compensating Interest Payments”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, an aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans (in each case other than any Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which Servicing Fees are being paid for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00125% per annum, (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to such Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on voluntary principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to the Master Servicer for such Collection Period received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of the Master Servicer allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is

 

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required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y)(i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, unless the Master Servicer did not apply the Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and such failures causes the shortfall), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments. The Master Servicer will not be required to make any Compensating Interest Payment as a result of any prepayments on an AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

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

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) a Holder of the Class G Certificates is the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that no Consultation Termination Event resulting solely from the operation of clause (ii) shall be deemed to have existed or be in continuance with respect to a successor Holder of Class G Certificates that has not irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided, further, that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; and provided, further that a Consultation Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

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

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class G or Class NR Certificates.

 

Control Termination Event”: The occurrence of (i) the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) being reduced to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of such Class or (ii) a

 

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Holder of the Class G Certificates becoming the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l), provided that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; and provided, further, that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

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

 

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

 

Conveyed Property”: As defined in Section 2.01(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at Wells Fargo Center, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – UBS 2018-C14; and (ii) for all other purposes, to the 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14.

 

Corrected Loan”: Any Specially Serviced Loan that has become current and remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (for such purposes taking into

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, a rate equal to 0.00050% per annum.

 

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

 

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing Date, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package contains eight (8) electronic files ((1) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (2) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (3) CREFC® Property File,

 

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(4) CREFC® Bond Level File, (5) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (6) CREFC® Financial File, (7) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and (8) CREFC® Schedule AL File) and nine (9) surveillance reports ((1) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (2) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (3) CREFC® REO Status Report, (4) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (5) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (6) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (7) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (8) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, and (9) with respect to Mortgage Loans that have a Companion Loan, as applicable, the CREFC® Total Loan Report). In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report. In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the following ten (10) templates: (1) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (2) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (3) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (4) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (5) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (6) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (7) CREFC® Loan Modification Template, (8) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Template, (9) CREFC® REO Liquidation Template and (10) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template. The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall be substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable forms of the “CREFC® IRP” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information or reports as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage backed securities transactions generally. For the purposes of the production of the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any such report that is required to state information for any period prior to the Cut-off Date, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely (without independent verification), absent manifest error, on information provided to it by the Mortgage Loan Sellers or by the related Mortgagor or (x) in the case of such a report produced by the Master Servicer, by the Special Servicer (if other than the Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer (if other than the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from

 

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time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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

 

CREFC® Schedule AL File”: The data file in the “Schedule AL File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally, which in any case shall include all information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; provided that the Depositor shall confirm in writing to the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator that any change to such “Schedule AL File” format complies with all requirements of Item 1125 of Regulation AB.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”: A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to

 

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time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: With respect to (i) any mortgage loan that consists of more than one commercial mortgage loan, the underlying group of loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other and (ii) any two (2) or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other, such cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted mortgage loans. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Mortgage Loan Group under this Agreement.

 

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

 

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the debt service coverage ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four (4) most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution shall not be less than the least of (a) 0.10x below the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus, (b) the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) for the four (4) preceding calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or replacement and (c) 1.25x, (ii) the loan-to-value ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be greater than the greatest of (a) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one (1) decimal place), for the entire Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus plus 10%, (b) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one (1) decimal place), for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) at the time of repurchase or substitution, and (c) 75%, (iii) the related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall have furnished the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to

 

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become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall have consented to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination for any Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) all Appraisal Reduction Amounts then in effect, and (ii) with respect to any AB Modified Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount then in effect. The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer’s calculation of any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in December 2018, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after December 2018, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in December 2018.

 

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

 

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

 

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specific ratings of DBRS herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Dealers”: The Underwriters and/or the Initial Purchasers, as the context may require.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially, the Class R Certificates, each Certificate that comprises a portion of the RR Interest and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates. For the avoidance of the doubt, each Certificate that comprises a portion of the RR Interest shall at all times be evidenced by Definitive Certificates.

 

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

 

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

 

Depositor”: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in January 2019.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

    (x)          any property management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

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

 

 

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

 

    (xiii)       any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement; 

 

    (xiv)       all related environmental reports; and

 

    (xv)        all related environmental insurance policies;

 

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

 

(c)       other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(k)       a copy of all zoning reports;

 

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

 

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

 

(n)       a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)       a copy of all litigation searches;

 

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(p)       a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)       a copy of any origination settlement statement;

 

(r)       a copy of the Insurance Summary Report;

 

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

 

(t)       unless already included in the origination settlement statement, a copy of all escrow statements related to the escrow account balances as of the Mortgage Loan origination date;

 

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

 

(v)       unless already included in the environmental reports, a copy of any closure letter (environmental); and

 

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

 

in each case, to the extent that the related originator received such documents in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. In the event any of the items identified above were not included in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than documents that would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan of that structure or type), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. No information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications or credit underwriting analysis shall constitute part of the Diligence File. It is generally not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of Diligence File, and the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents as part of the Diligence File that such Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified.

 

Directing Certificateholder”: (A) With respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, and (B) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan), the initial Directing Certificateholder shall be RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC. Thereafter, the Directing Certificateholder contemplated by clause (B) of the prior sentence shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar) from time to time; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is

 

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no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), in the event that no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, as described in clause (B) of the first sentence of this definition, shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no such Directing Certificateholder, as described in clause (B) of the first sentence of this definition. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. In the event the Controlling Class Certificateholder has elected to irrevocably waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder (that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, there will be no such Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder until such time as a Controlling Class Certificateholder is reinstated pursuant to Section 3.23(l) and a new Directing Certificateholder is appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

Directing Holder Approval Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or on behalf of a Companion Holder or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any manager, any

 

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guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement or any Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Disqualified Organization”: Any of (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

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

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in January 2019. The initial Distribution Date shall be January 17, 2019.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

EDGAR-Compatible Format”: With respect to (a) the CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File, XML format or such other format as mutually agreed to between the Depositor, Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer and (b) any report, file or document other than those listed in clause (a) above, any format compatible with EDGAR, including HTML, Word or clean, searchable PDFs.

 

Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the

 

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short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or PNC Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s or PNC Bank, National Association’s, as applicable, long-term unsecured debt or deposit rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s or PNC Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); (iii) an account or accounts maintained with KeyBank National Association so long as KeyBank National Association’s, as applicable, long-term unsecured debt or deposit rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A-” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or KeyBank National Association’s short term deposit or short term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F2” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); (iv) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (v) any other account or accounts not listed in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; or (vi) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

 

Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer”: An entity that (a) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and Morningstar has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating

 

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

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity as the special servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c) of this Agreement; (c) that is not the Depositor, the Trustee, a Borrower Party, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become the special servicer under this Agreement; and (e) that (i) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (ii) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets.

 

Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Ellsworth Place Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

Enforcing Servicer”: The Special Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ERISA Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2013-08 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

 

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

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

Excess Interest”: With respect to each ARD Loan, interest accrued on such ARD Loan after the Anticipated Repayment Date allocable to the Excess Rate, including all interest accrued thereon to the extent permitted by applicable law and the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Excess Interest shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust. There are no ARD Loans included in the Trust Fund and, accordingly, no Excess Interest is payable to the Trust and all references in this Agreement to “Excess Interest” shall be disregarded.

 

Excess Interest Certificates”: Any class of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued under this Agreement that are designated as evidencing an interest in the Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets. There are no Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets in the Trust Fund, and, accordingly, no Excess Interest Certificates shall be designated or issued, and all references in this Agreement to “Excess Interest Certificates” shall be disregarded.

 

Excess Interest Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained as a separate account or accounts (or as a subaccount of the Distribution

 

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Account) by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(c), which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Excess Interest Distribution Account”, and which must be an Eligible Account (or a subaccount of an Eligible Account). The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust. There are no ARD Loans included in the Trust Fund and, accordingly, no Excess Interest Distribution Account will be established with respect to the Trust and all references in this Agreement to “Excess Interest Distribution Account” shall be disregarded.

 

Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets”: The portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Excess Interest, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the proceeds thereof. There is no Excess Interest in the Trust Fund and no Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established. Accordingly, all references in this Agreement to “Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets” shall be disregarded.

 

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

 

Excess Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Mortgagor but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related Mortgagor or otherwise. With respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor within the prior twelve (12) months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap of 1.00% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification,

 

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extension, waiver or amendment) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: The aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any Principal Prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Available Funds for any Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E hereto to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 of this Agreement and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F hereto, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

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

 

Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate

 

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Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Information by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall deliver any Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to segregate any information delivered to it under the “Excluded Information” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be triggered solely by such information being delivered in the manner provided in Section 3.33.

 

Excluded Loan”: (a) With respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is a Borrower Party, or (b) with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the RR Interest, a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the RR Interest is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Loan as to either the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

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

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding an Excluded Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Master Servicer or the applicable Excluded Special Servicer supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Special Servicer Information by the applicable Excluded Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in each case, other than information with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) that is aggregated with information with respect to the other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the

 

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CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Special Servicer Information”.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the initial Asset Status Report (together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder that does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or between the Special Servicer and the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder with respect to an AB Whole Loan) required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date or any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Directing Holder Approval Process or following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable, or by the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder (to the extent required by the terms of the related AB Intercreditor Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedure described Section 3.19(d). Each Final Asset Report will be labeled or otherwise identified as being final.

 

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

 

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

 

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respect to all Mortgage Loans that are not Excluded Loans with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have ten (10) Business Days to review and approve each such recovery determination by the Special Servicer; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder fails to approve or disapprove any recovery determination within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the initial recovery determination, such consent shall be deemed given.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Regular Certificates that would remain unpaid as of the close of business on such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount by which the Principal Distribution Amount exceeds the aggregate amount that would actually be distributed on the such Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount, and (ii) any Realized Losses outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, in each case, to the extent such amounts would occur on such Distribution Date or would be outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, as applicable, without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount as part of the definition of Available Funds.

 

Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the excess of (i) Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Liquidation Expenses (or the portion of such net Liquidation Proceeds payable to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) over (ii) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date on which Liquidation Proceeds were received. Gain-on-Sale Proceeds shall exclude any amounts allocated as a Yield Maintenance Charge, Prepayment Premium, recovery of any late payment charges and default interest or recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees pursuant to Sections 3.02(a) – (c).

 

Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount”: For each Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount.

 

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Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

GNL Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the GNL Portfolio Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

Grantor Trust”: A segregated asset pool within the Trust Fund treated as a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, consisting of the assets described in the Preliminary Statement hereto. There are no Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets in the Trust Fund, and, accordingly, no portion of the Trust fund shall be treated as a “grantor trust” under the Grantor Trust Provisions, and all references in this Agreement to “Grantor Trust” shall be disregarded.

 

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

 

Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to CERCLA or any other federal, state or local environmental related laws and regulations, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

 

Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of December 12, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders

 

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(insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any material direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any Class of securities issued by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, so long as such ownership constitutes less than 1% of the total assets of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception in the proviso above for ownership of 1% or less of any Class of Certificates shall not apply with respect to the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

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

 

Initial Delivery Date”:··As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Initial Purchasers”: UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Drexel Hamilton, LLC, and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

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

 

Initial Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the Initial Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus in both EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format.

 

Initial Schedule AL File”: The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing the information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 102 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus in both EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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or Certificate Administrator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the allocations set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

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

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each of the GNL Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement, the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement, the Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement, the Riverwalk II Intercreditor Agreement, the Nebraska Crossing Intercreditor Agreement, the Clevelander South Beach Intercreditor Agreement, the 1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement, the Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement, the Regency Properties Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement, the Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement, the Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement, and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Interest Reserve Account”: The trust account or subaccount of the Distribution Account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b) initially in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Interest Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.21 shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account or subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C or Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in either case, to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is the Risk Retention Consultation Party or is a person who is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall have access to all the

 

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reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator, (iii) (other than with respect to a Companion Holder) that such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) shall be permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and (ii) shall be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be re-submitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures and shall restrict access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any mezzanine lender upon notice from any party to this Agreement that such mezzanine lender has become an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Lafayette Park Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (a) each Specially Serviced Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives (i) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable) or (b) any Loss of Value Payment or Purchase Price paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to any Mortgage Loan, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that if no Control

 

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

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 1.00% with respect to any Mortgage Loan (described in Section 3.11(c)), any Specially Serviced Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Property; provided that if such rate would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee less than $25,000, then the Liquidation Fee Rate will be equal to such rate as would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or

 

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otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property by the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the “controlling holder”, the “directing certificateholder”, the “directing holder”, “directing lender” or any analogous concept under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note, which, in the case of the GNL Portfolio Whole Loan is currently KeyBank National Association or an affiliate and in the case of the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan is currently UBS AG, New York Branch. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)), and as set forth in Section 4.01(c).

 

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

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two (2) separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, which consist of the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Excess Interest) and the proceeds thereof, any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in the other Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: With respect to (a) any Serviced AB Whole Loan for so long as no AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to such Serviced AB Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing, any related AB Major Decision and (b) with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (other than any Serviced AB Whole Loan for so long as no AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to such Serviced AB Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing), each of the actions listed in clauses (i) through (xv) of Section 6.08(a).

 

Master Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor thereto (as Master Servicer) appointed as provided herein.

 

Master Servicer Decision”: As defined in Section 3.18(m).

 

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Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(i)        the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to “Pay to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, without recourse, representation or warranty” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

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

 

(iii)      an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment of Mortgage, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment of Mortgage submitted to or to be submitted for recording);

 

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

 

(v)       an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the

 

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recordation of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xii)     the original or copies of any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as well as the original of each letter of credit, if any, constituting additional collateral for such Mortgage Loan, which letter of credit shall either (A) name as beneficiary “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” or (B) be accompanied by all documentation necessary in order to transfer all rights of the named beneficiary in such letter of credit to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee and to receive, after presentment by the Master Servicer (in accordance with Section 3.01(f)) to the bank issuing such letter of

 

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credit, a reissued letter of credit in the name of the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee;

 

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

 

(xiv)     the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xv)      with regard to any related Mortgaged Properties that are hotel properties subject to any franchise agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements, the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and/or request for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trustee, in each case, as applicable;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (I) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related

 

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Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (II) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required or the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” shall otherwise be satisfied) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, and (f) so long as the Custodian is also the Non-Serviced Custodian, in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan or shall otherwise satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA); provided that (a) the Custodian shall perform its duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article II), and be liable to the other parties hereto, with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan as if such documents were required to be delivered and included in the Mortgage File and as if the Non-Serviced Custodian’s receipt of the documents contained in the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA constituted delivery of those same documents to the Custodian under this Agreement, (b) the Custodian shall not resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian without giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to each other party hereto, and (c) if for any reason the Custodian shall resign as Custodian hereunder or resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise no longer act as Custodian hereunder or as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise be required to surrender possession of the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA (including by reason of the Non-Serviced Companion Loan being removed from the related securitization trust), the Custodian shall include the documents contemplated by clauses (ii) through (xix) above in the Mortgage File for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent such documents were delivered in connection with the related Other Securitization) that shall be maintained by it or any successor custodian hereunder.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(i)        the loan identification number;

 

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

 

(iii)      the name of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)      the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

(v)       the street address, city and state of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(vi)      the date of the related Mortgage Note;

 

(vii)     the Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date;

 

(viii)    the Gross Mortgage Rate;

 

(ix)       the original term to maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date;

 

(x)        the remaining term to stated maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date;

 

(xi)      amortization type;

 

(xii)      the original amortization term;

 

(xiii)     whether the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan;

 

(xiv)    the applicable master and primary servicing fee rate; and

 

(xv)     the applicable sub-servicer fee rate.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, an Office of the Comptroller of the

 

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Currency regulated branch of a foreign bank, or its successor in interest, (ii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (iii) Société Générale, a société anonyme organized under the laws of France, or its successor in interest, (iv) CIBC Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest, (v) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, and (vi) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its successor in interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Nebraska Crossing Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of December 12, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Nebraska Crossing Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the

 

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aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or a related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related Mortgagor; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan for any one month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in either case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the amounts withheld in the immediately preceding January and February, if applicable. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. For the avoidance of doubt, Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts shall constitute Nonrecoverable Advances only when the Person making such determination in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and taking into

 

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account factors such as all other outstanding Advances, either (a) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, would not ultimately be recoverable from Late Collections, Default Interest, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property (without giving effect to potential recoveries on deficiency judgments or recoveries from guarantors), or (b) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, along with any other Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts (that have not been reimbursed to the party that made such Advance) or unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Advances, would not be ultimately recoverable from the principal portion of future general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) which, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer, and with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination (other than by the Special Servicer) shall not be binding upon (but may be conclusively relied upon by) the Master Servicer and the Trustee, and any such determination by the Special Servicer shall be conclusive and binding upon the Master Servicer and the Trustee (but this statement shall not be construed to entitle the Special Servicer to reverse the determination of the Master Servicer or the Trustee or to prohibit the Master Servicer or the Trustee from making a determination that a P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Trustee or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be nonrecoverable, such determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Trustee may rely on the non-recoverability determination of the Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced Pooling Agreement. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage

 

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

 

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the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer). The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property). The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

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the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of recovery of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance has been made or that any proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer); provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination (other than by the Special Servicer) shall not be binding upon (but may be conclusively relied upon by) the Master Servicer and the Trustee, and any such determination by the Special Servicer shall be binding upon the Master Servicer and the Trustee (but this statement shall not be construed to entitle the Special Servicer to reverse the determination of the Master Servicer or the Trustee or to prohibit the Master Servicer or the Trustee from making a determination that a Servicing Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which

 

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shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or related Mortgaged Property). The Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance or property protection advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer”: The “Asset Representations Reviewer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans and Subordinate Companion Loans, if any, identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans and Subordinate Companion Loan, if any, identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: Each Intercreditor Agreement related to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the related Mortgaged Property that secures such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Non-Serviced Paying Agent”: The “Paying Agent” (or analogous term) under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Lafayette Park Mortgage Loan, 0.00250% per annum, and the 1670 Broadway Mortgage Loan, the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, the Ellsworth Place Mortgage Loan and the Barrywoods Crossing Mortgage Loan, 0.00125% per annum.

 

Non-Serviced PSA”: With respect to:

 

  (i)       the Lafayette Park Whole Loan, that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified,

 

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relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “CSAIL 2018-C14 PSA”);

 

(ii)       the 1670 Broadway Whole Loan and the Barrywoods Crossing Whole Loan, that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “UBS 2018-C13 PSA”);

 

(iii)       the Christiana Mall Whole Loan, that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, as special servicer and as certificate administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “BBCMS 2018-CHRS TSA”);

 

(iv)       the Ellsworth Place Whole Loan, that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “WFCM 2018-C47 PSA”); and

 

(v)       any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

     “Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans

 

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identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan) the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i).

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00215%.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holders constituted a single lender), and not to any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, property managers, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, any Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that, with respect to any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)       the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)       the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

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Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions or (c) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount, the Class X-D Notional Amount, the Class X-F Notional Amount, the Class X-G Notional Amount and the Class X-NR Notional Amount, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any asset representations reviewer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Other Servicer, Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

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Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Pass-Through Rate”:

 

(i)        With respect to the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(ii)       with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(iii)      with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate;

 

(iv)     with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(v)      with respect to the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(vi)     with respect to the Class A-S Certificates, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate;

 

(vii)    with respect to the Class B Certificates, the Class B Pass-Through Rate;

 

(viii)   with respect to the Class C Certificates, the Class C Pass-Through Rate;

 

(ix)      with respect to the Class D Certificates, the Class D Pass-Through Rate;

 

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(x)         with respect to the Class E Certificates, the Class E Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xi)        with respect to the Class F Certificates, the Class F Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xii)       with respect to the Class G Certificates, the Class G Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xiii)      with respect to the Class NR Certificates, the Class NR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xiv)      with respect to the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xv)       with respect to the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xvi)      with respect to the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xvii)     with respect to the Class X-F Certificates, the Class X-F Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xviii)    with respect to the Class X-G Certificates, the Class X-G Pass-Through Rate; and

 

(xix)       with respect to the Class X-NR Certificates, the Class X-NR Pass-Through Rate.

 

The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest for any Distribution Date shall be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan, and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges, demand charges or Default Interest, other than a Prepayment Premium, a Yield Maintenance Charge or any Excess Interest.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class R Certificate, the Percentage Interest is set forth on the face thereof.

 

Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

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Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder and without regard to any Excess Interest.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

(i)        direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, other than an unsecured senior debt obligation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(ii)       time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities with respect to which (A) with respect to Moody’s, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (II) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s, (III) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at

 

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least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (IV) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in each case, if permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to Moody’s, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings assigned to the Certificates) and (B) with respect to Fitch and KBRA, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are rated in the highest rating categories of each of Fitch and KBRA (in the case of KBRA, if rated by KBRA); or, in each case, or such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)       repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)      obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which (A) if such debt obligations have a term of three months or less, (1) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term debt rating category of Fitch and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) and (2) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if such debt obligations have a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if such debt obligations have a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in sub-clauses (A) through (C) above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

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(v)       commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) (a)(1) in the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short term obligations of which corporation are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A” by Fitch, (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than 30 days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) and “A2” by Moody’s, (3)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (4)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aaa” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (b) such commercial paper is rated in the highest short-term category by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) (or such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities);

 

(vi)      money market funds, which seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or any Wells Fargo Money Market Fund), rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s, Morningstar and/or S&P)) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

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(vii)     any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); and

 

(viii)    any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity, and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees and insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

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Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Pre-Close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

 

Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Due Date and on or prior to the related Determination Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-

 

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Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, prior to the related Due Date in the related Collection Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount (other than a Yield Maintenance Charge) paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, that Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto (including any payoff of a Mortgage Loan by a mezzanine lender on behalf of the subject Mortgagor if and as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York City edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “Prime Rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

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Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for that Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communications”: Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the Special Servicer referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Privileged Information”.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights or the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party and that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special

 

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Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is (in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (which, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall be from a Servicing Officer and, in the case of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, shall be from a Responsible Officer) certifying that such party has determined that it is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (which shall be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party) who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Special Servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement. In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on a certification by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided that the Special Servicer (i) shall not directly or indirectly provide any information related to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any of the Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliate involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loan; and provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to reasonably request and to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, neither the Master Servicer nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any obligation to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated November 28, 2018.

 

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to the sum of:

 

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the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)       all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including, for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest or Excess Interest on any ARD Loan), to, but not including, the Due Date therefor immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)       all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including, for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), if any; plus

 

(iv)       if such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Affirmative Asset Review Vote or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(l);

 

(v)       Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period, if applicable); plus

 

(vi)       solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan, as applicable. With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to sub-clause (A) and sub-clause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or KBRA) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or KBRA) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or KBRA)) and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one (1) of the following rating agencies with at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-“ by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or, (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer (and, if appointed by the Directing Certificateholder or with the approval of the requisite vote of certificateholders following the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), is not the originally replaced special servicer or its affiliate), (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in

 

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respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become the Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s) and (viii) is not a special servicer that has been cited by Moody’s or KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a removed Mortgage Loan that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than five (5) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved, so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to either the Directing

 

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Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, by the Directing Certificateholder; (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. In the event that more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, any Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in December 2051.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of KBRA, Fitch and Moody’s or their successors in interest. If no such rating agency nor any successor thereof remains in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be deemed to refer to such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, and specific ratings of KBRA, Fitch and Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency

 

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Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan, if applicable) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regency Properties Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of December 12, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Regency Properties Portfolio Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-NR Certificates.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.15(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the

 

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Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates set forth below:

 

Related Certificates 

 

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest 

Class A-1 Certificates   Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-2 Certificates   Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates   Class LASB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates   Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-4 Certificates   Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates   Class LAS Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates   Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates   Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates   Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E Certificates   Class LE Uncertificated Interest
Class F Certificates   Class LF Uncertificated Interest
Class G Certificates   Class LG Uncertificated Interest
Class NR Certificates   Class LNR Uncertificated Interest

 

Relevant Distribution Date” means with respect to (a) any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust, the Distribution Date, and (b) any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization holding a Serviced Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit Z attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the

 

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Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, REO Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, as applicable), deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on

 

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such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of an REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional trust fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

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REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Request”: A Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) that the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

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Restricted Period”: The forty (40) day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: Any of the rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Sellers defined in Section 3.18(i).

 

Retained Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.00125% per annum with respect to each Mortgage Loan.

 

Retained Interest Safekeeping Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator, which account shall be deemed to be owned by the Holder(s) of the RR Interest in proportions equal to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Retaining Party”: Any Holder of the RR Interest and any successor Holder of such RR Interest.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, acting as “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in the Risk Retention Rule.

 

Reverse Sequential Order”: With respect to any distribution or allocation relating to principal in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates:

 

(A)       first, to the Class NR Certificates;

 

(B)       second, to the Class G Certificates;

 

(C)       third, to the Class F Certificates;

 

(D)       fourth, to the Class E Certificates;

 

(E)       fifth, to the Class D Certificates;

 

(F)       sixth, to the Class C Certificates;

 

(G)       seventh, to the Class B Certificates;

 

(H)       eighth, to the Class A-S Certificates;

 

(I)        ninth, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(i).

 

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

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Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The party selected by the Holders of more than 50% of the RR Interest by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Risk Retention Consultation Party from a party holding the requisite interest in the RR Interest (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar). The initial Risk Retention Consultation Party shall be UB 2018-C14 MOA, LLC, a majority owned affiliate of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC.

 

Risk Retention Rule”: The final rule that was promulgated to implement the credit risk retention requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 17 C.F.R. § 246), under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (79 F.R. 77601; pages 77740-77766), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 F.R. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.

 

Riverwalk II Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Riverwalk II Whole Loan, setting forth the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Routine Disbursement”: As defined within the definition of “Major Decision”.

 

RR Interest”: Collectively, the Certificates described in the following table:

 

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Class of Certificates 

 

Certificate Balance or Notional Amount 

Class A-1 Certificates   $1,124,000
Class A-2 Certificates   $1,527,000
Class A-SB Certificates   $2,087,000
Class A-3 Certificates   $9,737,000
Class A-4 Certificates   $8,309,000
Class X-A Certificates   $22,784,000
Class X-B Certificates   $6,022,000
Class X-D Certificates   $1,546,000
Class X-F Certificates   $814,000
Class X-G Certificates   $326,000
Class X-NR Certificates   $1,058,000
Class A-S Certificates   $2,970,000
Class B Certificates   $1,628,000
Class C Certificates   $1,424,000
Class D Certificates   $895,000
Class E Certificates   $651,000
Class F Certificates   $814,000
Class G Certificates   $326,000
Class NR Certificates   $1,058,000

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

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

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other NRSRO or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

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Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above.

 

Secure Data Room”: The “Secure Data Room” tab on the page relating to this transaction within the Certificate Administrator’s website (initially “www.ctslink.com“).

 

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

 

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

 

Serviced AB Mortgage Loan”: Any AB Mortgage Loan serviced pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: Any AB Whole Loan serviced pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Directing Lender” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holders as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the

 

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Preliminary Statement, (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (iii) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: Any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder”: A holder of a (i) Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”: The register maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (iii) any AB Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities issued by another securitization and backed by a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan.

 

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Serviced REO Loan”: Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”: Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) the Remittance Date and (B) one (1) business day after the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in each case, as long as the date on which the remittance is required is at least one (1) Business Day after the Due Date.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01(a).

 

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property and the priority of a Mortgage, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i) (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any

 

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enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit Z hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and any REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (i) each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any successor REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the rates set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the headings “Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%)” and “Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)” less, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans, and (ii) the Riverwalk II Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Nebraska Crossing Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Clevelander South Beach Pari Passu Companion Loan, and the Regency Properties Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, a per annum rate equal to 0.00125%; provided that with respect to each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the “Primary Servicing Fee Rate” with respect to such Mortgage Loan comprising a part of the related Servicing Fee Rate shall be 0% per annum and with respect to each Companion Loan related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Fee Rate for such Companion Loan shall be 0% per annum.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy or electronic copy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, (a) to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client

 

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communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property and (b) copies of all modifications, extensions and amendments related to the above, any Appraisals and any other document necessary to service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, in each case, that are created or prepared after the Closing Date.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with ARTICLE XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit FF hereto. Exhibit FF shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Shift Lead Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, the GNL Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-1 and the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-2 will each be a Servicing Shift Lead Note related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan” With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund that will be serviced under this Agreement as

 

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of the Closing Date, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date. As of the Closing Date, the GNL Portfolio Mortgage Loan and the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan will each be a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan related to the Trust. After the last Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Securitization Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Lead Note is included in a Non-Serviced Trust; provided that the holder of such Servicing Shift Lead Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Lead Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee. Each of the respective dates on which the GNL Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-1 and the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-2 is included in a securitization trust is a Servicing Shift Securitization Date related to the Trust (subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence).

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Any Whole Loan serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, which includes a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund and one or more Companion Loans not included in the Trust Fund, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date. As of the Closing Date, the GNL Portfolio Whole Loan and the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Whole Loan will each be a Servicing Shift Whole Loan related to the Trust. After the last Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Servicing Shift Whole Loan related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or related Serviced Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)        the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Balloon Payment, and the Mortgagor has not delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such commitment to the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable), which provides that such refinancing will occur within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that if either (x) such refinancing does not occur before the expiration

 

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of the time period for refinancing specified in such refinancing commitment or (y) the Master Servicer is required to make a P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in respect of the Mortgage Loan included in the same Serviced Whole Loan) at any time prior to such a refinancing, a Servicing Transfer Event will occur immediately) or

 

(ii)       the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage, which failure has continued unremedied for sixty (60) days; or

 

(iii)       the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) or (B) following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other material payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment will become due; or the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) or (B) following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making a Balloon Payment is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (or, if the Mortgagor has delivered a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) refinancing commitment from an acceptable lender and reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such commitment to the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable) which provides that such refinancing will occur within one hundred-twenty (120) days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the

 

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Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) or (B) following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that (A) the Mortgagor is likely not to make one or more Assumed Scheduled Payments prior to such a refinancing or (B) such refinancing is not likely to occur within one hundred-twenty (120) days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due); or

 

(iv)       there shall have occurred a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.18) under the related Mortgage Loan documents, other than as described in clause (i) or (ii) above, that may, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in the case of the Special Servicer (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) or (B) following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing)), materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder), which default has continued unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no cure period is specified, sixty (60) days); or

 

(v)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)       the related Mortgagor shall have consented to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt,

 

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marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)       the related Mortgagor shall have admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, filed a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspended payment of its obligations; or

 

(viii)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall have received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the corresponding Mortgaged Property; or

 

(ix)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to such party and only for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing)) determines that (i) a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.18) under the Mortgage Loan documents (other than as described in clause (iii) above) is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any) or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder) and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents, or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for sixty (60) days;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Significant Obligor”: As defined in Section 11.16.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth (4th) calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Depositor and the Master Servicer acknowledge that in the event the Mortgaged Property securing the related Serviced Companion

 

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Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, such date on which such quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents is, with respect to net operating income information, (a) for the GNL Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, fifty (50) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement, (b) for the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Riverwalk II Pari Passu Companion Loans and the Nebraska Crossing Pari Passu Companion Loans, thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement, and (c) for the Clevelander South Beach Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Regency Properties Portfolio Pari Passu Companion Loan, forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the ninetieth (90th) day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, of a Book-Entry Certificate or a Holder of a Definitive Certificate holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates; provided that the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been retired.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

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

 

Special Servicer Decision”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan:

 

(a)       approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements);

 

(b)       subject to the proviso at the end of this definition, consent to actions and releases related to condemnation of parcels of a Mortgaged Property;

 

(c)       any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves, including the funding or disbursement of any such amounts with respect to any Mortgage Loan, but excluding, as to any Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, any routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria or lender discretion is not required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the related

 

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Mortgage Loan documents (for the avoidance of doubt, any request with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan for Routine Disbursements or any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, shall not constitute a Special Servicer Decision; provided, however, that in the case of any Mortgage Loan whose escrows, reserves, holdbacks and related letters of credit exceed, in the aggregate, at the related origination date, 10% of the initial principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (which Mortgage Loans are identified on Schedule 3 hereto), no such funding or disbursement of such escrows, reserves, holdbacks or letters of credit shall be deemed to constitute a Routine Disbursement, and shall instead constitute Special Servicer Decisions, except for the routine funding of tax payments and insurance premiums when due and payable (provided that the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan));

 

(d)       requests to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(e)       subject to the proviso at the end of this definition, any approval or consent to grants of easements or rights of way (including without limitation, for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose) or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to easements, that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make any payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan;

 

(f)       determining whether to cure any default by a Mortgagor under a Ground Lease or permit any Ground Lease modification, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new Ground Lease;

 

(g)       other than with respect to a Ground Lease, any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of a new lease or the granting of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any lease at a Mortgaged Property or REO Property if the lease affects an area greater than the lesser of (i) 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (ii) 30,000 square feet of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property; provided that the Special Servicer will be required to reach a decision on any such Special Servicer Decision within twenty (20) Business Days of its receipt from the Borrower of all information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to process the Special Servicer Decision (such twenty (20) Business Days being inclusive of the five (5) Business Day period within which the Directing Certificateholder is required to grant or withhold its consent);

 

provided that with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, if the Special Servicer determines (i) with respect to clause (b) above, that a condemnation is not with respect to a material parcel or a material income producing parcel and that such condemnation does not materially affect the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related borrower to pay amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan when due, or (ii) with respect to clause (e) above that an easement or right of way will not materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a borrower’s ability to make payments with

 

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respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, it is required to provide written notice of such determination to the Master Servicer, in which case, the Master Servicer will process such decision and such decision will be deemed to be a Master Servicer Decision not a Special Servicer Decision; provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall make any such determination and provide any such notice within two (2) Business Days of its receipt of a request related to any such decision; provided, further, however, that if the Special Servicer does not provide such notice within two (2) Business Days, such matter will be a Special Servicer Decision and not a Master Servicer Decision.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may mutually agree as provided in this Agreement that the Master Servicer shall process any of the foregoing matters with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan. If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process a Special Servicer Decision with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent (or deemed consent as set forth in Section 6.08) to the Special Servicer Decision.

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, a rate equal to (a) 0.2500% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, as applicable, in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Specially Serviced Loan or (b) if such rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than an REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) that would be less than $5,000 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property shall be the higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $5,000 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date it is added to the Trust, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

 

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(i)        the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, due after the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Master Servicer;

 

(ii)       all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution);

 

(iii)       the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on such Mortgage Loan) and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution); and

 

(iv)      any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred prior to the end of the Collection Period for the most recent Distribution Date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)        the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan; and

 

(ii)       the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall equal the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the

 

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principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificate.

 

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

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan or any Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. In the event that one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the

 

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Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates as of the Cut-off Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; and (b) such other date as permitted under the Risk Retention Rules to the extent effectively abolished or officially amended or determined by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be no longer applicable to the Trust.

 

Transferable Servicing Interest”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan with respect thereto), the amount by which the related Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the fee payable to the Master Servicer as the portion of the Servicing Fee attributable to primary servicing and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which Transferable Servicing Interest is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named: “UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage

 

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File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor). For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be an asset of the Trust.

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch”: UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, a Swiss bank, or its successor in interest.

 

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state.

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Drexel Hamilton, LLC, and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

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Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on such Mortgage Loan on or prior to the Determination Date and (b) any other collections (exclusive of payments by the Mortgagors) received on the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on or prior to the related Determination Date whether in the form of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, net income, rents, and profits from REO Property or otherwise, that were identified and applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of previously unadvanced principal of the related Mortgage Loan; provided that all such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds will be reduced by any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, any amount related to the Loss of Value Payments to the extent that such amount was transferred into the Collection Account during the related Collection Period, accrued interest on Advances and other additional trust fund expenses incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District

 

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of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 2% in the case of the Class X Certificates (allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination) and (ii) in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. The Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such Class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. None of the Class R Certificates will be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately following the preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date).

 

Whole Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, such Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s), collectively, as identified in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three (3) Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued

 

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and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan and in accordance with Section 3.11(c), a fee of 1.00% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan.

 

XML”: Extensible Markup Language.

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, a Mortgage Loan, calculated, in whole or in part, pursuant to a yield maintenance formula or otherwise pursuant to a formula that reflects the lost interest, including any specified amount or specified percentage of the amount prepaid which constitutes the minimum amount that such Yield Maintenance Charge may be.

 

Section 1.02      Certain Calculations.  Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)       All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a three hundred-sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.

 

(ii)      Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, on which interest accrues.

 

(iii)     Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such

 

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Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), (b) and (c), (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates, and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(iv)       Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents or, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale by the Special Servicer of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)       Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust fund expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust fund expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, to the Trust.

 

[End of Article I]

 

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01      Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.  (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as

 

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trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements; (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements; (iv) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (v) any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein) or the Depositor’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (vi) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (vii) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (viii) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (ix) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (x) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), the Lower Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (xi) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (xii) the Lower Tier Regular Interests; and (xiii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor, and any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans) (collectively, the “Conveyed Property”). Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; and (iii) any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 10, 13 and 15 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 10, 13 and 15 in connection therewith.

 

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(b)       In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (A) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (B) on or before the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Section 2.01(b) and (c) hereof with regard to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or

 

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photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii), and (ix) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian shall in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment of such Mortgage Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein. As to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, and such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in

 

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clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust. Regardless of the manner of delivery, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to indemnify the Trust for any liabilities, charges, costs, fees or other expenses accruing from the failure of such Mortgage Loan Seller to assign all rights in and to the letter of credit hereunder including the right and power to draw on the letter of credit.

 

(c)       Except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this Section 2.01(c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the

 

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jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. In the event that confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)       All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in the case of such Mortgage Loan Seller, originals or copies of all financial statements, operating statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor, but in any case excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File (to the extent not already delivered or made available to the Master Servicer), shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by the

 

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Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)       In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)       The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

(g)       With respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown, Crowne Plaza – Jacksonville (Airport), Four Points – Juneau, Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Clearwater, La Quinta - College Station and Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca and Quality Inn Jacksonville, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the Master Servicer) within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the Master Servicer is unable to acquire any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within one hundred-twenty (120) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

 

(h)       Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copies of the documents and information uploaded to the Designated Site constitute all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certification”).

 

(i)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the Note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earliest of (i) 180 days after the Closing Date, (ii) the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (iii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earliest of (i) the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01 and (iii) the earlier of (A) 180 days after the Closing Date and (B) any such time as any such letter of credit is required to be drawn upon by the Master Servicer in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Person selling the related Servicing Shift Lead Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original Note(s) evidencing the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph, the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related Non-Serviced Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

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Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format and the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format to the Master Servicer at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com.

 

Section 2.02      Acceptance by Trustee.    (a)  The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or the Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full)) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items

 

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which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)       The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until the same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two (2) immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is

 

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required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and in the event that the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)       It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xviii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one (1) state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two (2) or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing

 

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Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two (2) or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

(f)       If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request or any other request or demand from any Person for a Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase or replace a Mortgage Loan because of an alleged Defect or Breach (together with a Repurchase Request, a “15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”) (the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or any rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (or such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (as

 

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asserted in the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘15Ga-1 Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 of this Agreement in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

In the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

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(h)       The parties hereto acknowledge the obligation of each Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 2(d) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver at its expense, on or prior to the Closing Date, to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) originals of limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached as Exhibit TT hereto in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of this Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Mortgage Loan Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be liable for any failure of such third party in connection with the foregoing, so long as the third party was chosen in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Each Mortgage Loan Seller has agreed to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the third preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above, provided, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if the related Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that such Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

Section 2.03      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties.  (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)       The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)       Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable

 

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against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(iii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)       There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(v)       The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)       After receipt of a Repurchase Request, the Enforcing Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of such notice of such Repurchase Request or, if earlier, such Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of such Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) discovery by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to this Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in

 

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conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the related Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date for so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that such Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that such Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. In the event the Special Servicer is required to enforce the Repurchase Request related to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan under this Section 2.03(b), within five (5) Business Days of request by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Special Servicer a copy of the Servicing File with respect to any such Non-Specially Serviced Loan.

 

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If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and in respect of any Mortgage Loan that is not (i) an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or (ii) a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date)), with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement. In connection with any Loss of Value Payment with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide the Special Servicer, but in any event within the time frames and in the manner provided in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event), with the Servicing File and all information, documents and records relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer, and reasonably required by the Special Servicer to permit the Special Servicer to calculate the Loss of Value Payment, to the extent set forth in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event). The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer to the extent not previously

 

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paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses and, upon its making such remittance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) for the related Mortgage Loan if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such delay precludes such Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect and (iv) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not be a Material Defect.

 

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of

 

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counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(c)       Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a Material Defect: (a) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (b) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation; (c) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File; (d) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation, as applicable; (e) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit; or (f) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in sub-clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in sub-clauses (b) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Custodian

 

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has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5(a) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

 

(d)       In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee in the same manner as provided in Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)       Section 5 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the provisions of this Section 2.03 provide the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Material Defect.

 

(f)       The Enforcing Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in the best interest of the Certificateholders in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the

 

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Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)       If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach that constitutes a Material Defect, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall have a right, and shall be subrogated to the rights of the Trustee and the Trust under the Mortgage Loan to recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Enforcing Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Enforcing Servicer determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Enforcing Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Special Servicer may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(h)       If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. In the event that the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

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(i)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the Depositor may cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)       With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)       (i)  In the event an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the Enforcing Servicer, and the Enforcing Servicer shall promptly forward the Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Enforcing Servicer shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)       In the event that the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) or the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) identifies a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a

 

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discovery), that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”) and the Enforcing Servicer shall promptly send the PSA Party Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. The Enforcing Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)       In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. A Resolved Repurchase Request shall not preclude the Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) from exercising any of their respective rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law

 

(l)       (i)  After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder, a party to this Agreement or the Directing Certificateholder), the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com) who shall make such notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). Such notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within 30 days of the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such 30-day period will not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that in the event any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) shall be compelled to follow the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures relating to the delivery of Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices and Final Dispute Resolution Election Notices described in this Agreement, (c) a statement that responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days after the

 

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expiration of the 30-day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received that clearly indicate agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating Certificateholder responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the responses of the responding Certificateholders and whether that amount constitutes a majority. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within thirty (30) days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration. In the event that any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice and the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such responses shall be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting such Proposed Course of Action for purposes of determining the course of action approved by the majority of Certificateholders.

 

(ii)       If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner otherwise entitled to do so shall have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer shall be the sole party entitled to determine a course of action, including, but not limited to, enforcing the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)       Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of

 

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clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

(iv)       If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer shall continue to act as the Enforcing Party and shall remain obligated under this Agreement to determine a course of action including, but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)       If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there are more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders shall collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders shall be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect shall not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Certificateholder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the

 

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Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

(vii)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller as further described herein.

 

(viii)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan nor any of their respective affiliates shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder, to act as a Certificateholder for purposes of delivering any Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice or Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice or otherwise vote Certificates owned by it or such affiliates(s) with respect to a course of action proposed or undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.03(l).

 

(ix)       The Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)       If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)       The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of mediation (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures (the “Mediation Rules”) promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten (10) potential qualified mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two (2) peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

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(iii)       Prior to accepting an appointment, the mediator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)       The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within ten (10) Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within sixty (60) days thereafter.

 

(v)       The expenses of any mediation shall be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and the Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(vi)       Out of pocket costs and expenses of the Enforcing Servicer for mediation or arbitration, to the extent not agreed to be paid by the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of mediation) or allocated to the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of arbitration) shall be reimbursable as a Servicing Advance.

 

(n)       If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)       The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures (the “Arbitration Rules”) promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten (10) potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two (2) peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)       Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)       After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than ten (10) Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator shall have the authority to schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary

 

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judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)       Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator shall have the ability to grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

(vi)       The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)       By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)       No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)       The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)       Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)       If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings

 

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seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court shall have subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings shall not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

(iii)       The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that in the event a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

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identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that (A) the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06 and (B) the Enforcing Servicer shall be permitted to include such information in any 15Ga-1 Notice as it is required pursuant to Section 2.02(g).

 

(vii)       For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay off or deed in lieu, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

(viii)       In the event that the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder may not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

(ix)       Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration or related responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement shall be reimbursable as additional Trust Fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04      Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests.  The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Interest) and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; and (iii) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees of such Certificates in authorized Denominations evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and, in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest).

 

Section 2.05      [RESERVED].

 

[End of Article II]

 

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ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01      The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties.  (a)  The Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated (as provided below) to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan. With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, the maximization of recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and, in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of

 

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interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate (or any interest in any Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan) by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and a Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, of

 

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its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to (i) the processing of any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) Section 3.19 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall perform property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

(b)       Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (with respect to (x) Special Servicer Decisions and Major Decisions on the Mortgage Loans and (y) the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as

 

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necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Sections 3.08, 3.18 and 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be held responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding, and shall not be required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)       To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to

 

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be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

(d)       The relationship of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)       The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)       Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that (A) the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee, (B) any notice of default under such Ground Lease that is required to be delivered to the leasehold mortgagee pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease shall be delivered to the Master Servicer (who shall forward such notice to the Special Servicer), and (C) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, (a) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit, and (b) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall present such letter of credit and the related assignment documentation delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with such subclause of the definition of “Mortgage File” to the letter

 

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of credit bank issuing such letter of credit and request that such letter of credit bank reissue the letter of credit in the name of “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14”. The Master Servicer shall otherwise use reasonable efforts to obtain such reissued letter of credit back from the issuing letter of credit bank within sixty (60) days (and in any event within ninety (90) days) following the Closing Date. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide such reasonable cooperation as requested by the Master Servicer, including without limitation by delivering such additional assignment or amendment documents required by the issuing bank in order to reissue a letter of credit as provided above.

 

If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date that the letter of credit has been revised as contemplated in the preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer acknowledges that any letter of credit held by it shall be held in its capacity as agent of the Trust, and if the Master Servicer sells its rights to service the applicable Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall assign the applicable letter of credit to the Trust or (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan) at the direction of the Special Servicer to such party as the Special Servicer may instruct, in each case at the expense of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall indemnify the Trust for any loss caused by the ineffectiveness of such assignment.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

(h)       Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or

 

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for such longer period as is contemplated by the related Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement, as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)       The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder(s), in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, by the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s).

 

(j)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund shall be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but

 

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never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(l)       The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) in the event that (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

(m)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(n)       [RESERVED].

 

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(o)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee have any obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make Servicing Advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the Master Servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

(p)       Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to lend money to (to the extent not secured, in whole or in part, by any Mortgaged Property), accept deposits from and otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with any Mortgagor as though the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer was not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to modify or supersede the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 3.02      Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.  (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and the Serviced Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has an Anticipated Repayment Date, for so long as the related Mortgagor is in compliance with each provision of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be permitted to take any enforcement action with respect to the failure of the related Mortgagor to make any payment of Excess Interest to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan three (3) times during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan one additional time in such 24-month period so long as with respect to any of the foregoing waivers, no Advance or additional expense of the Trust has been incurred and remains unreimbursed to the Trust with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan. Any additional waivers during such 24-month period with respect to such Mortgage Loan may be made, subject to the Servicing Standard, only after the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, given notice of a proposed waiver to the Directing Certificateholder and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder has consented to such additional waiver (provided that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within five (5) days of giving such notice, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to

 

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such proposed waiver); provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive any Penalty Charge in accordance with the Servicing Standard without the consent of the Directing Certificateholder; provided, further, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party with respect to the foregoing waivers.

 

(b)       (i)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement); provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with a workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any related Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on such Mortgage Loan (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the

 

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Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

 

thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan to value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal

 

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balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(ii)       Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount

 

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of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(c)       To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and

 

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Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)       In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, or receives notice from the related Mortgagor that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will be receiving Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Trustee and Certificate Administrator two (2) Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure of the related Mortgagor to pay any such Excess Interest or prepayment penalty. The preceding statements shall not, however, be construed to limit the provisions of Section 3.02(a).

 

(e)       In connection with the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which the related Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining performance objectives, such as targeted debt service coverage levels or leasing criteria with respect to the Mortgaged Property as a whole or particular portions thereof, if the mortgagee has the discretion under the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to retain the cash or letter of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral if the relevant conditions to release are not satisfied, then the related Master Servicer may continue to hold such escrows or letters of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral or use such funds to reduce the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (to the extent the related Mortgage Loan documents allow such action), unless holding or application of such funds would otherwise be inconsistent with the Mortgage Loan documents or the Servicing Standard.

 

(f)       Promptly following the Closing Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, and, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of notice in connection with the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03      Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.  (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments received by it shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the related Mortgage

 

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Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s) collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify the respective interests of any noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the related Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the

 

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terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other such Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan, as applicable, that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)       In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance in its sole discretion. Within five (5) Business Days of making such a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall be obligated, out of the Master Servicer’s own funds, to reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not

 

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including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall instead be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement.

 

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination; provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, and such determination shall be binding upon the Master Servicer, and shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans, any

 

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related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans, related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but shall not be required unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans). The Master Servicer or the Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for nonrecoverable servicing advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)       In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section

 

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3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that the Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)       To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

Section 3.04      The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.  (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, the Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis and in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day following receipt of available and properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

 

(i)       all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

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(ii)       all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Excess Interest, Prepayment Premiums, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

(iii)       late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

 

(iv)       all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)       any amounts required to be transferred from the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)       any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

 

(vii)       any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in the Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited

 

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therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 3.04(a). Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates), (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates) and (iii) the Excess Interest Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit (x) in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date and (y) in the Excess Interest Distribution Account all Excess Interest for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account maintained by the Master Servicer after giving effect to withdrawals of funds pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator, all funds held in the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account shall remain uninvested. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there are no ARD Loans included in the Trust Fund and, accordingly, no Excess Interest is payable to the Trust, and any obligation to establish an Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be disregarded.

 

If there are any ARD Loans in the Trust Fund, then the Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j) of this Agreement.

 

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With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder. Funds in the Companion Distribution Account shall be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder. The Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan.

 

On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (1) first, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable in respect of, the applicable Serviced Companion Loan prior to such date and deposit such amount in the Companion Distribution Account; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) then, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in the event the Master Servicer has received written notice that an Other Servicer or Other Trustee has made an advance of a monthly debt service payment on a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Master Servicer subsequently receives Late Collections in respect of such advanced payment, the Master Servicer shall remit to the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such Late Collections in properly identified funds, the amount allocable to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)       any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

(ii)       any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

(iii)       any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in

 

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the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)       any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)       any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

If, as of the close of business (New York City time) on any P&I Advance Date or on such other date as any amount referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or any Excess Interest are required to be delivered hereunder, the Master Servicer shall not have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(e), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by the Certificate Administrator, shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,

 

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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $275,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2019, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such instruction shall be sent by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “UBS 2018-C14 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than (i) any portion holding Excess Interest and (ii) the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and any portion of the Collection Account holding Excess Interest) (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Grantor Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)       Prior to any Determination Date for the first Collection Period during which Excess Interest is received on any Mortgage Loan, and upon notification from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02(d), the Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain the Excess Interest Distribution Account in its own name on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established and maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account). Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received by the Master Servicer prior to the Determination Date for the applicable Collection Period.

 

(d)       Following the distribution of the applicable portions of Excess Interest to Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates on the first Distribution Date after which there are no longer any Mortgage Loans outstanding which pursuant to their terms could pay Excess Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall terminate the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan in connection with such sale and remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

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(f)       Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)       [RESERVED].

 

(h)       [RESERVED].

 

(i)       If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more non-interest bearing accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available Loss of Value Payments, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05      Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account.  (a)  The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account) for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)         (A)  no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); and (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans;

 

(ii)       (A)  to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association if Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect

 

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of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)       to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related

 

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Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(iv)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

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(v)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order) (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (with respect to such Companion Loan, only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect thereto), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis and provided, further, that, in the case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

(vi)       at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order) or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or

 

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such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Sections 4.03(d) and 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and AB Subordinate Companion Loans);

 

(vii)       to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of a Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of such Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of such Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)       in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of a Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in the case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related

 

 

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Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)       to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)       to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

 

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(xi)       to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)       to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)       to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 10.01(f) and Section 13.02(a) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

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extent that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(xv)     to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)    to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)   to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

(xviii)  to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)     to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xx)      [RESERVED];

 

(xxi)     to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(xxii)    to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and property by property basis when appropriate, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and shall have no duty to re-calculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the above, no written certificate is required for a payment of Special Servicing Fees and/or Workout Fees arising from collections other than the initial collection on a Corrected Loan.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)       to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

 

(ii)       to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)      to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)      to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator,

 

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the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02 to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)       to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(vi)      to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC;

 

(vii)     to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein; and

 

(viii)    to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j).

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)         to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)       to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)       [RESERVED].

 

(f)        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the amounts due to the Certificate Administrator listed in Section 3.05(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), then the Certificate

 

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Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and in the event that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Sections 3.05(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v), and (a)(vi) then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the Special Servicer, third to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)       If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall promptly upon written direction from the Master Servicer (provided that (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, the Special Servicer shall have provided notice to the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five (5) Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date), transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)       to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)       to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

(iii)       to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)       following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)       On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses

 

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that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional trust fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

(h)       Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

(i)       The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06      Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account.   (a)  The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account or Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Accounts, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee shall have control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand,

 

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the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

 

(i)        consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)       demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)       Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). In the event that any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and, with respect to the Master Servicer, such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer unless such depository

 

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institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

(c)       Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 3.07      Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.  (a)  The Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use its efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause each Mortgagor to maintain, and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain, to the extent required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be). If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage, but only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. Any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, if the Directing Certificateholder’s consent is required and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder and (iii) after consultation by the Special Servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party). Such determination shall be made by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan); provided, however, that if any Mortgage permits the holder thereof to dictate to the

 

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Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the closing of the Mortgage Loan, provided that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) and (i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder and (iii) after consultation by the Special Servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party)) and only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines ((i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder and (iii) after consultation by the Special Servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full

 

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replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days’ prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Trustee has an insurable interest and is currently available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions; provided that the Master Servicer

 

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shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions, (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor under a Specially Serviced Loan fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. In addition, upon the written request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis pursuant to Section 6.08(a) with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (only with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party) within the same time period as it would obtain consent of, or consult with, the Directing Certificateholder in connection with any such determination, by the Special Servicer, of an Acceptable Insurance Default. If the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer (with regard to such determination made by the Special Servicer) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. The Master Servicer (at the expense of the Master Servicer) and the Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of the Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. During the period that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Certificateholder or the holder of any Companion Loan, or (solely with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) upon the request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, consulting (on a non-binding basis) with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure and the Master Servicer will not itself maintain such insurance or cause such insurance to be maintained.

 

(b)       (i)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related

 

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Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. The Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(ii)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy otherwise complying with the provisions of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained, deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified

 

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Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors or omissions. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee copies of all binders and policies or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)       At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein), flood insurance in respect thereof, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)       During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer shall cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and in consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in either such case, other than with respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party and (ii) any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Appraisal Period)) in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO

 

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Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the long-term debt obligations or the deposit account or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s) or “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to any of its obligations under this Section 3.07.

 

(g)       Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

Section 3.08      Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.   (a)  As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

(i)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, subject to the last paragraph of Section 3.08(b), the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the Special Servicer shall have

 

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consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and (x) such Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan or (y) a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten (10) largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (y) and (z) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

With respect to any “due-on-sale” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the majority of the RR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Certificateholder with respect to the above described “due-on-sale” matters.

 

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agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is processing the related action, as the case may be, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(b)       As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

(i)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 3.08(b), the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xv) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xv) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and

 

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be continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and (x) such Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan or (y) a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans or (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) or (C) has a debt service coverage ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) or (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or (E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

With respect to any “due-on-encumbrance” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the RR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Certificateholder with respect to the above described “due-on-encumbrance” matters.

 

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In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the Special Servicer shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in Section 3.08(a) or this Section 3.08(b) that constitutes a consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and other than any transfers provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xv) of the definition thereof, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or such waiver of “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause. The Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession requested by the Special Servicer relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause. Unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any request relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause (other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xv) of the definition thereof) and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and

 

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analysis with respect to any such request. If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such consent or waiver relating to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xv) of the definition thereof, the Master Servicer shall be required to obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent (or deemed consent as set forth in Section 6.08) to process such consent or waiver.

 

(c)       Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)       Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a) and (b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)       [RESERVED].

 

(f)       For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause other than in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.08(a) through (d) hereof. In the case of the Special Servicer, no such waiver or consent shall be made without (w) (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained if and to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under Section 6.08(a), (x) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a), (y) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the consent of the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder or (z) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, after having consulted with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a).

 

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(g)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, makes a determination under Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

Section 3.09      Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans.  (a)  Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s and the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s respective rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not be required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make an offer on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such offers to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of making an offer at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with

 

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respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

(i)       such personal property is incident to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

(ii)       the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, have a receiver of rents appointed with respect to any Mortgaged Property or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

 

(i)       such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

(ii)       there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

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The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

(d)       If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 4 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, (A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or with respect to any AB Mortgage Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an AB Control Appraisal Period, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall have notified the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the

 

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Certificate Administrator shall have posted such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights shall have consented or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

(f)       The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)       The Special Servicer shall have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

(h)       The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk

 

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Retention Consultation Party (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

Section 3.10      Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.  (a)  Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

 

(b)       From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

(c)       Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided

 

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by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee shall not be required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

(d)       If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11      Servicing Compensation.  (a)  As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a).

 

Except as set forth in the following sentence, the fourth (4th) paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee

 

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shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain, and shall not be required to deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor:

 

(i) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) that are Master Servicer Decisions; and for any matter for a Mortgage Loan (including any related Companion Loan) that is not a Specially Serviced Loan which matter involves a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such Excess Modification Fees (whether or not processed by the Special Servicer);

 

(ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received on any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (whether or not consent of the Special Servicer is required) to the extent the Master Servicer is processing the underlying transaction and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement); and

 

(iii) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application fees and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) relating to Master Servicer Decisions; and for any matter for a Mortgage Loan (including any related Companion Loan) that is not a Specially Serviced Loan which matter involves a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and other similar fees (whether or not processed by the Special Servicer).

 

In addition, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements actually paid by the related Mortgagors under such Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) to the extent such beneficiary statements were prepared by the Master Servicer and other customary charges and amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Master Servicer and reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to

 

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the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in its Servicing Accounts which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor, and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excesses and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee shall not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Master Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan); provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, all or any portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Midland Loan Services, a

 

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Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

(b)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)       The Special Servicer shall be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of:

 

(i)       100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans;

 

(ii)       100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received with respect to Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and Serviced Companion Loans that are Non-Specially Serviced Loans to the extent the Special Servicer processes the underlying transaction;

 

(iii)       100% of waiver, consent and earnout fees, or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on any Specially Serviced Loan or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor on Specially Serviced Loans,

 

(iv)       100% of assumption fees and other similar fees received with respect to Specially Serviced Loans; and

 

(v)       50% of all Excess Modification Fees and assumption, waiver, consent and earnout and other similar fees (other than assumption application fees and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 or Section 3.18 received with respect to any Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans, but including any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s)) that are Non-Specially Serviced Loans to the extent that the matter involves a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision (whether or not processed by the Special Servicer);

 

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and shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by the Mortgagor and shall not be required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a). Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d) and (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements to the extent such beneficiary statements were prepared by the Special Servicer and other customary charges and amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Special Servicer. In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount received by the Special Servicer; provided, further, however, that in the event the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) being equal to $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to the Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such Corrected Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three (3) consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which

 

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subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three (3) consecutive timely Periodic Payments except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. The successor special servicer will not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer will not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee will be payable with respect to (a) each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and (b) each Mortgage Loan repurchased by a Mortgage Loan Seller or for which a Loss of Value Payment was paid, in each case, subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. The Special Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee will not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer will not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Master Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the

 

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Master Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

(d)       In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan (to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as the Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Non-Serviced

 

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Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

(e)       With respect to each Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days following the Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the related Remittance Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(f)       The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(g)       Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit II hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

Section 3.12      Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements.   (a)  The Master Servicer shall perform (at its own expense), or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or a Specially Serviced Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2019 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2020); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer will not be required to perform, or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes

 

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more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the second proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an expense of the Trust, and, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Penalty Charges actually received from the related Mortgagor and then from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, such cost shall be payable, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy at the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection and (v) photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly following preparation deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, respectively, to the other party and to the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan (as to such party) that is a Specially Serviced Loan). Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for review by NRSROs (including the Rating Agencies) that are Privileged Persons. The Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Certificateholder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice) (except, after the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan that is an Excluded Loan).

 

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(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan shall make reasonable efforts to collect promptly and review from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan) documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Depositor, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year commencing in 2019. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Upon the request of any NRSRO, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver copies of all or any portion of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c).

 

Furthermore, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related Mortgage Loan documents provide for the annual or quarterly testing of financial conditions of the related Mortgagor and/or Mortgaged Properties (e.g., debt yield tests, debt service coverage ratio tests and/or loan-to-value ratio tests) in connection with cash-management triggers or the commencement of additional required Escrow Payments, the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or the Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan (only to the extent the related information required for such testing is to be delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents and is actually delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), shall use reasonable efforts to conduct such financial testing within the timeframes contemplated by such Mortgage Loan documents. Furthermore, in accordance with this Section 3.12(b), with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or the Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, shall use reasonable efforts to collect financial statements from the related Mortgagor for the periods set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents (e.g., and as applicable, for the entire fiscal year where annual reporting is required).

 

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In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties that do not relate to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Property:

 

(i)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2019, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property or REO Property unless such Mortgaged Property or REO Property is analyzed on a trailing twelve (12) month basis, or if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan).

 

(ii)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an annual operating statement (if and to the extent any such information is in the form of normalized year-end financial statements that have been based on a minimum number of months of operating results as recommended by CREFC® in the instructions to the CREFC® guidelines) for each calendar year commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties) shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan).

 

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(c)       At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Templates, CREFC® Loan Modification Templates and CREFC® REO Liquidation Templates with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Certificateholder, any Excluded Loans as to such party) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)       Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date beginning January 2019, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date beginning January 2019, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Templates, CREFC® Loan Modification Templates and CREFC® REO Liquidation Templates received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning January 2019, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and, to the extent received by the Master Servicer, the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

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Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) calendar days following each Distribution Date (provided that if the second calendar day is not a Business Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day) beginning January 2019, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format; provided that the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to prepare or deliver any such CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required by Section 2.01(j). If the CREFC® Schedule AL File is not provided by the date specified in the immediately preceding sentence, the Certificate Administrator shall request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via e-mail at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com with a copy to the Depositor at nicholas.galeone@ubs.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File and the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format to the Certificate Administrator. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files, unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

 

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and the Special Servicer’s reports and any information provided by the Trustee, without any duty or obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(d). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(d). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be

 

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prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(d) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)       Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver or make available any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s website (with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer (except with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator)) or the Certificate Administrator’s Website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any required statements, reports or other information to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13      Access to Certain Information.   (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any

 

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documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interest of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the next succeeding paragraph, upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as

 

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applicable, may provide (or make available electronically) or make available at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as the case may be) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder (except, with respect to a Mortgage Loan Seller, to the extent necessary for such party to comply with its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and except for the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, acting in such capacities) or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)         The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

(A)       the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Offered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)       this Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto;

 

(C)       any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date;

 

(D)       the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto; and

 

(E)       the CREFC® Loan Setup File provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

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(ii)       the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)      any reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system; and

 

(B)       any notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor pursuant to Section 11.07 relating to the filing of a Form 8-K/A;

 

(iii)       The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)      all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02; and

 

(B)       the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, the CREFC® Financial File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

 

(iv)      The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)      summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period, summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan, and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)       all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a);

 

(C)       any Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(D)       a detailed worksheet showing the calculation of each Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount, and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount on a current and cumulative basis (provided that is it received by the Certificate Administrator);

 

(E)       the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template; and

 

(F)       all Operating Advisor Annual Reports provided by the Operating Advisor to the Certificate Administrator;

 

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(v)       The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)      any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)       any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)       any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

(D)       any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(E)       any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.01;

 

(F)       any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

(G)       any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

(H)       any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)        any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)        any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(K)       any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)       any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)     any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

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(N)       any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)       any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(P)       any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(Q)       any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(R)       any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(S)       any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(T)       any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(U)       any Proposed Course of Action Notice; and

 

(V)       any notice or documents provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Master Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(vi)      the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

 

(vii)     solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

 

(viii)    the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab relating to any notices as to ongoing compliance by the Retaining Party with the retention and hedging covenants in any agreement between the Retaining Party and the Retaining Sponsor in respect of compliance with credit risk retention regulations and the Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab, provide e-mail notification to any Privileged Person (other than market data providers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event that is deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to provide notice of the occurrence and continuance of such event if it has been notified of or has knowledge of the existence of such Excluded Loan.

 

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The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (viii) above, include a fixed statement in the Distribution Date Statement that risk retention notices, if any, can be found on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (viii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party shall only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Commission filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, in electronic form) of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be entitled to access all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). In the event the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder

 

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becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible at a later time, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively assume that the Directing Certificateholder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33.

 

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives

 

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access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

To the extent the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the RR Interest receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any information solely related to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which such party is a Borrower Party (which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, but in each case other than information with respect to such Mortgage Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level), on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such information, such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of the RR Interest shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any employees or personnel of such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of the RR Interest or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any such Excluded Loan) shall be considered information that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website or its filing of such information pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, filing via EDGAR, and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it or filed by it, as applicable, for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report

 

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inadvertently delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b)), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer, including an agreement to keep nonpublic information made available on the Certificate Administrator’s website confidential. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)         The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “UBS 2018-C14” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)         any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

(ii)        any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)       any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

(iv)       any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(c);

 

(v)        any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)       any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

 

(vii)      any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)     any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)        copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

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(x)         any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

(xi)        any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)       any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(xiii)      any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)      any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)       any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)      any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)     any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(g);

 

(xviii)   any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17, Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)      any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt unless such information is received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, in which case, it shall be posted by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day; provided, however, that any information delivered pursuant to Section 3.13(d) shall be posted in accordance with Section 3.13(d). The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or

 

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posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “UBS 2018-C14” in the subject line).

 

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-Close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-Close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

 

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers any information, report, notice or document to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information, report, notice or document was received and that it has been posted. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and such notice shall specifically identify such document in the subject line or otherwise in the body of the e-mail notice. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall send such notice to such Person’s e-mail address provided by and used by such Person for the purpose of accessing the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including a general e-mail address if such general e-mail address has been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in connection with a completed NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto.

 

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Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “UBS 2018-C14” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(d)         The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, provide bulk information that relates to two or more transactions to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider and the 17g-5 Information Provider may, but shall not be obligated to post such information in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 3.13(c) above, provided, however, that if the 17g-5 Information Provider is not able to post such information in accordance with the timeframe in Section 3.13(c), then it shall post such information within a reasonable time.

 

(e)         Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator at the direction of the Depositor to third parties (including Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, Markit Group Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT and Thomson Reuters Corporation) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3 hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(f)          The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (in the case of deliveries to a Rating Agency, only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to

 

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any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(f) to current or prospective Certificateholders, the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(g)         The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

 

(h)         The Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or

 

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Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format. Further, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan and for so long as a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall at all times be entitled to receive (upon request) any information delivered to or made available to the Operating Advisor (other than with respect to any Excluded Mortgage Loan as to such party).

 

(i)          None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans, to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with respect to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered under this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 3.13(i).

 

(j)          The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any other party hereto shall not be additional expenses of the Trust, but shall be borne by the applicable party hereto.

 

Section 3.14     Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a) If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose) and thus becomes REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust

 

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acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for a qualifying extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then-applicable REMIC Provisions) and such extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

(b)         The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account or the Loss of Value Reserve Fund may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(c)         The Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On the later of the date that is (x) on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available (or, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the most recently ended Collection Period, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the

 

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Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to the day the Special Servicer remits funds as provided in this Section 3.14, the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the day the Master Servicer receives the written accounting as provided in the previous sentence.

 

(d)        The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15     Management of REO Property. (a) If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

(i)         all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

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(ii)        all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

(iii)       any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

(iv)       all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)        Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

 

(i)         permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)        permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)       authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)       Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)        The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

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(i)          the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

(ii)         the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

(iii)        any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

(iv)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

(v)         the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)         When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Sections 3.15(a) and 3.15(b).

 

Section 3.16     Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard including, without limitation, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly

 

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notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)         If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) shall promptly notify in writing the other, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)        If any Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and also if (solely in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement) the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for such Mortgage Loan has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holder constituted a single lender) in such manner as will be reasonably likely to maximize the value of the Defaulted Loan on a net present value basis, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder. In the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell ((i) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (ii) after consulting with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), in each case, provided such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (and provided that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will not be entitled to a liquidation fee), the Special Servicer will be entitled to the liquidation fee that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer would have otherwise been entitled to in connection with the sale of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than in respect of any Excluded Loan) and, in respect of any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion

 

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Loan not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may purchase the Defaulted Loan for the Purchase Price or may accept the first cash offer received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan. Neither the Trustee nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Defaulted Loan.

 

(iv)       (A)     In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall solicit offers and, subject to sub-clause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine (9) months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the Trustee may not be an offeror), the Trustee shall determine whether the offer constitutes a fair price unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received. Absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (x) it is the highest offer received and (y) at least two (2) other offers are received from independent third parties. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee shall (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined

 

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by the Trustee. The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(B)       The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines (in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, subject to the limitations on consultation set forth in and in accordance with Section 6.08(a) (in each case, unless a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender, and taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer from any Person other than an Affiliate of the Special Servicer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender, and taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

(v)         Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

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(b)         (i) The Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party and, solely in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the Purchase Price and its intention to (x) purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor or (y) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

(A)       In the absence of any such offer as set forth in clause (i) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to sub-clause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received; provided, however, that absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) at least two (2) other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(B)       The Special Servicer shall not be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder,

 

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and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

 

(C)        In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees and costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

(ii)         Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer nor the Trustee shall have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(c)         Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

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(d)           With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for a Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Special Servicer unless the offeror is an Interested Person and by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee shall (at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing

 

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Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)       (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each applicable Serviced AB Whole Loan will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

 

(ii)       Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

 

(g)       In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

Section 3.17     Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Companion Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection

 

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period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, other than in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the Collection Period for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such Collection Period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof; provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a Collection Period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, which shall mean that (i) the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion that waiting fifteen (15) days after such a notice could jeopardize its ability to recover such Nonrecoverable Advance, (ii) changed circumstances or new or different information becomes known to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that could affect or cause a determination of whether any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance or whether to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the determination in clause (i) above, or (iii) in the case of the Master Servicer, it has not timely received from the Trustee information required by the Master Servicer to determine whether to defer reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance. If any of the circumstances described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence apply, the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, shall give the 17g-5 Information Provider a notice for posting of the anticipated reimbursement as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding or second preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or right to obtain such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v). The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall

 

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have no liability for any loss, liability or expenses resulting from any notice provided to the Rating Agencies contemplated by this Section 3.17(c).

 

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under this Section 3.17 or to comply with the terms of this Section 3.17 and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines, in its sole discretion, to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances immediately instead of deferring such reimbursement, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then from interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement shall have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by this Section 3.17 or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election, nor shall such election constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or any duty under this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any liability whatsoever for making an election, or refraining from making an election, that is authorized under this Section 3.17(c).

 

No determination by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to exercise its sole option to defer the reimbursement of Advances and/or interest thereon under this section shall be construed as an agreement by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to subordinate (in respect of realizing losses), to any Class of Certificates, such party’s right to such reimbursement during such period of deferral.

 

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Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(d)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

(e)       Within one (1) Business Day after the execution of any amendment or modification of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator a copy of any such modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement, and such amendment or modification shall be a Reportable Event.

 

Section 3.18     Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a) The Special Servicer shall process waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and all such matters that involve a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision for all Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans, and the Master Servicer shall process waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan and does not involve a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision. Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(m) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, as applicable, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of a Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan that would constitute a Major Decision without (x) (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a) or (y) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a); and provided, further, that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of

 

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(i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, (1) the Special Servicer shall provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party), with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.18(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, (x) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall obtain the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder, (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, consult with the Directing Certificateholder and (z) (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party, in each case, pursuant to the process described in Section 6.08(a).

 

Additionally, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of any Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan that would constitute a Special Servicer Decision under any of clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision” unless (x) (i) prior to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder has consented in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or, with respect to clause (g) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, five (5) Business Days) after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent (provided that if such written consent has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day (or five (5) Business Day, as applicable) period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action) or (y) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any

 

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Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Certificateholder within ten (10) Business Days (or, with respect to clause (g) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, five (5) Business Days) following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable, on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder) or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a) if any such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of or consultation with the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Directing Certificateholder, may modify or amend the terms of any Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25)) and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

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Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision. Unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and/or analysis with respect to any such Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision. If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent (or deemed consent as set forth in Section 6.08) to the Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, as applicable.

 

(b)      If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater (or equivalent) recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (w) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (x) with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder) as provided in Section 6.08, (y) with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party as provided in Section 6.08, and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder or with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with mezzanine debt, the rights of the related mezzanine lender, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or

 

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amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, as applicable; provided that with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will be required to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement and the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights, and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no consultation rights, regarding the matter; provided, further, that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall have obtained and provided to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

 

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the

 

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remaining term of the ground lease and (A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (B) to the extent such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), (in each case, other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party), ten (10) years prior to the expiration of the then-current term of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

(c)      Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(d)      To the extent consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the first sentence of Section 3.18(a), and Section 6.08), the Master Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and Section 3.18 if such matter constitutes a Master Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision or relates to a Specially Serviced Loan) may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)      Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which

 

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is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(f)       All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)      With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event), the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, other than following the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver or amendment to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (and the Special Servicer shall forward such notice to the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the

 

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execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver or amendment to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates). With respect to any modification, waiver or consent that is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”, if the related lease affects an area greater than or equal to 10% of net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property and less 30% of net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Special Servicer a copy of the approved lease. With respect to any modification, waiver or consent that is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to (vii) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Special Servicer a copy of the approved annual budget. With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring additional debt or mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Sections 3.18(a) and (m) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such additional debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit JJ, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of additional debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt. In the event that either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit JJ shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)       Subject to the consent rights and processes set forth in Section 6.08 with respect to Major Decisions and Special Servicer Decisions, the Master Servicer shall process all defeasance transactions and shall be entitled to all defeasance fees paid relating thereto (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral

 

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consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U hereto for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $35,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans, and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten (10) largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)        Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent

 

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rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) with respect to any such action that constitutes a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision) reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable or Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to (i) all of the Mortgage Loans originated or acquired by UBS AG, New York Branch that are subject to defeasance, (ii) all of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on Exhibit B hereto as Ellsworth Place and Clearview Palms Shopping Center that were originated or acquired by Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC that are subject to defeasance, (iii) all of the Mortgage Loans originated or acquired by Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC that are subject to defeasance and (iv) the Mortgage Loan originated or acquired by Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., which is subject to defeasance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or an Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (any such right or obligation, the “Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). In the event the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides the Master Servicer with written notice to the contrary, the notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller at its respective notice address provided under Section 13.05. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is subject to defeasance, if the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(j)        If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall

 

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administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds” and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten (10) largest Mortgage Loans a by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to 5% of the then-aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

(l)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral, the Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to the extent the Special Servicer determines in its reasonable good faith business judgment consistent with the Servicing Standard that such Opinion of Counsel is reasonably necessary.

 

(m)      Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3.18 or Section 3.08, but subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer may, without any Directing Certificateholder approval, consent or consultation (except as otherwise provided below in the definition of Master Servicer Decision), Risk Retention Consultation Party consultation or the Special Servicer’s approval, consent or consultation (provided that the Master Servicer delivers notice thereof to the Special Servicer after completion (and the Master Servicer shall promptly, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and other than in

 

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respect of any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, deliver notice thereof to the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent that the Special Servicer or the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable, notifies the Master Servicer that the Special Servicer or the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable, does not desire to receive copies of such items) take any of the following actions with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans (each such action, a “Master Servicer Decision”): (i) grant waivers of non-material covenant defaults (other than financial covenants and receipt of financial statements, but including immaterial timing waivers such as with respect to late financial statements); (ii) consents to releases of non-material, non-income producing parcels of a Mortgaged Property that do not materially affect the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan as and when due, provided that such releases are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents and there is no lender discretion permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents; (iii) approve or consent to grants of easements or rights of way (including, without limitation for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose) or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to easements if the Special Servicer has determined, in accordance with the proviso to the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, that such easements or rights of way do not materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan; (iv) grant subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements and consents involving leasing activities that do not involve a ground lease and affect an area less than or equal to the lesser of (a) 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (b) 30,000 square feet of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property), including approval of new leases and amendments to current leases; (v) consent to actions and releases related to condemnation of parcels of a Mortgaged Property if the Special Servicer has determined, in accordance with the proviso to the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, that such condemnation is not with respect to a material parcel or a material income producing parcel and such condemnation does not materially affect the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan when due; (vi) consent to a change in property management relating to any Mortgage Loan if the replacement property manager is not a Borrower Party and the Mortgage Loan has an outstanding principal balance less than $10,000,000; (vii) approve annual operating budgets for Mortgage Loans; (viii) grant any extension or enter into any forbearance with respect to the anticipated refinancing of a Mortgage Loan or sale of a Mortgaged Property after the related Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan so long as (A) such extension or forbearance does not extend beyond 120 days after the related Maturity Date and (B) the related Mortgagor has delivered documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due; (ix) any non-material modification, amendment, consent to a non-material modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement if the Special Servicer has determined, in accordance with the proviso to the definition of “Major Decision” that such modification, amendment or consent is administrative in nature, including a note-splitting amendment, provided that if any such modification or amendment would adversely impact the Special Servicer, such modification or amendment will additionally require the consent of the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a condition to its effectiveness; (x) any determination of Acceptable Insurance Default, except that,

 

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prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for any such determination; (xi) approve or consent to any defeasance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan other than agreeing to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; (xii) any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at a Mortgaged Property subject, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, to the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder; (xiii) any transfer of the Mortgaged Property that the loan documents allow without the consent of the mortgagee but subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the loan documents where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied; (xiv) to the extent not a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of “Major Decision” or clause (c) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, respectively, any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves where such request is for funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents (all such fundings and disbursements being collectively referred to as “Routine Disbursements”) or any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; provided, however, that in the case of any Mortgage Loan whose escrows, reserves, holdbacks and related letters of credit exceed, in the aggregate, at the related origination date, 10% of the initial principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (which Mortgage Loans are identified on Schedule 3 hereto), no such funding or disbursement of such escrows, reserves, holdbacks or letters of credit shall be deemed to constitute a Routine Disbursement, and shall instead constitute Special Servicer Decisions, except for the routine funding of tax payments and insurance premiums when due and payable; and (xv) grant or agree to any other waiver, modification, amendment and/or consent that does not constitute a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision; provided that (w) any such action would not in any way affect a payment term of the Certificates, (x) any such action would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Trust to the extent not reimbursed or paid by the related Mortgagor), to the extent requesting such opinion is consistent with the Servicing Standard), (y) agreeing to such action would be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (z) agreeing to such action would not violate the terms, provisions or limitations of this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; provided, further, that, in the case of any Master Servicer Decision that requires the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, such consent shall be deemed given if a response to the request for consent is not provided within 10 Business Days after receipt of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested

 

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by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Master Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent. The foregoing is intended to be an itemization of actions the Master Servicer may take without having to obtain the approval of any other party and is not intended to limit the responsibilities of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(n)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall modify any Mortgage Loan into an AB Modified Loan unless the documents evidencing such modification provide that all payments on the junior or “B” portion of such AB Modified Loan (including interest, principal and other amounts) shall only be payable after the point in time at which all interest and principal on the senior or “A” portion of such AB Modified Loan shall have been paid in full and such senior or “A” portion shall no longer be outstanding; provided, however, that interest and other amounts in respect of such junior or “B” portion may accrue prior to such point in time.

 

Section 3.19     Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a) Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) the Directing Certificateholder thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (viii) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) the Directing Certificateholder, a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

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Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred) and the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

(b)      In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

(c)      Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)      No later than sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable, and the related Mortgaged Property to the Directing Certificateholder or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable. Subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Reports) are necessary to reflect the then-current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). The Special Servicer shall deliver each Asset Status Report in electronic form to the Master Servicer, the Directing

 

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Certificateholder (but with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, only in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than (A) any Excluded Loan as to such party or (B) any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, and in any event prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Risk Retention Consultation Party (but only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, only after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the related Companion Holder or, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the applicable master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold; the Special Servicer shall also deliver a summary of each Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post the summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer shall not make any Asset Status Reports available to any Certificateholders on its website. None of the parties to this Agreement shall provide any Asset Status Report or any Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Certificateholder or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer. Further, the Certificate Administrator shall not request any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report from the Master Servicer. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

(i)       a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)      a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)     the most current rent roll, and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)     (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or foreclosed or otherwise realized upon (including

 

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any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

(v)       the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)     a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

(vii)    the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)   an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)     the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

(x)       such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

If within ten (10) Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Directing Certificateholder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Certificateholder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a

 

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Consultation Termination Event and, in the case of a Serviced AB Whole Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), the Operating Advisor (but only after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Appraisal Period and to the extent required by the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan) shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan); provided that, if the Directing Certificateholder or the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to herein as the “Directing Holder Approval Process”.

 

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class that includes a Major Decision and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, or (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the

 

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Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, if both a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and an AB Control Appraisal Period is in effect), the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor (and the Directing Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party)). The Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Control Eligible Certificates), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider on a non-binding basis such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and the Directing Certificateholder (in each case, if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party)) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and the Directing Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party)), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Certificateholder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Companion Loan)). Upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report, if applicable, and deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and the Operating Advisor shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. The Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) (in each case, after

 

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the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party)), shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the Special Servicer shall prepare an Asset Status Report for any Serviced AB Whole Loan, upon it becoming a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, but the Directing Certificateholder will have no approval rights over any such Asset Status Report, and the consent or approval rights with respect to such Asset Status Report shall be as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       (i) Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (iv) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

(ii)       After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (iv) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

(f)        Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, to the Directing Certificateholder). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, if, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or

 

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does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such twentieth (20th) Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

(g)      No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20     Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under

 

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such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, (other than the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that enters into such Sub-Servicing Agreement) any successor master servicer or successor special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust except through the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, if and only to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.04; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be granted except in accordance with Section 6.08); (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; and (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor under ARTICLE XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the applicable master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under ARTICLE XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to. Any successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the applicable predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO

 

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Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments thereto and modifications thereof, entered into by it, in each case promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)       Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each of its Sub-Servicers under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of ARTICLE XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer shall have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it pursuant to the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)       In the event the Trustee or its designee becomes a successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts

 

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collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in ARTICLE XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)      Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, in the event the Trustee or any other Person becomes a successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)      With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement that provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, prior to the occurrence and

 

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continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

Section 3.21     Interest Reserve Account.

 

(a)       On the P&I Advance Date occurring in each February and in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans as of the Distribution Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which the P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive February and January, “Withheld Amounts”).

 

(b)       On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22     Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23    Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a) Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit MM attached hereto, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing

 

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Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder shall execute a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder, any successor directing certificateholder shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party shall execute a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Risk Retention Consultation Party, any successor Risk Retention Consultation Party shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(b)       Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or the Directing Certificateholder shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of the Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. In the event that (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. The foregoing provisions shall not be applicable to the Directing Certificateholder that is a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder. Additionally, once a Risk Retention Consultation Party has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Holders of the RR Interest entitled to appoint the Risk Retention Consultation Party, by Certificate Balance, or such Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer,

 

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the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Holder of the RR Interest, in writing, of the selection of a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(c)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(d)       In the event that no Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, is identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of the Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as the case may be.

 

(e)       Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder as reflected in the Certificate Register, including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC, shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder (but not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing and (b) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC shall be the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing.

 

Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder and Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(f)        If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

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(g)       Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class or in its own interest; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class; (iv) the Directing Certificateholder that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever (other than, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, to a Controlling Class Certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder for having so acted.

 

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the RR Interest; (iii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the RR Interest; (iv) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the RR Interest over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Holder of the RR Interest) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

(h)       (i) All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Certificateholder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (g) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

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Loan Controlling Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(k)       The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class within two (2) Business Days of a request from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)       At any time that the Controlling Class Certificateholder is the Holder of a majority of the Class G Certificates and the Class G Certificates are the Controlling Class, it may waive its right (a) to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and (b) to exercise any of the Directing Certificateholder’s rights under this Agreement by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (which shall be via e-mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during such time as a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in existence solely as a result of the operation of clause (ii) of the definition of Control Termination Event and clause (ii) of the definition of Consultation Termination Event, such Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to no longer be in existence and have not occurred with respect to any unaffiliated third party to whom the Controlling Class Certificateholder that irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder has sold or transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Class G Certificates if such unaffiliated third party holds the majority of the Controlling Class after giving effect to such transfer (the “Non-Waiving Successor”). Following any such sale or transfer, the Non-Waiving Successor shall again have the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder as set forth herein (including the rights to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or cause the exercise of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder) without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to irrevocably waive its right to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. No Non-Waiving Successor described above shall have any consent rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the sale or transfer of the Class G Certificates to the Non-Waiving Successor and had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such sale or transfer until such time as such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

(m)       Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of this Agreement the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event or (ii) any Consultation Termination Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated,

 

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the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates to less than 25% of the aggregate Original Certificate Balance thereof, with regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, such special notice shall state “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates to less than 25% of the aggregate Original Certificate Balance thereof, without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of each of such terms, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholder of its rights as Controlling Class Certificateholder.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event of any transfer of a Class G Certificate, and upon notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit MM that results in a termination of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event, such “special notice” shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class Certificates to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.”

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to either the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class. Likewise, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not have any consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to either such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the RR Interest. In either such case, in respect of the servicing of any such Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to an Excluded Loan.

 

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Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan, and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledge and agree that any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, to the extent provided for herein and in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(b)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or consult with a new Risk Retention Consultation Party unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder, a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

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(c)       No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)       With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall be required (1) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and (2) to consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class

 

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Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)       In addition to the consultation rights of the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Companion Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)       With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(h)       With respect to the Serviced AB Whole Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Serviced AB Whole Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative or is exercisable in conjunction with the related Subordinate Companion Holder, then the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right. Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall consult with, seek the approval of, or obtain the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of the related Subordinate Companion Loan to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of or consultation with such Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative without such consent or consultation (or deemed consent or consultation). In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver information, reports and notices to the Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative as and to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Subordinate Companion Holder is a Borrower Party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, then such Subordinate Companion Holder shall not be entitled to receive any information that would constitute Excluded Information if such AB Whole Loan were an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Each of the

 

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Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledges and agrees that any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to exercise the rights of the Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement to the extent provided for in, and subject to the terms of, the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       To the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement for a Whole Loan are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full.

 

Section 3.25   Rating Agency Confirmation. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again. The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party may, but shall not be obligated to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.10(d).

 

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a CMBS transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement

 

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master servicer or special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency, or (iii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction and serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining or to make a determination with respect to such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

(c)       For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

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Website (A) that relates to any Specially Serviced Loan, and (B) that is contained in the CREFC® Servicer Watch List prepared by the Master Servicer and (ii) each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. Furthermore, the Operating Advisor will have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review or assess the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor will not be required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

(b)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Certificateholder in connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report), subject to any Privileged Information Exemption, law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       (i) After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, based on the Operating Advisor’s review of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer, including each Asset Status Report delivered during the prior calendar year, the Operating Advisor shall (if any Mortgage Loans (other than a Servicing Shift Whole Loan) were Specially Serviced Loans during the prior calendar year) deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider within one hundred-twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year for which a Control Termination Event was continuing as of December 31, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth the Operating Advisor’s assessment of the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties under this Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “asset-level basis” with respect to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the Special Servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Operating Advisor Annual Report will be permitted to include an assessment of the Special Servicer’s performance in respect of such Serviced AB Whole Loan until after the occurrence and during the continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section

 

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3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions); provided that the Operating Advisor shall not be required to (i) report on any instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, to be immaterial or (ii) provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion. Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “asset-level basis” refers to the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans, taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be required from the Operating Advisor with respect to any calendar year as to which no Asset Status Report was prepared by the Special Servicer in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

(ii)       In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

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(d)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of both a Control Termination Event and a related AB Control Appraisal Period), the Special Servicer will forward any Appraisal Reduction Amount and net present value calculations used in the Special Servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor after such calculations have been finalized. The Operating Advisor shall review such calculations but shall not opine on or take any affirmative action with respect to such Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and/or net present value calculations (except that if the Operating Advisor discovers a mathematical error contained in such calculations, then the Operating Advisor shall notify the Special Servicer of such error).

 

(e)       (i) After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, and with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event and an AB Control Appraisal Period, after the calculation but prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or Collateral Deficiency Amounts or (ii) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv), the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)       In connection with this Section 3.26(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or, solely with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply and shall provide such parties prompt written notice of its determination.

 

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(iii)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consultation duties of the Operating Advisor set forth in this Agreement shall not be permitted to be exercised by the Operating Advisor with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan until after the occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event (except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) and a related AB Control Appraisal Period.

 

(f)       [RESERVED].

 

(g)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (3) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and other than any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the employees performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations shall not be imputed to different employees of the Operating Advisor performing the obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

(h)       Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07(a).

 

(i)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Remittance Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan). As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan), as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or

 

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REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed.

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or Section 6.04(b), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor operating advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii) of this Agreement, but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates has not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect any fee owed to it by a Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation rights in its capacity as operating advisor with respect to: (i) any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property, (ii) any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of both an AB Control Appraisal Period and a Control Termination Event or (iii) any Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(j)       After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate

 

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Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by prior written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

(k)       After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Companion Holder and the Certificateholders.

 

(l)       The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Trustee of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in

 

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connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)       The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if applicable, and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been so appointed and accepted the appointment within thirty (30) days after the notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)       In the event there are no Classes of Certificates outstanding other than the Control Eligible Certificates and the Class R Certificates, then all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor shall terminate without payment of any penalty or termination fee (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). In connection with any termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(o), no successor operating advisor shall be appointed. Upon receipt of written notice of such acts by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall provide the Operating Advisor with prompt notice upon its termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(o).

 

(p)       In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(q)       The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a

 

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contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty to any particular class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker-dealer Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor if the Operating Advisor and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Operating Advisor and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

(s)       The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(n) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

(t)       The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties and obligations to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement related to the Operating Advisor’s duties and obligations; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

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Operating Advisor is entitled to rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof pursuant to Section 3.23(m), and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor that are performed only after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and/or Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, as applicable.

 

Section 3.27    Companion Paying Agent. (a) With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)       In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to ARTICLE VII of this Agreement, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

(d)       This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.28    Serviced Companion Noteholder Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Serviced Companion Noteholders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Serviced Companion Noteholder. The initial Serviced Companion Noteholders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S hereto. In the event a Serviced Companion Noteholder transfers a Serviced Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Serviced Companion Loan and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of any Serviced Companion Noteholder to any party hereto or any successor Serviced Companion Noteholder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation,

 

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conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Serviced Companion Noteholder with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29    Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a) In the event that any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)       If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)       In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)       In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such

 

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Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)       With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, but in any event excluding any documents known to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian to contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(h)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall receive any communication from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer regarding any Major Decision pursuant to clause (xii) of the definition of such term, then the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall forward the communication to the Directing Certificateholder (and to the Master Servicer, if the Special Servicer is forwarding such communication, and to the Special Servicer if the Master Servicer is forwarding such communication), and the Special Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, in effecting any action by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, in any such case subject to and consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       During the period from and after a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited into an Other Securitization, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement the following reports and data files with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) the CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first “distribution date” (or analogous term) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC®

 

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Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (E) a CREFC® Financial File, (F) a CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) a CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) a CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Templates, CREFC® Loan Modification Templates and CREFC® REO Liquidation Templates received from the Special Servicer. In no event shall any report described in this Section 3.29(i) be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any and all other reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof to the extent related to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)       On a Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release, transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the Mortgage Note evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of Mortgage File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Master Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a Request for Release of the Mortgage File on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date and transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified to it pursuant to the related notice from the related Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Promptly upon any change in the identity of the Master Servicer, the successor Master Servicer shall deliver notice of such change (together with the contact information of such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.30   [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.31   [RESERVED].

 

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Section 3.32    Litigation Control.

 

(a)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any Serviced Companion Loan or any related REO Loan or related REO Property, the Special Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, direct, manage, prosecute and/or defend any action brought by a Mortgagor, guarantor, or other obligor on the related Note or any Affiliates thereof (each a “Borrower-Related Party”) against the Trust, the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer or any predecessor master servicer or special servicer, and represent the interests of the Trust in any litigation relating to the rights and obligations of the Trust, or of the Mortgagor or other Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or other collateral securing such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or otherwise with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a Borrower-Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents (“Trust-Related Litigation”). In the event that the Master Servicer is named in any Trust-Related Litigation but the Special Servicer is not named in such Trust-Related Litigation (regardless of whether the Trust is named in such Trust-Related Litigation), the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer of such litigation as soon as practicable but in any event no later than within ten (10) Business Days of the Master Servicer receiving service of such Trust-Related Litigation.

 

(b)       To the extent the Master Servicer is named in the Trust-Related Litigation, and neither the Trust nor the Special Servicer is named, in order to effectuate the role of the Special Servicer as contemplated by the immediately preceding Section 3.32(a), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to (i) provide quarterly (unless requested in writing from time to time on a more frequent basis) status reports to the Special Servicer, regarding such Trust-Related Litigation; (ii) have the Trust replace the Master Servicer as the appropriate party to the lawsuit; and (iii) so long as the Master Servicer remains a party to the lawsuit, consult with and act at the direction of the Special Servicer with respect to material decisions and material monetary settlements related to the interests of the Trust in such Trust-Related Litigation, including but not limited to the selection of counsel; provided that the Master Servicer shall have the right to engage separate counsel relating to claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer to the extent set forth in Section 3.32(e); and provided, however, that if there are claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer has not determined that separate counsel is required for such claims or counter-claims, such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. If and/or once the Trust and/or the Special Servicer are named, the Special Servicer shall assume control of the Trust Related Litigation as provided in Section 3.32(a) above, the Master Servicer shall no longer have the reporting obligations set forth above and the Special Servicer’s selection of counsel shall be subject to the consent of the Master Servicer which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. Further, if there are claims against the Master Servicer, the Trust, and the Special Servicer, each party at the request of the other shall enter into a joint defense agreement in accordance with Section 3.32(h) below.

 

(c)       The Special Servicer shall not (i) undertake (or direct the Master Servicer to undertake) any material settlement of any Trust-Related Litigation or (ii) initiate any material Trust-Related Litigation unless and until it has notified in writing the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) (to the extent the identity of

 

 

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the Directing Certificateholder is actually known to the Special Servicer; provided that the Special Servicer shall make due inquiry of the Certificate Administrator as to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder) and the related holder of any Serviced Companion Loan (if such matter affects such related Serviced Companion Loan) (to the extent the identity of the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan is actually known to the Special Servicer), and the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class and prior to the occurrence and continuation of a Control Termination Event) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of having been notified thereof and having been provided with all information that the Directing Certificateholder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of the subject notice (it being understood and agreed that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such five (5) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action); provided that, if the Special Servicer determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders, the Special Servicer may take such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (or any other party to this Agreement) that would require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or any Grantor Trust created hereunder to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s or the Master Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the right of the Special Servicer to represent the interests of the Trust in Trust-Related Litigation, the Master Servicer shall retain at all times the right to make determinations, in the Master Servicer’s sole discretion, relating to claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer where a settlement by the Special Servicer has not otherwise been resolved pursuant to the terms of clause (g) below, including but not limited to the right to engage separate counsel, to make settlement decisions and to appear in any proceeding on its own behalf. The cost related to or incurred in connection with exercising such rights shall be subject to indemnification as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)       Further, nothing in this section shall require the Master Servicer to take or fail to take any action which, in the Master Servicer’s reasonable judgment, may (i) result in a violation of the REMIC Provisions or Grantor Trust provisions or (ii) subject the Master Servicer to liability or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(g)       In the event where the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is a named party neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall settle on behalf of the other such party any Trust-Related Litigation without such other party’s consent unless: (i) such settlement does not contain or require any admission of liability, wrongdoing or consent to injunctive relief on the part of such other party and such other party is fully released, (ii) the cost of such settlement or any resulting judgment is and shall be paid by the Trust and payment of such cost or judgment is provided for in this Agreement, (iii) such other party is and shall be indemnified as and to the extent provided in this Agreement for all costs and expenses incurred in defending and settling the Trust-Related Litigation and for any judgment, (iv) any such action taken by the Master Servicer at the direction of the Special Servicer shall be deemed (as to the Master Servicer) to be in compliance with the Servicing Standard and (v) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, provides such other party with assurance reasonably satisfactory to such other party, as to the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).

 

(h)       In the event both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Trust are named in Trust-Related Litigation, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) to the extent that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer deem it appropriate, use reasonable efforts to enter into a joint-defense agreement and (ii) otherwise cooperate with each other to afford the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer the rights afforded to such party in this Section 3.32.

 

This Section 3.32 shall not apply in the event the Special Servicer authorizes the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer agrees (both authority and agreement to be in writing), to make certain decisions or control certain Trust-Related Litigation on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) in the event that any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Trustee in its individual capacity, or in the event that any judgment is rendered against the Trustee in its individual capacity, the Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in the event of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise relating to one or more Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, without the prior written consent of the Trustee, (A) initiate an action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Trustee, or (C) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar actions with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Trustee to grant such consent); and (iii) in the event that any court finds that the Trustee is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests, whether as Trustee or individually (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); provided,

 

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however, that nothing in this Section 3.32(h) shall be interpreted to preclude the Special Servicer (with respect to any material Trust-Related Litigation, with the consent or consultation of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, respectively, to the extent required in Section 3.32(c) and only to the extent such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) from initiating any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as representative of the Trustee of the Trust.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Section 3.32, this Section 3.32 shall not apply to any Trust-Related Litigation and shall have no force and effect with respect thereto, in the event that either (i) at the time such Trust-Related Litigation is commenced or at any time during the continuance of such Trust-Related Litigation, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC (or any Affiliate or successor in interest) is no longer the Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan or has received notice of its replacement as Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan whether or not such replacement is effective or (ii) the Depositor, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Initial Purchaser, or any of their respective affiliates is an adverse party (with respect to the Trust or the Special Servicer) to such Trust-Related Litigation or holds any interest which is adverse to the Trust or the Special Servicer in the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan (or any portion thereof) or the related Mortgaged Property to which Trust-Related Litigation relates, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by each of the Depositor, Mortgage Loan Seller, Initial Purchaser, or affiliate that is such a party or holds such interest. In each case under clauses (i) and (ii) above, the applicable party listed above shall use reasonable efforts to provide notice of such occurrence to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer relating to any Trust-Related Litigation shall be limited solely to the representation of the Trust and itself, separate and apart from the interests of any other party thereto. For the further avoidance of doubt, in such circumstance described in this paragraph, the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer relating to litigation shall be as otherwise set forth with respect to servicing in this Agreement.

 

Section 3.33    Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator. Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.33 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.33 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of

 

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the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.33 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1E to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to reasonably request to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require and rely on such certifications and other reasonable information prior to releasing such information.

 

[End of Article III]

 

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01    Distributions.

 

(a)       On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

(i)       first, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-F Certificates, the Class X-G Certificates and the Class X-NR Certificates pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(ii)       second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-4 Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in an amount

 

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up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (6) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Class A-SB Certificates, without regard to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance, has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(iii)       third, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-4 Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata based upon, the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

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(vi)       sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(vii)       seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(viii)       eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)         ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(x)          tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xi)         eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)       twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xiii)       thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xiv)       fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to

 

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an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)         fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xvi)       sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xvii)       seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)       eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xix)         nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xx)          twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)         twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

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(xxii)        twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxiii)       twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates and Class F Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)       twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxv)       twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxvi)       twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates, Class F Certificates and Class G Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class NR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxvii)       twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

 

(xxviii)       twenty-eighth, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest, the amount, if any, of the Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, balloon payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable

 

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efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(d), 4.01(f) and 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates plus (A) a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3 and Class LA4 Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LAS, Class LB and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates, (iii) in the case of the Class LD and Class LE Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-D Certificates, (iv) in the case of the Class LF Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-F Certificates, (v) in the case of the Class LG Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-G Certificates, and (vi) in the case of the Class LNR Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-NR Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Sections 4.04(b) and 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest for any Distribution Date shall be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

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(d)       For so long as the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses (with interest as provided herein) and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01.

 

(e)       Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium is collected during any particular Collection Period with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium in the following manner: (i) to each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) the related Base Interest Fraction for such Class of Certificates, and (C) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, (ii) to the Class X-A Certificates, the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (I) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates for that Distribution Date, over (B) the amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates as described above, and (iii) to the Class X-B Certificates, any remaining portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, and with respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, shall be a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate and (B) the denominator of which is the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate; provided that: (a) under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0; (b) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; and (c) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be equal to 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction will be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

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For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related stated maturity date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not related to an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is related to an ARD Loan)), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Certificate Administrator shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities.

 

No Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium shall be distributed to the Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class F, Class G, Class NR or Class R Certificates. After the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, all Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Class X-B Certificates.

 

All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums made in respect of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)       On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine in accordance with the definition of Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amounts if there will be any shortfalls in interest or principal to any Class of Regular Certificates that would occur on such Distribution Date without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount in the definition of “Available Funds” and shall remit the lesser of the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount and all amounts on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account to the Collection Account to be included as part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. Any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account after such distributions shall be applied to offset future shortfalls and Realized Losses, including interest thereon, with respect to the Principal Balance Certificates and related Realized Losses in each case allocable to the Regular Certificates on subsequent Distribution Dates. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the

 

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Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

(g)       All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Sections 4.01(h), 4.01(i) and 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)       Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

(i)       the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)       no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one (1) year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, such to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)       Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)       On each Distribution Date, any Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period with respect to any ARD Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates from the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Excess Interest will not be available to pay any other amounts except for distributions on Excess Interest Certificates.

 

(k)       On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

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(i)        to pay to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)       to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)       to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(iv)       to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date (and on each additional date required by this Agreement or the related Intercreditor Agreement) to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Remittance Date.

 

Section 4.02    Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

(i)       the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

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(ii)       the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)       the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor, compensation paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

 

(iv)       the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)       the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vii)       the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days to 120 days, (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)      the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)        the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)         the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall, in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount, or Interest Shortfall, as applicable, for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)        the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges and (B) Prepayment Premiums;

 

(xii)       the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

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(xiii)       the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)       the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)       the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

(xvi)       the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xvii)       the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)      the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xix)         a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)         a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)        all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)       in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c) and 4.01(f);

 

(xxiii)      the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

 

(xxiv)       the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

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Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)       with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with that determination;

 

(xxvii)       the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii)       [RESERVED];

 

(xxix)         the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)         the aggregate amount of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)        a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)       a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xxxiii)      an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer;

 

(xxxiv)      the amount of any Excess Interest actually received; and

 

(xxxv)       [RESERVED].

 

In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxiv) and (xxxiv) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

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The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s website.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (x) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and Section 4.02(a), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such

 

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information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to attach to any report provided pursuant to this Section 4.02(c), any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor shall have any obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)       Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

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specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)       Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03    P&I Advances. (a) On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make P&I Advances or (iii) make P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which such P&I Advances were made). The

 

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Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances for such Distribution Date, on or before two (2) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer shall have cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan with a related Serviced Companion Loan, then it shall provide to the related other master servicer and Other Trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then it shall provide to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

(b)       Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date, and each Mortgage Loan, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on the Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and were not received as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the P&I Advance Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment therefor. Subject to Section 4.03(c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. No P&I Advances shall be made with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

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(c)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the related Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, that an Other Servicer or the Other Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such

 

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determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined, or the Non-Serviced Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)       In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) if the related Periodic Payment is received on or before the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Prepayment Premiums, or Balloon Payments or make any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” (or similar item) has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount) then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such

 

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Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this clause 4.03(e)(ii), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

Section 4.04     Allocation of Realized Losses. (a) On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the Realized Loss for such Distribution Date. Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. Any Realized Losses so allocated to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be allocated among the respective Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the applicable Class of Certificates in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, to the extent any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses, in sequential order according to the priority of payments for the Principal Balance Certificates (and in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates that are Senior Certificates, on a pro rata basis according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses on such Classes), in each case up to the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates.

 

(b)       (i) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off shall be allocated in Reverse Sequential Order.

 

(ii)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b) with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05    Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a)For purposes of determining (x) the Controlling Class and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of

 

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removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to each Class of Principal Balance Certificates solely to the extent of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, respectively, in Reverse Sequential Order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero.

 

As of the first Determination Date following a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becoming an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by the Special Servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall (i) promptly obtain from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Special Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Special Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer thereof. Upon reasonable prior written request, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount. None of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

For purposes of determining (x) the Controlling Class and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to an AB Modified Loan will be allocated to each Class of Control Eligible Certificates in Reverse Sequential Order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class of Control Eligible Certificates is reduced to zero. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, any Class of Control Eligible Certificates shall be allocated both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts (the sum of which shall constitute the applicable Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount), in accordance with this Section 4.05(a), but only to the extent of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

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Servicer or Operating Advisor and (ii) any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence of a Control Termination Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

The Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent it receives such information, of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount, any Collateral Deficiency Amount and any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (which notification shall be satisfied through delivery of such Appraisal Reduction Amount as included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package with respect to the Collateral Deficiency Amount and the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(m) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

 

(b)       (i) The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the Other Special Servicer or Other Master Servicer shall have the right upon the request of similarly situated holders of certificates in the related Other Securitization (such holders an “Other Appraised-Out Class”), at such Appraised-Out Class’s or such Other Appraised-Out Class’s, as applicable, sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, require the Master Servicer to request from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer) a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to cause such Appraisal to be (i) delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (ii) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal). With respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such second appraisal from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer and to forward such second appraisal to the Special Servicer.

 

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based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental Appraisal and any information received from the Master Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the next most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is not an Appraised-Out Class, if any.

 

(c)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable and, promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party) the Directing Certificateholder. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or, solely with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral

 

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Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Following the Master Servicer’s receipt from the Special Servicer of the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Certificate Administrator in the form of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template provided to it by the Special Servicer or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator will calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount. Such report of the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer and Other Trustee of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and unless the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Loan as to such party), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the twelve-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount or any Collateral Deficiency Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor; provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days

 

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following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

(d)       Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(e)       Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and second, pro rata, between the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06    [RESERVED]. 

 

Section 4.07    Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Sections 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(d), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially

 

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reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception), (vi) that answering the inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee,

 

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the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective Affiliates will certify as to the accuracy of any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and e-mail address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)       The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer, as the case may be, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by e-mail to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by e-mail of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08    Secure Data Room. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room and the Depositor shall, upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certification and within 120 days following the Closing Date, deliver to the Certificate Administrator an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit QQ hereto (which shall be sent via e-mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

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or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. In the event that any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Special Servicer may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

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ARTICLE V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01    The Certificates. (a) The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 through and including Exhibit A-3, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class X-D, Class X-F, Class X-G and Class X-NR Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $250,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates) will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than any Class X Certificates and other than the Class R Certificates) will be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(b)       One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02    Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then either:

 

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(a)       Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed the Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)       Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than the RR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by

 

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adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)       Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers and the Class R Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered by the Certificate Registrar in the name of such investors or their nominees who have provided the Certificate Registrar with an Investment Representation Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C, and the Certificate Registrar shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners, or, in the case of the RR Interest, as provided in Section 5.02(e). For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R Certificates and the RR Interest shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates.

 

(d)       Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

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Administrator (and each Retaining Party’s respective interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account), for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the RR Interest in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions from the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor of the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period or of the Retaining Party’s intent to transfer pursuant to Section 5.03(i), in each case, and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with Section 5.03(i). After the release of any RR Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability (other than liability for acts or omissions that occurred prior to such release) or obligation with respect to such RR Interest and Retained Interest Safekeeping Account. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Interest Safekeeping Account” and into which the RR Interest shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account for each Retained Party. The RR Interest to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the RR Interest shall be remitted to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to each Retained Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately by each Retained Party to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the RR Interest shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Retained Parties. During the Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Party may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificate representing the RR Interest at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to each of the Retaining Party of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) – MAC N9345-010
425 E Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor and the Retaining Sponsor substantially in the form of Exhibit SS to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the RR Interest.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to each Retaining Party its respective account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and each respective Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a RR Interest shall be subject to Section 5.03(g), Section 5.03(i) and, if applicable, Section 5.03(n).

 

Section 5.03    Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity,

 

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being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the RR Interest as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Class and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)       Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this ARTICLE V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

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(d)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)       Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to

 

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credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)       Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance

 

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represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)       Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Class R Certificate or (b) the RR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by e-mail to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)       Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(c), Section 5.02(d), and subject to the issuance and transfer of the RR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period in accordance with Section 5.03(i), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

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(i)       Transfers of RR Interest. At all times, during the Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of any RR Interest after the Closing Date is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) each of the following sent to the Certificate Registrar and with a copy to each of the Retaining Sponsor and counsel at the addresses provided in Section 13.05: (A) a letter from the Holder of the RR Interest instructing the Certificate Registrar of its intention to release the RR Interest from the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account and to transfer such Retained Interest Certificate, (B) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor with a medallion stamp guarantee, (C) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor with a medallion stamp guarantee, (D) a W-9 completed by the Transferee and (E) wire instructions and contact information of the Transferee. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(a), facilitate the transfer of the RR Interest and reflect such RR Interest in the name of the prospective Transferee and shall deliver written confirmation to the prospective Transferee with a copy via e-mail to each of the Retaining Sponsor, the Depositor, the Transferor and counsel, of such transfer and the safekeeping of such RR Interest substantially in the form of Exhibit SS to this Agreement evidencing that such RR Interest is registered in the name of the prospective Transferee. After the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, if a transfer of the RR Interest is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and upon receipt may conclusively rely upon) each of the following: (A) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3 and (B) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the RR Interest be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period. After the Transfer Restriction Period, the RR Interest may be transferred subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this ARTICLE V.

 

(j)       Other Exchanges. In the event that a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)       Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(l)       If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may

 

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include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)       All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)       With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to or by the Initial Purchasers or with respect to the RR Interest, a Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliate acting as Retaining Sponsor) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not be (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase Certificates, other than an insurance company using the assets of its general account under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or with respect to a Plan subject to Similar Law where the purchasing, holding and disposition of the Certificates would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law) or (ii) if such Certificate is presented for registration in the name of a purchaser or transferee that is any of the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Agreement. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall not register the sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator have received either the representation letter described in clause (i) above or the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (ii) above. The costs of any of the foregoing representation letters or Opinions of Counsel shall not be borne by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Registrar, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust. Each Certificate Owner of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become

 

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a Person specified in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

Each purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of an ERISA Plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and applicable regulations) to the Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the Plan in connection with the Plan’s acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

 

(o)       No Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R Certificate. Except in connection with a transfer to or by the Initial Purchasers, each prospective transferee of a Class R Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not and will not become a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in the second preceding sentence. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(p)       Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)         Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(p) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner

 

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who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(p) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including,

 

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but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(q)       The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(r)        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and such other information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(s)       Each Certificate Owner of a Non-Registered Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

 

(i)        Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i)(except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03(s), or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

 

(ii)        Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in

 

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accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 

(iii)       Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides an Investment Representation Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C certifying that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03(s).

 

(iv)       Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

 

Section 5.04    Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05    Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

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Section 5.06    Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. (a) The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (i) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (ii) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (iii) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, furnish such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) a current list of the Certificateholders. In addition, upon written request to the Certificate Administrator of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (if applicable) that has provided an Investor Certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner of the identity of the then-current Directing Certificateholder. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

(b)       (i) The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. It is hereby understood that a disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [e-mail address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

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Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate and (y) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a medallion stamp guaranteed letter from a broker-dealer stating that the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the beneficial owner of a Certificate or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

Section 5.07    Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

Section 5.08    Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

 

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(e)       The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)       The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09    [RESERVED].

 

Section 5.10    Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

(a)       Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)       In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the

 

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voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)       Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

(e)       If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

[End of Article V]

 

ARTICLE VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, the Operating Advisor, the asset representations reviewer AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

Section 6.01    Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)       The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master

 

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Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)       The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Master Servicer;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any

 

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transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, as Special Servicer, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)       The Special Servicer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)       The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of the creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement

 

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will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer;

 

(vi)        No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to

 

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materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)         The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)        This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)         The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

(vi)       The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(vii)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)        The Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

 

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(d)         The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C) above, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which

 

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would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)        The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(e)        The representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon written notice or actual knowledge by any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 that materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.02    Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03    Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) Subject to 6.03(b) below, each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or

 

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any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)       Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be, or, in the case of the Operating Advisor, may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to acting as a trust advisor or operating advisor for commercial mortgage securitizations and, in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to acting as an asset representations reviewer for commercial mortgage securitizations) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation is received from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates as described in Section 3.25); provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically

 

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identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

(i)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(ii)       Any Person into which the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person.

 

Section 6.04    Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;

 

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provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, and any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates (including any costs of enforcement of its indemnity), other than any loss, liability, damages, claims or unanticipated expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection

 

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with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)       None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (in the case of the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as

 

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the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon, severally and not jointly (i) a breach by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has to deliver information to the 17g-5 Information Provider as set forth in this Agreement, including Section 3.07(a), Section 3.08, Section 3.09(e), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c) and Section 3.18(g) or (ii) a breach of any obligation it has set forth in Sections 3.13(e), (h) and (j).

 

(d)       Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement

 

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or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)       The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(f)       The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the

 

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foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)       The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(i)       The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor (if any), Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property (or with

 

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respect to the Non-Serviced Operating Advisor and/or Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer, incurred in connection with the provision of services for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan) under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(j)       For purposes of this Section 6.04 and Section 11.12, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will be deemed not to have engaged in willful misconduct or committed bad faith or negligence in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder or acted in negligent disregard of such obligations and duties if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to follow any terms of any Mortgage Loan documents because the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that compliance with such terms would or potentially would cause an Adverse REMIC Event or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code (for which determination the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be entitled to rely on advice of counsel, the cost of which will be reimbursed as an additional expense of the Trust).

 

Section 6.05    Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor (which may be appointed by the resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder. Unless applicable law requires the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (as the case may be) to be effective immediately, and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to the prior sentence so states, no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under clause (a) above shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Certificate Administrator

 

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shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right and opportunity to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer shall not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06   Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07   The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

Section 6.08   The Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a) (A) Other than with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Major Decisions for all Mortgage Loans (other than any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all Mortgage Loans, as to the Special Servicer Decisions described in clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, (3) the Master Servicer to the extent the Directing Certificateholder’s consent is required by clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and (4) the Special Servicer with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans as to all Major Decisions for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent of the Special Servicer, and (B) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to

 

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the Risk Retention Consultation Party) be entitled to consult on a strictly non-binding basis with the Special Servicer (1) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of a Specially Serviced Loan and, (2) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of any Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, any consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party under this Agreement shall occur only upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, and any such consultation shall be on a strictly non-binding basis and shall be subject to all limitations with respect to the procedures and timing of such consultation set forth in this Section 6.08.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, the seventh and eighth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a) and Section 6.08(b), for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall only be permitted to take any of the following actions (each, a “Major Decision”) (and shall only be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking of any of the following actions (to the extent the Master Servicer is responsible for processing any such action as described in the third and fifth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a))) as to which the Directing Certificateholder has consented in writing within ten (10) Business Days after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent (provided that if such written consent has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action):

 

(i)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loan that comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than in connection with a maturity default if a refinancing or sale is expected within 120 days as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”;

 

(iii)       following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(iv)       any sale of a Defaulted Loan and any related defaulted Companion Loan, or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) or a defaulted Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that the Special Servicer is permitted to sell in

 

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accordance with Section 3.16(a)(iii), in each case, for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

(v)       any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at an REO Property;

 

(vi)       any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vii)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor, other than any such transfer as described under clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision;

 

(viii)     any property management company changes with respect to a Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager, in each case, if the replacement property manager is a Borrower Party or the Mortgage Loan has an outstanding principal balance equal to or greater than $10,000,000;

 

(ix)        any franchise changes with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(x)         releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, Reserve Funds or Letters of Credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion, and other than those that are permitted to be undertaken by the Master Servicer without the consent of the Special Servicer under this Agreement;

 

(xi)        any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting a transfer of interests in a Mortgagor or guarantor releasing a Mortgagor or guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xii)       subject to the proviso at the end of this definition, any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of any Intercreditor Agreement, co-lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender, subordinate debt holder or Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto;

 

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provided, however, that any such modification or amendment that would adversely impact the Master Servicer shall additionally require the consent of the Master Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness;

 

(xiii)       agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the applicable Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment;

 

(xiv)       other than with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, any determination of Acceptable Insurance Default; and

 

(xv)        any consent to incurrence of additional debt by a Mortgagor or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a Mortgagor, to the extent the Mortgagee’s approval is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

provided that with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, if the Special Servicer determines, with respect to clause (xii) above, that a modification, amendment or waiver is administrative in nature, including a note splitting amendment, the Special Servicer shall provide written notice of such determination to the Master Servicer, in which case, the Master Servicer shall process such decision and such decision will be deemed to be a Master Servicer Decision not a Major Decision (provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall make any such determination and provide any such notice within two (2) business days of its receipt of a request related to any such decision; provided, further, that if the Special Servicer does not provide such notice within two (2) Business Days, such matter shall be a Major Decision and not a Master Servicer Decision); provided, however, that, in the event that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event in this Agreement (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans)), the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be); provided that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, provides the Directing Certificateholder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) and the Risk Retention Consultation Party with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer is required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any of the foregoing actions or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and

 

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during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) in connection with any Major Decision not relating to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder in respect thereof. Additionally, upon request, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party on a non-binding basis ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, only with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Mortgage Loan) in connection with any Major Decision not relating to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and consider alternative actions recommended by the Risk Retention Consultation Party, in respect thereof. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party within 10 Business Days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan with respect to such party) or Serviced Whole Loan. In addition, after a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer will also be required to consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within 10 Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.08(a), the Special Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a “Major Decision” with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision. With respect to such request, the Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession to the Special Servicer reasonably requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision. Unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and analysis with respect to any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision.

 

If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process a Special Servicer Decision or a Major Decision with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent to such Special Servicer Decision or such Major Decision; provided that in the event that the Special Servicer does not respond within 15 Business Days after receipt of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession that is reasonably requested by the Special Servicer, plus any time period provided to any Serviced Companion Noteholder under a related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer’s consent to such Special Servicer Decision or such Major Decision shall be deemed granted.

 

With respect to (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, any Major Decision relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, any Major Decision relating to a Mortgage Loan (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party), the Special Servicer shall provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Major Decision to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, within the same time frame it is required to provide such notice, information or report to the Directing Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Directing Certificateholder under this

 

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Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event).

 

In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction or objection contemplated by the preceding paragraphs of this section or this paragraph, may require or cause the Master Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan), including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

In the event the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or any advice from the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a Companion Holder, would cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a Companion Holder, respectively, and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder or the approval of the Risk Retention Consultation Party that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

With respect to any matter for which the consent of the Directing Certificateholder is required, to the extent no specific time period for deemed consent is expressly stated, in the event no response from the Directing Certificateholder is received within ten (10) Business Days following written request for consent and its receipt of all reasonably requested information on any required consent, the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to or approved the specific matter; provided that the failure of the Directing

 

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Certificateholder to respond will not affect any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

The Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be protected against any liability to a Holder of the RR Interest that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Holders of the RR Interest or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Holders of the RR Interest. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the RR Interest over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the RR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the RR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holder of the RR Interest, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

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acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other classes of the certificates issued under the Non-Serviced PSA and/or any Class of Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that the Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to a Directing Certificateholder), the Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder and, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder), the Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder and, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein.

 

Section 6.09   Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions

 

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contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable.

 

[End of Article VI]

 

ARTICLE VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01    Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination. (a) “Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, any one of the following events:

 

(i)       (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make any deposit required to be made by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account, or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance is first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Distribution Date;

 

(ii)       any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iii)       any failure on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as the case may be, contemplated by ARTICLE XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or (B) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, solely as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu

 

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Whole Loan if affected by that failure, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, if such failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, such period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting;

 

(iv)       any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan affected by such breach, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing such cure, such 30-day period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days;

 

(v)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(vi)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

(vii)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing;

 

(viii)       either of Moody’s or KBRA (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more

 

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Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(ix)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or Special Servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting.

 

(b)       If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer and only (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (A) in the parenthetical in Section 7.01(a)(iii) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this ARTICLE VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as

 

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the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)       If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or (a)(ix), the Master Servicer shall have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.03 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as the Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer shall occur and be continuing that affects the Holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, then, so long as the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. Any Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Any Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment or replacement will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

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(d)       Subject to the rights of the holder of a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, at any time prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d); provided that, with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) shall appoint a successor special servicer; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and, in the case of any class of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies deliver a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which will not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate

 

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Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which requisite affirmative votes shall be received within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum of Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholder’s direction to remove such Special Servicer shall not apply to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period or to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

An AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall have the right, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, so long as (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to any Serviced AB Whole Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Each holder of a Servicing Shift Lead Note shall have the right, to the extent provided under the related Intercreditor Agreement, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as applicable, so long as: (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to a consultation termination event under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Following the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, if the Operating Advisor determines, in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, that the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written recommendation in the form of Exhibit W attached hereto, setting forth the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with any information the Operating Advisor considered relevant to its recommendation) and recommending a replacement Special Servicer (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written recommendation contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least a majority of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances of such Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis within 180 days of posting of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio, and (ii) receipt by the Certificate Administrator following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i) of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the Trustee shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint a successor special servicer approved by the Certificateholders and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing

 

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Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. In the event that the Trustee does not receive at least a majority of the required votes, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be permitted to recommend the replacement of a Special Servicer with respect to an AB Whole Loan so long as the related Serviced Companion Noteholder is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement or with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

 

(e)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency with respect to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii).

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer

 

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shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or if the Directing Certificateholder is entitled to appoint the Excluded Special Servicer but does not so appoint within 30 days of notice of such resignation, the resigning Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer. The resigning Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer so long as, on the date of the appointment, the selected Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer that had previously acted as the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming REO Property), (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) such original Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) such original Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer will remain entitled to all other special

 

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servicing compensation with respect to all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02    Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to clause (a) of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans which that Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer,

 

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as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), (iii) such appointment (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) has been approved (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the non-terminated Master Servicer or the non-terminated Special Servicer and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such

 

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termination shall have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03    Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

(b)       Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default shall have been cured.

 

Section 7.04    Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i), (ii) or (viii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes, and a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) of Section 7.01(a) (with respect to obligations under ARTICLE XI) may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, subject to the rights of any affected holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.01(f), such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

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Section 7.05    Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by the Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

[End of Article VII]

 

ARTICLE VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01    Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)       The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of ARTICLE II, the Diligence Files, any CREFC® reports and any information delivered for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)       Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% (i) of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or (ii) if each Class is an affected Class of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Section 8.02     Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)       The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)       The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(iv)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)        Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the

 

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Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)       The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)       For all purposes under this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

(viii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(ix)         Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(x)          In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

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(xii)       Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent).

 

Section 8.03    Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Sections 2.01(h) and Section 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04   Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 8.05    Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) As compensation for the performance of their respective duties hereunder, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be paid the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee equal to one (1) month’s interest at the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall accrue from time to time at

 

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the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be computed in the same manner as interest is calculated thereon and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed thereon is computed. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. No Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)       The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, and 17g-5 Information Provider) hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

 

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another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06    Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s and “A-” by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this clause (c) shall impose on the Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; provided, further, that if any such institution is not rated by KBRA, such institution maintains an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local

 

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jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions), the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07    Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the Trust.

 

(b)       If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the requesting Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the

 

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Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)       The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(d)       Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

 

Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

(e)       Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-

 

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C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)       Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08    Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a) Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by the Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

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(b)       No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)       Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09    Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10    Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees shall be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

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Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)       Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this ARTICLE VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

(d)       Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)       The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11    Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian other than the initial Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

 

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Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)       The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)       The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(vii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not

 

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have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.13    Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 8.14    Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)       The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)       The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general

 

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principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator; and

 

(vii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.15    Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01   Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the Special Servicer and approved by the Master Servicer and the Controlling Class), (3) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such termination, unless the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (4) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clauses (2) and (3) above, minus (b) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and Section 4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) so long as the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates

 

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(other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. In the event that the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and Excess Interest Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties

 

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hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates. In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans as assets of the Trust and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans is an asset of the Trust) and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the fifteenth (15th) day and not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month next preceding the month of the

 

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final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(e) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, in each case pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Certificates so presented, (ii) to Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates so presented, any amounts remaining on deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and (iii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c), 4.01(e) and 4.01(f). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02    Additional Termination Requirements. (a) In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, as applicable, shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)       the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)       during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

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(iii)       within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of Article IX]

 

ARTICLE X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01    REMIC Administration. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Class of the Regular Certificates shall be designated the “regular interests,” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

 

(b)       The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (“Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such REMIC and shall represent each such REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a) unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Certificate Administrator shall be designated as the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the Class R Certificates agree to such designation.

 

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hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Certificate Administrator as its agent to perform all of the duties of the “tax matters person” and “partnership representative” for the Trust REMICs.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service, Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the name, title, address and telephone number of the “tax matters person” who will serve as the representative of each of the Trust REMICs created hereunder. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare, and the Trustee shall sign, the Form 8811.

 

(f)       The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust, any Trust REMIC created hereunder, cause the loss of such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may

 

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consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(g)       In the event that any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a) to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

(h)       The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

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(i)       Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(j)       Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(k)       Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates and by which the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(l)       None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to ARTICLE IX of this Agreement or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to ARTICLE II or ARTICLE III of this Agreement) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)       The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to either Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

Section 10.02    Use of Agents. (a) The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this ARTICLE X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this ARTICLE X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this ARTICLE X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

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(b)       The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this ARTICLE X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this ARTICLE X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03    Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a) The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04    Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a) The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

(b)       Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)       Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by

 

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giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

[End of Article X]

 

ARTICLE XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01    Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of ARTICLE XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as

 

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applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement shall have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this ARTICLE XI, to the extent any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder shall not be required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02    Succession; Subcontractors. (a) As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer or succession to the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, such Sub Servicer or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall provide to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, Other Depositor or Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Additional Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)       Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or

 

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Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not be permitted to utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)       In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the

 

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Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this ARTICLE XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.03    Filing Obligations. (a) The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

 

(b)       In the event that the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any

 

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necessary Form 8-K/A, Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.15 of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 11.04    Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a) Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit AA to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit AA hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit AA hereto shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and, in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format and, when appropriate, XML electronic format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 9: Other Information” on Exhibit AA shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit LL; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit AA hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit LL hereto) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate

 

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Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit AA of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the Commission’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer, (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit LL hereto for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in this Section 11.04) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date, (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (v) incorporate the most recent Form ABS-EE filing by reference (which such Form ABS-EE shall be filed prior to the filing of the applicable report on Form 10-D). The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 5(f) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the fifth (5th) calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable Servicer) the identity of such Mortgage Loan and, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit JJ (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable.

 

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The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Forms 10-D and ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Nicholas Galeone, Telephone: (212) 713-8832. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of the Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D in accordance with Section 11.04 for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice including the information required to be included pursuant to Section 5.06.

 

(b)       After preparing the Forms 10-D and ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically copies of the Forms 10-D and ABS-EE to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copies, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, respectively, and, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D and each Form ABS-EE, as applicable, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D and Forms ABS-EE, as applicable, as attorney in fact for the Depositor. As provided in Section 11.04(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas,

 

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New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, as applicable, is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)       Prior to the filing of each Form 10-D by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the preliminary Prospectus or the final Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both XML format and tabular form) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. Any questions are to be directed to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association at the e-mail address provided with the submission of such CREFC® Schedule AL File and Schedule AL Additional File (or such other e-mail address or phone number provided to the Certificate Administrator and Depositor by written notice from the Master Servicer). The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any reasonable questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding the data or information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File or the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus) as of the time the Master Servicer delivered such CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File in a timely manner.

 

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Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the copy of Form ABS-EE for review, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall, pursuant to Section 3.13(b), make available on the Certificate Administrator’s website a final executed copy of each Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator) filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form ABS-EE is contingent upon the responsible parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(c). The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such Form ABS-EE where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form ABS-EE, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Nicholas Galeone, Telephone: (212) 713-8832. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

(d)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05    Form 10-K Filings. (a) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2019, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the

 

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Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

(i)            an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09, including disclosure regarding any material instance of noncompliance and the nature and status thereof;

 

(ii)           (A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

(B)       if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance), or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)           (A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

 (B)       if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)            a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to clauses (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following

 

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paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered (i) by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to (410) 715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications and also (ii) by e-mail to Form10k.Compliance@cwt.com.

 

As set forth on Exhibit BB hereto, no later than March 1st of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2019, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit BB shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 1st with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)       After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator.

 

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The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)       Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06    Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report) shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that is a Servicing Function Participant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to each Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before

 

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March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits Y-1, Y-2, Y-3, Y-4, Y-5, Y-6 or Y-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which each Certifying Person, the entity for which such Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely; provided that, if a Servicing Function Participant (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer) with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans fails to provide a Performance Certification, the Performance Certification provided by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, that engaged such Servicing Function Participant shall not exclude information that would have been provided by such Servicing Function Participant. In addition, in the event that any Serviced Companion Loan is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to such Other Securitization, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization either the Performance Certification or a separate certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which such Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to each affected Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a “significant

 

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obligor”, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07    Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to the Depositor, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit CC hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit CC hereto shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC hereto shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by e-mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

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After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

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Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan serviced under a related Non-Serviced PSA, no resignation, removal or replacement of any party to such Non-Serviced PSA that would be required to be reported on a Form 8-K relating to this Trust shall become effective with respect to this Trust until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to this Section 11.07.

 

The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, no later than two (2) Business Days after the filing of any Form 8-K/A that attaches this Agreement, and shall provide in such notice an electronic link to such filing. The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and thereafter shall request a list of the then-current Serviced Companion Noteholders pursuant to Section 8.13 and furnish such notice substantially in the form of Exhibit UU to the parties to this Agreement, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.08    Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, subject to Section 11.15(h), the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K, ABS-EE and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this ARTICLE XI shall recommence.

 

Section 11.09    Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially

 

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reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit GG (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit GG. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

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In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.10    Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a) On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to deliver an assessment of compliance only if an Advance was made by the Trustee in such calendar year), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor, Custodian, or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit HH or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to

 

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procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Z hereto delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit Z and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit Z hereto.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit Z is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)       No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit FF, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

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In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)       The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

(e)       Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11    Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second (2nd) Business Day

 

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following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

Promptly after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

 

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Section 11.12    Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this ARTICLE XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable by, or on behalf of, such party.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such

 

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information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.12. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses,

 

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claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.09 (if applicable), 11.10, or 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.13    Amendments. This ARTICLE XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this ARTICLE XI affecting a Serviced Companion Loan shall be subject to Section 13.01(k).

 

Section 11.14    Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this ARTICLE XI may be delivered via e-mail (and additionally delivered via phone or telecopy), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and Form10K.compliance@cwt.com.

 

Section 11.15    Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a)  Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator,

 

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the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6) and (e) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to (i) negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related commercial mortgage pass through certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this Section 11.15(a) and (ii) deliver such securities law opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) (to the extent the cost thereof is paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered with respect to the offering material for this securitization by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB or changes in factual circumstances, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.15(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above and/or elsewhere in ARTICLE XI that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) shall have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than ten (10) Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed by it with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(b).

 

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respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), provide the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(c).

 

(d)           On or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019 during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), provide, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(d).

 

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Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee and certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in ARTICLE XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(e).

 

(f)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.15(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.15, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.15.

 

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Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth (4th) calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor, beginning with the first calendar quarter in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, the financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property) in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property).

 

If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, does not receive such financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer

 

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to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization; provided, however, the Special Servicer shall provide such Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall forward such Officer’s Certificate to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)           If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this ARTICLE XI with respect such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 11.16    Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors. As of the Closing Date, with respect to the Trust, there is no “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB (“Significant Obligor”).

 

Section 11.17    Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this ARTICLE XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period provided for in this ARTICLE XI; provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this ARTICLE XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this ARTICLE XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this ARTICLE XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

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ARTICLE XII

the asset representations reviewer

 

Section 12.01    Asset Review.

 

(a)           On or prior to each Distribution Date, based either on the CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report and/or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File delivered by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this ARTICLE XII shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing such notice to the Certificateholders’ addresses appearing in the Certificate Register in the case of Definitive Certificates and by delivering such notice via the Depository in the case of Book-Entry Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred the following statement describing the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur: “As of the [Date of Distribution], the following Mortgage Loans identified below are sixty (60) or more days delinquent and an Asset Review Trigger as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has occurred.”. On each Distribution Date occurring after providing such notice to Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) whether an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via e-mail) in the form of Exhibit RR within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within ninety (90) days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders (with a copy to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and conduct a solicitation of votes in accordance with Section 5.10 to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Holders of Certificates evidencing at least (i) a majority of those Certificateholders who cast votes and (ii) a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within one hundred fifty (150) days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing the Certificate Administrator with a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit QQ (which shall be sent via e-mail to

 

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trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such one hundred fifty (150) day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such one hundred fifty (150) day period, (B) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received any Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within one hundred fifty (150) days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)           (i)  Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1) - (5) below for all Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, provide the following materials in electronic format to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted on the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)       a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(2)       a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)       a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to clause (1) or clause (2) above;

 

(4)       a copy of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

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(5)       a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review; and

 

(6)       any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined are necessary in connection with its completion of any Asset Review and that are requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described in clause (ii) hereof.

 

(ii)           In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing document(s), and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession; provided that any such notification and/or request shall be in writing, specifically identifying the documents being requested and sent to the notice address for the related party set forth in Section 13.05 of this Agreement. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver such missing document only to the extent such document is in the possession of such party but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(iii)          The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01 (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”).

 

(iv)           Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence File with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to

 

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that Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Exhibit PP (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

(v)             No Certificateholder shall have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to review any information other than (1) the Review Materials and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

(vii)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare a preliminary report with respect to each Delinquent Loan within fifty-six (56) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession within ten (10) Business Days following the request by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as the case may be, as described in Section 12.01(b)(ii), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing documents in such preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (only with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any documents or

 

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explanations to support the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test shall be sent by such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to prepare a preliminary report in the event the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(viii)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or within the ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller for each Delinquent Loan, the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, which, in each case, shall be a responsibility of the applicable Enforcing Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(k) of this Agreement.

 

(ix)           In addition, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the documentation received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have no responsibility to independently obtain any such documentation from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(x)           Within thirty (30) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall determine whether at that time, based on the Servicing Standard, there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the

 

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Special Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)           The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to this Agreement or any Sponsor (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

Section 12.02    Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of $5,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00038% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage

 

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Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any related Companion Loan) and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and the Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent Loans and are subject to an Asset Review, upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee equal to, in the case of a Delinquent Loan, the sum of: (i) $15,000, plus (ii) $1,500 per additional Mortgaged Property in excess of one Mortgaged Property with respect to such Delinquent Loan, plus (iii) $2,000 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Delinquent Loan subject to a ground lease, plus (iv) $1,000 per Mortgaged Property relating to a Delinquent Loan subject to a franchise agreement, hotel management agreement or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or other similar index if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated, for the year of the Closing Date and for the year of the occurrence of the Asset Review (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or (ii) at any time after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the application of Realized Losses to such Certificates and the related Mortgage Loan Seller fails to pay such amount within ninety (90) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a certification to the Master Servicer that the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b) have been met. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall not deliver any such certificate unless it has invoiced payment of such amount and otherwise met the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b), including receipt of evidence of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount. A Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have failed to pay such amount hereunder ninety (90) days after delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of an itemized invoice to such Mortgage Loan Seller by registered mail or overnight courier to the address listed in this Agreement for such Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notices in accordance with this Agreement, or ninety (90) days following attempted delivery of such invoice by registered mail or overnight courier and reasonable follow -up by telephone or e-mail. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review that is repurchased or substituted by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust, as the case may be, for such fees pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

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(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03    Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer.  The Asset Representations Reviewer may at any time resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. No resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be effective until a successor Asset Representations Reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer has been appointed and accepted the appointment. If no successor asset representations reviewer shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

Section 12.04    Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Section 12.05    Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)           An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)            any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the Voting Rights, provided that any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an

 

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officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(ii)           any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)          any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iv)          a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)          the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)          the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders (which shall be simultaneously delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer) in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of

 

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events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of itself and of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)           Upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and appoint the proposed successor. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. In the event that Holders of the Certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)           On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 of this Agreement or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

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The Asset Representations Reviewer shall at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03 of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)           Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Depositor, each Rating Agency, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and the Directing Certificateholder. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

[End of Article XII]

 

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01    Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)             to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)           to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

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(iii)           to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or Companion Holder;

 

(v)           to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)           to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(vii)         to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any

 

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Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)        to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(ix)           to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)            in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included herein by any related Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)           This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)            reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)           reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)          adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)          change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)           amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

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(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that any conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in this Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)           No later than the effective date of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, each Other Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Mortgagors, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)            It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)            The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(g)           The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

 

(h)           The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies provide a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings, if any (provided

 

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that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(i)            To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)           This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder.

 

Section 13.02    Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)           For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

Section 13.03    Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take

 

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any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)           No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)           No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan, or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

Section 13.04    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE

 

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WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05    Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or couriered, sent by facsimile transmission (other than with respect to the Mortgage Loan Sellers) or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when received), to:

 

In the case of the Depositor:

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Nicholas Galeone
E-mail: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

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and a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6666

 

In the case of the Master Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
E-mail: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

In the case of the Special Servicer:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

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with copies to:

Jeff Krasnoff
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;

Niral Shah
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;

Adam Singer
facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

  

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder:

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer 

Fax number: (212) 751-4646 

 

with a copy to:

                RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
                c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Joseph Bachkosky

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

In the case of the Risk Retention Consultation Party:

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

Facsimile No.: (212) 415-4841

 

with a copy to:

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC 

c/o Rialto Capital

790 NW 107 Avenue, Suite 400 

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, General Counsel

 

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Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425

 

In the case of the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Certificate Registrar for surrender, transfer or exchange of Certificates other than the RR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14

 

or in the case of a transfer of the RR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) UBS 2018-C14

 

with a copy to: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

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In the case of the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Ave SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attn: Document Custody Group: UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

 

1.UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

 

with a copy to:

UBS Securities LLC
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Henry Chung and Office of General Counsel

 

and a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

2.Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

3.Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Real Estate Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777
E-mail: USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@natixis.com;

 

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for all legal notices to:

Natixis North America LLC
Office of the General Counsel
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
E-mail: cmbslegal.notices@natixis.com (for all legal notices)

 

4.Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard
E:mail: jim.barnard@sgcib.com

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: laura.schisgall@sgcib.com

 

5.CIBC Inc.
c/o Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
425 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Todd Roth, Managing Director
Facsimile: (212) 667-6236

 

6.Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

110 East 59th Street 

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Anthony Orso

 

with an electronic copy to: 

 

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

110 East 59th Street

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Legal Department

 

E-mail: legal@ccre.com

 

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In the case of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via e-mail to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

In the case of any Companion Holder:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)           Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Section 13.06    Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07    Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Conveyed Property shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under the Conveyed Property and all proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations in the State of Delaware promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates, and the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six-month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statement. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

Section 13.08    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under ARTICLE XI of this Agreement) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder.

 

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No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)           Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Paying Agent and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)           Subject to Section 2.03(k), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

Section 13.09    Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10    Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)          the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

 

(iv)          the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

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(ii)           any change in the location of the Collection Account;

 

(iii)          any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)          any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)           any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)          any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)         any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan; and

 

(viii)        any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to, send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

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Section 13.11    PNC Bank, National Association. PNC Bank, National Association, by execution hereof by its division, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement is binding upon and enforceable against PNC Bank, National Association to the full extent of the obligations set forth herein with respect to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association.

 

[End of Article XIII]

 

[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP., Depositor
   
  By:  /s/ Henry Chung
    Name:  Henry Chung
Title:    Managing Director

  

  By:  /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name:  Racquel A.C. Small
Title:    Executive Director

 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Master Servicer

   
  By:  /s/ David A. Eckels
    Name:   David A. Eckels
Title:     Senior Vice President

 

RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
Special Servicer
   
  By:  /s/ Dorinda Pannozzo
    Name:   Dorinda Pannozzo
Title:     Treasurer

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Certificate Administrator

   
  By:  /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name:   Stacey Gross
Title:     Vice President

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee

   
  By:  /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name:  Stacey Gross
Title:    Vice President

  

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

   
  By:  Park Bridge Advisors LLC
    Its Sole Member
     

  By:  Park Bridge Financial LLC
    Its Sole Member

   
  By:  /s/ Robert J. Spinna
    Name:  Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
Title:    Managing Member

  

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On the 5th day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Henry Chung known to me to be a Managing Director of UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such Managing Director executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Elvira E. Mendoza Caceres
   Notary Public
   


                  [SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

  

ELVIRA E. MENDOZA CACERES
NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
No. 01ME6311365
Qualified In Queens County
My Commission Expires September 18, 2022
   

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On the 5th day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Racquel Small known to me to be a Executive Director of UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such Executive Director executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Elvira E. Mendoza Caceres
   Notary Public
   


                  [SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

  

ELVIRA E. MENDOZA CACERES
NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
No. 01ME6311365
Qualified In Queens County
My Commission Expires September 18, 2022
   

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STATE OF KANSAS )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )  

 

On the 3rd day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared David A. Eckels known to me to be a Senior Vice President of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Brent Kinder
   Notary Public

 

  BRENT KINDER
          NOTARY PUBLIC - State of Kansas

My Appt. Exp.  

January 30, 2022  

 

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STATE OF FLORIDA )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF MIAMI - DADE )  

 

On the 4th day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Dorinda Pannozzo known to me to be a Treasurer of Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such Dorinda Pannozzo executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Galaxia Marquez
   Notary Public
   


                  [SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

  

GALAXIA MARQUEZ
MY COMMISSION # GG 247285
EXPIRES: September 18, 2022

Bonded Thru Notary Public Underwriters

   

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF HAWARD )  

 

On the 3rd day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
   Notary Public
   


                  [SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

  

ANDREW CREWS
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES

NOTARY PUBLIC

September 18, 2021

CECIL COUNTY, MD

   

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ss.:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On the 3rd day of December, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
   Notary Public
   


                  [SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

  

ANDREW CREWS
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES

OCTOBER 27, 2021
NOTARY PUBLIC

CECIL COUNTY, MD

   

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  )      ss.:  
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this 29th day of November 2018, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the state of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Robert J, Spinna, Jr., to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknoweledge before me that he is a Managing Member of Park Bridge Financial LLC, which is the sole member of Park Bridge Advisor LLC, which in turn is the sole member of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that he signed his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

    /s/ Lorraine Michels
    NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of New York
   
[SEAL]  
    LORRAINE MICHELS
My commission expires:   Notary Public, State of New York
    No. 52-4830738
3/29/2022   Qualified in Suffolk County
    Commission Expires 3/29/2022

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS [__]

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS [__]

 

[FOR RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

A-1-1 

 

 

WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED

 

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

3Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

A-1-2 

 

 

INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

 

[FOR RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES: THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-F, CLASS X-G, CLASS X-NR, CLASS F, CLASS G AND CLASS NR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.]

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THIS [CLASS X-A][CLASS X-B][CLASS X-D][CLASS X-F][CLASS X-G][CLASS X-NR] CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-A CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-SB, CLASS A-3 AND CLASS A-4 CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-B CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-S, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-D CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS D AND CLASS E CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-F CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS F CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-G CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS

 

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CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS G CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

[FOR CLASS X-NR CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS NR CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT ON WHICH THE INTEREST PAYABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS [X-A][X-B][X-D][X-F][X-G][X-NR] CERTIFICATES IS BASED WILL BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE INTEREST PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-S, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS E, CLASS F, CLASS G AND CLASS NR): THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO ONE OR MORE OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

 

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [[____]% per annum] [FOR CLASS X-A, X-B, X-D, X-F, X-G, X-NR OR ANY WAC OR WAC CAP CLASS: VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

 

INITIAL [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[          ]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
January 17, 2019

 

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE
[CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[_________]

 

 

MASTER SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER: 

RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

TRUSTEE: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor:  

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [               ]

 

ISIN NO.: [               ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [               ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_]-[_] 

 

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CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: CEDE & CO.] [FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: [______]] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__] Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D

 

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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the aggregate amount of [FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, E, F, G and NR): principal and] interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. [FOR CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, E, X-A and X-B CERTIFICATES: Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.] All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Pass-Through Rate specified above on the Certificate Balance of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. [FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: Interest][FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, E, F, G and NR): Principal and interest] allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including

 

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reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__] Certificates will be issued [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC] in minimum denominations of [FOR REGISTERED PRINCIPAL

 

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BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C): $10,000][FOR NON-REGISTERED PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: Class D, Class E, Class F, CLASS G and Class NR: $100,000][FOR CLASS X-A and X-B CERTIFICATES: $1,000,000 initial Notional Amount][FOR CLASS X-D, X-F, X-G, AND X-NR CERTIFICATES: $250,000 initial Notional Amount] and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

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(iv)       to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or Companion Holder;

 

(v)        to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Sections 5.03(o) or 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)       to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)      to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR

 

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Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)     to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)         in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)        to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by

 

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any related Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)          reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)         reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)       adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)       change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)        amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that any

 

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conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: December 12, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

  

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________ Custodian
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties      (Cust)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    survivorship and not as tenants in  
    common Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises. 

 

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _______________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to __________________________. Statements should be mailed to _________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS R

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS R

 

THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. A TRANSFEREE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT AND AN AFFIDAVIT SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT D-1 TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN

 

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 860E(e)(5) OF THE CODE, OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS” AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A

 

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REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [_]% 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 12, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
JANUARY 17, 2019

 

CLASS R PERCENTAGE INTEREST: [_]%

 

 

MASTER SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER: 

RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

 

TRUSTEE: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 

OPERATING Advisor:

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [               ]

 

ISIN NO.: [               ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: R-[_]

 

  

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CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class R Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a percentage interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Class R Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured

 

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by income. The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates shall be the “tax matters person” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1 and the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs) for each Trust REMIC, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby irrevocably designated and shall serve (i) as attorney-in-fact and agent for any such Person that is the “tax matters person” and (ii) as the “partnership representative” for each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMIC).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the aggregate amount, if any, distributable with respect to all the Class R Certificates, to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on each Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their

 

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Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (A) no Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including a nominee, middleman or similar person) (an “Agent”), a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or investing the assets of a Plan (such Plan or Person, an “ERISA Prohibited Holder”) or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person and shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change to such status; (B) in connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual

 

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Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

The Class R Certificates will be issued in fully registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

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(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)       to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or Companion Holder;

 

(v)        to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Sections 5.03(o) or 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)       to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating

 

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agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)     to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)         in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)        to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any related Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the RR Interest) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)          reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)         reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)       adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)       change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)        amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that any conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the

 

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Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: December 12, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________ Custodian
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties      (Cust)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    survivorship and not as tenants in  
    common Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises. 

 

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _______________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to __________________________. Statements should be mailed to _________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent. 

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

 B-1

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule              
                   
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate
1 SG GNL Portfolio 44,325,000 Various Various Various 11/9/2018 12/1/2028 4.853000%
1.01 SG Nimble Storage 17,448,224 211, 251 and 281 River Oaks Parkway San Jose CA      
1.02 SG NetScout Systems 14,682,551 915 Guardian Way Allen TX      
1.03 SG Mallinckrodt 4,921,962 381 Marshall Avenue St. Louis MO      
1.04 SG PPD Global Labs 2,708,381 2 Tesseneer Drive Highland Heights KY      
1.05 SG PNC Bank 2,031,286 901 State Street Erie PA      
1.06 SG FedEx Ground 1,595,080 6401 18th Avenue North Great Falls MT      
1.07 SG Weatherford International 937,517 13400 West Highway 80 East Odessa TX      
2 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio 43,953,624 Various Various Various 10/26/2018 11/6/2028 5.700000%
2.001 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1200 Network Centre Drive 2,097,538 1200 Network Centre Drive Effingham IL      
2.002 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9150 North East Barry Road 725,710 9150 North East Barry Road Kansas City MO      
2.003 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11925 Jones Bridge Road 610,203 11925 Jones Bridge Road Johns Creek GA      
2.004 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 200 Brevco Plaza 595,400 200 Brevco Plaza Lake St. Louis MO      
2.005 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1760 West Virginia Street 563,778 1760 West Virginia Street McKinney TX      
2.006 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 117 St. Patrick’s Drive 478,985 117 St. Patrick’s Drive Waldorf MD      
2.007 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1647 County Road 220 470,416 1647 County Road 220 Fleming Island FL      
2.008 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 East Highway 377 446,094 3500 East Highway 377 Granbury TX      
2.009 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4112 North Belt Highway 440,622 4112 North Belt Highway St. Joseph MO      
2.010 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3009 Winghaven Boulevard 408,744 3009 Winghaven Boulevard O’Fallon MO      
2.011 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2202 Althoff Drive 402,525 2202 Althoff Drive Effingham IL      
2.012 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3820 Wabash Avenue 392,178 3820 Wabash Avenue Springfield IL      
2.013 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 561 East Lincoln Highway 379,964 561 East Lincoln Highway New Lenox IL      
2.014 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 508 South 52nd Street 373,630 508 South 52nd Street Rogers AR      
2.015 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1025 Ashley Street 373,499 1025 Ashley Street Bowling Green KY      
2.016 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 440 Erie Parkway 370,345 440 Erie Parkway Erie CO      
2.017 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard 368,280 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard Clermont FL      
2.018 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1751 Pleasant Road 364,942 1751 Pleasant Road Fort Mill SC      
2.019 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9625 Lake Nona Village Place 364,696 9625 Lake Nona Village Place Orlando FL      
2.020 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 615 Saint James Avenue 362,380 615 Saint James Avenue Goose Creek SC      
2.021 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13816 Narcoossee Road 359,158 13816 Narcoossee Road Orlando FL      
2.022 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1695 Wells Road 348,663 1695 Wells Road Orange Park FL      
2.023 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4355 Suwanee Dam Road 344,592 4355 Suwanee Dam Road Suwanee GA      
2.024 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7310 North Villa Drive 339,775 7310 North Villa Drive Peoria IL      
2.025 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 299A Indian Lake Boulevard 339,453 299A Indian Lake Boulevard Hendersonville TN      
2.026 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2455 East Main Street 337,211 2455 East Main Street Plainfield IN      
2.027 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 630 East Markey Parkway 330,921 630 East Markey Parkway Belton MO      
2.028 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway 329,440 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway Pflugerville TX      
2.029 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 782 Belle Terre Parkway 326,947 782 Belle Terre Parkway Palm Coast FL      
2.030 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11890 Highway 707 325,432 11890 Highway 707 Murrells Inlet SC      
2.031 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road 322,310 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road Davenport FL      
2.032 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 100 Piper Hill Drive 322,184 100 Piper Hill Drive St. Peters MO      
2.033 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard 321,950 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard Orlando FL      
2.034 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 149 Tuscan Way 321,714 149 Tuscan Way Saint Augustine FL      
2.035 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive 318,188 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive Springfield IL      
2.036 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard 316,977 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Wesley Chapel FL      
2.037 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 209 Latitude Lane 314,650 209 Latitude Lane Clover SC      
2.038 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4608 South West College Road 312,098 4608 South West College Road Ocala FL      
2.039 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1315 Bell Road 312,051 1315 Bell Road Antioch TN      
2.040 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South 312,003 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South Saint Augustine FL      
2.041 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1521 East Debbie Lane 310,257 1521 East Debbie Lane Mansfield TX      
2.042 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3152 South Broadway 308,786 3152 South Broadway Edmond OK      
2.043 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8701 South Garnett Road 307,680 8701 South Garnett Road Broken Arrow OK      
2.044 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 450 South Weber Road 306,426 450 South Weber Road Romeoville IL      
2.045 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 840 Nissan Drive 306,129 840 Nissan Drive Smyrna TN      
2.046 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12222 Route 47 302,352 12222 Route 47 Huntley IL      
2.047 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3415 Livernois Road 300,567 3415 Livernois Road Troy MI      
2.048 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5309 Buffalo Gap Road 300,399 5309 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene TX      
2.049 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8190 Windfall Lane 298,176 8190 Windfall Lane Camby IN      
2.050 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2620 East Highway 50 294,051 2620 East Highway 50 Clermont FL      
2.051 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10670 Southwest Tradition Square 293,547 10670 Southwest Tradition Square Port St. Lucie FL      
2.052 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4939 Courthouse Street 293,493 4939 Courthouse Street Williamsburg VA      
2.053 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road 293,260 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road St. Cloud FL      
2.054 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 507 North Hershey Road 292,906 507 North Hershey Road Bloomington IL      
2.055 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 242 Southwoods Center 289,777 242 Southwoods Center Columbia IL      
2.056 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3016 Columbia Avenue 287,269 3016 Columbia Avenue Franklin TN      
2.057 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4120 North 197th Avenue 286,624 4120 North 197th Avenue Litchfield Park AZ      
2.058 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13794 Beach Boulevard 285,056 13794 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville FL      
2.059 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard 284,827 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard Port St. Lucie FL      
2.060 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1840 Dekalb Avenue 282,591 1840 Dekalb Avenue Sycamore IL      
2.061 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9100 Highway 119 281,944 9100 Highway 119 Alabaster AL      
2.062 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 42 Market Square Road 281,936 42 Market Square Road Newnan GA      
2.063 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2707 Sycamore Road 281,778 2707 Sycamore Road DeKalb IL      
2.064 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2014 Lime Kiln Road 278,028 2014 Lime Kiln Road Bellevue WI      
2.065 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 Farabee Drive North 277,500 103 Farabee Drive North Lafayette IN      
2.066 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4999 North Tanner Road 276,328 4999 North Tanner Road Orlando FL      
2.067 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 674 Lake Joy Road 275,634 674 Lake Joy Road Warner Robins GA      
2.068 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1828 IN-44 275,376 1828 IN-44 Shelbyville IN      
2.069 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard 274,580 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard Murfreesboro TN      
2.070 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 545 East Hunt Highway 273,922 545 East Hunt Highway San Tan Valley AZ      
2.071 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 17810 Pierce Plaza 273,163 17810 Pierce Plaza Omaha NE      
2.072 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5445 South Williamson Boulevard 272,030 5445 South Williamson Boulevard Port Orange FL      
2.073 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 780 East-West Connector South West 270,555 780 East-West Connector South West Austell GA      
2.074 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 16620 West 159th Street 270,172 16620 West 159th Street Lockport IL      
2.075 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13851 North US Highway 441 269,678 13851 North US Highway 441 Lady Lake FL      
2.076 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3120 Mahan Drive 267,482 3120 Mahan Drive Tallahassee FL      
2.077 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South 265,648 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South Lafayette IN      
2.078 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1402 U.S. Route 12 262,287 1402 U.S. Route 12 Fox Lake IL      
2.079 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1776 Blanding Boulevard 261,757 1776 Blanding Boulevard Middleburg FL      
2.080 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3012 Anchor Drive 259,743 3012 Anchor Drive Hamilton OH      
2.081 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1715 West Main Street 259,066 1715 West Main Street Lebanon TN      
2.082 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10389 Big Bend Road 258,849 10389 Big Bend Road Riverview FL      
2.083 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7103 Whitestown Parkway 258,781 7103 Whitestown Parkway Zionsville IN      
2.084 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2751 Fountain Place 258,474 2751 Fountain Place Wildwood MO      
2.085 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2030 Crossing Circle 258,362 2030 Crossing Circle Spring Hill TN      
2.086 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13101 East 96th Street North 256,955 13101 East 96th Street North Owasso OK      
2.087 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 692 Essington Road 255,676 692 Essington Road Joliet IL      
2.088 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 240 Blossom Park Drive 252,596 240 Blossom Park Drive Georgetown KY      
2.089 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6005 Watson Boulevard 252,355 6005 Watson Boulevard Byron GA      
2.090 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3237 Sixes Road 250,475 3237 Sixes Road Canton GA      
2.091 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4030 Winder Highway 250,063 4030 Winder Highway Flowery Branch GA      
2.092 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8605 East State Road 70 250,000 8605 East State Road 70 Bradenton FL      
2.093 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 540 West Walnut Street 244,402 540 West Walnut Street Oglesby IL      
2.094 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5630 Plank Road 242,953 5630 Plank Road Fredericksburg VA      
2.095 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10505 Lima Road 240,812 10505 Lima Road Fort Wayne IN      
2.096 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard 240,345 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard Naples FL      
2.097 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2701 South Koke Mill Road 236,831 2701 South Koke Mill Road Springfield IL      
2.098 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 22329 Greenview Parkway 232,416 22329 Greenview Parkway Great Mills MD      
2.099 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 25000 Bernwood Drive 225,004 25000 Bernwood Drive Bonita Springs FL      
2.100 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 Clemson Boulevard 220,287 3500 Clemson Boulevard Anderson SC      
2.101 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2222 Highway 540A East 219,140 2222 Highway 540A East Lakeland FL      
2.102 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1055 Pine Log Road 218,723 1055 Pine Log Road Aiken SC      
2.103 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road 218,346 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road Sylvania OH      
2.104 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 21300 Town Commons Drive 218,171 21300 Town Commons Drive Estero FL      
2.105 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1905 Convenience Place 218,090 1905 Convenience Place Champaign IL      
2.106 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3308 Platt Springs Road 216,607 3308 Platt Springs Road West Columbia SC      
2.107 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 132 Milestone Way 213,454 132 Milestone Way Greenville SC      
2.108 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1429 Chester Boulevard 211,849 1429 Chester Boulevard Richmond IN      
2.109 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1339 North Sumter Boulevard 209,687 1339 North Sumter Boulevard North Port FL      
2.110 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road 209,611 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road Richmond TX      
2.111 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3585 North 168th Court 206,024 3585 North 168th Court Omaha NE      
2.112 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South 203,633 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South St. Augustine FL      
2.113 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13328 Metcalf Avenue 198,288 13328 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park KS      
2.114 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 826 West Lincoln Avenue 197,765 826 West Lincoln Avenue Charleston IL      
2.115 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1515 West 45th Avenue 193,688 1515 West 45th Avenue Griffith IN      
2.116 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1012 Mill Pond Lane 190,656 1012 Mill Pond Lane Greencastle IN      
2.117 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 621 Chatham Avenue 186,704 621 Chatham Avenue Columbia SC      
2.118 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 24940 South Tamiami Trail 184,858 24940 South Tamiami Trail Bonita Springs FL      
2.119 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 609 Front Street 183,059 609 Front Street Celebration FL      
2.120 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6190 LBJ Freeway 180,553 6190 LBJ Freeway Dallas TX      
2.121 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3417 Schofield Avenue 177,276 3417 Schofield Avenue Weston WI      
2.122 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 330 Park Place 176,840 330 Park Place Mishawaka IN      
2.123 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1490 North Green Mount Road 173,883 1490 North Green Mount Road O’Fallon IL      
2.124 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 213 Main Street 170,956 213 Main Street Blythewood SC      
2.125 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11119 Hearth Road 170,944 11119 Hearth Road Spring Hill FL      
2.126 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2362 West Boulevard Street 169,208 2362 West Boulevard Street Kokomo IN      
2.127 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2812 East Main Street 168,753 2812 East Main Street Merrill WI      
2.128 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1202 South Broad Street 168,650 1202 South Broad Street Scottsboro AL      
2.129 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8790 Walnut Grove Road 168,239 8790 Walnut Grove Road Cordova TN      
2.130 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10708 East State Road 64 166,734 10708 East State Road 64 Bradenton FL      
2.131 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2184 FM 3009 166,690 2184 FM 3009 Schertz TX      
2.132 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2210 Boiling Springs Road 164,827 2210 Boiling Springs Road Boiling Springs SC      
2.133 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3105 Kirby Whitten Road 164,447 3105 Kirby Whitten Road Bartlett TN      
2.134 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 716 32nd Street South 163,483 716 32nd Street South Birmingham AL      
2.135 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1010 West U.S. Route 6 157,934 1010 West U.S. Route 6 Morris IL      
2.136 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 935 West Exchange Parkway 152,335 935 West Exchange Parkway Allen TX      
2.137 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3608 Jeffco Boulevard 151,902 3608 Jeffco Boulevard Arnold MO      
2.138 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 998 Williford Court 151,897 998 Williford Court Spring Hill TN      
2.139 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4405 Highway 17 151,159 4405 Highway 17 Murrells Inlet SC      
2.140 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3003 Twin Rivers Drive 147,134 3003 Twin Rivers Drive Arkadelphia AR      
2.141 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12260 Tamiami Trail East 146,657 12260 Tamiami Trail East Naples FL      
2.142 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1405 South 25th Street 145,417 1405 South 25th Street Fort Pierce FL      
2.143 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12605 Troxler Avenue 142,110 12605 Troxler Avenue Highland IL      
2.144 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 122 Stone Trace Drive 135,112 122 Stone Trace Drive Mount Sterling KY      
2.145 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4455 Florida National Drive 134,242 4455 Florida National Drive Lakeland FL      
2.146 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3645 North Council Road 134,016 3645 North Council Road Bethany OK      
2.147 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9305 Market Square Drive 129,275 9305 Market Square Drive Streetsboro OH      
2.148 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast 124,324 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast Palm Bay FL      
2.149 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 309 West Ogden Avenue 122,549 309 West Ogden Avenue Naperville IL      
2.150 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 456 University Boulevard North 121,363 456 University Boulevard North Jacksonville FL      
2.151 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1316 McMillan Street 120,543 1316 McMillan Street Worthington MN      
2.152 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6233 Veterans Parkway 117,616 6233 Veterans Parkway Columbus GA      
2.153 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 116 Calumet Center Road 114,913 116 Calumet Center Road LaGrange GA      
2.154 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 828 South Main Street 114,898 828 South Main Street London KY      
2.155 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7200 Red Hawk Court 107,917 7200 Red Hawk Court Fort Worth TX      
2.156 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 303 Ashby Park Lane 107,590 303 Ashby Park Lane Greenville SC      
2.157 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3106 Professional Plaza 96,036 3106 Professional Plaza Germantown TN      
2.158 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1950 Chesley Drive 95,490 1950 Chesley Drive Sterling Heights MI      
2.159 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 104 South Houston Road 95,305 104 South Houston Road Warner Robins GA      
2.160 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 East Tatum Avenue 94,129 103 East Tatum Avenue McColl SC      
2.161 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 165 Juniper Circle 94,012 165 Juniper Circle Brunswick GA      
2.162 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 135 East Broadway Street 90,016 135 East Broadway Street Sand Springs OK      
2.163 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9360 Two Notch Road 88,777 9360 Two Notch Road Columbia SC      
2.164 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12988 Georgia Highway 9 83,653 12988 Georgia Highway 9 Milton GA      
2.165 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5 Jannell Court 83,524 5 Jannell Court Epping NH      
2.166 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1617 East Main Street 83,329 1617 East Main Street Easley SC      
2.167 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202 82,969 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202 Albuquerque NM      
2.168 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5 67,389 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5 Chandler AZ      
2.169 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4 54,196 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4 Columbia SC      
3 Natixis Lafayette Park 37,250,000 Various St. Paul MN 9/27/2018 10/5/2028 4.722300%
3.01 Natixis 444 Lafayette Road 16,596,407 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN      
3.02 Natixis 500 Lafayette Road 8,617,489 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN      
3.03 Natixis 520 Lafayette Road 7,807,987 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN      
3.04 Natixis 443 Lafayette Road 4,228,117 443 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN      
4 CCRE Riverwalk II 35,000,000 280, 290 & 350 Merrimack Street Lawrence MA 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 5.356750%
5 SG Nebraska Crossing 35,000,000 21209-21417 Nebraska Crossing Drive Gretna NE 10/31/2018 11/1/2028 5.210000%
6 UBS AG Clevelander South Beach 32,500,000 1020 Ocean Drive Miami Beach FL 10/4/2018 10/6/2028 5.970000%
7 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 30,000,000 1670 Broadway Denver CO 8/16/2018 9/6/2023 3.851100%
8 SG Christiana Mall 30,000,000 132 Christiana Mall Newark DE 7/12/2018 8/1/2028 4.277500%
9 RMF Village at Lee Branch II 21,000,000 1201 Doug Baker Boulevard Birmingham AL 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.750000%
10 UBS AG Regency Properties Portfolio 20,000,000 Various Various Various 10/15/2018 11/6/2028 5.446000%
10.01 UBS AG Vernal Towne Center 8,652,482 2000 West Highway 40 Vernal UT      
10.02 UBS AG Monticello Marketplace 3,177,305 900 North Main Street Monticello IN      
10.03 UBS AG Columbia Square 1,815,603 621 Countryside Drive Columbia City IN      
10.04 UBS AG Wabash Crossings East 1,702,128 1611 North Cass Street Wabash IN      
10.05 UBS AG Granville Corners 1,645,390 608 Granville Street Oxford NC      
10.06 UBS AG Tarpon Heights 1,588,652 16245-16273 East Main Street Cut Off LA      
10.07 UBS AG Raceway Mall 1,418,440 809 Rock Island Way Knoxville IA      
11 RMF Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown 18,876,691 350 North Main Street Greenville SC 8/9/2018 8/6/2028 4.990000%
12 UBS AG Crowne Plaza - Jacksonville (Airport) 18,418,678 14670 Duval Road Jacksonville FL 10/16/2018 11/6/2028 6.072300%
13 RMF Ellsworth Place 15,000,000 8661 Colesville Road; 8645 Colesville Road Silver Spring MD 7/20/2018 8/6/2028 5.010000%
14 UBS AG Four Points - Juneau 14,633,266 51 Egan Drive Juneau AK 8/24/2018 9/6/2028 5.501500%
15 RMF Shoppes at Centre Pointe 14,200,000 4950 Centre Pointe Boulevard North Charleston SC 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.530000%
16 CIBC Orchard Ridge Corporate Park 14,000,000 281 & 301 Fields Lane Brewster NY 11/2/2018 12/1/2028 5.410000%
17 UBS AG Heritage Multifamily Portfolio 12,771,607 Various Odessa TX 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 6.022100%
17.01 UBS AG Regency 8,188,207 4100 Tanglewood Lane Odessa TX      
17.02 UBS AG Wildwood Terrace 2,785,988 2201 Westwood Drive Odessa TX      
17.03 UBS AG Marquee West 898,706 1111 West 13th Street Odessa TX      
17.04 UBS AG Tanglewood 898,706 4010 Tanglewood Lane Odessa TX      
18 Natixis Delk Road Self Storage 12,512,500 1155 Powers Ferry Place Marietta GA 10/17/2018 11/5/2028 5.342000%
19 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Clearwater 11,981,974 2580 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Clearwater FL 10/26/2018 11/6/2028 5.738000%
20 RMF West Main Marketplace 11,800,000 1300-1360 West Main Street Turlock CA 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.770000%
21 SG Stockton Shopping Center 11,250,000 3702 East Hammer Lane Stockton CA 11/2/2018 12/1/2028 5.550000%
22 RMF Waycross Marketplace 11,150,000 2445-2545 Memorial Drive Waycross GA 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.680000%
23 SG Powerhouse Plaza 10,312,500 10 Benning Street West Lebanon NH 9/12/2018 10/1/2028 4.940000%
24 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 10,000,000 8121-8341 Northwest Roanridge Road Kansas City MO 9/5/2018 9/6/2028 5.363300%
25 SG Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi 9,989,579 39675 Twelve Mile Road Novi MI 10/25/2018 11/1/2028 5.760000%
26 UBS AG Tomball Parkway Plaza 9,988,663 27708 Tomball Parkway Tomball TX 11/1/2018 11/6/2028 5.312500%
27 RMF Clearview Palms Shopping Center 9,967,035 2222 Clearview Parkway Metairie LA 9/6/2018 9/6/2028 5.270000%
28 CIBC Plaza Del Rey 9,900,000 1357 East Court Street Seguin TX 8/31/2018 9/1/2028 4.920000%
29 UBS AG The Courtyards at San Jose 8,500,000 6705 St. Augustine Road Jacksonville FL 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.203500%
30 UBS AG Brand Bank Portfolio 8,000,000 Various Various GA 7/11/2018 7/6/2028 5.029300%
30.01 UBS AG Brand Bank Duluth 5,350,000 6224 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth GA      
30.02 UBS AG Brand Bank Buford 2,650,000 2255 Buford Highway Northeast Buford GA      
31 UBS AG Avalon Crossing 7,750,000 6935 Lake Plaza Drive Indianapolis IN 11/1/2018 11/6/2028 5.316500%
32 UBS AG Terrace Pointe 6,800,000 641 South 71st Street Kansas City KS 10/3/2018 10/6/2028 5.307000%
33 UBS AG La Quinta - College Station 6,573,383 1838 Graham Road College Station TX 11/7/2018 11/6/2028 5.947000%
34 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce 6,363,531 7151 Okeechobee Fort Pierce FL 10/24/2018 11/6/2028 5.896000%
35 RMF Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca 6,287,528 2629 State Highway 35 North Port Lavaca TX 9/24/2018 10/6/2028 5.640000%
36 UBS AG 150 Grand Street 6,000,000 150 Grand Street Brooklyn NY 7/24/2018 8/6/2028 5.480800%
37 SG Rounders Building 5,993,753 3470 & 3480 Volunteer Boulevard Henderson NV 10/19/2018 11/1/2028 5.765000%
38 CIBC Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace 5,800,000 Various Various MD 11/5/2018 12/1/2028 5.530000%
38.01 CIBC Nursery Plaza 3,450,000 810 Nursery Road Linthicum Heights MD      
38.02 CIBC Perry Hall Marketplace 2,350,000 8833 Belair Road Nottingham MD      
39 RMF Peregrine Valley Apartments 5,206,000 1201-1318 Kaydeen Court and 20523-20611 East 13th Street Independence MO 9/27/2018 10/6/2028 5.440000%
40 CIBC Upstate NY MHP Portfolio 4,200,000 Various Various NY 11/1/2018 11/1/2028 5.790000%
40.01 CIBC Mountain View Estates 1,876,071 229 State Route 55 Napanoch NY      
40.02 CIBC Hidden Forest 1,525,754 19 Mettacahonts Road Accord NY      
40.03 CIBC Aqueduct Community 456,220 7-15 Joshua Avenue Kerhonkson NY      
40.04 CIBC Meadow Hill 341,955 Gabriel Road Livingston Manor NY      
41 SG StoreRight Haines City 4,191,667 808 West Main Street Haines City FL 9/21/2018 10/1/2028 5.630000%
42 UBS AG Magnolias of Santee 3,994,133 118 Britain Street Santee SC 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.894200%
43 RMF Quality Inn Jacksonville 3,993,864 6135 Youngerman Circle Jacksonville FL 10/30/2018 11/6/2028 5.600000%
44 Natixis Gulph Mill Industrial Park 3,250,000 420 Feheley Drive King of Prussia PA 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 5.370000%
45 RMF Delta Luxury Apartments Phase III 2,200,000 7811 & 7815 Merrick Road City of Rome NY 10/12/2018 11/6/2028 5.870000%

 

 

 

  

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule              
                   
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
1 SG GNL Portfolio 120 120  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.010000%
1.01 SG Nimble Storage               
1.02 SG NetScout Systems               
1.03 SG Mallinckrodt               
1.04 SG PPD Global Labs               
1.05 SG PNC Bank               
1.06 SG FedEx Ground               
1.07 SG Weatherford International               
2 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
2.001 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1200 Network Centre Drive               
2.002 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9150 North East Barry Road               
2.003 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11925 Jones Bridge Road               
2.004 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 200 Brevco Plaza               
2.005 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1760 West Virginia Street               
2.006 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 117 St. Patrick’s Drive               
2.007 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1647 County Road 220               
2.008 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 East Highway 377               
2.009 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4112 North Belt Highway               
2.010 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3009 Winghaven Boulevard               
2.011 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2202 Althoff Drive               
2.012 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3820 Wabash Avenue               
2.013 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 561 East Lincoln Highway               
2.014 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 508 South 52nd Street               
2.015 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1025 Ashley Street               
2.016 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 440 Erie Parkway               
2.017 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard               
2.018 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1751 Pleasant Road               
2.019 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9625 Lake Nona Village Place               
2.020 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 615 Saint James Avenue               
2.021 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13816 Narcoossee Road               
2.022 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1695 Wells Road               
2.023 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4355 Suwanee Dam Road               
2.024 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7310 North Villa Drive               
2.025 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 299A Indian Lake Boulevard               
2.026 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2455 East Main Street               
2.027 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 630 East Markey Parkway               
2.028 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway               
2.029 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 782 Belle Terre Parkway               
2.030 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11890 Highway 707               
2.031 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road               
2.032 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 100 Piper Hill Drive               
2.033 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard               
2.034 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 149 Tuscan Way               
2.035 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive               
2.036 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard               
2.037 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 209 Latitude Lane               
2.038 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4608 South West College Road               
2.039 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1315 Bell Road               
2.040 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South               
2.041 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1521 East Debbie Lane               
2.042 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3152 South Broadway               
2.043 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8701 South Garnett Road               
2.044 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 450 South Weber Road               
2.045 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 840 Nissan Drive               
2.046 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12222 Route 47               
2.047 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3415 Livernois Road               
2.048 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5309 Buffalo Gap Road               
2.049 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8190 Windfall Lane               
2.050 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2620 East Highway 50               
2.051 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10670 Southwest Tradition Square               
2.052 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4939 Courthouse Street               
2.053 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road               
2.054 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 507 North Hershey Road               
2.055 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 242 Southwoods Center               
2.056 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3016 Columbia Avenue               
2.057 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4120 North 197th Avenue               
2.058 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13794 Beach Boulevard               
2.059 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard               
2.060 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1840 Dekalb Avenue               
2.061 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9100 Highway 119               
2.062 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 42 Market Square Road               
2.063 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2707 Sycamore Road               
2.064 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2014 Lime Kiln Road               
2.065 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 Farabee Drive North               
2.066 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4999 North Tanner Road               
2.067 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 674 Lake Joy Road               
2.068 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1828 IN-44               
2.069 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard               
2.070 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 545 East Hunt Highway               
2.071 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 17810 Pierce Plaza               
2.072 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5445 South Williamson Boulevard               
2.073 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 780 East-West Connector South West               
2.074 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 16620 West 159th Street               
2.075 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13851 North US Highway 441               
2.076 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3120 Mahan Drive               
2.077 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South               
2.078 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1402 U.S. Route 12               
2.079 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1776 Blanding Boulevard               
2.080 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3012 Anchor Drive               
2.081 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1715 West Main Street               
2.082 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10389 Big Bend Road               
2.083 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7103 Whitestown Parkway               
2.084 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2751 Fountain Place               
2.085 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2030 Crossing Circle               
2.086 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13101 East 96th Street North               
2.087 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 692 Essington Road               
2.088 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 240 Blossom Park Drive               
2.089 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6005 Watson Boulevard               
2.090 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3237 Sixes Road               
2.091 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4030 Winder Highway               
2.092 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8605 East State Road 70               
2.093 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 540 West Walnut Street               
2.094 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5630 Plank Road               
2.095 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10505 Lima Road               
2.096 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard               
2.097 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2701 South Koke Mill Road               
2.098 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 22329 Greenview Parkway               
2.099 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 25000 Bernwood Drive               
2.100 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 Clemson Boulevard               
2.101 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2222 Highway 540A East               
2.102 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1055 Pine Log Road               
2.103 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road               
2.104 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 21300 Town Commons Drive               
2.105 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1905 Convenience Place               
2.106 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3308 Platt Springs Road               
2.107 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 132 Milestone Way               
2.108 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1429 Chester Boulevard               
2.109 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1339 North Sumter Boulevard               
2.110 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road               
2.111 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3585 North 168th Court               
2.112 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South               
2.113 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13328 Metcalf Avenue               
2.114 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 826 West Lincoln Avenue               
2.115 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1515 West 45th Avenue               
2.116 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1012 Mill Pond Lane               
2.117 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 621 Chatham Avenue               
2.118 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 24940 South Tamiami Trail               
2.119 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 609 Front Street               
2.120 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6190 LBJ Freeway               
2.121 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3417 Schofield Avenue               
2.122 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 330 Park Place               
2.123 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1490 North Green Mount Road               
2.124 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 213 Main Street               
2.125 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11119 Hearth Road               
2.126 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2362 West Boulevard Street               
2.127 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2812 East Main Street               
2.128 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1202 South Broad Street               
2.129 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8790 Walnut Grove Road               
2.130 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10708 East State Road 64               
2.131 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2184 FM 3009               
2.132 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2210 Boiling Springs Road               
2.133 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3105 Kirby Whitten Road               
2.134 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 716 32nd Street South               
2.135 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1010 West U.S. Route 6               
2.136 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 935 West Exchange Parkway               
2.137 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3608 Jeffco Boulevard               
2.138 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 998 Williford Court               
2.139 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4405 Highway 17               
2.140 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3003 Twin Rivers Drive               
2.141 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12260 Tamiami Trail East               
2.142 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1405 South 25th Street               
2.143 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12605 Troxler Avenue               
2.144 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 122 Stone Trace Drive               
2.145 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4455 Florida National Drive               
2.146 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3645 North Council Road               
2.147 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9305 Market Square Drive               
2.148 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast               
2.149 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 309 West Ogden Avenue               
2.150 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 456 University Boulevard North               
2.151 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1316 McMillan Street               
2.152 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6233 Veterans Parkway               
2.153 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 116 Calumet Center Road               
2.154 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 828 South Main Street               
2.155 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7200 Red Hawk Court               
2.156 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 303 Ashby Park Lane               
2.157 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3106 Professional Plaza               
2.158 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1950 Chesley Drive               
2.159 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 104 South Houston Road               
2.160 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 East Tatum Avenue               
2.161 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 165 Juniper Circle               
2.162 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 135 East Broadway Street               
2.163 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9360 Two Notch Road               
2.164 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12988 Georgia Highway 9               
2.165 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5 Jannell Court               
2.166 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1617 East Main Street               
2.167 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202               
2.168 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5               
2.169 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4               
3 Natixis Lafayette Park 120 118  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.002500%
3.01 Natixis 444 Lafayette Road               
3.02 Natixis 500 Lafayette Road               
3.03 Natixis 520 Lafayette Road               
3.04 Natixis 443 Lafayette Road               
4 CCRE Riverwalk II 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
5 SG Nebraska Crossing 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
6 UBS AG Clevelander South Beach 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
7 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 60 57  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
8 SG Christiana Mall 120 116  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
9 RMF Village at Lee Branch II 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
10 UBS AG Regency Properties Portfolio 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
10.01 UBS AG Vernal Towne Center               
10.02 UBS AG Monticello Marketplace               
10.03 UBS AG Columbia Square               
10.04 UBS AG Wabash Crossings East               
10.05 UBS AG Granville Corners               
10.06 UBS AG Tarpon Heights               
10.07 UBS AG Raceway Mall               
11 RMF Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown 120 116  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
12 UBS AG Crowne Plaza - Jacksonville (Airport) 120 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
13 RMF Ellsworth Place 120 116  Partial IO 360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
14 UBS AG Four Points - Juneau 120 117  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
15 RMF Shoppes at Centre Pointe 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
16 CIBC Orchard Ridge Corporate Park 120 120  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
17 UBS AG Heritage Multifamily Portfolio 120 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
17.01 UBS AG Regency               
17.02 UBS AG Wildwood Terrace               
17.03 UBS AG Marquee West               
17.04 UBS AG Tanglewood               
18 Natixis Delk Road Self Storage 120 119  Full IO 0 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
19 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Clearwater 120 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
20 RMF West Main Marketplace 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
21 SG Stockton Shopping Center 120 120  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
22 RMF Waycross Marketplace 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
23 SG Powerhouse Plaza 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
24 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 120 117  Partial IO 360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
25 SG Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
26 UBS AG Tomball Parkway Plaza 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
27 RMF Clearview Palms Shopping Center 120 117  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
28 CIBC Plaza Del Rey 120 117  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
29 UBS AG The Courtyards at San Jose 120 118  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.060000%
30 UBS AG Brand Bank Portfolio 120 115  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
30.01 UBS AG Brand Bank Duluth               
30.02 UBS AG Brand Bank Buford               
31 UBS AG Avalon Crossing 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
32 UBS AG Terrace Pointe 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
33 UBS AG La Quinta - College Station 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
34 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
35 RMF Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca 120 118  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
36 UBS AG 150 Grand Street 120 116  Full IO 0 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
37 SG Rounders Building 120 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
38 CIBC Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace 120 120  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
38.01 CIBC Nursery Plaza               
38.02 CIBC Perry Hall Marketplace               
39 RMF Peregrine Valley Apartments 120 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
40 CIBC Upstate NY MHP Portfolio 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
40.01 CIBC Mountain View Estates               
40.02 CIBC Hidden Forest               
40.03 CIBC Aqueduct Community               
40.04 CIBC Meadow Hill               
41 SG StoreRight Haines City 120 118  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
42 UBS AG Magnolias of Santee 120 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
43 RMF Quality Inn Jacksonville 120 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
44 Natixis Gulph Mill Industrial Park 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
45 RMF Delta Luxury Apartments Phase III 120 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:Transfer of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount][__% Percentage Interest] of Class ___ Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.       Check one of the following:*

 

The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),

 

 

* Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

(2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (each, an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificates (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates (and any subsequent Certificates) have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificates only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum and the Final Private Placement Memorandum related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificates (and any Certificates issued on transfer or exchange thereof) have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificates cannot be

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificates and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax

 

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

Exhibit C-3

 

 

Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

  8.  Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****   
               
(a) by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:  
       
    Bank:    
    ABA #:    
    Account #:    
    Attention:    
       
(b)   by mailing a check or draft to the following address:  
       
       
       

 

9.       If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated:

 

 

 

****       Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit C-4

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

Form of Transferee Affidavit FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

STATE OF )    
  ) ss.:  
COUNTY OF )    

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.       The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

 

possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause a Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

 

      The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)       the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)      the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)     the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐       The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)       the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)      at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)     the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)     the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐       None of the above.

 

9.        The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.      The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.      The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

Exhibit D-1-3

 

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

     
    NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________
     
[SEAL]    
     
My Commission expires:    
     

 

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

 

the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferor)
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:  

  

Exhibit D-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-3

 

Form of Transferee CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RR INterest

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – UBS 2018-C14

Email: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

      as Retaining Sponsor

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar and as “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR, that:

 

1.The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing [a portion of] the RR Interest from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Certificate evidencing all or a portion of the RR Interest by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

Exhibit D-3-1

 

 

3.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the RR Interest to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Natixis Securities Americas LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.

 

4.Check one of the following:

 

The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

☐     The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-3-2

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RR Interest

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – UBS 2018-C14

Email: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

      as Retaining Sponsor

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing [a portion of] the RR Interest. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the RR Interest to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Natixis Securities

 

Exhibit D-4-1

 

 

Americas LLC, CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.

 

3.Check one of the following:

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

☐     The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

4.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not have knowledge (after due inquiry) that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

    [TRANSFEROR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:  

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

 

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-4-3

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

Loan Information
  Name of Mortgagor:  
  [Master Servicer]
 
  [Special Servicer]
Loan No.:
 
Custodian
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  Address:

1055 10th Ave SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attention: Document Custody Group (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

  Custodian/Trustee Mortgage File No.:  
Depositor
  Name: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
  Address:

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

  Certificates: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

  ( )    
       
  ( )    
       
  ( )    
       
  ( )  

  

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

  [____________]
     
  By:  
  Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION
LETTER REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:Transfer of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] in the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [X-F][X-G][X-NR][F][G][NR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.       The Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of

 

Exhibit F-1-1

 

 

Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or, with respect to a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the purchase, holding or disposition of the Certificates would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

2.       The Purchaser understands that if the Purchaser is or becomes a Person referred to in 1(a) or (b) above, such Purchaser is required to provide to Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters or the Trust.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____________, 20__.

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
  Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit F-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

 

Form of ERISA Representation Letter
regarding Class R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [US$[___] aggregate Certificate Balance][[__]% Percentage Interest] in the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class R Certificates (the “Class R Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (b) any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the

 

Exhibit F-2-1

 

 

entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, 20__.

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
  Name:
    Title:

  


Date: _______

 

Exhibit F-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

See Annex B to the Prospectus

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit [_], and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

  [NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
during Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

 

* Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit J-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

* Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and

 

 

 

* Select appropriate depository. 

 

Exhibit K-1

 

 

in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit K-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.03(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

 

* Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

         
  Dated:    
     
  By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation
S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

* Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit N-1

 

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

* Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY AND/OR THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [_] Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of any Class of Certificates, a Companion Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       Other than with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its

 

Exhibit P-1A-1

 

 

accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [_____]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

Exhibit P-1B-1

 

 

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]1. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.       At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Other than with respect to the initial Directing Certificateholder, the undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in electronic click-through form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above.

 

Exhibit P-1B-2

 

 

9.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

1       Not applicable for Investor Certifications submitted in the form of a click-through confirmation.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [_____]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER, the risk retention consultation party and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of any Class of Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

Exhibit P-1C-1

 

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statement confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statement will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statement confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statement (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statement in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [_____]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit P-1C-2

 

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1C-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

 
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

 

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

Exhibit P-1D-1

 

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the

 

Exhibit P-1D-2

 

 

related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

10.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [_____]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1D-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

 
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class Certificates

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2018-C14, REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

Exhibit P-1E-1

 

 

2.       The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.]

 

3.       As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP Class Outstanding
Certificate Balance
Initial Certificate
Balance
       
       
       

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

4.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a

 

Exhibit P-1E-2

 

 

beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

10.       The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder

 

Exhibit P-1E-3

 

 

status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

11.       The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [EXCLUDED LOAN] [EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER] TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C14
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747

Attention: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C14

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.       The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

Exhibit P-1F-1

 

 

3.       The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 securitization should be revoked as to such users:

     
     
     
     

 

4.       The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder] 
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

     
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator
 
     
Name:    
Title:    

  

Exhibit P-1F-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

 

Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

 
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__] Certificates

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

3.       If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.       [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been

 

Exhibit P-1G-1

 

 

delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [Directing Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1G-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1H

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of

PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah, Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

 
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

2.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

Exhibit P-1H-1

 

 

3.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

     
  [RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

Dated: [____] [__], 20[__]

 

Exhibit P-1H-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services UBS 2018-C14

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

 

2.The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and either (x) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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

 

Exhibit P-2-1

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-2-2

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

Exhibit P-2-3

 

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Exhibit P-2-4

 

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: David Schell

 

Exhibit P-2-5

 

 

EXHIBIT P-3

 

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services UBS 2018-C14

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.
 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Interactive Data Corp., CMBS.com, Inc., Markit Group Limited, Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT or Thomson Reuters Corporation, a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss,

 

Exhibit P-3-1

 

 

liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or for which a Liquidation Event has occurred) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  as Custodian
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Q-1

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

[APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER’S NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

E-mail: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head\
Fax number: 1 (888) 706-3565

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff

 

Exhibit Q-2

 

 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services - UBS 2018-C14 

E-mail:trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com; 

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC 

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer 

Facsimile No.: (212) 751-4646

 

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC 

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Joseph Bachkosky 

Facsimile No.: (212) 751-4646

 

Exhibit Q-3

 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY – MASTER SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: (888) 706-3565

 

 

 SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (the “Master Servicer”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the Board of Directors of the Master Servicer, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (12) below; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Master Servicer’s responsibilities to service certain mortgage loans (the “Loans”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Loans are comprised of mortgages or deeds of trust (the “Mortgages” and “Deeds of Trust” respectively), and other forms of security instruments (collectively, the “Security Instruments”) and the Mortgage Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

1.            Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging to

 

Exhibit R-1-1

 

 

or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a Deed of Trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing on the properties under the Security Instruments by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

 

2.            Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Master Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

 

3.            Transact business of any kind regarding the Loans and the Mortgaged Properties.

 

4.            Obtain an interest in the Loans, Mortgaged Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

 

5.            Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Borrowers, the Loans and/or the Mortgaged Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to Mortgages or Deeds of Trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Mortgaged Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

 

6.            Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Loans.

 

7.            [RESERVED].

 

8.            Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Master Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

9.            Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4), and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust as necessary to transfer ownership of the affected

 

Exhibit R-1-2

 

 

Loans to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of the Loans.

 

10.          Subordinate the lien of a Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing Loans, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

 

11.          Convey the Property to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Mortgaged Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

 

12.          Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Mortgaged Property to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [date].

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

Exhibit R-1-3

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Prepared by:
     
    Name:

 

Witness: 

____________________

 

Witness: 

_____________________

 

Exhibit R-1-4

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

 

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal. 

   
  Notary Public

 

[SEAL]  

 

My commission expires:  
   

 

Exhibit R-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT R-2

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY – SPECIAL SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

 

 SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, the Trustee and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, relating to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, hereby constitutes and appoints the Special Servicer, by and through the Special Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true

 

Exhibit R-2-1

 

 

and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Special Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 13 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and to draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.The completion of loan assumption agreements and transfers of interest in borrower entities.

 

6.The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the sale or repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

Exhibit R-2-2

 

 

9.The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in any Mortgage or the related promissory note, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, taking title to any Mortgaged Property on behalf of the Trust, foreclosure, the taking of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure and/or any related litigation, including without limitation, guaranty or receivership litigation, or litigation on the note, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, the initiation or defense of any litigation related to the ownership of any REO Property, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions;

 

i.the creation of a wholly-owned entity of the Trust for purposes of holding foreclosed property; and

 

j.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

Exhibit R-2-3

 

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the mortgaged property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve such litigation, provided that such resolution shall not include any admission of fault or wrongdoing by the Trustee or, without the Trustee’s consent, subject the Trustee to any form of injunctive relief.

 

13.The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments;

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers) or REO Properties, documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, management agreements, any easements,

 

Exhibit R-2-4

 

 

covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents; and

 

d.any and all documents, instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Special Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Special Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Special Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Special Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Special Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Special Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association except as specifically provided for herein. If the Special Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, then the Special Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers granted to the Special Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Special Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

Exhibit R-2-5

 

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________. 

     
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C9
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Witness:

____________________

 

Witness:

_____________________

 

Exhibit R-2-6

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  )     ss.:  
COUNTY OF )  

 

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

Witness my hand and official seal.

_________________________________

Notary signature

 

Exhibit R-2-7

 

 

EXHIBIT S

 

INITIAL SERVICED COMPANION NOTEHOLDERS

 

Loan Companion Holder
GNL Portfolio

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Facsimile No.: 877-379-1625 

Attention: Loan Servicing

 

with a copy to:

 

Daniel Flanigan, Esq. 

Polsinelli 

900 West 48th Place, Suite 900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64112 

Facsimile No.: (816) 753-1536

 

NOTE A-2 AND NOTE A-3:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio

NOTE A-1 AND NOTE A-10:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Exhibit S-1

 

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4, NOTE A-5, NOTE A-6, NOTE A-7, NOTE A-8 AND NOTE A-9:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Henry Chung 

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.

 

Exhibit S-2

 

 

  Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com
Riverwalk II

NOTE A-1, NOTE A-2 AND NOTE A-5:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4 AND NOTE A-6:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing, 

Three Wells Fargo, 

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

MAC D1050-084 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: CGCMT 2018-C6 Asset Manager 

Fax number: (704) 715-0036 

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Legal Department 

301 South College Street, TW-30, D1053-300 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-6000 

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support 

Fax number: (704) 383-3663

 

with a copy to:

 

Exhibit S-3

 

 

 

 

K&L Gates LLP  

Hearst Tower  

214 North Tryon Street  

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202  

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann  

Fax number: (704) 353-3190 

Nebraska Crossing

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3 AND NOTE A-4:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

with a copy to:

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel 

Clevelander South Beach

NOTE A-1 AND NOTE A-3:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Exhibit S-4

 

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Henry Chung 

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street 

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.

 

Exhibit S-5

 

 

 

Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666 

Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

Regency Properties Portfolio:

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Henry Chung 

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Exhibit S-6

 

 

 

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street  

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com 

 

Exhibit S-7

 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

FORM OF NOTICE RELATING TO THE NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

[FOR LAFAYETTE PARK:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190]

 

[FOR 1670 BROADWAY:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Exhibit T-1

 

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

[FOR CHRISTIANA MALL:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing 

Three Wells Fargo 

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

MAC D1050-084 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS 

Facsimile: (704) 715-0036 

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Legal Department, D1053-300 

301 South College Street, 30th Floor 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support 

Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP 

Hearst Tower 

214 North Tryon Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann 

Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS 

Fax Number: (704) 353-3190 

Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com]

 

[FOR ELLSWORTH PLACE:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing 

Three Wells Fargo 

MAC D1050-084 

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

 

Exhibit T-2

 

 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager 

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.]

 

[FOR BARRYWOODS CROSSING:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

VIA [E-MAIL]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

As you know, [_____], acts as the master servicer (the “Lead Servicer”) for the whole loan secured by the mortgaged property identified as [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] (the “Subject Whole Loan”) under the pooling and servicing agreement relating to the [_____] securitization trust (the “PSA”). This is to inform you that one or more of the promissory notes related to the Subject Whole Loan (the “Subject Mortgage Loan”) has been transferred to UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018 (the “2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “2018-C14 Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “2018-C14 Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “2018-C14 Trustee”), and Park Bridge Lender

 

Exhibit T-3

 

 

Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, and that the 2018-C14 Trustee is the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan.

 

The undersigned, as 2018-C14 Certificate Administrator, hereby directs you, in your capacity as the Lead Servicer of the Subject Whole Loan, to remit to the 2018-C14 Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the 2018-C14 Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and the PSA.

 

The Subject Mortgage Loan is not a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) under the 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Exhibit T-4

 

 

Date:   

     
  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit T-5

 

 

cc:

[Non Serviced Whole Loan Master Servicer Copied Address]

 

Exhibit T-6

 

 

EXHIBIT U

 

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

 

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

[INSERT ADDRESS OF APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER]

 

From:Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date:_________, 20___

 

Exhibit U-1

 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
       ____________________

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a) Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b) Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)          The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)         The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)        The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)        The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

Exhibit U-2

 

 

(v)         The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

(vi)        The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)       The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)      The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

Exhibit U-3

 

 

(ix)         The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)          The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c) Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d) Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e) Certify that it has provided the required notices to, and obtained the required consents of, the related Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with Section 3.18(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(f) Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

Exhibit U-4

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

 

     
  [________________]
as Master Servicer
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit U-5

 

 

EXHIBIT V

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).
Transaction: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2018-C14
Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
Special Servicer: Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
Directing Certificateholder: RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC

 

Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

(a)[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

(b)Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [●] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

I.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on an “asset-level basis”. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to materially comply with the Servicing Standard as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

In connection with the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor:

 

1.Reviewed the Asset Status Reports, the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and [LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION] for the following [●] Specially Serviced Loans: [List related mortgage loans]

 

2.Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor’s analysis of the Asset Status Reports (including related non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations) related to the Specially Serviced Loans should be considered a limited investigation and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal opinion. For instance, we did not re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

II.Specific Items of Review

 

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the items listed below:

 

1.The Operating Advisor reviewed the following items in connection with the generation of this report: [LIST MATERIAL ITEMS].

 

2.During the prior year, the Operating Advisor consulted with the Special Servicer regarding its strategy plan for a limited number of issues related to the following Specially Serviced Loans: [LIST]. The Operating Advisor participated in discussions and made strategic observations and recommended alternative courses of action to the extent it deemed such observations and recommendations appropriate. The Special Servicer [agreed with/did not agree with] the material recommendations made by the Operating Advisor. Such recommendations generally included the following: [LIST].

 

3.Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations.

 

Exhibit V-2

 

 

4.The Operating Advisor [received/did not receive] information necessary to recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount or net present value calculations used in the special servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the utilization by the special servicer.

 

(a) The operating advisor [agrees/does not agree] with the [mathematical calculations] [and/or] [the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula] required to be utilized for such calculation.

 

(b) After consultation with the special servicer to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations, such inaccuracy [has been/ has not been] resolved.

 

5.The following is a general discussion of certain concerns raised by the Operating Advisor discussed in this report: [LIST CONCERNS].

 

6.In addition to the other information presented herein, the Operating Advisor notes the following additional items, if any: [LIST ADDITIONAL ITEMS].

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculation, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

III.Assumptions, Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

Exhibit V-3

 

 

3.Other than receipt of any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder or borrower directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communications held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-4

 

 

EXHIBIT W

 

Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of THE Special Servicer

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

as Trustee

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 20145-1951 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 

Email:       trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com; 

    cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: (888) 706-3565

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425  

E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425  

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425  

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425  

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14,
Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Operating Advisor]

 

  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated:

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

EXHIBIT X

 

Form of CONFIDENTIALITY Agreement

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Facsimile number: (888) 706-3565]

 

[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer 

Facsimile No.: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com]

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”)/Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC (“Rialto Capital”)] understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

[Midland/Rialto Capital] will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to [Midland/Rialto Capital] by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by [Midland/Rialto Capital], and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that [Midland/Rialto Capital], the [“Master Servicer”/”Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and its respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) [Midland/Rialto Capital]’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from [Midland/Rialto Capital]; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to [Midland/Rialto Capital]; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at [Midland/Rialto Capital]’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with [Midland/Rialto Capital]’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). [Midland/Rialto Capital] may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) [Midland/Rialto Capital] determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. [Midland/Rialto Capital] shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if [Midland/Rialto Capital] has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and [Midland/Rialto Capital] determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the

 

Exhibit X-2

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 3

 

Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. [Midland/Rialto Capital]’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this agreement.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, [Midland/Rialto Capital] intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of [Midland/Rialto Capital]’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

Exhibit X-3

 

 

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  [MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:]

 

  [RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:]

 

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:

 

[COMPANY NAME]

 

By:     
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit X-4

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

[(A) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(B) [List other applicable reporting servicers]]

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

Date: _________________________ 

______________________________________
Executive Director
UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
(Senior officer in charge of the securitization of the depositor)

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Y-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as Certificate Administrator, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [_______], the Depositor, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 20[__] (the “Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K to be filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the “Reports”);

 

2.To my knowledge, the Reports taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Annual Report;

 

3.To my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;

 

4.I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statements required for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed on any Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

Exhibit Y-1-1

 

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Certificate Administrator for asset-backed securities with respect to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, the Certificate Administrator has reasonably relied on information provided to it by the following unaffiliated persons: the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and/or the Custodian.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:  

     
  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

 

Exhibit Y-1-2

 

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Master Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, all servicing information and all reports (the “Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Sections 3.12(b) and (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, the master servicing information contained in the Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Master Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Master Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and

 

Exhibit Y-2-1

 

 

Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Master Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

[In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of third parties (including the Special Servicer, but other than a Sub-Servicer, Additional Servicer or any other third party retained by the Master Servicer that is not a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor the Master Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the Servicer Reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Solely with respect to the completeness of information and reports, I do not certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by the Master Servicer have been properly completed and that any fields that have been left blank on their face have been done so in accordance with the CREFC procedures for such report.]

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

Exhibit Y-2-2

 

 

  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-2-3

 

 

Exhibit Y-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________ ] of RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC as Special Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Special Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports (the “Special Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the special servicing information contained in the Special Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with

 

Exhibit Y-3-1

 

 

respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Special Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

     
  RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-3-2

 

 

Exhibit Y-4

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by Trustee

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Trustee for asset-backed securities with respect to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:  

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-4-1

 

 

Exhibit Y-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC (the “Operating Advisor”) as Operating Advisor under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Operating Advisor, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year ________ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

Exhibit Y-5-1

 

 

4.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Operating Advisor for asset-backed securities with respect to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date: 

     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
    By:

Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member

     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-5-2

 

 

Exhibit Y-6

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by CUSTODIAN

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian (the “Custodian”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Custodian for asset-backed securities with respect to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-6-1

 

 

Exhibit Y-7

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) as Asset Representations Reviewer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the Asset Representations Reviewer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports; and

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports.

 

Exhibit Y-7-1

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

     
  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member
     
    By:

Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York limited liability company, its sole member  

     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-7-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z

 

Servicing Criteria
to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). In addition, this Exhibit Z shall not be construed to impose on any Person any servicing duty that is not otherwise imposed on such Person under the main body of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit Z forms a part or to require an assessment of a criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of such Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit Z, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable party
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

Custodian (as applicable)

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator

  

 

Exhibit Z-1

 

 

1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.

Trustee (as applicable)1

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate; (B) are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Custodian
Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer

Special Servicer

 

 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit Z-2

 

 

1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.

Special Servicer

Operating Advisor

1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).

Master Servicer

Special Servicer

1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit Z-3

 

 

 EXHIBIT AA

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1A: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1125 of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

 

●     Master Servicer

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 1B: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Item 2:  Legal Proceedings:

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

Exhibit AA-1

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3:  Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

●     Depositor

Item 4:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 5:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

 

Exhibit AA-2

 

of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

 

●     Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor as defined in Regulation AB)

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor
Item 9:  Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit CC, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit CC.

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

 

Exhibit AA-3

 

 

●     Master Servicer (with respect to the balance of its Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each applicable REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  
Item 10:  Exhibits (no. 22): ●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.  

 

Exhibit AA-4

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible”  with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.
Item 10:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit CC, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit CC (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit CC with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided that, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee

 

Exhibit AA-5

 

reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 10.

 

Exhibit AA-6

 

EXHIBIT BB

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

●     Depositor

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit CC,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit CC.  
Item 15:  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

 

Exhibit BB-1

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-2

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-3

 

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB, 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Trustee

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer

 

Exhibit BB-4

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C14 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C14 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if

constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

●     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

Exhibit BB-5

 

it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C14 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was

●     The Depositor

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

Exhibit BB-6

 

previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 201[_]-[_] transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-7

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Trustee

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

 

Exhibit BB-8

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Master Servicer

●     Special Servicer

●     Depositor

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

 

Exhibit BB-9

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.09 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-10

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.  
Item 15:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit CC, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit CC (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit CC with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).  
Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 101)

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Not Applicable
Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 102)

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

Item 15:  Exhibit (no. 103)

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

 

Exhibit BB-11

 

EXHIBIT CC

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

●     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following

 

Exhibit CC-1

 

  conditions:  (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02:  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02:  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item  
Item 1.03:  Bankruptcy or Receivership ●     Depositor  
Item 2.04:  Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator

 

 

Exhibit CC-2

 

Item 3.03:  Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5.03:  Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year ●     Depositor
Item 6.01:  ABS Informational and Computational Material ●     Depositor
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee

●     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts):  Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●     Master Servicer (as to a party appointed by the Master Servicer)

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

Item 6.03:  Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04:  Failure to Make a Required Distribution ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05:  Securities Act Updating Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 7.01:  Regulation FD Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 8.01:  Other Events ●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit CC-3

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit CC-4

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit CC-5

 

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) (CMBS)

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [             ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                    ], phone number: [                     ]; email address: [                    ]. 

     
  [NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
     
  By:   
    Name:
Title:


cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-1

 

 

EXHIBIT EE

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank

 

2.KeyBank National Association

 

3.NorthMarq Capital, LLC

 

Exhibit EE-1

 

 

EXHIBIT FF

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

1.Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank

 

Exhibit FF-1

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer] [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as [Certificate Administrator][Custodian][Trustee]] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:    

 

[MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC

BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer]
[RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
as Special Servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as [Certificate Administrator][Custodian][Trustee]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit GG-1

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE with SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit Z to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

 

1 Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e., transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit HH-1

 

  

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

     
  [NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]
     
  By:   
    Name:
Title:

  

Exhibit HH-2

 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to: 

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. 

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815 

New York, NY 10036 

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®

Bank Name: Chase 

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005 

Routing Number: 021000021 

Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit II-1

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

Form of Notice of ADDITIONAL

INDEBTEDNESS NOTIFICATION

 

VIA E-MAIL:

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, trustadministratorgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: UBS 2018-C14, Additional Debt Notice for From 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Section 3.18(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

  Portfolio Name Mortgage Loan Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
1 UBS 2018-C14     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
2 UBS 2018-C14     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
3 UBS 2018-C14     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

    $   %            
  Total     $                      

 

Exhibit JJ-1

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit KK-1

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO: 

CTS.SEC.NOTIFICATIONS@WELLSFARGO.COM

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) UBS 2018-C14—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

E-mail: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

Beginning Balance as of  

MM/DD/YYYY 

Ending Balance as of  

MM/DD/YYYY 

Collection Account    
REO Account    

 

Exhibit LL-1

 

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                  ], phone number: [                 ]; email address: [                 ]. 

     
  [NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
     
  By:   
    Name:
Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit LL-2

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

Form of notice of purchase of
controlling class certificate

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: 1 (888) 706-3565

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

as Special Servicer
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com 

 

Adam Singer 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425 

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
Attention: Corporate Trust Services UBS 2018-C14

 

Exhibit MM-1

 

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

 

     
     
     

 

Contact Info: [Tel/Email]

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

Exhibit MM-2

 

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 

     
  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferee)
     
  By:   
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit MM-3

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test] [evidence of [•] failed Test[s] as specifically detailed on the scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test pass or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit NN-1

 

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York
    limited liability company, its sole member

 

  By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York
    limited liability company, its sole member

 

  By:
   

Name: 

   

Title: 

  

Exhibit NN-2

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller R&W # R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
31 Single-Purpose Entity    

 

Exhibit NN-3

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [__] failed Test[s] as identified on the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit OO-1

 

  

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC, a New York
    limited liability company, its sole member

 

  By: Park Bridge Financial LLC, a New York
    limited liability company, its sole
    member

 

  By:
   

Name: 

   

Title: 

 

Exhibit OO-2

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

       
Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations and Warranty # Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity
             

Exhibit OO-3

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

In the event of any conflict between this Exhibit PP and the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall control and govern the Asset Representation Reviewer’s responsibilities and duties with respect to the Asset Reviews.

 

Call for Review and Collection and Inventory of Review Materials

 

Step 1Asset Representations Reviewer (“ARR”) receives the following items before beginning its review:

 

CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report

 

Notice of Asset Review Trigger (with attachments)

 

Notice of Asset Review Vote Election

 

Notice of Affirmative Asset Review Vote

 

Asset Review Notice

 

List of all Subject Loans

 

Review Materials for each Subject Loan via Secure Data Room access, including the Diligence File

 

Any Unsolicited Information (if applicable)

 

Exhibit PP-1

 

 

Step 2For each Subject Loan, ARR inventories all Review Materials to which ARR is provided access in the Secure Data Room to determine what, if any, Review Materials for such Subject Loan are missing, using the list of documents provided in the definition of “Mortgage File” of this Agreement, any comparable lists included in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and any closing checklist from the origination of such Subject Loan, to guide its review and determination.

 

Step 3If ARR determines that the information made available to it in the Secure Data Room with respect to any Subject Loan is missing any documents required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR prepares list of such missing documents and, within the time periods specified in Section 12.01 of this Agreement, (i) notifies the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) of such missing documents, and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deliver to the ARR such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession and (ii) in the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the ARR shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Analysis and Testing of Representations and Warranties

 

Step 4For each Subject Loan for which ARR has received all Review Materials required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR tests such Subject Loan for compliance with each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Subject Loan as follows:

 

ARR reviews each representation and warranty and each item included in the Review Materials applicable or related to such representation or warranty to determine whether there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

For each representation and warranty, ARR lists

 

all items from the Review Materials reviewed or used in its testing of such representation and warranty;

 

whether ARR has determined that there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; and

 

if so, stating the aspect of the applicable representation or warranty that does not appear to have been true when made 

 

Exhibit PP-2

 

 

by the related Mortgage Loan Seller and ARR’s basis for its conclusion;

 

completing the Asset Review Report by setting forth, for each [Subject Loan], the information contemplated herein with respect to each representation and warranty.

 

ARR will not attempt (and has no obligation) to determine the materiality of any potential breach of a representation or warranty that it discovers evidence of during its review as contemplated herein.

 

Exhibit PP-3

 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR
REQUESTING ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - UBS 2018-C14

E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an authorized representative of [the Asset Representations Reviewer][[_____], an entity designated by the Depositor to receive access to the secure Data Room].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

Exhibit QQ-1 

 

4.[The undersigned is not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______

 

[UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.,

as Depositor]*

 

By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

 

 

 

*       Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit QQ-2 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

   

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with copies to:

 

Jeff Krasnoff

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

E-mail: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah 

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

E-mail: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer

Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425

E-mail: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender

 

Exhibit RR-1 

 

Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 

(check all that apply)

 

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

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14
     
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

  

Exhibit RR-2 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE RR INTEREST

 

December [__], 2018

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

E-mail: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

as Retaining Sponsor

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of $[__] of the Class A-1 (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class A-2 (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class A-SB (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class A-3 (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class A-4 (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-A (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-B (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class A-S (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class B (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class C (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-D (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-F (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-G (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class X-NR (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class D (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class E (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class F (CUSIP No. [__]), $[__] of the Class G (CUSIP No. [__]) and $[__] of the Class NR (CUSIP No. [__]), which constitute the RR Interest, as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, the Retaining Sponsor. A copy of such Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-1. Payments on the Certificates will be made to the registered holder thereto in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

SS-1 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

SS-2 

 

Exhibit A-1

 

SS-3 

 

EXHIBIT TT

 

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

TO MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC WITH RESPECT TO UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2018-C14

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated [DATE] (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between [UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York][Société Générale][Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.][Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC][CIBC Inc.][Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC] (“Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), as certificate registrar (in such capacity, the “Certificate Registrar”), and as authenticating agent (in such capacity, the “Authenticating Agent”), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices;

 

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, each acting solely in its respective capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received

 

TT-1 

 

by the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, each as Seller’s attorney-in-fact, of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trust and the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may not exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, each as Seller’s attorney-in-fact, may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and need not make any inquiry about whether the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

 

TT-2 

 

(1)the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Master Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(2)the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

 

(3)with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

 

(4)the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

 

(5)the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

[Signature on next page]

 

TT-3 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2018.

 

 

[UBS AG, BY AND THROUGH ITS NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE AT 1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK][RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC][NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC][CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.][SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE][CIBC INC.]

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

TT-4 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  )ss:  
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of [UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York][Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC][Société Générale][Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.][CIBC Inc.][Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC], and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

 

  Name:  
    Notary Public in and for said County and State

 

My Commission Expires:  
   

  

TT-5 

 

EXHIBIT UU

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF A FORM 8-K/A FILING

 

[FOR GNL PORTFOLIO:

 

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

KeyBank National Association

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300

Overland Park, Kansas 66211

Facsimile No.: 877-379-1625

Attention: Loan Servicing

 

with a copy to:

 

Daniel Flanigan, Esq.

Polsinelli

900 West 48th Place, Suite 900

Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Facsimile No.: (816) 753-1536

 

NOTE A-2 AND NOTE A-3:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

[FOR HEARTLAND DENTAL MEDICAL OFFICE PORTFOLIO:

 

NOTE A-1 AND NOTE A-10:

 

UU-1 

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4, NOTE A-5, NOTE A-6, NOTE A-7, NOTE A-8 AND NOTE A-9:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com]

 

UU-2 

 

[FOR RIVERWALK II:

 

NOTE A-1, NOTE A-2 AND NOTE A-5:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4 AND NOTE A-6:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

Commercial Mortgage Servicing,

Three Wells Fargo,

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: CGCMT 2018-C6 Asset Manager

Fax number: (704) 715-0036

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Legal Department

301 South College Street, TW-30, D1053-300

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-6000

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support

Fax number: (704) 383-3663

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

Hearst Tower

 

UU-3 

 

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

Fax number: (704) 353-3190]

 

[FOR NEBRASKA CROSSING:

 

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3 AND NOTE A-4:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

with a copy to:

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel]

 

[FOR CLEVELANDER SOUTH BEACH:

 

NOTE A-1 AND NOTE A-3:

 

UU-4 

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com]

 

UU-5 

 

[FOR REGENCY PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO:

 

NOTE A-1:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2:

 

NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street

 

UU-6 

 

New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com]

 

VIA [EMAIL]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 to inform you that a Form 8-K/A was filed on [DATE] on behalf of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14.

 

The filing can be viewed at:

 

[EDGAR LINK TO FILING]

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Date: _________________________

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20118-C14
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

UU-7 

 

Schedule 1

 

Mortgage Loans with Additional Debt

 

1.GNL Portfolio

 

2.Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio

 

3.Lafayette Park

 

4.Riverwalk II

 

5.Nebraska Crossing

 

6.Clevelander South Beach

 

7.1670 Broadway

 

8.Christiana Mall

 

9.Regency Properties Portfolio

 

10.Ellsworth Place

 

11.Barrywoods Crossing

 

Schedule 1-1 

 

Schedule 2

 

CLass A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

See Annex E to the Prospectus.

 

Schedule 2-1 

 

Schedule 3

 

Mortgage Loans With Escrows or Reserves exceeding 10% of theIR RESPECTIVE initial principal balanceS

 

 

Mortgage Loan(1) Reserve Description Reserve Amount
1670 Broadway Rent abatement and tenant improvement credit, future ground lease costs, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. $17,319,208
Crowne Plaza – Jacksonville (Airport) PIP Reserve $5,250,000
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi Property taxes, insurance and PIP Reserve $1,087,621
Holiday Inn Express – Fort Pierce PIP Reserve $1,450,000
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca PIP Reserve $934,015
150 Grand Street Rent concession funds and Matto achievement funds $762,000

 

(1)With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Schedule 3 only lists Mortgage Loans with escrows or reserves exceeding 10% of the initial principal balance of the applicable Whole Loan.

 

Schedule 3-1 

 

EX-4.2 4 exh4-2csailc14psa.htm CSAIL 2018-C14 PSA

Exhibit 4.2 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,
as Depositor

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Master Servicer

 

RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC,
as Special Servicer

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

 

and

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,
as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of

 

November 1, 2018

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

Series 2018-C14

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Article I
         
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.01   Defined Terms   6
Section 1.02   Certain Calculations   123
Section 1.03   Certain Constructions   124
         
Article II
         
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
 
Section 2.01   Conveyance of Mortgage Loans   125
Section 2.02   Acceptance by Trustee   132
Section 2.03   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties   137
Section 2.04   Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests   153
Section 2.05   Creation of the Grantor Trust   153
         
Article III
         
ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND
 
Section 3.01   The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties   154
Section 3.02   Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments   161
Section 3.03   Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts   165
Section 3.04   The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account   170
Section 3.05   Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account   177
Section 3.06   Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account   188
Section 3.07   Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage   190
Section 3.08   Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements   195

 

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Section 3.09   Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans   200
Section 3.10   Trustee and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files   204
Section 3.11   Servicing Compensation   205
Section 3.12   Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements   213
Section 3.13   Access to Certain Information   219
Section 3.14   Title to REO Property; REO Account   233
Section 3.15   Management of REO Property   234
Section 3.16   Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties   236
Section 3.17   Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer   243
Section 3.18   Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents   246
Section 3.19   Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicer and Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report   254
Section 3.20   Sub-Servicing Agreements   261
Section 3.21   Interest Reserve Account   265
Section 3.22   Directing Holder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer   265
Section 3.23   Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party   265
Section 3.24   Intercreditor Agreements   270
Section 3.25   Rating Agency Confirmation   274
Section 3.26   The Operating Advisor   276
Section 3.27   Companion Paying Agent   284
Section 3.28   Companion Register   284
Section 3.29   Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans   285
Section 3.30   Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator   286
Section 3.31   [Reserved]   287
Section 3.32   [Reserved]   287
Section 3.33   Litigation Control   287
         
Article IV
         
Distributions TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
Section 4.01   Distributions   291
Section 4.02   Distribution Date Statement; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney   301
Section 4.03   P&I Advances   307
Section 4.04   Allocation of Realized Losses   310
Section 4.05   Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts   311
Section 4.06   Grantor Trust Reporting   316
Section 4.07   Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool   317
Section 4.08   Secure Data Room   320

  

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Article V
         
THE CERTIFICATES
 
Section 5.01   The Certificates   321
Section 5.02   Form and Registration   322
Section 5.03   Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates   325
Section 5.04   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates   334
Section 5.05   Persons Deemed Owners   335
Section 5.06   Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices   335
Section 5.07   Maintenance of Office or Agency   336
Section 5.08   Appointment of Certificate Administrator   336
Section 5.09   [Reserved]   337
Section 5.10   Voting Procedures   337
         
Article VI
         
The Depositor, The Master Servicer, The Special Servicer, The Operating Advisor, The Asset Representations Reviewer, The Directing Holder and The Risk Retention Consultation Party
     
Section 6.01   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer   338
Section 6.02   Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer   344
Section 6.03   Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer   344
Section 6.04   Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others   346
Section 6.05   Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign   351
Section 6.06   Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer   351
Section 6.07   The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner   352
Section 6.08   The Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party   352
Section 6.09   Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   358
         
Article VII
         
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS
 
Section 7.01   Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination   359

 

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Section 7.02   Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor   367
Section 7.03   Notification to Certificateholders   369
Section 7.04   Waiver of Servicer Termination Events   369
Section 7.05   Trustee as Maker of Advances   370
Article VIII
         
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR
 
Section 8.01   Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   370
Section 8.02   Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   372
Section 8.03   Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans   374
Section 8.04   Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates   374
Section 8.05   Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator   375
Section 8.06   Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator   376
Section 8.07   Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator   377
Section 8.08   Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator   379
Section 8.09   Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator   380
Section 8.10   Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee   380
Section 8.11   Appointment of Custodians   381
Section 8.12   Representations and Warranties of the Trustee   382
Section 8.13   Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer   383
Section 8.14   Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator   383
Section 8.15   Compliance with the PATRIOT Act   384
         
Article IX
         
TERMINATION
 
Section 9.01   Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans   385
Section 9.02   Additional Termination Requirements   389
         
Article X
         
ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS
 
Section 10.01   REMIC Administration   389
Section 10.02   Use of Agents   393
Section 10.03   Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator   393
Section 10.04   Appointment of REMIC Administrators   393

 

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Article XI
         
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE
 
Section 11.01   Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness   394
Section 11.02   Succession; Subcontractors   395
Section 11.03   Filing Obligations   397
Section 11.04   Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings   398
Section 11.05   Form 10 K Filings   402
Section 11.06   Sarbanes-Oxley Certification   405
Section 11.07   Form 8-K Filings   406
Section 11.08   Form 15 Filing   409
Section 11.09   Annual Compliance Statements   409
Section 11.10   Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria   411
Section 11.11   Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report   413
Section 11.12   [Reserved]   414
Section 11.13   Indemnification   414
Section 11.14   Amendments   416
Section 11.15   Regulation AB Notices   417
Section 11.16   Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans   417
Section 11.17   Impact of Cure Period   422
Article XII
         
the asset representations reviewer
 
Section 12.01   Asset Review   422
Section 12.02   Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability   428
Section 12.03   Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer   429
Section 12.04   Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer   430
Section 12.05   Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer   430
         
Article XIII
         
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 13.01   Amendment   433
Section 13.02   Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts   437
Section 13.03   Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders   438
Section 13.04   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial   439
Section 13.05   Notices   439
Section 13.06   Severability of Provisions   446
Section 13.07   Grant of a Security Interest   446
Section 13.08   Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   447

 

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Section 13.09   Article and Section Headings   448
Section 13.10   Notices to the Rating Agencies   448

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A-1 Certificate
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class A-2 Certificate
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class A-3 Certificate
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class A-4 Certificate
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class A-SB Certificate
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class X-A Certificate
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class X-B Certificate
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class X-F Certificate
Exhibit A-9 Form of Class X-G Certificate
Exhibit A-10 Form of Class X-NR Certificate
Exhibit A-11 Form of Class A-S Certificate
Exhibit A-12 Form of Class B Certificate
Exhibit A-13 Form of Class C Certificate
Exhibit A-14 Form of Class D Certificate
Exhibit A-15 Form of Class E Certificate
Exhibit A-16 Form of Class F Certificate
Exhibit A-17 Form of Class G Certificate
Exhibit A-18 Form of Class NR Certificate
Exhibit A-19 Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit A-20 Form of Class Z Certificate
Exhibit B Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit C Form of Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of the Class R Certificates
Exhibit D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of the Class R Certificates
Exhibit D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit D-5 [Reserved]
Exhibit D-6 [Reserved]
Exhibit D-7 [Reserved]
Exhibit E Form of Request for Release
Exhibit F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
Exhibit F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R and Class Z Certificates
Exhibit G Form of Distribution Date Statement
Exhibit H Form of Omnibus Assignment
Exhibit I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
Exhibit J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
Exhibit K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
Exhibit L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period

 

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Exhibit M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
Exhibit P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party and/or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
Exhibit P-1F Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder to Certificate Administrator
Exhibit P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
Exhibit P-1H Form of Certification of the Risk Retention Consultation Party
Exhibit P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
Exhibit P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification
Exhibit Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
Exhibit R-1 Form of Power of Attorney – Master Servicer
Exhibit R-2 Form of Power of Attorney –Special Servicer
Exhibit S Initial Companion Holders
Exhibit T Form of Notice Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans
Exhibit U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
Exhibit V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
Exhibit W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
Exhibit X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
Exhibit Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
Exhibit Z-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
Exhibit Z-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
Exhibit Z-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
Exhibit Z-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
Exhibit Z-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
Exhibit Z-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
Exhibit Z-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
Exhibit AA Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
Exhibit BB Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit CC Additional Form 10-K Disclosure

 

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Exhibit DD Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit EE Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit FF Initial Sub-Servicers
Exhibit GG Servicing Function Participants
Exhibit HH Form of Annual Compliance Statement
Exhibit II Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
Exhibit JJ CREFC® Payment Information
Exhibit KK Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness Notification
Exhibit LL [Reserved]
Exhibit MM Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
Exhibit NN Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
Exhibit OO Form of Asset Review Report
Exhibit PP Form of Asset Review Report Summary
Exhibit QQ Form of Asset Review Procedures
Exhibit RR Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room
Exhibit SS Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
Exhibit TT [Reserved]
Exhibit UU Form of Notice of a Form 8-K/A Filing
Exhibit VV Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the VRR Interest

 

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SCHEDULES
 
Schedule 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
Schedule 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule
Schedule 3 Mortgage Loans Subject to Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations
Schedule 4 Mortgage Loans With “Performance”, “Earn-Out” or “Holdback” Escrows or Reserves exceeding 10% of the Initial Principal Balance

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of November 1, 2018, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Excess Interest) and will issue the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-4, Class LA-SB, Class LA-S, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG and Class LNR Uncertificated Interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”), which will evidence the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Lower-Tier REMIC will also issue the uncertificated Class LR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interest” in the Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

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

 

Class Designation

 

Interest Rate
or Pass-
Through Rate

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount 

Class LA-1   (1)   $ 14,923,000
Class LA-2   (1)   $ 95,533,000
Class LA-3   (1)   $ 175,000,000
Class LA-4   (1)   $ 230,612,000
Class LA-SB   (1)   $ 23,092,000
Class LA-S   (1)   $ 69,320,000
Class LB   (1)   $ 35,623,000
Class LC   (1)   $ 34,661,000
Class LD   (1)   $ 21,181,000
Class LE   (1)   $ 16,367,000
Class LF   (1)   $ 18,293,000
Class LG   (1)   $ 7,702,000
Class LNR   (1)   $ 27,921,731
Class LR   None(2)   None

 

 

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

 

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

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue the Regular Certificates, which are designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Upper-Tier REMIC also will issue the uncertificated Class UR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

THE GRANTOR TRUST

 

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

 

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THE CERTIFICATES

 

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

 

Corresponding
Certificates 

 

Initial Pass-Through Rate

 

Original
Certificate
Balance or
Notional Amount 

Class A-1 Certificates   3.2752%    $  14,923,000
Class A-2 Certificates   4.2611%    $  95,533,000
Class A-3 Certificates   4.1511%    $  175,000,000
Class A-4 Certificates   4.4216%    $  230,612,000
Class A-SB Certificates   4.3593%    $  23,092,000
Class X-A Certificates   0.5713%(1)    $  608,480,000(2)
Class X-B Certificates   0.0000%(1)(3)    $  70,284,000(2)
Class A-S Certificates   4.7224%    $  69,320,000
Class B Certificates   4.8937%    $  35,623,000
Class C Certificates   4.8937%    $  34,661,000
Class X-F Certificates   0.9397%(1)    $  18,293,000(2)
Class X-G Certificates   0.9397%(1)    $  7,702,000(2)
Class X-NR Certificates   0.9397%(1)    $  27,921,731(2)
Class D Certificates   4.8937%    $  21,181,000
Class E Certificates   4.8937%    $  16,367,000
Class F Certificates   3.9540%    $  18,293,000
Class G Certificates   3.9540%    $  7,702,000
Class NR Certificates   3.9540%    $  27,921,731
Class Z Certificates   None(4)   N/A
Class R Certificates   None(4)   N/A

 

 

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

 

(2)None of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-F, Class X-G or Class X-NR Certificates will have a Certificate Balance; rather, each such Class of Certificates will accrue interest as provided herein on its related Notional Amount.

 

(3)The Class X-B Certificates will not be entitled to receive distributions of principal other than a payment of $100 on the first Distribution Date which will be deemed a payment of principal on the principal balance of the REMIC regular interest represented by the Class X-B Certificates for federal income tax purposes.

 

(4)Neither the Class R nor the Class Z Certificates will have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made

 

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 to each Class of Regular Certificates) shall be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Certificate Purchase Agreement, CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC is purchasing from the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as the case may be, the respective portions of the Certificate Balance, Notional Amount or Percentage Interest, as applicable, of each Class of Certificates set forth below (the “VRR Interest”):

 

Class of
Certificates

 

Certificate Balance,
Notional Amount or
Percentage Interest to be
Retained by CSAIL 2018-
C14 MOA, LLC

Class A-1    $747,000
Class A-2    $4,777,000
Class A-3    $8,750,000
Class A-4    $11,531,000
Class A-SB    $1,155,000
Class X-A    $30,426,000
Class X-B    $3,516,000
Class X-F    $915,000
Class X-G    $386,000
Class X-NR    $1,396,731
Class A-S    $3,466,000
Class B    $1,782,000
Class C    $1,734,000
Class D    $1,060,000
Class E    $819,000
Class F    $915,000
Class G    $386,000
Class NR    $1,396,731
Class Z    5.0%

 

As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $770,228,732.

 

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WHOLE LOANS

 

Whole Loan

Type

Non-Serviced PSA

Note Name

Control Note/Non-Control Note

Note Cut-off Date Balance

Note Holder(1)

Prudential – Digital Realty Portfolio Non-Serviced BANK 2018-BNK14 PSA

Note A-1

Note A-2-1

Note A-2-2

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$70,000,000

$26,000,000

$10,000,000

$70,000,000

$11,000,000

$25,000,000

BANK 2018-BNK14

BANK 2018-BNK15

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

CSAIL 2018-C14

Column

BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC

Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note A-4

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$31,000,000

$34,000,000

$20,000,000

$6,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

CSAIL 2018-C14

Column

Column

Continental Towers Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$44,500,000

$25,000,000

$15,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

Column

CSAIL 2018-C14

The Greystone Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note B(2)

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Control Note

$42,000,000

$10,000,000

$43,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

NREC

Violet Protected Asset SPC

Lafayette Park Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control Note

Non-Control Note

$38,000,000

$37,250,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

NREC

Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Servicing Shift (3)

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

Note A-6

Note A-7

Note A-8

Non-Control Note

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$30,000,000

$30,000,000

$25,000,000

$25,000,000

$20,000,000

$15,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

AREF

AREF

AREF

AREF

AREF

AREF

AREF

Indian Hills Senior Community Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$18,350,000

$22,000,000

$11,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

WFCM 2018-C47

CSAIL 2018-C14

Holiday Inn FiDi Non-Serviced WFCM 2018-C47 PSA(4)

Note A-1-A

Note A-2

Note A-3-A

Note B(2)

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Control Note

$27,025,000

$35,000,000

$25,000,000

$50,000,000

LCF or an affiliate

WFCM 2018-C47

CSAIL 2018-C14

IGIS US Private Placement Real Estate Investment Trust No. 228

2020 Fifth Avenue Serviced  

Note A-1

Note A-2

Control Note

Non-Control Note

$24,000,000

$24,000,000

CSAIL 2018-C14

BANK 2018-BNK15

20 Times Square Non-Serviced 20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS TSA

Note A-1-A

Note A-2-A-2

Note A-1-B

Note A-1-C

Note A-2-C-2-B

Note A-2-A-1

Note A-2-A-3

Note A-2-A-4

Note A-2-A-5

Note A-2-A-6

Note A-2-B-1

Note A-2-B-2

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$32,500,000

$25,000,000

$49,100,000

$4,700,000

$3,700,000

$30,000,000

$20,000,000

$10,000,000

$10,000,000

$5,000,000

$16,000,000

$16,000,000

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

UBS 2018-C11

UBS 2018-C11

UBS 2018-C12

UBS 2018-C12

UBS 2018-C12

CSAIL 2018-CX12

CSAIL 2018-CX12

 

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Whole Loan

Type

Non-Serviced PSA

Note Name

Control Note/Non-Control Note

Note Cut-off Date Balance

Note Holder(1)

     

Note A-2-B-3

Note A-2-B-4

Note A-2-C-1

Note A-2-C-2-A

Note A-B-1(2)

Note A-B-2(2)

Note A-B-3(2)

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$16,000,000

$16,000,000

$7,350,000

$3,650,000

$242,500,000

$206,900,000

$35,600,000

CSAIL 2018-CX12

CSAIL 2018-CX12

CSAIL 2018-C14

CSAIL 2018-C14

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Non-Serviced CSAIL 2018-CX11 PSA

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3-1

Note A-3-2

Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

Non-Control Note

$59,471,695

$36,178,614

$26,266,665

$9,911,949

CSAIL 2018-CX11

CSAIL 2018-CX12

CSAIL 2018-CX12

CSAIL 2018-C14

 

 

 

(1)Or an equivalent entity. Notes for which “CSAIL 2018-C14” is indicated as the Note Holder constitute the corresponding Mortgage Loan. All other notes are “Companion Loans”.

 

(2)Such note is an “AB Subordinate Companion Loan”.

 

(3)On and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(4)On and after the securitization of the Holiday Inn FiDi Companion Loan identified as Note A-1-A, the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA governing the securitization of the Holiday Inn FiDi Companion Loan identified as Note A-1-A.

 

Each of the Whole Loans listed above consists of the corresponding Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) listed next to such Whole Loan. With respect to any Whole Loan, each of the Mortgage Loan and the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) are pari passu with each other to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, and any AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) is generally subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund. Each Companion Loan is secured by the Mortgaged Property that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund and (except to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

 

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

 

Article I

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

2020 Fifth Avenue Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of August 22, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the 2020 Fifth Avenue Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

20 Times Square Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the 20 Times Square Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

20 Times Square Trust 2018-20TS TSA”: That certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of May 23, 2018, among Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, special servicer and certificate administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the 20 Times Square Trust 2018-20-TS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-20TS.

 

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

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan relating to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “Control Appraisal Period” or equivalent term as defined under the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, The Greystone Intercreditor Agreement, the Holiday Inn FiDi Intercreditor Agreement and the 20 Times Square Intercreditor Agreement are the AB Intercreditor Agreements related to the Trust.

 

AB Modified Loan”: Any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) due to a modification thereto that resulted in the creation of an A/B note structure (or similar structure) and as to which the new junior note(s) did not previously exist or the principal amount of the new junior note(s) was previously part of either an A note held by the Trust or the

 

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original unmodified Mortgage Loan and (2) as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount is not in effect.

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, The Greystone Mortgage Loan, the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan and the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan are each an AB Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the related companion loan evidenced by the related promissory note made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the related AB Mortgaged Property, which is not included in the Trust and which is subordinate in right of payment to the related AB Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each of The Greystone Subordinate Companion Loan, the Holiday Inn FiDi Subordinate Companion Loan and the 20 Times Square Subordinate Companion Loans is an AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that includes such Mortgage Loan and one or more related AB Subordinate Companion Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, The Greystone Whole Loan, the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan and the 20 Times Square Whole Loan are each an AB Whole Loan.

 

AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Directing Lender” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender”: A mezzanine lender under a mezzanine loan that has been accelerated or as to which foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the equity collateral pledged to secure such mezzanine loan.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property (i) specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action, provided that the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard (and (i) unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan)) (and during a Control Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, after non-binding consultation with the applicable Directing Holder as provided in Section 6.08 and (ii) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan,

 

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after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08, in each case other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that if the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (as applicable) do not respond within twenty (20) days to the Special Servicer’s request for such consent or consultation, as applicable, such consent or consultation shall be deemed waived; provided, further, that upon the Special Servicer’s determination, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Special Servicer to consult with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, the Special Servicer is not required to do so. The Master Servicer (at its own expense) and the Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust Fund) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described above.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.13.

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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

 

Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including any related amendments and supplements.

 

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

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

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

 

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

 

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Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, in consultation with the Directing Holder (except in the case of an Excluded Loan as to such party) and, during a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor), as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the Special Servicer receives an Appraisal or conducts a valuation described below equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the applicable Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisal and any other information it deems relevant and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, including any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such Appraisal or valuation referred to above is received by the Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter.

 

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Promptly upon the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan), the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal within any time frame specified in this sentence. The Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer, as described above, shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (but only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to such party), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth and in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Master Servicer will not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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bankruptcy is filed with respect to a Mortgagor if not dismissed within such time, (vi) ninety (90) days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of a Balloon Payment with respect to such Mortgage Loan or a related Companion Loan, as applicable, except where a refinancing is anticipated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan or a related Companion Loan, as applicable, in which case one hundred twenty (120) days after such uncured delinquency, and (vii) immediately after such Mortgage Loan or a related Companion Loan, as applicable, becomes an REO Loan; provided that the thirty (30) day period referenced in clause (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that, if an event described in this definition occurs at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero, such event shall be deemed not to constitute an Appraisal Reduction Event. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the applicable Directing Holder and the Operating Advisor, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05.

 

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

 

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

 

Appraised Value”: (i) With respect to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the appraised value thereof as determined by the most recent Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan and (ii) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property, the appraised value allocable thereto, as determined pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

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

 

AREF”: Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Asset Review Report”: A report setting forth the results of an Asset Review substantially in the form of Exhibit OO.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar instrument executed by the Mortgagor, assigning to the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation, leasing or disposition of all or a portion of such Mortgaged Property, in the form which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, as amended, modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(ii)        all unscheduled Principal Prepayments (together with any related payments of interest allocable to the period following the related Due Date for the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation

 

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Proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries, in each case, received subsequent to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments for each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, subsequent to the related Due Date and, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, other than the monthly remittance thereon) allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

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

 

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

 

(v)       all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans (which is separately distributed to the Class Z Certificates, as described in Section 4.01(j));

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(c)       the aggregate amount of any (i) Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.17(a) and (ii) P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, Operating Advisor Fee and Asset Representations Reviewer Fee actually payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made if not already deducted under clause (a)(iii)) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05;

 

(d)       with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final

 

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Distribution Date), the Withheld Amounts remitted to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.21(b); and

 

(e)       the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

BANK 2018-BNK14 PSA”: The pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of September 1, 2018, between Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Borrower Party”: A borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, or any Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

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Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in or made pursuant to Section 6(c) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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

 

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

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

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

 

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee includes the Trustee fee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be equal to the product of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate and the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of the preceding Distribution Date.

 

Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.00910% per annum.

 

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

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than any Class of Class X Certificates, the Class R Certificates and the Class Z Certificates), (a) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of such Class, as specified in the Preliminary Statement to this Agreement and (b) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)

 

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less any distributions allocable to principal and any allocations of Realized Losses made thereon on such prior Distribution Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that (1) solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding and (2) solely for the purposes of exercising any rights of a Certificateholder described under Section 2.03(k), any Certificates beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed not to be outstanding, and, in the case of either (1) or (2), the applicable Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, take any such action or exercise any such rights has been obtained; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of exercising any rights it may have solely as a member of the Controlling Class, any Controlling Class Certificate owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be deemed not to be outstanding as to such Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that for purposes of obtaining the consent of Certificateholders to an amendment of this Agreement, any Certificate beneficially owned by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any of their Affiliates shall be deemed to be outstanding; provided that if such amendment relates to the termination, increase in compensation or material reduction of obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their Affiliates, then such Certificate so owned shall be deemed not to be outstanding; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of the rights of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class (but not with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such party is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder) or (ii) solely for purposes of accessing information, any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the

 

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Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) and Section 12.05 (other than as a result of the replacement of the Special Servicer at the recommendation of the Operating Advisor), the Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Realized Losses and, other than with respect to the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis.

 

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

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 3.2752%.

 

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

 

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Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 4.2611%.

 

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

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to a fixed rate of 4.1511%.

 

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

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of 4.4216% and the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-11, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of 4.7224% and the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class A-SB Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-SB” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-5, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of 4.3593% and the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class B” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-12, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class C” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-13, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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Class D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-14, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class E” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-15, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class F Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class F” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-16, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class F Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) 3.9540% and (b) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class G Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class G” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-17, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class G Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) 3.9540% and (b) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA-1 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class LA-2 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class LA-3 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class LA-4 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Class NR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class NR” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-18, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class NR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (a) 3.9540% and (b) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class R” on its face in the form of Exhibit A-19, and evidencing the sole class of “residual interest” in each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

Class X Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-F, Class X-G and/or Class X-NR Certificates, as the context may require.

 

Class X-A Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-A” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-6, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates.

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB and Class A-S Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class X-B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-B” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-7, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

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

 

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Class X-F Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-F” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-8, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

Class X-F Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-F Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate on the Class F Certificates for such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-F Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class X-G Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-G” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-9, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

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

 

Class X-NR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-NR” on its face, in the form of Exhibit A-10, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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

 

Class X-NR Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-NR Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the WAC Rate for such Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate on the Class NR Certificates for such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-NR Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Class Z Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class Z” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-20 hereto, representing undivided beneficial interests in the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Closing Date”: November 29, 2018.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

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

 

Collateral Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, shall be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer, equal to the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s) and any pari passu notes included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan) (x) the most recent Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such Appraised Value (or in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) and to the extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related Mortgagor at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related to) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the Special Servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y) and solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination, which such excess, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined separately from and exclude any related Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount. In the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and Subordinate Companion Loan(s) in the same manner as Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis. The Master Servicer shall not calculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be titled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

 

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as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the related Companion Holder, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loan and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

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

 

Column”: Column Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors in interest.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Companion Holders, which shall be titled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association [or name of successor master servicer], as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Companion Holders of the Companion Loans, relating to the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Companion Holders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations”: A confirmation from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

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

 

Companion Register”: As defined in Section 3.28.  

 

Compensating Interest Payments”: An aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (in each case other than a Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan (or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which Servicing Fees are being paid for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.0025% per annum, and (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) as a result of the Master Servicer’s allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y) (i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Holder, or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, Compensating Interest Payments with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts, and the Master Servicer shall pay the portion of such Compensating Interest Payments allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case, without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) a Holder of the Class G Certificates is the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that no Consultation Termination Event resulting solely from the operation of clause (ii) shall be deemed to have existed or be in continuance with respect to a successor Holder of a majority of Class G Certificates that has not irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided, further, that a Consultation Termination Event shall not be deemed to be continuing (other than with respect to a Consultation Termination Event pursuant to clause (ii)) if the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (other than the Control Eligible Certificates) have been reduced to zero; provided, further, that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to be continuing unless a Control Appraisal Period is continuing under the related Intercreditor Agreement and a Consultation Termination Event is continuing. With respect to any Excluded Loan, a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed continuing at all times.

 

Continental Towers Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Among Note Holders, dated as of August 9, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Continental Towers Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

Control Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists that has a Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) that is at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class as to the related Directing Holder, (ii) such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder or (iii) a Holder of the Class G Certificates becoming the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and having irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing (other than a Control Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii)) if the Certificate Balances of all Classes of

 

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Certificates (other than the Class X Certificates and Control Eligible Certificates) have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans; provided, further, that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, no Control Termination Event shall be deemed to be continuing unless a Control Appraisal Period is continuing under the related Intercreditor Agreement and a Control Termination Event is continuing. With respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, a Control Termination shall be deemed continuing at all times.

 

Controlling Class”: As of any date of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then-outstanding that has a then-aggregate Certificate Balance (as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of that Class, or if no Class of Control Eligible Certificates meets the preceding requirement, the most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates; the Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class NR Certificates; provided that if, at any time, the Certificate Balances of all Control Eligible Certificates, as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Classes, have been reduced to zero, the Controlling Class shall be the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates that has a principal balance greater than zero; provided, further, that if at any time the Certificate Balance of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the “Controlling Class” shall be the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates that has an aggregate Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholders”: Each Holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the term “Controlling Class Certificateholder” is used in this Agreement without further clarification, the parties hereto intend for such references to mean the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholder under the circumstances. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may from time to time request (the cost of which being an expense of the Trust) that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the applicable Controlling Class and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide such list without charge to such Trustee, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor may rely on any such list so provided.

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at Wells Fargo Bank, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479,

 

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Attention: Certificate Transfer Services - CSAIL 2018-C14; and (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14; and (iii) for all other purposes, to the Certificate Administrator at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) CSAIL 2018-C14.

 

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

 

Credit Risk Retention Rule”: The final rule that was promulgated to implement the credit risk retention requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 17 C.F.R. § 246) under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (79 F.R. 77601; pages 77740-77766), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Department of Treasury, the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 F.R. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

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

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Amount Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (excluding the portion of an REO Loan related to any other

 

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Serviced Companion Loan) and for any Distribution Date, the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall be deemed payable by the Master Servicer from the Lower-Tier REMIC or Grantor Trust, as applicable.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, a rate equal to 0.00050% per annum.

 

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

 

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

 

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case of such a report produced by the Master Servicer, by the Special Servicer (if other than the Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer (if other than the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

CREFC® Schedule AL File”: The data file in the “Schedule AL File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or such other form of presentation as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally, which in any case shall include all information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Cross-Over Date”: The first Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of each Class of the Subordinate Certificates have (calculated without giving effect to the Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Subordinate Certificates.

 

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: Any two or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other (it being understood that for the purposes of this Agreement each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan). For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Mortgage Loan Group under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (it being understood that for the purposes of this Agreement each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan). For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Underlying Loan under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the weighted average Debt Service Coverage Ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution is not less than the greater of (a) the weighted average Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the

 

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repurchase or substitution, and (b) 1.25x, (ii) the weighted average LTV Ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller is not greater than the least of (a) the weighted average LTV Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (b) the weighted average LTV Ratio for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s), as of the Cut-off Date and (c) 75%, (iii) the related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, furnishes the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class) unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder consents to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

CSAIL 2018-CX11 PSA”: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of April 1, 2018, among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2018-CX11 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CX11.

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC”: CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a Majority Owned Affiliate of RREF III.

 

Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination, the sum of (i) all Appraisal Reduction Amounts then in effect, and (ii) with respect to any AB Modified Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount then in effect. The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount.

 

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

 

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

 

Custodian”: A Person who is at any time appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.11 as a document custodian for the Mortgage Files, which Person shall not be the

 

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Depositor, any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers or an Affiliate of any of them. The Certificate Administrator shall be the initial Custodian. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as Custodian hereunder through its Document Custody division.

 

Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in November 2018, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in November 2018.

 

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

 

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

 

Debt Service Coverage Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, for any twelve-month period covered by an annual operating statement for the related Mortgaged Property, the ratio of (i) Net Operating Income produced by the related Mortgaged Property during such period to (ii) the aggregate amount of Periodic Payments (other than any Balloon Payment) due under such Mortgage Loan during such period; provided that with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus as paying interest only for a specified period of time set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and then paying principal and interest, the related Periodic Payment will be calculated (for purposes of this definition only) to include interest and principal (based on the remaining amortization term indicated in the Mortgage Loan Schedule).

 

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

 

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the

 

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related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially, the Class R Certificates, Class Z Certificates, each Certificate that comprises the VRR Interest and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, each Certificate that comprises the VRR Interest shall at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period be evidenced by Definitive Certificates.

 

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

 

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

 

Depositor”: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

Depository”: DTC, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as

 

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defined in Section 8-102(3) of the UCC of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

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

 

Designated Servicing Documents”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, collectively the following documents:

 

(1)       (A) a copy of the executed Note(s) for such Mortgage Loan (or, alternatively, if the original executed Note(s) have been lost, a copy of a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Note(s)), and (B) in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, a copy of the executed Note(s) for the related Companion Loan;

 

(2)       a copy of the related Loan Agreement, if any;

 

(3)       a copy of the Mortgage;

 

(4)       a copy of the lock box agreement or cash management agreement, if any, relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if any;

 

(5)       any pre-funding insurance review documentation and insurance certificates (for insurance policies other than title insurance policy and environmental policy) or a marked up commitment therefor;

 

(6)       a copy of any related title insurance policy or a marked up commitment therefor;

 

(7)       a copy of any environmental insurance policy or a marked up commitment therefor;

 

(8)       legal description of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(9)       a copy of the related escrow agreement and the related security agreement (in each case, if such item is a document separate from the Loan Agreement and the Mortgage);

 

(10)     a copy of the agreement governing post-closing obligations (if such item is a document separate from the Loan Agreement and the Mortgage), if any;

 

(11)     a copy of the closing statement and/or sources and uses statement;

 

(12)     the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s asset summary, if any (provided that the delivery of such item shall not result in any liability to the related Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(13)     the related Mortgagor tax ID;

 

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(14)     a copy of an approved operating budget, if applicable;

 

(15)     a copy of the related Ground Lease relating to such Mortgage Loan, if any; and

 

(16)     in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, a copy of the related Intercreditor Agreement(s).

 

Designated Site”: The Internet website used by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers to accept and upload the Diligence Files.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in December 2018.

 

Diligence File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan(s), if applicable, collectively the following documents in electronic format:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

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

 

(vii)   any Intercreditor Agreement relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with any related mezzanine debt;

 

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

 

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

 

(x)      any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xi)     any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and a request for confirmation that the Trust is a beneficiary of such comfort letter or other agreement, or for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust, as the case may be;

 

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

 

(xiii)   all related environmental reports; and

 

(xiv)   all related environmental insurance policies;

 

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

 

(c)       other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(k)       a copy of all zoning reports;

 

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

 

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

 

(n)       a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)       a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)       a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)       a copy of the origination settlement statement;

 

(r)       a copy of any Insurance Consultant Report;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

in each such case, as and to the extent that the originator received such documents in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. If any of the items identified above were not included or obtained in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than any document that customarily would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan

 

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of that structure or type, taking into account whether or not such Mortgage Loan has any Additional Debt), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect; provided that no information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications shall constitute part of the Diligence File. It is not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of “Diligence File”, and the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents or information as part of the Diligence File that such Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified.

 

Diligence File Certificate”: As defined in Section 2.01(h).

 

Directing Certificateholder”: The initial Directing Certificateholder shall be RREF III-D CS 2018-C14, LLC. Thereafter, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time); provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), if no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. During a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. During a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no Directing Certificateholder. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. If the Controlling Class Certificateholder has elected to irrevocably waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, there will be no Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder until such time as a Controlling Class Certificateholder is reinstated pursuant to Section 3.23(l) and a new Directing Certificateholder is appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Directing Holder”: Means:

 

(a)       with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan or a Servicing Shift Whole Loan), the Directing Certificateholder; and

 

(b)       with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, (i) prior to a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder and (ii) after a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the Directing Certificateholder; and

 

(c)       with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (i) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the party identified as the “directing certificateholder” (or other analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event shall not affect the rights of a non-Directing Holder. Whenever the term “Directing Holder” is used in this Agreement without further clarification, the parties hereto intend for such reference to mean the applicable Directing Holder under the circumstances.

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or on behalf of a Companion Holder or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property, other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property (other than any interest in REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan)), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the management or disposition of any REO Property, and the performance by

 

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the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.11.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Disqualified Organization”: Any of (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization that is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

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

 

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Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in December 2018. The initial Distribution Date will be December 17, 2018.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

EDGAR-Compatible Format”: With respect to (a) the Initial Schedule AL File, the Initial Schedule AL Additional File, the CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File, XML format or such other format as mutually agreed to between the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer and (b) any report, file or document other than those listed in clause (a) above, any format compatible with EDGAR, including HTML, Word or clean, searchable PDFs.

 

Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt

 

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rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F2” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); (iii) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i) and (ii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (iv) any other account or accounts not listed in clauses (i) and (ii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; or (vi) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

 

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

 

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otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Asset Representations Reviewer (or as Operating Advisor, if applicable).

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a CMBS transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity as special servicer or operating advisor on such CMBS transaction as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c); (c) that is not (and is not affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become the Special Servicer; and (e) that (x) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in CMBS matters and that has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (y) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets.

 

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

 

Enforcing Servicer”: As defined in Section 2.03(k).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ERISA Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class R or Class Z Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 89-90 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such

 

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Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

 

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

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

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

 

Excess Interest Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained as a separate account or accounts (or as a subaccount of the Distribution Account) by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(c), which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class Z Certificates, Excess Interest Distribution Account”, and which must be an Eligible Account (or a subaccount of an Eligible Account). The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall not be an asset of any Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

 

Excess Modification Fee Amount”: With respect to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Corrected Loan and any particular modification, waiver, extension or amendment with respect to such Corrected Loan that gives rise to the payment of a Workout Fee, an amount equal to the aggregate of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan, unless prohibited under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and received and retained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months of such modification, waiver, extension or amendment, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee and, as provided in Section 3.11(c), only after the Special Servicer has received $25,000 in Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan.

 

Excess Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Mortgagor but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees)

 

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outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related Mortgagor or otherwise. With respect to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor within the prior twelve (12) months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap of the greater of (i) 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification, extension, waiver or amendment) and (ii) $25,000.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any principal prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment (or the portion thereof allocated to the Mortgage Loans) for such Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

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

 

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

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or Excluded Loan. Immediately upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the related Mortgage Loan, specifying whether it is (A) an Excluded Controlling Class or (B) both an Excluded Loan and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

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

 

Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer (including any Excluded Special Servicer) and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Information by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any information aggregated on a pool level basis and any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall deliver any Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.30. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to segregate any information delivered to it under the “Excluded Information” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be triggered solely by such information being delivered in the manner provided in Section 3.30.

 

Excluded Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan if, as of any date of determination, (a) with respect to the Directing Holder or (if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder) the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, any such party is a Borrower Party or (b) with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the VRR Interest, either such party is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

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

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan and/or the

 

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

 

Excluded Special Servicer Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Excluded Special Servicer Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the initial Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the applicable Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party that does not include any communication (other than the Final Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and such Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date or any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Holder pursuant to the Directing Holder Approval Process or following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedures described in Section 3.19. Each Final Asset Status Report shall be labeled or otherwise identified or communicated as being final by the Special Servicer. In addition, during a Control Termination Event, no Asset Status Report will be a Final Asset Status Report unless and until the Operating Advisor is consulted with on a non-binding basis or deemed to have been consulted with pursuant to this Agreement. No such consultation is required prior to a Control Termination Event and, during such period, the Operating Advisor is only required to review Final Asset Status Reports delivered to it by the Special Servicer; provided that the Operating Advisor shall request delivery of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent it has actual knowledge of such Final Asset Status Report.

 

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

 

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Final Recovery Determination”: A reasonable determination by the Special Servicer, in consultation with the applicable Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), with respect to any Defaulted Loan (and, if applicable, any defaulted Companion Loan) or Corrected Loan or REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, that was purchased by (i) any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Special Servicer or other person pursuant to Section 3.16(b), any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 or (iii) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01) that there has been a recovery of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenue and other payments or recoveries that, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, which judgment was exercised without regard to any obligation of the Special Servicer to make payments from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.07(b), will ultimately be recoverable. With respect to all Mortgage Loans other than an applicable Excluded Loan if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the applicable Directing Holder will have ten (10) Business Days to review and approve each such recovery determination by the Special Servicer; provided, however, that if the Directing Holder fails to approve or disapprove any recovery determination within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the initial recovery determination, such consent shall be deemed given.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of (a) the aggregate portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Regular Certificates that would remain unpaid as of the close of business on the related Distribution Date, (b) the amount by which the Principal Distribution Amount exceeds the aggregate amount that would actually be distributed on the related Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount and (c) any Realized Losses outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, to the extent such amounts would occur on such Distribution Date or would be outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, as applicable, without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount as part of the definition of Available Funds.

 

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Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the excess of (i) Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Liquidation Expenses (or the portion of such net Liquidation Proceeds payable to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) over (ii) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date on which Liquidation Proceeds were received. Gain-on-Sale Proceeds shall exclude any amounts allocated as Yield Maintenance Charges, recovery of any late payment charges and Default Interest or recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees pursuant to Section 3.02.

 

Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount”: For each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount.

 

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Among Note Holders, dated as of November 1, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Grace Period”: The number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan documents and/or before the imposition of late payment charges and/or Default Interest.

 

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

 

Grantor Trust Provisions”: Subpart E of part I of subchapter J of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-4(c).

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Holiday Inn FiDi Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

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Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Indian Hills Senior Community Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Indian Hills Senior Community Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

Initial Purchasers”: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

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

 

Initial Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the Initial Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

Initial Schedule AL File”: The data file(s) prepared by, or on behalf of, the Depositor containing the information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation

 

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AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 102 and, if applicable, the Initial Schedule AL Additional File to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each of the Prudential – Digital Realty Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement, the Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Intercreditor Agreement, the Continental Towers Intercreditor Agreement, The Greystone Intercreditor Agreement, the Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement, the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Intercreditor Agreement, the Indian Hills Senior Community Intercreditor Agreement, the Holiday Inn FiDi Intercreditor Agreement, the 2020 Fifth Avenue Intercreditor Agreement, the 20 Times Square Intercreditor Agreement and the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Intercreditor Agreement and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing

 

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mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

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

 

Interest Accrual Period”: For each Distribution Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

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

 

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

 

Interest Reserve Account”: The segregated non-interest bearing trust account or sub-account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04, which shall be initially titled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Interest Reserve Account” and which must be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Interest Reserve Account shall be an asset of the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

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

 

Interested Person”: As of the date of any determination, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Sponsor, any Borrower Party, any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or any known Affiliate of any of the preceding entities. With respect to a

 

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Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (or any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

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

 

Investment Representation Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(e), in the form of Exhibit C.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither KBRA nor any successor remains in existence, “KBRA” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of KBRA herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Lafayette Park Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Lafayette Park Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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

 

LCF”: Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

 

LCF Guarantors”: Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP.

 

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

 

Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (and the related REO Loan), any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made with respect to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) such Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or a Loss of Value payment is made; (iv) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Special Servicer, or by any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender (as applicable) pursuant to Section 3.16 (and the related Intercreditor

 

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Agreement, as applicable); (v) such Mortgage Loan or REO Property is purchased by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the applicable Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01 or acquired by the Sole Certificateholder in exchange for its Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan or REO Property is sold by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (i) each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives (a) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or (b) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) or REO Property (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable) or (ii) any Loss of Value Payment or Purchase Price paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to any Mortgage Loan, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Holder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that if no Control Termination Event exists, and if the Directing Holder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the Special Servicer delivers to such Directing Holder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Holder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase, substitution or Loss of Value Payment occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v) or (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) a Serviced Companion Loan, (x) a repurchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension of such time period) provided for such repurchase in such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement if such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of such extended period provided in such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (y) a purchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization; (e) the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in connection with an optional

 

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termination of the Trust; or (f) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within ninety (90) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full (but, if a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents); provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan, or REO Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee will be less than $25,000. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller, if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment during the Initial Cure Period.

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property as to which a Liquidation Fee is payable, a rate equal to the lesser of (a) such rate as would result in a Liquidation Fee of $1,000,000 and (b) 1.0% with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Property; provided, however, that if the rate in clause (b) above would result in a Liquidation Fee that would be less than $25,000 in circumstances where a Liquidation Fee is to be paid, then such rate as would yield a Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any

 

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Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Loan Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, the loan agreement, if any, between the related originator(s) and the Mortgagor, pursuant to which such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, was made.

 

Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: As defined in Section 3.18(i).

 

Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, the “Directing Certificateholder”, the “Directing Holder”, the “Directing Lender” or any analogous concept as set forth under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note as set forth in Exhibit S. On and after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Whole Loan is AREF, as the holder of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-4, Class LA-SB, Class LA-S, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LF, Class LG and Class LNR Uncertificated Interests.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (exclusive of Excess Interest), any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in any REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be

 

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held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in any other Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

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

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

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

 

Major Decision Reporting Package”: means, with respect to any Major Decision for which it is processing, a written report by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the special servicer and (ii) the proposed course of action recommended.

 

Majority Owned Affiliate”: As defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Master Servicer”: With respect to each of the Mortgage Loans, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor appointed as allowed herein.

 

Master Servicer Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage.

 

Maturity Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as of any date of determination, the date on which the last payment of principal is due and payable under the related Mortgage Note, after taking into account all

 

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Principal Prepayments received prior to such date of determination, but without giving effect to (i) any acceleration of the principal of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder or (ii) any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage Note.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Mortgage File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan(s), but subject to Section 2.01, collectively the following documents:

 

(i)       the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to the order of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)      the original (or a copy thereof certified by the applicable recording office, the title company or the Mortgage Loan Seller) Mortgage, together with the originals (or copies thereof certified by the applicable recording office, the title company or the Mortgage Loan Seller) of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereon, if certified by the applicable recording office, or certified to have been submitted for recording, if certified by the title company or the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iii)     an original Assignment of Mortgage in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” or in blank and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that assignment, a copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

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

 

(v)      an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” or in blank and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that assignment, a copy of such assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(vi)     the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” or in

 

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blank or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear”, if not already assigned pursuant to items (iii) or (v) above;

 

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

 

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

 

(ix)     any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC Financing Statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(x)      an original assignment in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, on behalf of the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as their interests may appear” of any financing statement executed and filed in favor of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the relevant jurisdiction (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the filing of that assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such assignment to be submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(xiv)   the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xv)    the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or a related Serviced Whole Loan and a request for confirmation that the Trust is a beneficiary of such comfort letter or other agreement, or for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trust, as the case may be;

 

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

 

(xvii)  the original or a copy of any related mezzanine Intercreditor Agreement;

 

provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment of Mortgage, any separate assignment of Assignment of Leases and any assignment of any UCC Financing Statement in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (i) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (ii) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the

 

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documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan, and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, (f) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will also be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA) and (g) in connection with any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the foregoing documents shall be delivered to the Custodian by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller on or prior to the Closing Date and such documents (other than the documents described in clause (i) above) shall be transferred to the custodian pursuant to Section 2.01(j).

 

Mortgage Loan”: Each of the mortgage loans transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 and to be held by the Trust. As used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents contained in the related Mortgage File and any related agreements. The term “Mortgage Loan” shall, as of any date of determination, include any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be part of a “Mortgage Loan” or an asset of the Trust.

 

Mortgage Loan Checklist”: A list related to each Mortgage Loan indicating the related Mortgage Loan documents included in the related Mortgage File as of the Closing Date.

 

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

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans transferred on the Closing Date to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund, attached as Exhibit B, which list sets forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred:

 

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

 

(ii)      the Mortgagor’s name;

 

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

 

(iv)     the Mortgage Rate in effect at origination;

 

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

 

(vi)     the original principal balance;

 

(vii)    the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

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

 

(ix)     the original and remaining amortization terms;

 

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

 

(xi)     the applicable Servicing Fee Rate;

 

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

 

(xiii)   whether such Mortgage Loan is secured by the related Mortgagor’s interest in a ground lease;

 

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

 

(xv)    the originator of the related Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xvi)   whether the related Mortgage Loan has a guarantor;

 

(xvii)  whether the related Mortgage Loan is secured by a letter of credit;

 

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

 

(xix)    number of grace days;

 

(xx)     whether a cash management agreement or lock-box agreement is in place;

 

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

 

(xxii)   whether the related Mortgage Loan permits defeasance;

 

(xxiii)  [Reserved];

 

(xxiv) the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable;

 

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

 

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

 

Such list may be in the form of more than one list, collectively setting forth all of the information required.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) Column, (ii) NREC, (iii) RREF III, (iv) AREF and (v) LCF.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of

 

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funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (excluding the portion of the REO Loan related to any other Companion Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Non-Serviced Master Servicer or a Non-Serviced Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Mortgagor or otherwise; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the WAC Rates on the Regular Certificates, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan for any one-month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one-month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one-month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in any event, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts in respect of such Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the Withheld Amounts in respect of such Actual/360 Mortgage Loan for the immediately preceding January and/or February, if applicable. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (excluding any portion of an REO Loan related to any other Companion Loan) which the Master Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee, in its good faith business judgment, as applicable, determines would not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, and shall be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not have such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee may make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be a “nonrecoverable P&I advance”, such determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that any P&I Advance with respect to a related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such determination shall not be binding on the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and related Non-Serviced Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise).

 

In making such recoverability determination, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its

 

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capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries, and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance.

 

In addition, any Person, in considering whether a P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such reimbursement, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of reimbursement not only for the P&I Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination (and, upon the reasonable request by the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any relevant Appraisals or market value estimates in its possession to the requesting party for such purpose). Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any P&I Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders.

 

The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, that the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer), the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable) and the Certificate Administrator. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to

 

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make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan, or the related Mortgaged Property).

 

The Trustee may conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, which determination shall be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee.

 

In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan.

 

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

 

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Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination (and, upon the reasonable request by the Trustee, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any relevant Appraisals or market value estimates in its possession to the requesting party for such purpose). Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that it has made a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer or Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as applicable); provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, and shall be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not have such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status and property inspections, and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or related Mortgaged Property). The Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. The Trustee may conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the

 

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Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Reduced Certificates”: As of any date of determination, any Class of Principal Balance Certificates then-outstanding for which, in any case (a) (1) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates minus (2) the sum (without duplication) of (x) any payments of principal (whether as Principal Prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Holders of such Class of Certificates, (y) any Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to such Class of Certificates as of the date of determination and (z) any Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates, is equal to or greater than (b) 25% of the remainder of (i) the initial Certificate Balance of such Class of Certificates less (ii) any payments of principal (whether as Principal Prepayments or otherwise) previously distributed to the Holders of such Class of Certificates.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer”: The “Asset Representations Reviewer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Companion Loans related to a Whole Loan identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Companion Loans related to a Whole Loan identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: Each Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the related Mortgaged Property that secures such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Operating Advisor”: The “Operating Advisor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: The primary servicing fee rate with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under a Non-Serviced PSA, which, with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, is the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Subservicing Fee Rate”.

 

Non-Serviced PSA”: With respect to:

 

(i)       each of the Whole Loans (other than the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan) identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column titled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, the related pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement identified under the column titled “Non-Serviced PSA”;

 

(ii)      the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan, prior to the securitization of the Companion Loan identified as Note A-1-A, the WFCM 2018-C47 PSA, and after the securitization of such Companion Loan, the pooling and servicing agreement governing the securitization of such Companion Loan;

 

(iii)     any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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

 

Non-Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, except in the case of Section 2.03(f) and Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o)) or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NREC”: Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

 

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

 

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

 

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Operating Advisor”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

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

 

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consulting obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Major Decision equal to $10,000 or such lesser amount as the related Mortgagor agrees to pay with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan), payable pursuant to Section 3.05; provided, however, that, subject to Section 3.26(i), no such fee shall be payable unless specifically paid by the related Mortgagor as a separately identifiable fee; provided, however, that to the extent such fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as an expense of the Trust; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

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

 

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

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00205%. If the Operating Advisor has resigned pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.26(n) or has been terminated pursuant to Section 3.26(j) and Section 3.26(k) and no replacement has been appointed, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate shall be 0.0%.

 

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Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loans constituted a single lender, taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any such Companion Loan), and not for the benefit of any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), and without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, property managers, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Holder, any Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any of their Affiliates.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights; provided that with respect to any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and

 

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liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order has remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)       the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)       the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, (c) the qualification of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, or (d) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to each Class of Class X Certificates, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Master Servicer”: Any master servicer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Special Servicer”: The special servicer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Par Purchase Price” As defined in Section 3.16(a)(iii).

 

Pass-Through Rate”: Any of the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate, the Class B Pass-Through Rate, the Class C Pass-Through Rate, the Class D Pass-Through Rate, the Class E Pass-Through Rate, the Class F Pass-Through Rate, the Class G Pass-Through Rate, the Class NR Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-F Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-G Pass-Through Rate and the Class X-NR Pass-Through Rate.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan) in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late

 

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payment charges or Default Interest, other than a Yield Maintenance Charge or any Excess Interest.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class Z Certificate or a Class R Certificate, the percentage interest is set forth on its face.

 

Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.13.

 

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loans, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder and without regard to any Excess Interest.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

(i)       direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such Rating Agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

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(ii)       time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities with respect to which (A) with respect to Moody’s, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (II) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s, (III) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (IV) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in each case, if permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to Moody’s, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of then current ratings assigned to the Certificates), (B) with respect to Fitch, (1) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch or (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) or (C) with respect to KBRA, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of 90 days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K3” or “BBB-” or (II) in the case of such investments with maturities greater than 90 days but not more than one year, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K1” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-” (in each case, if then rated by KBRA); or, in each case, such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)       repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

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(iv)      debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which, (A) with respect to Moody’s, if such debt obligations have a term of three months or less, (I) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (II) if such debt obligations have a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, or (III) if such debt obligations have a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s, (B) with respect to KBRA, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of 90 days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K3” or “BBB-” or (II) in the case of such investments with maturities greater than 90 days but not more than one year, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K1” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-” (in each case, if then rated by KBRA) and (C) with respect to Fitch, (1) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch or (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in sub-clauses (A) through (C) above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

(v)       commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) (1) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, (A) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and (b) the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1” by Fitch or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (if rated by such Rating Agency), (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating

 

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category of Moody’s and “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) and “A2” by Moody’s, (3)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (4)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aaa” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) and (C) with respect to KBRA, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of 90 days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K3” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “BBB-” or (II) in the case of such investments with maturities greater than 90 days but not more than one year, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated of at least “K1” or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A-” (in each case, if then rated by KBRA);

 

(vi)       money market funds (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds) rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s, Morningstar and/or S&P))) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

(vii)       any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; and

 

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(viii)       any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it has a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument will be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees, insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

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Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Pre-close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

 

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

 

Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the prior Due Date but on or before the Determination Date in such Collection Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that actually accrued at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (x) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (y) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate, on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (with such prepayment allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement), as applicable, after the Determination Date in such Collection Period and prior to the following Due Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With

 

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respect to an AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then pro rata to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “prime rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

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Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communication”: Any correspondence between the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the exercise of the Directing Holder’s consent or consultation rights or the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s consultation rights under this Agreement.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) Privileged Communication, (ii) strategically sensitive information (including, without limitation, any information contained within any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report) that the Special Servicer has labeled and reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer or (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by an officer’s certificate certifying that such party has determined that it is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (which shall be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan as to such party), the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee).

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Sponsors, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the related Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party) who

 

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provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided that:

 

(a)                (i) if a Privileged Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, then such Privileged Person shall not be entitled to receive any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator, in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans, and (ii) if a Privileged Person is a Borrower Party but not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, then such Privileged Person shall not be entitled to receive any information other than the Distribution Date Statement;

 

(b)               if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it is a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer will nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not directly or indirectly provide any information related to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan, which may include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), and such other information specified in this Agreement pertaining to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan to the related Borrower Party, any of the Special Servicer’s employee or personnel or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or, to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with these obligations; and

 

(c)                notwithstanding clause (a) above, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to reasonably request and obtain from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with terms of this Agreement, any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, neither the Master Servicer nor the Certificate Administrator has any obligation to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on a certification by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict the Special Servicer’s access to any information on the Master Servicer’s website or the Certificate Administrator’s Website and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loans; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be

 

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permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website).

 

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated November 26, 2018.

 

Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Noteholders, dated as of September 7, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to:

 

(i)           the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)          all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest or Excess Interest on an ARD Loan), to, but not including, the Due Date immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

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Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (excluding for such purpose, the related Companion Loan, if applicable)), if any; plus

 

(iv)         if such Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller), all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation (or, in the case of LCF, the payment guarantee obligations of the LCF Guarantors pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review vote or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(k); plus

 

(v)          Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period); plus

 

(vi)         solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan.

 

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s). With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s), in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to subclause (A) and subclause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any

 

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amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or KBRA) or (B) one NRSRO (which may be Fitch or KBRA) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) “A-” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or KBRA)) and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one of the following rating agencies of at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-” by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or, (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become a Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s on a transaction-level basis (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s), and (viii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a transaction rated by KBRA and has not been publicly cited by Moody’s or KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

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Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Material Defect exists that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than two (2) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date two (2) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved (so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) by the Directing Holder; (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. If more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing

 

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Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the WAC Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in November 2051.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of KBRA, Fitch and Moody’s.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Realized Loss”: As defined in Section 4.04(a).

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

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Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.16(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Certificates that are Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates, as applicable, set forth below:

 

Related Certificates 

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest 

Class A-1 Certificates Class LA-1 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-2 Certificates Class LA-2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates Class LA-3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-4 Certificates Class LA-4 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates Class LA-SB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates Class LA-S Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E Certificates Class LE Uncertificated Interest
Class F Certificates Class LF Uncertificated Interest
Class G Certificates Class LG Uncertificated Interest
Class NR Certificates Class LNR Uncertificated Interest

 

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Relevant Distribution Date” means, with respect to (a) any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust, the Distribution Date, and (b) any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization holding a Serviced Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit AA. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC [or the applicable successor Special Servicer], as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 and the related Companion Loan Holder REO Account, as their interests may appear”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

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REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan(s)) deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of a REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional Trust Fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Companion Loan will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that has become an REO Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, an REO Mortgage Loan shall not contain any portion of an REO Property allocable to a Companion Loan.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also

 

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including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.13.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties.

 

Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has paid the Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no

 

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longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Period”: The forty (40) day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

Retained Interest Safekeeping Account”: With respect to the VRR Certificates, an account maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, which account shall be established at the direction of the Retaining Sponsor for the benefit of the Holders of the VRR Interest.

 

Retaining Party”: Any Holder of the VRR Interest and any successor Holder of such VRR Interest.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: RREF III, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

 

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Party”: The party selected by the holder or holders of more than 50% of the VRR Interest by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed until such parties receive written notice of (including the identity and contact information for) a replacement of the Risk Retention Consultation Party from a party holding the requisite interest in the VRR Interest (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar). The initial Risk Retention Consultation Party is expected to be CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC. In the event that no Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable,

 

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has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party is identified, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Risk Retention Consultation Party as the case may be.

 

RREF III”: Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or its successor in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date or such later date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date (or (A) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date and (B) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer as of such date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to

 

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the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date or such later date as would permit inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above for the subject Distribution Date or included in the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for any prior Distribution Date. The Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount from time to time will include all late payments of principal made by a Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgage Loans, including late payments in respect of a delinquent balloon payment, received by the times described above in this definition, except to the extent those late payments are otherwise available to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Trustee for prior Advances, as described above.

 

All references to “Mortgage Loan”, “Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan” or “Mortgage Loans” in this definition shall include, without limitation, any REO Mortgage Loans, to the extent applicable.

 

Secure Data Room”: The webpage, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “Secure Data Room” tab on the page relating to this transaction.

 

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

 

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: A Serviced Whole Loan with one or more AB Subordinate Companion Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, The Greystone Whole Loan is a Serviced AB Whole Loan with respect to the trust.

 

Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: Any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an issuing entity, which assets include a Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan (or a portion of or interest in such Companion Loan).

 

Serviced Companion Noteholders”: The holder of a Serviced Companion Loan.

 

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Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement and (iii) any AB Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans related to a Whole Loan identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans related to a Whole Loan identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement which does not have a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan.

 

Serviced REO Loan”:  Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”:  Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept)

 

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in the related Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) the Master Servicer Remittance Date and (B) if the Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, one (1) business day after the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in each case, as long as the date on which the remittance is required is at least one (1) Business Day after the Due Date.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01(a).

 

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i) – (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit AA.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan and each successor REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

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Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (a) each Serviced Mortgage Loan and any successor REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master, primary and sub-servicing fees accrue, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or any REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans and (b) each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and each successor REO Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate” less the rate set forth under the heading “Subservicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master servicing fees accrue, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans. With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (other than the Indian Hills Senior Community Pari Passu Companion Loans), the “Servicing Fee Rate” shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0025%. With respect to each Indian Hills Senior Community Pari Passu Companion Loan, the “Servicing Fee Rate” shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0425%. With respect to the Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to The Greystone Whole Loan, the “Servicing Fee Rate” shall be a per annum rate equal to 0.0075%.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that a Master Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit GG. Exhibit GG shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Shift Lead Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Companion Loan identified as Note A-2 will be a Servicing Shift Lead Note with respect to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund that will be serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the securitization of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on and after the date of such securitization. As of the Closing Date, the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Mortgage Loan will be a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan with respect to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Securitization Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Lead Note is included in a related Non-Serviced Trust, provided that such holder of a Servicing Shift Lead Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Lead Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and the Non-Serviced Trustee.

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Any Whole Loan serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, which includes the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund and one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans not included in the Trust Fund, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the securitization of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on and after the

 

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Servicing Shift Securitization Date. As of the Closing Date, the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Whole Loan will be a Servicing Shift Whole Loan with respect to the Trust.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)               the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment or a Balloon Payment, which failure continues unremedied (without regard to any grace period):

 

(i)                except in the case of a Balloon Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, for sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment was due, or

 

(ii)               solely in the case of a delinquent Balloon Payment, (A) sixty (60) days beyond the date on which such Balloon Payment was due (except as described in clause B below) or (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan delinquent with respect to the Balloon Payment as to which the related Mortgagor delivered to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in either such case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the other servicer), a refinancing commitment acceptable to the Special Servicer prior to the date sixty (60) days after the Balloon Payment was due, for one hundred twenty (120) days beyond the date on which the Balloon Payment was due (or such shorter period beyond the date on which that Balloon Payment as due during which the refinancing is scheduled to occur);

 

(b)               there has occurred a default (other than as set forth in clause (a) above and other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) that (i) in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing and upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08 or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan as to such party), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing), materially impairs the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in such Serviced Whole Loan), and (ii) continues unremedied for the applicable grace period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no grace period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for thirty (30) days); provided that any default that results in acceleration of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan without the application of any grace

 

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period under the related Mortgage Loan documents shall be deemed not to have a grace period; and provided, further, that any default requiring a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the Serviced Whole Loan);

 

(c)               the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan as to such party), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, and upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08 or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Mortgage Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, that (i) a default (other than an Acceptable Insurance Default) under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially adversely affects the interests of Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the Certificateholders or any related Companion Holder in the Serviced Whole Loan), and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable grace period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or, if no grace period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for thirty (30) days; provided that any default that results in acceleration of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan without the application of any grace period under the related Mortgage Loan documents shall be deemed not to have a grace period;

 

(d)               a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in any involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order has remained in force and not dismissed for a period of sixty (60) days (or a shorter period if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, (i) with the consent of the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, or (ii) if a Control Termination Event is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Holder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the circumstances warrant that the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or REO Mortgage Loan or REO Serviced Companion Loan) be transferred to special servicing);

 

(e)               the related Mortgagor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

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(f)               the related Mortgagor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

 

(g)               the Master Servicer has received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of November 6, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Significant Obligor”: a “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Significant Obligors under this Agreement.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Relevant Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date by which the related Mortgagor is required to deliver quarterly financial statements to the lender under the related Loan Agreement in connection with such calendar quarter (which date is set forth in Section 11.12 for any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust). The Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator acknowledge that if the Mortgaged Property securing the related Serviced Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, the date on which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents is, with respect to net operating income information (in each case, subject to the related loan agreement) (a) for the Continental Towers Companion Loan and Lafayette Park Companion Loan, 45 days following the end of each fiscal quarter, (b) for the Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Companion Loans, 2020 Fifth Avenue Companion Loan, Indian Hills Senior Community Companion Loan and Sheraton Grand Nashville Companion Loans, 30 days following the end of each fiscal quarter and (c) for The Greystone Companion Loans, 20 days following the end of each fiscal quarter.

   

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Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the ninetieth (90th) day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates; provided, however, that the Certificate Balances and/or Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

Special Servicer”: With respect to (i) each of the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loans, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein and (ii) any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g), as applicable and as the context may require.

 

Special Servicer Decision”: Collectively:

 

(a)                approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other similar agreements for leases in excess of the lesser of 30,000 square feet and 30% of the net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property, so long as it is considered a “major lease” or otherwise reviewable by the lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(b)                 approving any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers);

 

(c)                 approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property with increases (in excess of 10%) in operating expenses or payments to affiliates of the related Mortgagor (excluding affiliated managers paid at fee rates agreed to at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan);

 

(d)                agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (i) a waiver of a Mortgage Loan event of default (but excluding non-monetary events of default other than defaults relating to transfers of interests in the borrower or the existing collateral or material modifications of the existing collateral), (ii) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the related Mortgage Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America would be permitted or (iii) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the

 

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related Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; provided that the foregoing is not otherwise a Major Decision;

 

(e)                any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans, but excluding (subject to clause (f) below), as to Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans which are non-Specially Serviced Loans, any routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria or lender discretion is not required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the related loan documents (for the avoidance of doubt, other than as set forth in clause (f) below, any request with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is a non-Specially Serviced Loan for the funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the loan documents or any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, will not constitute a Special Servicer Decision;

 

(f)                any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit in the case of certain Mortgage Loans (but excluding Non-Serviced Whole Loans) whose escrows, reserves and related letters of credit exceed, in the aggregate (but excluding tax and insurance escrows), at the related origination date, 10% of the initial principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (which Mortgage Loans are identified on Schedule 4 to this Agreement), except for the routine funding of tax payments and insurance premiums when due and payable (provided the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan);

 

(g)               in circumstances where no lender discretion is permitted other than confirming that the conditions in the related Mortgage Loan documents have been satisfied (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), any request to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(h)               in circumstances where no lender discretion is required other than confirming the satisfaction of the applicable terms of the Mortgage Loan documents (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), processing requests for any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan; provided that, in any case, Special Servicer Decisions will not include (i) the release, substitution or addition of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral; or (ii) that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the Mortgaged Property; provided that such release or substitution or addition of collateral is not a Major Decision;

 

 

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(i)                 approving easements or rights of way that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan; and

 

(j)                 approving any requests for modification or amendment of a ground lease or entry into a new ground lease;

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, “Special Servicer Decision” shall not include any matter listed in the foregoing clauses (a) through (j) requested with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan if the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer have mutually agreed, as contemplated by Section 3.18(a) that the Master Servicer will process such matter with respect to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than items listed in clause (d)(i) and clause (d)(ii) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, which the Master Servicer will process, subject to Special Servicer consent or deemed consent as provided herein). If the Master Servicer is processing a Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent to such Special Servicer Decision (which consent will be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not consent, or notify the Master Servicer that it will not consent, within fifteen (15) Business Days from the date that the Special Servicer receives the information from the Master Servicer).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Loan on a loan-by-loan basis (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), (a) 0.25% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans or (b) if such rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than an REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property shall be such higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

  

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(i)                the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date for, or advanced by the Master Servicer for, the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination;

 

(ii)                all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution) and on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination;

 

(iii)               the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the related month of substitution) and on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and

 

(iv)              any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)                 the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan for each Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and

 

(ii)                the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan on or prior to the Determination Date for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

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date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall be the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loans on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificate.

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions to be performed by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. If one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

 

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Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or Internal Revenue Service Form 1099, as applicable, or any successor forms to be filed on behalf of the Grantor Trust, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

The Greystone Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2018, by and between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing The Greystone Whole Loan, setting forth the respective rights of such holders, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earlier of (a) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Balance Certificates as of the Cut-off Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; or (b) subject to the consent of the Retaining Sponsor (which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the date on which the Credit Risk Retention Rules have been officially abolished or officially determined by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be no longer applicable to the Trust or the VRR Interest; provided that such restrictions shall also expire on the date on which all Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with the risk retention requirements set forth in the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

 

Transferable Servicing Interest”: The amount, if any, by which the Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the Primary Servicing Fee and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a). For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to the Servicing Fee under this Agreement.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

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Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(o)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(o)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named: “CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; (xii) $100 to be deposited by the Depositor into the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on the Closing Date in respect of the Class X-B Certificates, and (xiii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided. 

 

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UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state (and, if applicable, the District of Columbia).

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer during such period as would allow inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date) and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and, if applicable, REO Revenues received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Properties during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, received by the Master Servicer during such period as would allow inclusion in the Available Funds for such Distribution Date), but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date; provided that all such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds shall be reduced by any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees payable as of the date of receipt of such proceeds, any amount related to the Loss of Value Payments to the extent that such amount was transferred into the Collection Account during the applicable one-month period ending on the related Determination Date, accrued interest on Advances and other additional Trust Fund expenses incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan and payable as of the date of receipt of such proceeds, thus reducing the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

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Depositor into the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on the Closing Date with respect to the Class X-B Certificates and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 0% in the case of the Class Z and Class R Certificates, (ii) 2% in the case of each Class of Class X Certificates, allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination and (iii) in the case of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates (or, with respect to a vote of Non-Reduced Certificates, in the case of any Class of Non-Reduced Certificates), a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates (or, if with respect to a vote of Non-Reduced Certificates, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all Classes of the Non-Reduced Certificates), each determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding

 

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such time. The Voting Rights of any class of certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. None of the Class R or Class Z Certificates will be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

VRR Interest”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

WAC Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and REO Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately following the preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date).

 

WFCM 2018-C47 PSA”: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the WFCM 2018-C47 Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47.

 

WHFIT”: A “Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(22) or successor provisions.

 

WHFIT Regulations”: Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5, as amended or successor provisions.

 

WHMT”: A “Widely Held Mortgage Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(23) or successor provisions.

 

Whole Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, such Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s), collectively, as identified in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in

 

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any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan, a rate equal to the lesser of (a) 1.0% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan and (b) such lower rate as would result in a Workout Fee of $1,000,000 (or, if the rate in clause (a) above would result in a Workout Fee that would be less than $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan that becomes a Corrected Loan through and including the then related maturity date, then the Workout Fee Rate shall be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Workout Fee equal to $25,000 when applied to each expected payment of principal and interest (other than default interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan through and including the then related maturity date).

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, the yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

YM Group A”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

 

YM Group B”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

 

YM Groups”: As defined in Section 4.01(d).

 

Section 1.02        Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)              All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.

 

(ii)             Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on which interest accrues.

 

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Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made with respect to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates, and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04.

 

(iv)            All net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made, if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale of a Defaulted Loan, by the Special Servicer, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor(s) on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor(s) as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)             Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the respective stated principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any AB Whole Loan, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, to the Trust (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis).

 

Section 1.03        Certain Constructions. For purposes of this Agreement, references to the most or next most subordinate Class of Certificates outstanding at any time shall mean the most or next most subordinate Class of Certificates then outstanding as among the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) each Class of Principal Balance Certificates shall be deemed to be outstanding only to the extent its respective Certificate Balance has not been reduced to zero, (ii) the Class Z Certificates shall be outstanding so long as any ARD Loan is outstanding, (iii) the Class R Certificates shall be outstanding so long as the Trust Fund has not been terminated pursuant to Section 9.01 or any other Class of

 

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Certificates remains outstanding and (iv) each of the Class X Certificates shall be deemed to be outstanding until their respective Notional Amounts have been reduced to zero.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of this Agreement, each reference to any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is subject to the consent or approval of the Directing Holder, or consultation with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, is in each case further subject to the determination by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that taking or refraining from taking the action as proposed by the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor or not taking such action as proposed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer if the Directing Holder fails to grant its consent or approval, or if the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, fail to express their concurrence, to any action proposed to be taken by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each case, is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In each case, (a) if the response by the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor hereunder is inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall take such action as is consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (b) if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan Noteholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Loan Noteholders, as applicable, constituted a single lender (and with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan)), and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the nonresponsive party, it may take such action without waiting for a response from such nonresponsive party; provided that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, shall provide the nonresponsive party with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis for such action.

 

With respect to each Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement controls; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions.

 

[End of ARTICLE I]

 

Article II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01        Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular

 

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Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (excluding Section 5(e) and 5(f)), 6(a) (excluding clauses (viii), (ix) and (x) of Section 6(a)), 6(c), 6(e), 6(g), 6(h), 6(i), 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 24 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, LCF and the LCF Guarantors, (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements, and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Trust Fund. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date, (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date, (iii) with respect to those Mortgage Loans that were closed in November 2018 but have their first Due Date after November 2018, any interest amounts relating to the period prior to the Cut-off Date) and (iv) any Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (excluding Section 5(e) and 5(f), 6(a) (excluding clauses (viii), (ix) and (x) of Section 6(a)), 6(c), 6(e), 6(g), 6(h), 6(i), 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 24 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement among the Depositor, LCF and the LCF Guarantors, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 11, 12 and 17 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 11, 12 and 17 in connection therewith.

 

(b)               In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian (or with respect to letters of credit, the Master Servicer), on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan so assigned, with copies to the Master Servicer (except, in the case of Serviced Mortgage Loans, for letters of credit, which are to be originals); provided, however, that copies of any document in the Mortgage File that also constitutes a Designated Servicing Document shall be delivered to the Master Servicer (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on or before the Closing Date. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) (if recorded), (ix) and (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the

 

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Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Closing Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) (if recorded), (ix) and (x) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Closing Date.

 

Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian will in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v) (to the extent not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii)) or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan, (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent

 

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to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the final proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein.

 

If, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and consistent with Section 2.01(c), as to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v) (to the extent not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii)) or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” and relating to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original to the Master Servicer (which letter of credit shall be titled in the name of, or assigned to, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14”, and a copy to the Custodian or, if such original has been submitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled above) that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, as applicable) and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering with respect to any letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian together with an officer’s certificate of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller certifying that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to this Section 2.01(b), one of which shall be delivered to the Custodian on the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

(c)                Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Sellers may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this subsection (c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. If confirmation of the recording or filing of an

 

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Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan, against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)               All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in each case, financial statements, operating statements and any other information provided by the respective Mortgagor from time to time, but excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File, shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)               In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)                The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

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(g)               With respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as Albuquerque Hotel Portfolio – Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Airport, Albuquerque Hotel Portfolio – Homewood Suites Albuquerque Airport, Quality Inn Montgomeryville, Country Inn & Suites Jacksonville, Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver/Aurora, Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown, Westin & Element – Huntsville, Utah Hotel Portfolio – Days Inn and Suites Canab, Utah Hotel Portfolio – Pioneer Lodge, Utah Hotel Portfolio – Days in Moab, Utah Hotel Portfolio – Rodeway Inn & Suites, Canton Hotel Portfolio – Comfort Suites Canton and Canton Hotel Portfolio – Baymont Inn & Suites Canton on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trust or otherwise have a new comfort letter issued in the name of the Trust, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee will be required to provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the Master Servicer) within 45 days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the Master Servicer is unable to acquire any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within one hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

 

(h)               The Depositor shall cause each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to provide that no later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Depositor a certificate (which may be by e-mail) (with a copy (which may also be sent by email) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copies of the Diligence File uploaded to the Designated Site contain all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certificate”).

 

(i)                On or before the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Microsoft Excel format to the Master Servicer at ssreports@wellsfargo.com.

 

(j)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the Note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earlier of (i) the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) 180 days

 

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following the Closing Date, and (iii) such Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earlier of (i) the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) 180 days following the Closing Date, and (iii) such Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to such Servicing Shift Securitization Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following such Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Person selling the related Servicing Shift Lead Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, via a Request for Release, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original Note(s) evidencing such Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph, the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related Other Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Other Servicer.

 

Section 2.02        Acceptance by Trustee. (a)  The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or a Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or a Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and, with respect to any document in the Mortgage File for a Serviced Whole Loan, for any present or future Companion Holder (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

 

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(b)               Within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Rating Agencies, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required Officer’s Certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)                The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form of Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan) listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

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specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Holder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only if no Control Termination Event is continuing), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, during a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller is not required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal

 

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income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)                It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xvii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the new national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

(f)                If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage

 

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Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)               If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives any request or demand for repurchase or replacement of a Mortgage Loan because of a breach of or alleged breach of a representation or warranty or a Defect (any such request or demand for repurchase or replacement, a “Repurchase Request”, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives a Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request or any rejection of a Repurchase Request (or such a Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient is not required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Depositor shall cause the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements to provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage

 

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Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

If a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

Section 2.03        Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)               The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)              Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

 

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(iii)             The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)            There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(v)             The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)               If any Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) or the Trustee discovers (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery) or receives notice alleging a Material Defect in any Mortgage File, such Certificateholder, the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall give prompt written notice of such Material Defect to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder, and the Master Servicer (if the related Mortgage Loan is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), as applicable, shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of the Material Defect or receipt of such notice or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect or (y) receipt of notice of a discovery of such Material Defect from any party to this Agreement by the Mortgage Loan Seller, (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or

 

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(C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, and pay any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection with such substitution (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, for which no substitution will be permitted) and pay any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection with such substitution) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller must have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party and only while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Directing Holder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is still not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, substitution or repurchase obligations in respect of such Material Defect so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator every thirty (30) days thereafter that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such defect (specifying the actions being taken), except that no such deferral of cure, substitution or repurchase may continue beyond the date that is 18 months following the Closing Date. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Material Defect which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Material Defect during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price

 

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remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

 

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, while no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than in respect of an Excluded Loan with respect to such party, the consent of the Directing Holder) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g). In connection with any Loss of Value Payment with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide the Special Servicer, but in any event within the time frames and in the manner provided in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event), with the Servicing File and all information, documents and records relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer, and reasonably required by the Special Servicer to calculate the amount to be paid as a Loss of Value Payment, to the extent set forth in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event), and the Special Servicer shall negotiate such Loss of Value Payment with the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. The Loss of Value Payment includes the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees and reimbursable expenses of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust; provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if any “Material Defect” (or analogous term) exists under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or other responsibly party) repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan securitized thereunder from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA, then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall promptly repurchase such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Defect related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

 

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If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller may cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) if such Mortgage Loan is or was a Delinquent Loan subject to an Asset Review, the amount of any fees payable, without duplication, pursuant to Section 12.02(b) to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that if any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan sold by LCF, if LCF or any LCF Guarantor) remits the amount of such costs and expenses, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects upon the making of such remittance. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, no delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Article II unless (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement (other than the Asset Representations Reviewer), to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable

 

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Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage and (iv) such delay precludes such Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect.

 

Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is not required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of a repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(c)                Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a “Defect” that constitutes a Material Defect and to be conclusively presumed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders in a Mortgage Loan (but solely with respect to clause (a)) and to be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders in and the value of a Mortgage Loan: (a) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (b) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation (or certified by the applicable recorder’s office); (c) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File; (d) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation (or certified by the applicable recorder’s office), as applicable; (e) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit (except as permitted under Section 2.01(b)); or (f) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in subclauses (a) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in subclauses (b) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be

 

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considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6(e) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

 

(d)               In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the same manner as provided in Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)                Section 6 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements provides the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Defect in a Mortgage File or any Breach of any representation or warranty with respect to a Mortgage Loan set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 6 of any of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the ability of the Special Servicer or the Trustee to take any action against the LCF Guarantors, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related

 

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Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 24 thereof.

 

(f)                The Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(viii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)               If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller may recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Master Servicer’s and/or the Special Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, may waive the

 

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collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(h)               If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. If the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

(i)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the Depositor may cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)                 With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other

 

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party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)               (i) If an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) (the “Enforcing Servicer”) shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)              If the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as Operating Advisor) obtains knowledge of a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan, that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (an “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and, either a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”) and the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly send the PSA Party Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Prior to the occurrence of a Resolution Failure, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)             If the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

After the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, if no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner has become a Requesting Certificateholder, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may elect to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration and the Enforcing Servicer, as the Enforcing Party, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

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(l)                 (i) After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or by a party to this Agreement), the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com) who shall make such notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners (by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website) indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). Such notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such thirty (30) day period shall not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that if any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow or accept the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, (c) a statement that responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the applicable Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within thirty (30) days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such responses shall be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall within three (3) Business Days after the expiration of the thirty (30) day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received and clearly indicating agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or

 

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disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating Certificateholder responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the majority of the responding Certificateholders.

 

(ii)              If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the consent or consultation rights of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)             Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

(iv)            If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and shall enforce the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)             If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there are more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such

 

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Requesting Certificateholders will collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders will be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner will have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

(vii)           If a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(viii)          For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(ix)             The Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method if the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)             If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)               The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

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transactions and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)             The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within ten (10) Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within sixty (60) days thereafter.

 

(iv)            The expenses of any mediation will be allocated among the parties to the mediation, including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(n)             If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)              The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)             The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation and either commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters or other complex commercial transactions and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)            Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)            After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than ten (10) Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator may schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other

 

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prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)             Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator may grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

(vi)            The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)     By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)    No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)       The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)        Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)       If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek

 

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temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court has subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then in the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings may not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

(iii)      The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)            If a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Holder (provided that no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and an Excluded Loan as to such party is not involved), and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that if a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)             If a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

(vi)            The Trust (or the Enforcing Servicer or the Trustee, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of

 

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any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06.

 

(vii)           For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Enforcing Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

(viii)          If the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

(ix)             Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration shall be reimbursable as trust fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04        Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, and in exchange for the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Interest) and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee (i) acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) acknowledges the creation of the Grantor Trust (as described in Section 2.05 below); (iii) acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; and (iv) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the $100 deposit by the Depositor in respect of the Class X-B Certificates and together with, in the case of the Class Z Certificates, the Depositor’s interest in the Grantor Trust, acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates, the Class Z Certificates and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and, (y) in the case of the Class Z Certificates, the beneficial ownership of the Grantor Trust, and (z) in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest).

 

Section 2.05        Creation of the Grantor Trust. The Class Z Certificates are hereby designated as undivided beneficial interests in the portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets, which portion shall be treated as a grantor trust within the meaning of subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

 

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Article III

ADMINISTRATION AND
SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01        The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), in each case, as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans, as the case may be (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan, as the case may be. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to the (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, maximization of timely recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or any Affiliate of such Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate, Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a

 

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Mortgage Loan by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Non-Serviced Companion Loans or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase, substitute for or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans, except in the case of Section 2.03(f) and Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o)), any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Major Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer is not liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, is not responsible for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, is not responsible for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to (i) the processing of any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of

 

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this Agreement and (ii) Section 3.19, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or shall be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

(b)               Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each has full power and authority, acting alone or, in the case of the Master Servicer, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Sections 3.08, 3.18 and 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or

 

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to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2, respectively (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee is not responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding), and is not required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)                To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations, the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer is not responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

 

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(d)               The relationship of each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)                The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)                Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, (x) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled in Section 2.01(b)) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit and (y) the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee, that any notices of default under such Ground Lease and required to be delivered to the leasehold mortgagee pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease shall be delivered to the Master Servicer (who shall forward such notice to the Special Servicer), and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has notified the provider of such letter of credit pursuant to clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)               Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

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corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or for such longer period as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto, or payable to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)                 The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, by the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)                 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund will be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer will have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer,

 

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reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)               Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(l)                 The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) if (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

(m)             Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(n)               In connection with the securitization of any Serviced Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan) and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

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Section 3.02        Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a)  Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans and the Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has an Anticipated Repayment Date, so long as the related Mortgagor is in compliance with each provision of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any enforcement action with respect to the failure of the related Mortgagor to make any payment of Excess Interest, other than requests for collection, until the Maturity Date of the related Mortgage Loan or until the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (exclusive of any portion representing accrued Excess Interest) has been paid in full); provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan that it is obligated to service hereunder.

 

(b)               (i)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents; provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with the workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional expenses of the Trust;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans;

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have

 

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occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and Default Interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal and other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

 

thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest; 

 

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provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan to value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan) in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; and provided, further, that with respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(ii)              Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder(s) of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional Trust Fund expenses with respect to the related Mortgage Loan;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans;

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of Section 3.02(b) on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

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fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, plus (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of Default Interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of Section 3.02(b) on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and Default Interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees, assumption application fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than, if applicable, accrued and unpaid Excess Interest (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; and provided, further, that with respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)             Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

 

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(c)           To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)           If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, or receives notice from the related Mortgagor that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will be receiving Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Certificate Administrator two (2) Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date in the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure of the related Mortgagor to pay any such Excess Interest or prepayment penalty. The preceding statements shall not, however, be construed to limit the provisions of Section 3.02(a).

 

(e)               With respect to any Mortgage Loan in connection with which the Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining certain performance objectives described in the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, hold such escrows, letters of credit and proceeds thereof as additional collateral and not apply such items to reduce the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, unless otherwise required to do so pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, applicable law or court order.

 

(f)                Promptly following the Closing Date, and, with respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of written notice by the Certificate Administrator of the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form of Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03        Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the

 

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Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents, as the case may be. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify respective interests of either noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, as applicable, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)               The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall

 

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service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)                In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer is not required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance. Within five (5) Business Days of making such a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall, out of such Master Servicer’s own funds, reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof), together with interest thereon at the

 

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Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer is not required to reimburse the Special Servicer for any such Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 out of general collections.

 

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such determination; provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and such non-recoverability determination shall be binding upon the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the absence of any determination by the Special Servicer that a Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer shall be permitted to make its own determination that any such Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer may make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the

 

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Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer has no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer is not required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master

Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but is not required to make such an election unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as applicable) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans, as the case may be). The Master Servicer or Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that such Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)                To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

Section 3.04        The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, a Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited, in no event later than the second Business Day following receipt of properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase

 

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of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

 

(i)               all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

(ii)              all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

(iii)             late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(e);

 

(iv)             all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)              any amounts required to be transferred from the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)             any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

 

(vii)            any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in such Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

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statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in accordance with this Section 3.04(a). Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)               The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class Z Certificates) and the Trustee as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class Z Certificates) and the Trustee as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and (iii) the Excess Interest Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit (x) in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date, and (y) in the Excess Interest Distribution Account all Excess Interest for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to withdrawals of funds pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator, all funds held in the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.

 

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Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder, to be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder and shall, within two (2) Business Days following the Companion Paying Agent’s receipt of properly identified and available funds, deposit in the Companion Distribution Account any and all amounts received by the Companion Paying Agent that are required by the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement to be deposited therein; provided, however, that the Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Companion Paying Agent each month, on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account, an aggregate amount of immediately available funds, to the extent received with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent of available funds, equal to the amount to be distributed to the related Companion Holder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding, the following provisions shall apply to remittances relating to the Serviced Companion Loans that have been deposited into an Other Securitization: (1) on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable to, such Serviced Companion Loans prior to such dates; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). In addition, with respect to any amounts that represent Late Collections on a Companion Loan for which a P&I Advance has already been paid by a master servicer or trustee under any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall remit such Late Collections to such master servicer or trustee under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Companion Distribution Account may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)               any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

(ii)              any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

 

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(iii)             any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)             any Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)              any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

If, as of the close of business (New York City time) on any P&I Advance Date or on such other date as any amount referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) or any Excess Interest are required to be delivered hereunder, the Master Servicer shall not have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(d), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by

 

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the Certificate Administrator shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $250,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2019, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such instruction shall be sent by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “CSAIL 2018-C14 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator will have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator has no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor

 

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of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than (i) any portion holding Excess Interest and (ii) the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and any portion of the Collection Account holding Excess Interest) (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Grantor Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders, as applicable; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)                Prior to any Determination Date for the first Collection Period during which Excess Interest is received on any Mortgage Loan, and upon notification from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02(d), the Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain the Excess Interest Distribution Account in its own name on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established and maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account). Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received prior to the Determination Date for the applicable Collection Period.

 

(d)               Following the distribution of Excess Interest to Holders of the Class Z Certificates on the first Distribution Date after which there are no longer any Mortgage Loans outstanding which pursuant to their terms could pay Excess Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall terminate the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

 

(e)                The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, in connection with such sale and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, remit such funds to Master Servicer who shall then remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any other related Companion Loan in accordance with the

 

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terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(f)                Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)               [Reserved].

 

(h)               [Reserved]

 

(i)                If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to Section 2.03(b) or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g), the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall, based upon information obtained from the CREFC® reports delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as contributed to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05        Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(a)               The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account), exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account that may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)              (A) no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the

 

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Companion Loans; and (C) to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Interest Reserve Account any Withheld Amounts collected on the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans for their due dates in January (except during a leap year) and February of any calendar year;

 

(ii)              (A)  to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Wells Fargo Bank, National Association if Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the AB Mortgage Loan (and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) on a pro rata basis) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon (provided, however, that to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as a Trust Fund expense) and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)             to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(iv)            to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but

 

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without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(v)             to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect to such Companion Loan), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) provided, further, that, in case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

 

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(vi)            at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 4.03(d) and Section 3.11(e), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and Section 3.11(e) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan, (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan);

 

(vii)           to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Mortgage Loan or amounts paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as a result of mediation or arbitration proceedings contemplated in Section 2.03 with respect to such Mortgage Loan that, in each case, represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)          in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a

 

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Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)             to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)              to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(e); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on

 

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Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(e));

 

(xi)             to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)            to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(h), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)           to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 10.01(f) and Section 13.02(a) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)           to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent

 

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that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(xv)            to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)           to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)          to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

(xviii)         to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)            to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 12.02(b);

 

(xx)            to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xxi)           to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(xxii)          to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

 

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The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and property by property basis when appropriate, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and will have no duty to re-calculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and, where appropriate, a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the above, no written certificate is required for a payment of Special Servicing Fees and/or Workout Fees arising from collections other than the initial collection on a Corrected Loan.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan.

 

(b)               The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)               to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

 

(ii)              to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)             to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)             to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (v) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or

 

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Section 8.02(ii) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)             to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such Trust REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(vi)            to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to any Trust REMIC;

 

(vii)           to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein;

 

(viii)          to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(ix)             termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)               The Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j).

 

(d)               The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)              to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)             to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)               [Reserved]

 

(f)                Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee listed in Section 3.05(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), then the Certificate

 

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Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Sections 3.05(a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v) and (a)(vi), then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the Special Servicer, third to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)               If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall, promptly upon written direction from the Master Servicer (provided that, (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Master Servicer of the occurrence of the applicable Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five (5) Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date), transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)       to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)        to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

(iii)     to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)     following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)        On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized

 

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Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional Trust Fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

(h)               Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (g)(i)-(g)(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Mortgage Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (g)(iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (g)(i)-(g)(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

(i)                The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06        Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account.

 

(a)                The Master Servicer (or, in the case of an REO Account maintained by or for it, the Special Servicer) may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account or Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) and the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Accounts, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee has control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or

 

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the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. If amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

 

(i)                  consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)                  demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)               Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). If any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the

 

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qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

(c)                Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 3.07        Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents and required by the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable). If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under, and such insurance coverage is to be obtained from an insurer meeting the requirements under, the related Mortgage Loan documents, but only if the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. Any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party). Such determination shall be made by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Special Servicer; provided, however, that if any Mortgage or any other Mortgage Loan document permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to an REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the

 

 

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closing of the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Special Servicer with the consent of the Directing Holder (unless a Control Termination Event is continuing) and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party)) and only if the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain (except to the extent that the failure to maintain such insurance coverage is an Acceptable Insurance Default) for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) and after consultation by the Special Servicer with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans

 

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(including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer is not required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and is then-available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions (provided that the Master Servicer will be entitled to conclusively rely upon the certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions), (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. In addition, upon the written request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis pursuant to Section 6.08(a) with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (only with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder in connection with any such determination by the Special Servicer of an Acceptable Insurance Default. If the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance

 

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to be maintained. The Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of such Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. Subject to the Servicing Standard, during the period that the Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Holder, or to consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure.

 

(b)               (i)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there has not been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there has been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Consistent with subsection (a) above, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(ii)              If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer causes any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the

 

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Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer causes any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the Master Servicer shall pay the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (if no policy that complies with the provisions of Section 3.07(a) has been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property, and there has been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained) deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, officers and employees acting on behalf of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the long-term debt or the deposit obligations or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s and “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to a fidelity bond and an “errors and omissions” Insurance Policy. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer will promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee evidence that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)       At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer will use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance

 

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with the Servicing Standard) and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein, flood insurance in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)       During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to an REO Property that formerly secured a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall be located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer will cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) and in consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in either such case, other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party)) in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and if determined to be nonrecoverable, the Master Servicer shall pay out of general collections in the Collection Account.

 

(f)       Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

Section 3.08           Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

 

(a)       As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

  (i)        provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

  (ii)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer,

 

 

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then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer (or, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if mutually agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer (in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and subject to the consent of the Special Servicer)), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that, (i)(A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent pursuant to Section 6.08) of (x) in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and (y) in the case of the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, and the Directing Holder’s consent shall be deemed given ten (10) Business Days after receipt (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Holder) of the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably requested by the Directing Holder and (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event is continuing and no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than $35,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (x) and (y) of this subclause (iii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

With respect to any “due-on-sale” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the majority of the VRR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder with respect to the above described “due-on-sale” matters.

 

 

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In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Special Servicer shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee; provided that certain conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer, with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loans, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied, or, with respect to any Mortgage Loan which does not allow the mortgagee discretion in approving a transfer or assumption or does not allow for discretion in determining whether conditions to a transfer or assumption have been satisfied, the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee as mortgagee of record, shall make such determination with respect to whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(b)        As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

  (i)          provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

  (ii)         requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan (and related Companion Loan, if applicable) is serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer (or, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if mutually agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer (in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard and subject to the consent of the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i)(A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent pursuant to Section 6.08) of (x) in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and (y) in the case of the Special Servicer, the Directing Holder, and the Directing Holder’s consent shall be deemed

 

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given ten (10) Business Days after receipt (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Holder) of the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by the Directing Holder, (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event is continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party and (x) such Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan or (y) a Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, and reasonably available to such Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation) and (ii) the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans, (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt), (C) has a Debt Service Coverage Ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien), (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or (E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this subclause (iii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

With respect to any “due-on-encumbrance” matter described above that is a Major Decision related to any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the holder of the VRR Interest, upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Special Servicer shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, Specially Serviced Loans; and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event, all Mortgage Loans, within the same time period as it would obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Holder with respect to the above described “due-on-encumbrance” matters.

 

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accordance with Section 3.25) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee provided that certain conditions are satisfied and there is no lender discretion with respect to the satisfaction of such conditions, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Special Servicer, with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(c)       Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)       Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a) and (b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent (or consent to the Master Servicer taking any such action) under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause relating to any Mortgage Loan without ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) the consent of the Directing Holder (or (i) during a Control Termination Event, but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party, upon consultation with the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08) and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as

 

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to such party, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08. The Directing Holder will have ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice along with the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s recommendation and analysis with respect to such proposed waiver or proposed granting of consent and any additional information the Directing Holder may reasonably request from the Special Servicer of a proposed waiver or consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause in which to grant or withhold its consent (provided that if the Special Servicer fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Holder in writing within such period, then the Directing Holder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver or consent).

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Special Servicer makes a determination under Section 3.08(a) or (b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

(g)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.08, without any other approval or consent, the Master Servicer (for Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans other than Specially Serviced Loans) may grant and process a Mortgagor’s request for (i) consent to subject the related Mortgaged Property to an immaterial easement, a right of way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose, (ii) consent to subordination of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan to such easement, right of way or similar agreement and (iii) consent to any other matter that is not a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision; provided that the Master Servicer (a) has determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such easement, right of way or similar agreement or other matter will not materially and adversely affect the operation or value of such Mortgaged Property or the Trust Fund’s interest in the Mortgaged Property and (b) has determined that such easement, right of way or similar agreement or other matter will not cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Master Servicer may rely on an Opinion of Counsel in making any such determination under clause (b) above.

 

Section 3.09           Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a) Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Holder’s and the Risk Retention Consultation Party’s respective rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise acquire title to the related Mortgaged Property or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and

 

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related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property suffers damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make an offer on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such offers to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of making an offer at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)         The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

  (i)          such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

  (ii)         the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment

 

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of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

 

  (i)         such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, such Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

  (ii)        there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, such Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

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the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 6 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 6 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (or, in the case of LCF, the LCF Guarantors could be required to make payments under their respective payment guaranties in connection with a repurchase), then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized, with the consent of the Directing Holder and after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((A) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall notify the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder, while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, and in the case of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Holder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights consent or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

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provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)       The Special Servicer may determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

(h)       The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (but in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

Section 3.10           Trustee and Custodian to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within three (3) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

 

(b)       From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver

 

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the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

(c)       Within three (3) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee is not required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, if pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of such Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as applicable, the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Note, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Note to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

(d)       If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11      Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and

 

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any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a). Except as set forth in the next two sentences, the third paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer is entitled to retain, and is not required to deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor:

 

(i)       100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loans, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement); provided that with respect to such transactions, the consent of, and/or processing by, the Special Servicer is not required to take such action and, in the event that the Special Servicer’s consent and/or processing is required then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such fees,

 

(ii)       100% of all assumption application fees and other similar fees received on any Mortgage Loans solely to the extent the Master Servicer is processing the underlying transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (whether or not the consent of the Special Servicer is required) and any fee

 

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actually paid by a Mortgagor in connection with the defeasance of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that 50% of the portion of any fees payable solely in connection with any modification, waiver, amendment or consent executed in connection with a defeasance transaction for which the consent, processing or approval of the Special Servicer is required (and specifically excluding any defeasance fees), must be paid by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer);

 

(iii)       100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application fees and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement); provided that the consent, processing or approval of the Special Servicer is not required to take such actions,

 

(iv)        50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees), pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 on any Non Specially Serviced Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) for which the Special Servicer’s processing, consent or approval is required and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan have been paid,

 

(v)        100% of charges by the Master Servicer collected for checks returned for insufficient funds and

 

(vi)       100% of charges for beneficiary statements or demands actually paid by the related borrowers under such Mortgage Loans (and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans.

 

(vii)       any charges for processing Mortgagor requests, beneficiary statements or demands, fees in connection with defeasance, if any, and other customary charges, and amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, and the Master Servicer is not required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively.

 

Subject to Section 3.11(e), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of:

 

(i)         Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(e),

 

(ii)        interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including

 

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the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date),

 

(iii)       interest or other income earned on deposits in the Servicing Account which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor and

 

(iv)       the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excess and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments.

 

The Master Servicer shall pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be entitled to charge and retain reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents and are actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest, if any; provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of such Master Servicer, all or any portion of any Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of a Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest, if any, to the holder of such Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

Other than with respect to Penalty Charges, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in its sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee or payment payable to such party; provided, however without the consent of the affected party, (x) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the percentage interest of any fee due to the other and (y) to the extent either of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge such fee shall not have any right to share in any portion of the other party’s fee. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than with respect to Penalty Charges), the Special Servicer shall still be

 

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entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Special Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer.

 

(b)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing

Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)       Additional servicing compensation in the form of (i) 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received with respect to Mortgage Loans for which the Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction, (iii) 50% of the portion of any fees payable solely in connection with any modification, waiver, amendment or consent executed in connection with a defeasance transaction for which the consent, processing or approval of the Special Servicer is required (and specifically excluding any defeasance fees), (iv) 100% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor and (v) 50% of all Excess Modification Fees and assumption and consent fees pursuant to Section 3.08 or Section 3.18 and 50% of all earnout fees received with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) and, in all cases, for which the Special Servicer’s processing, consent or approval is required, shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by the Mortgagor and are not required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a). Subject to Section 3.11(e), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(e) and (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review

 

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fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount; provided, further, however, that if the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) to be $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) pursuant to the preceding sentence with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to such Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. The successor special servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee will be payable with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Loss of Value Payment or Purchase Price paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a

 

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Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer shall pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(d)       With respect to any split fee (other than a fee split with respect to Penalty Charges), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in its sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee or payment payable to such party; provided, however without the consent of the affected party, (x) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the percentage interest of any fee due to the other and (y) to the extent either of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge such fee shall not have any right to share in any portion of the other party’s fee. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than with respect to Penalty Charges), the Special Servicer shall still be entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Special Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer.

 

(e)       In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances

 

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incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. If the Special Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued prior to the related Servicing Transfer Event), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. If the Master Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued subsequent to the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event and prior to the date such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan became a Corrected Loan), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is being specially serviced on the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation for the period during which it acted as Special Servicer with respect to such Whole Loan, including its share of any liquidation or workout fees and any additional servicing compensation as well as all surviving indemnity and other rights in respect of such special servicing role under this Agreement.

 

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Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the same day as the Master Servicer is required to deliver the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package for such Distribution Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(g)       The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(h)       Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit JJ or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Master Servicer Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

Section 3.12     Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements. (a) The Master Servicer (or, with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan and REO Properties, the Special Servicer) shall perform (at its own expense), or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which is subject to inspection pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2019 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2020); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer is not required to perform or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor,

 

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reimbursed first from Default Interest and late charges constituting additional compensation of the Special Servicer on the related Mortgage Loan (but with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, only from amounts available for such purpose under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and then from the Collection Account, as an expense of the Trust, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, such cost shall be payable, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to an AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from any related AB Mortgage Loan (and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), on a pro rata basis) (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection (A) detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection, (B) specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy in the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the preparer of such report deems material and (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and (C) including photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall each deliver a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by it to the other party, to the Directing Holder ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), to the Certificate Administrator (for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website for review by Privileged Persons) and to the Trustee within seven (7) Business Days after the later of (i) the completion of such report or (ii) the Special Servicer’s or the Master Servicer’s, as applicable, receipt of such report. Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Holder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice).

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan shall make efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect promptly (and in connection with the reports described in the following paragraph, review) from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such

 

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items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan) documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are not required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Certificate Administrator, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year commencing June 30, 2019. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver, upon request of any NRSRO, copies of any or all of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c) who shall post such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans and Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans that are not, and REO Properties that do not relate to, Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property and REO Property:

 

  (i)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing following the receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2019, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year is not required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property unless such Mortgaged Property is analyzed on a trailing 12 month basis, or if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The Master Servicer (other than with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator and, upon request, each related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) by electronic means.

  

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  (ii)       Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of any annual operating statement or rent rolls for each calendar year commencing following the receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2019, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer (other than with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator and make available upon request to each related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) and the Operating Advisor by electronic means.

 

(c)       At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Holder, any Excluded Loans as to such party) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) solely with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)       Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date beginning December 2018, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan

 

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Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(f) to the extent received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date beginning December 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning in December 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date beginning December 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR-Compatible Format; provided that the Master Servicer will have no obligation to prepare or deliver any such CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required by Section 2.01(i). If the CREFC® Schedule AL File is not provided by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Certificate Administrator shall request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via email at ssreports@wellsfargo.com, with a copy to the Depositor at chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format to the Certificate Administrator. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files, unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator is not required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

 

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and the Special Servicer’s reports and any information provided by the Trustee, without any duty or

 

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obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

 

(e)       The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(b). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(b), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer will have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer will not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(b) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c).

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)       Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) except with respect to information to be provided to the Certificate Administrator or any Companion Holder and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder, making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s Internet website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

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Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13      Access to Certain Information. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Holder (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would

 

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violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interest of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

Upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or forward electronically) at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement. In addition, upon the reasonable request of any Controlling Class Certificateholder identified to the Master Servicer (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) to the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s reasonable satisfaction and if the requested information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to such Controlling Class Certificateholder (at the expense of such Controlling Class Certificateholder) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to such Controlling Class Certificateholder through the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may conclusively rely on delivery from a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

  (b)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)        The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

(A)       the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Offered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)       this Agreement, any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date and any related amendments and exhibits;

 

(C)       the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any related amendments and exhibits; and

 

(D)       the CREFC® Loan Setup File (with respect to the initial Distribution Date) provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)       the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)       any reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K, 8-K and ABS-EE that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system; and

 

(B)       any notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor pursuant to Section 11.07 relating to the filing of a Form 8-K/A;

 

(iii)       The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)       all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02;

  

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(B)       the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Financial File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

 

(C)       the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template;

 

(iv)       The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)       summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)       all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a); and

 

(C)       all Operating Advisor Annual Reports;

 

(v)       The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)       any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)       any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)       any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

(D)       any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01 or notice of any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 6.05;

 

(E)       any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Article XII;

 

(F)       any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

 

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(G)       any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

(H)       any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)       any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)       any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(K)       any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)       any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)       any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

(N)       any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)       any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(P)       any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(Q)       any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(R)       any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(S)       any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(T)       any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

 

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(U)       any notice or document provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Depositor directing the Certificate Administrator to post the same as a “special notice”;

 

(V)       any Proposed Course of Action Notice;

 

  (vi)         the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

 

  (vii)        solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

 

  (viii)       the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder or, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall only make available such notice of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or of the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event to the extent the Certificate Administrator has been notified of such Excluded Loan as to such party.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “risk retention special notices” tab described in clause (viii) above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “risk retention special notices” tab.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (vii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party will only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the SEC filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the

 

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forms of Exhibit P-1D and Exhibit P-1B and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of a Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B, the Certificate Administrator shall grant such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder access to all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). If the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) and/or Excluded Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) and/or Excluded Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) and/or Excluded Loan(s) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall conclusively assume that the Directing Holder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer,

 

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the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.30.

 

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

To the extent the Risk Retention Consultation Party or a Holder of the VRR Interest receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any information solely related to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which such party is a Borrower Party (which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof)), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, but in each case other than information with respect to such Mortgage Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level), on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such information, such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of a VRR Interest shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any employees or personnel of such Risk Retention Consultation Party or Holder of the VRR Interest or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related

 

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Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any such Excluded Loan) shall be considered information that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website or its filing of such information, including, but not limited to, filing via EDGAR, and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it or filed by it, as applicable, for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator is not liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in the Asset Status Report or the Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator is not liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)       The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSAIL 2018-C14” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)        any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

(ii)       any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)      any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

(iv)      any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(e);

 

 

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(v)       any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)      any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

 

(vii)     any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)    any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)       copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(x)        any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

(xi)       any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)      any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(xiii)     any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)     any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)      any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)     any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)    any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(f);

 

 

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(xviii)   any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c), Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)      any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt provided that such information is received by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, or, if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m., New York City time; provided, however, that any information delivered pursuant to Section 3.13(d) shall be posted in accordance with Section 3.13(d). The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. If any information is delivered or posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). If a Rating Agency requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, or if received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the following Business Day. Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “CSAIL 2018-C14” in the subject line).

 

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

 

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event

 

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shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers information to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such notification was received and that it has been posted.

 

Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “CSAIL 2018-C14” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(d)       Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator to third parties (including Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, BlackRock Financial Management Inc. and RealINSIGHT) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(e)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge

 

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that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(e) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

(f)       The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further, that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

 

In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify

 

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the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of when such information, report, notice or document has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency or Rating Agencies so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(g)       The Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, while no Control Termination Event is continuing, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

 

(h)       None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website; or (z) such Rating Agency has confirmed in writing to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance for any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered in reliance on the certification provided in this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement to which such Rating Agency is subject) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that such Rating Agency has access to).

 

(i)       The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by any party to this Agreement shall be borne by such party and are not additional expenses of the Trust.

 

 

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Section 3.14       Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a) If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (and thus becomes REO Property), the deed or certificate of sale must be issued in the name of the Trust directly or indirectly through a single member limited liability company established for such purpose where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for an extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then applicable REMIC Provisions) and such qualifying extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account or the Loss of Value Reserve Fund may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

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of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On or prior to each Determination Date (or, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the one-month period ending on such Determination Date, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to each Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, as applicable, on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) for the related Distribution Date.

 

(d)       The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15     Management of REO Property. (a) If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders, as applicable, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer has full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall

 

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deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the applicable REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

  (i)       all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

  (ii)        all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

  (iii)       any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

  (iv)       all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder (with respect to the Directing Holder, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)       Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

 

  (i)        permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

  (ii)       permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

  (iii)      authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan, if applicable, became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

  (iv)      Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action

 

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will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel. The Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property acquired as an REO Property to be operated and managed in a manner that would, in its good faith and reasonable judgment and to the extent commercially feasible, maximize the Trust’s net after-tax proceeds from such property.

 

(c)       The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

  (i)          the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

  (ii)         the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

  (iii)        any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

  (iv)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

  (v)        the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Special Servicer may enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)       When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Sections 3.15(a) and 3.15(b).

 

Section 3.16     Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but is not required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of

 

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receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)       If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Master Servicer, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)       If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person any Specially Serviced Loan (to the extent consistent with any related Intercreditor Agreement and Section 3.16(d)) or may offer to purchase any Specially Serviced Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Certificateholders or, if applicable, the Certificateholders and the Serviced Companion Noteholder(s) (as a collective whole as if the Trust and the Serviced Companion Loan Noteholder(s) constituted a single lender), on a net present value basis. In the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, under certain limited circumstances permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent that such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer for the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and after consulting with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a), in each case, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than in respect of any Excluded Loan as to such party) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written

 

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notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan, in which case, subject to Section 3.16(a)(iv), the Special Servicer is required to accept the highest offer received from any person for such Specially Serviced Loan in an amount at least equal to the outstanding principal balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest and outstanding costs and expenses and certain other amounts pursuant to this Agreement (the “Par Purchase Price”) or, at its option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Par Purchase Price therefor, purchase such Specially Serviced Loan at such Par Purchase Price.

 

(iv)       (A) In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Par Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall, subject to subclause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan or REO Property, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior 6 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person, the Trustee (based upon updated Appraisals ordered by the Special Servicer and received by the Trustee (or ordered by the Trustee if the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates is an Interested Person)) shall determine the fair price unless (i) the offer is equal to or greater than the applicable Par Purchase Price and (ii) the offer is the highest offer received; provided, however, that no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if the offer is less than the applicable Par Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties, and any such determination by the Trustee shall be binding upon all parties. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding 6-month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price and the offer is less than the Par Purchase Price, the Trustee may, at its option, (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee may rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination.

 

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The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee) but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(B)       The Special Servicer is not required to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines (in consultation with the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, subject to the limitations on consultation set forth in Section 6.08(a) (in each case, unless a Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s) (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder(s) constituted a single lender (and with respect to any AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan)). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s) (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender (and with respect to any AB Whole Loan, taking into account the subordinate nature of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan)) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee will have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

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respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

 (b)       (i) (A) The Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Par Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced

 

Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party and while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the Purchase Price and its intention to (i) purchase any REO Property at the Par Purchase Price therefor or (ii) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Par Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

(B)       In the absence of any such offer as set forth in subclause (A) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to subclause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless (i) the offer is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) the offer is the highest offer received; provided, however, that no offer from an Interested Person will constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if the offer is less than the applicable Par Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(C)       The Special Servicer is not required by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer

 

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may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

 

(D)       In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees of and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

  (ii)       Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor nor the Trustee will have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

 

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(c)       Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

(d)       With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for any Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that are material to the sale price of the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee may rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts

 

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consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)       (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each applicable Serviced Whole Loan will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement. In addition, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced AB Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer is not required to sell the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan. If no AB Control Appraisal Period exists, the Special Servicer may not sell the AB Subordinate Companion Loan without the prior consent of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan. If an AB Control Appraisal Period is continuing, the Special Servicer has the right (but not the obligation) to sell the AB Subordinate Companion Loan without the consent of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

  (ii)       Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

 

(g)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

Section 3.17     Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

 

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(b)       The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Companion Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans, deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, other than in the case of an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the consent of the Directing Holder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof); provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one-month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v).

 

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conditions to making such an election under Section 3.17 or to comply with the terms of Section 3.17 and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that its ability to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances has been compromised, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement will have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by Section 3.17 or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election.

 

The aggregate of any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall with respect to the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date will be allocated on such Distribution Date among each class of Certificates, pro rata, in accordance with their respective Interest Accrual Amounts for that Distribution Date.

 

(d)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

 

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(e)       With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 3.18      Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(g), Section 3.18(i) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder (including, without limitation, the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a) with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision) and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan, (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise or consult with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), the Master Servicer shall not agree to any modification, waiver or amendment to the terms of a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan that constitutes a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision (unless, with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request (other than the items listed in clause (d)(i) and clause (d)(ii) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, which the Master Servicer will process, subject to Special Servicer consent or deemed consent as provided herein)); provided that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, (1) the Master Servicer shall provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, (i) only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.18(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall (A) obtain the consent of the Directing Holder pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party), (B) consult with the Directing Holder and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) ((i) with respect to the Directing Holder, only during a Control

 

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Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and (C) if a Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (which consent or consultation shall be coordinated through the Special Servicer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a), the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of the Special Servicer or the Directing Holder, may modify or amend the terms of any Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the

 

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value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as so calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a Qualified Mortgage.

 

(b)       If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, (x) subject to the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (y) with respect to any Major Decision, (a) with the approval of the Directing Holder (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) or upon consultation with the Directing Holder (if a Control Termination Event is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) as provided in Section 6.08 and (b) upon consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) as provided in Section 6.08; provided that, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party unless the Directing Certificateholder is the applicable Directing Holder; and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall obtain an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

 

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With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer, prior to taking any action with respect to any Major Decision or any Special Servicer Decision (other than the items listed in clause (d)(i) and/or clause (d)(ii) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”) shall refer the request to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall process the request directly. However, if the Master Servicer and Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request (or if the request is for the items listed in clause (d)(i) and/or clause (d)(ii) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”), the Master Servicer shall prepare and submit its written analysis and recommendation to the Special Servicer with all information reasonably available to the Master Servicer that the Special Servicer may reasonably request in order to withhold or grant its consent, and in all cases the Special Servicer may approve or disapprove any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes such a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Decision.

 

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent reasonably possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and (i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) to the extent such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Major Decision, after consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loans generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

(c)       Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by any Master Servicer or Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(d)       To the extent consistent with this Agreement, the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning

 

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of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)       Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(f)       All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)       With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (during a Control Termination Event), the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in the case of the Directing Holder, other than during a Consultation Termination Event, and in the case of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the applicable Companion Holder, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not a Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver or amendment to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Risk

 

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Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the Special Servicer (and the Special Servicer shall forward such notice to the Directing Holder (only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party)), the applicable Companion Holder, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not a Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver or amendment to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class Z or Class R Certificates) upon request. With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of Additional Debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and Additional Debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and Additional Debt. If either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit KK shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)       The Master Servicer shall process all defeasance transactions, subject to the Special Servicer’s consent with respect to any Special Servicer Decision relating to a defeasance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations

 

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Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) with respect to any such action that constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision) reasonably determines that allowing their use would not

 

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cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(g) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans that are subject to defeasance and identified on Schedule 3, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or the originator of the related Mortgage Loan) has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or its Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (collectively, the “Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). If the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan that provides for Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) business days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller (and/or any other party identified in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement). Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Loan Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions hereof. If the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(j)       If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds”, and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be

 

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maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to five percent (5%) of the then aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

(l)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any defeasance transaction contemplated clause (d) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, the Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

Section 3.19      Transfer of Servicing Between Master Servicer and Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a) Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder (in the case of the Directing Holder, (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (b) or (d) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. If no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Directing Holder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan and only if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

(b)       In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)       No later than (i) sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, any related Companion Loan (if any Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan) and (ii) prior to taking action with respect to any Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Major Decision) with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan and the related Mortgaged Property (the “Initial Delivery Date”) and will be required to prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with

 

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respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Report) are necessary to reflect the then current recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). Each Asset Status Report shall be delivered in electronic form to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (but other than in respect of an Excluded Loan as to such party and during a Consultation Termination Event), the Risk Retention Consultation Party (but only with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, only during a Control Termination Event), and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold or to the related Companion Holder. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Holder or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

(i)         a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)        a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Specially Serviced Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)       the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)       (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

 

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(v)        the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)       a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

(vii)      the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)     an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)        the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

(x)        such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

A summary of each Asset Status Report shall be provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee.

 

If within ten (10) Business Days (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Directing Holder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days), or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Holder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders), the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party and if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Holder (if no

  

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Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than if an Excluded Loan as to such party is involved), the Operating Advisor (but only during a Control Termination Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that, if the Special Servicer determines that emergency action is necessary to protect the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Certificateholders and any related Serviced Companion Noteholder, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) day period) if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the ten (10) Business Day period (or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) day period) would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (if applicable) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than if an Excluded Loan is involved, to contact the Directing Certificateholder. With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Holder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days or, in the case of an Asset Status Report prepared prior to making a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days) of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders; provided that, if the Directing Holder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Directing Holder Approval Process”. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report has been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor (telephonically or electronically), on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class that includes a Major Decision that it is processing or for which its consent is required and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If a Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor. The Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are Controlling Class Certificateholders), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such non-binding alternative courses of action, if any, and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Holder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan(s), as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of each such Companion Loan)). Promptly upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

 

During a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to such party or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class), the Directing Holder will have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. During a Control Termination Event but while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall send the Directing Holder (except with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and the Operating Advisor the Asset Status Report, and the Operating Advisor and the Directing Holder shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Special Servicer (telephonically or electronically) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. The Directing Holder (or, if the Directing

 

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Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) (in each case, during a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party)), will have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Holder.

 

The Special Servicer shall implement the Final Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Directing Holder shall not have any consultation or approval rights with respect to an Asset Status Report that relates to an Excluded Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Operating Advisor, any Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its representative) or the Directing Holder that would require or cause the Special Servicer to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or any Intercreditor Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement or any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       (i) Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (c) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof to the Special Servicer, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information that the Master Servicer has in its possession relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

  (ii)       During a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (c) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

 

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(f)       If no Control Termination Event is continuing, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan if no AB Control Appraisal Period is continuing (to the extent approved by the related Directing Holder)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, if, while no Control Termination Event is continuing, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such 20th Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

(g)       No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or, during a Control Termination Event, the Directing Holder or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20      Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing

 

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Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, any successor master servicer or special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) will have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; and (viii) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable Grace Period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to. Any successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the predecessor Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances

 

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by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver to the Trustee (i) copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements entered into by it, in each case, promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents and (ii) upon request of the Trustee, any amendments or modifications to such Sub-Servicing Agreements. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)       Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as applicable, under this Agreement.

 

(c)       As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it in accordance with the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

 

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(d)       If the Trustee or its designee becomes successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in Article XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)       Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, if the Trustee or any other Person becomes successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)       With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that

 

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would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement that provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, if no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Holder, the consent of the Directing Holder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Sub-Servicer shall be permitted under any Sub-Servicing Agreement to make material servicing decisions, such as loan modifications or determinations as to the manner or timing of enforcing remedies under the Mortgage Loan documents, as applicable, without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 3.21     Interest Reserve Account. (a) On the P&I Advance Date occurring in January (except during a leap year) and February of each calendar year commencing in 2019 (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans immediately following the Distribution Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited pursuant to this sentence in any particular January and/or February, “Withheld Amounts”).

 

(b)       On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22      Directing Holder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Holder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Holder ((i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) and (b) during a Control Termination Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23      Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a) Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby

 

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deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit NN, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder, any successor directing certificateholder shall execute and also deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Risk Retention Consultation Party, any successor risk retention consultation party shall execute and also deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1H to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(b)       Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or such Directing Certificateholder has notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. Upon the resignation of a Directing Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall request the Controlling Class Certificateholders to select a new Directing Certificateholder. If (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor may rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class

 

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Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. Additionally, once a Risk Retention Consultation Party has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) may rely on such selection unless the Holders of the VRR Interest entitled to appoint the Risk Retention Consultation Party, by Certificate Balance, or such Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Holder of the VRR Interest, in writing, of the selection of a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(c)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee may rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(d)       If no Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, is identified, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Holder or Risk Retention Consultation Party, as the case may be.

 

(e)       Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder (or each Certificate Owner of the Controlling Class, if applicable), including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) RREF III-D CS 2018-C14, LLC shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing (b) CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC shall be the initial Risk Retention Consultation Party and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing.

 

Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

 

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(f)       If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

(g)       Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Holder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class; (iv) the Directing Holder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates, including, without limitation, the Controlling Class, over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Holder will have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder, to the extent the Directing Certificateholder is the Directing Holder) for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Holder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Holder for having so acted.

 

Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the VRR Interest; (iii) the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the VRR Interest; (iv) the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the VRR Interest over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Holder of an VRR Interest) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

(h)       All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Holder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor may rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

 

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(j)       With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the Directing Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(k)       The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class or provide the name, contact information and address of the then-current Directing Certificateholder within two (2) Business Days of a request from the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)       At any time that the Controlling Class Certificateholder is the holder of a majority of the Class F Certificates and the Class F Certificates are the Controlling Class, it may waive its right (a) to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and (b) to exercise any of the Directing Certificateholder’s rights under this Agreement by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (which shall be via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com .com), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during such time as a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in existence solely as a result of the operation of clause (ii) of the definition of Control Termination Event and clause (ii) of the definition of Consultation Termination Event, such Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to no longer be in existence and have not occurred with respect to any unaffiliated third party to whom the Controlling Class Certificateholder that irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder has sold or transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Class F Certificates if such unaffiliated third party holds the majority of the Controlling Class after giving effect to such transfer (the “Non-Waiving Successor”). Following any such sale or transfer, the Non-Waiving Successor shall again have the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder as set forth herein (including the rights to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or cause the exercise of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder) without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. No Non-Waiving Successor described above shall have any consent rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the sale or transfer of the Class F Certificates to the Non-Waiving Successor and had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such sale or transfer until such time as such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

(m)       Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event or (ii) any Consultation Termination Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated, the

 

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Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

If a Control Termination Event has occurred due to a reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof.”

 

If a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by a Class G Certificateholder who has become the Controlling Class Certificateholder of its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by the Controlling Class Certificateholder of its rights as Controlling Class Certificateholder.”

 

If a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

If any transfer of a Class G Certificate, and upon notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit NN that results in a termination of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event, such “special notice” shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class Certificates to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.”

 

The Directing Holder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to such party. Likewise, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not have any consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan as to either such Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Holder of the majority of the VRR Interest. In either such case, in respect of the servicing of any such Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded Loan.

 

Section 3.24       Intercreditor Agreements. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt in accordance with the related

 

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Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein.

 

(b)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or consult with a new Risk Retention Consultation Party unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder or a new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(c)       No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially

 

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expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)       With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a)(i) with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan the Special Servicer (with respect to any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that, in connection with any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision, the Master Servicer shall process and determine whether to consent, subject to the consent of the Special Servicer, to such modification, waiver or amendment (other than the items listed in clause (d)(i) and clause (d)(ii) of the definition of “Special Servicer Decision”, which the Master Servicer will process, subject to Special Servicer consent or deemed consent as provided herein)) or the Master Servicer (with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that does not constitute a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision), or (ii) with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall (1) to the extent the required notice address has been provided, provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or Special Servicer Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the continuance of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (2) consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or Special Servicer Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and

 

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consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)       In addition to the consultation rights of the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Companion Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)       With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(h)       Any modification or amendment to an Intercreditor Agreement that would materially adversely affect the Master Servicer shall require the prior consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(i)       With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review by providing the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the asset representations reviewer under the Other Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be.

 

Section 3.25      Rating Agency Confirmation. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) required to obtain

such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again (which may also be through direct communication). The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party, may, but is not required to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.25.

 

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply for such matter at such time (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if the Master Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, REO Mortgage Loans and Non-Specially Serviced Loans if the Special Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Non-Specially Serviced Loans), as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, if the Master Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, REO Mortgage Loans and Non-Specially Serviced Loans if the Special Servicer is processing the action requiring Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Non-Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or a special servicer, as applicable, on a

 

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transaction-level basis on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to such replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by such replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

(c)       For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

 

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Section 3.26       The Operating Advisor. (a) The Operating Advisor shall promptly review (i) all information made available to Privileged Persons on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (A) that relates to any Specially Serviced Loan, and (B) that is contained in the CREFC® Servicer Watch List prepared by the Master Servicer and (ii) each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. Furthermore, the Operating Advisor will have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review or assess the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor will not be required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

(b)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Holder in connection with the Directing Holder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report) or otherwise in connection with this transaction, except under the circumstances described in Section 3.26(f) and subject to any Privileged Information Exception or law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such labeled Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       During a Control Termination Event, based on the Operating Advisor’s review of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information (other than any communications between the Directing Holder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer, including each Asset Status Report delivered during the prior calendar year, the Operating Advisor shall (if any Mortgage Loans were Specially Serviced Loans during the prior calendar year) deliver to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year for which a Control Termination Event was continuing as of December 31, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth the Operating Advisor’s assessment of the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties under this Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “platform-level basis” with respect to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement; provided, further, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the Special Servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report. Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not include an assessment of the Special Servicer’s performance in respect of any Serviced AB Whole Loan in the Operating Advisor Annual Report until an AB Control Appraisal Period is continuing under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions); provided that the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on any instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard, to be immaterial. The Operating Advisor shall deliver such Operating Advisor Annual Report to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “platform-level basis” refers to the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the resolution and/or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans, taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be required from the Operating Advisor with respect to any calendar year as to which no Final Asset Status Report was prepared by the Special Servicer in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

  (i)       If the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver notice of action and information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions known to the Operating Advisor in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report and the Operating Advisor is not subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor may conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or

 

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prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

(d)       Prior to a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer will forward any Appraisal Reduction Amount and net present value calculations used in the Special Servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor after such calculations have been finalized. The Operating Advisor shall review such calculations but shall not opine on or take any affirmative action with respect to such Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and/or net present value calculations (except that if the Operating Advisor discovers a mathematical error contained in such calculations, then the Operating Advisor shall notify the Special Servicer of such error).

 

(e)       During the continuance of a Control Termination Event, after the calculation but prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv), the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

  (i)       In connection with this Section 3.26(d), if the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the net present value, Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer) or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. If the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply (and shall provide prompt written notice of such determination to the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer). In making such determination, the Certificate

 

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Administrator may hire an independent third party to assist with any such calculation at the expense of the Trust. The Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on such third party calculation.

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, while no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Operating Advisor shall perform only an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor), and, therefore, it shall have no specific involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement.

 

(g)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Holder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and any applicable Excluded Loan), disclose such information to any other Person (including any Certificateholders which are not then included in the Control Eligible Certificates, other than the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party), other than (i) to the extent expressly set forth herein, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (ii) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (iii) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (A) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (B) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives “Privileged Information” from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, a Servicing Shift Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the Operating Advisor gained from performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations are not imputed to the Operating Advisor performing the obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

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Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07(a).

 

(i)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Distribution Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Companion Loan) or REO Mortgage Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as

interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Mortgage Loan is computed. The Operating Advisor Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii).

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or 6.04(b), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor Operating Advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii), but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as a Trust Fund expense. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer processing the Major Decision would use to collect any Mortgagor-paid fees owed to it in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation

 

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rights as Operating Advisor with respect to: (i) any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property, (ii) any Serviced AB Whole Loan, if no AB Control Appraisal Period is continuing or (iii) any Servicing Shift Whole Loan or related REO Property; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor will not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(j)       During a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all applicable Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all applicable Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately replace the Operating Advisor with the replacement operating advisor.

 

(k)       After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement; provided, further, that no such termination shall terminate the rights of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including accrued and unpaid compensation and indemnification rights. The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement operating advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. If the Trustee is unable to find a replacement operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (only for so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing), the Risk Retention Consultation Party, any Companion Holder and the Certificateholders.

 

 

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(l)       Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)       If no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder will have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent shall be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)       The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party, (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and (c) receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor has assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)       If the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(p)       In the event there are no Classes of Certificates outstanding other than the Control Eligible Certificates and the Class Z Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, that portion of each such Class that comprises the VRR Interest) and the Class R Certificates, then all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor shall terminate without payment of any termination fee (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). In connection with any termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(p), no successor operating advisor shall be appointed. Upon receipt of written notice of such acts by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall provide the Operating Advisor with prompt notice upon its termination pursuant to this Section 3.26(p).

 

 

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(q)       The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor will have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor will act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor will have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and will have no duty to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders or any third parties, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker-dealer Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor if the Operating Advisor and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Operating Advisor and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

(s)       The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Mortgagor, Sponsor, Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor may enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(t)       With respect to the determination of whether a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is continuing or has terminated, the Operating Advisor may rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof pursuant to Section 3.23(m), and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor that are performed only during a Control Termination Event and/or a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event, as applicable.

 

 

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(u)       The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.23(m) and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

Section 3.27    Companion Paying Agent. (a) With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent is not liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)       In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

(d)       This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.28     Companion Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Companion Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Companion Holders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Companion Holder. The initial Companion Holders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S. If a Companion Holder transfers a Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent will have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Companion Loan and will have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of the Companion Holder to any party hereto or any successor Companion Holder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent will have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Companion Holder with respect to a Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer (which, unless required by the related Intercreditor Agreement to be sent to additional parties, shall be satisfied by the delivery to the “master servicer” under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29    Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans. (a) If any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)       If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)       In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)       In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event is continuing) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, or the Operating Advisor, during a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

 

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(f)       With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and Serviced Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)       On the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the note(s) designating the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan), the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Upon receipt of notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Master Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a Request for Release of the Mortgage File on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date and transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified to it pursuant to the related notice from the related Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Promptly upon any change in the identity of the Master Servicer, the successor master servicer shall deliver notice of such change (together with the contact information of such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.30     Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator.       Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.30 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.30 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of

 

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the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor will have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.30 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1B to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement prohibits the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate  Administrator’s Website, such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 3.13(a).

 

(b)       Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f).

 

Section 3.31     [Reserved].

 

Section 3.32     [Reserved].

 

Section 3.33        Litigation Control.

 

(a)       With respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or any related REO Loan or related REO Property, the Special Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, direct, manage, prosecute and/or defend any action brought by a Mortgagor, guarantor, or other obligor on the related Note or any Affiliates thereof (each a “Borrower Related Party”) against the Trust, the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer or any predecessor master servicer or special servicer, and represent the interests of the Trust in any litigation relating to the rights and obligations of the Trust, or of the Mortgagor or other Borrower Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or other collateral securing such Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or otherwise with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of a Borrower Related Party under the related Mortgage Loan documents (“Trust Related Litigation”). In the event that the Master Servicer is named in any Trust Related Litigation but the Special Servicer is not named in such Trust Related Litigation (regardless of whether the Trust is named in such Trust Related Litigation), the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer of such litigation as soon as practicable but in any event no later than within ten (10) Business Days of the Master Servicer receiving service of such Trust Related Litigation.

 

(b)       To the extent the Master Servicer is named in the Trust Related Litigation, and neither the Trust nor the Special Servicer is named, in order to effectuate the role of the Special Servicer as contemplated by the immediately preceding subsection, the Master Servicer

 

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shall use reasonable efforts to (i) provide monthly status reports to the Special Servicer regarding such Trust Related Litigation; (ii) seek to have the Trust replace the Master Servicer as the appropriate party to the lawsuit; and (iii) so long as the Master Servicer remains a party to the lawsuit, consult with and act at the direction of the Special Servicer with respect to material decisions and material monetary settlements related to the interests of the Trust in such Trust Related Litigation, including but not limited to the selection of counsel; provided that the Master Servicer shall have the right to engage separate counsel relating to claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer to the extent set forth in Section 3.33(e) and provided, further, that if there are claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer has not determined that separate counsel is required for such claims or counter-claims, such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer.

 

(c)       The Special Servicer shall not (i) undertake (or direct the Master Servicer to undertake) any material settlement of any Trust Related Litigation or (ii) initiate any material Trust Related Litigation unless and until (A) it has notified in writing the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) (to the extent the identity of the Directing Certificateholder is actually known to the Special Servicer; provided that the Special Servicer shall make due inquiry of the Certificate Administrator as to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder) and the related holder of any Serviced Companion Loan (if such matter affects such related Serviced Companion Loan) (to the extent the identity of the holder of such Serviced Companion Loan is actually known to the Special Servicer), and (B) the Directing Certificateholder (only if the related Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan and no Control Termination Event is continuing) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of having been notified thereof and having been provided with all information that the Directing Certificateholder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of the subject notice (it being understood and agreed that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such 5 Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action); provided that, if the Special Servicer determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders, the Special Servicer may take such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding Section 3.33(e), above, neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall follow any advice, direction or consultation provided by the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (or any other party to this Agreement) that would require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement, require or cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, expose any Certificateholder or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, officers, directors or agents to any claim, suit or liability, cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or any Grantor Trust created hereunder to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or

 

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materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Master Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding the right of the Special Servicer to represent the interests of the Trust in Trust Related Litigation, the Master Servicer shall retain the right to make determinations in the Master Servicer’s sole discretion relating to claims or counter-claims against or on behalf of the Master Servicer, including but not limited to the right to engage separate counsel, to make settlement decisions and to appear in any proceeding on its own

behalf, the cost of which shall be subject to indemnification as and to the extent provided in this Agreement.

 

(f)       Further, nothing in this Section 3.33 shall require any party to this Agreement to take or fail to take any action which, in such party’s reasonable judgment and in accordance with the Servicing Standard (if applicable), may (i) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC, or any Grantor Trust created hereunder to fail to qualify as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes or result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, (ii) cause the Master Servicer to violate the Servicing Standard, (iii) result in a violation of applicable law or the related Loan documents or (iv) subject the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or other such party to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer or such party’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)       In the event where the Master Servicer or Special Servicer is a named party neither the Special Servicer nor the Master Servicer will settle on behalf of the other such party, any Loan-Related Litigation without such other party’s consent unless: (i) such settlement does not contain or require any admission of liability, wrongdoing or consent to injunctive relief on the part of such other party and such other party is fully released, (ii) the cost of such settlement or any resulting judgment is and shall be paid by the Trust and payment of such cost or judgment is provided for in this Agreement, (iii) such other party is and shall be indemnified as and to the extent provided in this Agreement for all costs and expenses incurred in defending and settling the Loan-Related Litigation and for any judgment, (iv) any such action taken by the Master Servicer at the direction of the Special Servicer shall be deemed (as to the Master Servicer) to be in compliance with the Servicing Standard and (v) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, provides such other party with assurance reasonably satisfactory to such other party, as to the items in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).

 

(h)       In the event both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or the Trust are named in Trust Related Litigation, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with each other to afford the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer the rights afforded to such party in this Section 3.33.

 

(i)       This Section 3.33 shall not apply in the event the Special Servicer authorizes the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer agrees (both authority and agreement to be in writing), to make certain decisions or control certain Trust Related Litigation on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

 

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(j)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the requirements of the second sentence in the second paragraph of Section 3.01(a), (i) in the event that any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, in its respective individual capacity, or in the event that any judgment is rendered against the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, in its individual capacity, the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, upon prior written notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in the event of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor under the related Mortgage Loan documents, or otherwise relating to one or more Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, without the prior written consent of the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, (A) initiate an action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, (C) settle any claim giving rise to liability to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, in its individual capacity, or (D) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar actions with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian to grant such consent); and (iii) in the event that any court finds that the Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian, as applicable, shall have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests, whether as Trustee, Certificate Administrator or Custodian, as applicable, or individually (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); provided, however, nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to preclude the Special Servicer (with respect to any material Trust Related Litigation, with the consent or consultation of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is continuing, respectively) from initiating any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as representative of the Trust.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Section 3.33, this Section 3.33 shall not apply to any Trust Related Litigation and shall have no force and effect with respect thereto, in the event that either (i) at the time such Trust Related Litigation is commenced or at any time during the continuance of such Trust Related Litigation, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC is no longer the Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan or has received notice of its replacement as Special Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan whether or not such replacement is effective or (ii) the Depositor, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Initial Purchaser, or any of their respective affiliates is an adverse party (with respect to the Trust or the Special Servicer) to such Trust Related Litigation or holds any interest which is adverse to the Trust or the Special Servicer in the related Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan (or any portion thereof)

 

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or the related Mortgaged Property to which Trust Related Litigation relates, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by each of the Depositor, Sponsor, Mortgage Loan Seller, Initial Purchaser, or affiliate that is such a party or holds such interest, and in each case under clauses (i) and (ii) above, the applicable party listed above shall provide notice of such occurrence to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. For the further avoidance of doubt, in such circumstance described in this paragraph, the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer relating to litigation shall be as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

 

[End of ARTICLE III]

 

Article IV

distributions TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01     Distributions.

 

(a)       On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

  (i)       first, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-F Certificates, the Class X-G Certificates and the Class X-NR Certificates, pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

  (ii)       second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates and the Class A-SB Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

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(4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (6) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in subclauses (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) in an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each Class of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(iii)       third, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates and the Class A-SB Certificates, pro rata (based upon the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class), first, up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates and Class A-SB Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)       sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(vii)       seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

 

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(viii)      eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)        ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(x)         tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xi)        eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)       twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xiii)       thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xiv)       fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and the Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates and Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)        fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xvi)      sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

 

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(xvii)      seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)             eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xix)                  nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xx)                  twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class E Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)                 twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xxii)                twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxiii)              twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E and Class F Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates and Class F Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)              twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class,

 

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then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class;

 

(xxv)               twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxvi)             twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates, Class F Certificates and Class G Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class E Certificates, Class F Certificates and Class G Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class NR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxvii)            twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class NR Certificates, first, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then, interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class; and

 

(xxviii)          Twenty-eighth, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UR Interest), any amounts remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, on each Distribution Date occurring on and after the Cross-Over Date, regardless of the allocation of principal payments described in priority second above, the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date will be distributed pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(ii) to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Regular Certificates, pro rata, based on their respective Certificate Balances, in reduction of their respective Certificate Balances, until the Certificate Balance of each such Class of Certificates is reduced to zero.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, Balloon Payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

(b)                 [Reserved]

 

(c)                 On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an

 

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amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(d), and Section 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates plus a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA-1, Class LA-2, Class LA-3, Class LA-4, Class LA-SB and Class LA-S Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LB Uncertificated Interests and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates, (iii) in the case of the Class LF Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-F Certificates, (iv) in the case of the Class LG Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-G Certificates and (v) in the case of the Class LNR Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-NR Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the WAC Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Section 4.04(b) and Section 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The pass-through rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date, after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e), shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)                 While the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01 and the last sentence of Section 4.04(a).

 

(e)                 Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if, during any particular Collection Period, any Yield Maintenance Charge is collected and allocable with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge in the following manner: (a) pro rata, between (i) the group (the “YM Group A”) of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A and Class A-S Certificates, and (ii) the group (the “YM Group B” and collectively with the YM Group A, the “YM Groups”) of Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates, based upon the aggregate amount of principal distributed to the Classes of Certificates in each YM Group on such Distribution Date; and (b) as among the respective Classes of Certificates in each YM Group in the following manner: (1) on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective entitlements in those Yield Maintenance Charges, to each Class of Certificates (other than Class X Certificates) in such YM Group in an amount equal to the product of (x) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Certificates (other than Class X Certificates) in such YM Group on such Distribution Date, (y) the Base Interest Fraction for the related principal prepayment with respect to such Class of Certificates, and (z) the aggregate amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge allocated to such YM Group and (2) the portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge allocated to such YM Group remaining after such distributions to the applicable Class(es) of Certificates in such YM Group, in the case of amounts distributable to YM Group A, to the Class X-A Certificates and in the case of amounts distributable to YM Group B, to the Class X-B Certificates.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge, and with respect to any principal prepayment on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any Class of Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates is a fraction (a) whose numerator is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate of such Class of Certificates and (ii) the Discount Rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents in calculating the Yield Maintenance Charge with respect to such principal prepayment and (b) whose denominator is the greater of zero and the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate of such Serviced Whole Loan) and (ii) the Discount Rate used in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents in calculating the Yield Maintenance Charge with respect to such principal prepayment; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0 or less than zero. If such Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the lesser of (x) the Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (y) the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal zero; provided that if such Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, but less than the Pass-Through Rate described in the preceding sentence, then the Base Interest Fraction shall equal 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction shall be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a

 

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discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related stated Maturity Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not related to an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is related to an ARD Loan)), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Servicer shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities, and the Servicer shall incur no liability with respect thereto. The Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of its designation of an alternate index and the Certificate Administrator shall post same on its website as a “special notice”.

 

(i)                    No Yield Maintenance Charge shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class F Certificates, Class G Certificates, Class NR Certificates, Class R Certificates or Class Z Certificates. After the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class X-A Certificates, Class X-B Certificates, Class A-S Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class X-B Certificates.

 

(ii)                  All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges made (i) in respect of the respective Classes of Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)                  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if there will be any shortfalls in interest or principal to any Class of Certificates that would occur on such Distribution Date without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount in the definition of “Available Funds” and shall remit all amounts on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account to the Collection Account to be included as part of the applicable Available Funds. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

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Section 4.01(i), Section 4.01(j) and Section 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters will have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)                 Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

(i)                  the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)                  no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)                  Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)                  On each Distribution Date, any Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class Z Certificates from the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Excess Interest will not be available to pay any other amounts except for distributions on Class Z Certificates as set forth in the prior sentence.

 

(k)                 On the Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Serviced Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

(i)                  to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)                 to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent any

 

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such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)                 to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(iv)                to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on the Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Companion Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Companion Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Master Servicer Remittance Date.

 

(l)       On the first Distribution Date only, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw $100 from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and distribute $100 to the Class X-B Certificates. Such distribution shall be deemed a payment of principal on the principal balance of the REMIC regular interest represented by the Class X-B Certificates (such principal balance being $100) for federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 4.02               Distribution Date Statement; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney.

 

(a)                 On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

(i)                 the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

(ii)               the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date

 

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to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)              the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

 

(iv)              the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)               the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)             the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vii)            the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90-119 days (and for each thirty (30) day period thereafter until liquidation), (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)          the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)              the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)                the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of each Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)              the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges and (B) in the case of the Class Z Certificates, any Excess Interest;

 

(xii)             the Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

 

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(xiii)           the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)           the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss, on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)            the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

(xvi)           the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xvii)          the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)        the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xix)            a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)             a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)            all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)           in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(f);

 

(xxiii)         the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

 

(xxiv)         the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

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Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)         with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with the determination;

 

(xxvii)       the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii)      the aggregate amount of interest on Servicing Advances (including with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) paid to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxix)          the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)           the aggregate amount of Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)          a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)        a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xxxiii)       an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its affiliates with respect to the related Distribution Date, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer; and

 

(xxxiv)      the amount of any Excess Interest actually received.

 

 

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In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxv), (xxvi) and (xxxiv) above, the amounts must be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information by virtue of its receipt from another party for the purposes of posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or by its filing of information, including but not limited to EDGAR pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b) the Certificate Administrator shall include such summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which the Asset Review Report was delivered.

 

(b)                 [Reserved].

 

(c)                 Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is not liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special

 

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Servicer will be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and 4.02(c), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer may attach to any report provided pursuant to this subsection, any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Depositor is obligated to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)                 Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator will have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

 

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(e)                 The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)                  Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Holder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder on account of it constituting Excluded Information, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Holder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Holder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D that such Directing Holder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03               P&I Advances. (a)  On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make P&I Advances or (iii) make P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer

 

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by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which P&I Advances were made). The Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer has cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee for the related Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

(b)                 Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date and all Mortgage Loans and REO Mortgage Loans, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (excluding any portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and delinquent as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (including any REO Loan (but excluding any portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment (net of any collections of previously unadvanced principal and interest (adjusted to the related Net Mortgage Rate) received with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, during the related Collection Period) therefor. Subject to subsection (c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (but excluding any portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make or be permitted to make any P&I Advances with respect to any Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall not make any P&I Advances on any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan.

 

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P&I Advance. In addition, neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make any P&I Advance to the extent that it has received written notice that the Special Servicer has determined that such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (if it makes such a determination) will be required to make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that it has made a P&I Advance on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer is not required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise.

 

(d)                 In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) made with respect to a Mortgage Loan until after the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

 

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(e)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Balloon Payment or any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined to exist with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” (or similar item has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount), then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this Section 4.03(e)(ii), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

(f)                  In no event shall either the Master Servicer or the Trustee be required to make a P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

Section 4.04               Allocation of Realized Losses. (a)  On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date (any such deficit, the “Realized Loss”). Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses do not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and do not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the applicable Certificate in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Certificate (other than any Class X Certificate), to the extent any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses

 

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and in the case of Realized Losses, in sequential order according to the priority of payments for such Class of Certificates (other than the Class X Certificates) (and in the case of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates, on a pro rata basis according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses on such Classes), in each case up to the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates.

 

(b)                 (i)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off shall be allocated first, to the Class NR Certificates, second, to the Class G Certificates, third, to the Class F Certificates, fourth, to the Class E Certificates, fifth, to the Class D Certificates, sixth, to the Class C Certificates, seventh, to the Class B Certificates, eighth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and then, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

(c)                 With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b) with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05               Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a) For purposes of (x) determining the Non-Reduced Certificates and the Controlling Class (and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) and (y) determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to the respective Classes of Principal Balance Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class NR Certificates, second, to the Class G Certificates, third, to the Class F Certificates, fourth, to the Class E Certificates, fifth, to the Class D Certificates, sixth, to the Class C Certificates, seventh, to the Class B Certificates, eighth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective Certificate Balances, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 and Class A-SB Certificates).

 

As of the first Determination Date following a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becoming an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receiving notice by the Special Servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and

 

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(ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Special Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Special Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Special Servicer thereof. The Master Servicer, upon reasonable prior written request, shall provide the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount. The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to assist the Special Servicer in obtaining information reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if the Special Servicer is unsuccessful in obtaining such information from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee. None of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

For purposes of determining the Controlling Class and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to a related Mortgage Loan that is an AB Modified Loan will be allocated to each Class of Control Eligible Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class of Control Eligible Certificates is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class NR Certificates, second, to the Class G Certificates, third, to the Class F Certificates, and fourth, to the Class E Certificates). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any Class of Control Eligible Certificates shall be allocated both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts (the sum of which shall constitute the applicable Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount), in accordance with this Section 4.05(a).

 

With respect to (i) any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for the purposes of determining the Non-Reduced Certificates or determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor and (ii) any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

The Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount (which notification to the Certificate Administrator shall be made by delivery of such information included in the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)), any Collateral Deficiency Amount and any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (which notification may be satisfied through delivery of such information included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with Section 3.12(d) or such other report or

 

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reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(m) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

 

(b)                 (i)  The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such second Appraisal is delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal).

 

(ii)                  Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental appraisal. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, if applicable. In addition, the Requesting Holders of any Appraised-Out Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order an additional appraisal of any Mortgage Loan for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount if an event has occurred at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties that would have a material effect on its appraised value, and the Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain such appraisal from an MAI appraiser reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request; provided that the Special Servicer is not required to obtain such appraisal if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that no events at or with regard to the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties have occurred that would have a material effect on the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. The Holders

 

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of an Appraised-Out Class requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the next most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if any.

 

(c)                 With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments, and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred with respect to that Mortgage Loan during the preceding three months (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, and promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to such party) the Directing Holder; provided, however, that no new or updated appraisal shall be required if the Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property is under contract to be sold within ninety (90) days of such Appraisal Reduction Event or anniversary thereof and the Special Servicer reasonably believes such sale is likely to close. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b)) and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party) the Directing Holder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer is not liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise

 

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comply with its obligations hereunder. Such report shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer, to the extent required by the related Intercreditor Agreement, of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. If no Consultation Termination Event is continuing (and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan as to such party), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer is not required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the six-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor (which request shall be made promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Appraisal or preparation of the applicable internal valuation); provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request.

 

(d)                 Any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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(e)                 Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and then, pro rata, to the related AB Mortgage Loan and any related Pari Passu Companion Loan(s). Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06               Grantor Trust Reporting. (a) The parties intend that the portion of the Trust Fund constituting the Grantor Trust shall constitute, and that the affairs of the Grantor Trust shall be conducted so as to qualify such portion as, a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such intention, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall vary the investment of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates in the Grantor Trust so as to improve their rate of return. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, submit to the Trustee for execution (and the Trustee shall timely execute and timely return to the Certificate Administrator) and timely file all Tax Returns in respect of the Grantor Trust. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall (A) file, or cause to be filed, Internal Revenue Service Form 1041, Form 1099 or such other form as may be applicable with the Internal Revenue Service with copies of the statements in the following clause and (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Holders of the Class Z Certificates, their allocable share of income and expense with respect to the Excess Interest and Excess Interest Distribution Account in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.

 

(b)                 The Grantor Trust is a WHFIT that is a WHMT. The Certificate Administrator will report as required under the WHFIT Regulations to the extent such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to do so is provided to the Certificate Administrator on a timely basis. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to assume that DTC and Hare & Co. are the only “middlemen” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations unless the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with the identities of the other “middlemen” that are Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the terms of this Agreement if the Internal Revenue Service makes a determination that the first sentence of this paragraph is incorrect.

 

(c)                 The Certificate Administrator shall report required WHFIT information using the accrual method, except to the extent the WHFIT Regulations specifically require a different method. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to determine whether any Certificateholder uses the cash or accrual method. The Certificate Administrator shall make available (via its website) WHFIT information to Certificateholders annually. In addition, the Certificate Administrator is not responsible or liable for providing subsequently

 

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amended, revised or updated information to any Certificateholder, unless requested by the Certificateholder.

 

(d)                 The Certificate Administrator is not liable for failure to meet the reporting requirements of the WHFIT Regulations nor for any penalties thereunder if such failure is due to: (i) the lack of reasonably necessary information being provided to the Certificate Administrator or (ii) incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information being provided to the Certificate Administrator. Each Certificateholder, by acceptance of its interest in such class of securities, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Certificate Administrator with information regarding any sale of such securities, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale. Absent receipt of information regarding any sale of a Certificate, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale from the beneficial owner thereof or the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall assume there is no secondary market trading of WHFIT interests.

 

(e)                 To the extent required by the WHFIT Regulations, the Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to publish on an appropriate website the CUSIP for the Class Z Certificates. The CUSIP so published will represent the Rule 144A CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable good faith efforts to keep the website accurate and updated to the extent such CUSIP has been received. Absent the receipt of such CUSIP, the Certificate Administrator will use a reasonable identifier number in lieu of a CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator is not liable for investor reporting delays that result from the receipt of inaccurate or untimely CUSIP information.

 

Section 4.07               Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 3.13(b), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator is not responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception, (vi) that answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it is not required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in its capacity as Risk Retention Consultation Party) as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry if the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, (vi) that answering any Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party will have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator is not required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or

 

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answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor is not required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)                 The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator is not responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)                 The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as

 

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applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it is not required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party will have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider is not required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08               Secure Data Room. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room within 120 days following the Closing Date. The Depositor shall upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certificate, deliver to the Certificate Administrator within 120 days following the Closing Date, an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) provided that the Certificate Administrator has received the Diligence File Certificate from each Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 2.01(h), any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit RR (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access

 

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the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

(b)                 The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. If any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator is not required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)                 Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator is not required to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event is the Certificate Administrator obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

[End of ARTICLE IV]

 

Article V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01               The Certificates. (a)  The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms of Exhibits A-1 through and including A-20, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as

 

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may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class X-F Certificates, Class X-G Certificates and Class X-NR Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $250,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates) will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class Z and Class R Certificates) will be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof. The Class Z Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 1% of such Class Z Certificates.

 

(b)                 One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate is not valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

(c)                 [Reserved].

 

(d)                 [Reserved].

 

Section 5.02               Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to CSAIL 2018 C14 MOA, LLC) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then either:

  

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(a)                 Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates (other than the VRR Certificates and Class R Certificates) sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby appointed the initial Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)                 Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than the VRR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

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(c)                 Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers, the VRR Interest, the Class R Certificates and the Class Z Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered by the Certificate Registrar in the name of such investors or their nominees who have provided the Certificate Registrar with an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C, and the Certificate Registrar shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates (other than the VRR Interest) to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R and Class Z Certificates and the VRR Interest shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates (in the case of the VRR Interest, only during the Transfer Restriction Period).

 

(d)                 Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

(e)                 During the Transfer Restriction Period, any VRR Interest shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in a Retained Interest Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (the Retaining Party’s interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under such Retained Interest Safekeeping

 

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Account), for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold each Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written direction from a holder of the VRR Interest, the Depositor and the Retaining Sponsor or on the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, in each case in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement.  There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated a “Retained Interest Safekeeping Account” and into which the VRR Interest shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement.  In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account for the Retaining Party.  The VRR Interest to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the VRR Interest shall be remitted to the related Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately by the Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the VRR Interest shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Retaining Party. During the Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Party may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificate representing the VRR Interest at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Retaining Party of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) - MAC N9345-010
425 E Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

On or before the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor and the Retaining Sponsor substantially in the form of Exhibit VV to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the VRR Interest.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Retaining Party its account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a VRR Interest shall be subject to Section 5.03(g) and Section 5.03(i). The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed by the Depositor to enter into an agreement relating to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Accounts to facilitate the initial settlement and sale of the VRR Interest on the Closing Date.

 

Section 5.03               Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a

 

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Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the VRR Interest as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Certificates and providing notice to the Retaining Sponsor of any attempts to transfer any VRR Interest and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)                 Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)                 Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)                 Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the

 

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Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)                 Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S

 

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Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)                  Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so

 

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exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)                 Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Class R Certificate, (b) a Class Z Certificate or (c) any Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest during the Transfer Restriction Period) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O (if the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)                 Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)                   Transfers of VRR Interest.  During the Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of all or a portion of the VRR Interest is to be made, then the Certificate Administrator shall facilitate such transfer in conjunction with the Certificate Registrar and shall refuse to

 

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register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) each of the following, sent to the address provided in Section 13.05: (A) a letter from the VRR Interest holder instructing the Certificate Administrator of its intention to release the VRR Interest from the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account and to transfer such VRR Interest, (B) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form of Exhibit D-3, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and Depositor with a medallion stamp guarantee of the Retaining Sponsor and (C) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor with a medallion stamp guarantee of the Retaining Sponsor, (D) a W-9 completed by the Transferee and (E) wire instructions and contact information of the Transferee.  Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(a), reflect all or any such portion of the VRR Interest in the name of the prospective Transferee. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall an VRR Interest be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of this Section 5.03(i) shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(j)                  Other Exchanges. If a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)                 Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(l)                   If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)               All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

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VRR Interest, CSAIL 2018 C14 MOA, LLC, acting as a Retaining Party) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator has received a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not become (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its general account under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, would not result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law). Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

In addition, each beneficial owner of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of an ERISA Plan, shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and applicable regulations) to the ERISA Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the ERISA Plan in connection with the ERISA Plan’s acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the ERISA Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

 

(o)                 No Class R or Class Z Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R or Class Z Certificate. Each prospective transferee of a Class R or Class Z Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

  

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Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)                  Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(o) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)                  No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(o) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

  

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(iii)                  Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar is not required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(p)                 The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(q)                 [Reserved].

 

(r)                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees is not required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and other such information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(s)                  Each Certificate Owner of a Non-Registered Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

 

(i)                   Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered

 

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Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03(s), or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

 

(ii)                 Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 

(iii)                Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides certification that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03(s).

 

(iv)               Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

 

Section 5.04               Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if

 

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originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05               Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

Section 5.06               Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders as of the most recent Record Date as they appear in the Certificate Register. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar will not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following: (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner.

  

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In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate, (y) the name of the transaction, 2018-C14, and (z) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker-dealer or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents). The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

Section 5.07               Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

Section 5.08               Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a)  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

(b)                 The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)                 The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)                 The Certificate Administrator is not personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

  

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(e)                 The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)                  The Certificate Administrator is not responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09               [Reserved].

 

Section 5.10               Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

(a)                 Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)                 In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance or Notional Amount greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)                 The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or

 

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incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)                 Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

(e)                 If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

[End of ARTICLE V]

 

Article VI

The Depositor, The Master Servicer, The Special Servicer, The Operating Advisor, The Asset Representations Reviewer, The Directing Holder and The Risk Retention Consultation Party

 

Section 6.01               Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)                 The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                  The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(ii)                  The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)                  The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)                  This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)                  The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Master Servicer;

 

(vi)                  No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)                 The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)               No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations,

 

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orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(b)                 The Special Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                 The Special Servicer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)              The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)              This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)               The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer;

  

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(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)            The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)                The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                 The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)                The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)              The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

  

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(iv)              This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)               The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

(vi)              The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07(f);

 

(vii)            No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)                 The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                  The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

  

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(ii)                The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)              The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)              This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)               The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)              No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)            The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07(f);

 

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performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

  

(ix)               The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(e)                The representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (a)-(d) above shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon receipt of written notice or actual knowledge of any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 that materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement or the Certificateholders, the party with such actual knowledge or that has received written notice of such breach shall give prompt written notice (to the extent such notice has not already been given) to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder.

 

Section 6.02               Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by, and no implied duties or obligations may be asserted against, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03               Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  Subject to subsection (b) below, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer each will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)                 The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer each may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to its role and responsibilities under this Agreement) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the

 

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Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations are received with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, is the Surviving Entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the Surviving Entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other

 

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Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.04               Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a)  None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that (i) this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made by it herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of enforcement of this indemnity (including any legal or administrative action, whether in law or in equity) or claim relating, or related to, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the

 

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Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)                 None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

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partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(d)                 Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any

 

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rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)                 The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent) or the Special Servicer) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(f)                  The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating

 

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Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)                 Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)                 The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including costs of enforcement of this indemnity) that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(i)                   The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”) and the securitization trust formed under the Non-Serviced PSA, shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration

 

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of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Section 6.05               Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) the Directing Certificateholder. No such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, has assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will become effective until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer must not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event may the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06               Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

 

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applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07               The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

Section 6.08               The Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party. (a)  (A) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans other than any applicable Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, (2) the Special Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any applicable Excluded Loan), as to all Major Decisions for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer and (B) the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party) be entitled to consult on a strictly non-binding basis with the Special Servicer (1) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of a Specially Serviced Loan and (2) during a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Major Decision in respect of any Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, any consultation with the Risk Retention Consultation Party under this Agreement shall occur only upon request of the Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any individual triggering event, and any such consultation shall be on a strictly non-binding basis and shall be subject to all limitations with respect to the procedures and timing for such consultation set forth in this Section 6.08(a).

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to Section 6.08(b), to the third and fourth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a), the Master Servicer, shall not take any of the following actions, including with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or any Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder) or any Serviced Whole Loan, and for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall not take any of the following actions (each a “Major Decision”) (and with respect to the first proviso following the Major Decisions listed below shall not consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any of the following actions as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or in the case of a determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, twenty (20) days)) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis from the Special Servicer (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day (or twenty (20) day) period, then such Directing Holder shall be deemed to have approved such action):

 

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such of the Mortgage Loans and/or Serviced Whole Loans as come into and continue in default;

 

(ii)               any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted pay-offs but excluding waiver of Default Interest or late payment charges) of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(iii)              any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) for less than the applicable Purchase Price (excluding any expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in respect of the breach or document defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation under a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment within the 90-day initial cure period or, if applicable, within the subsequent 90-day extended cure period;

 

(iv)             any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address Hazardous Materials located at an REO Property;

 

(v)               any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than immaterial condemnation actions and other similar takings, or if otherwise permitted pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vi)              any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan if lender consent is required, or any consent to such waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the related Loan Agreement or related to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement;

 

(vii)            any property management company changes or franchise changes to the extent the lender is permitted to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(viii)          releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance or “earn-out” escrows or reserves, other than those releases done in accordance with the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

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guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(x)                any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xi)              following a default or event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any acceleration of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings under the related Mortgage Loan documents or with respect to the related borrower or Mortgaged Property;

 

(xii)             any modification, waiver or amendment of (a) an Intercreditor Agreement, (b) a co-lender agreement or (c) a similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, or an action to enforce rights with respect thereto, in each case, in a manner that materially and adversely affects the holders of the Control Eligible Certificates;

 

(xiii)           any proposed modification or waiver of any material provision in the related Mortgage Loan documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the related borrower; and

 

(xiv)           any approval of any casualty insurance settlements or condemnation settlements, and any determination to apply casualty proceeds or condemnation awards to the reduction of the debt rather than to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property.

 

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may mutually agree, as contemplated by Section 3.18(a), that the Master Servicer will process and obtain the prior consent of the Special Servicer with respect to any of the foregoing matters with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, that, if the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or (i) any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party, while no Control Termination Event is continuing, or (ii) any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans, as the case may be)), such servicer may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be), provided that such servicer shall provide the Directing Holder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) and the Risk Retention Consultation Party with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor; provided, however, that the Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any Major Decision during a Control Termination Event. In addition, other than with respect to an

 

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Excluded Loan as to such party, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, to the extent permitted under this Agreement, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder shall, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, exercise any consent and consultation rights, and rights to provide direction to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, of the “Directing Certificateholder” with respect to such Mortgage Loan as provided for in this Agreement until the Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

During a Control Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Holder in connection with any Major Decision not relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Excluded Loan as to such party (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Holder prior to a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Holder in respect thereof. Additionally, upon request, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, only with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Risk Retention Consultation Party in respect thereof. If the Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party within ten (10) Business Days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer is not required to consult with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, respectively, on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, as applicable, on any future matters with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or any applicable Excluded Loan as to such party) or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such advice, direction or objection by, from or on the part of the Directing Holder, Operating Advisor or Risk Retention Consultation Party contemplated in this Section 6.08(a), may require or cause the Master Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan) including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, expose the Trust or any party to this Agreement to liability, materially expand the scope of its responsibilities hereunder or constitute an action or inaction that, in its reasonable judgment, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

With respect to (i) if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, any Major Decision relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, and (ii) during a Consultation Termination Event,

 

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any Major Decision relating to a Mortgage Loan (in each case, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan with respect to the Risk Retention Consultation Party), the Special Servicer shall provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Major Decision to the Risk Retention Consultation Party, within the same time frame it is required to provide such notice, information or report to the Directing Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event). In addition, during a Control Termination Event, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall be entitled to all information delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor (except with respect to information relating to an Excluded Loan as to the Risk Retention Consultation Party).

 

During a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer will also be required to consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor during a Control Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

If the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Holder or any advice from the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, would cause the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Operating Advisor, the Directing Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party, respectively, and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Holder and the Operating Advisor or the approval of the Risk Retention Consultation Party that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

  

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The Directing Holder will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Holder shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Holder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Holder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Holder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class, that the Directing Holder will not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Holder will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Holder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

The Risk Retention Consultation Party will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be protected against any liability to a Holder of an VRR Interest that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Holders of the VRR Interest or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Holders of the VRR Interest. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of an VRR Interest over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party may act solely in the interests of the Holders of an VRR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the VRR Interest, that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holder of the VRR Interest, and that the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, will have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the Holders of the controlling class under such Non-

 

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Serviced PSA over other Classes of the Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, will not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, will have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) during a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party), the Directing Holder will have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) during a Control Termination Event while no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder and the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Holder and, and with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Risk Retention Consultation Party (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking; and (iii) during a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Holder (at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) will have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Holder.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Risk Retention Consultation Party shall at all times remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult on a non-binding basis with the Risk Retention Consultation Party (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking.

 

During a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder will have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and will have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder. However, the Directing Certificateholder shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.09               Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder shall not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions

 

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contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable; provided that the knowledge of employees performing special servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing master servicing functions and vice versa.

 

[End of ARTICLE VI]

 

Article VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01               Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination.

 

(a)                 Servicer Termination Event,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:

 

(i)                  (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make a required deposit to the Collection Account or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the related Companion Distribution Account on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance was first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day, or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. New York City time on the relevant Distribution Date; or

 

(ii)                any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after the day such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remittance required to be made by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, this Agreement; or

 

(iii)              any failure by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement which continues unremedied for thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, obligations contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) twenty (20) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained or such shorter period (not less than two (2) Business Days) as may be required to avoid the commencement of foreclosure proceedings for unpaid real estate taxes or the lapse of insurance, as applicable) after written notice of the failure has been given to the Master

 

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Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates of any Class, evidencing as to that Class Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s); provided, however, that if that failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional sixty (60) days; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting; or

 

(iv)              any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any representation or warranty in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and that continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of that breach, requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates of any Class, evidencing as to that class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25% or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that if that breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing that cure, that 30-day period will be extended an additional sixty (60) days; provided that the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial 30-day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure; or

 

(v)               a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and such decree or order remains in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)             the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer consents to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

 

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(vii)            the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or

 

(viii)          any of Moody’s, KBRA or any Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or classes of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s, KBRA or such Companion Loan Rating Agency, as applicable, within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(ix)              the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or Special Servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within sixty (60) days of the delisting; or

 

(x)                the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer appointed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, after the Closing Date (but excluding any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer which the Master Servicer has been instructed to retain by the Depositor or a Sponsor), fails to deliver the items required hereunder after any applicable notice and cure period to enable the Certificate Administrator, Depositor or a depositor under any other securitization to comply with the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act (any primary servicer or Sub-Servicer that defaults in accordance with this clause may be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

 

(b)                 If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) is continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee or the Depositor may, and at the written direction of ((i) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Holder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii)(A) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement

 

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through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)                 If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or (a)(ix), the Master Servicer will have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.05 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as Master Servicer hereunder. If the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer is continuing that (a) affects a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder or the rating on any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated or (b) affects only a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan

 

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Holder or the rating on any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to the extent permitted under the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. Any Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the Holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Any such Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement special servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

 

(d)                 Subject to the right of the Operating Advisor to recommend the termination of the Special Servicer and recommend a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and the right of the applicable Certificateholders to approve the replacement of the Special Servicer with such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 7.01(d), and subject to the rights of the holder of a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, at any time no Control Termination Event is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Certificateholder may terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d), provided that, with respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class) shall designate a successor special servicer; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan.

 

During a Control Termination Event, upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to

 

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replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which shall not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (which Rating Agency Confirmations and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which vote shall occur within one hundred eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice. Upon the written direction of (a) Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum or (b) Holders of Non-Reduced Certificates evidencing more than 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights of each Class of Non-Reduced Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholders’ direction to replace the Special Servicer will not apply to a Serviced AB Whole Loan unless an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee (or, prior to a Control Termination Event, the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder)) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of a special servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to a control termination event (or similarly defined term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the special servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written report contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (provided that the Operating Advisor shall not recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer for any Whole Loan so long as the holder of the related Companion Loan is the Directing Holder under the related Intercreditor Agreement) (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all applicable Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all applicable Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Certificateholders evidencing at least a majority of the Voting Rights of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis within 180 days of posting of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i), receipt by the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor special servicer recommended by the Operating Advisor following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i), the Trustee (upon receipt of written confirmation from the Certificate Administrator, if the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are different entities) shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint such successor Special Servicer and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote(s) and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. If the Trustee does not receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the quorum described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within 180 days of the posting of the notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, then the Trustee will have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer has agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. If the Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(d), the Directing Holder may not subsequently reappoint such terminated Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not recommend the replacement of a Special Servicer with respect to an AB Whole Loan or a Servicing Shift Whole Loan if the Directing Certificateholder is not the Directing Holder with respect to such Whole Loan.

 

No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

  

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For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

 

(e)                 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and Section 7.01(a)(ix) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection  (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii) and Section 7.01(a)(ix).

 

(f)                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, any related Serviced Companion Noteholder or the rating on any class of certificates backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, any related Serviced Companion Noteholder or the rating on any class of certificates backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of such Serviced Companion Noteholder or the holders of any certificates backed, wholly or partially, by such Serviced Companion Loan, but upon the written direction of such Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Master Servicer shall appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. If no Control Termination Event is continuing, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. During a Control Termination Event or if the Directing Certificateholder or the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder on its behalf fails to make the selection contemplated by the prior sentence within ten (10) Business Days or if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded Loan as to the Directing Holder, the resigning Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the

 

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Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property) with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) the Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) the Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer shall remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02               Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to subsection (a) of the first sentence of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Holder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability

 

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of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans and the Companion Loans that the Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Holder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) if no Control Termination Event is continuing and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan as to such party) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights, so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution or other entity which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) upon receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, (iii) which appointment has been approved (if no Control Termination Event is continuing) by the Directing Holder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the

 

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case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (whichever is not the terminated party) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within ninety (90) days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination will have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03               Notification to Certificateholders. (a)  Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

(b)                 Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default has been cured.

 

Section 7.04               Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event, within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Certificate Administrator of the occurrence of such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that (1) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i) or (ii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only by all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes and (2) a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) or (x) of Section 7.01(a) relating to Exchange Act reporting may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor, together with (in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2) of this sentence) the consent of each Serviced Companion Noteholder, if any, that is affected by such

 

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Servicer Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

Section 7.05               Trustee as Maker of Advances. If the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee may conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

[End of ARTICLE VII]

 

Article VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01               Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in

 

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their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)                 The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is not responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)                 No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)                 Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)                Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)              Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any

 

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trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)                The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its Internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02               Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)                 The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)               The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)              Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(iv)             Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

  

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(v)               Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)              The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)            For all purposes under this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

(viii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(ix)               Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

  

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(x)                In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

(xi)              Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

 

(xii)             Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Certificate Administrator, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent shall be entitled to the same rights, indemnities, immunities, privileges and protections afforded to the Trustee hereunder in the same manner as if such party were the named Trustee herein.

 

Section 8.03               Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Sections  2.02 and 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as to this Agreement being a valid obligation of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator are not responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04               Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

   

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Section 8.05         Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, the Trustee shall be paid its portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee. As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid its portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall pay the Trustee the Trustee’s portion of the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee fee from the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee, which Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s and the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by them in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator/Trustee Fee shall not be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)                 The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of enforcement of this indemnity (including any legal or administrative action, whether in law or in equity), and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider), hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful

 

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misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

  

(c)                 The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06               Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s and “A-” by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this proviso shall impose on the Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; provided, further, that if any such institution is not rated by KBRA, it maintains an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

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If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or the Grantor Trust or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions) or a grantor trust, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs and/or the Grantor Trust, as applicable, from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07               Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer and, if no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. The resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator has been so appointed and accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable. The Trust shall pay all costs and expenses associated with such petition.

 

(b)                 If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail (other than by reason of the

 

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failure of either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to timely perform its obligations hereunder or as a result of other circumstances beyond the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, reasonable control) to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. Except as described in the following sentence, the terminated or removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall bear all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with its termination or removal. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator has been so appointed and accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)                 The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 50% of the Voting Rights may upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(d)                 Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

  

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Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

(e)                 Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made or, if such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)                  Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08               Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a)  Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment

 

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hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by a Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)                 No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)                 Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09               Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10               Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly will have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or

 

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separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event is continuing, the Trustee alone will have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder will be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) will be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees will be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)                 In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)                 Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

(d)                 Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)                 The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11               Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same

 

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obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

  

Section 8.12               Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                 The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)              The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)              This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)               The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

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(vi)             No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(vii)            No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.13               Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, will have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 8.14               Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)                 The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)               The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

  

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(iii)              The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)              This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)               The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)              No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator; and

 

(vii)            No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 8.15               Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the

 

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Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

  

[End of ARTICLE VIII]

 

Article IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01               Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the Master Servicer, and approved by more than 50% of the Voting Rights of the Classes of Certificates then outstanding (other than the Controlling Class unless the Controlling Class is the only Class of Certificates then outstanding)) (which approval shall be deemed given unless more than 50% of such Certificateholders object within twenty (20) days of receipt of notice thereof), (3) the fair value of each Specially Serviced Loan as determined by the Special Servicer consistent with procedures required for making such determination in connection with the sale of a Defaulted Loan, (4) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to such termination, unless the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (5) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clause (2) above, minus (b) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section  3.03(d) and Section  4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) if the

 

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Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Upon termination of the Trust pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, at the address provided in Section 13.05 or to such other address designated by the Master Servicer in writing, any Mortgage Files remaining in its possession. In connection with a termination of the Trust under this Article IX, the obligations and responsibilities of the Custodian under this Agreement shall terminate upon its delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Master Servicer, Sole Certificateholder or other party as required by this Section 9.01, except for the obligation of the Custodian to execute assignments, endorsements and other instruments as required by this Section 9.01.

 

Following the date on which the Certificate Balances and Notional Amounts, as applicable, of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. If the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall remit for deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and Excess Interest Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class Z Certificates and Class R Certificates) on the applicable

 

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Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Mortgage Loans held by the Trust is equal to or less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of (a) the reasonable out of pocket expenses of the Master Servicer with respect to such termination (if applicable) and (b) any other portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date

 

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from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Trust REMICs, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer, and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) if such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(c) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, in each case pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Regular Certificates so presented, (ii) to Holders of the Class Z Certificates so presented, any amounts remaining on deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and (iii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and

 

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liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Section 4.01(c). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02               Additional Termination Requirements. (a)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)                 the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)               during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

(iii)              within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of ARTICLE IX]

 

Article X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01           REMIC Administration. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Class of the Regular Certificates shall be designated as the “regular interests” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

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For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

  

(b)                 The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (the “Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)                 The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such REMIC and shall represent each such REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a) unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Certificate Administrator will be the “partnership representative”, within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code, of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the Class R Certificates hereby agree to such designation.

 

(d)                 The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(e)                 The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service, in respect of each Trust REMIC, Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date.

 

(f)                  The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein,

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that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust, any Trust REMIC created hereunder, endanger such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as Qualified Mortgages.

 

(g)                 If any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall

 

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retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a), to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

(h)                 The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

(i)                   Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur.

 

(j)                  Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than Qualified Mortgages.

 

(k)                 Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which (i) the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates representing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC would be reduced to zero and (ii) the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests representing a “regular interest” in the Lower-Tier REMIC would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(l)                   None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to Article IX or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has determined in its sole discretion to

 

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indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)               The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to any Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by any Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

Section 10.02           Use of Agents. (a)  The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

(b)                 The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03           Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information, forms or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)                 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04           Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator

 

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and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

(b)               Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)                Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator will have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

[End of ARTICLE X]

 

Article XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01    Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of this Article XI is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,

 

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due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement will have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder is not required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02    Succession; Subcontractors. (a)  As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant and a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any

 

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applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the first Business Day after the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)               Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor (subject to Section 3.26(s)), the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and

 

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Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)               In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)                Any information furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.03    Filing Obligations. (a)  The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05, Section 11.06 and Section 11.07, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto may rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

  

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(b)               If the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. If any previously filed Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 8-K/A, Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Section 11.04, Section 11.05, Section 11.06 and Section 11.07, Section 11.08, Section 11.09, Section 11.10 and Section 11.11. The Certificate Administrator will have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 11.04    Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a)  Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit BB, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit BB shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer

 

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or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 8: Other Information” on Exhibit BB shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit MM; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit MM) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the SEC’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer, (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit MM for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 11.04) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date, (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (v) incorporate the most recent Form ABS-EE filing by reference (which such Form ABS-EE shall be filed on or prior to the filing of the applicable report on Form 10-D). The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 6(b) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing via cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the 5th calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the

 

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questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator may rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of the Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall also include, to the extent it receives such information, the beginning and ending account balances for each of the accounts created pursuant to this Agreement (for the applicable period) in each Form 10-D filed by it.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Forms 10-D and ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Chuck Lee, Telephone: (212) 538-1807. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include under Item 1B on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice regarding the request to communicate, and such Special Notice is required to include the following and no more than the following: (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. Disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the

 

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Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [email address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

(b)               After preparing the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically copies of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copies, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D and each Form ABS-EE, as applicable, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D and Forms ABS-EE, as applicable, as attorney in fact for the Depositor. As provided in Section 11.04(c), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor for any Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, fax number: (212) 322-0965, email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse, Commercial Real Estate & CMBS, 11 Madison Ave, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, fax number: (212) 743-2823, email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) and Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, as applicable, is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b) and Section 11.04(c). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

 

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(c)                Prior to the filing of each Form 10-D by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the preliminary Prospectus or the final Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. The Certificate Administrator is not required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files. The Certificate Administrator is not required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both XML format and tabular form) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. Any questions are to be directed to ssreports@wellsfargo.com (or such other email address or phone number provided to the Certificate Administrator and Depositor by written notice from the Master Servicer). The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any reasonable questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding the data or information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File or Annex A-1 to the Prospectus) as of the time the Master Servicer delivered such CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File promptly.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05    Form 10 K Filings.

 

(a)           Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2019, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

 

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(i)            an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09;

 

(ii)           (A)  the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

(B)              if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)          (A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

(B)              if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)          a certification in the form of Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

 

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As set forth on Exhibit CC, no later than March 1 of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in March 2019, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.”  The Depositor hereby represents to the Certificate Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required reports during the preceding twelve (12) months and that it has been subject to such filing requirement for the past ninety (90) days. The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 15th with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator may rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)               After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, fax number: (212) 322-0965, email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse, Commercial Real Estate & CMBS, 11 Madison Ave, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010, Attention: Barbara Nottebohm, fax number: (212) 743-2823, email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator

 

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of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)                Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)               Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06    Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report Summary) and the Operating Advisor shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1 of each year commencing in March 2019, a certification in the form of Exhibits Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Z-4, Z-5, Z-6 or Z-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In addition, if any Companion Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Companion

 

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Loan) is deposited into this trust and deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to the other securitizations, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization a certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. If any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a Significant Obligor, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07    Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure

 

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Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to Form10K.Compliance@cwt.com, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit DD to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit DD, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit DD shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit DD shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit DD of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than 24 hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010

 

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Attention: Chuck Lee, fax number: (212) 322-0965, email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse, Commercial Real Estate & CMBS, 11 Madison Ave, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010 Barbara Nottebohm, fax number: (212) 743-2823, email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator will have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, no later than two (2) Business Days after the filing of any Form 8-K/A that attaches this Agreement, and shall provide in such notice an electronic link to such filing. The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and thereafter shall request a list of the then-current Serviced Companion Noteholders pursuant to Section 8.13 and furnish such notice substantially in the form of Exhibit UU to the parties to this Agreement, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator.

 

 

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Section 11.08    Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings.

 

Section 11.09    Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan, the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, cause (or in the case of a sub-servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant that a Mortgage Loan Seller requires the Master Servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit HH (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during a reporting period consisting of the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such reporting period, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with

 

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respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, cause (or, in the case of a sub-servicer that a Mortgage Loan Seller requires the Master Servicer to retain, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form of Exhibit HH. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year if as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

 

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Section 11.10    Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no relevant servicing criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor, Custodian or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit II or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form of Exhibit II. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit AA delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit AA and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year if it has received

 

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written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit AA.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit AA is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)           No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit GG, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), such party will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide), an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the resigning or terminated party was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)           The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

 

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(e)           Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11    Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee is not required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. If an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

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Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian nor any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

 

Section 11.12    [Reserved].

 

Section 11.13    Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each

 

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Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.13. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with

 

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the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor or any Other Depositor and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.09 (if applicable), 11.10, 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.13 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

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mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

 

Section 11.15    Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via fax, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 Attention: Chuck Lee, fax number: (212) 322-0965, email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com, with copies to: Credit Suisse, Commercial Real Estate & CMBS, 11 Madison Ave, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10010 Barbara Nottebohm, fax number: (212) 743-2823, email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com.

 

Section 11.16    Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a) Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(3), (c)(4) and (c)(5) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related Certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to

 

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any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this clause (a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.16(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) must have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than ten (10) Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such parties (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, such Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in this Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(b).

 

(c)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in this Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(c).

 

(d)           On or before March 1 of each year (or February 29 if a leap year) during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, upon request or notice from such trustee or certificate administrator (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), provide, with respect to itself, to the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in this Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing,

 

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reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(d).

 

(e)            On or before March 1 of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the trustee or certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, upon request or notice from such trustee (which request or notice may be given once at the closing of such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization instead of each time a filing is required), under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in this Article XI (other than this Section 11.16) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.16(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.16(e).

 

(f)            Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.16(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

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Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.16.

 

(g)           With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Master Servicer and the

 

Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor or Special Servicer, beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of such notice from the Other Depositor, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related “significant obligor” NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements.

 

If the Master Servicer does not receive such financial information of any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the preceding paragraph) within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and shall cause any related Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received them. The Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

The Master Servicer shall (and shall cause any related Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other

 

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Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed by the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the certificate administrator and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Such financial information shall be collected (if applicable), prepared and/or calculated by the party responsible for such collection, preparation and/or calculation set forth in Section 3.12 and delivered as set forth in Section 3.12(b).

 

(h)               [Reserved.]

 

Section 11.17    Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (x) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under Article XI as provided for in such clause (x) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (x); provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (x) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (x) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

[End of ARTICLE XI]

 

Article XII

the asset representations reviewer

 

Section 12.01    Asset Review.

 

(a)                On or prior to each Distribution Date, based on either the CREFC® Delinquent Mortgage Loan Status Report or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Section 12.01 shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing to their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and by delivering such notice via the Depository. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the distribution period in which the

 

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Asset Review Trigger occurred a description of the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur. On each Distribution Date after providing such notice to the Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver written notice of such information (which may be via email) in the form of Exhibit SS within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If the Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within ninety (90) days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (such written direction, the “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders and conduct a solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within 150 days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit RR. Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. If an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) an additional Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or otherwise is in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received an Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator may administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)               (i)  If an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, Sponsors, the Directing Holder, the Risk Retention Consultation Party and all other Certificateholders. Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1) through (5) for Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to

 

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clauses (6) and (7) for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (6) and (7) for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days (except with respect to clause (7)) after receipt of such notice from the Certificate Administrator, provide the following materials to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement posted to the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08 or to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b), as applicable, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)       a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(2)       a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)       a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (1) or (2) above;

 

(4)       a copy of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC Financing Statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(5)       a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(6)       a copy of any notice previously delivered to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan; and

 

(7)       any other related documents or agreements that are reasonably requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be delivered by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the time frames and as otherwise described below.

 

(ii)       If, as part of an Asset Review of any Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that it is missing any documents or agreements that are required to be a part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan or that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination or a modification of such Mortgage Loan and, in each case that are necessary in connection with its completion of any such Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing documents and agreements, and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable,

 

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promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing documents and agreements to the extent in its possession; provided that any such notification and/or request shall be in writing, specifically identifying the documents being requested and sent to the notice address for the related party set forth in this Agreement. If any missing documents or agreements are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall contact the related Mortgage Loan Seller to request such documents or agreements from the Mortgage Loan Seller. The Mortgage Loan Seller will be required to deliver such additional documents and agreements only to the extent in the possession of such Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(iii)                  The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”) conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01.

 

(iv)                  Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Review Materials with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence an Asset Review. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the Asset Review Standard and the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials described in Exhibit QQ if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

(v)                  No Certificateholder will have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to review any information other than (x) the Review Materials and (y) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)                  The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

  

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(vii)                  If the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing information and documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer (a) by the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession within ten (10) Business Days or (b) by the related Mortgage Loan Seller upon request the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing information and documents in a preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing information and documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such information and documents shall be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any information and documents provided or explanations given to support the Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test must be promptly delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer is not required to prepare a preliminary report if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(viii)                The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within the later of (x) sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Diligence Files in the Secure Data Room is made available to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or (y) ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of LCF, against the LCF Guarantors in respect of their respective payment guaranties) for each Delinquent Loan, and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report in the form of Exhibit PP (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce

 

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any rights it may have against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, which, in each such case, will be the responsibility of the Enforcing Servicer.

 

(ix)                  In addition, if the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any information or documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the information received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have no responsibility to independently obtain any such information from any party to this Agreement.

 

(x)              Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall determine whether at that time, based on the Servicing Standard, there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Special Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)                The Asset Representations Reviewer and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)               The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were

 

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performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer may enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(e)                The Asset Representations Reviewer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its Asset Representations Reviewer portfolio, provided that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (A) is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the asset representations reviewer resulting from a merger, consolidation or succession that is permitted under this Agreement, (B) executes and delivers to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an agreement that contains an assumption by such person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the asset representations reviewer under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement and (C) is not a Prohibited Party under this Agreement; (ii) the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation; (iii) the rate at which the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (or any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate then in effect and (iv) the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer shall be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement and the Rating Agencies in connection with such transfer. Upon acceptance of such assignment and delegation, the purchaser or transferee shall provide notice to each party to this Agreement and then will be the successor asset representations reviewer hereunder.

 

(f)                With respect to any Delinquent Loan that is an Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent any documents required by the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete a Test are missing or have not been received from the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such document(s) from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (if such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Master Servicer) or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (if such non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is being serviced by a Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the related Non-Serviced Trustee and the related Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator (and, in each case, such other party as contemplated under the related Non-Serviced PSA or related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Section 12.02    Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)                The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of $5,000 on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of each Mortgage Loan and REO Mortgage Loan and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00035% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans and REO Loans.

  

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(b)               As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and the Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent Loans and are subject to an Asset Review (for purposes of this Section 12.02(b), “Subject Loans”), upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of: (i) $15,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) $20,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000 or (iii) $25,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $40,000,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within forty-five (45) days of receipt by the related Mortgage Loan Seller of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer. If the related Mortgage Loan Seller (x) is insolvent or (y) fails to pay such amount upon completion of any Asset Review and within ninety (90) days of receiving an invoice from the asset representations reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount; provided, however, that a statement of non-payment by the Asset Representations Reviewer ninety (90) days after an itemized invoice is delivered by registered mail to the address listed in this Agreement for the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notice in accordance with this Agreement, together with evidence of delivery or attempted delivery of such invoice and reasonable follow up by phone or email, shall constitute satisfactory evidence delivered by the Asset Representations Reviewer of such failure to pay such amount. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer shall reasonably pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust, provided that the costs of doing so will be a cost of the Trust.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review and that is repurchased by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Trust for such fees paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

(d)               The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03    Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer.     The Asset Representations Reviewer may resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. No resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be effective until a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer has been appointed and accepted the appointment. If no successor asset representations reviewer has been so appointed and accepted appointment

 

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within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each other party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

Section 12.04    Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Section 12.05    Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)                An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)                any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having at least 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then-outstanding Certificates; provided that if such failure is capable of being cured and the Asset Representations Reviewer certifies to the other parties to this Agreement that it is diligently pursuing such cure, such thirty (30) day period will be extended by an additional thirty (30) days;

 

(ii)                any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform in any material respect any of its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)               any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

 

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(iv)              a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, has been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order remains in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)                 the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)                the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator (which shall be simultaneously delivered by the Certificate Administrator to the Asset Representations Reviewer) of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Sponsor may notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)               Upon (i) the written direction of the Certificateholders evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection

 

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with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its Internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of the Certificateholders evidencing more than 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders may in their sole discretion vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. If the Certificateholders entitled to at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)                On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 Business Days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Holder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be at all times an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Holder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03, and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee is not liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer for so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

 

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(d)               Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Sponsors, the Depositor and, if no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Holder and each Rating Agency. If the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

[End of ARTICLE XII]

 

Article XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01    Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)                 to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement;

 

(ii)                to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)              to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)              to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such

 

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tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)               to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)              to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(vii)             to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)            to modify the provisions of Section 3.05 or Section 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing and, with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan as to such party, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)               to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of

 

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Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)                to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv);

 

(xi)               to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions if the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)               This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)                 reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)                reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)              adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

 

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(iv)              change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)               amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

(c)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in this Agreement by the Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)               Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)                It is not necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)                The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator is not required to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

 

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(g)               The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

 

(h)               The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations are obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities.

 

(i)                 To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)                 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)               This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder. With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in connection with any amendment of this Agreement, the party requesting such amendment shall provide written notice (which may be by e-mail) of such proposed amendment to each Other Depositor (and counsel thereto) and the Other Certificate Administrator of each Other Securitization no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the date of effectiveness of such amendment, and, on the date of effectiveness of such amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall provide a copy of such amendment in an EDGAR-compatible format to each Other Depositor (and counsel thereto) and the Other Certificate Administrator of each Other Securitization.

 

Section 13.02    Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

 

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(b)               For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(c)               The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

Section 13.03    Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)               No Certificateholder will have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor may anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor may any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)               Other than with respect to any rights to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request and exercise the rights described under Section 2.03(l) in this Agreement, no Certificateholder will have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder has previously given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, neglects or refuses to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the

 

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Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates will have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

Section 13.04    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05    Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or couriered, sent by facsimile transmission (other than with respect to the Mortgage Loan Sellers) or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when received), to:

 

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In the case of the Depositor:

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
Fax number: (212) 322-0965
Email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

Credit Suisse, Commercial Real Estate & CMBS
11 Madison Ave, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com
Fax number: (212) 743-2823

 

In the case of the Master Servicer:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

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In the case of the Special Servicer:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

with a copy to:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Jeff Krasnoff
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com

 

with a copy to:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Niral Shah
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

with a copy to:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Adam Singer
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party:

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Josh Cromer
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

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with a copy to:

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Joseph Bachkosky
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – (CMBS)
CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

Telecopy Number: (410) 715-2380

E Mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, and to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com, except as otherwise set forth herein

 

In the case of any transfer, surrender or exchange of the VRR Interest:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of any transfer, surrender or exchange of any Certificate other than the VRR Interest:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: CTS – Certificate Transfers (CMBS) CSAIL 2018-C14

 

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In the case of the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: Document Custody Group – CSAIL 2018-C14
Email: CMBScustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

Telecopy number: (302) 636-4140
Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Dante La Rocca
Fax number: (646) 935-8520
Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

 

and

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Real Estate Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777

 

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with a copy by email to:

USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@us.natixis.com

 

with a copy for all legal notices to:

Natixis North America LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Margaret Lam
Email: CMBSlegal.notices@us.natixis.com

 

and

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Michael Schulte
Facsimile No.: (646) 560-1745

 

and

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack

 

and

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Perelman

 

and

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: David Traitel

with electronic copies to:

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)
Robert Perelman (Robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)
David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)


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and

 

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Joseph Bachkosky
Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

In the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York 14228
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

 

With a copy sent via email to:

notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

with a copy to:

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South
Suite 2800
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Attention: Jay Knight
Email: jknight@bassberry.com

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)          Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information

 

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regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
805 Third Avenue, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
Email: cmbs.surveillance@kbra.com

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Section 13.06    Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07    Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the assets comprising the Trust Fund, including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or

 

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receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than principal and interest payments due and payable prior to the Cut-off Date and Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date), all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account and, if established, the REO Account, and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other Insurance Policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates to reflect the assignments made by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Depositor (and the Trustee) and by the Depositor to the Trustee (copies of which shall be delivered by the Depositor to the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), no later than ten (10) days following the Closing Date), and the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statements. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

Section 13.08    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)               Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)                Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)               Subject to Section 2.03(k)(ii), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

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Section 13.09    Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10    Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)          any Loss of Value Payments;

 

(iv)          the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

 

(v)          the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)          The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           any change in the location of the Collection Account;

 

(iii)          any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)          any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)           any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)         any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)        any modifications to an Intercreditor Agreement;

 

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(viii)       any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan;

 

(ix)          any incurrence by a Mortgagor of Additional Debt; and

 

(x)           any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)                The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)               The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but is not required to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

[End of ARTICLE XIII]

 

[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CREDIT SUISSE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., Depositor
     
  By: /s/ Dante Larocca
    Name: Dante Larocca
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Master Servicer
     
  By: /s/ MaryKate Walker
    Name: MaryKate Walker
    Title: Vice President

 

RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Dorinda Pannozzo
    Name: Dorinda Pannozzo
    Title: Treasurer

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ Stacey Gross
    Name: Stacey Gross
    Title: Vice President

 

 

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association, Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Nancy E. Hagner
    Name: Nancy E. Hagner
    Title: Assistant Vice President

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By: /s/ James Callahan
    Name: James Callahan
    Title: Executive Director and Solely as an Authorized Signature for Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

 

 

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

On the 15th day of November, 2018, before me, a nota public in and for said State, personally appeared Dante Larocca known to me to be an authorized signatory of Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., that executed the within instrument, an also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such ________ executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

    /s/ DAVID S. TLUSTY
    Notary Public
     
     
    DAVID S. TLUSTY
    NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
    No. 02TL6313133
[SEAL]   Qualified in New York County
    My Commission Expires 10-14-2022
My commission expires    
     
     
     

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 
 

  

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )  
  ): ss.
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG )  

On this 19 day of November, 2018, personally appeared before me MaryKate Walker, to me known (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that she was authorized to execute said instrument and that by her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which she acted, executed the instrument.

   
  /s/ ERICA L. SMITH
  Notary Name:
   
My commission expires:

ERICA L. SMITH
NOTARY PUBLIC
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC

My Commission Expires 7-20-2022

   

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 
 

 

STATE OF FLORIDA )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF MIAMI-DADE )  

On the 19th day of November, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Dorinda Pannozzo known to me to be a Treasurer of RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such Treasurer executed the within instrument

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

   
  /s/ GALAXIA MARQUEZ
  Notary Public
   

[SEAL]

 

My commission expires:

GALAXIA MARQUEZ
MY COMMISSION # GG 247285
EXPIRES: September 18, 2022
Bonded Thru Notary Public Underwriters

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 
 

 

STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

On the 19th day of November, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

    /s/ ANDREW CREWS
    Notary Public
     

[SEAL]

 

 

My commission expires:

  ANDREW CREWS
NOTARY PUBLIC
CECIL COUNTY, MD
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 27, 2021
     

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 
 

 

STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF BALTIMORE )  

On the 15 day of November, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Nancy E. Hagner known to me to be an Assistant Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such Nancy E. Hagner executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

   
  /s/ ROOPATTIE T. MAULKHAN
  Notary Public
   
ROOPATTIE T. MAULKHAN
NOTARY PUBLIC
BALTIMORE COUNTY
MARYLAND
My Commission Expires 04-06·2020
 
   
[SEAL]  
   
My Commission Expires:  
4/6/2020  

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 
 

 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD )  

On the 28th day of November, 2018 before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared James Callahan known to me to be the Executive Director of Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such person executed the within instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

   
  /s/ Melonie S. Williams
  Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires: 7/31/2019  
   

MELONIE S. WILLIAMS

Notary Public

Connecticut

My Commission Expires July 31, 2019

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A-1

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-1

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-1

 

Pass-Through Rate: [____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates: $14,923,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G AW9

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_______]

ISIN:     US12596GAW96

 

 

 
Common Code: [_____]  
   
   
No.: [A-1-1][A-1-2]  

 

This certifies that [               ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates

 

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(together with the Class A-1 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-1 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-1 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may

 

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be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein);

 

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(viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under

 

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such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-1 Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-1 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-1 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-1 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-1 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-1 Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:___________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-2

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-2

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-2 

Pass-Through Rate: [____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates: $95,533,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G AX7

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[_____]

ISIN: US12596GAX79

 
Common Code: [_____]  
   
   
No.: [A-2-1][A-2-2]  

 

This certifies that [ ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class

 

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A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class A-2 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-2 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor,

 

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if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest

 

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therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered

 

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certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such

 

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amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

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(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans

 

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and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-2 Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-2 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-2 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-2 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-2 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-2 Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:___________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-3

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-3 

Pass-Through Rate: [______]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates: $175,000,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G AY5

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GAY52 

 
Common Code: [_____]  
   
   
No.: [A-3-1][A-3-2]  

 

This certifies that [         ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates

 

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(together with the Class A-3 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-3 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may

 

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be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein);

 

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(viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under

 

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such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-3 Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-3 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-3 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-3 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-3 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-3 Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:___________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-4

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-4

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2Global Certificate legend.

  

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-4

 

Pass-Through Rate: [____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   

Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the

Class A-4 Certificates: $230,612,000

 
   

CUSIP: 12596G AZ2

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GAZ28

 

 

 
Common Code: [______]  
   
No.: [A-4-1][A-4-2]  

 

This certifies that [       ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-4 Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates

 

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(together with the Class A-4 Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-4 Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-4 Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may

 

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be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein);

 

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(viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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  which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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  qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

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such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-4 Certificate to be duly executed.

  

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as
  Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
  Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-4 Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-4 Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-4 Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-4 Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-4 Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

   
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ___________________________________________________________________________

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.

This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
     
    Title
     
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-5

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-SB

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING            AGREEMENT           REFERRED           TO            BELOW.]

 

 

 

1Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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1

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

 

 

1Global Certificate legend.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-SB

 

Pass-Through Rate: [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates: $23,092,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G BA6

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN:     US12596GBA67

 

 

 
Common Code: [_______]  
   
No.: [A-SB-1][A-SB-2]  

 

This certifies that [         ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class

 

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X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class A-SB Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-SB Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions

 

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no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as

 

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additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating

 

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agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

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(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans

 

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and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-SB Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as
  Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-SB Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
  ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely
  as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-SB Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-SB Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-SB Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-SB Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

   
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: ____________________________________________
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
     
    Title
     
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-6

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-A

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-3, CLASS A-4, CLASS A-SB AND CLASS A-S CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

 

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AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS X-A CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-A

 

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO    
     
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018   Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
     
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-A Certificates:  $608,480,000    

 

CUSIP: 12596G BB4

 

 

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

 $[__]

 

ISIN: US12596GBB41

 

   

Common Code: [_______]

 

   
No.:  [X-A-1][X-A-2][X-A-3]    

 

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-A Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates

 

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(together with the Class X-A Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-A Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise

 

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(b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the

 

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extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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  which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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  qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under

 

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  such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-A Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class X-A Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto _____________________________

 

(please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-A Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-A Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-A Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-A Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:__________    
     
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________

   
   
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________________________________________________  
   
for the account of ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________  
account number _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  

 

This information is provided by ________________________________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ___________________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-7

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-B

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

 

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AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS X-B CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-B

 

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO    
     
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018   Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
     
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-B Certificates:  $70,284,000    

 

CUSIP:  12596G BC2

 

 

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

$[__]

 

ISIN:    US12596GBC24

 

   
     
Common Code: [_______]    
     
No.:  [X-B-1][X-B-2]    

 

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-B Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R

 

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Certificates (together with the Class X-B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-B Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise

 

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(b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the

 

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extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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  which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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  qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under

 

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  such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-B Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class X-B Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-B Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-B Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-B Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-B Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:__________    
     
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:  ________________

 


Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent. 

 

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-8

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-F

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

 

1        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3        Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS  F CERTIFICATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS X-F CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-F

 

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO    
     
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018   Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
     
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-F Certificates:  $18,293,000    

 

CUSIP:  12596G AA74

               12596G AB55

               U22884 AA56

 

 

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate:

$[__]

 

ISIN:       US12596GAA767

US12596GAB598

USU22884AA559

 

   
     

Common Code: [_______]10

[_______]11

 

   
No.:  [X-F-1][X-F-2]    

 

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-F Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class X-F Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-F Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest

 

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Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-F Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans

 

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due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

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(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material

 

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  respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

 

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  Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the

 

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  consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-F Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class X-F Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-F Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-F Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-F Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-F Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:__________    
     
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________

   
   
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________________________________________________  
   
for the account of ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________  
account number _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.  

 

This information is provided by ________________________________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ___________________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-9

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-G

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS G CERTIFICATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS X-G CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONS ITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-G

 

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO    
     
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018   Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
     
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-G Certificates:  $7,702,000    

 

CUSIP:  12596G AC34 

               12596G AD15 

               U22884 AB36

 

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate: $[__]

     

ISIN:      US12596GAC337

               US12596GAD168

               USU22884AB399 

   
     

Common Code: [_______]10

[_______]11

   
     
No.:  [X-G-1][X-G-2]    

 

 

4For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5For IAI Certificates

 

6For Regulation S Certificates

 

7For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8For IAI Certificates

 

9For Regulation S Certificates

 

10For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-G Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class X-G Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-G Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest

 

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Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-G Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans

 

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due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

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(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material

 

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respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

 

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Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the

 

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consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-G Certificate to be duly executed. 

     
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
 

By:

 
   

Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class X-G Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

     
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
 

By:

 
   

Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-G Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-G Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-G Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-G Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

   
 

Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

   
 

Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

 

By:

 
   

[Please print or type name(s)]

     
   

Title

     
   

Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-10

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-NR

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF THE CLASS NR CERTIFICATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CLASS X-NR CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONS ITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS X-NR

 

Pass-Through Rate:  Variable IO    
     
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018   Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
     
Aggregate Initial Notional Amount of the Class X-NR Certificates:  $27,921,731    

 

CUSIP:  12596G AE94

               12596G AF65

               U22884 AC16

 

Initial Notional Amount of this Certificate: $[__]

 

     

ISIN:      US12596GAE987

               US12596GAF638

               USU22884AC129 

   
     

Common Code: [_______]10

[_______]11

   
     
No.:  [X-NR-1][X-NR-2]    

 

 

4For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5For IAI Certificates

 

6For Regulation S Certificates

 

7For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8For IAI Certificates

 

9For Regulation S Certificates

 

10For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class X-NR Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-D, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class X-NR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class X-NR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest

 

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Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class X-NR Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans

 

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due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

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(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material

 

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respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

 

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Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the

 

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consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class X-NR Certificate to be duly executed.

     
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
 

By:

 
   

Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class X-NR Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

     
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
 

By:

 
   

Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-NR Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class X-NR Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class X-NR Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class X-NR Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

   
 

Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)

   
 

Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

 

By:

 
   

[Please print or type name(s)]

     
   

Title

     
   

Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-11

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-S

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
  
2Global Certificate legend.

 

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS A-S

 

Pass-Through Rate: [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates: $69,320,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G BD0

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GBD07

 
   
Common Code: [______]  
   
No.: [A-S-1][A-S-2]  

 

This certifies that [               ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class A-S Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates

 

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(together with the Class A-S Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class A-S Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class A-S Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may

 

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be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein);

 

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(viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions

 

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  which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or

 

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  qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under

 

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  such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to

 

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Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class A-S Certificate to be duly executed.

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class A-S Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-S Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class A-S Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class A-S Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class A-S Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:______

     
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:  _____________

 


Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-12

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS B

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2Global Certificate legend.

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS B

 

Pass-Through Rate: [______]%3  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates: $35,623,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G BE8

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GBE89

 
   
Common Code: [_____]  
   
No.: [B-1][B-2]  

 

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class C, Class X-F,

 

 

 

3 The initial approximate Pass-Through Rate of this certificate will be [____]%.

 

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Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class B Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions

 

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no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as

 

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additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and

 

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  Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating

 

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  agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and

 

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  Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

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(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class B Certificate to be duly executed.

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class B Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class B Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________    
     
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:  ________________

 


Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

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EXHIBIT A-13

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS C

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT

 

 

 

1        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2        Global Certificate legend.

 

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ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS C

 

Pass-Through Rate: [____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates: $34,661,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G BF5

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GBF54

 

 
   
Common Code: [______]  
   
No.: [C-1][C-2]  

 

This certifies that [ ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

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This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class C Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and

 

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surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier

 

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REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

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(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material

 

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respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

 

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Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the

 

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consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class C Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     
Dated: November 28, 2018    

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018  
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class C Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class C Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class C Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class C Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:      
       
      Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
       
       
      Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
     
    Title
     
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-14

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS D

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

 

1        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3        Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

  

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS D

 

Pass-Through Rate: [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates: $21,181,000  
   

CUSIP: 12596G AG44
12596G AH25
U22884 AD96

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN: US12596GAG477
US12596GAH208
USU22884AD949

 

 
   
Common Code: [____]10  
[____]11  
   

No.: [D-1][D-2]

 

 

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [ ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related

 

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Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class D Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a

 

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federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a

 

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Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related

 

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Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class D Certificate to be duly executed. 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     
Dated: November 28, 2018    

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018  
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class D Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class D Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class D Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class D Certificate to the following address:

 

Date:      
       
      Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
       
       
      Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
     
    Title
     
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-15

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS E

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3        Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS E

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates:  $16,367,000  
   

CUSIP:   12596G AJ84
12596G AK55
U22884 AE76

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN:    US12596GAJ857
US12596GAK588
USU22884AE779

 
   
Common Code: [____]10  
[____]11  
   

No.: [E-1][E-2] 

 

 

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related

 

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Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class E Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a

 

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  federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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  and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a

 

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  Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related

 

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Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class E Certificate to be duly executed.

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class B Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class B Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class B Certificate to the following address:

 

     
Date: _________________   Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:  ________________

 


Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-16

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS F

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

 

1        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3        Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON

 

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BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS f

Pass-Through Rate: [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class F Certificates: $18,293,000  
   

CUSIP:     12596G AL34
12596G AM15
U22884 AF46

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN:        US12596GAL327
US12596GAM158
USU22884AF439

 

 
   
Common Code: [____]10  
[____]11  

 

No.: [F-1][F-2] 

 

   

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates 

 

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This certifies that [                  ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class F Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class F Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class F Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related

 

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Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class F Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a

 

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federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a

 

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Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related

 

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Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class F Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class F Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class F Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class F Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class F Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class F Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:___________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

  

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EXHIBIT A-17

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS G

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

 

1        Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2        Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3        Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-”U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON

 

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BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS G

Pass-Through Rate: [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class G Certificates: $7,702,000  
   

CUSIP:      12596G AN94
12596G AP45
U22884 AG26

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN:       US12596GAN977
US12596GAP468
USU22884AG269

 

 
   
Common Code: [____]10  

[____]11

 

 

No.: [G-1][G-2] 

 

 

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates

 

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This certifies that [               ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class G Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class G Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class G Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related

 

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Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class G Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a

 

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federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a

 

 

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Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related

 

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Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class G Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class G Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

   

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class G Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class G Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class G Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class G Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:___________________________________________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-18

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS NR

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE VERTICAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.]

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3Global Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION”, AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THAT IS NOT A QIB, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON

 

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BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (WITHIN THE MEANING OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REG. SECTION 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS NR

 

Pass-Through Rate:  [_____]%  
   
First Distribution Date: December 17, 2018 Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class NR Certificates:  $27,921,731  
   

CUSIP:   12596G AQ24
12596G AR05
U22884 AH06

 

Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[__]

ISIN:     US12596GAQ297
US12596GAR028
USU22884AH099

 
   
Common Code: [____]10    
[____]11  
   

No.: [NR-1][NR-2]

 

 

 

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

7 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

8 For IAI Certificates

 

9 For Regulation S Certificates

 

10 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

11 For IAI Certificates 

 

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This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class NR Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class R Certificates (together with the Class NR Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class NR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Yield Maintenance Charges, as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Interest accrued on this Certificate during an Interest Accrual Period, plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfall with respect to this Certificate, if any, will be payable on the related

 

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Distribution Date to the extent provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The “Interest Accrual Period” with respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to the Class NR Certificates is the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and is assumed to consist of 30 days.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File);

 

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(ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
  
(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;
  
(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;
  
(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;
  
(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a

 

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 federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);
  
(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;
  
(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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 and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;
  
(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or
  
(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a

 

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 Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or
  
(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or
  
(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or
  
(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related

 

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Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class NR Certificate to be duly executed.

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class NR Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely
as Authenticating Agent

   
By:
  Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class NR Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class NR Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class NR Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class NR Certificate to the following address:

     
Date: _________________   Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________

 
Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-19

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS R

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON

 

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TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. BECAUSE THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS MULTIPLE “NONECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E 1(c), TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS R

 

Percentage Interest:  N/A  
   
Cut-Off Date:  With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).  
   

CUSIP:   12596G AS81

12596G AT62

U22884 AJ63

 
   

ISIN:       US12596GAS844

US12596GAT675

USU22884AJ646

 
   
No.:  R-1  

 

This certifies that [           ] is the registered owner of a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict

 

 

 

1 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

2 For IAI Certificates

 

3 For Regulation S Certificates

 

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

 

5 For IAI Certificates

 

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

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between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G and Class NR Certificates (together with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(2) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) for each Trust REMIC. The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the aggregate amount, if any, allocable to the Class R Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions

 

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no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as

 

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additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and

 

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  Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating

 

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  agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and

 

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  Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

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(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans

 

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and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class R Certificate to be duly executed.

  

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory
     
Dated: November 28, 2018    

  

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018  
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class R Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class R Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class R Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class R Certificate to the following address:

     
Date:_________    
     
    Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

  

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:  ________________

 


Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

     
  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT A-20

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS Z

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE SPONSORS, THE ORIGINATORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE Asset Representations Reviewer, THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE UNDERWRITERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THE CERTIFICATES NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS, AND ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN UNDIVIDED beneficial INTEREST IN A PORTION OF THE Class Z Specific GRANTOR TRUST ASSETS.

 

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CSAIL 2018-C14 COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2018-C14, CLASS Z

 

Percentage Interest: [___]%  
   
Cut-Off Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in November 2018 for that Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after November 2018, the date that would have been its Due Date in November 2018 under the terms of that Mortgage Loan if a monthly payment were scheduled to be due in that month).  
     

CUSIP:   12596G AU31

12596G AV12 

U22884 AK33

 

 
   

ISIN:       US12596GAU314 

US12596GAV145

USU22884AK386

 

 
No.: [Z-1][Z-S-1]  

 

This certifies that [___________] is the registered owner of an interest in a Trust Fund, including the distributions to be made with respect to the Class Z Certificates. The Trust Fund, described more fully below, consists primarily of a pool of Mortgage Loans secured by first liens on commercial and multifamily properties and held in trust by the Trustee and serviced by the Master Servicer. The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loans are to be serviced, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. In the event that there is any conflict between any provision of this Certificate and any provision of the Pooling and Servicing

 

 

 

1 For Rule 144A Certificates

2 For IAI Certificates

3 For Regulation S Certificates

4 For Rule 144A Certificates

5 For IAI Certificates

6 For Regulation S Certificates

 

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Agreement, such provision of this Certificate shall be superseded to the extent of such inconsistency. Also issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are the Class A-1, Class A 2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-F, Class X-G, Class X-NR, Class D, Class E, Class F, Class G, Class NR and Class R Certificates (together with the Class Z Certificates, the “Certificates”; the Holders of Certificates are collectively referred to herein as “Certificateholders”).

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, and Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in the Excess Interest and the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute (other than the final distribution on any Certificate), on the 4th Business Day following the determination date of each month, commencing in December 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount, if any, allocable to the Class Z Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) will be made by the Certificate Administrator to the Persons in whose names the Certificates are registered at the close of business on each Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Distributions are required to be made (a) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder provided the Certificate Administrator with written wiring instructions no less than five Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise (b) by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and

 

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surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate and subject to escheatment and other applicable laws. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trust Fund includes: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier

 

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REMIC Distribution Account, the Regular Interest Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor).

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator and Trustee.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

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(i)to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest), or Companion Holder;

 

(v)to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material

 

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respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities; provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of a VRR Interest) not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing and, with respect to any Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, as to the Directing Holder or, if the Directing Holder is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Directing Holder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities;

 

(ix)to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

 

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Holder of a VRR Interest), as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holders of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Holder of the VRR Interest to the extent any such amendment would adversely affect the rights of such Certificateholders) evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting each such Class of Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder without the

 

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consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmations with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be required to consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provisions specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement without the consent of the holder of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may, in that order of priority, at their option, upon no less than 60 days’ prior written notice given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each of the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, and thereby effect termination of the Trust and early retirement of the then-outstanding Certificates, only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Regular Interests have been reduced to zero (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) together with the payment or deemed payment of the Termination Purchase Amount for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Class Z Certificate to be duly executed.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
  Authorized Signatory

  

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Class Z Certificates referred to in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: November 28, 2018

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity but solely as as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
  Authorized Signatory

  

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto ____________________________________________________ ______________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class Z Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Class Z Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Class Z Certificates to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Class Z Certificate to the following address:

 

Date: _________________

 

   
  Signature by or on behalf of Assignor(s)
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions:__________________ Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to __________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________. This information is provided by ______________________________, the Assignee(s) named above or ____________________________________ as its (their) agent. 

  

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]
     
    Title
     
    Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

B-1

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Loan ID # Originator Loan Seller Mortgagor Name Property Address City State Zip Code County Property Name Size Measure  Mortgage Rate in Effect at Origination (%)  Net Mortgage Rate in Effect at the Cut-off Date (%)
1 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column Digital-PR Toyama, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 1, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 2, LLC; Digital-PR FAA, LLC; BNY-Somerset NJ, LLC; Digital-PR Mason King Court, LLC; Digital-PR Beaumeade Circle, LLC; Digital-PR Devin Shafron E, LLC Various Various Various Various Various Prudential - Digital Realty Portfolio 1,042,933 Square Feet 4.5575000% 4.5405000%
1.01       14901 FAA Boulevard Fort Worth TX 76155 Tarrant 14901 FAA Boulevard 263,700 Square Feet    
1.02       4650 Old Ironsides Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 Santa Clara 4650 Old Ironsides Drive 124,383 Square Feet    
1.03       43790 Devin Shafron Drive Ashburn VA 20147 Loudoun 43790 Devin Shafron Drive 152,138 Square Feet    
1.04       636 Pierce Street Somerset NJ 08873 Somerset 636 Pierce Street 108,336 Square Feet    
1.05       21551 Beaumeade Circle Ashburn VA 20147 Loudoun 21551 Beaumeade Circle 152,504 Square Feet    
1.06       7505 Mason King Court Manassas VA 20109 Prince William 7505 Mason King Court 109,650 Square Feet    
1.07       4700 Old Ironsides Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 Santa Clara 4700 Old Ironsides Drive 90,139 Square Feet    
1.08       444 Toyama Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 Santa Clara 444 Toyama Drive 42,083 Square Feet    
2 Column Financial, Inc. Column SDC Creative LLC 5701 & 5601 Sixth Avenue South, 406, 412 and 416 South Orcas Street and 5616 4th Avenue South Seattle WA 98101 King Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center 430,728 Square Feet 5.0600000% 5.0430000%
3 Column Financial, Inc. Column CT Acquisitions, LLC 1701 West Golf Road Rolling Meadows IL 60008 Cook Continental Towers 910,717 Square Feet 4.7500000% 4.7330000%
4 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broadway Greystone LLC 212 West 91st Street New York NY 10024 New York The Greystone 363 Units 4.2302308% 4.2132308%
5 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis LPOC (443) Property Company LLC; LPOC (444) Property Company LLC; LPOC (500) Property Company LLC; LPOC (520) Property Company LLC Various St. Paul MN 55101 Ramsey Lafayette Park 677,514 Square Feet 4.7223000% 4.7053000%
5.01       444 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55101 Ramsey 444 Lafayette Road 280,172 Square Feet    
5.02       500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55101 Ramsey 500 Lafayette Road 140,440 Square Feet    
5.03       520 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55101 Ramsey 520 Lafayette Road 152,944 Square Feet    
5.04       443 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN 55101 Ramsey 443 Lafayette Road 103,958 Square Feet    
6 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Edison 8, LLC 1711-1783 Route 27 Edison NJ 8817 Middlesex Festival Plaza 151,403 Square Feet 4.7400000% 4.7230000%
7 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Nashville Hospitality, LLC 623 Union Street Nashville TN 37219 Davidson Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown 482 Rooms 5.0350000% 5.0180000%
8 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Euclid Indian Hills, LLC 19101 Euclid Avenue Euclid OH 44117 Cuyahoga Indian Hills Senior Community 1,572 Units 5.1300000% 5.0730000%
9 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Golden Seahorse LLC 99 and 103 Washington Street New York NY 10006 New York Holiday Inn FiDi 492 Rooms 5.1205000% 5.1035000%
10 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Citrus North Hospitality, LLC 6800 Governors Row West Huntsville AL 35806 Madison Westin & Element - Huntsville 382 Rooms 4.7450000% 4.7280000%
10.01       6800 Governors Row West Huntsville AL 35806 Madison Westin Huntsville 232 Rooms    
10.02       6800 Governors Row West Huntsville AL 35806 Madison Element Huntsville 150 Rooms    
11 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column 2020 Fifth Holdings LLC 2020 Fifth Avenue Seattle WA 98121 King 2020 Fifth Avenue 126,000 Square Feet 4.2620000% 4.2450000%
12 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF MN-Crystal Center-HA, LLC 99 Willow Bend Crystal MN 55428 Hennepin Crystal Center 214,062 Square Feet 4.9000000% 4.8830000%
13 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Waramaug Albuquerque G LLC; Waramaug Albuquerque W LLC Various Albuquerque NM 87106 Bernalillo Albuquerque Hotel Portfolio 200 Rooms 5.1500000% 5.1330000%
13.01       2601 Yale Boulevard Southeast Albuquerque NM 87106 Bernalillo Hilton Garden Inn Albuquerque Airport 107 Rooms    
13.02       1520 Sunport Place Southeast Albuquerque NM 87106 Bernalillo Homewood Suites Albuquerque Airport 93 Rooms    
14 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Y&O Harlingen Corners LLC 2825 West Expressway 83 Harlingen TX 78552 Cameron Harlingen Corners 228,208 Square Feet 4.9470000% 4.9300000%
15 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Trisun 57th Avenue LLC; TT Family Pinnacle LLC 18821 Northeast 3rd Court Miami FL 33179 Miami-Dade Pinnacle Lakes 226 Units 5.2070000% 5.1900000%
16 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis MAA Kanab Investment, LLC; MAA Krupa Hospitality LLC; MAA Hospitality, LLC; MAA Pioneer Lodging, LLC Various Various UT Various Various Utah Hotel Portfolio 251 Rooms 6.0330000% 6.0160000%
16.01       296 West 100 North Kanab UT 84741 Kane Days Inn & Suites Kanab 118 Rooms    
16.02       838 Zion Park Boulevard Springdale UT 84767 Washington Pioneer Lodge 43 Rooms    
16.03       426 North Main Street Moab UT 84532 Grand Days Inn Moab 50 Rooms    
16.04       649 North Main Street Monticello UT 84535 San Juan Rodeway Inn & Suites 40 Rooms    
17 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WHLR-Lake Greenwood Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Ladson Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Mullins South Park, LLC Various Various SC Various Various South Carolina Grocery Portfolio 156,159 Square Feet 5.7100000% 5.6930000%
17.01       9616 Highway-78 Ladson SC 29456 Berkeley Ladson Crossing 52,607 Square Feet    
17.02       3353 Highway 72/221 East Greenwood SC 29646 Greenwood Lake Greenwood Crossing 42,818 Square Feet    
17.03       206-208 McIntyre Street East Mullins SC 29574 Marion South Park Center 60,734 Square Feet    
18 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF WHLR - New Market Crossing, LLC 631-715 West Independence Boulevard Mount Airy NC 27030 Surry New Market Crossing 117,076 Square Feet 5.6500000% 5.6330000%
19 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Palm Plaza Club Center, LLC 77880-77952 Country Club Drive Palm Desert CA 92211 Riverside Desert Country Plaza 78,370 Square Feet 5.2100000% 5.1930000%
20 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Centercore Destin Market, LLC 9375 US Highway 98 East Miramar Beach FL 32459 Walton Market Shops at Sandestin 52,838 Square Feet 4.9230000% 4.9060000%
21 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF ECA Buligo Vine Street Partners, LP 3183 West Vine Street Kissimmee FL 34741 Osceola Vine Street Square 114,899 Square Feet 5.0800000% 5.0630000%
22 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Shreve Self Storage, LLC 6875 Lee Highway Arlington VA 22213 Arlington Arlington Cubesmart 88,125 Square Feet 4.6200000% 4.6030000%
23 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broad & Olney Alliance, LP 5601-5701 North Broad Street & 5706 North 13th Street Philadelphia PA 19141 Philadelphia Shoppes at Broad & Olney 121,862 Square Feet 5.4200000% 5.4030000%
24 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Safari Hotel Fund DEN-2018, LLC 24192 East Prospect Avenue Aurora CO 80016 Arapahoe Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver/Aurora 131 Rooms 5.4200000% 5.4030000%
25 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Column 20 TSQ GROUNDCO LLC 20 Times Square New York NY 10036 New York 20 Times Square 16,066 Square Feet 3.1080000% 3.0922500%
26 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Covington Ridge One LLC 713 Mosby Lane Louisville OH 44641 Stark Covington Ridge 88 Units 4.7800000% 4.7630000%
27 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Avion Property SPV, LLC 14550 Avion Parkway Chantilly VA 20151 Fairfax 14550 Avion Parkway 71,507 Square Feet 4.6810000% 4.6640000%
28 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Remington Apartments, LLC 201 Simpson Road Kissimmee FL 34744 Osceola The Remington Apartments 186 Units 5.3600000% 5.3430000%
29 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF ARG NYC8713Fifth, LLC 8713 5th Avenue New York NY 11209 Kings 8713 5th Avenue 17,500 Square Feet 4.9700000% 4.9530000%
30 Column Financial, Inc. Column CP Clearwater, LLC 400 Mandalay Avenue Clearwater Beach FL 33767 Pinellas Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa 416 Rooms 5.1300000% 5.1130000%
31 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF FL-Tarpon Square-HA, LLC 41252-41334 US Highway 19 North and 905 East Tarpon Avenue Tarpon Springs FL 34689 Pinellas Tarpon Square 115,091 Square Feet 4.6580000% 4.6410000%
32 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Linebacker Property 5, LLC 801 South Allen Genoa Road South Houston TX 77587 Harris Terracita Apartments 176 Units 5.0450000% 5.0280000%
33 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis 634 Main Avenue LLC; 638 Main Avenue LLC; 2918 Third Avenue LLC Various Various Various Various Various 2918 Third Avenue and 634 & 638 Main 40,135 Square Feet 5.0910000% 5.0740000%
33.01       2918 Third Avenue Bronx NY 10455 Bronx 2918 Third Avenue 27,135 Square Feet    
33.02       638 Main Avenue Passaic NJ 7055 Passaic 638 Main Avenue 8,000 Square Feet    
33.03       634 Main Avenue Passaic NJ 7055 Passaic 634 Main Avenue 5,000 Square Feet    
34 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF 1010 Bush Street Apartment Group LLC 1010 Bush Street San Francisco CA 94109 San Francisco 1010 Bush 20,586 Square Feet 5.4450000% 5.4280000%
35 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Somera Road - 5656 Jonesboro Road, LLC 5656 Jonesboro Road Lake City GA 30260 Clayton Lake City Commons 91,494 Square Feet 5.2500000% 5.2330000%
36 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Canton Fileds Hotel, Inc. Various Canton MI 48187 Wayne Canton Fields Hotel Portfolio 183 Rooms 6.0150000% 5.9980000%
36.01       5730 North Haggerty Road Canton MI 48187 Wayne Comfort Suites Canton 66 Rooms    
36.02       5700 North Haggerty Road Canton MI 48187 Wayne Baymont Inn & Suites Canton 117 Rooms    
37 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Jacksonville Self Storage LLC 10724 & 10874 Lem Turner Road Jacksonville FL 32218 Duval Jacksonville Self Storage 99,242 Square Feet 5.5900000% 5.5730000%
38 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Best View Group, LLC 4690 Salisbury Road Jacksonville FL 32256 Duval Country Inn & Suites Jacksonville 118 Rooms 5.7360000% 5.7190000%
39 The Bancorp Bank AREF RioPark24, LLC Various Various AZ Various Maricopa Rio & Roosevelt 64 Units 5.4300000% 5.4130000%
39.01       830 North Alma School Road Mesa AZ 85201 Maricopa Riverview on Rio Salado 44 Units    
39.02       210 & 220 South Roosevelt Street Tempe AZ 85281 Maricopa Roosevelt Park Apartments 20 Units    
40 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WAG-Charlotte 11396, LLC 2200 West Sugar Creek Road Charlotte NC 28262 Mecklenburg Walgreens - Charlotte, NC 14,820 Square Feet 5.3700000% 5.3530000%
41 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF The Montgomery Group 678 Bethlehem Pike Montgomeryville PA 18936 Montgomery Quality Inn Montgomeryville 84 Rooms 5.6400000% 5.6230000%
42 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Sophie Land Company, LLC 2201 Park Manor Boulevard Pittsburgh PA 15205 Allegheny 2201 Park Manor Boulevard 23,147 Square Feet 5.1140000% 5.0970000%
43 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF 181 40th Street Associates, L.L.C. 3754 Moss Street Lafayette LA 70507 Lafayette CVS - Lafayette, LA 10,908 Square Feet 5.4400000% 5.4230000%
44 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF LDG Ogden IA, LLC 625 East Walnut Street Ogden IA 50212 Boone Dollar General Ogden 7,489 Square Feet 5.9200000% 5.9030000%

 

 

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Loan ID # Originator Loan Seller Mortgagor Name Companion Loan Mortgage Rate in Effect at Origination (%) Companion Loan Net Mortgage Rate in Effect at the Cut-off Date (%)  Original Principal Balance  Cut-off Principal Balance Original Term Remaining Term Maturity/ARD Date Amortiziation Term Remaining Amortization Term for Balloon Loans  Companion Loan Cut-off Principal Balance Companion Loan Original Term
1 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column Digital-PR Toyama, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 1, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 2, LLC; Digital-PR FAA, LLC; BNY-Somerset NJ, LLC; Digital-PR Mason King Court, LLC; Digital-PR Beaumeade Circle, LLC; Digital-PR Devin Shafron E, LLC 4.5575000% 4.5405000% $70,000,000 $70,000,000 60 59 10/6/2023 0 0 $142,000,000 60
1.01           $14,132,075 $14,132,075              
1.02           $12,349,057 $12,349,057              
1.03           $9,971,698 $9,971,698              
1.04           $8,287,736 $8,287,736              
1.05           $7,462,264 $7,462,264              
1.06           $6,471,698 $6,471,698              
1.07           $6,306,604 $6,306,604              
1.08           $5,018,868 $5,018,868              
2 Column Financial, Inc. Column SDC Creative LLC 5.0600000% 5.0430000% $65,000,000 $65,000,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 $26,000,000 120
3 Column Financial, Inc. Column CT Acquisitions, LLC 4.7500000% 4.7330000% $59,500,000 $59,500,000 120 118 9/6/2028 0 0 $25,000,000 120
4 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broadway Greystone LLC 4.2302308% 4.2132308% $42,000,000 $42,000,000 120 117 8/5/2028 0 0 $10,000,000 120
5 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis LPOC (443) Property Company LLC; LPOC (444) Property Company LLC; LPOC (500) Property Company LLC; LPOC (520) Property Company LLC 4.7223000% 4.7053000% $38,000,000 $38,000,000 120 119 10/5/2028 0 0 $37,250,000 120
5.01           $16,930,563 $16,930,563              
5.02           $8,790,996 $8,790,996              
5.03           $7,965,195 $7,965,195              
5.04           $4,313,247 $4,313,247              
6 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Edison 8, LLC NAP NAP $35,770,000 $35,770,000 120 114 5/5/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
7 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Nashville Hospitality, LLC 5.0350000% 5.0180000% $30,000,000 $30,000,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 $130,000,000 120
8 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Euclid Indian Hills, LLC 5.1300000% 5.0730000% $29,350,000 $29,350,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 $22,000,000 120
9 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Golden Seahorse LLC 5.1205000% 5.1035000% $25,000,000 $25,000,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 $62,025,000 120
10 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Citrus North Hospitality, LLC NAP NAP $25,000,000 $25,000,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
10.01                            
10.02                            
11 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column 2020 Fifth Holdings LLC 4.2620000% 4.2450000% $24,000,000 $24,000,000 120 118 9/6/2028 0 0 $24,000,000 120
12 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF MN-Crystal Center-HA, LLC NAP NAP $20,737,500 $20,737,500 120 117 8/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
13 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Waramaug Albuquerque G LLC; Waramaug Albuquerque W LLC NAP NAP $19,250,000 $19,250,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
13.01           $10,469,000 $10,469,000              
13.02           $8,781,000 $8,781,000              
14 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Y&O Harlingen Corners LLC NAP NAP $17,945,000 $17,945,000 120 120 11/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
15 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Trisun 57th Avenue LLC; TT Family Pinnacle LLC NAP NAP $16,950,000 $16,950,000 120 119 10/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
16 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis MAA Kanab Investment, LLC; MAA Krupa Hospitality LLC; MAA Hospitality, LLC; MAA Pioneer Lodging, LLC NAP NAP $15,000,000 $15,000,000 120 120 11/5/2028 330 330 NAP NAP
16.01           $5,363,224 $5,363,224              
16.02           $4,384,222 $4,384,222              
16.03           $4,086,266 $4,086,266              
16.04           $1,166,288 $1,166,288              
17 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WHLR-Lake Greenwood Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Ladson Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Mullins South Park, LLC NAP NAP $7,600,000 $7,584,184 56 55 6/6/2023 240 239 NAP NAP
17.01           $3,220,000 $3,213,299              
17.02           $2,225,000 $2,220,370              
17.03           $2,155,000 $2,150,515              
18 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF WHLR - New Market Crossing, LLC NAP NAP $7,000,000 $6,923,614 60 55 6/6/2023 240 235 NAP NAP
19 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Palm Plaza Club Center, LLC NAP NAP $12,825,000 $12,797,148 120 118 9/6/2028 360 358 NAP NAP
20 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Centercore Destin Market, LLC NAP NAP $12,766,000 $12,766,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
21 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF ECA Buligo Vine Street Partners, LP NAP NAP $12,550,000 $12,550,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
22 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Shreve Self Storage, LLC NAP NAP $12,500,000 $12,500,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
23 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broad & Olney Alliance, LP NAP NAP $12,500,000 $12,500,000 120 118 9/10/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
24 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Safari Hotel Fund DEN-2018, LLC NAP NAP $12,500,000 $12,487,993 120 119 10/6/2028 360 359 NAP NAP
25 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Column 20 TSQ GROUNDCO LLC 3.1080000% 3.0922500% $11,000,000 $11,000,000 60 54 5/5/2023 0 0 $254,000,000 60
26 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Covington Ridge One LLC NAP NAP $10,500,000 $10,500,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
27 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Avion Property SPV, LLC NAP NAP $10,400,000 $10,400,000 120 118 9/5/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
28 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Remington Apartments, LLC NAP NAP $10,100,000 $10,090,154 120 119 10/6/2028 360 359 NAP NAP
29 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF ARG NYC8713Fifth, LLC NAP NAP $10,000,000 $10,000,000 120 120 11/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
30 Column Financial, Inc. Column CP Clearwater, LLC 5.1300000% 5.1130000% $10,000,000 $9,911,949 120 112 3/6/2028 360 352 $121,916,974 120
31 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF FL-Tarpon Square-HA, LLC NAP NAP $9,900,000 $9,900,000 120 116 7/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
32 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Linebacker Property 5, LLC NAP NAP $9,500,000 $9,500,000 120 119 10/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
33 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis 634 Main Avenue LLC; 638 Main Avenue LLC; 2918 Third Avenue LLC NAP NAP $9,350,000 $9,350,000 120 118 9/7/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
33.01           $7,225,000 $7,225,000              
33.02           $1,275,000 $1,275,000              
33.03           $850,000 $850,000              
34 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF 1010 Bush Street Apartment Group LLC NAP NAP $8,000,000 $8,000,000 120 120 11/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
35 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Somera Road - 5656 Jonesboro Road, LLC NAP NAP $7,750,000 $7,750,000 120 118 9/6/2028 360 360 NAP NAP
36 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Canton Fileds Hotel, Inc. NAP NAP $7,000,000 $6,991,092 120 119 10/5/2028 300 299 NAP NAP
36.01           $4,083,333 $4,078,137              
36.02           $2,916,667 $2,912,955              
37 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Jacksonville Self Storage LLC NAP NAP $6,800,000 $6,793,738 120 119 10/6/2028 360 359 NAP NAP
38 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Best View Group, LLC NAP NAP $5,625,000 $5,617,444 120 119 10/6/2028 300 299 NAP NAP
39 The Bancorp Bank AREF RioPark24, LLC NAP NAP $5,400,000 $5,400,000 120 102 5/5/2027 360 360 NAP NAP
39.01           $3,265,027 $3,265,027              
39.02           $2,134,973 $2,134,973              
40 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WAG-Charlotte 11396, LLC NAP NAP $4,650,000 $4,650,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
41 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF The Montgomery Group NAP NAP $4,050,000 $4,008,916 120 114 5/6/2028 276 270 NAP NAP
42 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Sophie Land Company, LLC NAP NAP $3,800,000 $3,800,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
43 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF 181 40th Street Associates, L.L.C. NAP NAP $2,100,000 $2,100,000 120 119 10/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP
44 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF LDG Ogden IA, LLC NAP NAP $854,000 $854,000 120 120 11/6/2028 0 0 NAP NAP

 

 

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Loan ID # Originator Loan Seller Mortgagor Name Companion Loan Remaining Term Companion Loan Maturity/ARD Date Companion Loan Amortiziation Term Companion Loan Remaining Amortization Term for Balloon Loans Monthly Payment Servicing Fee Rate Subservicing Fee Accrual Type ARD (Y/N) Revised Rate (%) Title Type
1 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column Digital-PR Toyama, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 1, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 2, LLC; Digital-PR FAA, LLC; BNY-Somerset NJ, LLC; Digital-PR Mason King Court, LLC; Digital-PR Beaumeade Circle, LLC; Digital-PR Devin Shafron E, LLC 59 10/6/2023 0 0 $269,547 0.00500% 0.00250% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
1.01                           Fee
1.02                           Fee
1.03                           Fee
1.04                           Fee
1.05                           Fee
1.06                           Fee
1.07                           Fee
1.08                           Fee
2 Column Financial, Inc. Column SDC Creative LLC 118 9/6/2028 360 360 $351,321 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
3 Column Financial, Inc. Column CT Acquisitions, LLC 118 9/6/2028 0 0 $238,792 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
4 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broadway Greystone LLC 117 8/5/2028 0 0 $150,114 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
5 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis LPOC (443) Property Company LLC; LPOC (444) Property Company LLC; LPOC (500) Property Company LLC; LPOC (520) Property Company LLC 119 10/5/2028 0 0 $151,616 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
5.01                           Fee
5.02                           Fee
5.03                           Fee
5.04                           Fee
6 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Edison 8, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $186,378 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
7 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Nashville Hospitality, LLC 119 10/6/2028 0 0 $127,623 0.00500% 0.00250% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
8 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Euclid Indian Hills, LLC 118 9/6/2028 360 360 $159,897 0.04500% 0.04000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
9 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Golden Seahorse LLC 119 10/6/2028 0 0 $108,159 0.00500% 0.00250% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
10 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Citrus North Hospitality, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $100,227 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
10.01                           Fee
10.02                           Fee
11 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column 2020 Fifth Holdings LLC 118 9/6/2028 0 0 $86,424 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
12 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF MN-Crystal Center-HA, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $110,059 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
13 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Waramaug Albuquerque G LLC; Waramaug Albuquerque W LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $105,110 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
13.01                           Fee
13.02                           Fee
14 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Y&O Harlingen Corners LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $95,752 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
15 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Trisun 57th Avenue LLC; TT Family Pinnacle LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $93,148 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
16 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis MAA Kanab Investment, LLC; MAA Krupa Hospitality LLC; MAA Hospitality, LLC; MAA Pioneer Lodging, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $93,229 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
16.01                           Fee
16.02                           Fee
16.03                           Fee
16.04                           Fee
17 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WHLR-Lake Greenwood Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Ladson Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Mullins South Park, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $53,185 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
17.01                           Fee
17.02                           Fee
17.03                           Fee
18 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF WHLR - New Market Crossing, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $48,747 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
19 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Palm Plaza Club Center, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $70,503 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
20 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Centercore Destin Market, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $67,931 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
21 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF ECA Buligo Vine Street Partners, LP NAP NAP NAP NAP $67,986 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
22 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Shreve Self Storage, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $48,793 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
23 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broad & Olney Alliance, LP NAP NAP NAP NAP $70,347 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
24 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Safari Hotel Fund DEN-2018, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $70,347 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
25 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Column 20 TSQ GROUNDCO LLC 54 5/5/2023 0 0 $28,886 0.00375% 0.00125% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
26 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Covington Ridge One LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $54,963 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
27 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Avion Property SPV, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $41,132 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
28 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Remington Apartments, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $56,463 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
29 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF ARG NYC8713Fifth, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $41,992 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
30 Column Financial, Inc. Column CP Clearwater, LLC 112 3/6/2028 360 352 $54,479 0.00500% 0.00250% Actual/360 No NAP Leasehold
31 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF FL-Tarpon Square-HA, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $51,096 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
32 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Linebacker Property 5, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $51,260 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
33 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis 634 Main Avenue LLC; 638 Main Avenue LLC; 2918 Third Avenue LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $40,218 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
33.01                           Fee
33.02                           Fee
33.03                           Fee
34 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF 1010 Bush Street Apartment Group LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $36,804 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
35 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Somera Road - 5656 Jonesboro Road, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $42,796 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
36 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Canton Fileds Hotel, Inc. NAP NAP NAP NAP $45,165 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
36.01                           Fee
36.02                           Fee
37 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Jacksonville Self Storage LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $38,995 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
38 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Best View Group, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $35,340 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
39 The Bancorp Bank AREF RioPark24, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $30,424 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
39.01                           Fee
39.02                           Fee
40 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WAG-Charlotte 11396, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $21,098 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
41 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF The Montgomery Group NAP NAP NAP NAP $26,224 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
42 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Sophie Land Company, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $16,419 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee & Leasehold
43 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF 181 40th Street Associates, L.L.C. NAP NAP NAP NAP $9,652 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 No NAP Fee
44 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF LDG Ogden IA, LLC NAP NAP NAP NAP $4,272 0.00500% 0.00000% Actual/360 Yes 9.92000% Fee

 

 

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Loan ID # Originator Loan Seller Mortgagor Name Crossed Collateralized Loan Cross Defaulted Loan Guarantor Letter of Credit Upfront CapEx Reserve Upfront Eng. Reserve Upfront Envir. Reserve Upfront TI/LC Reserve Upfront RE Tax Reserve Upfront Ins. Reserve Upfront Debt Service Reserve
1 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column Digital-PR Toyama, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 1, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 2, LLC; Digital-PR FAA, LLC; BNY-Somerset NJ, LLC; Digital-PR Mason King Court, LLC; Digital-PR Beaumeade Circle, LLC; Digital-PR Devin Shafron E, LLC No No Digital Realty Trust, L.P. No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1.01                            
1.02                            
1.03                            
1.04                            
1.05                            
1.06                            
1.07                            
1.08                            
2 Column Financial, Inc. Column SDC Creative LLC No No Fareed Kanani; Sean Hashem No $0 $15,845 $0 $2,000,000 $198,286 $70,561 $0
3 Column Financial, Inc. Column CT Acquisitions, LLC No No Rubenstein Properties Fund III, L.P. No $0 $0 $0 $0 $914,318 $111,862 $0
4 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broadway Greystone LLC No No Mendel Mendlowits No $0 $1,375 $0 $0 $505,487 $35,839 $0
5 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis LPOC (443) Property Company LLC; LPOC (444) Property Company LLC; LPOC (500) Property Company LLC; LPOC (520) Property Company LLC No No NAP No $1,813,270 $47,500 $0 $0 $0 $14,617 $0
5.01                            
5.02                            
5.03                            
5.04                            
6 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Edison 8, LLC No No Manjit Batra; Manisha Batra Yes $0 $0 $0 $0 $69,890 $6,197 $0
7 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Nashville Hospitality, LLC No No James M. Lippman No $1,000,000 $0 $0 $0 $1,166,485 $0 $0
8 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Euclid Indian Hills, LLC No No Michael E. Gibbons No $0 $449,381 $0 $0 $497,268 $234,079 $0
9 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Golden Seahorse LLC No No Jubao Xie No $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,617,071 $189,683 $0
10 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Citrus North Hospitality, LLC No No John Moller No $0 $0 $0 $0 $473,696 $49,048 $0
10.01                            
10.02                            
11 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column 2020 Fifth Holdings LLC No No Clise Properties, Inc.; Digital Realty Trust, L.P. No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
12 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF MN-Crystal Center-HA, LLC No No Stanley Werb; Jonathan Gaines No $0 $0 $0 $0 $420,340 $0 $0
13 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Waramaug Albuquerque G LLC; Waramaug Albuquerque W LLC No No Paul A. Nussbaum; Leslie Ng No $0 $0 $0 $0 $46,076 $0 $104,134
13.01                            
13.02                            
14 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Y&O Harlingen Corners LLC No No Y&O Investments Inc. Yes $0 $375,000 $0 $0 $257,303 $17,361 $0
15 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Trisun 57th Avenue LLC; TT Family Pinnacle LLC No No Azi Mandel; Adam Mermelstein No $0 $264,552 $0 $0 $90,744 $155,621 $0
16 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis MAA Kanab Investment, LLC; MAA Krupa Hospitality LLC; MAA Hospitality, LLC; MAA Pioneer Lodging, LLC No No Arvind Patel; Bharat Maru No $0 $180,545 $1,500 $0 $45,564 $47,159 $0
16.01                            
16.02                            
16.03                            
16.04                            
17 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WHLR-Lake Greenwood Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Ladson Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Mullins South Park, LLC Group A Group A Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. No $267,375 $127,025 $0 $0 $292,831 $0 $0
17.01                            
17.02                            
17.03                            
18 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF WHLR - New Market Crossing, LLC Group A Group A Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. No $0 $64,375 $0 $0 $75,562 $0 $0
19 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Palm Plaza Club Center, LLC No No Lotfi Mehdian No $0 $233,425 $0 $0 $103,695 $3,908 $95,291
20 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Centercore Destin Market, LLC No No Robert S. Duncan No $212,761 $87,239 $0 $234,544 $42,005 $11,595 $0
21 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF ECA Buligo Vine Street Partners, LP No No Christopher Wild; Elliot Sasson; Robert Jacoby No $0 $186,720 $0 $750,000 $126,175 $89,868 $79,679
22 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Shreve Self Storage, LLC No No Mark S. Silverwood No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
23 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broad & Olney Alliance, LP No No Don S. Ginsburg; Robert A. C. Jacoby No $0 $209,185 $0 $200,000 $90,915 $0 $0
24 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Safari Hotel Fund DEN-2018, LLC No No James Burgess; Jeff Burgess No $0 $8,594 $0 $0 $77,235 $9,217 $0
25 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Column 20 TSQ GROUNDCO LLC No No Mark Siffin No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,200,000
26 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Covington Ridge One LLC No No Steven B. Kimmelman; David Conwill; Leslie Leohr No $0 $0 $0 $0 $40,675 $8,800 $58,097
27 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Avion Property SPV, LLC No No David Jackson No $0 $11,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
28 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Remington Apartments, LLC No No Brookfield Investments, LLC No $0 $0 $0 $0 $64,426 $42,477 $56,463
29 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF ARG NYC8713Fifth, LLC No No New York City Operating Partnership, L.P. No $0 $0 $0 $0 $39,933 $0 $0
30 Column Financial, Inc. Column CP Clearwater, LLC No No Columbia Sussex Corporation; CSC Holdings, LLC No $269,015 $0 $0 $0 $676,903 $339,017 $0
31 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF FL-Tarpon Square-HA, LLC No No Stanley Werb; Jonathan Gaines No $175,000 $0 $0 $0 $168,520 $0 $0
32 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Linebacker Property 5, LLC No No Mark R. Daronch No $0 $28,125 $0 $0 $108,129 $69,401 $0
33 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis 634 Main Avenue LLC; 638 Main Avenue LLC; 2918 Third Avenue LLC No No Hyman Escava; Seymour Escava No $0 $16,563 $0 $0 $50,299 $4,762 $0
33.01                            
33.02                            
33.03                            
34 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF 1010 Bush Street Apartment Group LLC No No Britt D. Miller; Jeff K. Jurow; Taylor Lembi; Red Bridge Partners V, LLC No $0 $0 $0 $0 $20,496 $5,734 $0
35 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Somera Road - 5656 Jonesboro Road, LLC No No Ian L. Ross No $0 $0 $0 $0 $177,190 $16,338 $0
36 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Canton Fileds Hotel, Inc. No No Malik Abdulnoor; Thamer Gasso No $0 $21,688 $0 $0 $25,926 $10,531 $78,406
36.01                            
36.02                            
37 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Jacksonville Self Storage LLC No No Robert Lansburgh; Peter Zuckerman No $0 $1,875 $0 $0 $65,193 $24,836 $52,523
38 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Best View Group, LLC No No Yi Feng Liang No $0 $20,700 $0 $0 $115,110 $15,650 $0
39 The Bancorp Bank AREF RioPark24, LLC No No Patrick F. Boyd No $0 $34,813 $0 $0 $7,394 $1,753 $0
39.01                            
39.02                            
40 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WAG-Charlotte 11396, LLC No No Lawrence R. Kahn; Joanne F. Kahn No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
41 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF The Montgomery Group No No Joseph Gimaro, Jr. No $0 $5,125 $0 $0 $39,450 $11,957 $0
42 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Sophie Land Company, LLC No No Alfonso A. Costa No $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,247 $4,123 $0
43 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF 181 40th Street Associates, L.L.C. No No Daniel Shalev; Jack Benzakein No $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,857 $11,266
44 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF LDG Ogden IA, LLC No No Ladder Capital CRE Equity LLC No $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,000 $0 $0

 

 

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Loan ID # Originator Loan Seller Mortgagor Name Upfront Other Reserve Monthly Capex Reserve Monthly Envir. Reserve  Monthly TI/LC Reserve  Monthly RE Tax Reserve  Monthly Ins. Reserve  Monthly Debt Service Reserve  Monthly Other Reserve Grace (Late Payment) Cash-Management Account or Lockbox In-place General Property Type Defeasance Allowed Final Maturity Date
1 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column Digital-PR Toyama, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 1, LLC; Digital-PR Old Ironsides 2, LLC; Digital-PR FAA, LLC; BNY-Somerset NJ, LLC; Digital-PR Mason King Court, LLC; Digital-PR Beaumeade Circle, LLC; Digital-PR Devin Shafron E, LLC $0 Springing $0 Springing Springing Springing $0 $0 0 Springing Other Yes 10/6/2023
1.01                           Other    
1.02                           Other    
1.03                           Other    
1.04                           Other    
1.05                           Other    
1.06                           Other    
1.07                           Other    
1.08                           Other    
2 Column Financial, Inc. Column SDC Creative LLC $627,391 $7,179 $0 $35,894 $33,048 $7,056 $0 $0 0 In-Place Mixed Use Yes 9/6/2028
3 Column Financial, Inc. Column CT Acquisitions, LLC $2,008,594 $15,179 $0 $113,840 $304,773 Springing $0 Capital Expenditure Reserve (Springing) 0 In-Place Office Yes 9/6/2028
4 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broadway Greystone LLC $0 $6,050 $0 $0 $252,421 $13,041 $0 $0 0 In-Place Multifamily Yes 8/5/2028
5 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis LPOC (443) Property Company LLC; LPOC (444) Property Company LLC; LPOC (500) Property Company LLC; LPOC (520) Property Company LLC $0 $10,727 $0 $0 $119,211 $7,309 $0 Primary Tenant Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Office Yes 10/5/2028
5.01                           Office    
5.02                           Office    
5.03                           Office    
5.04                           Office    
6 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Edison 8, LLC $151,652 $4,668 $0 $6,309 $66,228 $6,197 $0 Primary Tenant Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 5/5/2028
7 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Nashville Hospitality, LLC $0 $164,042 $0 $0 $129,609 Springing $0 $0 0 Springing Hotel Yes 10/6/2028
8 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Euclid Indian Hills, LLC $0 $32,750 $0 $0 124.317.05 $18,006 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 9/6/2028
9 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Golden Seahorse LLC $1,300,000 Equal to the greater of (i) 1/12th of 2.0% of Gross Revenue for the first Loan Year, 3.0% of Gross Revenue for the second Loan Year, and 4% of Gross Revenue for each remaining Loan Year during the Term and (ii) the Gross Revenue projected in the then-effective Approved Annual Budget for the 12 month period $0 $0 $323,414 $31,614 $0 Seasonality Reserve (Springing) 0 In-Place Hotel Yes 10/6/2028
10 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Citrus North Hospitality, LLC Springing $57,535 $0 $0 $43,063 $8,175 $0 $0 0 Springing Hotel Yes 10/6/2028
10.01                           Hotel    
10.02                           Hotel    
11 Column Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Column 2020 Fifth Holdings LLC $0 Springing $0 Springing Springing Springing $0 $0 0 Springing Other Yes 9/6/2028
12 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF MN-Crystal Center-HA, LLC $0 $3,568 $0 $17,839 $70,057 Springing $0 Special Rollover Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 8/6/2028
13 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Waramaug Albuquerque G LLC; Waramaug Albuquerque W LLC $3,756,859 Springing $0 $0 $11,519 Springing $0 Seasonality Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Hotel Yes 9/6/2028
13.01                           Hotel    
13.02                           Hotel    
14 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Y&O Harlingen Corners LLC $0 $2,853 $0 $19,017 $30,271 $2,170 $0 Special Rollover Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 11/6/2028
15 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Trisun 57th Avenue LLC; TT Family Pinnacle LLC $0 $4,803 $0 $0 $10,591 $14,147 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 10/6/2028
16 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis MAA Kanab Investment, LLC; MAA Krupa Hospitality LLC; MAA Hospitality, LLC; MAA Pioneer Lodging, LLC $632,008 4.0% of actual rents for the prior month $0 $0 $11,391 $4,716 $0 Seasonal Reserve ($79,001); Franchise Expiration Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Hotel Yes 11/5/2028
16.01                           Hotel    
16.02                           Hotel    
16.03                           Hotel    
16.04                           Hotel    
17 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WHLR-Lake Greenwood Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Ladson Crossing, LLC; WHLR-Mullins South Park, LLC $39,913 $1,952 $0 $9,109 $29,283 Springing $0 Lease Sweep Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 6/6/2023
17.01                           Retail    
17.02                           Retail    
17.03                           Retail    
18 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF WHLR - New Market Crossing, LLC $290,853 $1,463 $0 $6,829 $7,556 Springing $0 $0 0 Springing Retail Yes 6/6/2023
19 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Palm Plaza Club Center, LLC $0 $980 $0 $4,572 $17,283 $1,954 $0 Lease Sweep Reserve (springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 9/6/2028
20 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Centercore Destin Market, LLC $143,255 $660 $0 $3,102 $3,819 $5,797 $0 $0 0 Springing Mixed Use Yes 9/6/2028
21 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF ECA Buligo Vine Street Partners, LP $0 $1,036 $0 $4,151 $18,025 $7,489 $0 Lease Sweep Reserve (springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 9/6/2028
22 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Shreve Self Storage, LLC $0 $1,102 $0 $0 Springing Springing $0 $0 0 Springing Self Storage Yes 10/6/2028
23 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Broad & Olney Alliance, LP $111,086 $1,625 $0 $10,155 $12,988 $7,340 $0 $0 0 Springing Retail Yes 9/10/2028
24 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Safari Hotel Fund DEN-2018, LLC $1,553,363 $13,006 $0 $0 $15,447 $3,687 $0 $0 0 Springing Hotel Yes 10/6/2028
25 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Column 20 TSQ GROUNDCO LLC $0 $0 $0 $0 Springing Springing $0 $0 0 In-Place Other Yes 5/5/2023
26 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Covington Ridge One LLC $0 $1,833 $0 $0 $13,558 $880 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 9/6/2028
27 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Avion Property SPV, LLC $5,235,944 $894 $0 $0 Springing Springing $0 Primary Tenant Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Office Yes 9/5/2028
28 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Remington Apartments, LLC $0 $3,875 initially; springing beyond the cap if balance in the reserve falls below $100,000 $0 $0 $8,053 $4,248 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 10/6/2028
29 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF ARG NYC8713Fifth, LLC $0 Springing $0 Springing $7,987 Springing $0 Four Asteria Reserve (Springing) 0 In-Place Office No 11/6/2028
30 Column Financial, Inc. Column CP Clearwater, LLC $0 Greater of (i) 1/12 of 4% of gross income from operations from the T12 period and (ii) the amount to be reserved pursuant to the terms of the franchise agreement $0 $0 $142,506 $37,388 $0 Seasonality Reserve: (Springing); Ground Lease Reserve (Springing) 0 In-Place Hotel Yes 3/6/2028
31 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF FL-Tarpon Square-HA, LLC $0 $1,918 $0 $7,481 $18,724 Springing $0 Special Rollover Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 7/6/2028
32 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Linebacker Property 5, LLC $0 $4,400 $0 $0 $10,813 $6,940 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 10/6/2028
33 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis 634 Main Avenue LLC; 638 Main Avenue LLC; 2918 Third Avenue LLC $625,637 $473 $0 $3,026 $23,580 $2,383 $0 Primary Tenant Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Various Yes 9/7/2028
33.01                           Mixed Use    
33.02                           Retail    
33.03                           Retail    
34 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF 1010 Bush Street Apartment Group LLC $0 $1,354 $0 $858 $8,199 $521 $0 $0 0 Springing Mixed Use Yes 11/6/2028
35 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Somera Road - 5656 Jonesboro Road, LLC $300,000 $1,144 $0 $6,481 $17,719 $1,485 $0 Parking Lot Overlay Reserves (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 9/6/2028
36 Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC Natixis Canton Fileds Hotel, Inc. $323,927 4.0% of actual rents for the prior month $0 $0 $12,963 $2,633 Springing Franchise Expiration Reserve (Springing); PIP Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Hotel Yes 10/5/2028
36.01                           Hotel    
36.02                           Hotel    
37 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF Jacksonville Self Storage LLC $0 $1,241 $0 $0 $8,149 $4,139 $0 $0 0 Springing Self Storage Yes 10/6/2028
38 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF Best View Group, LLC $704,805 Greater of (i) one-twelfth of 5.0% of gross revenue and (ii) the amount, if any, required to be reserved under the franchise agreement and the management agreement for FF&E Work $0 $0 $9,593 $5,217 $0 Seasonality Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Hotel Yes 10/6/2028
39 The Bancorp Bank AREF RioPark24, LLC $0 $1,333 $0 $0 $2,465 $1,753 $0 $0 0 Springing Multifamily Yes 5/5/2027
39.01                           Multifamily    
39.02                           Multifamily    
40 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF WAG-Charlotte 11396, LLC $0 $0 $0 $0 Springing Springing $0 Lease Sweep Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 10/6/2028
41 BSPRT Finance, LLC RREF The Montgomery Group $323,921 4.0% of Gross Revenues $0 $0 $5,636 $2,391 $0 $0 0 Springing Hotel Yes 5/6/2028
42 Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC AREF Sophie Land Company, LLC $0 $386 $0 Springing $4,124 $589 $0 $0 0 Springing Office Yes 10/6/2028
43 BSPRT CMBS Finance, LLC RREF 181 40th Street Associates, L.L.C. $0 $0 $0 $0 Springing $1,429 $0 Lease Sweep Reserve (Springing) 0 Springing Retail Yes 10/6/2028
44 Ladder Capital Finance LLC LCF LDG Ogden IA, LLC $0 $0 $0 $0 $333 Springing $0 $0 0 In-Place Retail Yes 8/6/2033

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor 

MAC: N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:Transfer of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate Certificate Balance of Class ___ Certificates (the “Certificate”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.       Check one of the following:*

 

The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” (an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which

 

 

* Purchaser must include one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

  all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust Fund for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to any Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust Fund for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificate (and any subsequent Certificate) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificate only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificate (and any Certificate issued on transfer or exchange thereof) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificate cannot be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificate. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificate and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

 

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

Exhibit C-3

 

 

8.       Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

☐ (a) by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

         
  Bank:    
  ABA #:    

  Account #:    
  Attention:    

 

☐ (b)by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

     
     
     

 

9.       If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:
     
Dated:    

 

 

****       Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit C-4

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

Form of Transferee Affidavit FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

 

STATE OF )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.       The Purchaser is not a Disqualified Organization (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a “Disqualified Organization

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

 

is any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐      The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)      the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)     the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

(iii)     the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐       The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)       the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)      at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)     the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)     the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐       None of the above.

 

9.        The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that

 

Exhibit D-1-3

 

 

it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-1-4

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

     
     
 
NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

     
[SEAL]           
     
My Commission expires:    
________________    

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

 

respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  (Transferor)
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-3

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS OF THE VRR INTEREST 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045 

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP 

as Retaining Sponsor 

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer and Joseph Bachkosky

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 

11 Madison Avenue 

New York, New York 10010 

Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to each of the addressees hereto:

 

1.The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing the VRR Interest from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Certificate evidencing the VRR Interest by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly

 

Exhibit D-3-1

 

 

agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the VRR Interest to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

4.Check one of the following:

 

The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-3-2

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee] 

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS OF THE VRR INTEREST 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045 

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14 

 

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP 

as Retaining Sponsor 

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer and Joseph Bachkosky

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. 

11 Madison Avenue 

New York, New York 10010 

Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates evidencing the VRR Interest. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Any transfer of an ERISA Restricted Certificate (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) evidencing a portion of the VRR Interest to an insurance company general

 

Exhibit D-4-1

 

 

account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Natixis Securities Americas LLC.

 

3.Check one of the following:

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

4.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not have knowledge (after due inquiry) that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__. 

     
  [TRANSFEROR]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written: 

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-5

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit D-5-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-6

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit D-6-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-7

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit D-7-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information
  Name of Mortgagor:

 

     
  [Master Servicer]

 

  [Special Servicer]
Loan No.:
 
     
Custodian
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  Address:

1055 10th Ave SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attention: Document Custody Group CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust

  Custodian/Trustee Mortgage File No.:

 

Depositor
  Name: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
  Address:

11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010

  Certificates: CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

( )     ___________________________

 

( )     ___________________________

 

( )     ___________________________

 

( )     ___________________________

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

 

[____________]

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION
LETTER REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:Transfer of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate Certificate Balance in the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [X-F][X-G][X-NR][F][G][NR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under 

 

Exhibit F-1-1

 

 

circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, where the purchasing, holding and disposition of such Certificates will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the [__] day of [____], 20[__].

 

 

Very truly yours,

   
  [The Purchaser]
   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit F-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

 

Form of ERISA Representation Letter
regarding CLASS R AND class Z CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [[__]% Percentage Interest] in the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [R][Z] Certificates (the “Class [R][Z] Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [R][Z] Certificate, the Purchaser is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including any entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan

 

Exhibit F-2-1

 

 

or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class [R][Z] Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, 20__.

 

 

Very truly yours,

   
  [The Purchaser]
   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit F-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

See Annex B to the Prospectus.

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B, and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
during Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that: 

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

 

 

**Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit J-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

 

 

*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 

 

*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit K-1

 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

Exhibit K-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.03(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

 

*         Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  Dated:______________
     
  By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

*     Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: __________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

 

**     Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit N-1

 

 

[(2) at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: __________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

 

*     Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: __________

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER PARTY AND/OR
RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY
(FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING
CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A CONTROLLING CLASS
CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party or the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website

 

Exhibit P-1A-1

 

 

[and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers, the Loan-Specific Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  By:    
    Title:  
    Company:  
    Phone:  

 

Exhibit P-1A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER
and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

With a copy to: telecopy number: (302) 636-4140

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to:
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
            jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
            niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
            adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

 

Exhibit P-1B-1

 

 

 

Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the

 

Exhibit P-1B-2

 

 

Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.       At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Holder and only when required to be delivered in physical form pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

9.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  By:    
    Title:  
    Company:  
    Phone:  

 

Exhibit P-1B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING
CERTIFICATEHOLDER, THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY
and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
            cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class [__] Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Holder, the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

Exhibit P-1C-1

 

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statements pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statements confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statements will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statements confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statements (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statements in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statements on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1C-2

 

 

   
  By:    
    Title:  
    Company:  
    Phone:  

 

Exhibit P-1C-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING HOLDER, THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER
and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

With a copy to: telecopy number: (302) 636-4140

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager

Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff,

Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

 

Exhibit P-1D-1

 

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1. The undersigned is [the Directing Holder][the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

 

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.       [Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, if the undersigned is (a) the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or (b) the Directing Certificateholder, then in each case with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans listed in this certification, each such Mortgage Loan shall be an “Excluded Loan”, and a Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to occur and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to post such information on its website as a special notice in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.]

 

4.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

5.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a

 

Exhibit P-1D-2

 

 

violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

8.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

9.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

10.     The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

11.     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1D-3

 

 

  [Directing Holder][Directing Certificateholder][Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1D-4

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

With a copy to: telecopy number: (302) 636-4140

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
            jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
            niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
            adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

 
 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

 
       

 

Exhibit P-1E-1

 

 

  Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

  

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.           The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.           The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.] The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.           As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination

 

Exhibit P-1E-2

 

 

as to whether a Consultation Termination Event or Control Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Mortgage Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP Class Outstanding Certificate Balance Initial Certificate Balance
       
       
       

 

4.          Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities

 

Exhibit P-1E-3

 

 

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.          The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.          The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the terms of this certification by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.          To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.          The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate

 

Exhibit P-1E-4

 

 

Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.          The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

10.        The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

11.        The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1E-5

 

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1E-6

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER TO
CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Telecopy Number: (410) 715-2380
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747
Attention CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.          The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.          The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Exhibit P-1F-1

 

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

3.           The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust securitization should be revoked as to such users:

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

4.           The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-1F-2

 

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator

 

   
Name:  
Title:  

 

Exhibit P-1F-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

 

Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder

 

[Date]

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

With a copy to: telecopy number: (302) 636-4140

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager

Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department

301 S. College St., TW-30

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support

Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

Hearst Tower, 47th Floor

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff,

Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;

 

Exhibit P-1G-1

 

 

niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

3.       If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder] [4. The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

  

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______

 

Exhibit P-1G-2

 

 

cc: Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp

 

Exhibit P-1G-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1H

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

With a copy to: telecopy number: (302) 636-4140

Email: CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

375 N. French Road, Suite 100

Amherst, New York 14228

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
with a copy to: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
            jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
            niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
            adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

 
 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 
       

Exhibit P-1H-1

 

 

  Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass  Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows: 

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

[FOR ANY SUCCESSOR RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY] [2. The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

  

3.       The undersigned acknowledges and agrees to comply with the restrictions on information in Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any loan as to which the Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Party.

 

4.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

Dated: [____] [__], 20[__]

 

Exhibit P-1H-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

Attention:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is a (a) Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or (b) a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (“NRSRO”); and has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act 17g-5(e);

 

2.The undersigned has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date; and

 

3.Agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Exhibit P-2-1

 

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NRSRO]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit P-2-2

 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y)  any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Exhibit P-2-3

 

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a

 

Exhibit P-2-4

 

 

protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement. The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Exhibit P-2-5

 

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee
Email: chuck.lee@credit-suisse.com

 

  [NRSRO]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit P-2-6

 

 

EXHIBIT P-3

 

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

Attention:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P., CMBS.com, Inc., Thomson Reuters Corporation, Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT or BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only in its capacity as a market data provider and not for any other purpose, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the

 

Exhibit P-3-1

 

 

 Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Online Market Data Provider]
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit P-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required Officer’s Certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by it or by a Custodian on its behalf and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Q-1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

[Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Dante La Rocca

Fax number: (646) 935-8520

Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

Column Financial, Inc.
11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Sarah Nelson, Esq.]

 

[Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Real Estate Administration

Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777

with a copy by email to: USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@us.natixis.com]

 

[Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Josh Cromer and Joseph Bachkosky

Fax number: (212) 751-4646]

 

[Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC

40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Michael Schulte

Facsimile No.: (646) 560-1745]

 

[Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLP

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Pamela McCormack

with electronic copies to:

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)

Robert Perelman (Robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)

David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)]

 

Exhibit Q-1-2

 

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

33 Whitehall Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295

E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

7 World Trade Center

250 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10007

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

E mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

845 Third Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: CMBS Surveillance

Email: cmbs.surveillance@kbra.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com; jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
niral.shah@rialtocapital.com; adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Exhibit Q-1-3

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045

 

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Josh Cromer and Joseph Bachkosky

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

Exhibit Q-1-4

 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR MASTER SERVICER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager

Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), relating to CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, and the Trustee hereby constitutes and appoints Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Master Servicer”), by and through the Master Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Master Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such

 

Exhibit R-1-1

 

 

 title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.The completion of loan assumption agreements.

 

6.The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

Exhibit R-1-2

 

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments; and

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset

 

Exhibit R-1-3

 

 

  managers), documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Master Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Master Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Master Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Master Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Master Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein. If the Master Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers granted to the Master Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Master Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

Exhibit R-1-4

 

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ______ day of                                , 2018.

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, for the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust
     
  By:   
    Name:
    Title:

 

Address:  Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890

 

Witness:  
   
   
Witness:  
   

  

Exhibit R-1-5

 

 

CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )

  

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   
  Notary Public

 

[SEAL]  

 

My commission expires:

 

Exhibit R-1-6

 

 

EXHIBIT R-2

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE
FOR SPECIAL SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer
Fax number: (305) 229-6425
Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com; jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
niral.shah@rialtocapital.com; adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890 as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Pentalpha Surveillance LLC as Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer, and the Trustee hereby constitutes and appoints the Special Servicer, by and through the Special Servicer officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii)

 

Exhibit R-2-1

 

 

 otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.The completion of loan assumption agreements.

 

6.The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

Exhibit R-2-2

 

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

  

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the mortgaged property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments; and

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and

 

Exhibit R-2-3

 

 

  requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers), documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Special Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Special Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Special Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Special Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Special Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein. If the Special Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the Special Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers granted to the Special Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Special Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer. The foregoing indemnity

 

Exhibit R-2-4

 

 

shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for [_____________] has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

  Wilmington Trust, National Association,
as Trustee for [________________]
 
         
  By:    
    Name:    
    Title:    

 

Witness:

     
     
Witness:    
     

 

Exhibit R-2-5

 

 

State of Delaware}

 

County of ____}

 

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

     

Notary signature

 

Exhibit R-2-6

 

 

EXHIBIT S

 

INITIAL COMPANION HOLDERS

 

Loan Companion Holder
Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center

NOTE A-3 and NOTE A-4

 

Column Financial, Inc.

 

Notice Address:

 

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Dante La Rocca

Fax number: (646) 935-8520

Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

 

Continental Towers

NOTE A-2

 

Column Financial, Inc.

 

Notice Address:

 

Column Financial, Inc.

11 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Dante La Rocca

Fax number: (646) 935-8520

Email: dante.larocca@credit-suisse.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Column Financial, Inc.

 

Exhibit S-1

 

 

 

11 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10010

Attention: Barbara Nottebohm
Email: barbara.nottebohm@credit-suisse.com

The Greystone

NOTE A-2

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

 

Notice Address:

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Real Estate Administration

Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777

 

with a copy by email to:

 

USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@us.natixis.com

with a copy for all legal notices to:

 

Natixis North America LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Margaret Lam

Email: CMBSlegal.notices@us.natixis.com

 

NOTE B

 

Violet Protected Asset SPC

 

Notice Address:

 

Violet Protected Asset SPC, for the account of VPA 11

segregated Portfolio

190 Elgin Avenue

George Town, Grand Cayman KYI 9005 Cayman Islands

Attention: Samit Ghosh

Email: samitghosh@intertrustgroup.com

 

With a copy to:

 

Attention: Ellen Christian

Email: ellen.christian@intertrustgroup.com

 

Exhibit S-2

 

 

Lafayette Park

NOTE A-2

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

 

Notice Address:

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Real Estate Administration

Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777

 

with a copy by email to:

 

USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@us.natixis.com

with a copy for all legal notices to:

 

Natixis North America LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Margaret Lam

Email: CMBSlegal.notices@us.natixis.com

 

Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4, NOTE A-5, NOTE A-6, NOTE A-7 and NOTE A-8

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC

 

Notice Address:

 

Argentic Real Estate Finance LLC
40 West 57th Street, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Michael Schulte
Facsimile No.: (646) 560-1745

Indian Hills Senior Community

NOTE A-2

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer for the WFCM 2018-C47 CMBS transaction

 

Notice Address:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

 

Exhibit S-3

 

 

 

Three Wells Fargo

MAC D1050-084

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP

214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.

 

Holiday Inn FiDi

NOTE A-1-A

 

Ladder Capital Finance II LLC

 

Notice Address:

 

Ladder Capital Finance II LLC

c/o Ladder Capital Finance LLC

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Pamela McCormack

 

and

 

Ladder Capital Finance II LLC

c/o Ladder Capital Finance LLC

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Robert Perelman

 

and

 

Ladder Capital Finance II LLC

c/o Ladder Capital Finance LLC

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: David Traitel

 

With electronic copies to each of:

 

Pamela McCormack

Email: pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com

 

Exhibit S-4

 

 

 

Robert Perelman

Email: robert.perelman@laddercapital.com

 

David Traitel

Email: david.traitel@laddercapital.com

 

NOTE A-2

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer for the WFCM 2018-C47 CMBS transaction

 

Notice Address:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

MAC D1050-084

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP

214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.

 

NOTE B

 

IGIS US Private Placement Real Estate Investment Trust No. 228

 

Notice Address:

 

IGIS US Private Placement Real Estate Investment Trust No. 228

c/o IGIS Asset Management

14 F, Sewoo Building, 115 Yeouigongwon-ro,

Yeoungdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150 868, Korea

Attention: Taeil Song

Phone: +82269594032

Email: t.song@igisam.com

 

Exhibit S-5

 

 

 

For legal notices, with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

599 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Henry Shin, Esq.

 

2020 Fifth Avenue

NOTE A-2

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as master servicer for the BANK 2018-BNK15 CMBS transaction

 

Notice Address:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: BANK 2018-BNK15 Asset Manager

Facsimile number: (704) 715-0036

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP

Hearst Tower, 38th Floor

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Christopher J. Brady

Facsimile Number: (704) 377-2033

 

Exhibit S-6

 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

FORM OF NOTICE RELATING TO THE NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN

 

[Date]

 

[NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN PARTIES]

[ADDRESSES]

 

VIA FACSIMILE

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Dear [__________]:

 

[[NON-SERVICED MASTER SERVICER], is the master servicer (the “Non-Serviced Master Servicer”) for the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Whole Loan, as such term is defined under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated November 1, 2018 (the “CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling Agreement”) by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer (in such capacity, the “[NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as asset representations reviewer and as Operating Advisor. The Certificate Administrator hereby directs the Non-Serviced Master Servicer, as follows:]

 

The Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall remit to the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan (as such term is defined in the CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling Agreement) under the [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling Agreement).

 

The [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN] Mortgage Loan [is][is not] a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling Agreement) under the CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling Agreement.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Exhibit T-1

 

 

Date: _________________________

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit T-2

 

 

EXHIBIT U

 

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

 

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

845 Third Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: CMBS Surveillance

Email: cmbs.surveillance@kbra.com
 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

From:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date:_________, 20___

 

Exhibit U-1

 

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
       ____________________

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a)     Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)  Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)              The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)            The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)           The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)          The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

Exhibit U-2

 

 

(v)           The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

(vi)          The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)         The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)       The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or

 

Exhibit U-3

 

 

fiscal year will not exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

(ix)       The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)         The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)        Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d)      Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e)       Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

Exhibit U-4

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit U-5

 

 

EXHIBIT V

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).
Transaction: CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14
Operating Advisor: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
Special Servicer: Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
Directing Certificateholder: RREF III-D CS 2018-C14, LLC

 

Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

a.[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

b.Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [●] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

2.[●] non-Specially Serviced Loans were the subject of a Major Decision as to which the operating advisor has consultation rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

I.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “platform-level basis”. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to materially comply with the Servicing Standard as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

In connection with the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor:

 

 

 

1       This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the PSA, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

1.Reviewed the Asset Status Reports, the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and [LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION] for the following [●] Specially Serviced Loans: [List related mortgage loans]

 

2.Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor’s analysis of the Asset Status Reports (including related non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations) related to the Specially Serviced Loans should be considered a limited investigation and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal opinion. For instance, we did not re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

II. Specific Items of Review

 

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the item listed below.

 

1.The Operating Advisor reviewed the following items in connection with the generation of this report: [LIST MATERIAL ITEMS].

 

2.During the prior year, the Operating Advisor consulted with the Special Servicer regarding its strategy plan for a limited number of issues related to the following Specially Serviced Loans: [LIST]. The Operating Advisor participated in discussions and made strategic observations and recommended alternative courses of action to the extent it deemed such observations and recommendations appropriate.

 

3.Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations and non-discretionary portions of net present value calculations.

 

4.The Operating Advisor [received/did not receive] information necessary to recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount or net present value calculations used in the special servicer’s determination of what course of action to take in connection with the workout or liquidation of a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the utilization by the special servicer.

 

(a)The operating advisor [agrees/does not agree] with the [mathematical calculations] [and/or] [the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula] required to be utilized for such calculation.

 

(b)After consultation with the special servicer to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations, such inaccuracy [has been/ has not been] resolved.

 

Exhibit V-2

 

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit legal review or legal opinion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculation, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

III. Assumptions, Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor (i) is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) will not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review, or legal conclusion.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than receipt of any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder or borrower directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communications held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

Exhibit V-3

 

 

8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-4

 

 

EXHIBIT W

 

Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
as Trustee
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee CSAIL 2018-C14

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com; jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
niral.shah@rialtocapital.com; adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

 

our assessment that Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Operating Advisor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated:

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

EXHIBIT X

 

Form of CONFIDENTIALITY Agreement

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor

Miami, Florida 33172

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com; jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com; niral.shah@rialtocapital.com; adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”)/Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC (“Rialto Capital”) understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

 

(the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital, and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital, the [“Master Servicer”/”Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and their respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

Exhibit X-2

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 3

 

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this Agreement.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of Wells Fargo/Rialto Capital’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

Exhibit X-3

 

 

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, national association
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  RIALTO CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:

 

[COMPANY NAME]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit X-4

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.     Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.     Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.     Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.     All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: (A) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and Operating Advisor, (B) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Servicer and Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Non-Serviced Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Non-Serviced Operating Advisor of the Prudential – Digital Realty Portfolio Mortgage Loan, (C) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

Master Servicer, Midland Loan Servicers, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Non-Serviced Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Non-Serviced Operating Advisor of the Holiday Inn FiDi Mortgage Loan, (D) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Non-Serviced Trustee of the 20 Times Square Mortgage Loan, and (E) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Master Servicer, LNR Partners, LLC and as Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and as Non-Serviced Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Non-Serviced Operating Advisor of the Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Mortgage Loan.

 

Date:     

 

      

[NAME OF OFFICER]
(Senior officer in charge of securitization of the depositor)

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or an officer under my supervision) have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (the “Form 10-K”) and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution and other information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports and all of the distribution, servicing and other information provided to the Certificate Administrator by the trustee, the custodian, the master servicer, the special servicer and the operating advisor

 

Exhibit Z-1-1

 

 

under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports;

 

4.       I (or an officer under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required to be included in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in the Form 10-K and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Certificate Administrator responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit Z-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Master Servicer, collectively, the “Master Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, the Master Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

Exhibit Z-2-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, all of servicing and other information required to be provided by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Master Servicer Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Master Servicer compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Master Servicer Periodic Information, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Master Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

  

Exhibit Z-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Special Servicer, collectively, the “Special Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Special Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

Exhibit Z-3-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Special Servicer Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Special Servicer’s compliance statement required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Special Servicer Periodic Information, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Special Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

Date:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

  

Exhibit Z-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-4

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by Trustee

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Trustee, collectively, the “Trustee Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Trustee Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

Exhibit Z-4-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Trustee Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Trustee’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Trustee Periodic Information, the Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Trustee responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

  

Exhibit Z-4-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

Exhibit Z-5-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Operating Advisor Periodic Information;

 

4.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Operating Advisor responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Operating Advisor under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit Z-5-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-6

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by CUSTODIAN

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Custodian in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Custodian in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Custodian, collectively, the “Custodian Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Custodian Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

Exhibit Z-6-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Custodian Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Custodian’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Custodian Periodic Information, the Custodian has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Custodian responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Custodian under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

  

Exhibit Z-6-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z-7

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify, with the knowledge and intent that this Certification will be relied upon by the applicable Certification Parties (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) (i) in connection with the certification concerning the Trust, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor and/or (ii) in connection with the certification concerning the trust related to an Other Securitization, to be signed by an officer of the Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”); and

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K; and

 

Exhibit Z-7-1

 

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Asset Representations Reviewer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Asset Representations Reviewer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated:         

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit Z-7-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA

 

Servicing Criteria
to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit AA, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Master Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

APPLICABLE Servicing Criteria applicable
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Master Servicer

Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable)

 

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Certificate Administrator
  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator

 

1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Trustee (as applicable)1

 

 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

 

Exhibit AA-1

 

 

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. Custodian
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

Exhibit AA-2

 

 

1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.

Special Servicer
Operating Advisor

 

1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit AA-3

 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer, to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

Item 1A: Asset-Level Information

 

●     Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1125 of Regulation AB

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to its Mortgage Loans for any period prior to the reporting period applicable to the first Form 10-D filed with respect to the Trust)

 

●     Master Servicer

 

Item 1B: Asset Representations Reviewer and Investor Communication:

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-1

 

 

●     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer (with respect to only Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB)

Item 2: Legal Proceedings:

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

 

Item 3:  Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds ●     Depositor
Item 4:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5:  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 6:  Significant Obligors of Pool Assets: ●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party

 

Exhibit BB-2

 

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

 

Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

 

Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-3

 

 

Item 9:  Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.

 

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Master Servicer (with respect to the balances of each REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date) 

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders) 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Depositor

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Exhibit BB-4

 

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit BB-5

 

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.  
Item 9:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 9.  

 

Exhibit BB-6

 

 

EXHIBIT CC

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

●     Depositor

 

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.  

 

Exhibit CC-1

 

 

Item 15:  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

●     The Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-2

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Properties)

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-3

 

 

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

●     Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

●     Special Servicer 

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Trustee 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party

 

Exhibit CC-4

 

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C14 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C14 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if

no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

●     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

Exhibit CC-5

 

 

it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C14 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was

●     The Depositor

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

Exhibit CC-6

 

 

previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C14 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit CC-7

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Trustee

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions:  (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

 

Exhibit CC-8

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.11 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.11 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Master Servicer

●     Special Servicer

●     Depositor

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit CC-9

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit CC-10

 

 

Item 15:  Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions:  (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).  

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 101)

 

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 102)

 

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 103)

 

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit CC-11

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this CSAIL 2018-C14 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible  

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

●     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following 

 

 

Exhibit DD-1

 

 

 

       conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts      Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts      Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item  
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership      Depositor  
Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

     Depositor

     Certificate Administrator

 

 
Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights      Certificate Administrator  

 

Exhibit DD-2

 

 

of Security Holders  
Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year      Depositor
Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material      Depositor
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

     Trustee

     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

     Certificate Administrator

     Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

     Master Servicer

     Special Servicer

     Certificate Administrator

     Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

     Depositor

     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution      Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure      Depositor
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure      Depositor
Item 8.01: Other Events      Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Certificate Administrator

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party

 

Exhibit DD-3

 

 

 

responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-4

 

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-5

 

 

EXHIBIT EE

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO

cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 

as Certificate Administrator 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                         ], phone number: [                         ]; email address: [                         ].

     
  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
   
  By:  
    Name:
Title:
     

cc: Depositor

   

 

Exhibit EE-1

 

  

EXHIBIT FF

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

1.    MMI Servicing Inc.

 

Exhibit FF-1

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

NONE. 

 

Exhibit GG-1

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer] [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities during [the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:    

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer]
[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer]
[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator]
[Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee]

     
By:    
  Name:
Title:
 

  

Exhibit HH-1

 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE with SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator, operating advisor] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

1 Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e. transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions

 

Exhibit II-1

 

 

involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

[Date of Certification]    
     
  [Name of Reporting Servicer]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit II-2

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to: 

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. 

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815 

New York, NY 10036 

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

Bank Name: Chase

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

Routing Number: 021000021

Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit JJ-1

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

Form of Notice of ADDITIONAL 

INDEBTEDNESS NOTIFICATION

 

VIA E-MAIL:

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com and trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: CSAIL 2018-C14, Additional Debt Notice for Form 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Sections 3.18(g) and 11.04(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

  Portfolio Name Mortgage Loan Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
1       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

$

    $   %            
    Total     $                      
2       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

    $   %            
   Total     $                      
3       $     $   %            
        $     $   %            
       

$

    $   %            
   Total     $                      

 

Exhibit KK-1

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit LL-1

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO:
cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
   as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – CSAIL 2018-C14

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the undersigned, as [              ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

Beginning Balance as of

MM/DD/YYYY

Ending Balance as of

MM/DD/YYYY

Collection Account    
REO Account    

 

Exhibit MM-1

 

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                   ], phone number: [                    ]; email address: [                     ].

 

 

[NAME OF PARTY],

  as [role]
   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit MM-2

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

 

Form of Transferee NOTICE PURSUANT TO 3.23(a)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
     as Certificate Administrator 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) - CSAIL 2018-C14

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff, Niral Shah and Adam Singer 

Fax number: (305) 229-6425 

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com; jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;

           niral.shah@rialtocapital.com; adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 

375 N. French Road, Suite 100 

Amherst, New York 14228 

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—Transaction Manager 

with a copy sent via e-mail to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com (with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject line)

 

Exhibit NN-1

 

 

CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

 

     
     
     
     
     

 

Contact Info: [Tel/Email]

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit NN-2

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

   
  (Transferee)
   
 

By:

 
   

Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit NN-3

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

  Re: [               ] Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [               ]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the PSA, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

  1. We have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the PSA and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [●] failed Tests as specifically detailed on the scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

  2. A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
   
 By:   

 Name:   

 Title:   

 

Exhibit OO-1

 

 

  1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller R&W
#
R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
31 Single-Purpose Entity    

 

Exhibit OO-2

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY
BY THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

  Re: [               ] Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [               ]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the PSA, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

  1. We have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the PSA and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [●] failed Tests as identified on the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

  2. A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

  3. The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

  4. Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
   
   By:   

 Name:   

 Title:   

 

Exhibit PP-1

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations
and Warranty #
Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity

 

Exhibit PP-2

 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

 

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (“PSA”), the Asset Representations Reviewer (“Asset Representations Reviewer”) shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller only with respect to each Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth below (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials described in this Exhibit QQ if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the PSA or, solely with respect to a representation and warranty, the meaning set forth in the related mortgage loan purchase agreement (the “MLPA”). For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the performance of the following Tests:

 

(A)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes a knowledge qualifier (e.g., to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, etc.), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be responsible for any investigation or review beyond that set forth in the applicable Test related to such representation and warranty;

 

(B)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes the examination of an insurance policy or Title Policy, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be permitted to engage a qualified consultant to perform a review of the applicable policy, and will be allowed to rely upon the conclusions of the consultant when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

 

(C)The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under no duty to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion;

 

(D)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, the “as of” date for the testing of a representation is as of the Closing Date;

 

(E)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, if there is more than one version of the same document with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, the document that will be used by the Asset Representations Reviewer in testing is the document that is dated as of the Closing Date or, if none, the document closest prior to the Closing Date;

 

(F)With respect to each representation and warranty and its related Test(s), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account any exceptions to such representation and warranty described in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and a Test pass shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such

 

Exhibit QQ-1

 

 

Test if the sole reason for not satisfying the applicable Test is caused by such exception(s);

 

(G)Evidence of a failure of a Test could result from (i) an affirmative determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer that the Test failed to achieve a Test pass, or (ii) a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer that the documentation included in the Review Materials (after making such request for any missing documents in the manner provided for in the PSA) is not sufficient to perform the Test; and

 

(H)A determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer will only be required to perform the Tests described in this Exhibit QQ, and will not be obligated to perform additional procedures on any Delinquent Loan, even if a different set of procedures or Review Materials could produce a different outcome. Notwithstanding the required Tests, the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any information other than (1) Review Materials specified in the related Test and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information. The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider Unsolicited Information relevant to the Tests subject to the terms of the PSA. If the Asset Representations Reviewer considers Unsolicited Information, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account such Unsolicited Information, in addition to the Review Materials referred to in the applicable Test(s) procedure when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

 

Exhibit QQ-2

 

Representations and Warranties   Test Review Materials

1.     Complete Servicing File.   All documents comprising the Servicing File will be or have been delivered to the master servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan by the deadlines set forth in the PSA and/or MLPA.

 

1 Review the Servicing File to determine if it includes a signed custodian certification that does not contain any exceptions reported.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Servicing File; Custodian certification

2.     Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not an interest in a mortgage loan. Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan is a senior portion (or a pari passu portion of a senior portion) of a whole mortgage loan evidenced by a senior note. Immediately prior to the sale, transfer and assignment to depositor, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the mortgage loan seller), participation (other than a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan) or pledge, and the mortgage loan seller had good and marketable title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan) (subject to certain agreements regarding servicing and/or defeasance successor borrower rights as provided in the PSA, subservicing agreements permitted thereunder and that certain Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date between the master servicer and the mortgage loan seller), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan (subject to certain agreements regarding servicing and/or defeasance successor borrower rights as provided in the PSA, subservicing agreements permitted thereunder and that certain Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date between the master servicer and the mortgage loan seller). The mortgage loan seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to depositor constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan (subject to certain agreements regarding servicing and/or defeasance successor borrower rights as provided in the PSA, subservicing agreements permitted thereunder and that certain

 

 

 

2a Except with regard to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, review the amounts listed on the original Mortgage Note and Mortgage to determine if they match the amounts listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.  If the amounts are the same, then such Mortgage Loan would be considered a whole loan.  If there is more than one property then the Mortgage for each property would be need to be aggregated.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Note; Mortgage; Mortgage Loan Schedule
2b If the Mortgage Loan is a Serviced Mortgage Loan or Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, review the Mortgage(s), Mortgage Note, loan agreement related to the Mortgage Loan (“Loan Agreement”), Mortgage Loan guaranty, Assignment of Leases, and Environmental Indemnification Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Documents”) or intercreditor agreement to determine if it is a senior portion (or a pari passu portion of a senior portion) of a whole Mortgage Loan evidenced by a senior note.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Intercreditor agreement
2c Review any notice previously delivered by the master servicer or the special servicer, as applicable, of any alleged defect or breach with respect to any Delinquent Loan (collectively, the “MS Servicer Notices”) for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller not having good and marketable title to, or not being the sole owner of, the Mortgage Loan, free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations (other than with respect to agreements among Mortgage Noteholders with respect to a Whole Loan), any other ownership interests and other interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan (subject to certain agreements regarding servicing and/or defeasance successor MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-3

 

 

 

Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date between the master servicer and the mortgage loan seller).

 

  borrower rights as provided in the PSA, subservicing agreements permitted thereunder and that certain  Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date between the Master Servicer and the Mortgage Loan Seller ).  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
  2d Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller not having the full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loan.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
2e Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding the assignment to the Depositor not constituting a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan as described in the last sentence of representation and warranty 2.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

3.     Loan Document Status.   Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and except that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance premiums) may be further limited or rendered unenforceable by applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents

 

3a Review the opinion of Mortgagor’s counsel (“Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion”) to determine if it contains language indicating that the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, assignment of leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as specified in representation and warranty 3.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
3b Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding rights of offset, defenses, counterclaims or rights of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan MS Servicer Notices

 

Exhibit QQ-4

 

 

invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby) (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Insolvency Qualifications”).

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by the mortgage loan seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.
  Documents, except with respect to any Insolvency Qualifications.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
 4.    Mortgage Provisions.  The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Insolvency Qualifications. 4 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion to determine if the Mortgage Loan Documents contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Insolvency Qualifications.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
 5.    Hospitality Provisions.  The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan that is secured by a hospitality property operated pursuant to a franchise agreement includes an executed comfort letter or similar agreement signed by the Mortgagor and franchisor of such property enforceable by the issuing entity against such franchisor, either directly or as an assignee of the originator. The Mortgage or related security agreement for each Mortgage Loan secured by a hospitality property creates a security interest in the revenues of such property for which a UCC financing statement has been filed in the appropriate filing office. 5a Review the appraisals to determine if any of the properties are specifically identified as hospitality properties.  If so, review the Mortgage File to determine if there exists a franchise agreement and executed comfort letter or other similar agreement signed by the Mortgagor and franchisor that is enforceable by the issuing entity against such franchisor, either directly or as an assignee of the originator.  If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal; franchise agreement; Comfort letter or similar agreement signed by or from such franchisor
5b If the appraisals specifically identify any Mortgaged Properties as hospitality properties, review the security agreement for each Mortgaged Property to determine if there are provisions related to creating a security interest in the revenues of such property.  Also, review the Mortgage File UCC filing; Appraisal; Mortgage File

 

Exhibit QQ-5

 

 

    to determine if there exist filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any related UCC financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
 6.    Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications.   Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File or as otherwise provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither Mortgagor nor guarantor has been released from its obligations under the Mortgage Loan. The material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect since November 2, 2018. 6a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and MS Servicer Notices to determine if the material terms of such documents have been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect, except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; MS Servicer Notices
6b Review the MS Servicer Notices and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if a related mortgaged property, or any portion thereof, has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices; Mortgage Loan Documents
6c Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that either the Mortgagor or Guarantor has been released from its obligations under any Mortgage Loan.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 7.    Lien; Valid Assignment.  Subject to the Insolvency Qualifications, each endorsement and assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument from the Mortgage) from the mortgage loan seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the mortgage loan seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below)), except as the 7a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding any endorsement and assignment of Mortgage and Assignment of Leases not constituting a legal, valid and binding endorsement or assignment from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the Insolvency Qualifications.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7b Review the Mortgage for each property and the Assignment of Leases for each property for provisions to the effect that the related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is not freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor.  If no such provision is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage; Assignment of Leases

 

 

Exhibit QQ-6

 

 

 

enforcement thereof may be limited by the Insolvency Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances, and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge and subject to the rights of tenants, no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to Permitted Encumbrances, except as such enforcement may be limited by Insolvency Qualifications subject to the limitations described in representation and warranty 11 below. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

The assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the depositor validly and effectively transfers and conveys all legal and beneficial ownership of the Mortgage Loans to the depositor free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest (subject to certain agreements regarding servicing as provided in the PSA, subservicing agreements permitted thereunder and that certain Servicing Rights Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date between the master servicer and the mortgage loan seller).
7c Review the title policy (as defined in representation and warranty 8, the “Title Policy”) to determine if the Mortgage is a first lien on the Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property.  Compare the amount of the Title Policy to the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or Allocated Cut-off Date Loan Amount to determine they are equivalent.  If each such determination is made, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
7d Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
7e Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, as of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that the Mortgaged Property was not free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7f Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, subject to the rights of tenants, there are rights existing which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7g Review the Title Policy to determine if any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid and enforceable lien on property described therein subject to Permitted Encumbrances, except as such enforcement may be limited by Insolvency Qualifications subject to the limitations described in representation and warranty 11 below.  The foregoing excludes the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession Title Policy

 

Exhibit QQ-7

 

 

    or control of such items or actions other than the filing of a UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
  7h Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller did not have good and marketable title free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7i Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the sole owner of any Mortgage Loan, or that the Mortgage Loan was not free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
7j Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of claim or assertion that the assignment did not validly and effectively transfer and convey all legal and beneficial ownership of any Mortgage Loans to the Depositor free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 8.    Permitted Liens; Title Insurance.  Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first-priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien 8a Review the Title Policy to determine if it is an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or another comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction.  Review to determine if the amount of the policy covers the amount of the Mortgage Loan, or for multiple properties, an amount equal to the allocated loan amount after all advances of principal.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
8b Review the Title Policy to determine if the first-priority lien of the Mortgage is subject only to Permitted Encumbrances.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
8c Review the Title Policy to determine if any Permitted Title Policy

 

Exhibit QQ-8

 

 

of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record specifically identified in the Title Policy; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property which the Mortgage Loan documents do not require to be subordinated to the lien of such Mortgage; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for another Mortgage Loan contained in the same cross-collateralized group, provided that none of which items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially interferes with the value, current use or operation of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or with the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid and no claims have been made by the mortgage loan seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither the mortgage loan seller, nor to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy. Each Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), (a) that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage, and (b) to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.   Encumbrance is a mortgage lien that is senior to or coordinate and co-equal to the lien of the related Mortgage, other than as contemplated by item (f) in the definition of Permitted Encumbrances.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
8d Review the Title Policy and MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the coverage is not in full force and effect, that all premiums thereon have not been paid or that claims have been made by any Mortgage Loan Seller.  If no such notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; MS Servicer Notices
8e Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller, or any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such policy.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
8f Review the Title Policy to determine if the Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), that the Mortgaged Property shown on the survey is the same as the property legally described in the Mortgage.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
8g Review the Title Policy to determine if the Title Policy contains no exclusion for, or affirmatively insures (except for any Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such affirmative insurance is not available in which case such exclusion may exist), to the extent that the Mortgaged Property consists of two or more adjoining parcels, such parcels are contiguous.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
 9.    Junior Liens.  It being understood that B notes secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or 9a Review the Title Policy to determine if there is any subordinate mortgage or junior lien encumbering the Title Policy

 

 

Exhibit QQ-9

 

 

 

junior liens, there are no subordinate mortgages or junior liens encumbering the related Mortgaged Property. The mortgage loan seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt related to the Mortgaged Property and secured directly by the ownership interests in the Mortgagor other than as set forth on Exhibit B-32-1 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.   Mortgaged Property.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
9b Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that,  other than as set forth on Exhibit B-32-1 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge of any mezzanine debt related to the Mortgaged Property and secured directly by the ownership interests in the Mortgagor.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 10.  Assignment of Leases and Rents.  There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Insolvency Qualifications; no person other than the related Mortgagor owns any interest in any payments due under such lease or leases that is superior to or of equal priority with the lender’s interest therein. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law, provides for, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the mortgagee. 10a Review the Mortgage File to determine if an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) is in the Mortgage File.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage File; Mortgage; Assignment of Leases
10b Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgage, or any related Assignment of Leases, has been recorded, and creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Insolvency Qualifications; and to determine that no person other than the related Mortgagor owns any interest in any payments due under such lease or leases that is superior to or of equal priority with the lender’s interest therein.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
10c Review the Title Policy to determine if any person other than the Mortgagor owns any interest in any payments due under such lease or leases that is superior to or of equal priority with the lender’s interest therein.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
10d Review the Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) to determine if the Mortgage, or related Assignment of Leases, Mortgage; Assignment of Leases

 

 

Exhibit QQ-10

 

 

 

    provides that upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the mortgagee.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 11.  Financing Statements.  Each Mortgage Loan or related security agreement establishes a valid security interest in, and a UCC-1 financing statement has been filed (except, in the case of fixtures, the Mortgage constitutes a fixture filing) in all places necessary to perfect a valid security interest in, the personal property (the creation and perfection of which is governed by the UCC) owned by the Mortgagor and necessary to operate any Mortgaged Property in its current use other than (1) non-material personal property, (2) personal property subject to purchase money security interests and (3) personal property that is leased equipment. Each UCC-1 financing statement, if any, filed with respect to personal property constituting a part of the related Mortgaged Property and each UCC-2 or UCC-3 assignment, if any, filed with respect to such financing statement was in suitable form for filing in the filing office in which such financing statement was filed. 11a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of inappropriately filed or nonexistent UCC-1 financing statements.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
11b Review the MS Servicer Notices for notation or other indication that the UCC-1, UCC-2 and UCC-3 statements were not in suitable form for filing.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 12.  Condition of Property.  The mortgage loan seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within four months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date, which indicates that, except as set forth in such engineering report or with respect to which repairs were required to be reserved for or made, all building systems for the improvements of each related Mortgaged Property are in good working order, and further indicates that each related Mortgaged Property (a) is free of any material damage, (b) is in good repair and condition, and (c) is free of structural defects, except to the extent (i) any damage or deficiencies that would not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or repairs with
12a Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it is dated within four months of the origination date, and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
12b Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it was dated no more than 12 months prior to the Cut-off Date.  Review the engineering report to confirm that all building systems for the improvements of each Mortgaged Property being in good working order, and free of material damage.  If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
12c Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File dated no more than 12 months prior to the Cut-off Date to determine if it Engineering report; Property condition assessment

 

 

Exhibit QQ-11

 

 

 

respect to such damage or deficiencies estimated to cost less than $50,000 in the aggregate per Mortgaged Property; (ii) such repairs have been completed; or (iii) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the mortgage loan seller with respect to similar loans it originates for securitization have been established, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs. The mortgage loan seller has no knowledge of any material issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the mortgage loan seller believes would have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the engineering report and those addressed in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of the preceding sentence.   provides that each related Mortgaged Property is free of structural defects, except to the extent:  (i) any damage or deficiencies that would not materially and adversely affect the use, operation or value of the Mortgaged Property or the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or repairs with respect to such damage or deficiencies estimated to cost less than $50,000 in the aggregate per Mortgaged Property; (ii) such repairs have been completed; or (iii) escrows in an aggregate amount consistent with the standards utilized by the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to similar loans it originates for securitization have been established, which escrows will in all events be in an aggregate amount not less than the estimated cost of such repairs.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
12d Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge of material issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Mortgage Loan Seller believed would have a material adverse effect on the use, operation or value of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the most recently dated engineering report and those addressed in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of representation and warranty 12.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
13.   Taxes and Assessments.  As of the date of origination and as of the Closing Date, all taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) securing a Mortgage Loan that is or if left unpaid could become a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that became due and delinquent and owing prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or, if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges are covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For 13a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that all taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges due with respect to the Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) as of the Closing Date have been paid, and if the appropriate amount of such taxes or charges is being appealed or is otherwise in dispute, the unpaid taxes or charges were not covered by an escrow of funds or other security sufficient to pay such tax or charge and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-12

 

 

 

purposes of this representation and warranty, real property taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges shall not be considered delinquent until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. 13b Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that all taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges) due with respect to the Mortgaged Property (excluding any related personal property) were current as of the Closing Date.  If such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 14.  Condemnation.  As of the date of origination and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. 14 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property as of the origination date, or for a notation or other indication that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge as of the Closing Date of any such proceeding.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 15.  Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan.  As of the date of origination and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Closing Date, there was no pending, filed or threatened action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the use, operation or value of the Mortgaged Property, (f) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents, (g) the current ability of the Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service such Mortgage Loan, or (h) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property. 15a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion and the MS Servicer Notices for an indication of pending, filed or threatened action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgaged Property that existed on the origination date, and review the Diligence File and the MS Servicer Notices to determine if the Mortgage Loan Seller’s had knowledge of same as of the Closing Date.  If such an indication is not found with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion; MS Servicer Notices; Diligence File
15b Based on the MS Servicer Notices, determine if an adverse outcome of any such  pending, filed or threatened action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgaged Property would adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(h) of representation and warranty 15.  If any such adverse outcome would not adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(h) of representation and warranty 15, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 16.  Escrow Deposits.  All escrow deposits and payments required pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under 16a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any escrow deposits and payments required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan not in the servicer’s MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-13

 

 

 

the control, of the mortgage loan seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by the mortgage loan seller to depositor or its servicer and identified as such with appropriate detail. Any and all requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose, which requirements were to have been complied with on or before Closing Date, have been complied with in all material respects or the funds so escrowed have not been released unless such release was consistent with proper and prudent commercial mortgage servicing practices or such released funds were otherwise used for their intended purpose. No other escrow amounts have been released except in accordance with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Loan documents.   possession or control.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
16b Review the Servicing File and the MS Servicer Notices to determine if all escrows and deposits required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan have been conveyed to the depositor or its servicer.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Servicing File; MS Servicer Notices
16c Review the Servicing File and the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that the requirements under the Mortgage Loan as to completion of any material improvements and as to disbursements of any funds escrowed for such purpose on or before the Closing Date have not been complied with in all material respects.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Servicing File; MS Servicer Notices
16d Review the Servicing File and the MS Servicer Notices to determine if an escrow release has been made that was not in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Servicing File; MS Servicer Notices
 17.  No Holdbacks.  The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund prior to the Cut-off Date. 17a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule, Loan Agreement, Mortgage Note and origination settlement statement to determine if the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan was fully disbursed as of the Closing Date.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Loan Agreement; Mortgage Note; Origination settlement statement
17b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there is no requirement for future advances by the Mortgagee (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property), and any requirements or conditions to disbursements of any loan proceeds held in escrow have been satisfied with respect to any disbursement of any such escrow fund prior to the Cut-off Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-14

 

 

 

 18.  Insurance.  Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all-risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance below $35 million) and “A:VIII” (for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more) from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” from S&P Global Ratings (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months); (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180-day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during restoration.

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by the mortgage loan seller originating mortgage loans for securitization.
18a Review the insurance consultant report to determine if it shows that the Mortgaged Property is insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all-risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of any Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the  Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Consultant Report
18b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the insurance coverage as stated in Test 18a above.  If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring business interruption or rental loss insurance that (i) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $35 million or more, 18 months); (ii) for a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $50 million or more contains a 180-day “extended period of indemnity”; and (iii) covers the actual loss sustained during restoration.  If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program, plus such additional excess flood coverage in an Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-15

 

 

 

If windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy the Mortgaged Property is insured by a separate windstorm insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount at least equal to 100% of the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the Improvements and personalty and fixtures owned by the mortgagor and included in the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the mortgage loan seller for loans originated for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake.  In such instance, the PML or equivalent was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance.  If the resulting report concluded that the PML or equivalent would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by S&P Global Ratings in an amount not less than 100% of the PML or the equivalent.

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in
  amount as is generally required by the Mortgage Loan Seller originating Mortgage Loans for securitization.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18e Review the insurance consultant report to determine if windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from coverage.  If so, review Diligence File to determine if the property is covered by a windstorm insurance policy covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” are excluded from the primary property damage insurance policy, which policy is issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms, in an amount at least equal to 100% of the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the Improvements and personalty and fixtures owned by the mortgagor and included in the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Consultant Report; Diligence File
18f Review the insurance consultant report dated before the Cut-off Date to determine if it covers the property and is issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including broad-form coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by any Mortgage Loan Seller for loans originated for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Consultant Report
18g Review the property condition assessment to determine if the properties are located in a seismic zone 3 or 4.  If such indication is found, review the seismic engineering study to determine if it has been performed by an architectural or engineering consultant, for the sole purpose of assessing the PML for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake, based on a 475-year return period, an exposure Property condition assessment; Seismic engineering study

 

 

Exhibit QQ-16

 

 

 

order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML or equivalent was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML or equivalent would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by S&P Global Ratings in an amount not less than 100% of the PML or the equivalent.

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section required to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the trustee or the Non-Serviced Trustee for Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by the mortgage loan seller.
  period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18h Review the most recent seismic engineering study or Insurance Consultant Report to determine if the PML or equivalent would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, and if so, review to determine if earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained.  If so determined, determine if the insurer is rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or “A-” by S&P Global Ratings.  The insurance amount should be not less than 100% of the PML or the equivalent.  If so determined, the ratings are adequate, and the insurance amount is not less than 100% of the PML or the equivalent, it will be a Test pass. Seismic engineering study; Insurance Consultant Report
18i Review the property condition assessment to determine if the properties are located in a seismic zone 3 or 4. If determined, review the seismic engineering study to determine if it has been performed by an architectural or engineering consultant, for the sole purpose of assessing the PML for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake, based on a 475-year return period, which correlates to a 10% probability of exceedance in an exposure period of 50 years. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18j Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that insurance premiums were not current as of the Cut-off Date.  If no such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
18k Review the insurance consultant report to determine if the insurance policies name the lender under any Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Consultant Report
18l Review the insurance consultant report to determine if the insurance will inure to the benefit of the trustee.  If so Insurance Consultant Report

 

 

Exhibit QQ-17

 

 

 

    determined, it will be a Test pass.  
18m Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if any Mortgage Loan obligates the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
18n Review the insurance consultant report to determine if the insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Consultant Report
18o Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that any notice described in Test 18n may have been received by the Mortgage Loan Seller.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 19.  Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots.  Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are appropriate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the 19a Review the zoning report to determine if each Mortgaged Property is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report
19b Review the zoning report to determine if each Mortgaged Property is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are appropriate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report
19c Review the Title Policy to determine if each Mortgaged Title Policy

 

 

Exhibit QQ-18

 

 

 

Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.   Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels and do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the most recently dated  Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case any Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 20.  No Encroachments.  To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge and based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, (a) all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property, or are insured by applicable provisions of the Title Policy, (b) no improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property, or are insured by applicable provisions of the Title Policy and (c) no improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or are insured by applicable provisions of the Title Policy. 20a Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property, or are insured by applicable provisions of the most recently dated Title Policy.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
20b Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if there exist improvements on adjoining parcels that encroach onto the Mortgaged Property that could materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property, which are not insured by applicable provisions of the most recently dated Title Policy.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
20c Review the survey or Title Policy to determine if there exist improvements that encroach upon any easements and the removal of such encroachments could materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property and are not insured by applicable provisions of the most recently dated Title Policy.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
 21.  No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation.  No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest 21 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for any shared appreciation feature or any other contingent interest Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-19

 

 

 

feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the mortgage loan seller.   provisions, any negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation provision.  If no such provision or feature found with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
 22.  REMIC.  The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) (but determined without regard to the rule in Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Code Section 1001, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges 22a Review the origination settlement statement and Mortgage Note to determine if the proceeds advanced by the lender did not exceed the stated principal amount of the Mortgage Note.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Origination settlement statement; Mortgage Note
22b Review the most recent appraisal and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if  (a) the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including buildings and structural components thereof, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the initial principal amount of any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the outstanding principal amount of the  Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan on such date, provided that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) above, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to such Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with such Mortgage Loan or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)).  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal; Mortgage Loan Documents
22c Review the MS Servicer Notices for an indication or other notation that the Loan was modified prior to the Closing Date, and if so,  if the modification was made as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-20

 

 

 

applicable to the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(2). All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury regulations.   foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(i) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 22 (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date any Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(ii) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 22, including the proviso thereto.  If there were any such modifications, and such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
22d Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to any Mortgage Loan do not constitute “customary prepayment penalties”.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
 23.  Compliance.  The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing such Mortgage Loan, comply in all material respects with all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations, and the Seller has complied with all material requirements pertaining to the origination of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to, usury and any and all other material requirements of any federal, state or local law to the extent non-compliance would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. 23a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the terms of the Mortgage Loan do not comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws in any material respect.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
23b Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that any material requirements pertaining to the origination of any Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, usury and any and all other material requirements of any federal, state or local law have not been complied with.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
23c Review the Loan Agreement to determine if it provides that the Mortgage Loan complied with usury laws.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Loan Agreement
 24.  Authorized to do Business.  To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Closing Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such 24 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that as of the date that the Mortgage Loan Seller or any prior lender held the Mortgage Note, each such holder of the Mortgage Note was not authorized to transact or do business in the jurisdiction in which each Mortgaged Property is located.  If such a MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-21

 

 

 

Mortgage Loan.   notation or other indication is found, determine whether the failure to be so authorized could not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 25.  Trustee under Deed of Trust.  With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related mortgagee, and except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for reasonable fees paid by the Mortgagor. 25a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if a trustee is appointed.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
25b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the  Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the Mortgaged Property or related security for such Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for reasonable fees paid by the Mortgagor.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 26.  Local Law Compliance.  To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, based solely upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the mortgage loan seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable laws, zoning ordinances, rules, covenants, and restrictions (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure and any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property. In the event of casualty or destruction, (a) the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction, (b) law and ordinance insurance coverage has been obtained for the Mortgaged Property in amounts customarily required by the mortgage loan seller for loans originated for securitization that provides coverage for additional costs to rebuild and/or repair the 26a Review the zoning report to determine if the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan are in material compliance with applicable Zoning Regulations governing the occupancy, use, and operation of such Mortgaged Property or constitute a legal non-conforming use or structure.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report
26b Review the zoning report to determine if any non-conformity with zoning laws constitutes a legal non-conforming use or structure which does not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report
26c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions to the effect that, in the event of casualty or destruction, the Mortgaged Property may be restored or repaired to the extent necessary to maintain the use of the structure immediately prior to such casualty or destruction.  If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
26d If the zoning report indicates that all or any part of the Mortgaged Property do not comply with zoning laws, review the insurance consultant report to determine if law and Zoning report; Insurance Consultant Report

 

 

Exhibit QQ-22

 

 

 

property to current Zoning Regulations, (c) the inability to restore the Mortgaged Property to the full extent of the use or structure immediately prior to the casualty would not materially and adversely affect the use or operation of such Mortgaged Property, or (d) title insurance coverage has been obtained for such nonconformity.   ordinance coverage was obtained prior to the Closing Date that provides coverage for additional costs to rebuild and/or repair the property to current Zoning Regulations.  If not so determined, review the Title Policy to determine if it insures over such nonconformity.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 27.  Licenses and Permits.  Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge based upon any of a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by the mortgage loan seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization; all such material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals are in effect or the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy does not materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan or the rights of a holder of the related Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and for the Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property to be in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws. 27a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgagor has covenanted to keep all material licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, and other approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
27b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that (a) the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that any licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, consents, or other approvals necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property are not in effect, and (b) the failure to obtain or maintain such material licenses, permits, franchises or certificates of occupancy could materially and adversely affect the use and/or operation of the Mortgaged Property as it was used and operated as of the date of origination.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; MS Servicer Notices
27c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located, and in compliance in all material respects with all regulations, zoning and building laws.  If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 28.  Recourse Obligations.  The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, has assets other than equity in the related 28a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions permitting full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor in connection with the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iii) of representation and warranty 28.  If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
28b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there Mortgage Loan

 

 

Exhibit QQ-23

 

 

 

Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events: (i) if any petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by, consented to, or acquiesced in by, the Mortgagor; (ii) Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that, as of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan, has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained in the case of (i) (A) misapplication, misappropriation or conversion of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or of rents following an event of default, or (B) any security deposits not delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (ii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional misrepresentation; (iii) willful misconduct by the Mortgagor or guarantor; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) commission of material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property, which may, with respect to this clause (v), in certain instances, be limited to acts or omissions of the related Mortgagor, guarantor, property manager or their affiliates, employees or agents.   exist provisions permitting recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor in connection with the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(v) of representation and warranty 28.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Documents
 29.  Mortgage Releases.  The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to 115% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan, (c) upon a Defeasance defined in representation and warranty 34 below, (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the 29a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the only conditions under which a property may be released during the life of the loan are as set forth in clauses (a) through (e) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 29.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
29b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if any partial release described in clauses (a) or (d) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 29 (i) for Mortgage Loans originated on or before December 6, 2010, is pursuant to a unilateral option of the Mortgagor within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3 or (ii) for Mortgage Loans originated after December 6, 2010, is prohibited if the Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-24

 

 

 

origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G 2(b)(2) and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3)(A); or (y) the mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), for any Mortgage Loan originated after December 6, 2010, if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property after the release (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC provisions of the Code.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan originated after December 6, 2010, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC provisions of the Code and, to such extent, such amount may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity
  ratio of the value of the remaining Mortgaged Property to the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, is less than 80% (based solely on the value of the real property securing such Mortgage Loan) without a “qualified paydown” as such term is defined in Revenue Procedure 2010-30.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
29c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there are provisions that provide that, for any Mortgage Loan originated after December 6, 2010, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
29d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if, for any Mortgage Loan originated after December 6, 2010 and is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan does not permit the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, if the ratio of the value of the remaining Mortgaged Property to the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, is less than 80% (based solely on Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-25

 

 

 

with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or related Whole Loan.

In the case of any Mortgage Loan originated after December 6, 2010, no such Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is cross-collateralized with another Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC provisions of the Code.
  the value of the real property securing such Mortgage Loan) without a “qualified paydown” as such term is defined in Revenue Procedure 2010-30.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 30.  Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls.  Each Mortgage requires the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of an annual combined balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combining balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined basis and (ii) for each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage. 30a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there is more than one Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and if  so determined, review to determine if the  annual financial statements for each are required to be in the form of an annual combined balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combining balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined basis.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the original principal balance was greater than $50 million, and if so, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the annual financial statements are required to be audited by Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-26

 

 

 

    an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
 31.  Acts of Terrorism Exclusion.  With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each other Mortgage Loan, the related special all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) did not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, and, to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, do not, as of the Cut-off Date, specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms. 31a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the original principal balance was greater than $20 million.  If so determined, review the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) to determine if they do not specifically exclude acts of terrorism from coverage, or if they do, there exists in the Diligence File a separate terrorism insurance policy related to the Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Insurance Policies; Diligence File
31b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the original principal balance was $20 million or less at origination.  If so, review the related special all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy to determine if they do not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, specifically exclude acts of terrorism, from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Insurance Policy
31c Review the insurance policy to determine if, as of the Cut-off Date, the related special all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy specifically excluded acts of terrorism from coverage, and if such coverage is excluded, the related Mortgaged Property was not covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass Mortgage Loan Documents; Insurance Policy
31d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they expressly waive or prohibit the mortgagee from requiring coverage for acts of terrorism, or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by availability on commercially reasonable terms.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 32.  Due on Sale or Encumbrance.  Subject to specific exceptions set forth 32a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there Mortgage Loan

 

 

Exhibit QQ-27

 

 

 

below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to the mortgage loan seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, such as transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any controlling equity interest in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than a controlling interest in a Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (v) transfers of common stock in publicly traded companies, (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of representations and warranties 29 and 34, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan (as set forth on Exhibit B-32-1 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), or future permitted mezzanine debt (as set forth on Exhibit B-32-1 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any companion interest of any Mortgage Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests (iii) any Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with another Mortgage Loan as set forth on  Exhibit B-32-1 to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement  or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible   are “due-on-sale” or other such provisions for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan in the circumstances described in the first sentence of representation and warranty 32.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Documents
32b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there are provisions that require that if Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-28

 

 

 

for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.      
 33.  Single-Purpose Entity.  Each Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $20 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Mortgage Loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the related Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity. 33a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they require that the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in representation and warranty 33) for at least as long as any Mortgage Loan is outstanding.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
33b Examine the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the PSA for the Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loan.  If the Mortgage Loan had a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million, review the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Mortgagor’s organizational documents to determine if they require that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; PSA; Mortgagor’s organizational documents
33c Review the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the PSA for Closing Date balances, and with respect to Mortgage Loans with a Cut-off Date Balance of $20 million, review the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion for an opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor.  If such an opinion is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; PSA; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
 34.  Defeasance.  With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Treasury regulations Section 1.860G- 34 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there are provisions allowing  the Mortgage Loan to be defeased, and if so, whether such Mortgage Loan Documents contain the provisions described in clauses (i) through (viii) of representation and warranty 34.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-29

 

 

 

2(a)(8)(ii), the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on (A) the maturity date, (B) on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty or (C) if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the related Anticipated Repayment Date, and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to 115% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the collateral is sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Note as set forth in (iii) above, (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.      
 35.  Fixed Interest Rates.  Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of an ARD Loan and situations where default interest is imposed. 35 Review the Mortgage Note or Loan Agreement to determine if there are provisions requiring that the loan has a fixed interest rate that remains fixed throughout the term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of an ARD Loan and situations where default interest is imposed.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Note; Loan Agreement

 

 

Exhibit QQ-30

 

 

 

36.   Ground Leases. For purposes of the MLPA, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land and buildings and other improvements, if any, to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner.

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a ground leasehold estate in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the ground lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of the mortgage loan seller, its successors and assigns:

 

(A)  The ground lease or a memorandum regarding such ground lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The ground lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, no material change in the terms of the ground lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(B)   The lessor under such ground lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such ground lease) that the ground lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of the lender and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the lender, its successors or assigns;

 

(C)   The ground lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all

 

36a Review the appraisal to determine if the Loan is secured by a Ground Lease (as defined in representation and warranty 36).  If so, review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the related Mortgage does not also encumber the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal; Mortgage Loan Documents
36b Review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Ground Lease or memorandum has been recorded or submitted for recordation.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
36c Review the Ground Lease and the ground lessor’s estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the interest of the lessee is permitted to be encumbered by the Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would adversely affect the security provided by the Mortgage.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Ground lessor’s estoppel
36d

Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, as of the Closing Date, there was any material change in the terms of any Ground Lease since its recordation. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.

 

If such a notation or other indication is found, review the Mortgage File to determine if the modification agreement or instrument is in the Mortgage File. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.

 

MS Servicer Notices; Mortgage File
36e Review the Ground Lease and Ground lessor’s estoppel to determine if the lessor has agreed that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of the lender and that any such action without such consent is not binding on the lender, its successors or assigns.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
36f Review the Ground Lease to determine if it has an original Ground Lease; Estoppel

 

 

Exhibit QQ-31

 

 

 

circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either borrower or the mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(D)   The ground lease is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(E)   The ground lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the mortgagee and the ground lease is assignable to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder, and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor;

 

(F)   The mortgage loan seller has not received any written notice of default under or notice of termination of such ground lease. To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, there is no default under such ground lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a default under the terms of such ground lease and, to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, such ground lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(G)   The ground lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, provides that no notice of default or termination is effective unless such notice is given to the lender, and requires that the ground lessor will supply an estoppel;

 

(H)   A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the ground lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the ground lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before

 

  term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either borrower or the mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the  Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes).  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
36g Review the Title Policy to determine if the Ground Lease is not subject to any interests, estates, liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
36h Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the Ground Lease does not place restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee, as determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
36i Review the Ground Lease or estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the Ground Lease is assignable to the holder of any Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor, and in the event of such assignment, it is further assignable by the holder of any Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
36j Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller has received any written notice of default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
36k Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-32

 

 

 

the lessor may terminate the ground lease;

 

(I)    The ground lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by the mortgage loan seller in connection with loans originated for securitization;

 

(J)    Under the terms of the ground lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(K)   In the case of a total or substantial taking or loss, under the terms of the ground lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(L)   Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the ground lease for any reason, including rejection of the ground lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

  Seller had knowledge as of the Closing Date that there was a default under such Ground Lease or there existed any condition that, but for the passage of time or giving notice, would result in a default under the terms of such Ground Lease.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
36l Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, the Ground Lease was not in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
36m Review the Ground Lease or estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the lessor is required to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective unless such notice is given to the lender, and requires that the ground lessor will supply an estoppel.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel  (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
36n Review the Ground Lease or estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the lender is permitted an opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; estoppel  (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
36o Review the Ground Lease to determine if it does not impose any unreasonable restrictions on subletting.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease
36p Review the Ground Lease, estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor), and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there are provisions that any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in subpart (K)) are required to be applied either to the repair or to Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor); Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-33

 

 

 

    restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan Documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
36q Review the Ground Lease, estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor), and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if, in the case of a total or substantial taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of any Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor); Mortgage Loan Documents
36r Review the Ground Lease or estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor) to determine if the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding, provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Estoppel (or other agreement of the ground lessor)
 37.  Servicing.  The servicing and collection practices used by the mortgage loan seller in respect of each Mortgage Loan complied in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations and was in all material respects legal, proper and prudent, in accordance with mortgage loan seller’s customary commercial mortgage servicing practices. 37 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claims or assertions to the effect that the servicing and collection practices used by the Mortgage Loan Seller in respect of the Mortgage Loan did not comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and regulations or was not in all material respects legal, proper and prudent, in accordance with Mortgage Loan Seller’s customary commercial mortgage servicing practices.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-34

 

 

 

    pass.  
 38.  ARD Loan. Each Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an ARD Loan starts to amortize no later than the Due Date of the calendar month immediately after the calendar month in which such ARD Loan closed and substantially fully amortizes over its stated term, which term is at least 60 months after the related Anticipated Repayment Date. Each ARD Loan has an Anticipated Repayment Date not less than five years following the origination of such Mortgage Loan. If the related Mortgagor elects not to prepay its ARD Loan in full on or prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date pursuant to the existing terms of the Mortgage Loan or a unilateral option (as defined in Treasury regulations under Code Section 1001) in the Mortgage Loan exercisable during the term of the Mortgage Loan, (i) the Mortgage Loan’s interest rate will step up to an interest rate per annum as specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents; provided, however, that payment of such Excess Interest shall be deferred until the principal of such ARD Loan has been paid in full; (ii) all or a substantial portion of the excess cash flow (which is net of certain costs associated with owning, managing and operating the related Mortgaged Property) collected after the Anticipated Repayment Date shall be applied towards the prepayment of such ARD Loan and once the principal balance of an ARD Loan has been reduced to zero all excess cash flow will be applied to the payment of accrued Excess Interest; and (iii) if the property manager for the related Mortgaged Property can be removed by or at the direction of the mortgagee on the basis of a debt service coverage test, the subject debt service coverage ratio shall be calculated without taking account of any increase in the related Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan’s Anticipated Repayment Date. No ARD Loan provides that the property manager for the related Mortgaged Property can be removed by or at the direction of the mortgagee solely because of the passage of the related Anticipated Repayment Date. 38a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule to determine if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan. If so determined, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan has the provisions described in the first two sentences of the representation and warranty. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgage Loan Schedule
38b If the Mortgage Loan  is an ARD Loan, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there are the provisions required by clauses (i) through (iii) of the third sentence of representation 38. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
38c If the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the property manager for the related Mortgaged Property cannot be removed by or at the direction of the mortgagee solely because of the passage of the related Anticipated Repayment Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 39.  Rent Rolls; Operating Histories.  The mortgage loan seller has obtained a rent roll (each, a “Certified Rent Roll”) other than with respect to hospitality properties certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the 39a Determine that there is one or more Certified Rent Rolls in the Diligence File for all properties other than hospitality properties, or, with respect to properties other than hospitality properties, a representation as to the accuracy of the rent roll or rent rolls is made by the Mortgagor in the Diligence File; Certified Rent Roll; Mortgage Loan Documents

 

 

Exhibit QQ-35

 

 

 

related Mortgage Loan. The mortgage loan seller has obtained operating histories (the “Certified Operating Histories”) with respect to each Mortgaged Property certified by the related Mortgagor or the related guarantor(s) as accurate and complete in all material respects as of a date within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan. The Certified Operating Histories collectively report on operations for a period equal to (a) at least a continuous three-year period or (b) in the event the Mortgaged Property was owned, operated or constructed by the Mortgagor or an affiliate for less than three years then for such shorter period of time, it being understood that for mortgaged properties acquired with the proceeds of a Mortgage Loan, Certified Operating Histories may not have been available.   Mortgage Loan Documents.  If there are Certified Rent Rolls, determine if they have been certified by the Mortgagor or the guarantor(s) as being accurate and complete in all material respects within 180 days of the date of origination of any Mortgage Loan.  If so determined as to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
39b Determine that there are operating histories for each Mortgaged Property that are certified by the Mortgagor or the guarantor(s) as being accurate and complete in all material respects within 180 days of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Operating statements; Mortgage Loan Documents
39c For any Mortgaged Property not acquired with the proceeds of any Mortgage Loan, review the Certified Operating Histories to determine if they report on operations for a period equal to (a) at least a continuous three-year period or (b) in the event the Mortgaged Property was owned, operated or constructed by the Mortgagor or an affiliate for less than three years then for such shorter period of time.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Operating statements
 40.  No Material Default; Payment Record.  No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the Closing Date, no Mortgage Loan is delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments. To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no, and since origination there has been no, material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, provided, however, that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by the mortgage loan seller in Exhibit C to the MLPA. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may 40a Review the Servicing File and the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that (i) the Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and (ii) the Mortgage Loan was delinquent beyond any applicable grace or cure periods as of the Closing Date.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Servicing File; MS Servicer Notices
40b Review the Servicing File and the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that (a) as of the Closing Date or since origination (i) there was a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan or (b) as of the Closing Date, there was an event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a Servicing File; MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-36

 

 

 

declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.   material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration (it being understood that the Asset Representations Reviewer will not deem as evidence any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by any Mortgage Loan Seller in Exhibit C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement).  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
 41.  Bankruptcy.  In respect of each Mortgage Loan, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, the related Mortgagor is not a debtor in any bankruptcy, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar proceeding. 41 Review the Lexis/Nexis (or comparable) search and MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgagor was a debtor in any bankruptcy, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or similar proceeding on the Closing Date.  If such notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Lexis/Nexis (or comparable) search; MS Servicer Notices
 42.  Organization of Mortgagor.  The mortgage loan seller has obtained an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor which identifies all beneficial controlling owners of the Mortgagor (i.e., managing members, general partners or similar controlling person for such Mortgagor) (the “Controlling Owner”) and all owners that hold a 20% or greater direct ownership share (i.e., the “Major Sponsors”). The mortgage loan seller (1) required questionnaires to be completed by each Controlling Owner and guarantor or performed other processes designed to elicit information from each Controlling Owner and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s or guarantor’s prior history for at least 10 years regarding any bankruptcies or other insolvencies, any felony convictions, and (2) performed or caused to be performed searches of the public records or services such as Lexis/Nexis, or a similar service designed to elicit information about each Controlling Owner, Major Sponsor and guarantor regarding such Controlling Owner’s, Major Sponsor’s or guarantor’s prior history for at least 10 years regarding any bankruptcies or other insolvencies, any felony convictions, and provided, however, that records searches were limited to the last 10 years (clauses (1) and (2) collectively, the “Sponsor Diligence”). Based solely on the Sponsor Diligence, to the knowledge of the mortgage loan seller, no Major Sponsor or guarantor (i) was in a state of federal bankruptcy or 42a Review the Diligence File to determine if it includes an organizational chart or other description of each Mortgagor in the Diligence File which purports to identify all Controlling Owners and Major Sponsors.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File; Organization Chart
42b Review the Diligence File to determine if the Sponsor Diligence is included.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File

 

 

Exhibit QQ-37

 

 

 

insolvency proceeding, (ii) had a prior record of having been in a state of federal bankruptcy or insolvency, or (iii) had been convicted of a felony.      
 43.  Environmental Conditions.  At origination, each Mortgagor represented and warranted that to its knowledge no hazardous materials or any other substances or materials which are included under or regulated by environmental laws are located on, or have been handled, manufactured, generated, stored, processed, or disposed of on or released or discharged from the Mortgaged Property, except as disclosed by a Phase I environmental assessment (or a Phase II environmental assessment, if applicable) delivered in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan or except for those substances commonly used in the operation and maintenance of properties of kind and nature similar to those of the Mortgaged Property in compliance with all environmental laws and in a manner that does not result in contamination of the Mortgaged Property. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not reveal any known circumstance or condition that rendered the Mortgaged Property at the date of the ESA in material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the existence of recognized environmental conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if any material noncompliance with environmental laws or the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) 125% of the funds reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead-based paint, 43a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they include a representation and warranty by the Mortgagor described in the first sentence of representation and warranty 42.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
43b

Review the Diligence File to determine if an ESA is included. If so determined, review the ESA to determine that the ESA was conducted in connection with the Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date, and to confirm that the ESA on its face (i) did not reveal any known circumstance or condition that rendered the Mortgaged Property at the date of the ESA in material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the existence of recognized environmental conditions or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if any material noncompliance with environmental laws or the existence of an Environmental Condition (as defined in representation and warranty 42) or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then the following procedures will be performed: (43b-1 through 43b-5)

 

1. Review escrow statements in the Diligence File used to determine if 125% of the funds reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the Mortgagor and is held by the lender.

 

2. If the determination in subpart 1 cannot be made and if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead-based paint, or lead in drinking water, and the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of an operations or maintenance plan, review the Diligence File to determine if there exists an operations or maintenance plan regarding such Environmental Condition. If so determined, confirm

 

Diligence File;  ESA; Escrow statements; Operations or maintenance plan; No further action letter; Closure letter; Environmental policy or lender’s pollution legal liability policy

 

 

Exhibit QQ-38

 

 

 

or lead in drinking water, and the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the Cut-off Date, and, as appropriate, a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the environmental issue affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as administratively “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than A- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor with assets reasonably estimated to be adequate to effect all necessary remediation was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor with assets reasonably estimated to be adequate to effect all necessary remediation was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance is required to take action. The ESA will be part of the Servicing File; and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no (i) known circumstance or condition that rendered the Mortgaged Property in material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws, (ii) Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor), or (iii) need for further investigation.

In the case of each Mortgage Loan set forth on Schedule I to the MLPA, (i) such Mortgage Loan is the subject of an environmental insurance policy, issued by the issuer set forth on Schedule I (the “Policy Issuer”) and effective as of the date thereof (the “Environmental Insurance Policy”), (ii) as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date the Environmental Insurance Policy is in full force and effect, there is no deductible and the trustee is a named insured under such policy, (iii)(a) a property condition or engineering report was prepared, if the related Mortgaged Property was
 

that the plan on its face appears to be expected to mitigate the identified risk.

 

3. If the determination in subpart 1 cannot be made and the determination in subpart 2 cannot be made or such subpart is not applicable, review the Diligence File to determine if any Environmental Condition identified was remediated or abated in all material respects prior to the Cut-off Date, or that a no further action or closure letter was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or to determine if the environmental issue affecting the Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as administratively “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required).

 

4. If the determinations in subparts 1 and 3 cannot be made and the determination in subpart 2 cannot be made or such subpart is not applicable, review the Diligence File to determine if there exists an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy meeting the requirements set forth below that covers liability for the identified circumstance or condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than A- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 

5. If the determinations in subparts 1, 3 and 4 cannot be made and the determination in subpart 2 cannot be made or such subpart is not applicable, review the Diligence File to determine if a party with assets reasonably estimated to be adequate to effect all necessary remediation was identified as the responsible party for such condition or circumstance.

 

If the matters set forth in any of subparts 1 through 5 above can be made, it will be a Test pass.

 

 
43c Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge as of the Closing Date of (a) a known circumstance or condition, not set forth in the ESA, that MS Servicer Notices; ESA

 

 

Exhibit QQ-39

 

 

 

constructed prior to 1985, with respect to asbestos-containing materials (“ACM”) and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a multifamily property, with respect to radon gas (“RG”) and lead-based paint (“LBP”), and (b) if such report disclosed the existence of a material and adverse LBP, ACM or RG environmental condition or circumstance affecting the related Mortgaged Property, the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing the Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by the mortgage loan seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in the Mortgage Loan documents to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of the Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk related to the identified LBP, ACM or RG condition, (iv) on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the mortgage loan seller as originator had no knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following: (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer, and (v) the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least five years beyond the maturity of the Mortgage Loan.   rendered the Mortgaged Property in material noncompliance with applicable environmental laws, and (b) any Environmental Condition (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor) not set forth in the ESA or (c) there is a need for further investigation not set forth in the ESA.  The Asset Representations Reviewer will obtain the ESA from the Diligence File and review for disclosure of the known circumstances or conditions.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
43d Review Schedule I to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if the Mortgage Loan is listed on Schedule I, also review the Diligence File to determine if the Mortgage Loan is the subject of an Environmental Insurance Policy.  If so, review such Environmental Insurance Policy to determine if it was issued by a Policy Issuer identified on Schedule I to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Schedule I to Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; Diligence File; Environmental Insurance Policy
43e Review the Environmental Insurance Policy to determine if the policy was in full force and effect as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no deductible, and the Trustee is a named insured under such policy.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Environmental Insurance Policy; Servicing records
43f Review the Diligence File to determine if there exists a property condition assessment or engineering report.  For Mortgaged Properties constructed prior to 1985, review the related report to determine if it addresses asbestos containing materials.  If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File; Property condition assessment; Engineering report
43g Review the appraisal to determine if the property is a multifamily property.  If so, review the Diligence File to determine if there exists a property condition report or engineering report.  Review the related report to determine if there is a radon gas and lead based paint section in the report.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal; Property condition Assessment; Engineering report
43h Review the most recently dated property condition Property condition

 

 

Exhibit QQ-40

 

 

 

    assessment or engineering report for disclosures of the existence of a material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property.  If so, determine  if the related Mortgagor (A) was required to remediate the identified condition prior to closing any Mortgage Loan or provide additional security or establish with the mortgagee a reserve in an amount deemed to be sufficient by any Mortgage Loan Seller, for the remediation of the problem, and/or (B) agreed in any documents in the Mortgage File to establish an operations and maintenance plan after the closing of any Mortgage Loan that should reasonably be expected to mitigate the environmental risk.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. assessment; Engineering report; Remediation agreement; Mortgage Loan Documents
43i Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, in the case of a Mortgage Loan set forth on Schedule I to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, on the effective date of the Environmental Insurance Policy, the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge of any material and adverse environmental condition or circumstance affecting the Mortgaged Property (other than the existence of LBP, ACM or RG) that was not disclosed to the Policy Issuer in one or more of the following:  (a) the application for insurance, (b) a Mortgagor questionnaire that was provided to the Policy Issuer, or (c) an engineering or other report provided to the Policy Issuer.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
43j Review the Environmental Insurance Policy to determine if the premium of any Environmental Insurance Policy has been paid through the maturity of the policy’s term and the term of such policy extends at least five years beyond the maturity of any Mortgage Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Environmental Insurance Policy;  Mortgage Loan Documents
 44.  Lease Estoppels.  With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property leased to a single tenant, the mortgage loan seller reviewed such estoppel obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date 44a Review the appraisal to determine if the property is a retail, office, or industrial property, and if so, review the Certified Rent Roll to determine if the property is leased to a single tenant.  If so, review the estoppel to determine if it was Estoppels; Certified Rent Roll; Appraisal

 

 

Exhibit QQ-41

 

 

 

of the related Mortgage Loan, and to the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge based solely on the related estoppel certificate, the related lease is in full force and effect or if not in full force and effect the related space was underwritten as vacant, subject to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as, without limitation, with respect to common area maintenance (“CAM”) and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions. With respect to each Mortgage Loan predominantly secured by a retail, office or industrial property, the mortgage loan seller has received lease estoppels executed within 90 days of the origination date of the related Mortgage Loan that collectively account for at least 65% of the in-place base rent for the Mortgaged Property or set of cross-collateralized properties that secure a Mortgage Loan that is represented on the Certified Rent Roll. To the mortgage loan seller’s knowledge, each lease represented on the Certified Rent Roll is in full force and effect, subject to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions.   obtained from such tenant no earlier than 90 days prior to the origination date of the Mortgage Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
44b Review the estoppel certificate referenced in Test 44a and the asset summary report to determine if (i) the related lease is in full force and effect, subject to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as, without limitation, with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions, or (ii) if there is no estoppel certificate, the property was underwritten as vacant.  If the matters set forth in clause (i) or (ii) are so determined, it will be a Test pass. Estoppels; Diligence File; Asset Summary Report
44c Review the appraisal to determine if the Mortgage Loan is predominantly secured by a retail, office, or industrial property.  If so, review the Diligence File to determine if lease estoppels executed within 90 days of the origination date of the Mortgage Loan were received that collectively account for at least 65% of the in-place base rent for the Mortgaged Property or set of cross-collateralized properties that secure a Mortgage Loan that is represented on the Certified Rent Roll.  If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal; Diligence File
44d Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, as of the Closing Date, and subject to customary reservations of tenant’s rights, such as with respect to CAM and pass-through audits and verification of landlord’s compliance with co-tenancy provisions, the Mortgage Loan Seller had knowledge that any lease represented on the Certified Rent Roll was not in full force and effect.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices; Certified Rent Roll
 45.  Appraisal.  The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and, to the mortgage loan seller’s 45a Review the appraisal to determine if it was dated within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date and with 12 month of the Closing Date.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45b Review the appraisal to determine if it was signed by an Appraisal

 

 

Exhibit QQ-42

 

 

 

knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. The related appraisal contained a statement or was accompanied by a letter from the related appraiser to the effect that the appraisal was performed in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as in effect on the date the related appraisal was completed.   appraiser represented to be an MAI.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
45c Review the appraisal to determine if it includes an appraiser’s certification or supplemental letter that indicates that the appraiser had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgagor, the Mortgaged Property or any loan made on the security of the Mortgaged Property.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45d Review the appraisal to determine if it includes an appraiser’s certification or supplemental letter that indicates that the appraiser’s compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45e Review the appraisal to determine if it includes documentation in the appraisal or a letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
45f Review the appraisal to determine if it includes documentation in the appraisal or a letter that the appraisal was performed in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as in effect on the date the related appraisal was completed.  If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
 46.  Mortgage Loan Schedule.  The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the MLPA is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the PSA to be contained therein. 46a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and compare it to the corresponding information in (i) Annex A to the final prospectus (ii) Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) PSA, and (iv) asset summary report to determine if there are discrepancies between the documents.  If there are no such discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; Annex A to final prospectus; Mortgage Loan Documents; PSA; Asset Summary Report
46b Compare the information in the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the requirements of the PSA to determine if they match.  If there are no discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; PSA

 

 

Exhibit QQ-43

 

 

 

 47.  Cross-Collateralization.   No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool. 47 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other Mortgage Loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 48.  Advance of Funds by the Seller.  No advance of funds has been made by the mortgage loan seller to the related Mortgagor, and no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, or, to the knowledge of the mortgage loan seller, indirectly for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan. Neither the mortgage loan seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date. 48a Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication that, as of the Closing Date, an advancement of funds had been made by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the related Mortgagor, or that funds have been received from any person other than the Mortgagor or an affiliate, directly, for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices
48b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan Seller, or an affiliate, has an obligation to make any capital contribution to the Mortgagor, other than contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date.  If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
 49.  Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws.  The mortgage loan seller has complied with its internal procedures with respect to all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. 49 Review the MS Servicer Notices for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Mortgage Loan Seller did not comply with its internal procedures with respect to all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan.  If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. MS Servicer Notices

 

 

Exhibit QQ-44

 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO
SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – CSAIL 2018-C14 

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is [an authorized representative of the Asset Representations Reviewer] [authorized at the direction of the Depositor].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

Exhibit RR-1

 

 

4.[The undersigned not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated:__________

 

[Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,  
as Depositor]*  
     
By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

  

 

 

*Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit RR-2

 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, NC 28202
Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036
E-mail:
commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 


with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Legal Department
301 S. College St., TW-30
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Reference: CSAIL 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower, 47th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Facsimile Number: (704) 353-3190]

 

[Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor 

Miami, Florida 33172 

Attention: Liat Heller, Jeff Krasnoff,
Niral Shah and Adam Singer 

Fax number: (305) 229-6425

Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com;
jeff.krasnoff@rialtocapital.com;
niral.shah@rialtocapital.com;
adam.singer@rialtocapital.com]

 

[Pentalpha Surveillance LLC 

375 N. French Road, Suite 100 

Amherst, New York 14228 

Attention: CSAIL 2018-C14—
Transaction Manager 

with a copy sent via e-mail to:
notices@pentalphasurveillance.com
(with CSAIL 2018-C14 in the subject
line)]

 

   
Attention:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association],

 

Exhibit SS-1

 

 

as Master Servicer, [Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC], as Special Servicer, [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association], as Certificate Administrator, [Wilmington Trust, National Association], as Trustee, and [Pentalpha Surveillance LLC], as Asset Representations Reviewer and as Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 (check all that apply)

 

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

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Certificate Administrator for the Holders of
the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage
Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2018-C14
     
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

 

Exhibit SS-2

 

 

EXHIBIT TT

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit TT-1

 

 

EXHIBIT uu

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF A FORM 8-K/A FILING

 

VIA [EMAIL]

 

Re:CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018, by and among Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 to inform you that a Form 8-K/A was filed on [DATE] on behalf of the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust.

 

The filing can be viewed at:

 

[EDGAR LINK TO FILING]

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Date:

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the
CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 20118-C14
     
  By:  
  Name:
  Title:

  

Exhibit UU-1

 

 

EXHIBIT VV

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE VRR INTEREST

 

[Date]

 

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities
Corp.
11 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Attention: Chuck Lee

Rialto Real Estate Fund III – Debt, LP 

c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer and Joseph Bachkosky 

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

 

 
Re:CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C14, Commercial
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

In accordance with and 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”) entered into and executed in connection with the above referenced transaction, the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of the VRR Interest in the form of a 144A Definitive Certificates, which constitute at least 5% each Class of Certificates (excluding the Class R Certificates), as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of CSAIL 2018-C14 MOA, LLC, the initial Retaining Party. A copy of such Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-1.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
  not in its individual capacity
but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit VV-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

Mortgage Loans with Additional Debt

 

1.Prudential – Digital Realty Portfolio

2.Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center

3.Continental Towers

4.The Greystone

5.Lafayette Park

6.Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown

7.Indian Hills Senior Community

8.Holiday Inn FiDi

9.2020 Fifth Avenue

10.20 Times Square

11.Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa

 

Schedule 1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

 

CLass A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

See Annex E to the Prospectus.

 

Schedule 2-1

 

 

 SCHEDULE 3

 

mortgage loan subject to loan seller defeasance rights and
obligations

 

1.Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center

 

2.Continental Towers

 

3.Sheraton Grand Nashville Downtown

 

4.Indian Hills Senior Community

 

5.Holiday Inn FiDi

 

6.Westin & Element – Huntsville

 

7.2020 Fifth Avenue

 

8.Albuquerque Hotel Portfolio

 

9.Harlingen Corners

 

10.Pinnacle Lakes

 

11.South Carolina Grocery Portfolio

 

12.New Market Crossing

 

13.Desert Country Plaza

 

14.Market Shops at Sandestin

 

15.Vine Street Square

 

16.Arlington Cubesmart

 

17.Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver/Aurora

 

18.20 Times Square

 

19.Covington Ridge

 

20.The Remington Apartments

 

21.Terracita Apartments

 

22.1010 Bush

 

23.Lake City Commons

 

24.Jacksonville Self Storage

 

Schedule 3-1

 

 

25.Country Inn & Suites Jacksonville

 

26.Rio & Roosevelt

 

27.Walgreens – Charlotte, NC

 

28.Quality Inn Montgomeryville

 

29.2201 Park Manor Boulevard

 

30.CVS – Lafayette, LA

 

Schedule 3-2

 

 

SCHEDULE 4

 

Mortgage Loans With “Performance”, “Earn-Out” or “Holdback”
Escrows or Reserves EXCEEDING 10% of the initial principal
balance

 

Loan
No.
Loan Name Reserve Type Initial Reserve
Balance
2 Georgetown Squared & Seattle Design Center Earnout Reserve $17,000,000
13 Albuquerque Hotel Portfolio PIP Reserve $3,696,859
24 Fairfield Inn & Suites Denver/Aurora PIP Reserve $1,553,363
27 14550 Avion Parkway Free Rent Reserve $1,180,437
27 14550 Avion Parkway Leidos Allowance Reserve $3,854,227
38 Country Inn & Suites Jacksonville PIP Reserve $697,071

 

Schedule 4-1

 

 

EX-4.3 5 exh4-3ubsc13psa.htm UBS 2018-C13 PSA

Exhibit 4.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.,
as Depositor

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,
as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee,

 

and

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC,
as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

 

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of October 1, 2018

 

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

Series 2018-C13

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
ARTICLE I
     
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 5
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations 119
     
ARTICLE II
     
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
 
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans 121
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee 128
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan SellersRepurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties 133
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests 150
Section 2.05 Creation of the Grantor Trust 150
     
ARTICLE III
     
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND
 
Section 3.01 The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties 150
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments 159
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts 164
Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account 169
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account 176
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account 186
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 188
Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements 194
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans 200

 

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Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files 204
Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation 205
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements 213
Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information 219
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account 232
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property 234
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties 236
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer 243
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents 246
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report 256
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements 264
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account 267
Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 268
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder 268
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements 272
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation 276
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor 277
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent 285
Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register 286
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 286
Section 3.30 [RESERVED] 289
Section 3.31 [RESERVED] 289
Section 3.32 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation 289
Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator 289
     
ARTICLE IV
     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
Section 4.01 Distributions 290
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney 301
Section 4.03 P&I Advances 307
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses 310
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts 311
Section 4.06 Grantor Trust Reporting 316
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool 317
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room 320

 

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ARTICLE V
     
THE CERTIFICATES
 
Section 5.01 The Certificates 321
Section 5.02 Form and Registration 322
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 325
Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 335
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners 336
Section 5.06 Access to List of CertificateholdersNames and Addresses; Special Notices 336
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency 337
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator 337
Section 5.09 [RESERVED] 338
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures 338
     
ARTICLE VI
     
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE
OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE
DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER
   
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer 340
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer 346
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer 346
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others 348
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign 353
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer 354
Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner 355
Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder 355
Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 363
     
ARTICLE VII
     
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS
 
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination 363

 

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Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 372
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders 374
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events 375
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances 375
     
ARTICLE VIII
     
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR
 
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 376
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 377
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans 379
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 380
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator 380
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator 381
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator 382
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator 385
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator 385
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 386
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians 387
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 387
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer 388
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 388
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act 390
     
ARTICLE IX
     
TERMINATION
 
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans 390
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements 394
     
ARTICLE X
     
ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS
 
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration 394
Section 10.02 Use of Agents 398
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator 398
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators 399

 

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ARTICLE XI
     
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE
 
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 400
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors 400
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations 403
Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings 403
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings 408
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification 411
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings 412
Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing 414
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements 415
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 416
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public AccountantsAttestation Report 419
Section 11.12 Indemnification 420
Section 11.13 Amendments 422
Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices 423
Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans 423
Section 11.16 Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors 428
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period 428
     
ARTICLE XII
     
THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER
 
Section 12.01 Asset Review 429
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability 435
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer 436
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer 436
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer 437
     
ARTICLE XIII
     
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 13.01 Amendment 440
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 444
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders 445
Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 446
Section 13.05 Notices 446
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions 452
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest 452
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 452

 

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Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings 453
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies 453

 

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EXHIBITS  
   
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Certificate (Other than Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class Z and Class R Certificates)
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class RR Certificate
EXHIBIT A-3 Form of Class Z Certificate
EXHIBIT A-4 Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT B Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT C Form of Investment Representation Letter
EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT D-5 Form of Request of Sponsor Consent for Release of the Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT E Form of Request for Release
EXHIBIT F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
EXHIBIT F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT G Form of Distribution Date Statement
EXHIBIT H Form of Omnibus Assignment
EXHIBIT I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
EXHIBIT J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
EXHIBIT K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate During Restricted Period
EXHIBIT L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate After Restricted Period
EXHIBIT M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons Other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder

 

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EXHIBIT P-1F Form of Notice of [Excluded Loan] [Excluded Controlling Class Holder] to Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
EXHIBIT P-1H [Reserved]
EXHIBIT P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
EXHIBIT P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification
EXHIBIT Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
EXHIBIT R-1 Form of Power of Attorney – Master Servicer
EXHIBIT R-2 Form of Power of Attorney – Special Servicer
EXHIBIT S Initial Serviced Companion Noteholders
EXHIBIT T Form of Notice Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
EXHIBIT W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of the Special Servicer
EXHIBIT X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
EXHIBIT Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
EXHIBIT Y-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT Y-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
EXHIBIT Y-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
EXHIBIT Y-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
EXHIBIT Y-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
EXHIBIT Y-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
EXHIBIT Y-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT Z Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
EXHIBIT AA Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
EXHIBIT BB Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
EXHIBIT CC Form 8-K Disclosure Information
EXHIBIT DD Additional Disclosure Notification
EXHIBIT EE Initial Sub-Servicers
EXHIBIT FF Servicing Function Participants
EXHIBIT GG Form of Annual Compliance Statement
EXHIBIT HH Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
EXHIBIT II CREFC® Payment Information
EXHIBIT JJ Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness Notification
EXHIBIT KK [Reserved]
EXHIBIT LL Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
EXHIBIT MM Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
EXHIBIT NN Form of Asset Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT OO Form of Asset Review Report Summary
EXHIBIT PP Asset Review Procedures
EXHIBIT QQ Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room

 

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EXHIBIT RR Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
EXHIBIT SS Certificate Administrator Receipt of the Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT TT Form of Limited Power of Attorney
   
SCHEDULES  
   
SCHEDULE 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
SCHEDULE 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule
SCHEDULE 3 Mortgage Loans With Escrows or Reserves Exceeding 10% of the Initial Principal Balance

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of October 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

The Depositor intends to sell commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes (each, a “Class”), which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust to be created hereunder, the primary assets of which will be a pool of commercial mortgage loans. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause an election to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust (exclusive of the Excess Interest and the proceeds thereof in the Excess Interest Distribution Account) for federal income tax purposes as two (2) separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC”, and each a “Trust REMIC” as described herein).

 

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

 

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

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

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

 

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

 

 

  

Class Designation  Interest Rate   Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount
Class LA1  (1)   $19,987,000 
Class LA2  (1)   $97,922,000 
Class LASB  (1)   $38,766,000 
Class LA3  (1)   $120,000,000 
Class LA4  (1)   $223,741,000 
Class LAS  (1)   $62,552,000 
Class LB  (1)   $34,850,000 
Class LC  (1)   $31,276,000 
Class LD  (1)   $16,442,000 
Class LD-RR  (1)   $19,302,000 
Class LE-RR  (1)   $8,936,000 
Class LF-RR  (1)   $7,149,000 
Class LG-RR  (1)   $8,042,000 
Class LNR-RR  (1)   $25,915,367 
Class LR  None(2)    None 

 

 

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

 

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

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

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

 

THE CERTIFICATES

 

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

 

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Class of Certificates  Initial Pass-
Through Rate
  Original
Certificate
Balance or
Notional Amount
Class A-1 Certificates  3.3661%  $19,987,000 
Class A-2 Certificates  4.2076%  $97,922,000 
Class A-SB Certificates  4.2410%  $38,766,000 
Class A-3 Certificates  4.0694%  $120,000,000 
Class A-4 Certificates  4.3344%  $223,741,000 
Class X-A Certificates  0.9687%(1)  $500,416,000(2)
Class X-B Certificates  0.3986%(1)  $128,678,000(2)
Class A-S Certificates  4.5853%  $62,552,000 
Class B Certificates  4.7863%  $34,850,000 
Class C Certificates  5.1218%  $31,276,000 
Class X-D Certificates  2.1688%(1)  $16,442,000(2)
Class D Certificates  3.0000%  $16,442,000 
Class D-RR Certificates  5.1688%  $19,302,000 
Class E-RR Certificates  5.1688%  $8,936,000 
Class F-RR Certificates  5.1688%  $7,149,000 
Class G-RR Certificates  5.1688%  $8,042,000 
Class NR-RR Certificates  5.1688%  $25,915,367 
Class Z Certificates  None(3)   N/A 
Class R Certificates  None(3)   N/A 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

As of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, equal to $714,880,368.

 

WHOLE LOANS

 

Loan No. Whole Loan Type Non-Serviced PSA or TSA Mortgage Loan Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) Subordinate Companion Loan(s)
1 1670 Broadway Whole Loan

Serviced

 

N/A

Note A-1 

Note A-3 

Note A-6 

Note A-2 

Note A-4 

Note A-5 

N/A
4 Christiana Mall Whole Loan Non-Serviced Christiana Mall Trust 2018-CHRS Note A-2-B Note A-1-A Note B-1

 

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Note A-1-B

Note A-1-C

Note A-1-D

Note A-1-E

Note A-2-A

Note A-2-C

Note A-2-D

Note A-2-E

Note A-3-A

Note A-3-B

Note A-3-C

Note B-2

Note B-3

 

5 Wyvernwood Apartments Whole Loan Non-Serviced UBS 2018-C12 Note A-2

Note A-1

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

N/A
6 Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Whole Loan Serviced N/A

Note A-1

Note A-3

Note A-2

Note A-4

Note A-5

Note A-6

N/A
9 Barrywoods Crossing Whole Loan Serviced N/A

Note A-1

Note A-2

N/A
10 Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Whole Loan Serviced N/A

Note A-1

 

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

Note A-6

Note A-7

N/A
11 Ellsworth Place Whole Loan Servicing Shift (1)

Note A-2

 

Note A-1

Note A-3

Note A-4

Note A-5

N/A
17 Riverwalk Whole Loan Non-Serviced UBS 2018-C12

Note A-4

Note A-5

Note A-1

Note A-2

Note A-3

Note A-6

N/A
23 Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Whole Loan Non-Serviced UBS 2018-C12

Note A-2

Note A-1

N/A

 

(1)On and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Each of the Whole Loans listed above consists of the corresponding Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) listed next to such Whole Loan. With respect to any Whole Loan, each of the Mortgage Loan and the pari passu Companion Loan(s) are pari passu with each other to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, and any Subordinate Companion Loan(s) is generally subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund, but are each secured by the applicable Mortgage that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund, and (except to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

 

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

 

Article I

DEFINITIONS

 

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

 

10-K Filing Deadline”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of October 11, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the 1670 Broadway Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet website, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction, access to which is limited to the Depositor and any NRSRO that has provided an NRSRO Certification to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “Control Appraisal Period” or equivalent term under the related AB Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Serviced AB Whole Loan related to the Trust.

 

AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and any holders of any related Pari Passu Companion Loans, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement is the only AB Intercreditor Agreement under this Agreement.

 

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AB Major Decision” With respect to each Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “major decision” or equivalent term under the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

AB Modified Loan”: Any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) due to a modification thereto that resulted in the creation of an A/B note structure (or similar structure) and as to which the new junior note(s) did not previously exist or the principal amount of the new junior note(s) was previously part of either an A note held by the Trust or the original unmodified Mortgage Loan and (2) as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount is not in effect.

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan is the only AB Mortgage Loans under this Agreement.

 

AB Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property which secures the related AB Whole Loan.

 

AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the related companion loan evidenced by the related promissory note made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the related AB Mortgaged Property, which is not included in the Trust and which is subordinate in right of payment to the related AB Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Subordinate Companion Loans are the only AB Subordinate Companion Loans under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Christiana Mall Whole Loan is the only AB Whole Loan under this Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, “Controlling Noteholder” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder under this Agreement.

 

Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender”: A mezzanine lender under a mezzanine loan that has been accelerated or as to which foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the equity collateral pledged to secure such mezzanine loan.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable

 

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than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action, provided that the Master Servicer has determined (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after non-binding consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, and prior to any related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement), in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard, that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder prior to any AB Control Appraisal Period to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement) will not have more than thirty (30) days to respond to the Master Servicer’s request for such consent or consultation; provided, further, that upon the Master Servicer’s determination consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Master Servicer to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or any applicable Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, the Master Servicer is not required to do so. The Master Servicer (at its own expense) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described above.

 

Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Actual/360 Basis”: Interest accrual on the basis of the actual number of days in a month assuming a 360-day year.

 

Actual/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans that accrue interest on an Actual/360 Basis.

 

Additional Debt”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any debt owed by the related Mortgagor to a party other than the lender under such Mortgage Loan that is secured by the related Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, as increased or decreased from time to time pursuant to the terms of the related subordinate or pari passu loan documents (including any Intercreditor Agreement or subordination agreement).

 

Additional Disclosure Notification”: The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached hereto as Exhibit DD.

 

Additional Exclusions”: Exclusions in addition to those customarily found in the insurance policies for mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties on or prior to September 11, 2001.

 

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.04(a).

 

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Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Mortgage Loan Seller that services any of the Mortgage Loans and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, other than the Special Servicer, who services 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination pursuant to Article XI.

 

Administrative Cost Rate”: As of any date of determination and with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (which fee rate accounts for the Trustee Fee), the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Advance”: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance.

 

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 10.01(f).

 

Advisers Act”: As defined in Section 3.26(q).

 

Affected Party”: As defined in Section 7.01(b).

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Affirmative Asset Review Vote”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

AIV”: KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.

 

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is an ARD Loan, the date upon which such Mortgage Loan commences accruing interest at its respective Revised Rate.

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

Applicable State and Local Tax Law”: For purposes hereof, the Applicable State and Local Tax Law shall be (a) the tax laws of the State of New York; and (b) such other state or local tax laws whose applicability shall have been brought to the attention of the Trustee and the

 

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Certificate Administrator by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to it, or (ii) written notice from the appropriate taxing authority as to the applicability of such state or local tax laws.

 

Appraisal”: An appraisal prepared by an appraiser who is licensed or certified to prepare appraisals in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located and which satisfies the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines jointly issued by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) relating to real estate appraisals and evaluations used to support real estate-related financial transactions, as amended from time to time. Any Appraisal ordered by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall be performed by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser.

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (except in the case of an Excluded Loan), and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any such Excluded Loan) and the Operating Advisor and, after the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor), as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) the date on which the Special Servicer receives an Appraisal (together with information requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05 of this Agreement reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount) or completes the valuation and (ii) the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event, equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of the applicable Serviced Whole Loan over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to that Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer (or at the Special Servicer’s election, by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisals and any other information it deems relevant; and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable), (B) all P&I Advances

 

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on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to order and obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days (in the case of clause (i)) or ninety (90) days or one hundred twenty (120) days, as applicable (in case of clause (vi)) after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such appraisal or valuation referred to above is received or performed by the Special Servicer (together with information requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.05 hereof reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount) and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated by the Special Servicer as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days after the later of (a) the Special Servicer’s receipt of such Appraisal or the completion of the valuation and (b) the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Within sixty (60) days after the Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the ninety (90) day period or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal prior to the conclusion of such sixty (60), ninety (90), or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, and in each case, the related Appraisal shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the

 

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Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with clause (b)(i)(A)(1) or clause (b)(i)(A)(2) of the first paragraph of this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate Appraisal Reduction Amount related to a Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property will be reduced to zero as of the date on which Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust or as otherwise set forth in Section 4.05(d).

 

Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and allocable to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under, and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of, the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and shall constitute an “Appraisal Reduction Amount” under the terms of this Agreement with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and Serviced Whole Loan, the earliest of (i) one hundred twenty (120) days after an uncured delinquency (without regard to the application of any Grace Period), other than any uncured delinquency in respect of a Balloon Payment, occurs in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, (ii) the date on which a reduction in the amount of Periodic Payments on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or a change in any other material economic term of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (other than an extension of the Maturity Date), becomes effective as a result of a modification of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, by the Special Servicer, (iii) thirty (30) days after the date on which a receiver has been appointed for the Mortgaged Property, (iv) thirty (30) days after the date on which a Mortgagor or the tenant at a single tenant property declares bankruptcy (and the bankruptcy petition is not otherwise dismissed within such time), (v) sixty (60) days after the date on which an involuntary petition of bankruptcy is filed with respect to a Mortgagor if not dismissed within such time, (vi) ninety (90) days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of a Balloon Payment with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, except where a refinancing is anticipated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, in which case one hundred twenty (120) days after such uncured delinquency, and (vii) immediately after such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, becomes an REO Loan; provided that the thirty (30) day period referenced in clause (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that an Appraisal Reduction Event shall not occur at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Operating Advisor and the Other Servicer and the Other Trustee, if applicable, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor and the Other Servicer and the Other Trustee, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05.

 

Appraisal Review Period”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(ii).

 

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Appraised Value”: (i) With respect to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the appraised value thereof as determined by the most recent Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan, or Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property, the appraised value allocable thereto, as determined pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Appraised-Out Class”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(i).

 

Arbitration Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

Arbitration Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

ARD Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having an Anticipated Repayment Date.

 

Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

ASR Consultation Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 12.05(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Review”: A review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with certain representations and warranties of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, in accordance with the Asset Review Standard and the procedures set forth on Exhibit PP hereto.

 

Asset Review Notice”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Review Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review as described in Section 12.01(a), the Certificateholders evidencing at least 5% of the aggregate Voting Rights represented by all of the Certificates that have Voting Rights.

 

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Asset Review Report”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a report setting forth the findings and conclusions of an Asset Review substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit NN.

 

Asset Review Report Summary”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a summary report setting forth the conclusions of an Asset Review Report substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit OO.

 

Asset Review Standard”: The performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties under this Agreement in good faith subject to the express terms of this Agreement. All determinations or assumptions made by the Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with an Asset Review shall be made in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith discretion and judgment based on the facts and circumstances known to it at the time of such determination or assumption.

 

Asset Review Trigger”: The occurrence of either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan corresponding to the predecessor Mortgage Loan, in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans or (2)(A) prior to and including the second anniversary of the Closing Date, at least 10 Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 15.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period, or (B) after the second anniversary of the Closing Date, at least fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any successor REO Loans) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

Asset Review Vote Election”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Assignment” and “Assignments”: Each as defined in Section 2.01(c).

 

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar instrument executed by the Mortgagor, assigning to the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation, leasing or disposition of all or a portion of such Mortgaged Property, in the form which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, as amended, modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

 

Assignment of Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, an assignment of Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage, which

 

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assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgages encumbering Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law and acceptable for recording.

 

Assumed Scheduled Payment”: For any Collection Period and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment or any REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining or making P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan), an amount equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of the Periodic Payment that would have been due on such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan on the related Due Date based on the constant payment required by the related Mortgage Note or the original amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan (as calculated with interest at the related Mortgage Rate), if applicable, assuming such Balloon Payment has not become due, after giving effect to any reduction in the principal balance thereof occurring in connection with a modification of such Mortgage Loan in connection with a default or bankruptcy (or similar proceeding), and (b) interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan) at the applicable Mortgage Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate and the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, if applicable).

 

Authenticating Agent”: The Certificate Administrator or any agent of the Certificate Administrator appointed to act as Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 5.02(a), in each case in its capacity as authenticating agent, or if any successor authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to Section 5.02(a), such successor authenticating agent.

 

Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (without duplication):

 

(a)           the aggregate amount of all cash received on the Mortgage Loans (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, only to the extent received by the Trust pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA and/or the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) (including the portion of Loss of Value Payments deposited into the Collection Accounts pursuant to Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement) and any REO Property (including Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a)) on deposit in the Collection Accounts (in each case, exclusive of any amount on deposit in or credited to any portion of the Collection Accounts that is held for the benefit of the Companion Holders) as of the close of business on the related P&I Advance Date, exclusive of (without duplication):

 

(i)             all Periodic Payments paid by the Mortgagors of a Mortgage Loan that are due on a Due Date following the end of the related Collection Period, excluding interest relating to periods prior to, but due after, the Cut-off Date;

 

(ii)            all unscheduled Principal Prepayments (together with any related payments of interest allocable to the period following the related Due Date for the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries, in each case, received subsequent to

 

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the related Determination Date (or, with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments for each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, subsequent to the related Due Date) allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iii)           (A) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Collection Accounts pursuant to clauses (ii) through (xviii), inclusive, and (xxi) of Section 3.05(a); (B) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii), inclusive, of Section 3.05(b); and (C) any Net Investment Earnings contained therein;

 

(iv)           with respect to the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date occurring in (1) each February or (2) any January in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), an amount equal to the related Withheld Amount to the extent those funds are on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(v)            all Excess Interest allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(vi)           all Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(vii)          all amounts deposited in the Collection Accounts in error; and

 

(viii)         any Penalty Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(b)          if and to the extent not already included in clause (a), the aggregate amount transferred from the REO Accounts allocable to the Mortgage Loans to the Collection Accounts for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(c)          the aggregate amount of any (i) Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.17(a) and (ii) P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator Fee, Operating Advisor Fee, Asset Representations Reviewer Fee, CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee and Trustee Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05;

 

(d)          with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the related Withheld Amounts remitted to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.21(b); and

 

(e)           the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

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Notwithstanding the investment of funds held in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.06, for purposes of calculating the Available Funds, the amounts so invested shall be deemed to remain on deposit in such accounts.

 

Balloon Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that by its original terms or by virtue of any modification entered into as of the Closing Date provides for an amortization schedule for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan extending beyond its Maturity Date.

 

Balloon Payment”: With respect to any Balloon Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, the Periodic Payment payable on the Maturity Date of such Balloon Mortgage Loan.

 

Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time (Title 11 of the United States Code).

 

Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of October 11, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Barrywoods Crossing Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Base Interest Fraction”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

Book-Entry Certificate”: Any Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.

 

Borrower Party”: A borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, or any Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in Exhibit C of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the states or commonwealths of California, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Kansas, Pennsylvania, or the city and state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or the principal place of business or principal

 

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commercial mortgage loan servicing office of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is located, or the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed thereto pursuant to Section 5.08 or any successor certificate administrator appointed hereunder. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall perform the certificate administrator role through its Corporate Trust Services division.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee, and the Certificate Administrator shall pay the Trustee Fee to the Trustee.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: The Certificate Administrator Fee shall be equal to the product of the rate equal to 0.00980% per annum and the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of the preceding Distribution Date. The Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The Certificate Administrator’s Internet website, which shall initially be located at “www.ctslink.com”.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)).

 

Certificate Factor”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class Z or Class R Certificates), as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to at least eight (8) places, the numerator of which is the then-related Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, and the denominator of which is the related Original Certificate Balance.

 

Certificate Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the

 

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books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.03(a).

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Controlling Class Certificates owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that any Controlling Class Certificates owned by the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to the Special Servicer or such Affiliate solely with respect to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan), and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval, waiver or take any such action has been obtained; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate of any of such Persons unless such consent, approval or waiver sought from such party would in any way increase its compensation or limit its obligations in the named capacities hereunder or waive a Servicer Termination Event or trigger an Asset Review (with respect to an Asset Review and any Mortgage Loan Seller, solely with respect to any related Mortgage Loan subject to the Asset Review); provided, further, that so long as there is no Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to exercise such Voting Rights with respect to any issue which could reasonably be believed to adversely affect such party’s compensation or increase its obligations or liabilities hereunder; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of the Special Servicer’s, the Master Servicer’s or any Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights, if any, or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class or (ii) any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is

 

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registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: The Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Realized Losses and, other than with respect to the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis.

 

Certificateholder Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(i).

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Christiana Mall Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Christiana Mall Trust 2018-CHRS TSA”: That certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, as special servicer and as certificate administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS.

 

Class”: With respect to any Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphanumeric Class designation. Each designated Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be a Class.

 

Class A Certificate”: Any Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-S Certificate.

 

Class A-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.3661%.

 

Class A-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.2076%.

 

Class A-3 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-3” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.0694%.

 

Class A-4 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.3344%.

 

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.5853% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class A-SB Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-SB” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.2410%.

 

Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the planned principal amount for such Distribution Date specified in Schedule 2 hereto relating to the Class A-SB Certificates.

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.7863% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class C” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

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Class C Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date less 0.0470%, but not less than 0.

 

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.0000%.

 

Class D-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class D-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class E-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class E-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class E-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class F-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class F-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class G-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class G-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LASB Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LAS Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LB Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LC Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LD Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LD-RR Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LE-RR Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LF-RR Uncertificated Interest”, “Class LG-RR Uncertificated Interest” and “Class LNR-RR Uncertificated Interest”: Each, an uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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Class LR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class NR-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class NR-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class NR-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class R” on the face thereof in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto, and evidencing the sole class of “residual interests” in each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class UR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class X Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates, as the context may require.

 

Class X-A Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-A” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (other than the Class A-S Certificates).

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates of the Class A Certificates (other than the Class A-S Certificates) for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-B Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates.

 

Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-B Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates of the Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective aggregate Certificate Balances immediately prior to the

 

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Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-B Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-D Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates.

 

Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-D Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-D Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class Z Certificate”: Each of the Certificates executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 and designated as a Class Z Certificate, and evidencing undivided beneficial ownership of the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets.

 

Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets”: The portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Excess Interest, related amounts in the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the proceeds thereof.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be DTC.

 

Clearstream”: Clearstream Banking, S.A. or any successor thereto.

 

Closing Date”: October 11, 2018.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and applicable final or temporary regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued pursuant thereto.

 

Collateral Deficiency Amount”: With respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, shall be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), equal to the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s) and any pari passu notes included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan) (x) the most recent Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such Appraised Value (or in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) and to the

 

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extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related Mortgagor at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related thereto) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the Master Servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y) and solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in the calculation of any related Appraisal Reduction Amount) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination, which such excess, for the avoidance of doubt, will be determined separately from and exclude any related Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). The Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans.

 

With respect to any Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis. Other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall not calculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Well Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Collection Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the related Companion Holder, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loan and shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan (including any Companion Loan), the period beginning with the day after the Determination Date in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, commencing immediately following the Cut-off Date) and ending with the Determination Date occurring in the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the last day of a Collection Period is not a Business Day, any Periodic Payments received with respect to Mortgage Loans (including any periodic payments for any Companion Loan) relating to such Collection Period

 

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on the Business Day immediately following such day shall be deemed to have been received during such Collection Period and not during any other Collection Period.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, which shall be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders of the Serviced Companion Loans, relating to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

Companion Holders”: Each of the holders of record of any Companion Loan.

 

Companion Loan(s)”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any other mortgage loan that is not included in the Trust but is secured by the same Mortgage(s) encumbering the same Mortgaged Property or portfolio of Mortgaged Properties as such Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Whole Loan, the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) (if any) are evidenced by the promissory notes opposite such Whole Loan, set forth in the chart entitled “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement, as such promissory notes may be further divided.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency”: Any NRSRO rating any class of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Paying Agent”: With respect to the Serviced Companion Loans, if any, the Master Servicer in its role as Companion Paying Agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.27.

 

Compensating Interest Payments”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, an aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans (in each case other than any Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for

 

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which Servicing Fees are being paid for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00125% per annum, (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to such Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on voluntary principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to the Master Servicer for such Collection Period received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of the Master Servicer allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y)(i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, unless the Master Servicer did not apply the Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and such failure causes the shortfall), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments. The Master Servicer will not be required to make any Compensating Interest Payment as a result of any prepayments on an AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, Compensating Interest Payments attributable to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal balances.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which (i) no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (ii) a Holder of the Class D-RR Certificates is the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l); provided that no Consultation Termination Event resulting solely from the operation of clause (ii) shall be deemed to have existed or be in continuance with respect to a successor Holder of Class D-RR Certificates that has not irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related

 

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to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further that a Consultation Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers”: The “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers” as published by the U.S. Department of Labor.

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Either of the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR or Class NR-RR Certificates.

 

Control Termination Event”: The occurrence of (i) the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) being reduced to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of such Class or (ii) a Holder of the Class D-RR Certificates becoming the majority Controlling Class Certificateholder and has irrevocably waived its right, in writing, to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and such rights have not been reinstated to a successor controlling class certificateholder pursuant to Section 3.23(l), provided that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; and provided, further, that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Controlling Class”: As of any date of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then outstanding that has an aggregate Certificate Balance as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a), at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class; provided, however, that if at any time the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the Controlling Class shall be the most subordinate class among the Control Eligible Certificates that has a Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class NR-RR Certificates.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholders”: Each Holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar, from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. The Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, may from time to time request (the cost of which being an expense of the Trust) that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class and

 

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the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide such list without charge to such Depositor, Trustee, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on any such list so provided.

 

Conveyed Property”: As defined in Section 2.01(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at Wells Fargo Center, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – UBS 2018-C13 and (ii) for all other purposes, to the 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13.

 

Corrected Loan”: Any Specially Serviced Loan that has become current and remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, whether by a consensual modification or in connection with a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Mortgagor), and (provided that no other Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such preceding three (3) months, no additional default is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer and no other event or circumstance exists that causes such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, to otherwise constitute a Specially Serviced Loan) the servicing of which the Special Servicer has returned to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.19(a).

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Bond Level File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such

 

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other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Collateral Summary File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: The monthly report in “Comparative Financial Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: The monthly report in the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Financial File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: The monthly report in the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) and for any Distribution Date, the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest

 

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payment due or deemed due on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall be deemed payable by the Master Servicer from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, a rate equal to 0.00050% per annum.

 

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing Date, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package contains eight (8) electronic files ((1) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (2) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (3) CREFC® Property File, (4) CREFC® Bond Level File, (5) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (6) CREFC® Financial File, (7) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and (8) CREFC® Schedule AL File) and nine (9) surveillance reports ((1) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (2) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (3) CREFC® REO Status Report, (4) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (5) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (6) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (7) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (8) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, and (9) with respect to Mortgage Loans that have a Companion Loan, as applicable, the CREFC® Total Loan Report). In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report. In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the following ten (10) templates: (1) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (2) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (3) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (4) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (5) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (6) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (7) CREFC® Loan Modification Template, (8) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Template, (9) CREFC® REO Liquidation Template and (10) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template. The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall be substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable forms of the “CREFC® IRP” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information or reports as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage backed securities transactions generally. For the purposes of the production of the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any such report that is required to state information for any period prior to the Cut-off Date, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely (without independent verification), absent manifest error, on information provided to it by the Mortgage Loan Sellers or by the related Mortgagor or (x) in the case of such a report produced by the Master Servicer, by the Special Servicer (if other than the Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer (if other than the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

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CREFC® License Agreement”: The License Agreement, in the form set forth on the website of CREFC® on the Closing Date, relating to the use of the CREFC® trademarks and trade names.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report”: The monthly report in the “CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Setup File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: The worksheet in the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: The report in the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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CREFC® Property File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Property File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: The monthly report in the “REO Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Schedule AL File”: The data file in the “Schedule AL File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally, which in any case shall include all information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; provided that the Depositor shall confirm in writing to the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator that any change to such “Schedule AL File” format complies with all requirements of Item 1125 of Regulation AB.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: A monthly report, as of each Determination Date, including and identifying each Non-Specially Serviced Loan satisfying the “CREFC® Portfolio Review Guidelines” approved from time to time by the CREFC® in the “CREFC®

 

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Servicer Watch List” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form (including other portfolio review guidelines) for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”: A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer.

 

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC® Website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

Cross-Over Date”: The Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates have all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates.

 

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: With respect to (i) any mortgage loan that consists of more than one commercial mortgage loan, the underlying group of loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other and (ii) any two (2) or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other, such cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted mortgage loans. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Mortgage Loan Group under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no Crossed Underlying Loan under this Agreement.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the debt service coverage ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four (4) most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution shall not be less than the least of (a) 0.10x below the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex

 

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A-1 to the Prospectus, (b) the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) for the four (4) preceding calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or replacement and (c) 1.25x, (ii) the loan-to-value ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be greater than the greatest of (a) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one (1) decimal place), for the entire Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus plus 10%, (b) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one (1) decimal place), for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) at the time of repurchase or substitution, and (c) 75%, (iii) the related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall have furnished the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall have consented to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination for any Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) all Appraisal Reduction Amounts then in effect, and (ii) with respect to any AB Modified Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount then in effect. The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer’s calculation of any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and on the Master Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

Cure/Contest Period”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(vii).

 

Custodial Exception Report”: As defined in Section 2.02(b).

 

Custodian”: A Person who is at any time appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.11 as a document custodian for the Mortgage Files, which Person shall not be the Depositor, any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers or (except to the extent Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Custodian) an Affiliate of any of them. The Certificate Administrator shall be the initial Custodian. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as Custodian hereunder through its Document Custody division.

 

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Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in October 2018, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date after October 2018, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in October 2018.

 

Cut-off Date Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received.

 

DBRS”: DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither DBRS nor any successor remains in existence, “DBRS” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of DBRS herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and any Collection Period, all interest accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such Collection Period provided for in the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a result of a default (exclusive of late payment charges) that is in excess of interest at the related Mortgage Rate accrued on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan outstanding from time to time.

 

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments (other than a Balloon Payment) or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any; provided that in respect of a Balloon Payment, such period will be one hundred-twenty (120) days if the related Mortgagor has provided the Special Servicer with a written and fully executed commitment for refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan from an acceptable lender reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Special Servicer; and, in either case, such delinquency is to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

 

Defeasance Accounts”: As defined in Section 3.18(j).

 

Defect”: As defined in Section 2.02(f).

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent

 

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retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article XI of this Agreement that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Deficient Valuation”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, a valuation by a court of competent jurisdiction of the related Mortgaged Property in an amount less than the then-outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially, the Class R Certificates and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates.

 

Delinquent Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period.

 

Denomination”: With respect to any Certificate or any beneficial interest in a Certificate the amount (i) (a) set forth on the face thereof, (b) set forth on a schedule attached thereto or (c) in the case of any beneficial interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, the interest of the related Certificate Owner in the applicable Class of Certificates as reflected on the books and records of the Depository or related Depository Participant, as applicable, (ii) expressed in terms of initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, and (iii) in an authorized denomination, as set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

Depositor”: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

Depository”: DTC, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the UCC of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

Depository Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

Designated Site”: The website to which Diligence Files are uploaded as designated by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in November 2018.

 

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Diligence File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, collectively the following documents in electronic format:

 

(a)          A copy of each of the following documents:

 

(i)             the Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to the order of the Trustee or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)            the Mortgage, together with a copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iii)           any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iv)           all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(v)            the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(vi)           any UCC financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(vii)          any Intercreditor Agreement relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor, including any intercreditor agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(viii)         any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

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(ix)           any ground lease, related ground lessor estoppel, indemnity or guaranty relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(x)            any property management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xi)           any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xii)          any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiii)         any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xiv)         all related environmental reports; and

 

(xv)          all related environmental insurance policies;

 

(b)          a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports;

 

(c)          other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll;

 

(d)          for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(e)          a copy of all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(f)           a copy of all Mortgagor’s certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies (to the extent not previously included as part of this definition), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(g)          a copy of the appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(h)          for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease;

 

(i)           a copy of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s asset summary;

 

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(j)            a copy of all surveys for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(k)           a copy of all zoning reports;

 

(l)            a copy of financial statements of the related Mortgagor;

 

(m)          a copy of operating statements for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(n)           a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)           a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)           a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)           a copy of any origination settlement statement;

 

(r)            a copy of the Insurance Summary Report;

 

(s)           a copy of the organizational documents of the related Mortgagor and any guarantor;

 

(t)           unless already included in the origination settlement statement, a copy of all escrow statements related to the escrow account balances as of the Mortgage Loan origination date;

 

(u)           a copy of all related environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(v)           unless already included in the environmental reports, a copy of any closure letter (environmental); and

 

(w)          a copy of any environmental remediation agreement for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

in each case, to the extent that the related originator received such documents in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. In the event any of the items identified above were not included in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than documents that would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan of that structure or type), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. No information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications or credit underwriting analysis shall constitute part of the Diligence File. It is generally not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of Diligence File, and the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents as part of the Diligence File that such

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified.

 

Directing Certificateholder”: (A) With respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, and (B) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan and any Excluded Loan), the initial Directing Certificateholder shall be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P. Thereafter, the Directing Certificateholder contemplated by clause (B) of the prior sentence shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar) from time to time; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), in the event that no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, as described in clause (B) of the first sentence of this definition, shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no such Directing Certificateholder, as described in clause (B) of the first sentence of this definition. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. In the event the Controlling Class Certificateholder has elected to irrevocably waive its right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder (that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) or to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, there will be no such Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder until such time as a Controlling Class Certificateholder is reinstated pursuant to Section 3.23(l) and a new Directing Certificateholder is appointed in accordance with the terms hereof. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

Directing Holder Approval Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for

 

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sale to customers, the use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or on behalf of a Companion Holder or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement or any Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 3.13(f).

 

Discount Rate”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

Dispute Resolution Consultation”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person”: With respect to the Class R Certificates, any Non-U.S. Tax Person or its agent other than (a) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds the Class R Certificates in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Registrar with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (b) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R Certificates to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R Certificates will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Any of (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency

 

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or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Accounts”: Collectively, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and in each case any subaccount thereof), all of which may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account.

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in November 2018. The initial Distribution Date shall be November 19, 2018.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.02(a).

 

Do Not Hire List”: The list, as may be updated at any time, provided by the Depositor to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, which lists certain parties identified by the Depositor as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with their respective obligations under Article XI of this Agreement or as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with any similar Regulation AB reporting requirements under any other securitization transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, no parties appear on the Do Not Hire List.

 

DTC”: The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation.

 

Due Date”: With respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, on or prior to its Maturity Date, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment thereon is scheduled to be first due, (ii) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, after the Maturity Date therefor, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due, and (iii) any REO Loan, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due.

 

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EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

EDGAR-Compatible Format”: With respect to (a) the CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File, XML format or such other format as mutually agreed to between the Depositor, Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer and (b) any report, file or document other than those listed in clause (a) above, any format compatible with EDGAR, including HTML, Word or clean, searchable PDFs.

 

Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or PNC Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s or PNC Bank, National Association’s, as applicable, long-term unsecured debt or deposit rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s or PNC Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation); (iii) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clause (i) - (ii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (v) any other account or accounts not listed in clause (i) - (ii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; or (vi) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary

 

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capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

 

Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer”: An entity that (a) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and Morningstar has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with such special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (b) can and will make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(d), (c) is not (and is neither affiliated nor Risk Retention Affiliated with) a Sponsor, a Mortgage Loan Seller, an originator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder, the Third Party Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates, (d) has not performed (and is not affiliated with any party hired to perform) any due diligence, loan underwriting, brokerage, borrower advisory or similar services with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan prior to the Closing Date for or on behalf of any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Underwriter, any party to this Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates, or have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any of them in connection with any such services, and (e) does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Asset Representations Reviewer (or as Operating Advisor, if applicable).

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An entity (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity as the special servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c) of this Agreement; (c) that is not (and is neither affiliated nor Risk Retention Affiliated with) the Depositor, the Trustee, a Borrower Party, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Certificateholder, the Third Party Purchaser or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates; (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become the special servicer under this Agreement; (e) that (i) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed

 

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securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (ii) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (to the extent it also acts as the Asset Representations Reviewer).

 

Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Ellsworth Place Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Enforcing Party”: The person obligated to or that elects pursuant to Section 2.03 to enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request.

 

Enforcing Servicer”: (a) With respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, and (b) with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, (i) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Master Servicer, and (ii) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by any person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, (A) prior to the Resolution Failure relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer, and (B) from and after a Resolution Failure relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer.

 

Environmental Assessment”: An “environmental site assessment” as such term is defined in, and meeting the criteria of, the American Society of Testing Materials Standard Section E 1527-00, or any successor thereto.

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any agreement between the Mortgagor (or a guarantor thereof) and the originator of such Mortgage Loan relating to the Mortgagor’s obligation to remediate or monitor or indemnify for any environmental problems relating to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class Z or Class R Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 91-22 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

 

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Escrow Payment”: Any payment received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the account of any Mortgagor for application toward the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground lease rents and similar items in respect of the related Mortgaged Property, including amounts for deposit to any reserve account.

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

Excess Interest”: With respect to each ARD Loan, interest accrued on such ARD Loan after the Anticipated Repayment Date allocable to the Excess Rate, including all interest accrued thereon to the extent permitted by applicable law and the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Excess Interest shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

 

Excess Interest Certificates”: Any class of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued under this Agreement that are designated as evidencing an interest in the Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class Z Certificates will be Excess Interest Certificates.

 

Excess Interest Distribution Account”: The trust account or accounts created and maintained as a separate account or accounts (or as a subaccount of the Distribution Account) by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(c), which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Excess Interest Distribution Account”, and which must be an Eligible Account (or a subaccount of an Eligible Account). The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be held solely for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall not be an asset of either Trust REMIC, but rather shall be an asset of the Grantor Trust.

 

Excess Interest Grantor Trust Assets”: The portion of the Trust Fund consisting of the Excess Interest, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the proceeds thereof.

 

Excess Modification Fee Amount”: With respect to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Corrected Loan and any particular modification, waiver, extension or amendment with respect to such Corrected Loan that gives rise to the payment of a Workout Fee, an amount equal to the aggregate of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (including the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, unless prohibited under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and received and retained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months of such modification, waiver, extension or amendment, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

Excess Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment

 

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of any of the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Mortgagor but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related Mortgagor or otherwise. With respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor within the prior twelve (12) months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap equal to the greater of (i) 1.00% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification, extension, waiver or amendment) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (ii) $25,000.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: The aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any Principal Prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be included in the Available Funds for any Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Excess Rate”: With respect to each ARD Loan, the excess of (i) the applicable Revised Rate over (ii) the applicable Mortgage Rate, each as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E hereto to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 of this Agreement and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F hereto, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the

 

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Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is not an Excluded Controlling Class Loan, such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is also not an Excluded Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Information by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall deliver any Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to segregate any information delivered to it under the “Excluded Information” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be triggered solely by such information being delivered in the manner provided in Section 3.33.

 

Excluded Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan if, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or, except in the case of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Loan is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, a replacement special servicer that is not a Borrower Party and satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer set forth in Section 7.01(g). As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Special Servicers related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate

 

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Administrator regarding an Excluded Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(d) and Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Master Servicer or the applicable Excluded Special Servicer supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Special Servicer Information by the applicable Excluded Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in each case, other than information with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) that is aggregated with information with respect to the other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Special Servicer Information”.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it has become a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Excluded Special Servicer Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Extended Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Fannie Mae”: Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the initial Asset Status Report (together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder that does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder or between the Special Servicer and the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan) required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date or any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Directing Holder Approval Process or following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable, or by the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder (to the extent required by the terms of the related AB Intercreditor Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedure described Section 3.19(d).

 

Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Final Recovery Determination”: A reasonable determination by the Special Servicer with respect to any Defaulted Loan (and, if applicable, any defaulted Companion Loan) or Corrected Loan or REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, that was purchased by (i) any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Special Servicer or other person pursuant to Section 3.16(b), any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender pursuant to

 

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Section 3.16 or (iii) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01) that there has been a recovery of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenue and other payments or recoveries that, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, which judgment was exercised without regard to any obligation of the Special Servicer to make payments from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.07(b), will ultimately be recoverable.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Fitch nor any successor remains in existence, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Fitch herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Form 8-K Disclosure Information”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Form 15 Suspension Notification”: As defined in Section 11.08.

 

Freddie Mac”: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Regular Certificates that would remain unpaid as of the close of business on such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount by which the Principal Distribution Amount exceeds the aggregate amount that would actually be distributed on the such Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount, and (ii) any Realized Losses outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, in each case, to the extent such amounts would occur on such Distribution Date or would be outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, as applicable, without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount as part of the definition of Available Funds.

 

Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the excess of (i) Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Liquidation Expenses (or the portion of such net Liquidation Proceeds payable to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) over (ii) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date on which Liquidation Proceeds were received. Gain-on-Sale Proceeds shall exclude any amounts allocated as a Yield Maintenance Charge, Prepayment Premium, recovery of any late payment charges and default interest or recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees pursuant to Sections 3.02(a) – (c).

 

Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount”: For each Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount.

 

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator,

 

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pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

Grace Period”: The number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Grantor Trust”: A segregated asset pool within the Trust Fund treated as a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, consisting of the assets described in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Ground Lease”: The ground lease pursuant to which any Mortgagor holds a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property and any estoppels or other agreements executed and delivered by the ground lessor in favor of the lender under the Mortgage Loan.

 

Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to CERCLA or any other federal, state or local environmental related laws and regulations, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

 

Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any material direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special

 

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Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any Class of securities issued by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, so long as such ownership constitutes less than 1% of the total assets of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception in the proviso above for ownership of 1% or less of any Class of Certificates shall not apply with respect to the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Initial Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Initial Purchasers”: UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Drexel Hamilton, LLC and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

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Initial Requesting Certificateholder”: The first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request as described in Section 2.03(k) with respect to a Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there may not be more than one Initial Requesting Certificateholder with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

Initial Schedule AL Additional File”:  The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the Initial Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus in both EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format.

 

Initial Schedule AL File”:  The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing the information required by Item 1111(h)(3) or Item 1125 of Regulation AB or Item 601(b)(102) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 102 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus in both EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format.

 

Initial Sub-Servicer”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer as of the Closing Date, the Sub-Servicer under any such Sub-Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each entity listed on Exhibit EE is an Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement”: Any Sub-Servicing Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date.

 

Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As each is defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institutional investor which is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs.

 

Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds paid under any Insurance Policy or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property, in either case, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor or any tenants or ground lessors, in either case, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and, in the case of any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, to the extent any portion of such proceeds are received by the Master Servicer or Certificate Administrator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the allocations set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the REMIC Provisions.

 

Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, title policy or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Insurance Summary Report”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a report or other summary prepared either by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or a third party insurance

 

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consultant on behalf of the related Mortgage Loan Seller that provides a summary of all insurance policies covering the related Mortgaged Property(ies), identifying the insurance provider, applicable ratings of each such provider and the amount of coverage and any applicable deductible.

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each of the 1670 Broadway Intercreditor Agreement, the Christiana Mall Intercreditor Agreement, the Wyvernwood Apartments Intercreditor Agreement, the Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Intercreditor Agreement, the Barrywoods Crossing Intercreditor Agreement, the Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Intercreditor Agreement, the Ellsworth Place Intercreditor Agreement, the Riverwalk Intercreditor Agreement, the Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Intercreditor Agreement and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Interest Accrual Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Regular Certificates, the amount of interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates on the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, for such Class immediately prior to that Distribution Date. Calculations of interest for each Interest Accrual Period will be made on a 30/360 basis.

 

Interest Accrual Period”: For each Distribution Date, the calendar month prior to the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, less (B) any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

 

For purposes of clause (B) above, the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for each Distribution Date shall be allocated to each Class of Regular Certificates in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Accrual Amount for such Class for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Interest Accrual Amounts for all Classes of Regular Certificates for such Distribution Date.

 

Interest Reserve Account”: The trust account or subaccount of the Distribution Account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b) initially in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Interest Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.21 shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account or subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

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Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class remaining unpaid as of the close of business on the preceding Distribution Date, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) other than in the case of Class X Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class for the current Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Interested Person”: As of the date of any determination, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder, any Sponsor, any Borrower Party, any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or any known Affiliate of any of the preceding entities, and with respect to a Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (or any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.06(a).

 

Investment Representation Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(e), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C or Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder or the Directing Certificateholder (to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein, or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator, (iii) (other than with respect to a Companion Holder) that such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) shall be permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via

 

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the Certificate Administrator’s Website) and (ii) shall be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be re-submitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures and shall restrict access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any mezzanine lender upon notice from any party to this Agreement that such mezzanine lender has become an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.07(b).

 

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither KBRA nor any successor remains in existence, “KBRA” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of KBRA herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, all amounts received thereon prior to the related Determination Date, whether as payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal or interest due in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due thereunder by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. With respect to any REO Loan, all amounts received in connection with the related REO Property prior to the related Determination Date, whether as Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenues or otherwise, which represent late collections of principal or interest due or deemed due in respect of such REO Loan or the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due under the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. The term “Late Collections” shall specifically exclude Penalty Charges. With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Late Collections shall refer to such portion of Late Collections to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Legal Fee Reserve Account”: The account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b), in the name of the “Legal Fee Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.04(b) shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account.

 

Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or with respect to any REO Property (and the related REO Loan), any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

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(iii) such Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (iv) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Special Servicer, or by any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender (as applicable) pursuant to Section 3.16 (and the related Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable); (v) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01 or acquired by the Sole Certificateholder in exchange for its Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan is sold by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with a liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) pursuant to Section 3.16 (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, committee or referee fees and, if applicable, brokerage commissions and conveyance taxes).

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (a) each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives (i) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable) or (b) any Loss of Value Payment or Purchase Price paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to any Mortgage Loan, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that prior to a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Certificateholder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the Special Servicer delivers to the Directing Certificateholder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Certificateholder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase or substitution occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v) and (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, (x) a repurchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension thereof, if applicable) provided for such repurchase of such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of such time period (or extension of such time period, if

 

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applicable) or (y) a purchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization; or (e) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within one-hundred twenty (120) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full provided such a Specially Serviced Loan only became a Specially Serviced Loan on or after its Maturity Date (but, in the event that a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents); provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, or REO Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller, if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment within ninety (90) days of receipt of notice of a breach (and giving effect to an extension period of ninety (90) days).

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 1.00% with respect to any Mortgage Loan (described in Section 3.11(c)), any Specially Serviced Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Property; provided that if such rate would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee less than $25,000, then the Liquidation Fee Rate will be equal to such rate as would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property by the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement (provided that, for the purpose of determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is

 

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payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the “controlling holder”, the “directing certificateholder”, the “directing holder”, “directing lender” or any analogous concept under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note, which, in the case of the Ellsworth Place Whole Loan is currently Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC or an affiliate thereof. With respect to each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Loss of Value Payment”: As defined in Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement.

 

Loss of Value Reserve Fund”: The “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) designated as such pursuant to Section 3.04(i) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of the Grantor Trust or any Trust REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.01(c).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Preliminary Statement hereto, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)), and as set forth in Section 4.01(c).

 

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LD-RR, Class LE-RR, Class LF-RR, Class LG-RR and Class LNR-RR.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two (2) separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, which consist of the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of Excess Interest) and the proceeds thereof, any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in the other Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

 

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Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

LTV Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the scheduled principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of such date (assuming no defaults or prepayments on such Mortgage Loan prior to that date), and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: With respect to (a) any Serviced AB Whole Loan for so long as no AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to such Serviced AB Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing, any related AB Major Decision and (b) with respect to any Serviced Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (other than any Serviced AB Whole Loan for so long as no AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to such Serviced AB Whole Loan has occurred and is continuing), each of the actions listed in clauses (i) through (xix) of Section 6.08(a).

 

Major Decision Reporting Package”: With respect to any Major Decision for which it is processing, a written report by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (ii) the proposed course of action recommended.

 

Master Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor thereto (as Master Servicer) appointed as provided herein.

 

Master Servicer Major Decision”: Any Major Decision under clauses (xvi) through (xxi) of the definition of “Major Decision.”

 

Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(k) of this Agreement.

 

Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage.

 

Maturity Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as of any date of determination, the date on which the last payment of

 

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principal is due and payable under the related Mortgage Note, after taking into account all Principal Prepayments received prior to such date of determination, but without giving effect to (i) any acceleration of the principal of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder or (ii) any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage Note.

 

Mediation Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Mediation Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Merger Notice”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan documents and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

 

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Moody’s nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither Morningstar nor any successor remains in existence, “Morningstar” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Morningstar herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust or other instrument(s) securing the related Mortgage Note and creating a first mortgage lien on the fee and/or leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Mortgage File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, but subject to Section 2.01, collectively the following documents:

 

(i)             the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to “Pay to the order of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, without recourse, representation or warranty” or in

 

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blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)            the original or a copy of the Mortgage, together with an original or copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(iii)           an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment of Mortgage, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment of Mortgage submitted to or to be submitted for recording);

 

(iv)          the original or a copy of any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(v)           an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(vi)           the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, if not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above;

 

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terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(viii)         the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance (which may be in electronic form) issued in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(ix)           any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(x)            an original Assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in favor of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the relevant jurisdiction (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the filing of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(xi)            the original or a copy of any intercreditor agreement relating to existing debt of the borrower, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable;

 

(xii)          the original or copies of any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as well as the original of each letter of credit, if any, constituting additional collateral for such Mortgage Loan, which letter of credit shall either (A) name as beneficiary “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13” or (B) be accompanied by all documentation necessary in order to transfer all rights of the named beneficiary in such letter of credit to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee and to receive, after presentment by the Master Servicer (in accordance with Section 3.01(f)) to the bank issuing such letter of credit, a reissued letter of credit in the name of the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee;

 

(xiii)         the original or a copy of any ground lease, ground lessor estoppel, environmental indemnity or guaranty relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiv)         the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

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(xv)          with regard to any related Mortgaged Properties that are hotel properties subject to any franchise agreements, comfort letters or similar agreements, the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and/or request for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trustee, in each case, as applicable;

 

(xvi)         the original or a copy of any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xvii)        the original or a copy of any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xviii)       a copy of all related environmental insurance policies; and

 

(xix)         a list related to such Mortgage Loan indicating the related Mortgage Loan documents included in the related Mortgage File as of the Closing Date (the “Mortgage Loan Checklist”);

 

provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (I) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (II) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required or the requirements of clause (i) of the

 

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definition of “Mortgage File” shall otherwise be satisfied) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, and (f) so long as the Custodian is also the Non-Serviced Custodian, in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan or shall otherwise satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA); provided that (a) the Custodian shall perform its duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article II), and be liable to the other parties hereto, with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan as if such documents were required to be delivered and included in the Mortgage File and as if the Non-Serviced Custodian’s receipt of the documents contained in the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA constituted delivery of those same documents to the Custodian under this Agreement, (b) the Custodian shall not resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian without giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to each other party hereto, and (c) if for any reason the Custodian shall resign as Custodian hereunder or resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise no longer act as Custodian hereunder or as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise be required to surrender possession of the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA (including by reason of the Non-Serviced Companion Loan being removed from the related securitization trust), the Custodian shall include the documents contemplated by clauses (ii) through (xix) above in the Mortgage File for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent such documents were delivered in connection with the related Other Securitization) that shall be maintained by it or any successor custodian hereunder.

 

Mortgage Loan”: Each of the mortgage loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, each of which, for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan, provided that each individual Crossed Underlying Loan within any such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall not be included in this definition of Mortgage Loan) transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 and to be held by the Trust. As used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents contained in the related Mortgage File and any related agreements. The term “Mortgage Loan” shall, as of any date of determination, include any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Checklist”: As defined in the definition of Mortgage File.

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: Each agreement between the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the transfer of all of such Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the related Mortgage Loans.

 

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Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans transferred on the Closing Date to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund, attached hereto as Exhibit B, as any such schedule may be amended from time to time in connection with a substitution under Section 2.03 and in accordance with the relevant Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and which list sets forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred:

 

(i)             the loan identification number;

 

(ii)            the name of the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iii)           the name of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)           the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

(v)            the street address, city and state of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(vi)           the date of the related Mortgage Note;

 

(vii)          the Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date;

 

(viii)         the Gross Mortgage Rate;

 

(ix)           the original term to maturity or anticipated repayment date;

 

(x)             the remaining term to stated maturity or anticipated repayment date;

 

(xi)           amortization type;

 

(xii)          the original amortization term;

 

(xiii)         whether the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan;

 

(xiv)         the applicable master and primary servicing fee rate; and

 

(xv)          the applicable sub-servicer fee rate.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulated branch of a foreign bank, or its successor in interest, (ii) Société Générale, a société anonyme organized under the laws of France, or its successor in interest, (iii) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its successor in interest, (iv) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (v) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, and (vi) CIBC Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

Mortgage Note”: The original executed promissory note(s) evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as the case may be,

 

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together with any rider, addendum or amendment thereto, or any renewal, substitution or replacement thereof.

 

Mortgage Rate”: With respect to: (i) any Mortgage Loan (including the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or related Companion Loan on or prior to its Maturity Date, the annual rate at which interest is scheduled (in the absence of a default) to accrue on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage Note and applicable law; or (ii) any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan after its Maturity Date, the annual rate described in clause (i) above determined without regard to the passage of such Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Rate of any ARD Loan shall not be construed to include the related Excess Rate.

 

Mortgaged Property”: The real property subject to the lien of a Mortgage.

 

Mortgagor”: The obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including without limitation, any Person that has acquired the related Mortgaged Property and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note and including in connection with any Mortgage Loan that utilizes an indemnity deed of trust structure, the borrower and the Mortgaged Property owner/payment guarantor/mortgagor individually and collectively, as the context may require.

 

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount, if any, by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.06.

 

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or a related Non-Serviced Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related Mortgagor; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the

 

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basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan or for any one month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in either case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the amounts withheld in the immediately preceding January and February, as applicable. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

Net Operating Income”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, for any Mortgagor’s fiscal year end, Net Operating Income will be calculated in accordance with the standard definition of “Net Operating Income” approved from time to time endorsed and put forth by the CREFC®.

 

New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.02(c).

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. For the avoidance of doubt, Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts shall constitute Nonrecoverable Advances only when the Person making such determination in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and taking into account factors such as all other outstanding Advances, either (a) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, would not ultimately be recoverable from Late Collections, Default Interest, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property (without giving effect to potential recoveries on deficiency judgments or recoveries from guarantors), or (b) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, along with any other Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts (that have not been reimbursed to the party that made such Advance) or unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Advances, would not be ultimately recoverable from the principal portion of future general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) which, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as

 

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the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan), make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer, and with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination (other than by the Special Servicer) shall not be binding upon (but may be conclusively relied upon by) the Master Servicer and the Trustee, and any such determination by the Special Servicer shall be conclusive and binding upon the Master Servicer and the Trustee (but this statement shall not be construed to entitle the Special Servicer to reverse the determination of the Master Servicer or the Trustee or to prohibit the Master Servicer or the Trustee from making a determination that a P&I Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Trustee or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be nonrecoverable, such determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided, however, the Master Servicer and the Trustee may rely on the non-recoverability determination of the Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced Pooling Agreement. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that any P&I Advance with respect to a related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such determination shall not be binding on the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, related Non-Serviced Special Servicer and related Non-Serviced Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise). In making such recoverability determination, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged

 

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Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the P&I Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any P&I Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance has been made or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer). The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property). The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to

 

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conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan.

 

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property which the Trustee determines in its reasonable business judgment, or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard, as the case may be, will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property. In making such recoverability determination, such Person will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of recovery of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance has been made or that any

 

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proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan) (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer); provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination (other than by the Special Servicer) shall not be binding upon (but may be conclusively relied upon by) the Master Servicer and the Trustee, and any such determination by the Special Servicer shall be binding upon the Master Servicer and the Trustee (but this statement shall not be construed to entitle the Special Servicer to reverse the determination of the Master Servicer or the Trustee or to prohibit the Master Servicer or the Trustee from making a determination that a Servicing Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance), provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or related Mortgaged Property). The Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a

 

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Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance or property protection advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Registered Certificate”: Unless and until registered under the Securities Act, any Class X-D, Class D, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class Z or Class R Certificate.

 

Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer”: The “Asset Representations Reviewer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator”: The “Certificate Administrator” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans and Subordinate Companion Loans, if any, identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans and Subordinate Companion Loan, if any, identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Non-Serviced Custodian”: The “Custodian” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Depositor”: The “Depositor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: Any “gain-on-sale proceeds” received in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”: As defined in Section 6.04(i).

 

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: Each Intercreditor Agreement related to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Master Servicer”: The “Master Servicer” or “Servicer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the related Mortgaged Property that secures such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, Non-Serviced Companion Loan and Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Operating Advisor”: The “Operating Advisor” (or analogous term) (if any) under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Non-Serviced Paying Agent”: The “Paying Agent” (or analogous term) under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (i) the Christiana Mall Mortgage Loan, the Wyvernwood Apartments Mortgage Loan, the Riverwalk Mortgage Loan and the Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Mortgage Loan, 0.00125% per annum and (ii) the Ellsworth Place Mortgage Loan (on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), a per annum rate equal to 0.00125%.

 

Non-Serviced PSA”: With respect to:

 

(i)            the Christiana Mall Whole Loan, the Christiana Mall Trust 2018-CHRS TSA;

 

(ii)           the Wyvernwood Apartments Whole Loan, the Riverwalk Whole Loan and the Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Whole Loan, the UBS 2018-C12 PSA; and

 

(iii)         any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the related pooling and servicing agreement governing the servicing of the Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Special Servicer”: The applicable “Special Servicer” of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trust”: The “Trust” formed under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trustee”: The “Trustee” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Non-Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

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Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “directing holder” or similarly defined party under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.03(f).

 

Non-U.S. Tax Person”: Any person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

 

Non-Waiving Successor”: As defined in Section 3.23(l).

 

Notional Amount”: In the case of the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Notional Amount and in the case of the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Notional Amount.

 

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 executed by a NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act, that such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential, except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

Offered Certificates”: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates.

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be.

 

Offshore Transaction”: Any “offshore transaction” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S.

 

Operating Advisor”: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.26(c)(i).

 

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Operating Advisor Consultation Event: The occurrence of the Certificate Balances of the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates in the aggregate (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of such classes) is 25% or less of the Original Certificate Balances of such classes in the aggregate.

 

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consulting obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount as the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, collects from the related Mortgagor) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, payable pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such fee shall be payable unless specifically paid by the related Mortgagor as a separately identifiable fee; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, however, that to the extent such fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as an expense of the Trust; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional trust fund expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

 

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i).

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00210% with respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holders constituted a single lender), and not to any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, property managers, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, any Certificateholder or any of their Affiliates.

 

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Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights, provided that, with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)          any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)           any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)          a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)          the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)           the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

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Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions or (c) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount and the Class X-D Notional Amount, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Other Appraised-Out Class”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(i).

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any asset representations reviewer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Other Servicer, Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

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Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Pass-Through Rate”:

 

(i)             With respect to the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(ii)            with respect to the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(iii)           with respect to the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate;

 

(iv)           with respect to the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(v)            with respect to the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate;

 

(vi)           with respect to the Class A-S Certificates, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate;

 

(vii)          with respect to the Class B Certificates, the Class B Pass-Through Rate;

 

(viii)         with respect to the Class C Certificates, the Class C Pass-Through Rate;

 

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(ix)            with respect to the Class D Certificates, the Class D Pass-Through Rate;

 

(x)             with respect to the Class D-RR Certificates, the Class D-RR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xi)            with respect to the Class E-RR Certificates, the Class E-RR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xii)           with respect to the Class F-RR Certificates, the Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xiii)          with respect to the Class G-RR Certificates, the Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xiv)          with respect to the Class NR-RR Certificates, the Class NR-RR Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xv)           with respect to the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate;

 

(xvi)          with respect to the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate; and

 

(xvii)         with respect to the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Pass-Through Rate.

 

The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest for any Distribution Date shall be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan, and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges, demand charges or Default Interest, other than a Prepayment Premium, a Yield Maintenance Charge or any Excess Interest.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class Z or a Class R Certificate, the Percentage Interest is set forth on the face thereof.

 

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Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest (other than Excess Interest) on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder and without regard to any Excess Interest.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

(i)             direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, other than an unsecured senior debt obligation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(ii)            time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities with respect to which (A) with respect to Moody’s, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (II) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term

 

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obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s, (III) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (IV) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in each case, if permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to Moody’s, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings assigned to the Certificates) and (B) with respect to Fitch and KBRA, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are rated in the highest rating categories of each of Fitch and KBRA (in the case of KBRA, if rated by KBRA); or, in each case, or such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)           repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)           obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which (A) if such debt obligations have a term of three months or less, (1) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term debt rating category of Fitch and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) and (2) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if such debt obligations have a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if such debt obligations have a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in sub-clauses (A) through (C) above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the

 

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aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

(v)            commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) (a)(1) in the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short term obligations of which corporation are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A” by Fitch, (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than 30 days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) and “A2” by Moody’s, (3)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (4)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aaa” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (b) such commercial paper is rated in the highest short-term category by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) (or such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities);

 

(vi)          money market funds, which seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or any Wells Fargo Money Market Fund), rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s, Morningstar and/or S&P)) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in

 

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the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

(vii)          any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); and

 

(viii)         any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity, and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title agency fees and insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any

 

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Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Platform Level Basis”: With respect to the Operating Advisor’s evaluation of the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans) under this Agreement, taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor) (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Pre-Close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

 

Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

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Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Due Date and on or prior to the following Determination Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, prior to the related Due Date in the related Collection Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest), to the extent not collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees and any Excess Interest) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

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Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount (other than a Yield Maintenance Charge) paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, that Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto (including any payoff of a Mortgage Loan by a mezzanine lender on behalf of the subject Mortgagor if and as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York City edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “Prime Rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Principal Balance Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for that Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

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Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communications”: Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Privileged Information”.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information (including any such information contained within any Asset Status Report) that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party and that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is (in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (which, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall be from a Servicing Officer and, in the case of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, shall be from a Responsible Officer) certifying that such party has determined that it is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information (which shall be an additional expense of the Trust) delivered to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee) required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the Directing Certificateholder) who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is the Special Servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement. In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on direction by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it has become a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided that the Special Servicer (i) shall not directly or indirectly provide any information related to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any of the Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliate involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loan; and provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to reasonably request and to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, neither the Master Servicer nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any obligation to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

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Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated September 24, 2018.

 

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

PTCE”: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to the sum of:

 

(i)             the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)            all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest or Excess Interest on any ARD Loan), to, but not including, the Due Date therefor immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)          all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), if any; plus

 

(iv)           if such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan

 

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(or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Affirmative Asset Review Vote or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(l);

 

(v)           Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period, if applicable); plus

 

(vi)         solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan, as applicable. With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to sub-clause (A) and sub-clause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or KBRA) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or KBRA) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or KBRA)) and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one (1) of the following rating agencies with at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-” by S&P, (c) “A-

 

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” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or, (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer (and, if appointed by the Directing Certificateholder or with the approval of the requisite vote of certificateholders following the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), is not the originally replaced special servicer or its affiliate), (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become the Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s) and (viii) is not a special servicer that has been cited by Moody’s or KBRA as having servicing concerns as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a removed Mortgage Loan that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and

 

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not more than five (5) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved, so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan, by the Directing Certificateholder; (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. In the event that more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, any Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

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RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in October 2051.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of Fitch, KBRA and Moody’s or their successors in interest. If no such rating agency nor any successor thereof remains in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be deemed to refer to such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, and specific ratings of KBRA, Fitch and Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan, if applicable) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to

 

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such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.15(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates set forth below:

 

Related Certificates

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-1 Certificates Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-2 Certificates Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates Class LASB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-4 Certificates Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates Class LAS Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class D-RR Certificates Class LD-RR Uncertificated Interest
Class E-RR Certificates Class LE-RR Uncertificated Interest
Class F-RR Certificates Class LF-RR Uncertificated Interest
Class LG-RR Certificates Class LG-RR Uncertificated Interest

 

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Related Certificates

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class NR-RR Certificates Class LNR-RR Uncertificated Interest

 

Relevant Distribution Date” means with respect to (a) any Significant Obligor with respect to the Trust, the Distribution Date, and (b) any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization holding a Serviced Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit Z attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

“Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, REO Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

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REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, as applicable), deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of an REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional trust fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent

 

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set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust.

 

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Request”: A Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) that the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations

 

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under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Period”: The forty (40) day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: Any of the rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Sellers defined in Section 3.18(i).

 

Retained Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.00125% per annum with respect to each Mortgage Loan.

 

Retained Interest Safekeeping Account”: An account maintained by the Certificate Administrator, which account shall be deemed to be owned by the Holder(s) of the Risk Retention Certificates in proportions equal to their respective Percentage Interests.

 

Retaining Parties”: Any Holder of a Risk Retention Certificate and any successor Holder of such Risk Retention Certificate.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined in the Risk Retention Rule.

 

Reverse Sequential Order”: With respect to any distribution or allocation relating to principal in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates:

 

(A)            first, to the Class NR-RR Certificates;

 

(B)            second, to the Class G-RR Certificates;

 

(C)            third, to the Class F-RR Certificates;

 

(D)            fourth, to the Class E-RR Certificates;

 

(E)             fifth, to the Class D-RR Certificates;

 

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(F)            sixth, to the Class D Certificates;

 

(G)           seventh, to the Class C Certificates;

 

(H)           eighth, to the Class B Certificates;

 

(I)             ninth,to the Class A-S Certificates;

 

(J)            tenth, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(i).

 

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: An “affiliate of” or “affiliated with”, as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. 43.2 of the Risk Retention Rule.

 

Risk Retention Certificate”: Individually and collectively the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates.

 

Risk Retention Rule”: The final rule that was promulgated to implement the credit risk retention requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 43), under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (79 F.R. 77601; pages 77740-77766), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 F.R. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time.

 

Riverwalk Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Riverwalk Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

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Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(iv).

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other NRSRO or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above.

 

Secure Data Room”: The “Secure Data Room” tab on the page relating to this transaction within the Certificate Administrator’s website (initially “www.ctslink.com”).

 

Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

 

Serviced AB Mortgage Loan”: Any AB Mortgage Loan serviced pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: Any AB Whole Loan serviced pursuant to this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (iii) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: Any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder”: A holder of a (i) Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”: The register maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (iii) any AB Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each of (i) the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Pari Passu Companion Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

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Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities issued by another securitization and backed by a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each of (i) the Mortgage Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Mortgage Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement other than any such Whole Loan that is an AB Whole Loan.

 

Serviced REO Loan”: Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”: Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: Each of (i) the Whole Loans identified as “Serviced” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement, and (ii) prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Whole Loans identified as “Servicing Shift” under the column entitled “Type” in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) the Remittance Date and (B) one (1) business day after the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in each case, as long as the date on which the remittance is required is at least one (1) Business Day after the Due Date.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: One or more of the events described in Section 7.01(a).

 

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Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property and the priority of a Mortgage, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i) (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit Z hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and any REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (i) each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any successor REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the rates set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the headings “Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%)” and “Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)” less, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans and (ii) the 1670 Broadway Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Pari Passu Companion Loans, the Barrywoods Crossing Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Pari Passu Companion Loans, and the Ellsworth Place Pari Passu Companion Loans (prior to the

 

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related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), a per annum rate equal to 0.00125%; provided that with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the “Primary Servicing Fee Rate” with respect to such Mortgage Loan comprising a part of the related Servicing Fee Rate shall be 0% per annum and with respect to each Companion Loan related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Servicing Fee Rate for such Companion Loan shall be 0% per annum.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy or electronic copy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, (a) to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property and (b) copies of all modifications, extensions and amendments related to the above, any Appraisals and any other document necessary to service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, in each case, that are created or prepared after the Closing Date.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit FF hereto. Exhibit FF shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

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and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Shift Lead Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. As of the Closing Date, the Ellsworth Place Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-1 will be a Servicing Shift Lead Note related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan” With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund that will be serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date. As of the Closing Date, the Ellsworth Place Mortgage Loan will be a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan related to the Trust. After the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Shift Securitization Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Lead Note is included in a Non-Serviced Trust; provided that the holder of such Servicing Shift Lead Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Lead Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee. The date on which the Ellsworth Place Pari Passu Companion Loan identified as note A-1 is included in a securitization trust is the Servicing Shift Securitization Date related to the Trust (subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence).

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Any Whole Loan serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, which includes a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund and one or more Companion Loans not included in the Trust Fund, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Lead Note on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date. As of the Closing Date, the Ellsworth Place Whole Loan will be a Servicing Shift Whole Loan related to the Trust. After all Servicing Shift Securitization Date, there will be no Servicing Shift Whole Loan related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

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Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or related Serviced Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)             (A) with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Balloon Mortgage Loan, (1) a payment default shall have occurred at its original Maturity Date, or (2) if the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan has been extended as provided herein, a payment default shall have occurred at such Extended Maturity Date; or (B) with respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Balloon Payment is delinquent and the related Mortgagor has not provided the Master Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of such document to the Special Servicer), within sixty (60) days after the related Maturity Date, with a written and fully executed (subject only to customary final closing conditions) commitment, letter of intent or otherwise binding application for refinancing or similar document that is in each case, binding upon an acceptable lender or signed purchase agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of such document to the Special Servicer), which provides that such refinancing or purchase will occur within one hundred-twenty (120) days of such related Maturity Date, provided that the Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan, will become a Specially Serviced Loan immediately if the related Mortgagor fails to diligently pursue such financing or to pay any Assumed Scheduled Payment on the related Due Date (subject to any applicable Grace Period) at any time before the refinancing or, if such refinancing does not occur, the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan, will become a Specially Serviced Loan at the end of such 120-day period (or for such shorter period beyond the date on which that Balloon Payment was due within which the refinancing is scheduled to occur pursuant to the commitment for refinancing or on which such commitment terminates); or

 

(ii)            the Master Servicer, makes a judgment that a payment default is imminent or reasonably foreseeable and is not likely to be cured by the related Mortgagor within thirty (30) days; or

 

(iii)           the Master Servicer, determines that (i) a default (other than as described in clause (ii) above) under a Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan (if any) or otherwise materially adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans), and (iii) the default will continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or, if no

 

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cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for thirty (30) days (provided that such 30-day grace period does not apply to a default that gives rise to immediate acceleration without application of a grace period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable; provided that, any determination that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred under this clause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan solely by reason of the failure (or imminent failure) of the related Mortgagor to maintain or cause to be maintained insurance coverage against damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism may only be made by the Master Servicer (and with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder)); or

 

(iv)           any Periodic Payment is more than sixty (60) days delinquent; or

 

(v)            a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, is entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order shall have remained in force and it has not been stayed or discharged or dismissed within 60 days (or a shorter period if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the circumstances warrant that the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or REO Loan) be transferred to special servicing); or

 

(vi)           the related Mortgagor shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)          the related Mortgagor shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or

 

(viii)        a default of which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has notice (other than a failure by such Mortgagor to pay principal or interest) and which the Master Servicer determines in its good faith reasonable judgment may materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans), if applicable, has occurred and remained unremedied for the applicable Grace

 

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Period specified in the related Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, other than the failure to maintain terrorism insurance if such failure constitutes an Acceptable Insurance Default (or if no Grace Period is specified for those defaults which are capable of cure, thirty (30) days); or

 

(ix)           the Master Servicer or Special Servicer has received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or foreclosure or proposed foreclosure or similar proceedings of any lien other than the Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Co-Lender Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

Significant Obligor”: As defined in Section 11.16.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth (4th) calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Depositor and the Master Servicer acknowledge that in the event the Mortgaged Property securing the related Serviced Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, such date on which such quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents is, with respect to net operating income information, (a) 1670 Broadway Pari Passu Companion Loans, forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement, (b) for the Pier 1 Imports Headquarters Pari Passu Companion Loans, twenty-five (25) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement, (c) for the Barrywoods Crossing Pari Passu Companion Loan, forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement, and (d) for the Shelbourne Global Portfolio I Pari Passu Companion Loan, thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the related loan agreement.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the ninetieth (90th) day after the end of such calendar year.

 

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Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, of a Book-Entry Certificate or a Holder of a Definitive Certificate holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates; provided that the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been retired.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

Special Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein (including with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable and as the context may require).

 

Special Servicer Major Decision”: Any Major Decision under clauses (i) through (xv) of the definition of “Major Decision.”

 

Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”: Collectively:

 

(a)           approving any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers);

 

(b)         agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (i) a waiver of a Mortgage Loan event of default (but excluding non-monetary events of default other than defaults relating to transfers of interests in the Mortgagor the existing collateral or material modifications of the existing collateral), (ii) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the related Mortgage Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States of America would be permitted or (iii) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the related Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; provided that the foregoing is not otherwise a Major Decision or another Special Servicer Non-Major Decision;

 

(c)          any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit held as “performance”, “earn-out”, “holdback” or similar escrows or reserves with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans, but excluding (subject to clause (f) below), as to Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans which are Non-Specially Serviced Loans, (A) any routine and/or customary escrow and reserve fundings or disbursements for which the satisfaction of performance-related criteria or lender discretion is not required or permitted pursuant to the terms of the related loan documents, (B) any request with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan for the funding or disbursement of ordinary course impounds, repair and replacement reserves, lender

 

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approved budget and operating expenses, and tenant improvements pursuant to an approved lease, each in accordance with the loan documents or (C) any other funding or disbursement as mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer;

 

(d)           any requests for the funding or disbursement of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit in the case of certain Mortgage Loans whose escrows, reserves, holdbacks and related letters of credit exceed, in the aggregate (but excluding tax and insurance escrows), at the related origination date, 10% of the initial principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (which Mortgage Loans are identified on Schedule 3 to this Agreement), except for the routine funding of tax payments and insurance premiums when due and payable (provided the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, that the foregoing is not otherwise a Major Decision);

 

(e)           in circumstances where no lender discretion is permitted other than confirming that the conditions in the related Mortgage Loan documents have been satisfied (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), any request to incur additional debt in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents; and

 

(f)           in circumstances where no lender discretion is required other than confirming the satisfaction of the applicable terms of the Mortgage Loan documents (including determining whether any applicable terms or tests are satisfied), processing requests for any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that, in any case, Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions will not include (i) the release, substitution or addition of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral; or (ii) requests that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the Mortgaged Property; provided that such release or substitution or addition of collateral is not a Major Decision;

 

provided, however, that with respect to clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (d) of this definition, the Master Servicer shall process such request with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans and obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer as provided in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may mutually agree as provided in this Agreement that the Master Servicer shall process any of the foregoing matters with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent. If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall obtain the Special Servicer’s prior consent (or deemed consent) to such Special Servicer Non-Major Decision.

 

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Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, a rate equal to (a) 0.25000% per annum or (b) if such rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than an REO Property acquired with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan) that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property shall be the higher per annum rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500 for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date it is added to the Trust, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)             the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, due after the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Master Servicer;

 

(ii)            all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution);

 

(iii)           the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on such Mortgage Loan) and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution); and

 

(iv)           any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred prior to the end of the Collection Period for the most recent Distribution Date.

 

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With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)             the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan; and

 

(ii)            the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall equal the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificate.

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Subsequent Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial

 

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portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. In the event that one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

Third Party Purchaser”: KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates as of the Cut-off Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date.

 

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Transferable Servicing Interest”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan with respect thereto), the amount by which the related Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the fee payable to the Master Servicer as the portion of the Servicing Fee attributable to primary servicing and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which Transferable Servicing Interest is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(o)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(o)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named: “UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the

 

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Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor). For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be an asset of the Trust.

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Trustee as compensation for the Trustee’s activities under this Agreement, which fee is included as part of the Certificate Administrator Fee. No portion of the Trustee Fee shall be calculated by reference to any Companion Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of any Companion Loan.

 

UBS 2018-C12 PSA”: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified relating to the issuance of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C12, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C12.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch”: UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, a Swiss bank, or its successor in interest.

 

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state.

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount

 

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pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on the Mortgage Loans as of the Determination Date and (b) any other collections (exclusive of payments by the Mortgagors) received on the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on or prior to the related Determination Date whether in the form of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, net income, rents, and profits from REO Property or otherwise, that were identified and applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of previously unadvanced principal of the related Mortgage Loan; provided that all such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds shall be reduced by any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, any amount related to the Loss of Value Payments to the extent that such amount was transferred into the Collection Account during the related Collection Period, accrued interest on Advances and other additional Trust expenses incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan, but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

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Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 2% in the case of the Class X Certificates (allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination) and (ii) in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates, a percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. The Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such Class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. The Class Z and Class R Certificates will not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances immediately following the preceding Distribution Date (or, in the case of the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date).

 

WHFIT”: A “Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(22) or successor provisions.

 

WHFIT Regulations”: Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5, as amended or successor provisions.

 

WHMT”: A “Widely Held Mortgage Trust” as that term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.671-5(b)(23) or successor provisions.

 

Whole Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, such Mortgage Loan and its related Companion Loan(s), collectively, as identified in the “Whole Loan” chart in the Preliminary Statement. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three (3) Periodic Payments under

 

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its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan and in accordance with Section 3.11(c), a fee of 1.00% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges and Excess Interest) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan.

 

Wyvernwood Apartments Intercreditor Agreement”: That certain Agreement Between Note Holders, dated as of August 28, 2018, between the holders of the respective promissory notes evidencing the Wyvernwood Apartments Whole Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders, as the same may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

XML”: Extensible Markup Language.

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, a Mortgage Loan, calculated, in whole or in part, pursuant to a yield maintenance formula or otherwise pursuant to a formula that reflects the lost interest, including any specified amount or specified percentage of the amount prepaid which constitutes the minimum amount that such Yield Maintenance Charge may be.

 

Section 1.02        Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)            All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a three hundred-sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months.

 

(ii)           Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be

 

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received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, on which interest accrues.

 

(iii)          Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), (b) and (c), (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on that Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates, and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(iv)         Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents or, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale by the Special Servicer of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)           Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust fund expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust fund expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, to the Trust.

 

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Article II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01        Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a)  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements; (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements; (iv) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (v) any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein) or the Depositor’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (vi) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (vii) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (viii) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (ix) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (x) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), the Lower Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (xi) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (xii)  the Lower Tier Regular Interests; and (xiii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor, and any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans) (collectively, the “Conveyed Property”). Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; and (iii) any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale: In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to

 

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the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 10, 13 and 15 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 10, 13 and 15 in connection therewith.

 

(b)           In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (A) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (B) on or before the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Section 2.01(b) and (c) hereof with regard to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer

 

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period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii), and (ix) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian shall in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment of such Mortgage Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein. As to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, and such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in

 

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the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust. Regardless of the manner of delivery, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to indemnify the Trust for any liabilities, charges, costs, fees or other expenses accruing from the failure of such Mortgage Loan Seller to assign all rights in and to the letter of credit hereunder including the right and power to draw on the letter of credit.

 

(c)           Except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”), relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this Section 2.01(c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment

 

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received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. In the event that confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)           All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in the case of such Mortgage Loan Seller, originals or copies of all financial statements, operating statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor, but in any case excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be

 

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a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File (to the extent not already delivered or made available to the Master Servicer), shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)           In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)           The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

(g)           With respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio – Hilton Garden Inn, Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio – Homewood Suites, Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio–Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Smyrna, Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio – Aloft Hotel Broomfield, Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio – Hampton Inn Nashville Smyrna, Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio – Hyatt Place Phoenix North Residence Inn Chicago Deerfield, Residence Inn Boston Danvers, Home 2 Suites Lake City, Country Inn & Suites Gainesville, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Santa Fe, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Fort Pierce, Quality Inn & Suites Florence, Holiday Inn Express – Brooksville, Best Western Travelers Rest, Country Inn & Suites - Vero Beach I 95 and Country Inn & Suites Norcross, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the Master Servicer) within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the Master Servicer is unable to acquire

 

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any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within one hundred-twenty (120) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

 

(h)           Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) certifying that the electronic copies of the documents and information uploaded to the Designated Site constitute all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certification”).

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the Note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earliest of (i) 180 days after the Closing Date, (ii) the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (iii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earliest of (i) the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Securitization Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01 and (iii) the earlier of (A) 180 days after the Closing Date and (B) any such time as any such letter of credit is required to be drawn upon by the Master Servicer in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Person selling the related Servicing Shift Lead Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original Note(s) evidencing the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph, the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related

 

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Non-Serviced Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

(j)            On or before the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver the Initial Schedule AL File in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format, Initial Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format and the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format to the Master Servicer at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com.

 

Section 2.02        Acceptance by Trustee. (a)  The Trustee by its execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or the Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)           Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full)) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers

 

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have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)           The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix)(xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master

 

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Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until the same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two (2) immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and in the event that the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)           It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xviii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary

 

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or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one (1) state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two (2) or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two (2) or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

(f)           If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)           If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request or any other request or demand from any Person for a Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase or replace a Mortgage Loan because of an alleged Defect or Breach (together with a Repurchase Request, a “15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”) (the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or any rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (or such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other

 

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than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (as asserted in the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘15Ga-1 Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 of this Agreement in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset

 

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Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

In the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(h)           The parties hereto acknowledge the obligation of each Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 2(d) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver at its expense, on or prior to the Closing Date, to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) originals of limited powers of attorney substantially in the form attached as Exhibit TT hereto in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of this Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Mortgage Loan Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be liable for any failure of such third party in connection with the foregoing, so long as the third party was chosen in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Each Mortgage Loan Seller has agreed to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. The parties hereto agree that no such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan by or under authorization by any party hereto except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the third preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above, provided, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if the related Mortgage Loan Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that such Mortgage Loan Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

Section 2.03        Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)           The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this

 

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Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)           Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(iii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)           There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(v)           The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)           After receipt of a Repurchase Request, the Enforcing Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of such notice of such Repurchase Request or, if earlier, such Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of such Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) discovery by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to this Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust

 

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reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the related Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date for so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that such Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that such Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price

 

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remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

 

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and in respect of any Mortgage Loan that is not an Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement. In connection with any Loss of Value Payment with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide the Special Servicer, but in any event within the time frames and in the manner provided in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event), with the Servicing File and all information, documents and records relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer, and reasonably required by the Special Servicer to permit the Special Servicer to calculate the Loss of Value Payment, to the extent set forth in Section 3.19 (as if such Mortgage Loan were subject to a Servicing Transfer Event). In the case of any PSA Party Repurchase Request with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan prior to the occurrence of a Resolution Failure, the Special Servicer shall communicate the calculation and amount of any Loss of Value Payment to the Master Servicer for its enforcement action with the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by

 

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reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses and, upon its making such remittance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) for the related Mortgage Loan if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such delay precludes such Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect and (iv) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not be a Material Defect.

 

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related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(c)           Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a Material Defect: (a) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (b) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation; (c) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File; (d) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation, as applicable; (e) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit; or (f) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in sub-clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in sub-clauses (b) through (f) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File

 

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herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5(a) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

 

(d)           In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee in the same manner as provided in Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)           Section 5 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the provisions of this Section 2.03 provide the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Material Defect.

 

(f)           The Enforcing Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in the best interest of the Certificateholders in accordance with the Servicing Standard. Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be reimbursed for

 

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the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)           If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach that constitutes a Material Defect, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall have a right, and shall be subrogated to the rights of the Trustee and the Trust under the Mortgage Loan to recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Enforcing Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Enforcing Servicer determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Enforcing Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Special Servicer may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(h)           If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b) unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. In the event that the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the

 

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Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

(i)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the Depositor may cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)            With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)           (i)  In the event an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, and the Enforcing Servicer shall promptly forward the Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party

 

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to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Enforcing Servicer shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)           In the event that the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) or the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) identifies a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery), that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”). The Enforcing Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)           In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. A Resolved Repurchase Request shall not preclude the Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) from exercising any of their respective rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law.

 

(iv)          Within two (2) Business Days after a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request made by any Person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall send a written notice (a “Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Special Servicer, indicating the Master Servicer’s analysis and recommended course of action with respect to such Repurchase Request, along with the Servicing File and all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder to the extent set forth in this Agreement for such Non-Specially Serviced Loan. Upon receipt of such Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice and such Servicing File, the Special Servicer shall become the Enforcing Servicer with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

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Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, to the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com) who shall make such notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). If the Master Servicer is the Enforcing Servicer, the Master Servicer may (but shall not be obligated to) consult with the Special Servicer and (for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred) the Directing Certificateholder regarding any Proposed Course of Action. Such notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within 30 days of the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such 30-day period will not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that in the event any responding Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures relating to the delivery of Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices and Final Dispute Resolution Election Notices described in this Agreement (c) a statement that responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days after the expiration of the 30-day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received that clearly indicate agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating Certificateholder responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the responses of the responding Certificateholders and whether that amount constitutes a majority. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within thirty (30) days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration. In the event that (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicated a recommendation to undertake mediation or arbitration, (b) any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and (c) the Enforcing Servicer also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action, such additional responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners will be also considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting such Proposed Course of Action for purposes of determining the course of action that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, that is approved by the majority of Certificateholders.

 

(ii)            If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner otherwise entitled to do so shall have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer, as the Enforcing Party, shall be the sole party entitled to determine a course of action, including, but not limited to, enforcing the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)           Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

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(iv)           If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer shall continue to act as the Enforcing Party and shall determine a course of action including, but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)           If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there are more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders shall collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders shall be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration. If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect shall not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Certificateholder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

(vii)          In the event a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller as further described herein.

 

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shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder, to act as a Certificateholder for purposes of delivering any Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice or Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice or otherwise to vote Certificates owned by it or such affiliate(s) with respect to a course of action proposed or undertaken pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.03.

 

(ix)           The Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)           If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)            The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of mediation (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures (the “Mediation Rules”) promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

(ii)           The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten (10) potential qualified mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two (2) peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)          Prior to accepting an appointment, the mediator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)          The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within ten (10) Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within sixty (60) days thereafter.

 

(v)           The expenses of any mediation shall be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and the Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(vi)           Out of pocket costs and expenses of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for mediation or arbitration, to the extent not agreed to be paid by the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of mediation) or allocated to the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of arbitration) shall be reimbursable as a Servicing Advance.

 

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(n)           If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)            The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures (the “Arbitration Rules”) promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)           The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten (10) potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two (2) peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)          Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)          After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than ten (10) Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator shall have the authority to schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)           Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator shall have the ability to grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

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related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be entered and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)         By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)        No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)           The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)            Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)           If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court shall have subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings shall not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

(iii)          The details and/or existence of any Repurchase Request, any informal meetings, mediations or arbitration proceedings conducted under this Section 2.03, including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure

 

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receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)          In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that in the event a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)           In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

(vi)          The Trust (or the Trustee or the Enforcing Servicer, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that (A) the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06 and (B) the Enforcing Servicer shall be permitted to include such information in any 15Ga-1 Notice as it is required pursuant to Section 2.02(g).

 

(vii)         For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay off or deed in lieu, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

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(viii)        In the event that the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder may not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

(ix)           Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration or related responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement shall be reimbursable as additional Trust Fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04        Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Grantor Trust. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans (other than Excess Interest) and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC; (iii) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates, and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and, in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest); and (iv) the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class Z Certificates and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and cause the Authenticating Agent to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor such Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it, or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized denominations, evidencing beneficial ownership of their respective portions of the Grantor Trust.

 

Section 2.05        Creation of the Grantor Trust. The portion of the Trust consisting of the Class Z Specific Grantor Trust Assets, undivided beneficial ownership of which will be represented by the Class Z Certificates, shall be treated as a grantor trust within the meaning of subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

 

[End of Article II]

 

Article III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01        The Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as Special Servicer; Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties. (a)  The Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a

 

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Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated (as provided below) to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan. With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, the maximization of recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and, in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate (or any interest in any Companion Loan, mezzanine loan or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan) by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any

 

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of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and a Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (b) any other mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as Special Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to (i) the processing of any Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) Section 3.19 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable

 

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efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

(b)           Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Sections 3.08, 3.18 and 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced

 

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Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be held responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding, and shall not be required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)           To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the

 

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related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

(d)           The relationship of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)           The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)           Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, (a) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit, and (b) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall present such letter of credit and the related assignment documentation delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with such subclause of the definition of “Mortgage File” to the letter of credit bank issuing such letter of credit and request that such letter of credit bank reissue the letter of credit in the name of “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13”. The Master Servicer shall otherwise use reasonable efforts to obtain such reissued letter of credit back from the issuing letter of credit bank within sixty (60) days (and in any event within ninety (90) days) following the Closing Date. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide such reasonable cooperation as requested by the Master Servicer, including without limitation by delivering such additional assignment or amendment documents required by the issuing bank in order to reissue a letter of credit as provided above.

 

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If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date that the letter of credit has been revised as contemplated in the preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer acknowledges that any letter of credit held by it shall be held in its capacity as agent of the Trust, and if the Master Servicer sells its rights to service the applicable Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall assign the applicable letter of credit to the Trust or (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan) at the direction of the Special Servicer to such party as the Special Servicer may instruct, in each case at the expense of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall indemnify the Trust for any loss caused by the ineffectiveness of such assignment.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) make an Advance with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

(h)           Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or for such longer period as is contemplated by the related Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement, as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)            The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be

 

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paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, (i) with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder(s), in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) or (ii) with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, by the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), in accordance with the respective outstanding principal balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s).

 

(j)            Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund shall be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special

 

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Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standards to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(l)            The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) in the event that (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

(m)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(n)           [RESERVED].

 

(o)           For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee have any obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make Servicing Advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the Master Servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

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by any Mortgaged Property), accept deposits from and otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with any Mortgagor as though the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer was not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to modify or supersede the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 3.02        Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and the Serviced Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided that with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has an Anticipated Repayment Date, for so long as the related Mortgagor is in compliance with each provision of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any enforcement action with respect to the failure of the related Mortgagor to make any payment of Excess Interest, other than requests for collection, until the Maturity Date of the related ARD Loan or until the outstanding principal balance of such ARD Loan (exclusive of any portion representing accrued Excess Interest) has been paid in full; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge to which it is entitled to as compensation in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan three (3) times during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan one additional time in such 24-month period so long as with respect to any of the foregoing waivers, no Advance or additional expense of the Trust has been incurred and remains unreimbursed to the Trust with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan. Any additional waivers during such 24-month period with respect to such Mortgage Loan may be made, subject to the Servicing Standard, only after the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, given notice of a proposed waiver to the Directing Certificateholder and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder has consented to such additional waiver (provided that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within five (5) days of giving such notice, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver); provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive any Penalty Charge in accordance with the Servicing Standard without the consent of the Directing Certificateholder; provided, further, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan with respect to the foregoing waivers.

 

(b)           (i)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express

 

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provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement); provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with a workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on such Mortgage Loan (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was

 

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made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance; and

 

thirteenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a condemnation) at a time when the loan to value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

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(ii)           Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) accrued on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in subclause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously allocated pursuant to clause first or second, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest and Excess Interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates);

 

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sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

tenth, in the case of an ARD Loan after the related Anticipated Repayment Date, any accrued but unpaid Excess Interest;

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(c)           To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)           In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, or receives notice from the related Mortgagor that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will be receiving Excess Interest prior to the Determination Date for any Collection Period, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Trustee and Certificate Administrator

 

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two (2) Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee shall be responsible for any failure of the related Mortgagor to pay any such Excess Interest or prepayment penalty. The preceding statements shall not, however, be construed to limit the provisions of Section 3.02(a).

 

(e)           In connection with the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which the related Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining performance objectives, such as targeted debt service coverage levels or leasing criteria with respect to the Mortgaged Property as a whole or particular portions thereof, if the mortgagee has the discretion under the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to retain the cash or letter of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral if the relevant conditions to release are not satisfied, then the related Master Servicer may continue to hold such escrows or letters of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral or use such funds to reduce the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (to the extent the related Mortgage Loan documents allow such action), unless holding or application of such funds would otherwise be inconsistent with the Mortgage Loan documents or the Servicing Standard.

 

(f)           Promptly following the Closing Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, and, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of notice in connection with the Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03        Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments received by it shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s) collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify the respective interests of any noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, or in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only

 

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to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the related Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other such Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan, as applicable, that it is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of

 

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foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)           In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance in its sole discretion. Within five (5) Business Days of making such a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall be obligated, out of the Master Servicer’s own funds, to reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement

 

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Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall instead be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement.

 

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination; provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, and such determination shall be binding upon the Master Servicer, and shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans, related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for

 

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purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but shall not be required unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans). The Master Servicer or the Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for nonrecoverable servicing advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)           In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that the Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided

 

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for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)           To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

Section 3.04        The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a)  The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, the Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis and in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day following receipt of available and properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

 

(i)            all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

(ii)           all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Excess Interest, Prepayment Premiums, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

(iii)          late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

 

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(iv)          all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)           any amounts required to be transferred from the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)          any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

 

(vii)         any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in the Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in

 

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accordance with this Section 3.04(a). Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account for the Master Servicer shall be located at the offices of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates), (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates) and (iii) the Excess Interest Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit (x) in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date and (y) in the Excess Interest Distribution Account all Excess Interest for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account maintained by the Master Servicer after giving effect to withdrawals of funds pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator, all funds held in the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account shall remain uninvested.

 

With respect to any ARD Loans in the Trust Fund, the Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j) of this Agreement.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder. Funds in the Companion Distribution Account shall be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder. The Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan.

 

On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (1) first, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable in respect of, the

 

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applicable Serviced Companion Loan prior to such date and deposit such amount in the Companion Distribution Account; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) then, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in the event the Master Servicer has received written notice that an Other Servicer or Other Trustee has made an advance of a monthly debt service payment on a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Master Servicer subsequently receives Late Collections in respect of such advanced payment, the Master Servicer shall remit to the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such Late Collections in properly identified funds, the amount allocable to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)           any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

(ii)           any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

(iii)          any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)         any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)          any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

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delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Excess Interest Distribution Account, as applicable, any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(e), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by the Certificate Administrator, shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the

 

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Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $275,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2019, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such instruction shall be sent by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “UBS 2018-C13 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than (i) any portion holding Excess Interest and (ii) the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; the Excess Interest Distribution Account (and any portion of the Collection Account holding Excess Interest) (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Grantor Trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates; the Companion Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Companion Holders; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of

 

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funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)           Prior to any Determination Date for the first Collection Period during which Excess Interest is received on any Mortgage Loan, and upon notification from the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02(d), the Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Certificateholders, shall establish and maintain the Excess Interest Distribution Account in its own name on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates. The Excess Interest Distribution Account shall be established and maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account). Prior to the applicable Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account an amount equal to the Excess Interest received by the Master Servicer prior to the Determination Date for the applicable Collection Period.

 

(d)           Following the distribution of the applicable portions of Excess Interest to Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates on the first Distribution Date after which there are no longer any Mortgage Loans outstanding which pursuant to their terms could pay Excess Interest, the Certificate Administrator shall terminate the Excess Interest Distribution Account.

 

(e)           The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan in connection with such sale and remit such funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(f)           Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)           [RESERVED].

 

(h)           [RESERVED].

 

(i)            If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more non-interest bearing accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall,

 

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within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available Loss of Value Payments, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05        Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account. (a)  The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account) for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)           (A)  no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Excess Interest Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); and (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans;

 

(ii)          (A)  to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association if Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan

 

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(provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)          to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance

 

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becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(iv)          to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(v)           to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order) (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (with respect to such Companion Loan, only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect thereto), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor

 

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Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis and provided, further, that, in the case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and AB Subordinate Companion Loan), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

(vi)          at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order) or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Sections 4.03(d) and 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole

 

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Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and AB Subordinate Companion Loans);

 

(vii)         to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of a Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of such Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of such Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)        in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of a Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in the case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)           to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu

 

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Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)            to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

 

(xi)           to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

(xii)          to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan

 

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and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)     to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(a), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 10.01(f) and Section 13.02(a) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s)), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)    to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(xv)     to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)    to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified

 

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Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)    to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

(xviii)   to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)     to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xx)      [RESERVED];

 

(xxi)     to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(xxii)    to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and property by property basis when appropriate, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and shall have no duty to re-calculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the above, no written certificate is required for a payment

 

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of Special Servicing Fees and/or Workout Fees arising from collections other than the initial collection on a Corrected Loan.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)            to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(c);

 

(ii)           to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)          to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator Fee and the Trustee Fee, as applicable, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)          to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02 to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)           to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

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(vi)          to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC;

 

(vii)         to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein; and

 

(viii)        to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall, on any Distribution Date, make withdrawals from the Excess Interest Distribution Account to the extent required to make the distributions of Excess Interest required by Section 4.01(j).

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)            to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)           to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)           [RESERVED].

 

(f)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the amounts due to the Certificate Administrator listed in Section 3.05(b)(ii) and (b)(iii), then the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and in the event that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Sections 3.05(a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv), (a)(v), and (a)(vi) then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the Special Servicer, third to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)           If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall (provided that, with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five (5) Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date), transfer such Loss of Value

 

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Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)           to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)           to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

(iii)          to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)          following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)           On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clauses (i)-(iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional trust fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

(h)           Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

(i)           The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06        Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and the REO Account. (a)  The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for

 

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purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account or Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Accounts, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee shall have control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

 

(i)            consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)           demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)           Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the

 

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P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). In the event that any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, the Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and, with respect to the Master Servicer, such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

(c)           Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 3.07        Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  The Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use its efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain, to the extent required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the

 

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related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be). If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage, but only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates, as determined (provided that any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)) by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Master Servicer; provided, however, that if any Mortgage permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the closing of the Mortgage Loan, provided that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Master Servicer) (i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), and only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged

 

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Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines ((i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)) that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days’ prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the

 

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Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Trustee has an insurable interest and is currently available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions, (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. If the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of the Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. During the period that the Master Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan), neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure and the Master Servicer will not itself maintain such insurance or cause such insurance to be maintained.

 

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(b)           (i)  If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. The Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(ii)           If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy otherwise complying with the provisions of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained, deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such

 

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deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)           The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors or omissions. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee copies of all binders and policies or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)           At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein), flood insurance in respect thereof, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)           During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer shall cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan and any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Appraisal Period)) in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of

 

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the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as the long-term debt obligations or the deposit account or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s (if rated by Moody’s) or “A-” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to any of its obligations under this Section 3.07.

 

(g)           Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

Section 3.08        Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. (a)  As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

(i)             provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)           provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, (A) the Special Servicer shall determine (with respect to any (1) Specially Serviced Loan or, (2) to the extent such action is a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan), and (B) the Master Servicer shall determine (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, to the extent such action is not a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”, which items the Master Servicer shall determine)), in each case, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, whether to (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to grant or withhold its consent to

 

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any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that, (i) with respect to such consent or waiver of rights that is a Major Decision, prior to itself taking such an action, (A) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan or Serviced AB Mortgage Loan (prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period), shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08), which consent shall be deemed given ten (10) Business Days after receipt (unless earlier objected to by the Directing Certificateholder) of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver together with such other information reasonably required by the Directing Certificateholder, (B) the Special Servicer, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, shall consult with the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 6.08 and (C) if such Mortgage Loan is a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain the consent of the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required by the terms of the related AB Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that (A) represents at least 5.0% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (B) represents one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted as a single Mortgage Loan) based on Stated Principal Balance and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (C) has a Stated Principal Balance that is more than $35,000,000, or (D) is a Mortgage Loan as to which the related Serviced Companion Loan represents one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in the related other securitization (provided that the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to reasonably rely upon the written notification provided by the master servicer, special servicer, trustee or certificate administrator of such other securitization as to whether such Serviced Companion Loan is one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in such other securitization, or if no timely response is received, permitted to rely upon the most recent CREFC® Reports from such other securitization), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan relating to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is

 

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processing the related action, as the case may be, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.08(a) that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), the Master Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent, the Special Servicer will be required to process such request and the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision. If such action with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan is not a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision or a Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall process the related request and shall have no obligation to obtain the consent of or consult with the Special Servicer, Directing Certificateholder or Operating Advisor.

 

(b)           As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

(i)            provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)           requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

then, (A) the Special Servicer shall determine (with respect to (1) a Specially Serviced Loan or, (2) to the extent such action is a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable,

 

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is serviced under this Agreement), and (B) the Master Servicer shall determine (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, to the extent such action is not a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”, which items the Master Servicer shall determine)), in each case, in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard, on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, whether to (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to grant or withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) with respect to such consent or waiver of rights that is a Major Decision, prior to itself taking such an action, (A) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan or Serviced AB Mortgage Loan (prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period), shall obtain the prior written consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an applicable Excluded Loan, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08), which consent shall be deemed given ten (10) Business Days after receipt by the Directing Certificateholder of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such waiver or exercise of such rights together with such other information reasonably required by the Directing Certificateholder, (B) the Special Servicer, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, shall consult with the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 6.08 and (C) if such Mortgage Loan is a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain the consent of the related AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required by the terms of the related AB Intercreditor Agreement, and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that (A) represents at least 2.0% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (B) represents one of the 10 largest Mortgage Loans (considering any other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted as a single Mortgage Loan) based on Stated Principal Balance and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (C) has a Stated Principal Balance that is more than $20,000,000, (D) has a loan-to-value ratio that is equal to or greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, (E) has a debt service coverage ratio that is less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable) and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) and has a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000, or (F) is a Mortgage Loan as to which the related Serviced Companion Loan represents one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in the related other securitization (provided that the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, will be entitled to reasonably rely upon the written notification provided by the master servicer, special servicer, trustee or certificate administrator of such other securitization as to whether such Serviced Companion Loan is one of the 10 largest mortgage loans in such other securitization, or if no timely response is received, permitted to rely upon the most recent CREFC® Reports from such other securitization), a Rating Agency Confirmation is received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that

 

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such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan related to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is processing the related action, as applicable, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is processing the related action, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.08(b) that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than items listed under clauses (a), (b)(i) (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”), the Master Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent, the Special Servicer will be required to process such request and the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision. If such action with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan is not a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision or a Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall process the related

 

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request and shall have no obligation to obtain the consent of or consult with the Special Servicer, Directing Certificateholder or Operating Advisor.

 

(c)           Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)           Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a) and (b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or (b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)           [RESERVED].

 

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause relating to any Mortgage Loan without the consent of the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer may not waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause relating to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan or relating to any Specially Serviced Loan without ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan) the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (or (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan), but prior to a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08 hereof) or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the consent of the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder. The Directing Certificateholder shall have ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice along with the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s recommendation and analysis with respect to such proposed waiver or proposed granting of consent and any additional information the Directing Certificateholder may reasonably request from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer that is in the possession of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of a proposed waiver or consent under any “due on sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause in which to grant or withhold its consent (provided that if the Special Servicer fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within such period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver or consent).

 

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(g)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, makes a determination under Sections 3.08(a) or 3.08(b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

Section 3.09        Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a)  Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not be required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make an offer on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such offers to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of making an offer at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with

 

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respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

(i)            such personal property is incident to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

(ii)           the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, have a receiver of rents appointed with respect to any Mortgaged Property or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

 

(i)            such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

(ii)           there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

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The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. With respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer and, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

(d)           If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 4 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or with respect to any AB Mortgage Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an AB Control Appraisal Period, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall have notified the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have posted such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder as required above, the Holders of

 

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Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights shall have consented or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)           The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

(f)           The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)           The Special Servicer shall have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

(h)           The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

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Section 3.10        Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a)  Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

 

(b)           From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

(c)           Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the

 

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execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee shall not be required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

(d)           If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11        Servicing Compensation. (a)  As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a).

 

Except as set forth in the following sentence, the fourth (4th) paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor:

 

(i) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) including any related Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement and that do not involve a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision and 50% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement and that involve one or more Major Decisions or Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions (whether or not processed by the Special Servicer),

 

(ii) 100% of all assumption application fees received on any Mortgage Loans, only for which the Master Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (whether or not the consent of the Special Servicer is required) and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fees shall not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement);

 

(iii) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, review fees and similar fees pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) which do not involve a Major Decision or a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision;

 

(iv) 50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, review fees and similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees), pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) which involve a Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (whether or not processed by the Special Servicer) and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan have been paid; and

 

(v) 50% of all fees (other than assumption application fees) related to Major Decisions and Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Serviced Companion Loans that are Non-Specially Serviced Loans (and, solely with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision”, Specially Serviced Loans) regardless of whether the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer processes such Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision.

 

In addition, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements to the extent such beneficiary statements are prepared by the

 

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Master Servicer and other customary charges, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Master Servicer and reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in its Servicing Accounts which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor, and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excesses and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee shall not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Master Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan); provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, all or any

 

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portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

(b)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of

 

(i)            100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans,

 

(ii)           100% of all assumption application fees received on any Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan (to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement), only for which the Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption related transaction,

 

(iii)          100% of all assumption fees and other related fees received on any Specially Serviced Loans,

 

(iv)          100% of waiver, consent and earnout fees and similar fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this

 

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Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor,

 

(v)           50% of all Excess Modification Fees and assumption, and consent fees pursuant to Section 3.08 or Section 3.18 and 50% of all earnout fees, review fees and similar fees received with respect to all Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that are not Specially Serviced Loans that involve one or more Major Decisions or Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions, and

 

(vi)          (A) 50% of all fees (other than assumption application fees) related to Major Decisions and Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Serviced Companion Loans that are Non-Specially Serviced Loans (and, solely with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision”, Specially Serviced Loans) regardless of whether the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer processes such Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision and (B) 100% of all fees related to Major Decisions and Special Servicer Non-Major Decisions with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, except only 50% of such fees solely with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision”,

 

and shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by the Mortgagor and shall not be required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a). Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d); (ii)  beneficiary statement charges to the extent such beneficiary statements are prepared by the Special Servicer; (iii) amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Special Servicer; and (iv) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate multiplied by all payments of interest and principal received on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount received by the Special Servicer; provided, further, however, that in the event the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) being equal to

 

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$25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to the Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such Corrected Loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event” and such Mortgage Loan is paid in full within 120 days of its Maturity Date. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three (3) consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three (3) consecutive timely Periodic Payments. The successor special servicer will not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer will not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee will be payable with respect to (a) each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and (b) each Mortgage Loan repurchased by a Mortgage Loan Seller or for which a Loss of Value Payment was paid, in each case, subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. The Special Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its

 

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Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

With respect to any of the preceding fees as to which both the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are entitled to receive a portion thereof, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right in their sole discretion, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion of such fee; provided that (A) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the portion of any such fee due to the other and (B) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective portion in any such fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge its respective portion of such fee will not have any right to share in any part of the other party’s portion of such fee. If the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer will not be entitled to any of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee, the Master Servicer shall nevertheless be entitled to charge its portion of the related fee to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

(d)           In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a

 

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Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as the Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

(e)           With respect to each Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days following the Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the related Remittance Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(f)            The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

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(g)           Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit II hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

Section 3.12        Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements. (a)  The Master Servicer shall perform (at its own expense), or shall cause to be performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or a Specially Serviced Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2019 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2020); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer will not be required to perform, or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the second proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an expense of the Trust, and, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Penalty Charges actually received from the related Mortgagor and then from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, such cost shall be payable, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances, or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan(s) and then, from the Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy at the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems

 

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material, (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection and (v) photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly following preparation deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, respectively, to the other party and to the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan (as to such party) that is a Specially Serviced Loan). Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for review by NRSROs (including the Rating Agencies) that are Privileged Persons. The Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Certificateholder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice) (except, after the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan that is an Excluded Loan).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan shall make reasonable efforts to collect promptly and review from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan) documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Directing Certificateholder) shall deliver or make available copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Depositor, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year commencing in 2019. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Upon the request of any NRSRO, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) shall deliver copies of all or any portion of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c).

 

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Furthermore, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related Mortgage Loan documents provide for the annual or quarterly testing of financial conditions of the related Mortgagor and/or Mortgaged Properties (e.g., debt yield tests, debt service coverage ratio tests and/or loan-to-value ratio tests) in connection with cash-management triggers or the commencement of additional required Escrow Payments, the Master Servicer (only to the extent the related information required for such testing is to be delivered to the Master Servicer pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents and is actually delivered to the Master Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts to conduct such financial testing within the timeframes contemplated by such Mortgage Loan documents. Furthermore, in accordance with this Section 3.12(b), with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to collect financial statements from the related Mortgagor for the periods set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents (e.g., and as applicable, for the entire fiscal year where annual reporting is required).

 

In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans that are not, and REO Properties that do not relate to, Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Property:

 

(i)         Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2019, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property unless such Mortgaged Property is analyzed on a trailing twelve (12) month basis, or if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). The Master Servicer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (and with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties, if the Special Servicer has delivered the related CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and operating statements to the Master Servicer), shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) and the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)        Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an annual operating statement (if and to the extent any such information is in the form of normalized year-end financial statements that have been based on a minimum number of months of operating results as recommended by CREFC® in the instructions to the CREFC® guidelines) for each calendar year commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such annual operating

 

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statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (and with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties, if the Special Servicer has delivered the related CREFC NOI Adjustment Worksheet and operating statements or rent rolls to the Master Servicer), shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) and the Special Servicer.

 

(c)        At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Certificateholder, any Excluded Loans as to such party) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)        Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent

 

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received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and, to the extent received by the Master Servicer, the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) calendar days following each Distribution Date (provided that if the second calendar day is not a Business Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day) beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format; provided that the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to prepare or deliver any such CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required by Section 2.01(j). If the CREFC® Schedule AL File is not provided by the date specified in the immediately preceding sentence, the Certificate Administrator shall request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via email at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com with a copy to the Depositor at nicholas.galeone@ubs.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File and the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR-Compatible Format to the Certificate Administrator. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files, unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

 

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and the Special Servicer’s reports and any information provided by

 

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the Trustee, without any duty or obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

 

(e)        The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(d). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(d). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(d) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

(f)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)        Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s website (with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer (except with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator)) or the Certificate Administrator’s Website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

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Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13        Access to Certain Information. (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would

 

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violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interest of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the next succeeding paragraph, upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or make available electronically) or make available at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as the case may be) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder (except, with respect to a Mortgage Loan Seller, to the extent necessary for such party to comply with its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and except for the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, acting in such capacities) or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

(b)        The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)         The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

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(A)         the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Offered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)         this Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto;

 

(C)         any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date;

 

(D)         the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto; and

 

(E)         the CREFC® Loan Setup File provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)        the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)         any reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system;

 

(iii)        The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)         all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02; and

 

(B)         the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, the CREFC® Financial File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time;

 

(iv)        The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)         summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period, summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan, and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)         all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a);

 

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(C)         any Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(D)         a detailed worksheet showing the calculation of each Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount, and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount on a current and cumulative basis (provided that is it received by the Certificate Administrator);

 

(E)         the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template; and

 

(F)          all Operating Advisor Annual Reports provided by the Operating Advisor to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(v)         The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)         any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)         any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)         any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

(D)         any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(E)         any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.01;

 

(F)         any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

(G)         any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

(H)         any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)           any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)          any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

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(K)         any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)          any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)         any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

(N)         any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)         any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(P)         any notice that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(Q)         any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(R)         any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(S)         any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(T)          any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(U)         any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(V)         any Proposed Course of Action Notice; and

 

(W)        any notice or documents provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Master Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(vi)        the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

 

(vii)       solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

 

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(viii)      the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab relating to any notices as to ongoing compliance by each Retaining Party with the retention and hedging covenants in any agreement between the Retaining Parties and the Retaining Sponsor in respect of compliance with credit risk retention regulations and the Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than market data providers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event that is deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to provide notice of the occurrence and continuance of such event if it has been notified of or has knowledge of the existence of such Excluded Loan.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (viii) above, include a fixed statement in the Distribution Date Statement that risk retention notices, if any, can be found on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

In the event that UBS AG, New York Branch in its capacity as the Retaining Sponsor determines that the Third Party Purchaser no longer complies with the provisions of the Risk Retention Rule related to (a) number of third- party purchasers, (b) source of funds, (c) third-party review, (d) affiliation and control rights or (e) hedging, transfer and pledging, it will be required to send a written notice of such non-compliance to the Certificate Administrator who will post such notice on its website under the Risk Retention Special Notices tab.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (viii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party shall only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Commission filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form (or, solely

 

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with respect to the Master Servicer, in electronic form) of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be entitled to access all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). In the event the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible at a later time, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively assume that the Directing Certificateholder and all beneficial owners of the

 

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Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33.

 

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website or its filing of such information pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, filing via EDGAR, and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it or filed by it, as applicable, for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report inadvertently delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

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In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b)), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer, including an agreement to keep nonpublic information made available on the Certificate Administrator’s website confidential. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)        The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “UBS 2018-C13” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)         any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

(ii)        any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)        any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

(iv)        any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(c);

 

(v)         any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)        any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

 

(vii)       any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)      any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)       copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(x)        any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

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(xi)       any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)       any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(xiii)      any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)      any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)       any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)      any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)     any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(g);

 

(xviii)     any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17, Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)      any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt unless such information is received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, in which case, it shall be posted by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day; provided, however, that any information delivered pursuant to Section 3.13(d) shall be posted in accordance with Section 3.13(d). The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate

 

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Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website). Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “UBS 2018-C13” in the subject line).

 

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-Close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-Close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

 

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers any information, report, notice or document to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information, report, notice or document was received and that it has been posted. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the same Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and such notice shall specifically identify such document in the subject line or otherwise in the body of the email notice. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall send such notice to such Person’s email address provided by and used by such Person for the purpose of accessing the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including a general email address if such general email address has been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in connection with a completed NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto.

 

Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at

 

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17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “UBS 2018-C13” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(d)        The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, provide bulk information that relates to two or more transactions to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider and the 17g-5 Information Provider may, but shall not be obligated to post such information in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 3.13(c) above, provided, however, that if the 17g-5 Information Provider is not able to post such information in accordance with the timeframe in Section 3.13(c), then it shall post such information within a reasonable time.

 

(e)        Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) may be provided by the Certificate Administrator at the direction of the Depositor to third parties (including Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., Markit Group Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT and Thomson Reuters Corporation) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3 hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(f)         The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (in the case of deliveries to a Rating Agency, only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer may require

 

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registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(f) to current or prospective Certificateholders, the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(g)        The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

 

(h)        The Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall deliver to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Certificateholder (other than, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the

 

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Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

 

(i)         None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans, to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with respect to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered under this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 3.13(i).

 

(j)         The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any other party hereto shall not be additional expenses of the Trust, but shall be borne by the applicable party hereto.

 

Section 3.14        Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a)  If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose) and thus becomes REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for a qualifying extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period

 

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provided in the then-applicable REMIC Provisions) and such extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

(b)        The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(c)        The Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On the later of the date that is (x) on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available (or, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the most recently ended Collection Period, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to the day the Special Servicer remits funds as provided in this Section 3.14, the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a

 

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written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the day the Master Servicer receives the written accounting as provided in the previous sentence.

 

(d)        The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15        Management of REO Property. (a)  If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

(i)         all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

(ii)        all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

(iii)        any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

(iv)        all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

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To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)        Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

 

(i)         permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)        permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)        authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)        Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)        The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

(i)         the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

(ii)        the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

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(iii)        any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

(iv)        none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

(v)         the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)        When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Sections 3.15(a) and 3.15(b).

 

Section 3.16        Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a)  (i)  Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard including, without limitation, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)        If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Master Servicer (with respect to a

 

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Non-Specially Serviced Loan) shall promptly notify in writing the other, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)        If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holder constituted a single lender) in such manner as will be reasonably likely to realize a fair price, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder. In the case of the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, under certain limited circumstances permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, to the extent that such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the liquidation fee that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer would have otherwise been entitled to in connection with the sale of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, other than in respect of any Excluded Loan) and, in respect of any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may purchase the Defaulted Loan for the Purchase Price or may accept the first cash offer received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan. Neither the Trustee nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Defaulted Loan.

 

(iv)        (A)      In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall solicit offers and, subject to sub-clause (B) below, accept the

 

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highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine (9) months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the Trustee may not be an offeror), the Trustee shall determine whether the offer constitutes a fair price unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received. Absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (x) it is the highest offer received and (y) at least two (2) other offers are received from independent third parties. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee shall (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

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Certificateholder, subject to the limitations on consultation set forth in and in accordance with Section 6.08(a) (in each case, unless a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan) and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender, and taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer from any Person other than an Affiliate of the Special Servicer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender, and taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

(v)         Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)        (i)  The Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of the Purchase

 

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Price and its intention to (x) purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor or (y) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

(A)         In the absence of any such offer as set forth in clause (i) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to sub-clause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received; provided, however, that absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) at least two (2) other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(B)         The Special Servicer shall not be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

 

(C)         In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering

 

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Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees and costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

(ii)        Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer nor the Trustee shall have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(c)        Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

(d)        With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for a Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Special Servicer unless the offeror is an Interested Person and by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the

 

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written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee shall (at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)        (i)  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each applicable Serviced AB Whole Loan will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of the holder of the AB Subordinate Companion Loan shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

 

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(ii)        Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)         Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

 

(g)        In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

Section 3.17       Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a)  The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(b)        The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Companion Holder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)        Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof

 

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during the Collection Period for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such Collection Period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof; provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a Collection Period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, which shall mean that (i) the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion that waiting fifteen (15) days after such a notice could jeopardize its ability to recover such Nonrecoverable Advance, (ii) changed circumstances or new or different information becomes known to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that could affect or cause a determination of whether any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance or whether to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the determination in clause (i) above, or (iii) in the case of the Master Servicer, it has not timely received from the Trustee information required by the Master Servicer to determine whether to defer reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance. If any of the circumstances described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence apply, the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, shall give the 17g-5 Information Provider a notice for posting of the anticipated reimbursement as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding or second preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or right to obtain such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v). The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have no liability for any loss, liability or expenses resulting from any notice provided to the Rating Agencies contemplated by this Section 3.17(c).

 

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under this Section 3.17 or to comply with the terms of this Section 3.17 and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines, in its sole discretion, to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances immediately instead of deferring such reimbursement, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection

 

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Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then from interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement shall have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by this Section 3.17 or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election, nor shall such election constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or any duty under this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any liability whatsoever for making an election, or refraining from making an election, that is authorized under this Section 3.17(c).

 

No determination by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to exercise its sole option to defer the reimbursement of Advances and/or interest thereon under this section shall be construed as an agreement by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to subordinate (in respect of realizing losses), to any Class of Certificates, such party’s right to such reimbursement during such period of deferral.

 

With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(d)        With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

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case may be, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator a copy of any such modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement, and such amendment or modification shall be a Reportable Event.

 

Section 3.18        Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a)  Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(m) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder, (including, without limitation, the Special Servicer’s consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a) with respect to any modification, waiver or amendment that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision) (i) the Special Servicer will be responsible for processing waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to (a) any Specially Serviced Loan and (b) any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, to advise or consult with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to which the matter involves a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision,” which the Master Servicer shall process with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, subject to Special Servicer consent or deemed consent as provided in this Agreement) or a Special Servicer Major Decision, and (ii) the Master Servicer will be responsible for processing waivers, modifications, amendments and consents with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, to advise or consult with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) and does not involve a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision,” which the Master Servicer shall process, subject to Special Servicer consent or deemed consent as provided in this Agreement); provided that if such modification, wavier, amendment or consent is a Master Servicer Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall obtain the consent of, or consult with, the Directing Certificateholder and the Operating Advisor as and to the extent provided in Section 6.08. Further, the Master Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or Companion Loan (that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision) without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer is processing and recommending approval of such request) will in accordance with the Servicing Standard provide the Special Servicer with notice of any request for such modification, waiver or amendment, the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis, and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession that may be reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent); provided that such consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the Special Servicer) within ten (10) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s receipt from the Master Servicer of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis with respect to such modification, waiver or amendment and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to make an informed decision with respect to such modification, waiver or amendment; and provided, further, that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity

 

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Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, the party processing such action shall (1) provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, each related Other Master Servicer, each related Other Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan), with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.18(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, (A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an applicable Excluded Loan, obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan, consult with the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, and subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this subsection (a) if any such modification, waiver or amendment constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision, the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of or consultation with the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, may modify or amend the terms of any Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

In addition, subject to the next sentence, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, the Master Servicer, prior to taking any action with respect to any Special Servicer Major Decision (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Special Servicer Major Decision) and prior to taking any action with respect to a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”) (or making a determination not to take action with respect to a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision (other than the items listed in clauses (a), (b)(i), (b)(ii) and (d) of “Special Servicer Non-Major Decision”)), shall refer any request with respect to such Special Servicer

 

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Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall process the request directly or, if mutually agreed to by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall (subject to the consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer) process such request. If the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer shall, with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan (subject to the consent (or deemed consent) of the Special Servicer) process a request with respect to a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision and the Master Servicer is recommending approval of such request, the Master Servicer shall prepare and submit its written analysis and recommendation to the Special Servicer with all information in the possession of the Master Servicer that the Special Servicer may reasonably request in order to withhold or grant its consent, and in all cases the Special Servicer shall be entitled (subject to any applicable consultation rights of the Operating Advisor or any applicable consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder or any applicable consultation rights of any related Companion Holder or its representative (as applicable)) to approve or disapprove any modification, waiver, amendment or other action that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision; provided that such consent shall be deemed given (unless earlier objected to by the Special Servicer) within fifteen (15) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s receipt from the Master Servicer of the Master Servicer’s written analysis and recommendation with respect to such request and all information in the Master Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Special Servicer in order to make an informed decision with respect to such request. In addition, the Master Servicer will be required to provide the Special Servicer with any notice that it receives relating to a default by the Mortgagor under a ground lease where the collateral for the Mortgage Loan is the ground lease, and the Special Servicer will determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether to cure any borrower defaults relating to ground leases.

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law, any related Intercreditor Agreement and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall waive, modify or amend (or consent to waive, modify or amend) any provision of a Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation (if a Rating Agency Confirmation is required to be obtained under any other provisions of this Agreement) from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Certificateholder, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25)) and (ii) such waiver, modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not

 

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prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent, the Special Servicer will be required to process such request and the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Special Servicer Major Decision.

 

(b)        If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan (or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which such determination derives from the Special Servicer’s consideration of a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision that is subject to its processing and/or consent rights pursuant to Section 3.18(a) of this Agreement) with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (w) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (x) with respect to any Major Decision, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any applicable Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder) as provided in Section 6.08; (y) with respect to any AB Major Decision relating to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the approval of the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement and the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights regarding the matter; and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder or with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with mezzanine debt, the rights of the related mezzanine lender, if any, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, as applicable; provided that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall have obtained and provided to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the

 

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meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan related to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30 or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

 

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan), ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

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(c)        Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(d)        To the extent consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the first sentence of Section 3.18(a), and Section 6.08), the Master Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a) and Section 3.08(b) and subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to this Section 3.18 or Section 3.20(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision) or the Special Servicer) may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)        Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

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writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)        With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), the Directing Certificateholder (other than following the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver or amendment (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to this Section 3.18, the Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver or amendment to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (and, if such modification, waiver or amendment involves a Major Decision, the Special Servicer shall forward such notice to the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (if such modification, waiver or amendment does not involve a Major Decision, and only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan)), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Serviced Companion Noteholder, if any. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver or amendment to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates). With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring additional debt or mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(b)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Sections 3.18(a) and Section 3.18(m)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtaining actual knowledge of the

 

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incurrence of such additional debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit JJ, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of additional debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt. In the event that either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit JJ shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)        Subject to the consent rights and processes set forth in Section 6.08 with respect to Major Decisions, the Master Servicer shall process all defeasances of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and shall be entitled to any defeasance fees paid relating thereto (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use

 

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its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U hereto for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $35,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans, and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten (10) largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)         Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer (subject to the Special Servicer’s processing and/or consent rights pursuant to Section 3.20(a) with respect to any such action that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision or Special Servicer Non-Major Decision) reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable or Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating

 

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Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to (i) all of the Mortgage Loans originated or acquired by UBS AG, New York Branch that are subject to defeasance, (ii) all of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on Exhibit B hereto as Ellsworth Place, Westside Market Place Shopping Center and Magnolia Village) originated or acquired by Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC that are subject to defeasance, (iii) all of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property identified on Exhibit B hereto as Arizona Pavilions West) originated or acquired by Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. that are subject to defeasance, (iv) all of the Mortgage Loans originated or acquired by Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC that are subject to defeasance, and (v) all of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on Exhibit B hereto as Trinity Park, 4 Lotus Boulevard and Best Western Travelers Rest) originated or acquired by CIBC Inc. that are subject to defeasance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or an Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (any such right or obligation, the “Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). In the event the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides the Master Servicer with written notice to the contrary, the notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller at its respective notice address provided under Section 13.05. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is subject to defeasance, if the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(j)         If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds” and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding

 

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anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of three hundred sixty-five (365) days (or three hundred sixty-six (366) days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten (10) largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to 5% of the then-aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

(l)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral, the Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to the extent the Special Servicer determines in its reasonable good faith business judgment consistent with the Servicing Standard that such Opinion of Counsel is reasonably necessary.

 

(m)       Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall modify any Mortgage Loan into an AB Modified Loan unless the documents evidencing such modification provide that all payments on the junior or “B” portion of such AB Modified Loan (including interest, principal and other amounts) shall only be payable after the point in time at which all interest and principal on the senior or “A” portion of such AB Modified Loan shall have been paid in full and such senior or “A” portion shall no longer be outstanding; provided, however, that interest and other amounts in respect of such junior or “B” portion may accrue prior to such point in time.

 

Section 3.19        Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a)  Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File,

 

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exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (viii) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred) and the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

(b)        In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

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(c)        Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)        No later than sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable, and the related Mortgaged Property to the Directing Certificateholder or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable. Subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Reports) are necessary to reflect the then current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). The Special Servicer shall deliver each Asset Status Report in electronic form to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (but with respect to the Directing Certificateholder, only in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than (A) any Excluded Loan or (B) any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, and in any event prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded Loan, only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, to the extent the related Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, the holder of the Subordinate Companion Loan and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the related Companion Holder or, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the applicable master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold; the Special Servicer shall also deliver a summary of each Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post the summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer shall not make any Asset Status Reports available to any Certificateholders on its website. None of the parties to this Agreement shall provide any Asset Status Report or any Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Certificateholder or the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer. Further, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall not request any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report from the Master Servicer. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

(i)         a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)        a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)        the most current rent roll, and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)        (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or foreclosed or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

(v)         the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)        a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

(vii)       the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)      an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)       the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

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(x)        such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

If within ten (10) Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Directing Certificateholder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Certificateholder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole, the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and, in the case of a Serviced AB Whole Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), the Operating Advisor (but only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Appraisal Period and to the extent required by the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan) shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole; provided that, if the Directing Certificateholder or the holder of the related Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report, if consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to herein as the “Directing Holder Approval Process”. Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall deliver each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor at the conclusion of the Directing Holder Approval Process.

 

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prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded Loan that includes a Major Decision and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, or (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, if both an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing and an AB Control Appraisal Period is in effect), the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder). Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review of a Final Asset Status Report shall only provide background information to support the Operating Advisor’s duties concerning the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor shall not provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of such Final Asset Status Report. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Control Eligible Certificates), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and the Directing Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan)) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report that is provided while an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and the Directing

 

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Certificateholder (if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded Loan)), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Certificateholder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Companion Loan)). Upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report, if applicable, and deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any Excluded Loan) shall consult with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. The Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) (in each case, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan)), shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the Special Servicer shall prepare an Asset Status Report for any Serviced AB Whole Loan, within sixty (60) days after it becomes a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, but the Directing Certificateholder will have no approval rights over any such Asset Status Report, and the consent or approval rights with respect to such Asset Status Report shall be as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)        (i)  Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall

 

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use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

(ii)        After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 30-day period set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

(f)         Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, to the Directing Certificateholder). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, if, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such twentieth (20th) Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole, pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the related holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset

 

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Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

(g)        No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20        Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a)  The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, (other than the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that enters into such Sub-Servicing Agreement) any successor master servicer or successor special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust except through the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, if and only to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.04; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be granted except in accordance with Section 6.08); (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Certificate

 

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Administrator or the Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the applicable master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to; and (x) provides that such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminable if at any time the related Sub-Servicer is Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2). Any successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the applicable predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments thereto and modifications thereof, entered into by it, in each case promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)        Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent

 

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required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)        As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each of its Sub-Servicers under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer shall have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it pursuant to the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)        In the event the Trustee or its designee becomes a successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

(e)        Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement and this Section 3.20, except to the extent provided in Article XI with respect to the obligations of any Sub-Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and responsible to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)         The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)        Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, in the event the Trustee or any other Person becomes a successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s

 

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servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)        With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement that provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

(j)         Except with respect to the Special Servicer, no party shall enter into a sub-servicing agreement with a Sub-Servicer that is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer would be a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the parties to this Agreement, absent actual knowledge to the contrary, may conclusively rely upon a representation of any Initial Sub-Servicer that such Sub-Servicer is not, to its actual knowledge, a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser. If at any time a party to this Agreement obtains actual knowledge that such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB and is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser, such party shall terminate such Sub-Servicer in accordance with the Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.21        Interest Reserve Account.

 

(a)        On the P&I Advance Date occurring in each February and in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans as of the Distribution Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which the P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January (if applicable) and February, “Withheld Amounts”).

 

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(b)        On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22        Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) and (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23        Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder. (a)  Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in the form of Exhibit MM attached hereto, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder (other than a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder (other than a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall execute a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder, any successor directing certificateholder shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

(b)        Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or the Directing Certificateholder shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in

 

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writing, of the resignation of the Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. In the event that (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. The foregoing provisions shall not be applicable to the Directing Certificateholder that is a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder.

 

(c)        Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(d)        In the event that no Directing Certificateholder has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder is identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of the Directing Certificateholder, as the case may be.

 

(e)        Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder as reflected in the Certificate Register, including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P., shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder (but not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing.

 

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Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(f)         If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

(g)        Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class or in its own interest; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates (other than, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, to the Controlling Class); (iv) the Directing Certificateholder that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the Controlling Class over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever (other than, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder that is not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, to a Controlling Class Certificateholder) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (v) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder for having so acted.

 

(h)        (i) All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Certificateholder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)         Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

(j)         With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(k)        The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class within two (2) Business Days of a request from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the

 

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Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)         At any time that the Controlling Class Certificateholder is the Holder of a majority of the Class D-RR Certificates and the Class D-RR Certificates are the Controlling Class, it may waive its right (a) to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and (b) to exercise any of the Directing Certificateholder’s rights under this Agreement by irrevocable written notice delivered to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator (which shall be via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during such time as a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event is in existence solely as a result of the operation of clause (ii) of the definition of Control Termination Event and clause (ii) of the definition of Consultation Termination Event, such Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to no longer be in existence and have not occurred with respect to any unaffiliated third party to whom the Controlling Class Certificateholder that irrevocably waived its right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder has sold or transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Class D-RR Certificates if such unaffiliated third party holds the majority of the Controlling Class after giving effect to such transfer (the “Non-Waiving Successor”). Following any such sale or transfer, the Non-Waiving Successor shall again have the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder as set forth herein (including the rights to appoint a Directing Certificateholder or cause the exercise of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder) without regard to any prior waiver by the predecessor Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to irrevocably waive its right to appoint the Directing Certificateholder and to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. The Non-Waiving Successor shall also have the right to exercise any of the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder. No Non-Waiving Successor described above shall have any consent rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the sale or transfer of the Class D-RR Certificates to the Non-Waiving Successor and had not also become a Corrected Loan prior to such sale or transfer until such time as such Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan.

 

(m)       Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of this Agreement the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event, (ii) any Consultation Termination Event or (iii) any Operating Advisor Consultation Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated, the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

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In the event that a Control Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates to less than 25% of the aggregate Original Certificate Balance thereof, with regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, such special notice shall state “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates to less than 25% of the aggregate Original Certificate Balance thereof, without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of each of such terms, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event and a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the irrevocable waiver by the applicable Controlling Class Certificateholder of its rights as Controlling Class Certificateholder.”

 

In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event of any transfer of a Class D-RR Certificate, and upon notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit MM that results in a termination of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event, such “special notice” shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class Certificates to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.”

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall not have any consent or consultation rights with respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded Loan. Notwithstanding the second proviso to each of the definitions of “Control Termination Event” and “Consultation Termination Event”, in either such case, in respect of the servicing of any such Excluded Loan, a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded Loan.

 

Section 3.24        Intercreditor Agreements. (a)  The Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledge and agree that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan, and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement

 

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and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledge and agree that any Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent provided for herein and in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(b)        Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for any cost, claim or damage that arises from any entitlement in favor of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

(c)        No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC and the grantor trust status of the Grantor Trust, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially

 

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expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)        With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)        Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall be required (1) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and (2) to consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer determines that immediate

 

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action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)         In addition to the consultation rights of the holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, such Companion Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)        With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(h)        With respect to the Serviced AB Whole Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Serviced AB Whole Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative or is exercisable in conjunction with the related Subordinate Companion Holder, then the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right. Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall consult with, seek the approval of, or obtain the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of the related Subordinate Companion Loan to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of or consultation with such Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative without such consent or consultation (or deemed consent or consultation). In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver information, reports and notices to the Subordinate Companion Holder or its representative as and to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Subordinate Companion Holder is a Borrower Party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, then such Subordinate Companion Holder shall not be entitled to receive any information that would constitute Excluded Information if such AB Whole Loan were an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledges and agrees that any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to exercise the rights of the Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement to the extent provided for in, and subject to the terms of, the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)         To the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement for a Whole Loan are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full.

 

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Section 3.25        Rating Agency Confirmation. (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again. The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party may, but shall not be obligated to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.10(d).

 

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a CMBS transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the replacement master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the replacement special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) KBRA has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on

 

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“watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction and serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining or to make a determination with respect to such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

(c)           For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

Section 3.26        The Operating Advisor. (a)  The Operating Advisor shall review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (as provided in Section 3.19(d), Section 3.26 and Section 6.08, (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (iii) each Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. Furthermore, the Operating Advisor will have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review or assess the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor will not be required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

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(b)           The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Certificateholder in connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report), subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)           (i)  Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of (i) any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, any related Final Asset Status Report or approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor with respect to any Mortgage Loan, and (iii) after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Report and any Major Decision Reporting Package, the Operating Advisor shall ((i) if any Mortgage Loans were Specially Serviced Loans at any time during the prior calendar year or (ii) if the Operating Advisor was entitled to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any Major Decision) deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of such prior calendar year, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans) during the prior calendar year on a Platform Level Basis and identifying (1) which, if any, standards the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the Special Servicer has failed to comply and (2) any material deviations from the Special Servicer’s obligations hereunder with respect to the resolution or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than with respect to any REO Property related to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided, further, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the special servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall prepare a separate Operating Advisor Annual Report relating to each Excluded Special Servicer and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) serviced by such Excluded Special Servicer. In preparing any Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to (i) report on instances of non-compliance with, or

 

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deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial or (ii) provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)          In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

(d)          [RESERVED].

 

(e)          (i)  With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, and with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event and a Serviced AB Control Appraisal Period, after the calculation has been finalized (and, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer) of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts or Collateral Deficiency Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer or (ii) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv), the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including

 

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any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and review for accuracy and consistency with this Agreement the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)           In connection with this Section 3.26(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Appraisal Reduction Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer), Collateral Deficiency Amount (as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or, solely with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which calculation is to apply and shall provide such parties prompt written notice of its determination.

 

(iii)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the consultation duties of the Operating Advisor set forth in this Agreement shall not be permitted to be exercised by the Operating Advisor with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan until after the occurrence and during the continuance of both a Control Termination Event (except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan) and a related AB Control Appraisal Period.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review will be limited to an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report, Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor), and, therefore, it shall have no involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, insurance policies, mortgagor substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions or other similar actions that the Special Servicer

 

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may perform under this Agreement and will have no obligations at any time with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. In addition, with respect to the Operating Advisor’s review of Appraisal Reduction Amounts, Collateral Deficiency Amounts or net present value calculations as required in Section 3.26(e) above, the Operating Advisor’s recalculation shall not take into account the reasonableness of Special Servicer’s property and borrower performance assumptions or other similar discretionary portions of the net present value calculation.

 

(g)          The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such information to any other Person (including any Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (1) to a party hereto, to the extent expressly set forth herein with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (3) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any Excluded Loan) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the Operating Advisor gained from performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations shall not be imputed to the Operating Advisor in the performance of its the obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

(h)         Subject to the requirements of confidentiality imposed on the Operating Advisor herein (including without limitation in respect of Privileged Information), the Operating Advisor shall respond to Inquiries proposed by Privileged Persons from time to time in accordance with the terms of Section 4.07(a).

 

(i)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Remittance Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan (excluding each Companion Loan) and each REO Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan (excluding any Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed.

 

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reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor operating advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii) of this Agreement, but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates has not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect any fee owed by a Mortgagor to it, but only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation rights in its capacity as operating advisor with respect to: any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(j)            After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or

 

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written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by prior written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

(k)           After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (for any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan and only for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), any Companion Holder and the Certificateholders.

 

(l)            The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Trustee of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)          Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the

 

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Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)           The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been appointed and has accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder of the resigning Operating Advisor’s notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)           [RESERVED].

 

(p)           In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

(q)           The parties hereto agree, and the Certificateholders by their acceptance of their Certificates shall be deemed to have agreed, that (i) subject to Section 6.04, the Operating Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty or liability except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty to any particular class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders or any third party, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”).

 

(r)            [RESERVED].

 

(s)           The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(n) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor

 

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within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

(t)            The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties and obligations to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement related to the Operating Advisor’s duties and obligations; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

Section 3.27        Companion Paying Agent. (a)  With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)           No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)           In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

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(d)           This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.28        Serviced Companion Noteholder Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Serviced Companion Noteholders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Serviced Companion Noteholder. The initial Serviced Companion Noteholders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S hereto. In the event a Serviced Companion Noteholder transfers a Serviced Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Serviced Companion Loan and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of any Serviced Companion Noteholder to any party hereto or any successor Serviced Companion Noteholder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Serviced Companion Noteholder with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29        Certain Matters Relating to the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans and the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a)  In the event that any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)           If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)           In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that

 

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such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)          In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)          With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)           With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)          With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, but in any event excluding any documents known to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian to contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(h)          [RESERVED].

 

(i)           During the period from and after a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited into an Other Securitization, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement the following reports and data files with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the

 

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most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) the CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first “distribution date” (or analogous term) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (E) a CREFC® Financial File, (F) a CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) a CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) a CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. In no event shall any report described in this Section 3.29(i) be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any and all other reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof to the extent related to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)            On a Servicing Shift Securitization Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release, transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the Mortgage Note evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of Mortgage File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

Upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Lead Note has been or is being securitized on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date, the Master Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a Request for Release of the Mortgage File on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date and transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified to it pursuant to the related notice from the related Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date.

 

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such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.30        [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.31        [RESERVED].

 

Section 3.32        Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. Under the Risk Retention Rule, any Third Party Purchaser is prohibited from being Risk Retention Affiliated with, among other persons, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer. As long as the prohibition exists under the Risk Retention Rule, upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser (an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser, the Sponsor or any Underwriter or Initial Purchaser that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) an officer or manager of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer that is responsible for performing the duties of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of or Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (an “Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate” or “Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate”, respectively; and either of an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an Impermissible Operating Advisor Affiliate and an Impermissible Asset Representations Reviewer Affiliate being an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then in each such case the Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall be required to promptly notify the Retaining Sponsor and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.26, Section 6.05, Section 7.03, Section 8.07 or Section 12.03, as applicable. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate will be required to bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Issuing Entity and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement; provided, however, that if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Third Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses will be an expense of the Issuing Entity.

 

Section 3.33        Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator. Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.33 shall not be

 

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separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.33 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.33 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1E to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to reasonably request to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require and rely on such certifications and other reasonable information prior to releasing such information.

 

[End of Article III]

 

Article IV

DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01        Distributions.

 

(a)           On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

(i)             first, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates, the Class A-4 Certificates, the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-B Certificates and the Class X-D Certificates pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

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(ii)           second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-4 Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (6) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Class A-SB Certificates, without regard to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance, has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates is reduced to zero;

 

(iii)          third, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, the Class A-2 Certificates, the Class A-SB Certificates, the Class A-3 Certificates and the Class A-4 Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to, and pro rata based upon, the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(iv)           fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

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(v)           fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-SB Certificates, Class A-3 Certificates and Class A-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)          sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(vii)         seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(viii)       eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)          ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(x)           tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xi)          eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates and the Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)         twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

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(xiii)       thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xiv)        fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, the Class B Certificates and the Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)         fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xvi)       sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xvii)      seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)     eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class D-RR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xix)        nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xx)        twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates and Class D-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

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(xxi)        twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxii)       twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxiii)      twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class D-RR Certificates and Class E-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)      twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxv)       twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxvi)      twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class D-RR Certificates, Class E-RR Certificates and Class F-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxvii)     twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

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(xxviii)    twenty-eighth, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;

 

(xxix)       twenty-ninth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates, Class B Certificates, Class C Certificates, Class D Certificates, Class D-RR Certificates, Class E-RR Certificates, Class F-RR Certificates and Class G-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (reduced by any prior distributions thereof hereunder), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class NR-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxx)        thirtieth, to the Holders of the Class NR-RR Certificates, first (1) up to an amount equal to the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then (2) up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount set forth in clause (1) at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

 

(xxxi)       thirty-first, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest, the amount, if any, of the Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, balloon payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

(b)           [RESERVED].

 

(c)           On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(d), 4.01(f) and 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates plus (A) a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3 and Class LA4 Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LAS,

 

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Class LB and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates and (iii) in the case of the Class LD Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-D Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Sections  4.04(b) and 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest for any Distribution Date shall be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)           For so long as the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses (with interest as provided herein) and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01.

 

(e)           Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium is collected during any particular Collection Period with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium in the following manner: (i) to each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) the related Base Interest Fraction for such Class of Certificates, and (C) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to such Classes of Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, (ii) to the Class X-A Certificates, the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (I) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the

 

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amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates for that Distribution Date, over (B) the amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates as described above, and (iii) to the Class X-B Certificates, any remaining portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, and with respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, shall be a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate and (B) the denominator of which is the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate; provided that: (a) under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0; (b) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; and (c) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be equal to 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction will be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related stated maturity date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not related to an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is related to an ARD Loan)), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Certificate Administrator shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities.

 

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No Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium shall be distributed to the Class X-D, Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class NR-RR, Class Z or Class R Certificates. After the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, all Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Class X-B Certificates.

 

All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums made in respect of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)           On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine in accordance with the definition of Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amounts if there will be any shortfalls in interest or principal to any Class of Regular Certificates that would occur on such Distribution Date without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount in the definition of “Available Funds” and shall remit the lesser of the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount and all amounts on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account to the Collection Account to be included as part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. Any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account after such distributions shall be applied to offset future shortfalls and Realized Losses, including interest thereon, with respect to the Principal Balance Certificates and related Realized Losses in each case allocable to the Regular Certificates on subsequent Distribution Dates. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

(g)           All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Sections 4.01(h), 4.01(i) and 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) will be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount

 

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of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)           Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

(i)            the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)           no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one (1) year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, such to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)            Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to

 

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distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)            On each Distribution Date, any Excess Interest received during the related Collection Period with respect to any ARD Loans shall be distributed to the Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates from the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Excess Interest will not be available to pay any other amounts except for distributions on Excess Interest Certificates.

 

(k)           On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

(i)            to pay to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)           to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)          to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(iv)          to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date (and on each additional date required by this Agreement or the related Intercreditor Agreement) to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Serviced Companion

 

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Noteholder Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Remittance Date.

 

Section 4.02        Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

(i)            the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

(ii)           the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)          the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor, compensation paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

 

(iv)          the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)           the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)          the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

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(vii)        the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days to 120 days, (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)       the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)         the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)          the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall, in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount, or Interest Shortfall, as applicable, for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)         the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges, (B) in the case of the Class Z Certificates, the Excess Interest and (C) Prepayment Premiums;

 

(xii)        the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

(xiii)       the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)       the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)        the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

(xvi)       the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xvii)      the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)     the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

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(xix)        a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)         a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)        all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)       in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c) and 4.01(f);

 

(xxiii)     the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

 

(xxiv)      the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxv)       with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event occurred since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)      with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates), and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with that determination;

 

(xxvii)     the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii)    [RESERVED];

 

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(xxix)       the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)        the aggregate amount of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)       a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)      a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xxxiii)     an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer;

 

(xxxiv)     the amount of any Excess Interest actually received; and

 

(xxxv)      [RESERVED].

 

In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxiv) and (xxxiv) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s website.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (x) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer. 

 

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(b)           [RESERVED].

 

(c)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and Section 4.02(a), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to attach to any report provided pursuant to this Section 4.02(c), any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor shall have any obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document

 

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prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)           Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

(e)           The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)           Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer

 

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or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that the Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03        P&I Advances. (a)  On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make P&I Advances or (iii) make P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which such P&I Advances were made). The Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances for such Distribution Date, on or before two (2) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer shall have cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan with a related Serviced Companion Loan, then it shall provide to the related other master servicer and Other Trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

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Non-Serviced Trustee written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date, and each Mortgage Loan, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on the Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and were not received as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the P&I Advance Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment therefor. Subject to Section 4.03(c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. No P&I Advances shall be made with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the related Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, that an Other Servicer or the Other Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect

 

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to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined, or the Non-Serviced Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)           In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion

 

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Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) if the related Periodic Payment is received on or before the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Excess Interest, Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Prepayment Premiums, or Balloon Payments or make any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” (or similar item) has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount) then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this clause 4.03(e)(ii), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

Section 4.04        Allocation of Realized Losses. (a)  On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the Realized Loss for such Distribution Date. Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. Any Realized Losses so allocated to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be allocated among the respective Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the applicable Class of Certificates in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, to the extent any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of

 

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the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses, in sequential order according to the priority of payments for the Principal Balance Certificates (and in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates that are Senior Certificates, on a pro rata basis according to the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses on such Classes), in each case up to the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates.

 

(b)           (i)  On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off shall be allocated in Reverse Sequential Order.

 

(ii)           [RESERVED].

 

(c)           With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b) with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05        Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a)  Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to each Class of Principal Balance Certificates solely to the extent of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, respectively, in Reverse Sequential Order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero.

 

As of the first Determination Date following a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becoming an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Master Servicer shall (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Master Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii) as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Master Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Master Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Master Servicer thereof. Upon reasonable prior written request, the Master Servicer shall provide the

 

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Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Collateral Deficiency Amount. None of the Master Servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer (with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

For purposes of determining the Controlling Class and whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, Collateral Deficiency Amounts allocated to an AB Modified Loan will be allocated to each Class of Control Eligible Certificates in Reverse Sequential Order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class of Control Eligible Certificates is reduced to zero. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Class of Control Eligible Certificates shall be allocated both applicable Appraisal Reduction Amounts and applicable Collateral Deficiency Amounts (the sum of which shall constitute the applicable Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount), in accordance with this Section 4.05(a), but only to the extent of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to (i) any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for the purposes of determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor and (ii) any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount calculated for purposes of determining the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

The Special Servicer (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Master Servicer (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall promptly notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator, to the extent it receives such information, of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount, any Collateral Deficiency Amount and any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (which notification shall be satisfied through delivery of such Appraisal Reduction Amount as included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Amount Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package with respect to the Collateral Deficiency Amount and the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(m) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

 

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(b)           (i) The Holders of the majority of Voting Rights of any Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is determined at any time of determination to no longer be the Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the Other Special Servicer or Other Master Servicer shall have the right upon the request of similarly situated holders of certificates in the related Other Securitization (such holders an “Other Appraised-Out Class”), at such Appraised-Out Class’s or such Other Appraised-Out Class’s, as applicable, sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, require the Master Servicer to request from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer) a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to cause such Appraisal to be (i) delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (ii) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal). With respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such second appraisal from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer and to forward such second appraisal to the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)           Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Master Servicer (for Collateral Deficiency Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Non-Serviced Special Servicer (for Appraisal Reduction Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans to extent provided for in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and applicable Intercreditor Agreement) and the Special Servicer (for Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans)) shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted, and if so warranted, such person shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental Appraisal and (in the case of the Special Servicer) any information received from the Master Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal Review Period shall be exercised by the next

 

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most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates that is not an Appraised-Out Class, if any.

 

(c)           With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable and, promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above) and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or, solely with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Following the Master Servicer’s receipt from the Special Servicer of the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Certificate Administrator in the form of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template provided to it by the Special Servicer or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator will calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount. Such report of the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer and Other Trustee of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the

 

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Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and unless the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Loan), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the twelve-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount or any Collateral Deficiency Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor; provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

(d)           Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(e)           Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and second, pro rata, between

 

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the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06        Grantor Trust Reporting. (a) The parties intend that the portions of the Trust Fund constituting the Grantor Trust, shall constitute, and that the affairs of the Grantor Trust shall be conducted so as to qualify such portion as, a “grantor trust” under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In furtherance of such intention, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have the power to vary the investment of the Holders of the Class Z Certificates so as to improve their rate of return. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, submit to the Trustee for execution (and the Trustee shall timely execute and timely return to the Certificate Administrator) and timely file all Tax Returns in respect of the Grantor Trust. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall (A) file, or cause to be filed, Internal Revenue Service Form 1041, Form 1099 or such other form as may be applicable with the Internal Revenue Service with copies of the statements in the following clause and (B) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Holders of the Class Z Certificates their share of the Excess Interest and Excess Interest Distribution Account, in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.

 

(b)           If the Certificate Administrator receives notice that the Class Z Certificates are held through a “middleman” as defined by the WHFIT Regulations then the Grantor Trust shall be a WHFIT that is WHMT. The Certificate Administrator will report as required under the WHFIT Regulations to the extent such information as is reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to do so is provided to the Certificate Administrator on a timely basis. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to assume that the “middleman” identified in such notice is the only “middleman” unless the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with the identities of other “middlemen” that are Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in the event that the Internal Revenue Service makes a determination that the notice pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph is incorrect.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall report required WHFIT information using the accrual method, except to the extent the WHFIT Regulations specifically require a different method. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to determine whether any Certificateholder uses the cash or accrual method. The Certificate Administrator shall make available (via its website) WHFIT information to Certificateholders annually. In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or liable for providing subsequently amended, revised or updated information to any Certificateholder, unless requested by the Certificateholder.

 

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Administrator or (ii) incomplete, inaccurate or untimely information being provided to the Certificate Administrator. Each Holder of a Class Z Certificate, by acceptance of its interest in such Class of securities, will be deemed to have agreed to provide the Certificate Administrator with information regarding any sale of such securities, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale. Absent receipt of information regarding any sale of a Class Z Certificate, including the price, amount of proceeds and date of sale from the beneficial owner thereof or the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall assume there is no secondary market trading of WHFIT interests.

 

(e)           To the extent required by the WHFIT Regulations, the Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts to publish on an appropriate website the CUSIP for the Class Z Certificates. The CUSIP so published will represent the Rule 144A CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable good faith efforts to keep the website accurate and updated to the extent such CUSIP has been received. Absent the receipt of such CUSIP, the Certificate Administrator will use a reasonable identifier number in lieu of a CUSIP. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for investor reporting delays that result from the receipt of inaccurate or untimely CUSIP information.

 

Section 4.07        Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Sections 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(d), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry

 

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and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception), (vi) that answering the inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: AskMidland@Midlandls.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating

 

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Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08        Secure Data Room. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room and the Depositor shall, upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certification and within 120 days following the Closing Date, deliver to the Certificate Administrator an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit QQ hereto (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of,

 

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or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. In the event that any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)           Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Special Servicer may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

[End of Article IV]

 

Article V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01        The Certificates. (a)  The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 through and including Exhibit A-4, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X Certificates will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Offered Certificates (other than the Class X-A Certificates and Class X-B Certificates) will be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered

 

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Certificates (other than any Class X Certificates and other than the Class R Certificates) will be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class Z Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 5% of such Class Z Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

(b)           One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02        Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then either:

 

(a)           Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a

 

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beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed the Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)           Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than any Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)           Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers and the Class R Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered by the Certificate Registrar in the name of such investors or their nominees who have provided the Certificate Registrar with an Investment Representation Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C, and the Certificate Registrar shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class Z and Class R Certificates shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates, and the Risk Retention Certificates shall be issued in the form of Definitive Certificates at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

(d)           Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the

 

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Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

(e)           During the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and each Retaining Party’s respective interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account), for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold such Risk Retention Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions from the holder of the Risk Retention Certificates and the Retaining Sponsor (subject to Section 5.03(i)) of the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period or of the Retaining Party’s intent to transfer pursuant to Section 5.03(i), in each case, and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement. After the release of any Risk Retention Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability or obligation with respect to such Risk Retention Certificate and Retained Interest Safekeeping Account.  There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Interest Safekeeping Account” and into which the Risk Retention Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement.  In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account for each Retaining

 

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Party.  The Risk Retention Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the Risk Retention Certificates shall be remitted to the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to each Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately by each Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator.  Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Risk Retention Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Retaining Parties. During the Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Parties may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Risk Retention Certificates in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to each of the Retaining Parties of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA
Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) – MAC N9345-010
425 E Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the Third Party Purchaser substantially in the form of Exhibit SS to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to each Retaining Party its respective account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and each respective Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate shall be subject to Section 5.03(g), Section 5.03(i) and, if applicable, Section 5.03(n).

 

For the sake of clarity, after the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates may be transferred at the direction of the Holder thereof in the same manner prescribe herein for other Certificates, subject to Section 5.03(i).

 

Section 5.03        Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the Risk Retention Certificates as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Class and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by

 

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the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)          Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)           Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)           Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an

 

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equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)           Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of

 

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Exhibit K hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)           Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

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(g)           Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Class R Certificate or (b) a Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit M hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)           Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(c), Section 5.02(d), and subject to the issuance and transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period in accordance with Section 5.03(i), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)            Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates.  At all times during the Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of any Risk Retention Certificate after the Closing Date is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) each of the following sent to the Certificate Registrar and with a copy to each of the Retaining Sponsor and counsel at the addresses provided in Section 13.05: (A) a letter from the Holder of the Risk Retention Certificate instructing the Certificate Registrar of its intention to release the Risk Retention Certificate from the Retained

 

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Interest Safekeeping Account and to transfer such Retained Interest Certificate, (B) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor with a medallion stamp guarantee of the Retaining Sponsor, (C) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor with a medallion stamp guarantee of the Retaining Sponsor, (D) if such Risk Retention Certificate will be in the possession of the Certificate Administrator after such transfer, a completed W-9 of the prospective transferee and (E) contact information and wiring instructions for the prospective transferee.  Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(a), facilitate the transfer of the Risk Retention Certificate and reflect such Risk Retention Certificate in the name of the prospective Transferee and shall deliver written confirmation to the prospective Transferee with a copy via email to each of the Retaining Sponsor, the Depositor, the Transferor and counsel, of such transfer and the safekeeping of such Risk Retention Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit SS to this Agreement evidencing that such Risk Retention Certificate is registered in the name of the prospective Transferee. After the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, if a transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates is to be made, then the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and upon receipt may conclusively rely upon) each of the following: (A) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3 and (B) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Risk Retention Certificate be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period. After the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates may be transferred subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V. Any transfer of an interest in the Risk Retention Certificates that is not in compliance with this Section 5.03 shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

In the event the Third Party Purchaser or AIV seeks to cause the release or transfer of any Risk Retention Certificates from the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, the Third Party Purchaser or AIV, as applicable, shall simultaneously deliver to the Certificate Administrator, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor (i) a written request for such release or transfer and (ii) a written request for the Retaining Sponsor’s consent to such release or transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-5. The Certificate Administrator may not consent to, or otherwise permit, any such release or transfer without obtaining the Retaining Sponsor’s countersigned request for consent; provided that if the Retaining Sponsor fails to respond (which response, for the avoidance of doubt, may include an acknowledgement of such request) in writing to the Third Party Purchaser or AIV, as applicable, within 10 Business Days after the Retaining Sponsor’s receipt of any such written request for the Retaining Sponsor’s consent, such release or transfer will be deemed to have been approved by the Retaining Sponsor. With respect to a release, upon the release of such Risk Retention Certificates from the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account, the Certificate Administrator’ obligations with respect thereto shall cease and terminate and the Certificate Administrator shall be released therefrom. The Certificate Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless for any release in connection with the preceding, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 8.05.

 

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(j)            Other Exchanges. In the event that a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)           Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(l)            If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)          All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)           With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to the Initial Purchasers or with respect to the Risk Retention Certificates, the Retaining Sponsor) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not be (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or using the assets of any Plan to purchase Certificates, other than an insurance company using the assets of its general account under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or a Plan subject to Similar Law purchasing under circumstances that would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law) or (ii) if such Certificate is presented for registration in the name of a purchaser or transferee that is any of the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee,

 

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the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Agreement. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall not register the sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator have received either the representation letter described in clause (i) above or the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (ii) above. The costs of any of the foregoing representation letters or Opinions of Counsel shall not be borne by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Registrar, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust. Each Certificate Owner of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

Each purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of an ERISA Plan will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective affiliated entities, has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and applicable regulations) to the Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the Plan in connection with the Plan’s acquisition of Certificates, and (ii) the Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

 

(o)           No Class Z or Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class Z or Class R Certificate. Each prospective transferee of a Class Z or Class R Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not and will not become a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Each Holder of a Class Z or Class R Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in the second preceding sentence. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

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Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)           Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(o) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)           No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(o) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

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(iii)         Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(p)           The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(q)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and such other information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(r)           Each Certificate Owner of a Non-Registered Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

 

(i)           Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i)(except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view

 

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to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

 

(ii)           Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 

(iii)           Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides an Investment Representation Letter substantially in the form of Exhibit C certifying that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03.

 

(iv)           Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

 

Section 5.04        Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if

 

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originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05        Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

Section 5.06        Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. (a)  The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (i) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (ii) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (iii) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, furnish such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) a current list of the Certificateholders. In addition, upon written request to the Certificate Administrator of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (if applicable) that has provided an Investor Certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner of the identity of the then-current Directing Certificateholder. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

(b)           (i)  The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate

 

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Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. It is hereby understood that a disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [email address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

(ii)           In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate and (y) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a medallion stamp guaranteed letter from a broker-dealer stating that the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the beneficial owner of a Certificate or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

Section 5.07        Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC: N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

Section 5.08        Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a)  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

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(b)           The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

 

(e)           The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)           The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09        [RESERVED].

 

Section 5.10        Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

(a)           Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)           In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates

 

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shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)           Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

(e)           If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

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Article VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, the Operating Advisor, the asset representations reviewer AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

Section 6.01        Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)          The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement

 

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will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Master Servicer;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)        The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and

 

(ix)         To the actual knowledge of the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer is not Risk Retention Affiliated with the Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)         The Special Servicer, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)           The Special Servicer is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States and is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets,

 

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or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)          The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of the creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)            The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Special Servicer;

 

(vi)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)         The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)         No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a

 

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materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)          The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

  

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

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(vi)          The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(vii)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)        No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)          The Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

 

(d)          The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C) above, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

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Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)         The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)        No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)           The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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knowledge by any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 that materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.02        Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03        Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a)  Subject to 6.03(b) below, each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be, or, in the case of the Operating Advisor, may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to acting as a trust advisor or operating advisor for commercial mortgage securitizations and, in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to acting as an asset representations reviewer for commercial mortgage securitizations) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates

 

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and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation is received from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates as described in Section 3.25); provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

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in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(ii)           Any Person into which the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person.

 

Section 6.04        Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a)  None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s obligations or duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, and any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates (including any costs of enforcement of its indemnity), other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful

 

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misconduct or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties; or (iv) in the case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)          None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master

 

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Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

(c)           Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (in the case of the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon, severally and not jointly (i) a breach by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has to deliver information to the 17g-5 Information Provider as set forth in this Agreement, including Section 3.07(a), Section 3.08, Section 3.09(e), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c) and Section 3.18(g) or (ii) a breach of any obligation it has set forth in Sections 3.13(e), (h) and (j).

 

(d)          Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate

 

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Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)           The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

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(f)           The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)          Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)          The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with

 

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respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(i)            The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor (if any), Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property (or with respect to the Non-Serviced Operating Advisor and/or Non-Serviced Asset Representations Reviewer, incurred in connection with the provision of services for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan) under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(j)            For purposes of this Section 6.04 and Section 11.12, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will be deemed not to have engaged in willful misconduct or committed bad faith or negligence in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder or acted in negligent disregard of such obligations and duties if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to follow any terms of any Mortgage Loan documents because the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that compliance with such terms would or potentially would cause an Adverse REMIC Event or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code (for which determination the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be entitled to rely on advice of counsel, the cost of which will be reimbursed as an additional expense of the Trust).

 

Section 6.05        Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except

 

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upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor (which may be appointed by the resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder. Unless applicable law requires the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (as the case may be) to be effective immediately, and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to the prior sentence so states, no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under clause (a) above shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right and opportunity to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer shall not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06        Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to

 

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supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07        The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

Section 6.08        The Directing Certificateholder. (a)  Other than with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans (other than any applicable Excluded Loan), (2) the Special Servicer with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any applicable Excluded Loan) as to all Special Servicer Major Decisions, and (3) the Master Servicer with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded Loan) as to all Master Servicer Major Decisions. Notwithstanding, anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to the second and third paragraphs of this Section 6.08, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or any applicable Excluded Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, neither the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be permitted to take any of the following actions (each a “Major Decision”) as to which the Directing Certificateholder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision” below) after receipt of the related Major Decision Reporting Package (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within such ten (10) Business Day (or thirty (30) day) period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action):

 

(i)            any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans and/or Serviced Whole Loans as come into and continue in default;

 

(ii)           any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than Penalty Charges (which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is permitted to waive pursuant to this Agreement)) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted pay-offs, but excluding the waiver of Penalty Charges) of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(iii)          any sale of a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and any related defaulted Companion Loan, as applicable, or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

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(iv)          any determination to bring an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address Hazardous Materials located at an REO Property;

 

(v)           any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than immaterial condemnation actions and other similar takings, or if otherwise required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vi)          any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if lender consent is required, any consent to such waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the lender under the related loan agreement or related to an immaterial easement, right of way or similar agreement;

 

(vii)         releases of amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance or “earn-out” escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(viii)        any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting transfers of interests in a Mortgagor or guarantor or releasing a Mortgagor or guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(ix)          following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, or initiation of judicial, bankruptcy or similar proceedings or other exercise of remedies under the related Mortgage Loan documents or with respect to the related borrower or Mortgaged Property;

 

(x)           approving leases, lease modifications or amendments or any requests for subordination non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other similar agreements with respect to any lease that (a) involves a ground lease or lease of an outparcel or affects an area greater than or equal to the lesser of (1) 20,000 square feet or (2) 20% of the net rentable area of the related Mortgaged Property, (b) involves a tenant or space specifically identified by name or space location in the related Mortgage Loan documents as requiring the consent of the lender for the associated activity or (c) such transaction is not a routine leasing matter for a customary lease of space for parking office retail, warehouse, industrial and/or manufacturing purposes;

 

(xi)          the voting on any plan of reorganization, restructuring or similar plan in the bankruptcy of a Mortgagor;

 

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(xii)         any consent to incurrence of mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a Mortgagor;

 

(xiii)        determining whether to cure any default by a Mortgagor under a ground lease or permit any ground lease modification, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new ground lease;

 

(xiv)        other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements which in no event relieve any Mortgagor of the obligation to provide financial statements on at least a quarterly basis) following three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements;

 

(xv)         any approval of or consent to a grant of an easement or right of way that materially affects the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to such easement or right of way;

 

(xvi)        any property management company changes or franchise changes to the extent the lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(xvii)       any modification, waiver or amendment of a Intercreditor Agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder or holder of a Pari Passu Companion Loan related to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, or an action to enforce rights with respect thereto;

 

(xviii)      any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xix)        any proposed modification or waiver of any material provision in the related Mortgage Loan documents governing the type, nature or amount of insurance coverage required to be obtained and maintained by the related borrower;

 

(xx)         any approval of any casualty insurance settlements or condemnation settlements, and any determination to apply casualty proceeds or condemnation awards to the reduction of the debt rather than to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property, in each case, to the extent the lender has discretion under the related Mortgage Loan documents; and

 

(xxi)        approving annual budgets for the related Mortgaged Property with increases (in excess of 10%) in operating expenses or payments to entities actually known by the Master Servicer to be affiliates of the related borrower (excluding affiliated managers paid at fee rates agreed to at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan);

 

provided, however, that, in the event that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by this Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and

 

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continuance of a Control Termination Event in this Agreement (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans)), the Special Servicer or Master Servicer may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be); provided that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable provides the Directing Certificateholder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, the Directing Certificateholder shall not be entitled to exercise the rights described in this Section 6.08 with respect to any Major Decision and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain the prior consent of the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required by the terms of the related AB Intercreditor Agreement. However, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certifcateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may take actions with respect to such Mortgaged Property before obtaining the consent of the AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder or the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, reasonably determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions prior to such consent would materially and adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan, as a collective whole and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Certificateholder. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer is required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any of the foregoing actions after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, but for so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any of the Major Decisions or Asset Status Reports, but will be required to consult with the Directing Certificateholder in connection with any Major Decision that it is processing or, in the case of the Special Servicer, any Asset Status Report (or any other matter for which the consent of the Directing Certificateholder would have been required or for which the Directing Certificateholder would have the right to direct the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer if no Control Termination Event had occurred and was continuing) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder in respect of such Major Decision or Asset Status Report (or such other matter). Such consultation will not be binding on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer receives no response from the Directing Certificateholder within ten (10) Business Days (or, with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision”, thirty (30) days) following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s written request for input (which request is required to

 

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include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable will not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond shall not relieve the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or any other Mortgage Loan.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.08(a), including, without limitation, the first proviso set forth at the conclusion of the immediately preceding paragraph, (a) the Special Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Major Decision with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (except for clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision” which will be processed by the Master Servicer), (b) the Special Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer have mutually agreed to have the Master Servicer process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent, (c) the Master Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Master Servicer Major Decision with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and with respect to Specially Serviced Loans solely with respect to clause (xviii) of the definition of “Major Decision” and (d) the master servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision with respect to any non-Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) if the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer have mutually agreed to have the Master Servicer process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent. Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Special Servicer Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall forward such request to the Special Servicer and, unless the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer mutually agree that the Master Servicer will process such request in accordance with the terms and conditions reasonably agreed to by the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, including the Special Servicer’s consent, the Special Servicer will be required to process such request and the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or the related Special Servicer Major Decision.

 

With respect to any Mortgagor request or other action on Non-Specially Serviced Loans that is not a Special Servicer Non-Major Decision or a Major Decision, the Master Servicer shall not be required to obtain the consent of or consult with the Special Servicer, any Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor.

 

In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction or objection contemplated by the first paragraph of this Section 6.08(a) or this paragraph, may require or cause the Master

 

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Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan), including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

In the event the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or any advice from the Directing Certificateholder, would cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

With respect to any matter for which the consent of the Directing Certificateholder is required, to the extent no specific time period for deemed consent is expressly stated, in the event no response from the Directing Certificateholder is received within ten (10) Business Days following written request for consent and its receipt of all reasonably requested information on any required consent, the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to or approved the specific matter; provided that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond will not affect any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan.

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or

 

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liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other classes of the certificates issued under the Non-Serviced PSA and/or any Class of Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that the Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (on a non-binding basis) (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor promptly after the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, receives the Directing Certificateholder’s approval or deemed approval of such Major Decision Reporting Package; provided, however, that with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan no Major Decision Reporting Package shall be required to be delivered prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event (whether or not a Control Termination Event is continuing), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor simultaneously with the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s written request, as applicable, for the Operating Advisor’s input regarding the related Major Decision (which written request and Major Decision Reporting Package may be delivered in one notice), as set forth under Section 6.08. With respect to any particular Major Decision and/or related Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report required to be delivered by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall make available to the Operating Advisor a servicing officer with the relevant knowledge regarding the Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report.

 

In addition, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer will also be required to consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision that it is processing (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which initial request is required to include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor that is in possession of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any applicable Excluded Loan related to the Directing Certificateholder (regardless of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the related Excluded Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions that it is processing and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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In connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s or Operating Advisor’s right to consent or consult with respect to a Major Decision, as applicable, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that action is necessary to protect a Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to such Mortgaged Property before the expiration of the applicable period for the Operating Advisor or Directing Certificateholder to respond as described in this section, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Servicing Standard that failure to take such actions before the expiration of such period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder. However, the Directing Certificateholder shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.09      Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable.

 

[End of Article VI]

 

Article VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01      Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination. (a)  “Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, any one of the following events:

 

(i)           (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make any deposit required to be made by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account, or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance is first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for

 

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deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Distribution Date;

 

(ii)            any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the terms of this Agreement;

 

(iii)           any failure on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as the case may be, contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or (B) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, solely as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan if affected by that failure, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, if such failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, such period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting;

 

(iv)           any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan affected by such breach, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholder; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing such cure, such 30-day period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days;

 

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(v)            a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(vi)          the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

(vii)          the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing;

 

(viii)        either of Moody’s or KBRA (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(ix)           the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or Special Servicer is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting.

 

(b)            If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer and only (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, upon five

 

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(5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (A) in the parenthetical in Section 7.01(a)(iii) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)           If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or (a)(ix), the Master Servicer shall have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.03 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as the Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to

 

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assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer shall occur and be continuing that affects the Holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, then, so long as the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. Any Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. Any Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment or replacement will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(d)           Subject to the rights of the holder of a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, at any time prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d); provided that, with respect to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) shall appoint a successor special servicer; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and, in the case of any class of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies deliver a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and

 

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any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which will not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which requisite affirmative votes shall be received within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum of Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholder’s direction to remove such Special Servicer shall not apply to any Serviced AB Whole Loan for which the holder of the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period or to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

An AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall have the right, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, so long as (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to any Serviced AB Whole Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee

 

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shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Each holder of a Servicing Shift Lead Note shall have the right, to the extent provided under the related Intercreditor Agreement, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as applicable, so long as: (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; and (C) the Trustee shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to a consultation termination event under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and (ii) the replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W attached hereto, setting forth the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with any information the Operating Advisor considered relevant to its recommendation) and recommending a replacement Special Servicer

 

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(which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written recommendation contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (which, for this purpose, is the Holders of Certificates that (A) evidence at least 20% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances of such Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis within 180 days of posting of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio, and (B) consist of at least three Certificateholders or Certificate Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other) (ii) receipt by the Certificate Administrator following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i) of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Trustee shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint a successor special servicer approved by the Certificateholders and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. In the event that the Trustee does not receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the quorum described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence within 180 days of after the notice is posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be permitted to recommend the replacement of a Special Servicer with respect to an AB Whole Loan so long as the related Serviced Companion Noteholder is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement or with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

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the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

 

(e)           The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency with respect to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii).

 

(f)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall select an Excluded Special Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded Loan or if the Directing Certificateholder is entitled to appoint the Excluded Special Servicer but does not so appoint within 30 days of notice of such resignation, the resigning Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to select the related Excluded Special Servicer. The resigning Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer so long as, on the date of the appointment, the selected Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and

 

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each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer that had previously acted as the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming REO Property), (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) such original Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) such original Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer will remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect to all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02      Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to clause (a) of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until such successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide

 

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information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, respectively, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans which that Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), (iii) such appointment (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) has been approved (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to an Excluded Loan) by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the non-terminated Master Servicer or the non-terminated Special Servicer and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination shall have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03      Notification to Certificateholders. (a)  Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

(b)           Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default shall have been cured.

 

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Section 7.04      Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i), (ii) or (viii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes, and a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) of Section 7.01(a) (with respect to obligations under Article XI) may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, subject to the rights of any affected holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.01(f), such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

Section 7.05      Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by the Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

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Article VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01      Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)           The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II, the Diligence Files, any CREFC® reports and any information delivered for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)           No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)            Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

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(ii)           Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% (i) of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or (ii) if each Class is an affected Class of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02      Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)           The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)           The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties

 

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hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(iv)           Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)            Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)           The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)          For all purposes under this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

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(viii)         Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(ix)           Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(x)            In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

(xi)           Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

 

(xii)           Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent).

 

Section 8.03       Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Sections  2.01(h) and Section 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or

 

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content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04      Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 8.05      Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  As compensation for the performance of their respective duties hereunder, the Trustee will be paid the Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee, and the Certificate Administrator will be paid the Certificate Administrator Fee equal to the Certificate Administrator’s portion of one (1) month’s interest at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee Fee and Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee, which Certificate Administrator Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be computed in the same manner as interest is calculated thereon and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed thereon is computed. The Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator Fee shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. No Trustee Fee or Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity), and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability, damages, claims or unanticipated expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any

 

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capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, and 17g-5 Information Provider) hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Issuing Entity or any other party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06      Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during

 

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any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-” by Fitch and, if rated by KBRA, “A” by KBRA; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s and “A-” by Fitch, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and (c) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A+” by Fitch; provided that nothing in this clause (c) shall impose on the Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; provided, further, that if any such institution is not rated by KBRA, such institution maintains an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions), the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07      Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate

 

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Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the Trust.

 

(b)           If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the requesting Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)           The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(d)           Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the

 

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resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

 

Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

(e)           Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been

 

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made or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)           Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08      Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a)  Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by the Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)           No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)           Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09     Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such

 

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event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10      Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees shall be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)           In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)           Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

(d)           Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of

 

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its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)           The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11      Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian other than the initial Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

 

Section 8.12      Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)           The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws

 

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affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)            The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)           No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)         To its actual knowledge, the Trustee is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.13      Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 8.14      Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master

 

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Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)             The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)            The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)           The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)          No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vii)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate

 

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Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)           To its actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.15      Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

[End of Article VIII]

 

Article IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01      Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the

 

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Special Servicer and approved by the Master Servicer and the Controlling Class), (3) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such termination, unless the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is the purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (4) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clauses (2) and (3) above, minus (b) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and Section 4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) so long as the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01(a) by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. In the event that the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and Excess Interest Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s

 

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portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates. In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of any portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts

 

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required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans as assets of the Trust and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans is an asset of the Trust) and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the fifteenth (15th) day and not later than the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(e) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, in each case pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Certificates so presented, (ii) to Holders of the Excess Interest Certificates so presented, any amounts remaining on deposit in the Excess Interest Distribution Account, and (iii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as

 

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applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Sections 4.01(a), 4.01(c), 4.01(e) and 4.01(f). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02      Additional Termination Requirements. (a)  In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, as applicable, shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)             the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)            during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

(iii)           within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of Article IX]

 

Article X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01    REMIC Administration. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Class

 

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of the Regular Certificates shall be designated the “regular interests,” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

 

(b)           The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (“Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such REMIC and shall represent each such REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a) unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates shall be designated as the “tax matters person” in the manner provided under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, and the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs) of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Certificate Administrator as its agent to perform all of the duties of the “tax matters person” and “partnership representative” for the Trust REMICs.

 

(d)           The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(e)           The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service, Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the name, title, address and telephone number of the “tax matters person” who will serve as the representative of each of the Trust

 

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REMICs created hereunder. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare, and the Trustee shall sign, the Form 8811.

 

(f)           The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust, any Trust REMIC created hereunder, cause the loss of such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(g)           In the event that any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account

 

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sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a) to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

(h)           The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

(i)            Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(j)            Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(k)           Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates and by which the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

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(l)            None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III of this Agreement) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)          The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to either Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

Section 10.02    Use of Agents. (a)  The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03    Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a)  The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or

 

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the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04    Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

(b)           Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)           Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

[End of Article X]

 

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Article XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01    Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement shall have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder shall not be required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02    Succession; Subcontractors. (a)  As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or a servicer as contemplated by

 

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Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer or succession to the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, such Sub Servicer or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall provide to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, Other Depositor or Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Additional Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)           Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan), to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered

 

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by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not be permitted to utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)           In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)           Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

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Section 11.03    Filing Obligations. (a)  The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

 

(b)           In the event that the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D, ABS-EE or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 8-K/A, Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.15 of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE or Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

Section 11.04    Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a)  Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the

 

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Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit AA to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit AA hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit AA hereto shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and, in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format and XML electronic format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 9: Other Information” on Exhibit AA shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit LL; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit AA hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit LL hereto) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit AA of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the Commission’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer, (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit LL hereto for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in this Section 11.04) and the Collection

 

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Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date, (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (v) incorporate the most recent Form ABS-EE filing by reference (which such Form ABS-EE shall be filed prior to the filing of the applicable report on Form 10-D). The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 5(f) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the fifth (5th) calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable Servicer) the identity of such Mortgage Loan and, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit JJ (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Forms 10-D and ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Nicholas Galeone, Telephone: (212) 713-8832. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of the Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D in accordance with Section 11.04 for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include on the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice including the information required to be included pursuant to Section 5.06.

 

(b)           After preparing the Forms 10-D and ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically copies of the Forms 10-D and ABS-EE to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copies, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, respectively, and, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D and each Form ABS-EE, as applicable, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D and Forms ABS-EE, as applicable, as attorney in fact for the Depositor. As provided in Section 11.04(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D or Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE, as applicable, is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D or such Form ABS-EE, respectively, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

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Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the preliminary Prospectus or the final Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both XML format and tabular form) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. Any questions are to be directed to Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association at the email address provided with the submission of such CREFC® Schedule AL File and Schedule AL Additional File (or such other email address or phone number provided to the Certificate Administrator and Depositor by written notice from the Master Servicer). The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any reasonable questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding the data or information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File, Initial Schedule AL Additional File or the Annex A-1 to the Prospectus) as of the time the Master Servicer delivered such CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File in a timely manner.

 

Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the copy of Form ABS-EE for review, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall, pursuant to Section 3.13(b), make available on the Certificate Administrator’s website a final executed copy of each Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator) filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas,

 

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New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form ABS-EE is contingent upon the responsible parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(c). The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such Form ABS-EE where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form ABS-EE, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: Nicholas Galeone, Telephone: (212) 713-8832. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

(d)           Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05    Form 10-K Filings. (a)  Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2019, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

(i)           an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09, including disclosure regarding any material instance of noncompliance and the nature and status thereof;

 

(ii)          (A)  the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

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(B)            if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance), or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)        (A)  the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

(B)            if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)         a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to clauses (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered (i) by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to (410) 715 2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications and also (ii) by email to Form10k.Compliance@cwt.com.

 

As set forth on Exhibit BB hereto, no later than March 1st of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2019, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit BB shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an

 

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Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 1st with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)           After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties)

 

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needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)           Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)           Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06    Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report) shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that is a Servicing Function Participant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to each Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits Y-1, Y-2, Y-3, Y-4, Y-5, Y-6 or Y-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which each Certifying Person, the entity for which such Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely; provided that, if a Servicing Function Participant (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer) with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans fails to provide a Performance Certification, the Performance Certification provided by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, that engaged such Servicing Function Participant shall not exclude information that would have been provided by such Servicing Function Participant. In addition, in the event that any Serviced Companion Loan is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to

 

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such Other Securitization, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization either the Performance Certification or a separate certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which such Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to each affected Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a “significant obligor”, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07    Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the

 

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Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to the Depositor, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit CC hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit CC hereto shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC hereto shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit DD and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas,

 

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New York, New York 10019, Attention: Nicholas Galeone, (212) 713-8832, nicholas.galeone@ubs.com, with a copy to UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the second (2nd) Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan serviced under a related Non-Serviced PSA, no resignation, removal or replacement of any party to such Non-Serviced PSA that would be required to be reported on a Form 8-K relating to this Trust shall become effective with respect to this Trust until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to this Section 11.07.

 

The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than two (2) Business Days after the filing of any Form 8-K/A that attaches this Agreement, and shall provide in such notice an electronic link to such filing. The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Depositor thereafter shall furnish such notice to the parties to this Agreement, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.08    Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare

 

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and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, subject to Section 11.15(h), the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-D, 10-K, ABS-EE and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence.

 

Section 11.09    Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit GG (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder and the

 

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17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit GG. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.10    Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a)  On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to deliver an assessment of compliance only if an Advance was made by the Trustee in such calendar year), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer,

 

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Trustee, Operating Advisor, Custodian, or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit HH or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit Z hereto delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit Z and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit Z hereto.

 

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(b)          The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit Z is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)           No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit FF, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)           The Operating Advisor may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

(e)           Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or

 

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custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11    Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second (2nd) Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

Promptly after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate

 

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Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.11.

 

Section 11.12    Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable by, or on behalf of, such party.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the

 

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performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.12. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another

 

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with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.09 (if applicable), 11.10, or 11.11 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.13    Amendments. This Article XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the

 

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same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this Article XI affecting a Serviced Companion Loan shall be subject to Section 13.01(k).

 

Section 11.14    Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via email (and additionally delivered via phone or telecopy), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and Form10K.compliance@cwt.com.

 

Section 11.15    Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a)  Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6) and (e) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to (i) negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related commercial mortgage pass through certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such

 

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information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this Section 11.15(a) and (ii) deliver such securities law opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) (to the extent the cost thereof is paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered with respect to the offering material for this securitization by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB or changes in factual circumstances, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.15(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above and/or elsewhere in Article XI that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) shall have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than ten (10) Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the

 

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depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed by it with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(b).

 

(c)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), provide the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(c).

 

(d)           On or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019 during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan

 

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to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), provide, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(d).

 

(e)           On or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019 during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee and certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S), under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(e).

 

(f)           Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer

 

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under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.15(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.15, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, no later than two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.15.

 

(g)           With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth (4th) calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor, beginning with the first calendar quarter in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, the financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property) in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property).

 

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If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, does not receive such financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization; provided, however, the Special Servicer shall provide such Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall forward such Officer’s Certificate to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)           If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this Article XI with respect such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 11.16    Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors. As of the Closing Date, with respect to the Trust, there is no “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB (“Significant Obligor”).

 

Section 11.17    Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor

 

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shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period provided for in this Article XI; provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

[End of Article XI]

 

Article XII

the asset representations reviewer

 

Section 12.01    Asset Review.

 

(a)           On or prior to each Distribution Date, based either on the CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report and/or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File delivered by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Article XII shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing such notice to the Certificateholders’ addresses appearing in the Certificate Register in the case of Definitive Certificates and by delivering such notice via the Depository in the case of Book-Entry Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred the following statement describing the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur: “As of the [Date of Distribution], the following Mortgage Loans identified below are sixty (60) or more days delinquent and an Asset Review Trigger as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has occurred.”. On each Distribution Date occurring after providing such notice to Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) whether an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via email) in the form of Exhibit RR within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within ninety (90) days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a

 

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vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders (with a copy to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and conduct a solicitation of votes in accordance with Section 5.10 to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Holders of Certificates evidencing at least (i) a majority of those Certificateholders who cast votes and (ii) a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within one hundred fifty (150) days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing the Certificate Administrator with a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit QQ (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such one hundred fifty (150) day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such one hundred fifty (150) day period, (B) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect, (C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received any Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within one hundred fifty (150) days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)         (i)  Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1) - (5) below for all Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, provide the following materials in electronic format to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted on the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)       a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

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(2)       a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)       a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to clause (1) or clause (2) above;

 

(4)       a copy of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(5)       a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review; and

 

(6)       any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined are necessary in connection with its completion of any Asset Review and that are requested by the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described in clause (ii) hereof.

 

(ii)          In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing document(s), and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession; provided that any such notification and/or request shall be in writing, specifically identifying the documents being requested and sent to the notice address for the related party set forth in Section 13.05 of this Agreement. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver such missing document only to the extent such document is in the possession of such party but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

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(iii)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01 (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”).

 

(iv)           Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence File with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to that Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Exhibit PP (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

(v)            No Certificateholder shall have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to review any information other than (1) the Review Materials and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

(vii)          The Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare a preliminary report with respect to each Delinquent Loan within fifty-six (56) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession within ten (10)

 

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Business Days following the request by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as the case may be, as described in Section 12.01(b)(ii), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing documents in such preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (only with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. The Special Servicer, if applicable, may review such preliminary report and determine whether any information contained in such preliminary report shall be labeled as “Privileged Information” and thus be excluded from the Asset Review Report and Asset Review Report Summary. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any documents or explanations to support the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test shall be sent by such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to prepare a preliminary report in the event the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

(viii)        The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or within the ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller for each Delinquent Loan, the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, which, in each case, shall be a responsibility of the applicable Enforcing Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(k) of this Agreement.

 

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(ix)          In addition, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the documentation received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have no responsibility to independently obtain any such documentation from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(x)           Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall determine whether at that time, based on the Servicing Standard, there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)           The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to this Agreement or any Sponsor (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting

 

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as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

Section 12.02    Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee of $5,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00025% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)           As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and the Mortgage Loans that are Delinquent Loans and are subject to an Asset Review, upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee equal to, in the case of a Delinquent Loan, the sum of: (i) $15,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) $20,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, but less than $40,000,000 or (iii) $25,000 plus $1,000 per additional Mortgaged Property with respect to a Delinquent Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance greater than or equal to $40,000,000 (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or (ii) at any time after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the application of Realized Losses to such Certificates and the related Mortgage Loan Seller fails to pay such amount within ninety (90) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (which evidence may be an officer’s certificate of the Asset Representations Reviewer) that the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b) have been met. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall not deliver any such certificate unless it has invoiced payment of such amount and otherwise met the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b), including receipt of evidence of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount. A Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have failed to pay such amount hereunder ninety (90) days after delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of an itemized invoice to such Mortgage Loan Seller by registered mail or overnight courier to the address listed in this Agreement for such Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller for delivery of notices in accordance with this Agreement, or ninety (90) days following attempted delivery of such invoice by registered mail or overnight courier and reasonable follow -up by telephone or e-mail. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer shall, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review that is repurchased or substituted by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust, as the case may be, for such fees pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

(d)           The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03    Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer may at any time resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. No resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be effective until a successor Asset Representations Reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer has been appointed and accepted the appointment. If no successor asset representations reviewer shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

Section 12.04    Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

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Section 12.05    Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)             An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)             any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates having greater than 25% of the Voting Rights, provided that any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(ii)           any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)           any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iv)           a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)           the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

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(vi)          the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders (which shall be simultaneously delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer) in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of itself and of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)          Upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and appoint the proposed successor. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. In the event that Holders of the Certificates evidencing at least 75%

 

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of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)           On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 of this Agreement or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03 of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)           Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Depositor, each Rating Agency, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

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Article XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01    Amendment. (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)             to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)           to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)          to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)           to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)          to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or

 

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addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(vii)          to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)        to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(ix)          to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

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(x)            in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)           to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included herein by any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)           This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)            reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)           reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)          adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)          change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)           amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the

 

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downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that any conditions precedent thereto have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in this Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)           No later than the effective date of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, each Other Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Mortgagors, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)           It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)           The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(g)          The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel

 

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required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

 

(h)           The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies provide a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(i)            To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)           This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder.

 

Section 13.02    Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a)  To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)           For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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(c)           The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

Section 13.03    Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a)  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)           No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)           No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan, or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

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Section 13.04   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05    Notices. (a)  Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or couriered, sent by facsimile transmission (other than with respect to the Mortgage Loan Sellers) or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when received), to:

 

In the case of the Depositor:

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

Email: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

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with a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

and a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6666

 

In the case of the Master Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

In the case of the Special Servicer:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

 

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Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder:

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, New York 10019
Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

In the case of the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C13

 

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C13

 

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Certificate Registrar for surrender, transfer or exchange of Certificates other than the Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C13

 

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In the case of the Custodian:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Ave SE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attn: Document Custody Group: UBS 2018-C13
Email: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

or in the case of a transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)
UBS 2018-C13
With a copy to: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

 

1.UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Henry Chung

 

with a copy to:

UBS Business Solutions LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

2.Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Real Estate Administration
Facsimile No.: (212) 891-5777
E-mail: USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@natixis.com;

 

for all legal notices to:

Natixis North America LLC
Office of the General Counsel
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Email: legal.notices@natixis.com (for all legal notices)

 

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3.Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard
E:mail: jim.barnard@sgcib.com

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel
E-mail: laura.schisgall@sgcib.com

 

4.Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

110 East 59th Street

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Anthony Orso

 

with an electronic copy to:

 

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

110 East 59th Street

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Legal Department

E-mail: legal@ccre.com

 

5.Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

6.CIBC Inc.
c/o Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
425 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Todd Roth, Managing Director
Facsimile: (212) 667-6236

 

In the case of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer:

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

 

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with a copy to:

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South
Suite 2800
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Attention: Jay H. Knight
Email: jknight@bassberry.com

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

In the case of any Companion Holder:

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)           Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
845 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Section 13.06    Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07    Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Conveyed Property shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under the Conveyed Property and all proceeds thereof, in each case, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations in the State of Delaware promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates, and the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six-month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statement. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

Section 13.08    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a)  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under Article XI of this Agreement) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other

 

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person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)           Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Paying Agent and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)           Subject to Section 2.03(k), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

Section 13.09    Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10    Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)           the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)          the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

 

(iv)         the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)            the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

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(ii)           any change in the location of the Collection Account;

 

(iii)          any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)          any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)           any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)           any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

(vii)          any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan; and

 

(viii)         any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)           The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)           The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to, send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

   
 UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.,
Depositor
   
 By:/s/ Nicholas Galeone
Name: Nicholas Galeone
  Title:   Executive Director
   
 By:/s/ Michael Mills
  Name: Michael Mills
  Title:   Associate Director
   
 MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Master Servicer and Special Servicer
   
 By:/s/ David D. Spotts
  Name: David D. Spotts
  Title:   Senior Vice President
   
 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Certificate Administrator
   
 By:/s/ Stacey Gross
  Name: Stacey Gross
  Title:   Vice President

 

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 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
   
 By:/s/ Stacey Gross
  Name: Stacey Gross
  Title:   Vice President
   
 PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC,
Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer
   
 By:/s/ James Callahan
  Name: James Callahan
  Title:   Executive Director and Solely as an Authorized Signatory for Pentalpha Surveillance LLC

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On the 25th day of September, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Nicholas Galeone known to me to be an Executive Director of UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such Executive Director executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Xin Liang Zhu
  Notary Public

 

[SEAL]  
   

My commission expires: 

 

 
   
XIN LIANG ZHU  
Notary Public, State of New York  
No. 02ZH6286321  
Qualified in Kings County  
Commission Expires July 22, 2021  

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On the 25th day of September, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Michael Mills known to me to be an Associate Director of UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such Associate Director executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Xin Liang Zhu
  Notary Public

  

[SEAL]  
   

My commission expires: 

 

 
   
XIN LIANG ZHU  
Notary Public, State of New York  
No. 02ZH6286321  
Qualified in Kings County  
Commission Expires July 22, 2021  

 

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STATE OF KANSAS )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )  

 

On the 3rd day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared David D. Spotts known to me to be a Senior Vice President of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such entity executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Brent Kinder
  Notary Public

 

 

BRENT KINDER
NOTARY PUBLIC - State of Kansas

  My Appt. Exp. January 30, 2022

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On the 19th day of September, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  Notary Public

 

 

ANDREW CREWS
NOTARY PUBLIC

  CECIL COUNTY, MD
  MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 27, 2021

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On the 19th day of September, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Stacey Gross known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  Notary Public

 

 

ANDREW CREWS
NOTARY PUBLIC

  CECIL COUNTY, MD
  MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 27, 2021

 

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD )  

 

On the 11th day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared James Callahan known to me to be the Executive Director of Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, a limited liability company, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such James Callahan executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Melonie S. Williams
  Notary Public

 

[SEAL]  
   

My commission expires: 7/31/2019

 

 
   
MELONIE S. WILLIAMS  
Notary Public  
Connecticut  
My Commission Expires July 31, 2019  

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS [__]

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C13, CLASS [__]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

 

 

 

3Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THIS [CLASS X-A][CLASS X-B][CLASS X-D] CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-A CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-SB, CLASS A-3 AND CLASS A-4 CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-B CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-S, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-D CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS D CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT ON WHICH THE INTEREST PAYABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS [X-A][X-B][X-D] CERTIFICATES IS BASED WILL BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF PRINCIPAL

 

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PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE INTEREST PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-S, CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS D): THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO ONE OR MORE OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

 

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [[____]% per annum] [FOR CLASS X-A, X-B or X-D OR ANY WAC OR WAC CAP CLASS: VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

 

INITIAL [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[            ]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

 

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE
[CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[_________]

 

 

MASTER SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

TRUSTEE: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor:  

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

 

ISIN NO.: [            ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [            ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_]-[_] 

 

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CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: CEDE & CO.] [FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: [______]] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__] Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D

 

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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of [FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C and D): principal and] interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. [FOR CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, X-A and X-B CERTIFICATES: Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.] All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Pass-Through Rate specified above on the Certificate Balance of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. [FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: Interest][FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C and D): Principal and interest] allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including

 

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reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__] Certificates will be issued [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC] in minimum denominations of [FOR REGISTERED PRINCIPAL

 

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BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C): $10,000][FOR NON-REGISTERED PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: CLASS D: $100,000][FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: $1,000,000], and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)          to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)         to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)        to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)        to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions

 

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of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)         to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)        to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)      to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the

 

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Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)            to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)             in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)             to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any

 

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manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)              reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)             reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)            adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)            change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)             amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes

 

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any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: October 11, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Custodian
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of (Cust)
    survivorship and not as tenants in common Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
       
    Act __________________________
    (State)

  

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: __________   NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
     
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED    

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent. 

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS [__]-RR CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS [__]-RR

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C13, CLASS [__]-RR

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES.

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

 

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

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[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER RESTRICTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

 

 

3Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

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THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

[FOR CLASS E-RR, CLASS F-RR, CLASS G-RR AND CLASS NR-RR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.]

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.

 

THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF

 

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THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO ONE OR MORE OTHER CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [[____]% per annum] [VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

 

INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[            ]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

 

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE
CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS [__]-RR CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[_________]

 

 

MASTER SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

TRUSTEE: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor:  

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

 

ISIN NO.: [            ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [            ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_]-[_]

 

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CLASS [__]-RR CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__]-RR Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of the Class [__]-RR Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate,

 

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by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Pass-Through Rate specified above on the Certificate Balance of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. Principal and interest allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has

 

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provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of (i) a certificate from the prospective Transferee in the form set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and (ii) a certificate from the prospective Transferor in the form set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__]-RR Certificates will be issued [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC] in minimum denominations of $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the

 

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Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)              to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)             to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)            to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)            to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)             to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the

 

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Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)            to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)           to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)         to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may

 

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be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)            to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)             in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)             to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)              reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

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(ii)             reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)            adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)            change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)             amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: October 11, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] - RR CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Custodian
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of (Cust)
    survivorship and not as tenants in common Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
       
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: __________   NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
     
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED    

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-3

 

FORM OF CLASS Z CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS Z

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C13, CLASS Z

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS COME WITHIN SUCH PARAGRAPHS, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN

 

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN UNDIVIDED beneficial INTEREST IN A PORTION OF A GRANTOR TRUST THAT HOLDS THE excess interest and RELATED AMOUNTS IN THE excess interest distribution account.

 

EACH PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [100%]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

 

CLASS Z PERCENTAGE INTEREST: [100%]

 

 

MASTER SERVICER:
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

TRUSTEE:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING ADVISOR:
PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [          ]

 

ISIN NO.: [           ]

 

COMMON CODE NO.: [          ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: Z-[__]

 

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CLASS Z CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Excess Interest Distribution Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class Z Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a percentage interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Class Z Certificate represents an undivided beneficial interest in a portion of a grantor trust that holds the Excess Interest and related amounts in the Excess Interest Distribution Account. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise

 

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taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of the Excess Interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, Excess Interest actually collected on the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator,

 

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directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Class Z Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 5% of such Class Z Certificates and in integral multiples of 1 in excess thereof.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)              to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

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(ii)             to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)            to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)            to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)             to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)            to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

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(vii)           to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)         to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)            to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)             in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

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(xi)             to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)              reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)             reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)            adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)            change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)             amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may

 

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be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: October 11, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS Z CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Custodian
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of (Cust)
    survivorship and not as tenants in common Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
       
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: __________   NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
     
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED    

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-4

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

CLASS R

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C13, CLASS R

 

THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. A TRANSFEREE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT

 

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INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 860E(e)(5) OF THE CODE, OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS” AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER

 

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THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [_]%

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

 

CLASS R PERCENTAGE INTEREST: [_]%

 

 

MASTER SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER: 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

TRUSTEE: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING Advisor:  

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: 

PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [            ]

 

ISIN NO.: [            ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: R-[_] 

 

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CLASS R CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class R Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a percentage interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof. The Certificates are designated as the UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

This Class R Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured

 

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by income. The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest in the Class R Certificates shall be the “tax matters person” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1 and the “partnership representative” within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMICs) for each Trust REMIC, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby irrevocably designated and shall serve (i) as attorney-in-fact and agent for any such Person that is the “tax matters person” and (ii) as the “partnership representative” for each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code (to the extent such provision is applicable to the Trust REMIC).

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Certificateholders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the

 

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account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (A) no Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including a nominee, middleman or similar person) (an “Agent”), a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or investing the assets of a Plan (such Plan or Person, an “ERISA Prohibited Holder”) or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person and shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change to such status; (B) in connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within

 

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the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

The Class R Certificates will be issued in fully registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)              to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)             to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

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(iii)            to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)            to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)             to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)            to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)           to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any

 

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Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)         to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)            to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)             in the event the Risk Retention Rule or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; or

 

(xi)             to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or

 

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rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may change any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)              reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)             reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)            adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)            change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)             amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by an Intercreditor Agreement related to a Companion Loan without, in each case, the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class Z and Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21

 

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years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: October 11, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties Custodian
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of (Cust)
    survivorship and not as tenants in common Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
       
    Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated: __________   NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
     
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED    

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable.

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number _______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State
1 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 48,000,000 1670 Broadway Denver CO
2 UBS AG The Buckingham 45,300,000 59 East Van Buren Street Chicago IL
3 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - South 33,750,000 770, 790 and 800 Township Line Road Lower Makefield Township PA
4 SG Christiana Mall 30,000,000 132 Christiana Mall Newark DE
5 UBS AG Wyvernwood Apartments 28,000,000 2901 East Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles CA
6 Natixis Pier 1 Imports Headquarters 28,000,000 100 Pier 1 Place Fort Worth TX
7 UBS AG Village at Beech Hill 27,200,000 120 Beech Hill Avenue Manchester NH
8 UBS AG Silverado Ranch Place 21,673,947 9770, 9850, 9890 South Maryland Parkway & 1263 East Silverado Ranch Boulevard Las Vegas NV
9 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 21,000,000 8121-8341 Northwest Roanridge Road Kansas City MO
10 CCRE Shelbourne Global Portfolio I 20,000,000 Various Various NJ
10.01 CCRE 1515 Broad Street 9,075,269 1515 Broad Street Bloomfield NJ
10.02 CCRE 140 Centennial Avenue 3,677,419 140 Centennial Avenue Piscataway Township NJ
10.03 CCRE 675 Central Avenue 2,580,645 675 Central Avenue New Providence NJ
10.04 CCRE 275 Centennial Avenue 2,064,516 275 Centennial Avenue Piscataway Township NJ
10.05 CCRE 691 Central Avenue 1,913,978 691 Central Avenue New Providence NJ
10.06 CCRE 80 Kingsbridge Road 494,624 80 Kingsbridge Road Piscataway Township NJ
10.07 CCRE 20 Kingsbridge Road 193,548 20 Kingsbridge Road Piscataway Township NJ
11 RMF Ellsworth Place 20,000,000 8661 Colesville Road; 8645 Colesville Road Silver Spring MD
12 UBS AG Wendland Plaza 18,000,000 901, 1001, 1033 and 1101 South Fort Hood Street Killeen TX
13 CCRE Medtronic Santa Rosa 17,700,000 3850 & 3880 Brickway Boulevard Santa Rosa CA
14 UBS AG 121 East Maryland Street Parking Garage 16,983,044 121 East Maryland Street Indianapolis IN
15 SG Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio 15,800,000 Various Fort Wayne IN
15.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn 8,883,986 8615 US Highway 24 West Fort Wayne IN
15.02 SG Homewood Suites 6,916,014 8621 US Highway 24 West Fort Wayne IN
16 CCRE Arizona Pavilions West 15,800,000 5947 West Arizona Pavilions Drive Marana AZ
17 CCRE Riverwalk 15,700,000 354, 360, 500, and 500A Merrimack Street Lawrence MA
18 SG Valley View Shopping Center 15,500,000 1900-1920 Valley View Boulevard Northwest Roanoke VA
19 UBS AG Quala 14,936,000 Various Various Various
19.01 UBS AG Quala - Pasadena 5,696,000 5100 Underwood Road Pasadena TX
19.02 UBS AG Quala - Joliet 2,950,000 1861 Terry Drive Joliet IL
19.03 UBS AG Quala - Saint Gabriel 2,320,000 4150 Highway 30 St. Gabriel LA
19.04 UBS AG Quala - Cedar Rapids 2,050,000 345 Waconia Court Southwest Cedar Rapids IA
19.05 UBS AG Quala - Neenah 1,511,000 1650 North Street Neenah WI
19.06 UBS AG Quala - Saraland 409,000 202 Commerce Drive Saraland AL
20 UBS AG Linden Pointe 14,900,000 4801-4805 Montgomery Road Cincinnati OH
21 UBS AG Manor Parking Garage 14,000,000 564 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA
22 UBS AG County Line Plaza 13,500,000 1039 East County Line Road Jackson MS
23 SG Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio 12,700,000 Various Various Various
23.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Smyrna 3,812,542 2631 Highwood Boulevard Smyrna TN
23.02 SG Aloft Hotel Broomfield 3,456,704 8300 Arista Place Broomfield CO
23.03 SG Hampton Inn Nashville Smyrna 2,719,613 2573 Highwood Boulevard Smyrna TN
23.04 SG Hyatt Place Phoenix North 2,711,141 10838 North 25th Avenue Phoenix AZ
24 RMF Ocean Point 12,450,000 5411, 5421, 5431, 5441 and 5451 Avenida Encinas Carlsbad CA
25 CCRE Residence Inn Chicago Deerfield 11,200,000 530 Lake Cook Road Deerfield IL
26 UBS AG Belle Mill Landing 10,700,000 84-116 Belle Mill Road Red Bluff CA
27 RMF Westside Market Place Shopping Center 10,500,000 1501-1575 Westside Drive Rolla MO
28 CCRE Residence Inn Boston Danvers 9,870,000 51 Newbury Street Route 1 Danvers MA
29 SG Laguna Village 9,600,000 5835-5965 West Ray Road Chandler AZ
30 SG Home 2 Suites Lake City 8,730,437 414 Southwest Florida Gateway Drive Lake City FL
31 CIBC Trinity Park 8,700,000 925 & 935 South Kimball Avenue Southlake TX
32 CIBC Cabrillo Plaza 8,650,000 3990 Old Town Avenue San Diego CA
33 UBS AG 1015 Locust 8,500,000 1015 Locust Street St. Louis MO
34 SG Country Inn & Suites Gainesville 8,482,164 4015 Southwest 43rd Street Gainesville FL
35 UBS AG Westgate Center 7,550,000 1140-1230 West Main Street Merced CA
36 RMF DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Santa Fe 6,984,900 4048 Cerrillos Road Santa Fe NM

 

EXH. B-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State
37 UBS AG Kohl’s - Fort Smith 6,821,006 7801 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith AK
38 UBS AG Scottsdale Haciendas 6,500,000 985 North Granite Reef Road Scottsdale AZ
39 UBS AG Country Square 6,283,000 8558 South 1300 East Sandy UT
40 RMF Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Fort Pierce 6,243,016 6502 Metal Drive Fort Pierce FL
41 SG Forest Oaks Plaza 6,125,000 5007 North Davis Highway Pensacola FL
42 SG 1000 Buffalo Road 6,075,000 1000 Buffalo Road Lewisburg PA
43 Natixis Quality Inn & Suites Florence 6,000,000 30 Cavalier Boulevard Florence KY
44 SG Holiday Inn Express - Brooksville 5,350,000 30455 Cortez Boulevard Brooksville FL
45 CIBC 4 Lotus Boulevard 4,750,000 4 Lotus Boulevard Hackettstown NJ
46 UBS AG Eastern Courtyard 4,739,048 3920-3950 South Eastern Avenue Las Vegas NV
47 CIBC Best Western Travelers Rest 4,700,000 110 Hawkins Road Travelers Rest SC
48 RMF 8950 Old FM 1405 4,493,065 8950 FM 1405 Baytown TX
49 RMF CVS Pompano Beach 4,100,000 1501 South Federal Highway Pompano Beach FL
50 RMF Country Inn & Suites - Vero Beach I 95 3,993,826 9330 19th Lane Vero Beach FL
51 CIBC Country Inn & Suites Norcross 3,650,000 5970 Jimmy Carter Boulevard Norcross GA
52 RMF Magnolia Village 2,696,915 651 North Denton Tap Road Coppell TX
53 UBS AG A Storage Place - Fortuna 2,000,000 11707 South Fortuna Road Yuma AZ

 

EXH. B-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD
1 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 8/16/2018 9/6/2023 3.8511% 60 59 Full IO 0 No
2 UBS AG The Buckingham 7/27/2018 8/6/2028 5.5220% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
3 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - South 9/5/2018 9/6/2028 4.7900% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
4 SG Christiana Mall 7/12/2018 8/1/2028 4.2775% 120 118 Full IO 0 No
5 UBS AG Wyvernwood Apartments 7/6/2018 7/6/2023 3.6728% 60 57 Full IO 0 No
6 Natixis Pier 1 Imports Headquarters 8/15/2018 9/5/2028 4.8620% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
7 UBS AG Village at Beech Hill 8/20/2018 9/6/2028 5.5152% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
8 UBS AG Silverado Ranch Place 9/7/2018 9/6/2028 5.0042% 120 119 Amortizing 360 No
9 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 9/5/2018 9/6/2028 5.3633% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
10 CCRE Shelbourne Global Portfolio I 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.01 CCRE 1515 Broad Street 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.02 CCRE 140 Centennial Avenue 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.03 CCRE 675 Central Avenue 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.04 CCRE 275 Centennial Avenue 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.05 CCRE 691 Central Avenue 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.06 CCRE 80 Kingsbridge Road 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
10.07 CCRE 20 Kingsbridge Road 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.8530% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
11 RMF Ellsworth Place 7/20/2018 8/6/2028 5.0100% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
12 UBS AG Wendland Plaza 9/10/2018 9/6/2028 4.8150% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
13 CCRE Medtronic Santa Rosa 7/17/2018 8/6/2028 4.6500% 120 118 Full IO 0 No
14 UBS AG 121 East Maryland Street Parking Garage 9/7/2018 9/6/2028 5.9900% 120 119 Amortizing 360 No
15 SG Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio 8/16/2018 9/1/2028 4.7400% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
15.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn 8/16/2018 9/1/2028 4.7400% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
15.02 SG Homewood Suites 8/16/2018 9/1/2028 4.7400% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
16 CCRE Arizona Pavilions West 9/7/2018 10/6/2028 5.4520% 120 120 Amortizing 360 No
17 CCRE Riverwalk 6/5/2018 6/6/2028 5.1760% 120 116 Partial IO 360 No
18 SG Valley View Shopping Center 9/7/2018 10/1/2028 5.2400% 120 120 Amortizing 360 No
19 UBS AG Quala 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.01 UBS AG Quala - Pasadena 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.02 UBS AG Quala - Joliet 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.03 UBS AG Quala - Saint Gabriel 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.04 UBS AG Quala - Cedar Rapids 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.05 UBS AG Quala - Neenah 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
19.06 UBS AG Quala - Saraland 8/27/2018 9/6/2028 4.7598% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
20 UBS AG Linden Pointe 9/4/2018 9/6/2028 5.3200% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
21 UBS AG Manor Parking Garage 9/12/2018 10/6/2028 5.9900% 120 120 Amortizing 360 No
22 UBS AG County Line Plaza 8/3/2018 8/6/2028 4.9970% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
23 SG Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio 7/23/2018 8/1/2028 5.0000% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
23.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Smyrna 7/23/2018 8/1/2028 5.0000% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
23.02 SG Aloft Hotel Broomfield 7/23/2018 8/1/2028 5.0000% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
23.03 SG Hampton Inn Nashville Smyrna 7/23/2018 8/1/2028 5.0000% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
23.04 SG Hyatt Place Phoenix North 7/23/2018 8/1/2028 5.0000% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
24 RMF Ocean Point 8/17/2018 9/6/2028 4.6400% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
25 CCRE Residence Inn Chicago Deerfield 9/7/2018 10/6/2023 5.6320% 60 60 Amortizing 360 No
26 UBS AG Belle Mill Landing 8/31/2018 9/6/2028 5.2652% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
27 RMF Westside Market Place Shopping Center 7/26/2018 8/6/2028 5.0400% 120 118 Partial IO 360 No
28 CCRE Residence Inn Boston Danvers 9/7/2018 10/6/2023 5.6320% 60 60 Amortizing 360 No
29 SG Laguna Village 8/15/2018 9/6/2028 4.6900% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
30 SG Home 2 Suites Lake City 8/1/2018 8/1/2028 5.0700% 120 118 Amortizing 360 No
31 CIBC Trinity Park 8/29/2018 9/1/2028 5.2200% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
32 CIBC Cabrillo Plaza 9/5/2018 10/1/2028 4.5200% 120 120 Full IO 0 No
33 UBS AG 1015 Locust 8/23/2018 9/6/2028 5.3956% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
34 SG Country Inn & Suites Gainesville 8/1/2018 8/1/2028 5.3700% 120 118 Amortizing 360 No
35 UBS AG Westgate Center 9/10/2018 9/6/2028 5.4475% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
36 RMF DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Santa Fe 7/17/2018 8/6/2028 5.2400% 120 118 Amortizing 360 No

 

EXH. B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD
37 UBS AG Kohl’s - Fort Smith 9/7/2018 9/6/2028 5.3045% 120 119 Partial IO, ARD 360 Yes
38 UBS AG Scottsdale Haciendas 9/7/2018 9/6/2028 4.7795% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
39 UBS AG Country Square 9/7/2018 9/6/2028 4.8570% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
40 RMF Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Fort Pierce 8/30/2018 9/6/2028 5.3900% 120 119 Amortizing 360 No
41 SG Forest Oaks Plaza 8/10/2018 9/1/2028 5.0400% 120 119 Partial IO 360 No
42 SG 1000 Buffalo Road 9/4/2018 10/1/2028 5.2600% 120 120 Amortizing 300 No
43 Natixis Quality Inn & Suites Florence 9/11/2018 10/10/2028 5.5700% 120 120 Amortizing 300 No
44 SG Holiday Inn Express - Brooksville 9/5/2018 10/1/2028 6.4700% 120 120 Amortizing 300 No
45 CIBC 4 Lotus Boulevard 8/17/2018 9/1/2028 5.0300% 120 119 Full IO 0 No
46 UBS AG Eastern Courtyard 7/26/2018 8/6/2028 4.9220% 120 118 Amortizing 360 No
47 CIBC Best Western Travelers Rest 9/7/2018 10/1/2028 5.8100% 120 120 Amortizing 300 No
48 RMF 8950 Old FM 1405 8/29/2018 9/6/2028 5.5700% 120 119 Amortizing 300 No
49 RMF CVS Pompano Beach 7/2/2018 7/6/2028 5.1200% 120 117 Full IO 0 No
50 RMF Country Inn & Suites - Vero Beach I 95 9/5/2018 9/6/2028 5.5600% 120 119 Amortizing 300 No
51 CIBC Country Inn & Suites Norcross 9/7/2018 10/1/2028 5.3100% 120 120 Amortizing 300 No
52 RMF Magnolia Village 9/6/2018 9/6/2028 5.2700% 120 119 Amortizing 360 No
53 UBS AG A Storage Place - Fortuna 8/23/2018 9/6/2028 5.1052% 120 119 Full IO 0 No

 

EXH. B-4

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
1 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 0.002500% 0.000000%
2 UBS AG The Buckingham 0.002500% 0.000000%
3 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - South 0.002500% 0.000000%
4 SG Christiana Mall 0.001250% 0.001250%
5 UBS AG Wyvernwood Apartments 0.001250% 0.001250%
6 Natixis Pier 1 Imports Headquarters 0.002500% 0.000000%
7 UBS AG Village at Beech Hill 0.002500% 0.000000%
8 UBS AG Silverado Ranch Place 0.002500% 0.000000%
9 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 0.002500% 0.000000%
10 CCRE Shelbourne Global Portfolio I 0.002500% 0.000000%
10.01 CCRE 1515 Broad Street 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.02 CCRE 140 Centennial Avenue 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.03 CCRE 675 Central Avenue 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.04 CCRE 275 Centennial Avenue 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.05 CCRE 691 Central Avenue 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.06 CCRE 80 Kingsbridge Road 0.000000% 0.000000%
10.07 CCRE 20 Kingsbridge Road 0.000000% 0.000000%
11 RMF Ellsworth Place 0.001250% 0.001250%
12 UBS AG Wendland Plaza 0.002500% 0.000000%
13 CCRE Medtronic Santa Rosa 0.002500% 0.020000%
14 UBS AG 121 East Maryland Street Parking Garage 0.002500% 0.000000%
15 SG Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio 0.002500% 0.000000%
15.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn 0.000000% 0.000000%
15.02 SG Homewood Suites 0.000000% 0.000000%
16 CCRE Arizona Pavilions West 0.002500% 0.020000%
17 CCRE Riverwalk 0.001250% 0.001250%
18 SG Valley View Shopping Center 0.002500% 0.000000%
19 UBS AG Quala 0.002500% 0.000000%
19.01 UBS AG Quala - Pasadena 0.000000% 0.000000%
19.02 UBS AG Quala - Joliet 0.000000% 0.000000%
19.03 UBS AG Quala - Saint Gabriel 0.000000% 0.000000%
19.04 UBS AG Quala - Cedar Rapids 0.000000% 0.000000%
19.05 UBS AG Quala - Neenah 0.000000% 0.000000%
19.06 UBS AG Quala - Saraland 0.000000% 0.000000%
20 UBS AG Linden Pointe 0.001250% 0.050000%
21 UBS AG Manor Parking Garage 0.002500% 0.000000%
22 UBS AG County Line Plaza 0.002500% 0.000000%
23 SG Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio 0.001250% 0.001250%
23.01 SG Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Smyrna 0.000000% 0.000000%
23.02 SG Aloft Hotel Broomfield 0.000000% 0.000000%
23.03 SG Hampton Inn Nashville Smyrna 0.000000% 0.000000%
23.04 SG Hyatt Place Phoenix North 0.000000% 0.000000%
24 RMF Ocean Point 0.002500% 0.000000%
25 CCRE Residence Inn Chicago Deerfield 0.002500% 0.020000%
26 UBS AG Belle Mill Landing 0.002500% 0.000000%
27 RMF Westside Market Place Shopping Center 0.002500% 0.000000%
28 CCRE Residence Inn Boston Danvers 0.002500% 0.020000%
29 SG Laguna Village 0.001250% 0.040000%
30 SG Home 2 Suites Lake City 0.002500% 0.000000%
31 CIBC Trinity Park 0.002500% 0.000000%
32 CIBC Cabrillo Plaza 0.002500% 0.000000%
33 UBS AG 1015 Locust 0.002500% 0.000000%
34 SG Country Inn & Suites Gainesville 0.002500% 0.000000%
35 UBS AG Westgate Center 0.002500% 0.000000%
36 RMF DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Santa Fe 0.002500% 0.000000%

 

EXH. B-5

 

 

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

UBS 2018-C13: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
37 UBS AG Kohl’s - Fort Smith 0.002500% 0.000000%
38 UBS AG Scottsdale Haciendas 0.002500% 0.000000%
39 UBS AG Country Square 0.002500% 0.000000%
40 RMF Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Fort Pierce 0.002500% 0.000000%
41 SG Forest Oaks Plaza 0.002500% 0.000000%
42 SG 1000 Buffalo Road 0.002500% 0.000000%
43 Natixis Quality Inn & Suites Florence 0.002500% 0.000000%
44 SG Holiday Inn Express - Brooksville 0.002500% 0.000000%
45 CIBC 4 Lotus Boulevard 0.002500% 0.000000%
46 UBS AG Eastern Courtyard 0.002500% 0.000000%
47 CIBC Best Western Travelers Rest 0.002500% 0.000000%
48 RMF 8950 Old FM 1405 0.001250% 0.060000%
49 RMF CVS Pompano Beach 0.002500% 0.000000%
50 RMF Country Inn & Suites - Vero Beach I 95 0.002500% 0.000000%
51 CIBC Country Inn & Suites Norcross 0.002500% 0.000000%
52 RMF Magnolia Village 0.002500% 0.000000%
53 UBS AG A Storage Place - Fortuna 0.002500% 0.000000%

 

EXH. B-6

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:Transfer of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount][__% Percentage Interest] of Class ___ Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.       Check one of the following:*

 

The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) under the Securities Act of 1933,

 

 

 

* Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (each, an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificates (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates (and any subsequent Certificates) have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificates only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum and the Final Private Placement Memorandum related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificates (and any Certificates issued on transfer or exchange thereof) have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificates cannot

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificates and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to

 

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

 

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

Exhibit C-3

 

 

exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

8.             Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

(a)by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

Bank:    
ABA #:    
Account #:    
Attention:    

 

(b)by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

     
     
     

  

9.             If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

 

  Very truly yours,  
     
  [The Purchaser]  
       
  By:  
    Name:  
    Title:  

 

Dated:

 

 

 

****       Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit C-4

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

Form of Transferee Affidavit FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

STATE OF )
  )                     ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i)  “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.       The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

 

than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause a Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.       Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐      The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)       the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)      the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)     the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐       The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)        the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)       at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)     the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)     the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐       None of the above.

 

9.        The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.      The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.      The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

Exhibit D-1-3

 

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as the agent of the “tax matters person” and “partnership representative” of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.


   
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________

 

[SEAL]

 

My Commission expires:

_______________

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

 

the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferor)
     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-3

 

Form of Transferee CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – UBS 2018-C13

Email: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,

New York, New York 10019

Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,

New York, New York 10019

Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

as Retaining Sponsor
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Exhibit D-3-1

 

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar and as “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR, that:

 

1.The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates, from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it has knowledge (after due inquiry) that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate to (i) a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 91-22, as amended, or (ii) an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.

 

4.Check one of the following:

 

The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

☐     The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit D-3-2

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – UBS 2018-C13

Email: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,

New York, New York 10019

Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,

New York, New York 10019

Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

as Retaining Sponsor
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor,

 

Exhibit D-4-1

 

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate to (i) a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 91-22, as amended, or (ii) an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through UBS Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities, LLC, Natixis Securities Americas LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC or Academy Securities, Inc.

 

3.Check one of the following:

 

The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of Regulation RR.

 

☐     The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR and the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

4.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not have knowledge (after due inquiry) that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

    [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

[Medallion Stamp Guarantee]

 

Exhibit D-4-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-5

 

FORM OF REQUEST OF SPONSOR CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF THE RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – UBS 2018-C13

Email: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

as Retaining Sponsor
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the release (the “Release”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class [D-RR][E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates from the Retained Interest Safekeeping Account.

 

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Add any further explanation for the request for release below:

 

 

 

Exhibit D-5-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Third Party Purchaser hereby requests your written consent to the Release.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR IN WRITING AT THE CONTACT INFORMATION SET FORTH BELOW WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS REQUEST, THEN THE RELEASE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY YOU UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

Exhibit D-5-2

 

 

The contact information of the Certificate Administrator is:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

    Sincerely,
       
    [THIRD PARTY PURCHASER]
       
    By:  
      Name:
      Title:
       
CONSENT TO RELEASE:      
       
RETAINING SPONSOR      
       
By:      
Name:      
Title:      
Email:      

 

Exhibit D-5-3

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information
  Name of Mortgagor:
     
  [Master Servicer]
  [Special Servicer]
Loan No.:
 
     
Custodian
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Ave SE
  Address:

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attention: Document Custody Group (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

  Custodian/Trustee Mortgage File No.:
Depositor
  Name: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
     
  Address:

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Nicholas Galeone

 

  Certificates: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as

 

 Exhibit E-1

 

 

Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

( )                 ___________________________

 

( )                ___________________________

 

( )                ___________________________

 

( )                ___________________________

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

     
  [____________]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

 Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION
LETTER REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Nicholas Galeone

 

Re:Transfer of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate initial Certificate Balance in the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][NR-RR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.       The Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”) or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the

 

 Exhibit F-1-1

 

 

application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase and holding of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or a Plan subject to Similar Law purchasing under circumstances that would not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

2.       The Purchaser understands that if the Purchaser is or becomes a Person referred to in 1(a) or (b) above, such Purchaser is required to provide to the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters or the Trust.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____________, 20__.

 

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

 Exhibit F-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

 

Form of ERISA Representation Letter
regarding CLASS Z AND CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

[Transferor]

[______]

[______]

Attention: [______]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [US$[___] aggregate Certificate Balance][[__]% Percentage Interest] in the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [Z][R] Certificates (the “Class [Z][R] Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class [Z][R] Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (b) any person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment

 

 Exhibit F-2-1

 

 

in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class [Z][R] Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, 20__.

 

     
  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:


Date: _______

 

 Exhibit F-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

See Annex B to the Prospectus

 

 Exhibit G-1

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C13, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit [_], and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

     
  [NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 Exhibit H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
during Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

 

 Exhibit I-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

 

**       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

 Exhibit J-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers. 

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

 

*       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

 

 Exhibit K-1

 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 Exhibit K-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.03(f) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

 

 

*       Select, as applicable.

 

 Exhibit L-1

 

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

Dated:______________

 

By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

 Exhibit L-2

 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

 

*       Select appropriate depository.

 

 Exhibit M-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

 

**       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

 Exhibit N-1

 

 

[(2)      at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)      the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 

 

*       Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

 Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Transfer Certificate
for Non-Book Entry Certificate
to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.03(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

 Exhibit O-1

 

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY AND/OR THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [_] Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.        The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of any Class of Certificates, a Companion Holder or the Risk Retention Consultation Party (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or

 

 Exhibit P-1A-1

 

 

agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 Exhibit P-1A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

   
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to:
notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

   

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s

 

 Exhibit P-1B-1

 

 

Website. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.       At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Other than with respect to the initial Directing Certificateholder, the undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in electronic click-through form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above.

 

9.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 Exhibit P-1B-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of any Class of Certificates or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution

 

 Exhibit P-1C-1

 

 

Date Statement confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statement will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statement confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statement (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statement in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 Exhibit P-1C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Borrower PartY
(for the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head


Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

   
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to:
notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

   
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1. The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder].

 

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

 Exhibit P-1D-1

 

 

3.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

 Exhibit P-1D-2

 

 

8.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

10.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [_____]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 Exhibit P-1D-3

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head


Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

   
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to:
notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor

MAC: N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

   
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class Certificates

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2018-C13, REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.                  The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.                  The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

 Exhibit P-1E-1

 

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.]

 

3.                  As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP Class Outstanding Certificate Balance Initial Certificate Balance
       
       
       

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

4.                  Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or

 

 Exhibit P-1E-2

 

 

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.                  The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.                  The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.                  To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.                  The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.                  The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

  

10.              The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 Exhibit P-1E-3

 

 

11.              The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

 Exhibit P-1E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [EXCLUDED LOAN] [EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER] TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C13
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com 

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 

8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747 

Attention: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C13 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.         The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

Exhibit P-1F-1

 

 

3.         The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 securitization should be revoked as to such users:

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

4.         The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator 

   

Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit P-1F-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

 

Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951 

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com 

     
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to:  notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor 

MAC: N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

 

     
Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13, Class [__] Certificates

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.         The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

3.         If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.         [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

 

5.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit P-1G-1

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

 

  [Directing Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______ 

cc: UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.

 

Exhibit P-1G-2

 


EXHIBIT P-1H

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit P-1H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services UBS 2018-C13

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Inc., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

 

2.The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and either (x) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Exhibit P-2-1

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-2-2

 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y)  any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

Exhibit P-2-3

 

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Exhibit P-2-4

 

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: David Schell

 

Exhibit P-2-5

 

 

EXHIBIT P-3

 

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services UBS 2018-C13

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Inc., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Interactive Data Corp., CMBS.com, Inc., Markit Group Limited, Moody’s Analytics, RealINSIGHT or Thomson Reuters Corporation, a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss,

 

Exhibit P-3-1

 

 

 liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit P-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Q

 

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or for which a Liquidation Event has occurred) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” and Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement. 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Q-1

 

  

SCHEDULE A

 

[APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER’S NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention:  Nicholas Galeone
E-mail: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
845 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1 (888) 706-3565

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - UBS 2018-C13
Email:trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Exhibit Q-2

 

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P. 

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200, 

New York, New York 10019 

Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

Exhibit Q-3

 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY – MASTER SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: (888) 706-3565

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the Board of Directors of the Master Servicer, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (12) below; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Inc., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Master Servicer’s responsibilities to service certain mortgage loans (the “Loans”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Loans are comprised of mortgages or deeds of trust (the “Mortgages” and “Deeds of Trust” respectively), and other forms of security instruments (collectively, the “Security Instruments”) and the Mortgage Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

1.             Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging to

 

Exhibit R-1-1

 

 

or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a Deed of Trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing on the properties under the Security Instruments by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

 

2.             Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Master Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

 

3.             Transact business of any kind regarding the Loans and the Mortgaged Properties.

 

4.             Obtain an interest in the Loans, Mortgaged Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

 

5.             Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Borrowers, the Loans and/or the Mortgaged Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to Mortgages or Deeds of Trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Mortgaged Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

 

6.             Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Loans.

 

7.             [RESERVED].

 

8.             Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Master Servicer's duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

9.             Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4), and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust as necessary to transfer ownership of the

 

Exhibit R-1-2

 

 

affected Loans to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of the Loans.

 

10.           Subordinate the lien of a Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing Loans, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

 

11.           Convey the Property to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Mortgaged Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

 

12.           Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Mortgaged Property to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [date].

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

Exhibit R-1-3

 

  

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  Prepared by:
     
    Name:

 

Witness:

____________________

 

Witness:

____________________

 

Exhibit R-1-4

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

  

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   
  Notary Public

 

[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   

       

Exhibit R-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT R-2

 

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY – SPECIAL SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: (888) 706-3565

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States and having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), hereby constitutes and appoints Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), and in its name, aforesaid Attorney-In-Fact, by and through any authorized representative appointed by the Board of Directors of the Special Servicer, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate for the tasks described in the items (1) through (12) below; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-In-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and as Trustee and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 and no power is granted hereunder to take any action that would be adverse to the interests of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is being issued in connection with the Special Servicer’s responsibilities to service certain mortgage loans (the “Loans”) held by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. The Loans are comprised of mortgages or deeds of trust (the “Mortgages” and “Deeds of Trust” respectively), and other forms of security instruments (collectively, the “Security Instruments”) and the Mortgage Notes secured thereby. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

1.Demand, sue for, recover, collect and receive each and every sum of money, debt, account and interest (which now is, or hereafter shall become due and payable) belonging

 

Exhibit R-2-1

 

 

  to or claimed by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and to use or take any lawful means for recovery by legal process or otherwise, including but not limited to the substitution of trustee serving under a Deed of Trust, the preparation and issuance of statements of breach, notices of default, and/or notices of sale, accepting deeds in lieu of foreclosure, evicting (to the extent allowed by federal, state or local laws) and foreclosing on the properties under the Security Instruments by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, actions for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, appointments of receiver, suits for waste, fraud and any and all other tort, contractual or other claims of whatever nature, including execution of any evidentiary affidavits or verifications in support thereof, as may be necessary or advisable in any bankruptcy action, state or federal suit or any other action.

 

2.Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve any litigation where the Special Servicer has an obligation to defend Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, including but not limited to dismissal, termination, cancellation, rescission and settlement.

 

3.Transact business of any kind regarding the Loans and the Mortgaged Properties.

 

4.Obtain an interest in the Loans, Mortgaged Properties and/or building thereon, as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Trustee’s act and deed, to contract for, purchase, receive and take possession and evidence of title in and to the property and/or to secure payment of a promissory note or performance of any obligation or agreement.

 

5.Execute, complete, indorse or file bonds, notes, Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and other contracts, agreements and instruments regarding the Borrowers, the Loans and/or the Mortgaged Properties, including but not limited to the execution of estoppel certificates, financing statements, continuation statements, releases, satisfactions, assignments, loan modification agreements, payment plans, waivers, consents, amendments, forbearance agreements, loan assumption agreements, subordination agreements, property adjustment agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements, leasing agreements, management agreements, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and other instruments pertaining to Mortgages or Deeds of Trust, and execution of deeds and associated instruments, if any, conveying the Mortgaged Properties, in the interest of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

 

6.Endorse on behalf of the undersigned all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the undersigned and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit as property securing the Loans.

 

7.[RESERVED].

 

8.Such other actions and file such other instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Special Servicer's duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

Exhibit R-2-2

 

 

9.Execute any document or perform any act described in items (3), (4), and (5) in connection with the termination of any Trust as necessary to transfer ownership of the affected Loans to the entity (or its designee or assignee) possessing the right to obtain ownership of the Loans.

 

10.Subordinate the lien of a Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or deed to secure debt (i) for the purpose of refinancing Loans, where applicable, or (ii) to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, including but not limited to the execution of partial satisfactions and releases and partial reconveyances reasonably required for such purpose, and the execution or requests to the trustees to accomplish the same.

 

11.Convey the Property to the mortgage insurer, or close the title to the Mortgaged Property to be acquired as real estate owner, or convey title to real estate owned property (“REO Property”).

 

12.Execute and deliver the following documentation with respect to the sale of the REO Property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, listing agreements, purchase and sale agreements, grant / limited or special warranty / quit claim deeds or any other deed, but not general warranty deeds, causing the transfer of title of the Mortgaged Property to a party contracted to purchase same, escrow instructions and any all documents necessary to effect the transfer of REO Property.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do as of [date].

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of the misuse of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

Exhibit R-2-3

 

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Witness:

____________________

 

Witness:

____________________

 

Exhibit R-2-4

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

 

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. 

Witness my hand and official seal. 

   
Notary signature  

 

Exhibit R-2-5

 

 

EXHIBIT S

 

INITIAL SERVICED COMPANION NOTEHOLDERS

 

 

Loan Companion Holder
1670 Broadway

NOTE A-1, NOTE A-3 AND NOTE A-6 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-4 AND NOTE A-5 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS Business Solutions LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

 

Exhibit S-1 

 

 

 

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

Pier 1 Imports Headquarters

NOTE A-1 AND NOTE A-3 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-4, NOTE A-5 AND NOTE A-6 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Real Estate Administration

Fax Number: (212) 891-5777

E-mail: USCIBSAFAssetManagementTeam@natixis.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attention: Office of the General Counsel

 

For all legal notices, with a copy to:

 

legal.notices@natixis.com

 

 

Exhibit S-2 

 

 

   
Barrywoods Crossing

NOTE A-1 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

NOTE A-2 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS Business Solutions LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

Shelbourne Global Portfolio I

NOTE A-2, NOTE A-3, NOTE A-4, NOTE A-5, NOTE A-6 AND NOTE A-7 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.

 

Exhibit S-3 

 

 

 

110 East 59th Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile No.: (212) 610-3623
E-Mail: legal@ccre.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Lisa Pauquette, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
E-Mail: lisa.pauquette@cwt.com

 

Ellsworth Place

NOTE A-1, NOTE A-3, NOTE A-5 AND NOTE A-5 NOTICE ADDRESS:

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

Exhibit S-4 

 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

FORM OF NOTICE RELATING TO THE NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOANS

 

[For Christiana Mall:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS

Facsimile: (704) 715-0036

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Legal Department, D1053-300

301 South College Street, 30th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support

Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

Hearst Tower

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS

Fax Number: (704) 353-3190

Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com]

 

[For Wyvernwood Apartments:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

 

Exhibit T-1 

 

 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

[For Riverwalk:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

[For Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com]

 

VIA [E-MAIL]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

As you know, [_____], acts as the master servicer (the “Lead Servicer”) for the whole loan secured by the mortgaged property identified as [NON-SERVICED WHOLE LOAN]

 

Exhibit T-2 

 

 

(the “Subject Whole Loan”) under the pooling and servicing agreement relating to the [_____] securitization trust (the “PSA”). This is to inform you that one or more of the promissory notes related to the Subject Whole Loan (the “Subject Mortgage Loan”) has been transferred to UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated October 1, 2018 (the “2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “2018-C13 Master Servicer”) and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “2018-C13 Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (the “2018-C13 Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, and that the 2018-C13 Trustee is the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan.

 

The undersigned, as 2018-C13 Certificate Administrator, hereby directs you, in your capacity as the Lead Servicer of the Subject Whole Loan, to remit to the 2018-C13 Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the 2018-C13 Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and the PSA.

 

The Subject Mortgage Loan is not a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement) under the 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Exhibit T-3 

 

   

  Date:    

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit T-4 

 

 

cc:

[Non Serviced Whole Loan Master Servicer Copied Address]

 

Exhibit T-5 

 

 

EXHIBIT U

 

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

 

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
845 Third Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: CMBS Surveillance
E-mail: cmbssurveillance@kbra.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

[INSERT ADDRESS OF APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER]

 

From:Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date:_________, 20___

 

Exhibit U-1 

 

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
       ____________________

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a)      Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)      Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)       The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)      The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)     The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)     The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

Exhibit U-2 

 

 

(v)      The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

(vi)     The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)    The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)   The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

Exhibit U-3 

 

 

(ix)     The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)      The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)      Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d)     Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e)     Certify that it has provided the required notices to, and obtained the required consents of, the related Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with Section 3.18(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)      Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

Exhibit U-4 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

 

  [________________]
    as Master Servicer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit U-5 

 

 

EXHIBIT V

 

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).
Transaction: UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13
Operating Advisor: Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
Special Servicer: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
Directing Certificateholder: KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

 

I.Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

(a)[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

(b)Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [●] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

2.Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, if one Mortgage Loan is in special servicing and if the Special Servicer has subsequently completed a Major Decision with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer has provided the applicable fully executed Major Decision Reporting Package approved or deemed approved by the Directing Certificateholder to the Operating Advisor concurrently with delivery to the Directing Certificateholder.

 

3.After an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer has provided to the Operating Advisor:

 

(a)with respect to each Major Decision for the following non-Specially Serviced Loans, the related Major Decision Reporting Package and the opportunity to consult with respect to such Major Decision and recommended action:

________

________

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit V-1 

 

________

________

 

(b)with respect to following Specially Serviced Loans, each related Asset Status Report and the opportunity to consult with respect to such recommended action:

________

________

 

II.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s actions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review of the items listed below, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “platform-level” basis. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard, as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF ANY MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

III.           List of Items that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

In rendering our assessment herein, we examined and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of the items listed below:

 

1.Any Major Decision Reporting Package that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website that is relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each Asset Status Report (after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), and each Final Asset Status Report, in each

 

Exhibit V-2 

 

 

case, delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.[LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION].

 

5.[INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on Asset Status Reports for a Specially Serviced Loan delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and with respect to Major Decisions processed by the Special Servicer.]

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit, legal review or legal conclusion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Certificateholder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

IV.Assumptions, Qualifications and Disclaimers Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor (i) is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial and (ii) will not be required to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than the receipt of any Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s) regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder directly. As such, the Operating Advisor relied

 

Exhibit V-3 

 

 

solely upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communication held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loan and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Terms used but not defined in this report have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-4 

 

 

EXHIBIT W

 

Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of THE Special Servicer

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Trustee

9062 Old Annapolis Road 

Columbia, Maryland 20145-1951

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13

Email:      trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com;
                cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association,

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Fax number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13,
Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s operational practices conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our assessment that Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Exhibit W-1 

 

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

 

Very truly yours,

   
    [The Operating Advisor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
Dated:    

 

Exhibit W-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT X

 

Form of CONFIDENTIALITY Agreement

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Facsimile number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”) understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

Midland will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to Midland by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by Midland, and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that Midland, the [“Master Servicer”/“Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and its respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) Midland’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from Midland; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from

 

Exhibit X-1 

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 2

 

transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to Midland; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at Midland’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with Midland’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). Midland may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) Midland determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. Midland shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if Midland has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and Midland determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. Midland’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this agreement.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Midland intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed

 

Exhibit X-2 

 

 

[_____] [__], 20[__]
Page 3

 

to limit or qualify any of Midland’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

Exhibit X-3 

 

 

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

 

    Very truly yours,
       
    MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
       
    By:  
      Name:
      Title:
       
CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:    
       
[COMPANY NAME]    
       
By:      
  Name:
Title:
   

 

 

Exhibit X-4 

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties:

 

[(A)  Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(B)     [List other applicable reporting servicers]]

 

Exhibit Y-1 

 

 

Date: _________________________

   
Executive Director
UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
(Senior officer in charge of the securitization of the depositor)
 

 

Exhibit Y-2 

 

 

EXHIBIT Y-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”) and as Certificate Administrator, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [_______], the Depositor, each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 20[__] (the “Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K to be filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the “Reports”);

 

2.To my knowledge, the Reports taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Annual Report;

 

3.To my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;

 

4.I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statements required for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed on any Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

Exhibit Y-1-1 

 

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Certificate Administrator for asset-backed securities with respect to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, the Certificate Administrator has reasonably relied on information provided to it by the following unaffiliated persons: the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and/or the Custodian.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:]

  

Exhibit Y-1-2 

 

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Master Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, all servicing information and all reports (the “Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Sections 3.12(b) and (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, the master servicing information contained in the Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Master Servicer, and except as disclosed in the

 

Exhibit Y-2-1 

 

 

compliance certificate delivered by the Master Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Master Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

[In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of third parties (including the Special Servicer, but other than a Sub-Servicer, Additional Servicer or any other third party retained by the Master Servicer that is not a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor the Master Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the Servicer Reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Solely with respect to the completeness of information and reports, I do not certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by the Master Servicer have been properly completed and that any fields that have been left blank on their face have been done so in accordance with the CREFC procedures for such report.]

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

  

Date:

 

Exhibit Y-2-2 

 

 

  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-2-3 

 

 

Exhibit Y-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________ ] of MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Special Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Special Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports (the “Special Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the special servicing information contained in the Special Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

Exhibit Y-3-1 

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Special Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-3-2 

 

Exhibit Y-4

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by Trustee

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Trustee for asset-backed securities with respect to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Y-4-1 

 

Exhibit Y-5

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC (the “Operating Advisor”) as Operating Advisor under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Operating Advisor, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year ________ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

Exhibit Y-5-1 

 

4.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Operating Advisor for asset-backed securities with respect to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit Y-5-2 

 

Exhibit Y-6

 

Form of Certification to be Provided
to Depositor by CUSTODIAN

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian (the “Custodian”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [______], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Custodian for asset-backed securities with respect to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Y-6-1 

 

Exhibit Y-7

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) as Asset Representations Reviewer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee (in such capacity the “Trustee”), and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the Asset Representations Reviewer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor and each Other Depositor with respect to a securitization of a Serviced Companion Loan and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the applicable Certification Parties will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports; and

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports.

 

Exhibit Y-7-1 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exhibit Y-7-2 

 

EXHIBIT Z

 

Servicing Criteria
to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). In addition, this Exhibit Z shall not be construed to impose on any Person any servicing duty that is not otherwise imposed on such Person under the main body of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit Z forms a part or to require an assessment of a criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of such Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit Z, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Servicing Criteria applicable
Servicing
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable) 

1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit Z-1 

 

1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.

Trustee (as applicable)1 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate; (B) are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Custodian
Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer

 

 

 

1 Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit Z-2 

 

1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
Operating Advisor
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).

Master Servicer 

Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):  (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit Z-3 

 

EXHIBIT AA

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1A: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1125 of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

 

●     Master Servicer

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 1B: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB

●     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Item 2: Legal Proceedings:

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

 

 Exhibit AA-1

 

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds

●     Depositor
Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

 

 

 Exhibit AA-2

 

 

operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

 

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:

 

●     Item 1124 of Regulation AB.

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor as defined in Regulation AB)

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor
Item 9: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions: (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit CC, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit CC.

 

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

 Exhibit AA-3

 

 

 

●     Master Servicer (with respect to the balance of its Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each applicable REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

●     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party. 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters

●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

 

 Exhibit AA-4

 

 

Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.
Item 10: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit CC, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit CC (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit CC with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided that, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the

 

 Exhibit AA-5

 

 

  Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 10.

 

 Exhibit AA-6

 

 

EXHIBIT BB

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

 

●     Depositor

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit CC,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit CC.

 

Exhibit BB-1

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-2

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Master Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties)

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-3

 

 

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

●     Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Trustee

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer

 

 

Exhibit BB-4

 

 

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C13 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C13 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if

        constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

●     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

●     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

Exhibit BB-5

 

 

it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C13 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was

●     The Depositor

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

 

Exhibit BB-6

 

 

previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 201[_]-[_] transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-7

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Trustee

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit BB-8

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

●     Master Servicer

●     Special Servicer

●     Depositor

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

 

Exhibit BB-9

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.09 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit BB-10

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.
Item 15: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit CC, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit CC (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit CC with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).
Item 15: Exhibit (no. 101)

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Not Applicable
Item 15: Exhibit (no. 102)

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 103)

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

[Certificate Administrator]

[Depositor]

 

Exhibit BB-11

 

 

EXHIBIT CC

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C13 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (in its capacity as such) shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

●     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement

 

Exhibit CC-1

 

 

 

        that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership ●     Depositor
Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit CC-2

 

 

Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year ●     Depositor
Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material ●     Depositor
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee

●     Depositor

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●     Master Servicer (as to a party appointed by the Master Servicer)

●     Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

●     Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●     Depositor

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 8.01: Other Events ●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the

●     Certificate Administrator

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in

 

Exhibit CC-3

 

 

rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

●     Not Applicable.  

 

Exhibit CC-4

 

 

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit CC-5

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION


**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) (CMBS)

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                          ], phone number: [                  ]; email address: [                 ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:


cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-1

 

 

EXHIBIT EE

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC

 

2.Berkeley Point Capital LLC

 

3.NorthMarq Capital, LLC

 

4.NRC Group, Inc.

 

Exhibit EE-1

 

 

EXHIBIT FF

 

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

None.

 

Exhibit FF-1

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer]] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as [Certificate Administrator][Custodian][Trustee]] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

       
Date:    
       
[MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as [Master Servicer][Special Servicer]]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as [Certificate Administrator][Custodian][Trustee]]
 
       
By:      
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit GG-1

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE with SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit Z to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

 

1 Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e., transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit HH-1

 

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

  [Name of Reporting Servicer]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit HH-2

 

 

EXHIBIT II

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to: 

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)

Bank Name: Chase

Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005

Routing Number: 021000021

Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit II-1

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

 

Form of Notice of ADDITIONAL

INDEBTEDNESS NOTIFICATION

 

VIA E-MAIL:

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, trustadministratorgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: UBS 2018-C13, Additional Debt Notice for From 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Section 3.18(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

  Portfolio Name Mortgage Loan Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
1 UBS 2018-C13     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
2 UBS 2018-C13     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      
3 UBS 2018-C13     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
  Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
  Total     $                      

 

Exhibit JJ-1

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

 

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit KK-1

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO:

CTS.SEC.NOTIFICATIONS@WELLSFARGO.COM

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) UBS 2018-C13—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

Email: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

RE: **Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [                ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name

Beginning Balance as of MM/DD/YYYY

Ending Balance as of MM/DD/YYYY

Collection Account    
REO Account    

 

Exhibit LL-1

 

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [               ], phone number: [               ]; email address: [               ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit LL-2

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

 

Form of notice of purchase of
controlling class certificate

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Fax number: 1 (888) 706-3565

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C13

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to: notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

     
     

 

Exhibit MM-1

 

 

     
     
  Contact Info: [Tel/Email]  

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferee)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit MM-2

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test] [evidence of [•] failed Test[s] as specifically detailed on the scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test pass or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit NN-1

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller R&W # R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
31 Single-Purpose Entity    

 

Exhibit NN-2

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

 

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

1.We have performed an Asset Review on each [Subject] Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a failed Test][evidence of [__] failed Test[s] as identified on the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A] with respect to the [Subject] Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a passed Test or a failed Test shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  PENTALPHA SURVEILLANCE LLC, as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit OO-1

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

       
Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations and Warranty # Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity
             

 

Exhibit OO-2

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

EXHIBIT PP

 

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “PSA”), the Asset Representations Reviewer (“Asset Representations Reviewer”) shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller only with respect to each Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth below (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, modify any Test and/or associated Review Materials described in this Exhibit PP if, and only to the extent, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the PSA or, solely with respect to a representation and warranty, the meaning set forth in the related mortgage loan purchase agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”). For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the performance of the following Tests: 

 

(A)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes a knowledge qualifier (e.g., to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, etc.), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be responsible for any investigation or review beyond that set forth in the applicable Test related to such representation and warranty;

  

(B)With respect to any representation and warranty that includes the examination of an insurance policy or Title Policy, the Asset Representations Reviewer will be permitted to engage a qualified consultant to perform a review of the applicable policy, and will be allowed to rely upon the conclusions of the consultant when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

  

(C)The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under no duty to provide or obtain a legal opinion, legal review or legal conclusion;

 

(D)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, the “as of” date for the testing of a representation is as of the Closing Date;

 

(E)Unless otherwise provided in the Test, if there is more than one version of the same document with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property, the document that will be used by the Asset Representations Reviewer in testing is the document that is dated as of the Closing Date or, if none, the document closest prior to the Closing Date;

 

Exhibit PP-1

  

(F)With respect to each representation and warranty and its related Test(s), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account any exceptions to such representation and warranty described in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and a Test pass shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Test if the sole reason for not satisfying the applicable Test is caused by such exception(s);

 

(G)Evidence of a failure of a Test could result from (i) an affirmative determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer that the Test failed to achieve a Test pass, or (ii) a determination by Asset Representations Reviewer that the documentation included in the Review Materials (after making such request for any missing documents in the manner provided for in the PSA) is not sufficient to perform the Test; and

 

(H)A determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

  

The Asset Representations Reviewer will only be required to perform the Tests described in this Exhibit PP, and will not be obligated to perform additional procedures on any Delinquent Loan, even if a different set of procedures or Review Materials could produce a different outcome. Notwithstanding the required Tests, the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any information other than (1) Review Materials specified in the related Test and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information. The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider Unsolicited Information relevant to the Tests subject to the terms of the PSA. If the Asset Representations Reviewer considers Unsolicited Information, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall take into account such Unsolicited Information, in addition to the Review Materials referred to in the applicable Test(s) procedure when making a determination as to whether there is a Test pass.

 

Exhibit PP-2

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

1. Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan. 1a Review the amounts listed on the original Mortgage Note and Mortgage for an indication that they match the amounts listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. If the amounts are the same, then such Mortgage Loan would be considered a Whole Loan. If there is more than one property then the Mortgage for each Mortgaged Property would need to be aggregated. If identified as such, it will be a Test pass.

Mortgage; Mortgage Note; Loan agreement related to the Mortgage Loan (“Loan Agreement”); Mortgage Loan guaranty;

Assignment of Leases; and Environmental Indemnity Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Documents”); Mortgage Loan Schedule.

1b Review all Asset Status Reports and Final Asset Status Reports to the extent previously prepared by the Special Servicer (collectively referred to in this Exhibit PP as “Collective Asset Status Reports”) for notation of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage that was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to the Seller), participation or pledge, or that the Seller did not have good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
1c Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation of any claim or assertion regarding the Seller not having the full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loan. If such notation is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
1d Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for Collective Asset Status

 

Exhibit PP-3

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    notation of any claim or assertion regarding the assignment to the Purchaser not constituting a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan. If such notation is not found, it will be a Test pass. Reports
2. Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or 2a Review the opinion of Mortgagor’s counsel (“Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion”) for an indication that it contains language that the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti- deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as specified in representation and warranty 2. If such indication exists, it will be a Test pass. Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
2b Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation of any valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by the Seller in connection with the origination Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-4

 

 

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materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

  of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee (as defined in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan Documents. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass.  
3. Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications. 3 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion for an indication that the Mortgage Loan Documents contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications. If such indication exists, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
4. Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated 4a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the material terms of such documents have been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be Mortgage Loan Documents; Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-5

 

 

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or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.   provided by such Mortgage, except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
4b Review the Collective Asset Status Reports and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that a related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; Mortgage Loan Documents
4c Review the Collective Asset Status Reports and Mortgage Loan Documents for notation that neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; Mortgage Loan Documents
4d Review the Collective Asset Status Reports and Mortgage Loan Documents for notation of a modification, amendment or waiver that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan that was consented to by the Seller on or after the Cut-off Date. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; Mortgage Loan Documents
5. Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage 5a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion regarding any assignment of Mortgage or Assignment of Leases not constituting a legal, valid Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-6

 

 

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and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in representation and warranty 34 hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to representation and warranty 6 set forth in Schedule C to Exhibit C of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that   and binding assignment from the Seller, subject to the Insolvency Qualifications. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
5b Review the related Mortgage and the Assignment of Leases for each property for provisions to the effect that the related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is not freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. If no such provision is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage; Assignment of Leases
5c Review the Title Policy (as defined in representation and warranty 6) to determine if the related Mortgage is a first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in representation and warranty 34 hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property. Compare the amount of the Title Policy to the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount to determine whether they are equivalent. If each such determination is made, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage; Mortgage Loan Schedule
5d Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any recorded mechanics liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (other than Permitted Encumbrances, Title Exceptions and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy). If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
5e Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-7

 

 

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possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.   that, as of the Cut-off Date, the Seller had knowledge that the Mortgaged Property was not free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage (other than Permitted Encumbrances, Title Exceptions and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the applicable Title Policy). If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
5f Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that, subject to the rights of tenants, there are rights existing which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except for Permitted Encumbrances and those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by the a lender’s title insurance policy. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
5g Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Seller did not have legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or if identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, leasehold), interest in the Mortgaged Property or good and marketable title free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or security interest. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-8

 

 

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6. Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first-priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by 6a Review the Title Policy to determine if it is an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or another comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction. Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the amount of the policy covers the amount of the Mortgage Loan, or for multiple properties, an amount equal to the allocated loan amount after all advances of principal. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
6b Review the Title Policy to determine if the first-priority lien of the Mortgage is subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, as defined in representation and warranty 6 and the exceptions to representation and warranty 6 set forth in Schedule C to Exhibit C of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
6c Review the Title Policy to determine if any Permitted Encumbrance is a mortgage lien that is senior to or coordinate and co-equal to the lien of the related Mortgage, other than as contemplated by item (f) in the definition of Permitted Encumbrances. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
6d Review the Title Policy and Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that the coverage is not in full force and effect, that all premiums thereon have not been paid or that claims have been made by the Seller. If no such notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Collective Asset Status Reports
6e Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a Collective Asset Status

 

Exhibit PP-9

 

 

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such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.   notation or other indication that the Seller, or any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such policy. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Reports
7. Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in representation and warranty 5 above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to Exhibit C 7a Review the Title Policy to determine if there is any subordinate mortgage or junior lien encumbering the related Mortgaged Property, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy
7b Review the Title Policy to determine if, as of origination and the Cut-off Date, there are no subordinate mortgages or junior mortgage liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens and Title Policy

 

Exhibit PP-10

 

 

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of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.   equipment and other personal property financing. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
7c Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that, except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to Exhibit C of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Seller had knowledge of: (1) any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor or (2) any subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
8. Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be 8a Review the Mortgage File to determine if an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) is in the Mortgage File. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage File; Assignment of Leases
8b Review the Title Policy to determine if the Mortgage, or any related Assignment of Leases, has been recorded, and creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Title Policy; Mortgage; Assignment of Leases

 

Exhibit PP-11

 

 

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appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.   Qualifications. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
8c Review the Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage) to determine if the related Mortgage, or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Assignment of Leases; Mortgage
9. UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent 9 If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of inappropriately filed or nonexistent UCC-1 financing statements. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-12

 

 

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perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.      

10. Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

10a Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it is dated within six months of the origination date, and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
10b Review the engineering report or property condition assessment in the Mortgage File to determine if it was dated no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. Review the engineering report to confirm that each related Mortgaged Property is free of material damage. If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Engineering report; Property condition assessment
10c Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that the Seller had knowledge of issues with the physical condition of the Mortgaged Property that the Seller believed would have a material adverse effect on the value or use of the Mortgaged Property other than those disclosed in the most recently dated engineering report or Servicing File and those addressed in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of representation and warranty 10. Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-13

 

 

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    If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
11. Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty 11, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority. 11 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that all taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgage Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have come delinquent in respect of the Mortgaged Property have not been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
12. Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. 12 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property as of the Cut-off Date and as of the origination date, or for a notation or other indication that the Seller had knowledge as of the Cut-off Date and as of the origination date of any such proceeding that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property. If such a Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-14

 

 

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    notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
13. Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property. 13a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion and the Collective Asset Status Reports for an indication of pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property that existed on the origination date. If such an indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion; Collective Asset Status Reports
13b Review the Collective Asset Status Reports to determine if an adverse outcome of any such pending, filed or threatened action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor, or Mortgaged Property would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(f) of representation and warranty 13. If any such adverse outcome would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the matters set forth in clauses (a)-(f) of representation and warranty 13, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
14. Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan 14a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with the lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan not in the servicer’s possession or control. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
14b Review the Diligence File and the Collective Asset Status Reports to determine if all escrows and deposits required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Diligence File; Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-15

 

 

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documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.   have been conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser or its servicer. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
15. No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback). 15a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule, Loan Agreement, Mortgage Note and origination settlement statement to determine if the principal amount of the Mortgage Loan was fully disbursed as of the Closing Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Loan Agreement; Mortgage Note; and Origination settlement statement
15b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if there is no requirement for future advances by the Mortgagee (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by the Seller to merit such holdback). If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
16. Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal 16a Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if it shows that the related Mortgaged Property is insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all-risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount (subject to customary Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)

 

Exhibit PP-16

 

 

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balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

  deductibles) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
16b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the insurance coverage as stated in Test 18a above. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
16c Review the Insurance Summary Report (or, solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if it shows that the related Mortgaged Property is insured for business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months). If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
16d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the insurance coverage as stated in Test 18c above. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-17

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

16e Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and/or the survey to determine if any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having “special flood hazards.” If so determined, review the Insurance Summary to determine whether the Mortgagor maintains insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report
16f If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, review the Insurance Summary Report to determine if the property is covered for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance); Diligence File

 

Exhibit PP-18

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475- year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan

  furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements. If so determined with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass.  
16g Review the Insurance Summary Report dated before the Cut-off Date (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are generally required by the Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance); Mortgage Loan Documents
16h Review the property condition assessment to determine if the properties are located in a seismic zone 3 or 4. If so determined, review the seismic engineering study to determine if it has been Property condition assessment; Seismic engineering study

 

Exhibit PP-19

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.   performed by an architectural or engineering consultant for the sole purpose of assessing the PML for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake and based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
16i Review the most recent seismic engineering study or Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, and if so, review to determine if earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained. If so determined, determine if the insurer is rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P. The insurance amount should be not less than 100% of the PML. If so determined with respect to each part of the Test, it will be a Test pass. Seismic engineering study; Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
16j Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring that insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-20

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
16k Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that insurance premiums are current as of the Cut-off Date. If such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
16l Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance policies name the lender under any Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
16m Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance will inure to the benefit of the trustee. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
16n Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if any Mortgage Loan obligates the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-21

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
16o Review the Insurance Summary Report (or solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, review the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance) to determine if the insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Insurance Summary Report (solely with respect to residential cooperative properties, the insurance policies and/or certificates of insurance)
16p Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that any notice described in Test 18o may have been received by the Seller. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
17. Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in 17a Review the zoning report, Title Policy and survey, engineering report or property condition assessment, the Sponsor Diligence and the ESA to determine if each Mortgaged Property is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Zoning report; Title Policy; Survey; Engineering report or property condition assessment; Sponsor Diligence; ESA
17b Review the zoning report, Title Policy and survey, engineering report or property condition assessment, the Sponsor Diligence and the ESA to determine if Zoning report; Title Policy; Survey; Engineering report or property condition

 

Exhibit PP-22

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.   each Mortgaged Property is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. assessment; Sponsor Diligence; ESA
17c Review the Title Policy and survey to determine if each Mortgaged Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels and do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the most recently dated Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in which case any Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Survey; Mortgage Loan Documents
18. No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely 18a Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy; Appraisal

 

Exhibit PP-23

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy. 18b Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if there exist improvements on adjoining parcels that encroach onto the Mortgaged Property that materially and adversely affect the value and current use of such Mortgage Property and for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
18c Review the survey and Title Policy to determine if there exist material improvements that encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Survey; Title Policy
19. No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller. 19 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for any shared appreciation feature or any other contingent interest feature, any negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by the Seller. If no such feature is found with respect to each part of this Test, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
20. REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did 20a Review the origination settlement statement and Mortgage Note to determine if the proceeds advanced by the Mortgagee did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Origination settlement statement; Mortgage Loan
20b Review the most recent appraisal and Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if (a) the Mortgage Loan is Appraisal; Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-24

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above   secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan was originated at least equal to 80% of the initial principal amount of any Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) above, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to such Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with such Mortgage Loan or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii)). If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
20c Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for an indication or other notation that the Mortgage Loan Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-25

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

(substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this representation and warranty 20 shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.   was modified prior to the Closing Date, and if so, if the modification was made as to result in a taxable exchange under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(i) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 20 (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date any Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(ii) in the first sentence of representation and warranty 20, including the proviso thereto. If there were any such modifications, and such a notation or other indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
20d Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges applicable to any Mortgage Loan do not constitute “customary prepayment penalties”. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
21. Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury. 21a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that the terms of the Mortgage Loan do not comply with applicable local, state, and federal laws in any material respect. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
21b Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion to the effect that any material requirements pertaining to the origination of any Mortgage Loan, including Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-26

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    but not limited to, usury and any and all other material requirements of any federal, state or local law have not been complied with. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
21c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if they provide that the Mortgage Loan complied with usury laws. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
22. Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust. 22 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that as of the date that the Seller or any prior Mortgagee held the Mortgage Note, each such holder of the Mortgage Note was not authorized to transact or do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located. If such a notation or other indication is found, determine whether the failure to be so authorized could not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
23. Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for 23a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if a trustee is appointed. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
23b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-27

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.   Loan Documents. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
24. Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws. 24a Review the zoning report and title policy for an indication that there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan, as applicable) or as of the Cut-off Date, other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the value, operation or net operating income of the Mortgaged Property. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Zoning Report; Title Policy
24b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
25. Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all 25a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgagor has covenanted to keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
25b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that the Seller had knowledge that Mortgage Loan Documents; Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-28

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.   any licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for the operation of the Mortgaged Property are not in effect. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
25c Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions requiring the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
26. Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be 26a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions permitting full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be Affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in connection with the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (a)(i) through (a)(iii) of representation and warranty 26. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
26b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if provisions exist permitting recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity or entities distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be Affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the events or circumstances set forth in clauses (b)(i) through (b)(v) of representation and warranty 26. If Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-29

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

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affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.   so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
27. Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in representation and warranty 32 below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in representation and warranty 32 below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse 27a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that, if the related Mortgage Loan Documents permit a property release, the only conditions under which a property may be released during the life of the Mortgage Loan are as set forth in clauses (a) through (e) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 27. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
27b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that with respect to any partial release described in clauses (a) or (d) of the first sentence of representation and warranty 27 either: (x) such release of collateral (i) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-30

 

 

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effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal

  of the Treasury Regulations and (ii) would not cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Loan Documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
27c Review the Loan Documents for provisions stating that in the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loans, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-31

 

 

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proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

  requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on the real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
27d Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions stating that no Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
28. Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for 28a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements. If such provisions are found, it Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-32

 

 

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properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.   will be a Test pass.  
28b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
29. Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 29a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the original principal balance was greater than $20 million. If so, review the insurance coverage review document for an indication that the special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude acts of terrorism, from coverage, or if they do, there exists a separate terrorism insurance policy related to the Mortgage Loan Documents; Insurance coverage review document

 

Exhibit PP-33

 

 

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2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.   Mortgaged Property. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
29b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA (as defined in representation and warranty 29), or damages related thereto, except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms, provided, that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount. If such provisions are not found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
30. Due-on-Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific 30a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for “due-on- Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-34

 

 

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exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due-on-sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of representations and warranties 27 and 32 herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to Exhibit C of the   sale” or other such provisions for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan in the circumstances described in the first sentence of representation and warranty 30. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
30b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require that if Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the lender relative to such transfer or encumbrance. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-35

 

 

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applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to Exhibit C of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to Exhibit C of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.      
31. Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall 31a Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions that require that the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in representation and warranty 31) for at least as long as any Mortgage Loan is outstanding. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
31b Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgage Loan had a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million, review the related Mortgage Loan Mortgage Loan Schedule; Mortgage Loan Documents; Mortgagor’s organizational documents

 

Exhibit PP-36

 

 

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mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.   Documents and the Mortgagor’s organizational documents for provisions that require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity. If the provisions exist, it will be a Test pass.  
31c Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgage Loan had a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $30 million, review the Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. If such an opinion is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Mortgagor’s Counsel Opinion
32. Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in 32 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for provisions allowing the Mortgage Loan to be defeased, and if so, whether such Mortgage Loan Documents contain the provisions described in clauses (i) through (viii) of representation and warranty 32. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-37

 

 

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the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security      
       

 

Exhibit PP-38

 

 

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interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.      
33. Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed. 33 Review the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the loan has a fixed interest rate that remains fixed throughout the term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents

34. Ground Leases. For purposes of these representations and warranties, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor

34a Review the appraisal to determine if the Mortgage Loan is secured by a Ground Lease (as defined in representation and warranty 34), in whole or in part. If so, review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the related Mortgage does not also encumber the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property. If such an indication exists, proceed to Tests 34b through 34r. Appraisal; Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
34b Review the Title Policy and Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that the Ground Lease or memorandum has been recorded or submitted for recordation. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; Mortgage Loan Documents
34c Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor for an indication that the interest of the lessee is permitted to be encumbered by the Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that Ground Lease; estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor

 

Exhibit PP-39

 

 

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in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)          The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)          The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)          The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable,

  would adversely affect the security provided by the Mortgage. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
34d Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation that, as of the Closing Date, there was a material change in the terms of the Ground Lease since its recordation. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. If such notation is found, review the Mortgage File for a modification agreement or other such instrument is in the Mortgage File. If the modification agreement or instrument is in the Mortgage File, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; Mortgage File
34e Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor for a provision that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified or canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by the Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File. Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for an indication of such consent granted by the Seller since the origination of the Mortgage loan except as reflected in any instruments including in the related Mortgage File. If such a provision is found and no indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; Collective Asset Status Reports; estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor
34f Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor for an indication that it has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, Ground Lease; estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor

 

Exhibit PP-40

 

 

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by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)          The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)          The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

  under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or ten years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes). If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
34g Review the Title Policy for an indication that the Ground Lease is either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject. If either indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Title Policy; SNDA
34h Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor for an indication that the Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated an all amounts due thereunder have been Ground Lease; estoppel

 

Exhibit PP-41

 

 

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(f)          Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)          The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)          A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

(i)          The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)          Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the

  paid). If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
34i Review the Ground Lease for an indication that in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated an all amounts due thereunder have been paid). If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease
34j Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation that the Seller has received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
34k Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation that to the Seller’s knowledge, there is a material default under such Ground Lease or condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
34l Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation that to the Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease was not in full force and effect as of the Closing Date. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
34m Review the Ground Lease and any ancillary agreement between the lessor and lessee for provisions that the lessor is required to give to the Ground Lease; ancillary agreement

 

Exhibit PP-42

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)          In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)          Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

  lender written notice of any default, and provide that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass.  
34n Review the Ground Lease and Related Documents for provisions that the lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease and Related Documents
34o Review the Ground Lease for provisions that impose any commercially unreasonable restrictions on subletting in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization. If no such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease
34p Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage and the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (34(k)) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess Ground Lease; estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor; Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-43

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

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Review Materials

    of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan Documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest. If such indications are found, it will be a Test pass.  
34q Review the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor and the Mortgage Loan Documents for an indication that, in the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease; estoppel or other agreement received from ground lessor; Mortgage Loan Documents
34r Review the Ground Lease for provisions that, provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with the lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding. If such provisions are found, it will be a Test pass. Ground Lease

 

Exhibit PP-44

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

35. Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs. 35 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claims or assertions to the effect that the servicing and collection practices used by the Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan was not in all material respects legal, or in accordance customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
36. Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in Exhibit C to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. 36 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation to the effect that the origination practices of the Seller (or the related originator if the Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have not been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan, or the origination thereof did not comply in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that representation and warranty 36 does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in Annex D-1 to the Prospectus. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; Prospectus
37. No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, 37a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation that (i) the Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments as of the Closing Date, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan was delinquent beyond any applicable grace or cure periods as of the Cut-off Date. If no such notation is Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-45

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty 37 does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in Exhibit C to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.   found, it will be a Test pass.  
37b Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation of the Seller’s knowledge of (a) a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) an event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
38. Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding. 38 Review the Lexis/Nexis (or comparable search) and the Collective Asset Status Reports for an indication that the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), or any portion thereof, was the subject of, or a Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property was a debtor in, a state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding. If no such indication or notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Lexis/Nexis (or comparable) search; Collective Asset Status Reports
39. Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such 39a Review the Diligence File to determine if it includes certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor indicating that the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the Diligence File

 

Exhibit PP-46

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this representation and warranty 39 means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.   United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If such indication is found, it will be a Test pass.  
39b Review the Diligence File for an indication that, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is a cross-collateralized and Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an affiliate of another Mortgagor. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File; Prospectus
40. Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of 40a Review the Diligence File to determine if an ESA (as defined in representation and warranty 40) is included. If so, review the ESA for an indication that it was conducted within 12 months prior to the origination date of the Mortgage Loan. If such an indication is found, it will be a Test pass. Diligence File; ESA
40b Review the ESA for an indication that it identified (i) the existence of a Recognized Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property or (ii) the need for further investigation. If no such indication is found, it will be a Test pass. ESA
40c Review the ESA for an indication that it identified (i) the existence of a recognized environmental condition at the related Mortgaged Property or (ii) the need for further investigation. If such an indication is found, the following test procedures (subparts 40c-1 through 40c-6) will be performed. If any of the subparts indications are found, it will be a Test pass. ESA; Escrow Statements; Loan Documents; Diligence File
  1. Review escrow statements for an indication that an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance Escrow statements

 

Exhibit PP-47

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.   with applicable environmental laws or the environmental condition has been escrowed by the Mortgagor and is held by the related Mortgagee.  
  2. Review the ESA for an indication that if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air or lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, and if so, a review of the Loan Documents indicates that an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that, based on the ESA, can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk. ESA
  3. Review the Diligence File for an indication that any Environmental Condition identified in the ESA was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the Cut-off Date, as evidenced by a no further action, completion or closure letter or its equivalent that was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority, or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action is required. Diligence File
  4. Review the insurance coverage review documents for an indication that an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than A- (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch Ratings, Inc. Insurance coverage review documents
  5. Review the Diligence File for an indication that a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as Diligence File

 

Exhibit PP-48

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources considered by the Seller to be adequate to address the situation.  
  6. Review the Diligence File for an indication that a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources estimated by the Seller to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. Diligence File
40d Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for notation of the Seller’s knowledge of any environmental condition at the Mortgaged Property other than any set forth in the ESA or in the Prospectus. If no such notation is found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports; ESA
41. Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. 41a Review the appraisal to determine if it was dated within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date and within 12 months of the Closing Date. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
41b Review the appraisal to determine if it includes an appraiser’s certification or supplemental letter that indicates that the appraiser had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgagor, the Mortgaged Property or any loan made on the security of the Mortgaged Property. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
41c Review the appraisal to determine if it signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or the Seller, that the Seller had knowledge that the signing appraiser had no interest, Appraisal

 

Exhibit PP-49

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and that the appraiser’s compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. If so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
41d Review the appraisal to determine if it includes documentation in the appraisal or a letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation. If so determined, it will be a Test pass. Appraisal
42. Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the PSA to be contained therein. 42a Review the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as an exhibit to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and compare it to the corresponding information in (i) Annex A to the Prospectus (ii) Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) PSA, and (iv) asset summary report to determine if there are discrepancies between the documents. If there are no such discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; Annex A to Prospectus; Mortgage Loan Documents; Pooling and Servicing Agreement; Asset summary report
42b Compare the information in the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the requirements of the PSA to determine if they match. If there are no discrepancies, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Schedule; PSA
43. Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of Exhibit C to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan. 43 Except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of Exhibit C to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan, review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross- Mortgage Loan Documents

 

Exhibit PP-50

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    defaulted with any other Mortgage Loan that is outside the Mortgage Pool. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass.  
44. Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof. 44a Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication that an advancement of funds after origination had been made by the Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, or that funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an Affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass. Collective Asset Status Reports
44b Review the Mortgage Loan Documents to determine if the Seller, or an Affiliate, has an obligation to make any capital contribution to the Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the Closing Date. If not so determined, it will be a Test pass. Mortgage Loan Documents
45. Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. 45 Review the Collective Asset Status Reports for a notation or other indication of any claim or assertion that the Seller did not comply with its internal procedures with respect to all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, the Collective Asset Status Reports

 

Exhibit PP-51

 

 

Representations and Warranties

 

 

Test

 

Review Materials

    failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. If such a notation or other indication is not found, it will be a Test pass.  
       

 

Exhibit PP-52

 

EXHIBIT QQ

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR
REQUESTING ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - UBS 2018-C13

Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an authorized representative of [the Asset Representations Reviewer][[_____], an entity designated by the Depositor to receive access to the secure Data Room].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

Exhibit QQ-1

 

 

4.[The undersigned is not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

[UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor]*

 

By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

 

 

 

*       Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit QQ-2

 

 

EXHIBIT RR

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention:  Executive Vice President – Division Head
Pentalpha Surveillance LLC
375 N. French Road, Suite 100
Amherst, New York, 14228
Attention: UBS 2018-C13 Transaction Manager
With a copy sent via email to:
notices@pentalphasurveillance.com with UBS 2018-C13 in the subject line
   
Attention:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 

(check all that apply)

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit RR-1

 

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13
     
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

 

Exhibit RR-2

 

 

EXHIBIT SS

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

October [_], 2018

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Nicholas Galeone
E-mail: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com
UBS AG, by and through its branch office at
1285 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, New York
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: David Schell
KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, New York 10019
Fax number: (212) 750-0003
KKK Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, New York 10019
Fax number: (212) 750-0003

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-
  Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13

 

In accordance with Section 5.02(e) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt of $[_____] of the Class D-RR (CUSIP No. [__]), $[_____] of the Class E-RR (CUSIP No. [__]), $[_____] of the Class F-RR (CUSIP No. [__]), $[_____] of the Class G-RR (CUSIP No. [__]) and $[_____] of the Class NR-RR (CUSIP No. [__]) Certificates in the form of a 144A Definitive Certificates, which constitutes the Class D-RR, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class NR-RR Certificates, as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.. A copy of such Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-1. Payments on the Certificates will be made to the registered holder thereto in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

SS-1

 

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

SS-2

 

 

Exhibit A-1

 

SS-3

 

 

EXHIBIT TT

FORM OF LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

TO MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WITH RESPECT TO UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2018-C13

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated [DATE] (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between [UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York][Société Générale][Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC][Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.] [CIBC Inc.][Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC] (“Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“Depositor”), Seller is selling certain commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Depositor;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between the Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”), as certificate registrar (in such capacity, the “Certificate Registrar”), and as authenticating agent (in such capacity, the “Authenticating Agent”), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are granted certain powers, responsibilities and authority in connection with the completion and the filing and recording of assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, Form UCC-3 assignments of financing statements, reassignments of assignments of leases, rents and profits and other Mortgage Loan documents required to be filed or recorded in appropriate public filing and recording offices;

 

WHEREAS, Seller has agreed to provide this Limited Power of Attorney pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, Seller does hereby make, constitute and appoint the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, acting solely in its capacity as Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under, and in accordance with the terms of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, Seller’s true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with respect to each Mortgage Loan in Seller’s name, place and stead: (i) to complete (to the extent necessary) and to cause to be submitted for filing or recording in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, all assignments of mortgage, deeds of trust or similar documents, assignments or reassignments of rents, leases and profits, in each case in favor of the Trustee, as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in Section 1.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that have been received by the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf, and all Form UCC-3 assignments of

 

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financing statements and all other comparable instruments or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans which are customarily and reasonably necessary or appropriate to assign agreements, documents and instruments pertaining to the Mortgage Loans, in each case in favor of the Trustee as set forth in the definition of “Mortgage File” in, and in accordance with Section 1.01 of, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such assignments and conveyances in favor of the Trustee in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices; and (ii) to prepare, execute and file or record in the appropriate public filing or recording offices, as applicable, all other Mortgage Loan documents to be recorded under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any such Mortgage Loan documents which have not been submitted for filing or recordation by Seller on or before the date hereof or which have been so submitted but are subsequently lost or returned unrecorded or unfiled as a result of actual or purported defects therein, in order to evidence, provide notice of and perfect such documents in the public records of the appropriate filing and recording offices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Power of Attorney shall grant to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer only such powers, responsibilities and authority as are set forth in Section 2 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

The enumeration of particular powers herein is not intended in any way to limit the grant to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact of full power and authority with respect to the Mortgage Loans to complete (to the extent necessary), file and record any documents, instruments or other writings referred to above as fully, to all intents and purposes, as Seller might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever such attorney-in-fact shall and may do by virtue hereof; and Seller agrees and represents to those dealing with such attorney-in-fact that they may rely upon this Limited Power of Attorney until termination thereof under the provisions of the second following paragraph below. As between Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trust and the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may not exercise any right, authority or power granted by this Limited Power of Attorney in a manner which would violate the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, but any and all third parties dealing with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Seller’s attorney-in-fact may rely completely, unconditionally and conclusively on the authority of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and need not make any inquiry about whether the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer is acting pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any purchaser, title insurance company or other third party may rely upon a written statement by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer that any particular Mortgage Loan or related mortgaged real property in question is subject to and included under this Limited Power of Attorney and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Any act or thing lawfully done hereunder by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be binding on Seller and Seller’s successors and assigns.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect with respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, until the earliest occurrence of any of the following events:

 

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(1)the termination of such entity and its replacement with a successor Master Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, under the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(2)the appointment of a receiver or conservator with respect to the business of such entity, or the filing of a voluntary or involuntary petition in bankruptcy by or against such entity;

 

(3)with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and any Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer a part of the Trust;

 

(4)the termination of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms; and

 

(5)the occurrence and continuance of, or failure to cure, any of the events described under Section 7.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Nothing herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the respective rights, duties or obligations of Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or, if not defined therein, then in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

[Signature on next page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be executed and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto by its officer duly authorized as of _______________, 2018.

 

  [UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York][SociÉtÉ GÉnÉrale][NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC][Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.][CIBC Inc.][Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )  

 

On this ____ day of _____________ 20__, before me appeared __________________, to me personally known, who, being by me duly sworn did say that he/she is the ___________________ of [UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York][Société Générale][Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC][Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.][CIBC Inc.][Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC], and that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation, and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority of its board of directors, and said ___________________ acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

   
  Name:
    Notary Public in and for said County and State

  

My Commission Expires:

 

_____________________________________

 

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Schedule 1

 

Mortgage Loans with Additional Debt

 

1.1670 Broadway

 

2.Christiana Mall

 

3.Wyvernwood Apartments

 

4.Pier 1 Imports Headquarters

 

5.Barrywoods Crossing

 

6.Shelbourne Global Portfolio I

 

7.Ellsworth Place

 

8.Riverwalk

 

9.Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio

 

Schedule 1-1

 

 

Schedule 2

 

CLass A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

See Annex E to the Prospectus.

 

Schedule 2-1

 

 

Schedule 3

 

Mortgage Loans With Escrows or Reserves exceeding 10% of the initial principal balance

 

Mortgage Loan(1) Reserve Description Reserve Amount
1670 Broadway Rent abatement and tenant improvement credit, future ground lease costs, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. $17,319,208
Lower Makefield Corporate Center - South Rent reserves, tenant improvement and leasing commissions, landlord obligations. $4,233,722
Pier 1 Imports headquarters Rollover Reserve and tax reserve $6,797,316
Medtronic Santa Rosa Replacement of HVAC equipment and tenant improvement allowances. $2,279,050
Fort Wayne Hotel Portfolio Property Taxes Reserve, Insurance Reserve, Upfront PIP Reserve and Replacement Reserve. $4,564,403
County Line Plaza Roof replacement and dumpster repair reserves and tenant improvements and lease commissions. $1,863,595
Aspect RHG Hotel Portfolio Property Taxes Reserve, Insurance Reserve, Upfront PIP Reserve, Liquor License Reserve and Replacements Reserve. $5,352,135
Holiday Inn Express - Brooksville Property Taxes Reserve, Insurance Reserve, Upfront PIP Reserve, Debt Service Reserve and Seasonality $1,036,852

 

Schedule 3-1

 

 

Reserve.

 

 

(1)With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Schedule 3 only lists Mortgage Loans with escrows or reserves exceeding 10% of the initial principal balance of the applicable Whole Loan.

 

Schedule 3-2

 

 

EX-4.4 6 exh4-4christianatsa.htm BBCMS 2018-CHRS TSA

Exhibit 4.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

BARCLAYS Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC,

 

as Depositor,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Servicer and Special Servicer,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Certificate Administrator and Custodian

 

and

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 9, 2018

 

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
       
1. DEFINITIONS  
     
  1.1. Definitions 4
  1.2. Interpretation 58
  1.3. Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan 59
       
2. DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES  
     
  2.1. Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan 61
  2.2. Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian 65
  2.3. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee 67
  2.4. Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator 69
  2.5. Representations and Warranties of the Servicer 70
  2.6. Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer 71
  2.7. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor 72
  2.8. Reserved 74
  2.9. Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement 74
  2.10. Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests 76
  2.11. Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions 76
       
3. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN  
     
  3.1. Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer 76
  3.2. Sub-Servicing Agreements 78
  3.3. Cash Management Account 80
  3.4. Collection Account, Companion Loan Distribution Account and Interest Reserve Account 80
  3.5. Distribution Account 85
  3.6. Foreclosed Property Account 86
  3.7. Appraisal Reductions 87
  3.8. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and The Foreclosed Property Account 90
  3.9. Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc 92
  3.10. Appointment of Special Servicer 92
  3.11. Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 99
  3.12. Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property 101
  3.13. Custodian and Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage File 104
  3.14. Title and Management of Foreclosed Property 104

 

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  3.15. Sale of the Foreclosed Property 106
  3.16. Sale of the Mortgage Loan 109
  3.17. Servicing Compensation 112
  3.18. Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements 117
  3.19. Annual Statement as to Compliance 118
  3.20. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 120
  3.21. Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information 121
  3.22. Inspections 122
  3.23. Advances 122
  3.24. Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents 126
  3.25. Conflicts of Interests; Mandatory Resignation of Servicer and Special Servicer 128
  3.26. Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Mezzanine Lenders 129
  3.27. Additional Matters with Respect to the Loan 129
  3.28. Rating Agency Confirmation 133
  3.29. Miscellaneous Provisions 134
  3.30. [Reserved] 135
  3.31. Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters 135
       
4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS  
     
  4.1. Distributions 136
  4.2. Withholding Tax 141
  4.3. Allocation and Distribution of Yield Maintenance Premiums 141
  4.4. Statements to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner 142
  4.5. Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum 145
       
5. THE CERTIFICATES  
     
  5.1. The Certificates 149
  5.2. Form and Registration 149
  5.3. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates 152
  5.4. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates 161
  5.5. Persons Deemed Owners 162
  5.6. Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices 162
  5.7. Maintenance of Office or Agency 163
       
6. THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER  
     
  6.1. Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer 163
  6.2. Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer 163
  6.3. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others 163

 

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  6.4. Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer 165
  6.5. Ethical Wall 166
  6.6. Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor 167
       
7. SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE
   
  7.1. Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events 168
  7.2. Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 175
  7.3. [Reserved] 177
  7.4. Other Remedies of Trustee 177
  7.5. Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events 177
  7.6. Trustee as Maker of Advances 178
       
8. THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR  
     
  8.1. Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 179
  8.2. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 181
  8.3. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates, the VRR Interest or the Mortgage Loan 184
  8.4. Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates 186
  8.5. Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses 186
  8.6. Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance 188
  8.7. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 189
  8.8. Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator 191
  8.9. Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator 192
  8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee 192
  8.11. Appointment of Authenticating Agent and Custodian 194
  8.12. Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator 195
  8.13. Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information 195
  8.14. Access to Certain Information 196
       
9. CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER
   
  9.1. Selection and Removal of the Directing Certificateholder 205
  9.2. Limitation on Liability of Directing Certificateholder; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders 207
  9.3. Rights and Powers of the Directing Certificateholder 207
  9.4. Directing Certificateholder Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer 210
  9.5. The Risk Retention Consultation Parties 211
       
10. TERMINATION  
     
  10.1. Termination 212

 

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  10.2. Additional Termination Requirements 213
  10.3. Trusts Irrevocable 214
       
11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS  
     
  11.1. Amendment 214
  11.2. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts 218
  11.3. Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury; Submission to Jurisdiction 218
  11.4. Notices 219
  11.5. Notices to the Rating Agencies 224
  11.6. Severability of Provisions 224
  11.7. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner 225
  11.8. Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid 225
  11.9. Reproduction of Documents 226
  11.10. No Partnership 226
  11.11. Actions of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner 226
  11.12. Successors and Assigns 226
  11.13. Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar 227
  11.14. Streit Act 227
  11.15. Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers Under the Mortgage Loan Documents 227
  11.16. Grant of a Security Interest 227
  11.17. Cooperation with the Trust Loan Sellers with Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan Agreement 228
       
12. REMIC ADMINISTRATION  
     
  12.1. REMIC Administration 228
  12.2. Foreclosed Property 232
  12.3. Prohibited Transactions and Activities 234
  12.4. Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status 234
       
13. EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE  
     
  13.1. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness 235
  13.2. Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors 236
  13.3. Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations 237
  13.4. Form 10-D Disclosure 237
  13.5. Form 10-K Disclosure 238
  13.6. Form 8-K Disclosure 238
  13.7. Annual Compliance Statements 239
  13.8. Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria 240
  13.9. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report 242
  13.10. Significant Obligor 243
  13.11. Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification 244
  13.12. Indemnification 244
  13.13. Amendments 245

 

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  13.14. Termination of the Certificate Administrator 245
  13.15. Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements 245
  13.16. Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of a Companion Loan 246

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1 Form of Class A Certificates
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class B Certificates
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class C Certificates
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class D Certificates
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class E Certificates
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class VRR Certificates
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class R Certificates
Exhibit B Form of Request for Release
Exhibit C Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate during Restricted Period
Exhibit F Form of Certification to be given by Beneficial Owner of Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit G Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Transfer Certificate of Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate
Exhibit J-1 Form of Affidavit Pursuant to Section 860E(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Exhibit J-2 Form of Transferor Letter
Exhibit J-3 Form of ERISA Representation Letter
Exhibit J-4 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
Exhibit J-5 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of Risk Retention Certificates
Exhibit J-6 Form of Request of Retaining Sponsor Consent for Release of the Class VRR Certificates
Exhibit J-7 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit J-8 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of the VRR Interest
Exhibit K-1 Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Related Parties
Exhibit K-2 Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Related Parties and/or a Risk Retention Consultation Party (for Persons other than the Directing Holder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
Exhibit K-3 Form of Certification of the Risk Retention Consultation Party
Exhibit L Applicable Servicing Criteria
Exhibit M NRSRO Certification
Exhibit N-1 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights

 

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Exhibit N-2 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights
Exhibit O Form of Online Market Data Provider Certificate
Exhibit P Form of Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit Q [RESERVED]
Exhibit R CREFC® Payment Information
Exhibit S Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt of the Class VRR Certificates
Exhibit T Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit U Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
Exhibit V Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit W Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit X Initial Sub-Servicers
Exhibit Y Form of Annual Compliance Statement
Exhibit Z Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
Exhibit AA-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Servicer
Exhibit AA-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
Exhibit AA-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
Exhibit AA-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee

 

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THIS TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated as of August 9, 2018 among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee.

 

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT

 

Terms not defined in this Introductory Statement shall have the meanings specified in Article 1 hereof.

 

Barclays Bank PLC (in such capacity, “Barclays Bank”), Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (in such capacity, “DBNY”) and Société Générale (in such capacity, “Société Générale”) co-originated a ten-year fixed rate, interest-only mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) pursuant to a Loan Agreement, dated as of the Origination Date (the “Mortgage Loan Agreement”), among Barclays Bank, Société Générale, DBNY and Christiana Mall LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”).

 

The Mortgage Loan consists of (a) a loan that has an unpaid principal balance as of the Closing Date of $284,320,000 (the “Trust Loan”) and is evidenced by the promissory notes designated as Note A-1-A, Note A-2-A, Note A-3-A, Note B-1, Note B-2 and Note B-3 (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, the “Trust Notes”) and (b) loans that have an aggregate unpaid principal balance as of the Closing Date of $265,680,000 (the “Companion Loans”) and are evidenced by the promissory notes designated as Note A-1-B, Note A-1-C, Note A-1-D, Note A-1-E, Note A-2-B, Note A-2-C, Note A-2-D, Note A-2-E, Note A-3-B and Note A-3-C (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, extended, renewed, supplemented, consolidated, severed, split or otherwise modified, the “Companion Loan Notes”). The Trust Notes and the Companion Loan Notes are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”.

 

The Trust Loan was sold and assigned by Barclays Bank, Société Générale and German American Capital Corporation (“GACC”) (collectively, the “Trust Loan Sellers”) to the Depositor pursuant to a trust loan purchase and sale agreement, dated as of August 1, 2018 (the “Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”), among the Trust Loan Sellers and the Depositor. The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund. The relative rights of the respective lenders in respect of the Mortgage Loan are set forth in a co-lender agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Co-Lender Agreement”), among the holders of the Trust Notes and the holders of the Companion Loan Notes. From and after the Closing Date, the entire Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement.

 

As provided for herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause elections to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust Fund for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC” and, each, a “Trust REMIC”). Each Class of Regular Certificates

 

 

 

 

and the VRR Interest will represent a single Class of “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC, as further described herein. Each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests will represent a single class of “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC as further described herein. The Class R Certificates will evidence the sole Class of “residual interests” in each of the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law.

 

In exchange for the Trust Loan and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the Trust will issue to the Depositor the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates (collectively, the “Non-Retained Certificates”), the Class VRR Certificates, the Class R Certificates (together with the Non-Retained Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates, the “Certificates”) and an uncertificated VRR Interest (the “VRR Interest”), which Certificates and VRR Interest in the aggregate will evidence the entire ownership interest in the Trust. The Trust Fund consists principally of the Trust Loan, the Mortgage and the Mortgage Loan Documents (exclusive of the rights of the Companion Loan Holders thereunder) and all payments under, and proceeds of, the Trust Loan from and after the Closing Date.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates (other than the Class VRR Certificates) to the Initial Purchasers, and the Depositor intends to sell the Class VRR Certificates to Barclays Bank and DBNY, in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the federal securities laws. The Depositor intends to convey the VRR Interest to Société Générale.

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

As further described in Section 2.10, the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class VRR Certificates and the uncertificated VRR Interest will evidence “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class UT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder, and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the class designation, the Pass-Through Rate and the aggregate initial Certificate Balance (the “Original Certificate Balance”) or the initial principal balance for the VRR Interest (the “Original VRR Interest Balance”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Class UT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class
Designation 

 

Pass-Through Rate

(per annum

 

Original Certificate
Balance

Class A   4.40871(1)   $65,000,000
Class B   4.40871(1)   $53,910,000
Class C   4.40871(1)   $50,630,000
Class D   4.40871(1)   $62,120,000
Class E   4.40871(1)   $38,440,000
Class VRR   (2)   $9,954,000
VRR Interest   (2)   $4,266,000
Class UT-R   None(3)   None(3)

 

 

 

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(1)The Pass-Through Rate applicable to each of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates will be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate. During the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period, it is expected that the Pass-Through Rate for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates will each equal approximately 4.40871%.

 

(2)Although they do not have a specified Pass-Through Rate, the effective interest rate of each of the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest (the “VRR ABS Interest Rate”) for any Distribution Date will be a per annum rate equal to the WAC Rate. During the initial Certificate Interest Accrual Period, it is expected that the VRR ABS Interest Rate will equal approximately 4.40871%.

 

(3)The Class UT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Premiums. Any Aggregate Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each other Class of Certificates and the Class LT-R Interest, will be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the UT-R Interest.

 

(5)The Original VRR Interest Balance of the VRR Interest is equal to the VRR Interest Percentage of the principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the Cut-off Date.

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests will evidence “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Class LT-R Interest will constitute the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder and will be evidenced by the Class R Certificates. The following table sets forth the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and Pass-Through Rates for the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and the Class LT-R Interest comprising the interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder:

 

Class
Designation 

 

Pass-Through
Rate/VRR ABS
Interest Rate 

 

Original Lower-Tier
Principal Amount 

Class LA   (1)   $65,000,000
Class LB   (1)   $53,910,000
Class LC   (1)   $50,630,000
Class LD   (1)   $62,120,000
Class LE   (1)   $38,440,000
Class LVRR   (1)   $9,954,000
LVRRI   (1)   $4,266,000(3)
Class LT-R   None   None(2)

 

 

 

(1)For any Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate for each of these Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests (other than the Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests) shall be the Net Trust Note Rate of the Trust Notes for such Distribution Date, or in the case of the Class LVRR or LVRRI Uncertificated Interest, the VRR ABS Interest Rate as described below.

 

(2)The Class LT-R Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Yield Maintenance Premiums. Any Aggregate Available Funds constituting assets remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest (but only to the extent of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date, if any, remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account).

 

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(3)The LVRRI Uncertificated Interest will have an initial principal balance equal to the Original VRR Interest Balance.

 

All covenants and agreements made by the Depositor herein are for the benefit and security of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Trustee as Holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the trusts created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

 

W I T N E S S E T H T H A T:

 

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            DEFINITIONS

 

1.1.         Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings and such meanings shall be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of such terms, as the context may require.

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The internet website of the 17g-5 Information Provider that will initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (www.ctslink.com), under the ‘NRSRO’ tab on the page relating to this transaction. Such website shall provide means of navigation for the Depositor and each NRSRO (including the Rating Agencies) to the portion of the Certificate Administrator’s website available to Privileged Persons.

 

A Notes”: The A-1 Notes, the A-2 Notes and the A-3 Notes.

 

A-1 Notes”: The promissory notes designated as Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B and Note A-1-C.

 

A-2 Notes”: The promissory notes designated as Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B and Note A-2-C.

 

A-3 Notes”: The promissory notes designated as Note A-3-A and Note A-3-B.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: Any default arising when the Mortgage Loan Documents require that the Borrower must maintain all risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that

 

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has been obtained by such owners at current market rates), or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate. Each of the Servicer (at its own expense) and the Special Servicer (as a Trust Fund Expense) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described in this definition.

 

Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.1.

 

Acquisition Date”: The date upon which, under the Code (and in particular the REMIC Provisions and Section 856(e) of the Code), the Trust Fund is deemed to have acquired the Property.

 

Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Additional Compensation”: Default Interest and late payment fees (after all payments pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(iv) and 3.4(c)(v)), Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, substitution fees, release fees (including, without limitation, any fees payable in connection with a defeasance), Modification Fees, consent fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, other loan processing fees, review fees and similar fees and expenses to which the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, are entitled (to the extent permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and specifically allocated to such amounts or actually paid by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or pursuant to this Agreement and any income earned (net of losses (subject to Section 3.8(b)) on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account and any Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement.

 

Additional Disclosure Notification”: The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit V.

 

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure” The information described in the Form 10-D items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-D” column on Exhibit T hereto.

 

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure” The information described in the Form 10-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 10-K” column on Exhibit U hereto.

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer that Services the Mortgage Loan and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Servicer, other than the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, who Services the Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination.

 

Administrative Advances”: As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

Advance”: Any Administrative Advance, Monthly Payment Advance or the Property Protection Advance.

 

Advance Rate”: As defined in Section 3.23(d).

 

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Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 12.1(j).

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, relation to individuals or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Borrower or the Depositor, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Borrower or the Depositor.

 

Agreement”: This Trust and Servicing Agreement (including all exhibits hereto) and all amendments and supplements hereto.

 

Aggregate Available Funds”: On each Distribution Date, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (i) all amounts (other than Yield Maintenance Premiums) received in respect of the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period or advanced in respect of interest with respect to such Distribution Date (including, without limitation, any Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, the Repurchase Price, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and/or Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust), plus (ii) if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date occurring in March of each year (or February, if such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), Withheld Amounts to be withdrawn from the Interest Reserve Account for such Distribution Date, minus (iii) an amount equal to the applicable Withheld Amount in the case of the February Distribution Date and any January Distribution Date occurring in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), minus (iv) Trust Fund Expenses and certain other amounts and any portion of such amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loan that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and any other Available Funds Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

A.M. Best”: A.M. Best Company, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Annual Budget”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Applicable Banking Law”: As defined in Section 8.2(d).

 

Applicable Servicing Criteria”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant, the Servicing Criteria applicable to it, as set forth on Exhibit L attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Applicable Servicing Criteria and with respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Applicable Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

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Applied Realized Loss Amount”: All amounts applied to reduce the Certificate Balance of a Class of Certificates in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 4.1(g).

 

Appraisal”: With respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, an appraisal of the Property or Foreclosed Property, conducted by an Independent Appraiser in accordance with the standards of the Appraisal Institute and certified by such Independent Appraiser as having been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Standards of Professional Practice of the Appraisal Institute with an “MAI” designation and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation, as well as the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended; provided that after an initial “Appraisal” has been obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, an update of such initial Appraisal shall be considered an “Appraisal” hereunder for all purposes. All Appraisals (and updates thereof) obtained pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall include a valuation using the “income capitalization – discounted cash flow approach” and set forth the discount rate and terminal capitalization rate utilized by the Independent Appraiser. All calculations under this Agreement requiring that a “value” or “appraised value” be used with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property (as applicable) shall use the most recently determined appraised value set forth in an Appraisal (or update thereof) unless a different valuation is specifically required (such as the appraised value of the Property as of the Origination Date). With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Event, the appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan will be determined on an “as-is” basis, based upon the current physical condition, use and zoning of the Property as of the date of the Appraisal.

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on such date plus the sum of (A) all accrued and unpaid interest on each Note at the applicable Note Rate, (B) all unreimbursed Administrative Advances, Property Protection Advances and interest on all Advances at the Advance Rate in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property and interest on all Companion Loan Advances, (C) the amount of any Advances and interest on the Advances previously reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loan that have not otherwise been recovered from the Borrower, (D) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes and assessments and insurance premiums and all other amounts due and unpaid in respect of the Property (which taxes, premiums and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance) and (E) to the extent not duplicative of amounts in clauses (B), (C) or (D), all unpaid Trust Fund Expenses then due under this Agreement over (ii) the sum of (x) 90% of the appraised value (as determined by an Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan less the amount of any liens (exclusive of Permitted Encumbrances) on the Property senior to the lien of the Mortgage Loan Documents plus (y) any escrows with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including for taxes and insurance premiums. The Trust Loan and the Companion Loans shall be treated as a single mortgage loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated, first, to the B Notes, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof, and then to the A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, up to the full outstanding principal balance thereof. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the A Notes will be allocated to the Trust A Note and the Companion Loan A Notes, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, based on their respective outstanding principal balances thereof.

 

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Appraisal Reduction Event”: The earliest of (i) 60 days after an uncured payment delinquency (other than a delinquency in respect of the Balloon Payment) occurs in respect of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) 90 days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of the Balloon Payment for the Mortgage Loan unless a refinancing is anticipated within 120 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan (as evidenced by a fully executed term sheet, refinancing commitment or signed purchase and sale agreement that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer from an acceptable lender or purchaser that provides that such refinancing or sale will occur within 120 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date), in which case 120 days after such uncured delinquency, (iii) 60 days after a reduction in Monthly Payments or a material adverse economic change with respect to the terms of the Mortgage Loan has become effective, (iv) immediately after a receiver has been appointed in respect of the Property on behalf of the Trust or any other creditor, (v) immediately after the Borrower declares, or becomes the subject of, bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admits in writing the inability to pay its debts as they came due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (vi) immediately after the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property.

 

Appraised-Out Class”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Assignment of Management Agreement”: With respect to the Property, as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Assignment of Mortgage”: An assignment of the applicable Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be responsible for determining whether any such assignment is legally sufficient or in recordable form.

 

Assumed Monthly Payment”: With respect to the Trust Loan for any Distribution Date (including any Distribution Date following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure of the Trust Loan or acceptance by the Trustee (on behalf of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner) and the Companion Loan Holders of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Trust Loan), shall be equal to the scheduled monthly payment of interest that would have been due in respect of the Trust Loan on its Maturity Date (excluding Default Interest) and each subsequent Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) if the Trust Loan had been required to continue to accrue interest in accordance with its terms (other than Default Interest), in effect immediately prior to, and without regard to the occurrence of the Maturity Date or the occurrence of a foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan, in respect of the Trust Loan on the last Payment Date (or Assumed Payment Date) prior to its foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu, in each case as such terms may have been modified, and such Maturity Date may have been extended, in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceeding involving the Borrower or otherwise or a modification, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as if the Mortgage Loan

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had not become due on the Maturity Date or such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan had not occurred.

 

Assumed Payment Date”: With respect to the Trust Loan for any calendar month following a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan, the date that would have been the Payment Date in such calendar month if the Maturity Date or the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan or acceptance by the Trust of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion of the Mortgage Loan had not occurred.

 

Assumption Application Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all assumption application fees actually paid by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, with respect to any application submitted to the Servicer or the Special Servicer for a proposed assumption or substitution transaction or proposed transfer of an interest in the Borrower.

 

Assumption Fees”: Any and all assumption fees actually paid by or on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, with respect to any assumption or substitution agreement entered into by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or paid by or on behalf of the Borrower with respect to any transfer of an interest in the Borrower.

 

Authenticating Agent”: As defined in Section 8.11(a).

 

Available Funds Reduction Amount”: As of each Distribution Date, all amounts withdrawn on the related Remittance Date or during the related Collection Period from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

B Note”: The promissory notes designated as Note B-1, Note B-2 and Note B-3.

 

Balloon Payment”: The payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, Trust Loan or a Companion Loan, as applicable, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, due and payable on the Maturity Date or such other date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans become due and payable, whether by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Barclays Bank”: Barclays Bank PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Barclays Capital”: Barclays Capital Inc., a Connecticut corporation, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Beneficial Owner”: With respect to a Global Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or indirectly through a Depository Participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository). Each of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right to require, as a condition to acknowledging the status

 

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of any Person as a Beneficial Owner under this Agreement, that such Person provide an Investor Certification.

 

Borrower”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Borrower Related Party”: The Borrower, any Restricted Holder, the Borrower Sponsor, the Guarantor (or any replacement guarantor), the Manager, the general partner or managing member of any of the foregoing or any of their respective Control Affiliates or agents.

 

Borrower Sponsor”: GGP Inc. and PPF Retail, LLC.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (a) national banks in New York, New York, Oakland, California or Charlotte, North Carolina, (b) the place of business of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the financial institution that maintains the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or any Reserve Account, or (c) the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

Cash Management Account”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Cash Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S. C. §§ 9601 et seq., as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class VRR or Class R Certificate.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed as herein provided, such certificate administrator. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its role as Certificate Administrator through its Corporate Trust Services division.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”: With respect to the Trust Loan and for any Distribution Date, an amount accrued during the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate on the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee, namely the Trustee Fee, shall be payable to the Trustee. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be deemed to be payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan, a rate equal to 0.0080% per annum, calculated on the same interest accrual basis as the Trust Loan. A portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate shall constitute the Trustee Fee and shall be payable to the Trustee.

 

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Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The internet website of the Certificate Administrator, initially located at www.ctslink.com.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to each outstanding Class of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates at any date, an amount equal to the aggregate initial Certificate Balance of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement less the sum of (a) all amounts distributed to Certificateholders of such Class on all previous Distribution Dates and treated under this Agreement as allocable to principal and (b) the aggregate amount of Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses or VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses, as applicable, allocated to such Class of Certificates on all previous Distribution Dates, if any, pursuant to Section 4.1(g). With respect to any individual Certificate in any Class, the product of (x) the Percentage Interest represented by such Certificate multiplied by (y) the Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

Certificate Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and with respect to each Class of Offered Certificates (as well as for the VRR ABS Interests), the period from and including the 1st day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs to and including the last day of such preceding calendar month.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.3(a).

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: With respect to any Certificate, the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of providing, distributing or otherwise making available any reports, statements, communications or other information as required or permitted to be provided, distributed or made available to a Certificateholder under this Agreement, a Certificateholder shall include any Beneficial Owner to the extent that the Person providing, distributing or making available such reports, statements, communications or other information has received from such Beneficial Owner an Investor Certification that such Person is a Beneficial Owner; and provided, further that, solely for the purposes of giving any consent, waiver, request or demand or taking any action (including, without limitation, selecting or appointing a Directing Certificateholder), any Certificate (including any Class VRR Certificate) beneficially owned by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Borrower Related Party, the Manager or any of their sub-servicers, or any of their respective Affiliates or agents, shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled and the Certificate Balance of such Certificate shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights and/or of the Certificate Balance of the Certificates or any Class of Certificates necessary to take any such action or effect any such consent, waiver, request or demand has been obtained; provided that the foregoing limitation will not be construed so as to limit or prevent a Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Certificateholder, solely based on it being (to the extent that it is) an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, from exercising any appointment, consent or consultation rights it may have under this Agreement solely in its capacity as Controlling Class Certificateholder or Directing Certificateholder (unless, for the avoidance of doubt, the Controlling Class Certificateholder or Directing Certificateholder is the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Borrower Related Party, the Manager or any of the subservicers or respective Affiliates or agents of the foregoing). Notwithstanding the foregoing,

 

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for purposes of obtaining the consent of Certificateholders to an amendment of this Agreement, any Certificate (including any Class VRR Certificate) beneficially owned by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be outstanding; provided that such amendment does not relate to the termination of, increase in compensation of or material reduction in obligations of, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any of their Affiliates (other than solely in its capacity as a Certificateholder) in any material respect, in which case such Certificate shall be deemed not to be outstanding. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Registrar may obtain and conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Borrower, a Borrower Related Party, the Manager, or any sub-servicer to determine whether a Certificate is beneficially owned by an Affiliate of any of them.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes in connection with the replacement of the Special Servicer described in Section 7.1(d), the Holders of the Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) of all Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates.

 

Class”: With respect to the Certificates, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical and numerical class designation, and each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

Class A Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-1 hereto and designated as a Class A Certificate.

 

Class A Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-2 hereto and designated as a Class B Certificate.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-3 hereto and designated as a Class C Certificate.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-4 hereto and designated as a Class D Certificate.

 

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Class D Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class E Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-5 hereto and designated as a Class E Certificate.

 

Class E Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Class LA Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LC Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LD Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LE Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class LT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-7 hereto and designated as a Class R Certificate. The Class R Certificates have neither a Certificate Balance nor a Pass-Through Rate. The Class R Certificates will evidence the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests.

 

Class UT-R Interest”: The residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest will be represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

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Class VRR Certificates”: A Certificate executed and authenticated by the Certificate Administrator in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto and designated as a Class VRR Certificate.

 

Class VRR Pass-Through Rate”: As set forth in the Upper-Tier REMIC section of the Introductory Statement of this Agreement.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be The Depository Trust Company.

 

Clearstream”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Closing Date”: August 9, 2018.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form and any proposed regulations thereunder, to the extent that, by reason of their proposed effective date, such proposed regulations would apply to the Trust Fund.

 

Co-Lender Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Collateral”: The Property securing the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents assigned with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Reserve Accounts (and all sums held, deposited or invested therein and all proceeds thereof) with respect to the Mortgage Loan and all other collateral that is subject to security interests and liens granted to secure the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Collection Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Collection Period”: (i) With respect to the first Distribution Date following the Closing Date, the period commencing on and including the Closing Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date, and (ii) with respect to any other Distribution Date, the period commencing on and including the date immediately following the Determination Date relating to the immediately preceding Distribution Date and ending on and including the Determination Date relating to such Distribution Date.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan A Notes”: The promissory notes designated as Note A-1-B, Note A-1-C, Note A-2-B, Note A-2-C and Note A-3-B.

 

Companion Loan Advance”: With respect to a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, any advance of delinquent scheduled payments with respect to

 

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such Companion Loan made by the master servicer or trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

Companion Loan Distribution Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(a).

 

Companion Loan Holder”: The holder of a Companion Loan.

 

Companion Loan Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency”: With respect to a Companion Loan or any portion thereof, any rating agency that was engaged by a participant in the securitization of such Companion Loan or such portion to assign a rating to the related Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter involving the servicing and administration of a Companion Loan as to which any Companion Loan Securities exist, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of such Companion Loan Securities (if then rated by such Companion Loan Rating Agency); provided that upon receipt of a written waiver or other acknowledgment from a Companion Loan Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or declining to review the matter for which the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation is sought (such written notice, a “Companion Loan Rating Agency Declination”), or as otherwise provided in Section 3.29(b) of this Agreement, the requirement for the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency with respect to such matter shall not apply. With respect to any matter affecting any Companion Loan, so long as such Companion Loan (or any portion thereof) is subject to a securitization transaction, any Rating Agency Confirmation will also refer to confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic format) by each applicable rating agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current rating assigned to any class of securities backed by such Companion Loan or any portion thereof (if then rated by such rating agency); provided that a written waiver (which may be in electronic format) or other acknowledgment from such rating agency indicating its decision not to review or to decline to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the rating agency with respect to such matter.

 

Companion Loan Securities”: Any commercial mortgage-backed securities that evidence an interest in or are secured by the assets of an Other Securitization Trust, which assets include a Companion Loan (or a portion thereof).

 

Condemnation Proceeds”: The portion of the Net Proceeds relating to a Condemnation (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

 

Confidential Information”: With respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, all material non-public information obtained in the course of and as a result of such Person’s performance of its duties as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Borrower and the Property, unless such information (i) was

 

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already in the possession of such Person prior to being disclosed to such Person, (ii) is or becomes available to such Person from a source other than its activities as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, (iii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Servicer Servicing Personnel or Special Servicer Servicing Personnel or (iv) is required to be disclosed by a court or administrative order or lawful discovery demand, provided such Person shall use reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to comply with their respective obligations hereunder to make information available to the extent that such information was received by it in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: The date on which the Class E Certificates no longer have a Certificate Balance at least equal to 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class, without regard to the application of any Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

Control Affiliate”: As to any particular Person, any Person, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with, such Person in question. As used solely in this definition of “Control Affiliate”, “Control” means (a) the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of 25% or more of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity, or (b) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (other than possession of voting or control rights granted to a mezzanine lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan documents, the exercise of which is contingent upon the occurrence and continuance of a Mezzanine Loan event of default, unless and until so exercised by a mezzanine lender). “Controlled by,” “Controlling” and “under common Control with” have the respective correlative meanings to such terms. The Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator may obtain and rely upon a certification of the Borrower, any Borrower Sponsor, any Guarantor (or any replacement guarantor), any Restricted Holder, as applicable, to determine whether any Person is a Control Affiliate.

 

Control Termination Event”: With respect to any date of determination, if the Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates on such date (taking into account the application of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class) is less than 25% of the initial Certificate Balance of such Class. If a Control Termination Event no longer exists, then the Directing Certificateholder shall regain all the consent and direction rights of the Directing Certificateholder set forth in this Agreement.

 

Controlling Class”: The Class E Certificates. No other Class of Certificates will be eligible to act as the Controlling Class or appoint a Directing Certificateholder. If a Consultation Termination Event has occurred, there shall be no Controlling Class and no Directing Certificateholder.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholder”: Each Holder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar, from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. The Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may from time to time request that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Beneficial Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class and the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall promptly order and provide such list at the expense of the Trust but without charge to such Trustee, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such list so provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining the Directing Certificateholder, exercising any rights of the Controlling Class or the Directing Certificateholder or receiving Asset Status Reports or any other information under this Agreement other than Distribution Date Statements, any holder of any interest in a Controlling Class Certificate who is a Borrower Related Party, the Manager or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing will not be deemed to be a Holder of the Controlling Class and will not be entitled to exercise such rights or receive such information, and any Directing Certificateholder previously appointed or selected by such Holder will thereafter not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Directing Certificateholder. If, as a result of the preceding sentence, no Holder of Controlling Class Certificates would be eligible to exercise such rights, there will be no Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class.

 

Controlling Persons”: As defined in Section 6.3(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) to the Certificate Administrator with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: CTS : Certificate Transfers (CMBS) BBCMS 2018-CHRS; (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee BBCMS 2018-CHRS; and (iii)  to the Certificate Administrator for all other purposes, at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), BBCMS 2018-CHRS, telecopy number (410) 715-2380, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, qualified and appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Credit Risk Retention Rules”: The Credit Risk Retention Regulations, 79 Fed. Reg. 77601, pages 77740-77766 (Dec. 24, 2014), jointly promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (the “Agencies”) (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 244) to implement the credit risk retention requirements under Section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), as such regulations may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by such Agencies, whether in the adopting release, or as may be provided by any such Agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective from time to time as of the applicable compliance date specified therein.

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any association or organization that is a successor thereto. If neither such association nor any successor remains in existence, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as may exist whose principal membership consists of servicers, trustees, issuers, placement agents and underwriters generally involved in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry,

 

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which is the principal such association or organization in the commercial mortgage loan securitization industry and one of whose principal purposes is the establishment of industry standards for reporting transaction-specific information relating to commercial mortgage pass-through certificates and commercial mortgage-backed bonds and the commercial mortgage loans and foreclosed properties underlying or backing them to investors holding or owning such certificates or bonds, and any successor to such other association or organization. If an organization or association described in one of the preceding sentences of this definition does not exist, “CREFC®” shall be deemed to refer to such other association or organization as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Bond Level File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Collateral Summary File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Comparative Financial Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Delinquent Loan

 

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Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Financial File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: A fee, payable on a monthly basis, computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the Trust Loan is computed at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate (prorated for partial periods).

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan, a rate equal to 0.0005% per annum.

 

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® License Agreement”: The License Agreement, in the form set forth on the website of CREFC® on the Closing Date, relating to the use of the CREFC® trademarks and trade names.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan

 

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Level Reserve/LOC Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Periodic Update File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Setup File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and in any event, shall present the computations made in accordance with the methodology described in such form to “normalize” the full year and year to date net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used in the other reports required by this Agreement.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: A report prepared for the Property substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” available as of the Closing

 

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Date on the CREFC® Website or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Property File”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Property File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Status Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Reports”: Collectively refers to the following reports as such may be amended, updated or supplemented from time to time as part of the CREFC® “IRP” (Investor Reporting Package), and any additional reports that become part of the CREFC® IRP from time to time (if agreed to by the parties hereto):

 

(i)        the following seven electronic files: (i) CREFC® Bond Level File, (ii) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (iii) CREFC® Property File, (iv) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (v) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (vi) CREFC® Financial File, and (vii) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File;

 

(ii)       the following twenty-one supplemental reports and templates: (i) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (ii) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (iii) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iv) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (v) CREFC® NOI

 

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Adjustment Worksheet, (vi) CREFC® REO Status Report, (vii) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (viii) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (ix) CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (x) CREFC® Total Loan Report, (xi) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (xii) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (xiii) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (xiv) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (xv) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (xvi) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (xvii) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template, (xviii) CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template, (xix) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report, (xx) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report and (xxi) CREFC® Loan Modification Report; and

 

(iii)       such other reports and data files as CREFC® may designate as part of the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” from time to time.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: For any Determination Date, a report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other final form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be promulgated as recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and, insofar as it requires the presentation of information in addition to that called for by the form of the “Servicer Watch List” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Significant Insurance Event Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Special Servicer Loan File” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

CREFC® Total Loan Report”: A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to

 

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time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Servicer.

 

CREFC® Website”: CREFC®’s Internet website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary Internet website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

Current Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for (x) any Non-VRR Certificate, interest accruing during the related applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the outstanding Certificate Balance of such Certificate as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date), and (y) any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, interest accruing during the applicable Certificate Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate Interest Accrual Period on the then-outstanding Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Certificate as of the prior Distribution Date (after giving effect to distributions of principal and allocations of Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses on such prior Distribution Date) or, solely in connection with the initial Distribution Date, as of the Closing Date.

 

Custodian”: The Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as the Custodian, performing its role through the document custody division of the Certificate Administrator.

 

Cut-off Date”: August 1, 2018.

 

DBNY”: Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch.

 

DBRS”: DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

DBSI”: Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Payment Date, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, interest accrued on the Trust Loan or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, at the excess of the Default Rate over the applicable Note Rate during the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan or Mortgage Loan, as applicable, any other amounts then due and payable in respect of the Mortgage Loan, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods.

 

Default Rate”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm,

 

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attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article 13 of this Agreement that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in fully registered certificated form without interest coupons.

 

Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 2.1(b).

 

Depositor”: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depository”: The Depository Trust Company or a successor appointed by the Certificate Registrar (which appointment shall be at the direction of the Depositor if the Depositor is legally able to do so).

 

Depository Participant”: A Person for whom, from time to time, the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the first (1st) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such first (1st) day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

Directing Certificateholder”: The Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or its representative) as identified to the Certificate Administrator as being selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for in this Agreement. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, there shall be no Directing Certificateholder and no party will be entitled to exercise any of the rights of the Directing Certificateholder. As of the Closing Date, there is no Directing Certificateholder. A Borrower Related Party may not be appointed as or act as a Directing Certificateholder.

 

Directing Certificateholder Asset Status Report Approval Process”: As defined in Section 3.10(j).

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of the Foreclosed Property, the holding of the Foreclosed Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of the Foreclosed Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust Fund or the performance of any construction work on the Foreclosed Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Foreclosed Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes

 

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decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to the Foreclosed Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, the Borrower, the Manager, any guarantor or indemnitor or any other Borrower Related Party in respect of the Mortgage Loan or any of their Affiliates and any purchaser of the Mortgage Loan or a Foreclosed Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of the Foreclosed Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 of this Agreement; provided, that any compensation and other remuneration that the Servicer or Certificate Administrator is permitted to receive or retain pursuant to this Agreement in connection with its duties in such capacity will not be Disclosable Special Servicer Fees.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 8.14(c).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Person”: With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or other prescribed form or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Either (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such Person may cause either the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

 

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Distribution Account”: As defined in Section 3.5(a).

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, beginning in September 2018. The first Distribution Date is expected to be September 10, 2018.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.4(a).

 

Due Diligence Service Provider”: As defined in Section 8.14(b).

 

Eligible Account”: A separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (a) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, (b) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity, the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, which, in the case of a state chartered depository institution or trust company, is subject to regulations substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. §9.10(b), having in either case a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, as applicable or (c) such other account or accounts not listed in clauses (a) or (b) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument. If the holding institution for an account ceases to meet the requirements of this definition for an “Eligible Account”, then the party responsible for administering such account hereunder shall move such account to a holding institution meeting such requirements within 30 days.

 

Eligible Institution”: (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, provided that the long-term unsecured debt obligations of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association are rated at least “BBB+” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), and, if the deposits are to be held in the account for 30 days or less, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association are rated at least “A-2” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s (or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), (b) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (i) the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-2” by S&P and “P-1” by Moody’s (or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), in the case of letters of credit or accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less and (ii) the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “BBB” by S&P and “A2” by Moody’s (or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), in the case of letters of credit or accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, or (c) an account maintained with any other insured depository institution that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation, from the Rating Agency for which the minimum rating is not met, with respect to any account listed in the clauses above, or from each Rating Agency, with respect to any account other than one listed in the clauses above.

 

Environmental Indemnity”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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ERISA Plan”: As defined in Section 5.3(s).

 

Euroclear”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Excess Servicing Fee Right”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and any successor Foreclosed Property with respect thereto), the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees. In the absence of any transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, the Servicer shall be the owner of such Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

Excess Servicing Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan (and any successor Foreclosed Property with respect thereto), that portion of the Servicing Fees that accrue at a per annum rate equal to 0%.

 

Extended Period”: As defined in Section 12.2(b).

 

Extended Resolution Period”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Extension”: As defined in Section 12.2(b).

 

FHLMC”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and its successors-in-interest.

 

Fiduciary”: As defined in Section 5.3(s).

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the initial Asset Status Report (together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder, that does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date and any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Directing Certificateholder Asset Status Report Approval Process. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan in accordance with the procedures described above. Each Final Asset Status Report will be labeled or otherwise identified or communicated as being final.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

FNMA”: The Federal National Mortgage Association and its successors-in-interest.

 

Foreclosed Companion Loan”: Each Companion Loan while the Property is a Foreclosed Property.

 

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Foreclosed Property”: The Property or other Collateral securing the Mortgage Loan, title to which has been acquired on behalf of or in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust and Companion Loan Holders through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

Foreclosed Property Account”: The account or accounts established and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.6 and 3.14.

 

Foreclosure Proceeds”: Proceeds, net of any related expenses of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee, received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the operation or rental of the Foreclosed Property) prior to the final liquidation of the Foreclosed Property.

 

Form 8-K Disclosure”: The information described in the Form 8-K items set forth under the “Item on Form 8-K” column on Exhibit W hereto.

 

GACC”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Guarantor”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Guaranty”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any specified Person, such a Person who (i) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Borrower Related Parties, any Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer or in any of their respective Affiliates and (ii) is not connected with the Depositor, the Borrower Related Parties, any Companion Loan Holder, the Trustee, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions.

 

Independent Appraiser”: An Independent professional real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the Property or Foreclosed Property are located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the appraisal of comparable properties in the geographic area in which the Property is located.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than the Special Servicer or Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if such Trust REMIC were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section of the Code shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates or 35% or more of the aggregate value of all Classes of Certificates or such other interest in the Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the

 

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Servicer or the Trust Fund, be delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee); provided that neither the Lower-Tier REMIC nor the Upper-Tier REMIC receives or derives any income from such Person and the relationship between such Person and such Trust REMIC is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including the Special Servicer or the Servicer) if the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) has received an Opinion of Counsel which shall, at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Servicer (unless the Special Servicer or the Servicer is providing the Opinion of Counsel with respect to itself) or the Trust Fund, be to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of the Foreclosed Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause the Foreclosed Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of the Foreclosed Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Initial Purchasers”: Barclays Capital, DBSI and SG Americas Securities, LLC.

 

Initial Resolution Period”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.5(a)(i).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Act, or any entity all of the equity owners of which are such institutions.

 

Insurance Proceeds”: (a) The portion of Net Proceeds paid as a result of a Casualty (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) other than amounts to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower each in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if not required to be so applied or so released under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, other than amounts applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, (b) amounts paid by any insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11, to the extent related to this Agreement only or (c) any other amounts paid by an insurer pursuant to any insurance policy required to be maintained by the Borrower, to the extent allocable to the Mortgage Loan under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Non-VRR Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (other than the Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests), the sum of the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest plus the aggregate unpaid Interest Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest.

 

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Interest Reserve Account”: As defined in Section 3.4(e).

 

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Non-VRR Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, the amount by which the Current Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest and such Distribution Date exceeds the portion actually paid in respect of such Class of Certificates or Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest on such Distribution Date.

 

Interested Person”: As defined in Section 3.16(a)(ii).

 

Investment”: Any direct or indirect ownership interest in any security, note or other financial instrument issued or executed by the Borrower, or any Affiliate of the Borrower, a loan directly or indirectly secured by any of the foregoing or a hedging transaction (however structured) that references or relates to any of the foregoing.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.8(a).

 

Investment Representation Letter”: A letter substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit P.

 

Investment Decisions”: Investment, trading, lending or other financial decisions, strategies or recommendations with respect to Investments, whether on behalf of the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, as applicable, or any Person on whose behalf the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has discretion in connection with Investments.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate representing that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner of a Certificate, a VRR ABS Interest Owner, the Directing Certificateholder, a Risk Retention Consultation Party, a Companion Loan Holder, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate, any Trust Loan Seller if it has repurchased a portion of the Trust Loan in accordance with this Agreement and the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and that either (a) such Person is a Risk Retention Consultation Party or is not a Borrower Related Parties, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Privileged Persons hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing, in which case such Person shall only be permitted to receive access to the Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator. The Investor Certification shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2 hereto, as applicable, or may be in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website containing the same information as Exhibit K-1 or Exhibit K-2, as applicable. Investor Certifications may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

Upon receipt of notice from the Special Servicer that a mezzanine lender has accelerated any Mezzanine Loan or commenced foreclosure proceedings against the equity interests in the Borrower pledged pursuant to the related Mezzanine Loan documents, the

 

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Certificate Administrator will require any Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Restricted Holder to resubmit an Investor Certification pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Investor Certification”.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.5(a).

 

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.5(b).

 

IRS”: The Internal Revenue Service.

 

KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Leases”: With respect to the Property, a “Lease” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Lenders”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Liquidated Property”: The Property, if it has been liquidated and the Special Servicer has determined that all amounts which it expects to recover from or on account of such Property have been recovered.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: Reasonable and customary expenses (other than expenses covered by any insurance policy) incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property (including for the avoidance of doubt, reasonable and customary expenses incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loan), such expenses including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, appraisal fees, brokerage fees and commissions, conveyance taxes and trustee and co-trustee fees, if any. Liquidation Expenses shall not include any previously incurred expenses which have been previously reimbursed to the party incurring the same or which were netted against income from the Foreclosed Property and were considered in the calculation of the amount of Foreclosure Proceeds pursuant to the definition thereof.

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer with respect to the Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Liquidated Property, as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds, equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the Net Liquidation Proceeds related to such Liquidated Property or Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; provided that any such Liquidation Fee shall be reduced by any Net Modification Fees paid by the Borrower with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan that were received and retained by the Special Servicer, but only to the extent those Net Modification Fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee; provided however that such Liquidation Fee will be subject to an aggregate $1,375,000 cap; and provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee in connection with (i) the repurchase of all or any allocable portion of the Trust Loan by the Trust Loan Sellers (or the applicable Trust Loan Seller) pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs within the Initial Resolution Period or any

 

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Extended Resolution Period) or (ii) a sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer to the Servicer or Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing in accordance with Section 3.16.

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to one quarter of one percent (0.250%).

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) received by the Special Servicer and/or the Certificate Administrator in connection with the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan, any Note or any Liquidated Property, whether through judicial foreclosure, sale or otherwise, or in connection with the sale, discounted payoff or other liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Note (other than amounts required to be paid to the Borrower pursuant to law or the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) including the proceeds of any full, partial or discounted payoff of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, any Companion Loan or any Note (exclusive of any portion of such payoff or proceeds that represents Default Interest).

 

Lockbox Account”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

London Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in London, England are not open for business.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.1(b).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the preceding Distribution Date (after giving effect to distribution of principal and allocation of Realized Losses pursuant to Sections 4.1(b) and 4.3).

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund other than the assets of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

LVRRI Uncertificated Interest”: A regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and has the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Introductory Statement.

 

MAI Standards”: Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice established for Members of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: Any of the following:

 

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(i)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of a Foreclosed Property) of the ownership of the Property;

 

(ii)      any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the Scheduled Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan, other than as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(iii)     any sale of the defaulted Mortgage Loan or the Foreclosed Property for less than the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Price;

 

(iv)     any determination to bring the Property or the Foreclosed Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at the Foreclosed Property;

 

(v)      any release of material Collateral (excluding letters of credit) or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(vi)     any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Property or interests in the Borrower other than for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(vii)    any incurrence of additional debt (including any PACE Debt) by the Borrower or any additional mezzanine financing (or issuance of preferred equity that is substantially equivalent to a mezzanine loan) by any beneficial owner of the Borrower other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(viii)    any changes to a Manager or Franchisor with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

 

(ix)     releases of any escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(x)      any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement releasing the Borrower, the Guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Documents other than pursuant to

 

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the specific terms of the Mortgage Loan and for which there is no material lender discretion;

 

(xi)     any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xii)    any material modification, waiver or amendment of the Co-Lender Agreement, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect to such agreement, other than splitting the related Notes in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement; or any material modification, waiver or amendment of such agreements and/or the exercise of rights and powers granted under a mezzanine intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement, participation agreement or similar agreement to the Lenders to the extent such rights or powers affect the priority of payment, consent rights or security interest with respect to the Mortgage Loan, to the extent the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder or any affiliate of the foregoing does not own any interest (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) in such Mezzanine Loan; or

 

(xiii)     any approval of any Major Lease.

 

Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders”: With respect to the Controlling Class, the Holder(s) of Certificates representing more than fifty percent (50%) of such Controlling Class, by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar.

 

Majority Owned Affiliate”: As defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rule.

 

Manager”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Management Agreement”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Material Breach”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Material Document Defect”: As defined in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Maturity Date”: The Scheduled Maturity Date or such other date on which the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan becomes due and payable, whether by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

Mezzanine Loan”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan Documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than all Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, defeasance fees, consent fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees).

 

Monthly Payment”: With respect to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, the scheduled payment of interest on the Trust Loan or the Mortgage

 

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Loan, respectively, in each case which is due and payable on the immediately preceding Payment Date.

 

Monthly Payment Advance”: Any advance made with respect to the Trust Loan by the Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.23(a) or, if not made by the Servicer, made by the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.6, as applicable. Each reference to the reimbursement or payment of a Monthly Payment Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through the date preceding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage File”: As defined in Section 2.1(b) and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents”: All documents executed or delivered by the Borrower (or its Affiliates) evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan and any amendment thereof or thereafter or subsequently added to the Mortgage File, including without limitation the Mortgage Loan Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Loan Documents shall not include the Securitization Indemnification Agreement, and the rights of the Trust Loan Sellers and other parties to the Securitization Indemnification Agreement thereunder will not be part of the Trust Fund.

 

Mortgage Loan Event of Default”: An “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to any Payment Date and each Note, the period commencing on and including the first day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs to and ending on and including the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Payment Date.

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Price”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property, an amount (without duplication) equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) each Note at the related Note Rate through and including the last day of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and fees and amounts owed to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee together with interest on Advances, (iv) an amount equal to the sum of (A) all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances and (B) all interest on and all unreimbursed Companion Loan Advances and (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses and any amounts owed to the parties to

 

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this Agreement or any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the related Companion Loan.

 

Net Foreclosure Proceeds”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, the Foreclosure Proceeds with respect to such Foreclosed Property net of any insurance premiums, taxes, assessments, ground rents and other costs permitted to be paid therefrom pursuant to Section 3.14(c).

 

Net Liquidation Proceeds”: The excess of Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan over the amount of Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect thereto.

 

Net Modification Fees”: With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the sum of (A) the remainder, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan, minus (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on such Advances at the Advance Rate to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Borrower but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees) either outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust or the Other Securitization Trust with respect to the Mortgage Loan and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been subsequently recovered from the Borrower or otherwise.

 

Net Proceeds”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Net Trust Note Rate”: With respect to any Trust Note and any Distribution Date, the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Trust Note on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust Note) actually accrued on such Trust Note during the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, each Net Trust Note Rate shall be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Trust Loan, whether agreed to by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Borrower, or otherwise; provided, further, however, that (i) the Net Trust Note Rate for the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Payment Dates in (a) January and February in each year that is not a leap year or (b) in February only in each year that is a leap year (in the case of either (a) or (b), unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Trust Note on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust Note) actually accrued on such Trust Note during such

 

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Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, minus the applicable Withheld Amounts and (ii) the Net Trust Note Rate for the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period preceding the Payment Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), shall be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Trust Note on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of any rate at which Default Interest accrues on such Trust Note) actually accrued on such Trust Note during the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, plus the applicable Withheld Amounts.

 

New Lease”: Any lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.2(c).

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.3(f).

 

Non-U.S. Person”: A Person that is not a U.S. Person.

 

Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the product of (a) the Non-VRR Percentage and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan after giving effect to (x) any payments of principal received with respect to the Payment Date occurring immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate reductions of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that have been permanently made as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

 

Non-VRR Certificate”: The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates.

 

Non-VRR Distribution Priorities”: As defined in Section 4.1(a).

 

Non-VRR Interest Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the portion of Aggregate Available Funds allocated to the Non-VRR Certificates, which amount is equal to the Non-VRR Percentage of the amount of Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

Non-VRR Percentage”: 94.9985931%. For the avoidance of doubt, at all times the sum of the VRR Percentage and the Non-VRR Percentage shall equal 100%.

 

Nondisqualification Opinion”: An Opinion of Counsel, prepared at the Trust Fund’s expense and payable from the Collection Account, that a contemplated action will not cause (i) either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding or (ii) a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited

 

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contributions” tax to be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any portion of an Advance previously made and not previously reimbursed, or proposed to be made, including interest thereon, which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Servicer) or good faith and reasonable business judgment (in the case of the Trustee) would not be ultimately recoverable from subsequent payments or collections (including Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds) in respect of the Mortgage Loan or the Property (in the case of Property Protection Advances or Administrative Advances) or the Trust Loan (in the case of Monthly Payment Advances) or from funds on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Trustee may rely conclusively upon a determination of non-recoverability made by the Servicer. The Servicer or the Special Servicer may consider (among other things) the items listed in Section 3.23(h) when making a determination regarding a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Note Rate”: With respect to each Note, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Note as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement without giving effect to the Default Rate.

 

Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit M executed by an NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that (a) such NRSRO is a Rating Agency, or (b) that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5, such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 Internet website and any confidentiality provisions relating to information on the Depositor’s 17g-5 Internet website apply equally to information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Offered Certificates”: The Certificates other than the Class VRR Certificates.

 

Offering Circular”: The Offering Circular, dated July 26, 2018, for the Certificates (other than the Class VRR Certificates).

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President (however denominated), the Treasurer, the Secretary, one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries, any Servicing Officer, Responsible Officer or other officer of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, a Trust Loan Seller or any other entity referred to herein, as the case may be, customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of

 

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such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) with respect to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, a Responsible Officer.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be counsel for the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

Original Certificate Balance”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, the initial Lower-Tier Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

Original VRR Interest Balance”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Origination Date”: July 12, 2018.

 

Other Depositor”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust, the related “depositor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(e) of Regulation AB).

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer, operating advisor or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and for the purposes of Sections 13.7, 13.8, 13.9 and 13.16 only, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer, operating advisor or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: The applicable pooling and servicing agreement or other applicable comparable agreement governing the creation of any Other Securitization Trust and the issuance of securities with respect to any Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein).

 

Other Securitization Trust”: Any “issuing entity” (within the meaning of Item 1101(f) of Regulation AB) that holds a Companion Loan or Foreclosed Companion Loan (or any portion thereof or interest therein), as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

PACE Debt”: Any amounts owed in respect of energy retrofit lending programs, commonly known as “PACE Loans”.

 

Pass-Through Rate”: For the following Classes of Certificates, the related Pass-Through Rate set forth below, and for each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (other than the Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests), the Net Trust Note Rate of the Trust Notes at

 

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which, in each case, interest accrues on the Certificate Balance or Lower-Tier Principal Amount, as applicable, of such Class as set forth in the Introductory Statement to this Agreement.

 

Class of Certificates 

 

Pass-Through Rate 

Class A Certificates   Class A Pass-Through Rate
Class B Certificates   Class B Pass-Through Rate
Class C Certificates   Class C Pass-Through Rate
Class D Certificates   Class D Pass-Through Rate
Class E Certificates   Class E Pass-Through Rate

 

With respect to the Class VRR Certificates, the VRR Interest, the Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest and the LVRRI Uncertificated Interest and any Distribution Date, the effective per annum rate at which interest accrues on the Class VRR Certificates or VRR Interest, as applicable, during any Interest Accrual Period, which, in each case, will be the weighted average of the Net Trust Note Rates of all of the Trust Notes of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Payment Date”: The first day of each month during the term of the Mortgage Loan, or, if such day is not a Business Day (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement), the immediately succeeding Business Day (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement); subject to any applicable grace period pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Class of Regular Certificate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Class VRR Certificate), the initial Certificate Balance of such Certificate divided by the initial Certificate Balance of all of the Certificates of the related Class. With respect to the Class R Certificates, the percentage specified on the Certificate held by the Holder of such Certificate. With respect to the VRR Interest, “Percentage Interest” means 100%.

 

Permitted Encumbrances”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

 

(i)         direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate as evidenced in writing, other than (a) unsecured senior debt obligations

 

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of the U.S. Treasury (direct or fully funded obligations), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing agency bonds, Federal Housing Administration debentures, Government National Mortgage Association guaranteed mortgage-backed securities or participation certificates, RefCorp debt obligations and SBA-guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates and (b) Farm Credit System consolidated systemwide bonds and notes, Federal Home Loan Banks’ consolidated debt obligations, Freddie Mac debt obligations, and Fannie Mae debt obligations (1) rated at least “A-1” by S&P, if such obligations mature in sixty (60) days or less, or (2) rated at least “AA-”, “A-1+” or “AAAm” by S&P, if such obligations mature in 365 days or less;

 

(ii)        federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, banker’s acceptances, and repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 365 days of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (a) (1) in the case of such investments with maturities of 60 days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by S&P and (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than 60 days, the short term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P (or at least “A-1” by S&P, if the long term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-“ by S&P), and (b) (1) the short term obligations of which are rated in the highest short term debt rating category of KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) and (2) if it has a term in excess of six months, the long term debt obligations of which are rated “AAA” by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA), (c) (1) if maturing in three months or less, carries either a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s or a long term rating of “A2” or better by Moody’s, (2) if maturing in six months or less but more than three months, carries a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s and a long term rating of “Aa3” or better by Moody’s and (3) if maturing in longer than six months, carries a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s and a long term rating of “Aaa” by Moody’s and (d) if not rated by any Rating Agency, otherwise acceptable to each such Rating Agency, and in any such case as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates;

 

(iii)        deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (“FDIC”);

 

(iv)        commercial paper rated (a) (1) in the case of such investments with maturities of 60 days or less, the short term obligations of which are rated at least “A-1” by S&P and (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than 60 days, the short term obligations of which are rated “A-1+” by S&P (or at least “A-1” by S&P, if the long term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-“ by S&P) and having a maturity of not more than 365 days, (b) in the highest rating category of KBRA (if then rated by KBRA), and (c) (1) if maturing in three months or less, carries either a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s or a long term rating of “A2” or better by Moody’s, (2) if maturing in six months or less but more than three months, carries a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s and a long term rating of “Aa3” or better by Moody’s and (3) if maturing in longer than six months, carries a short term rating of “P-1” by Moody’s and a long term rating of “Aaa” by Moody’s;

 

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(v)         any money market fund that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000, (c) maintains a constant net asset value, (d) has the highest rating obtainable from S&P, (e) has a rating of “Aaa-mf” by Moody’s, and (f) has the highest rating obtainable from KBRA (if then rated by KBRA);

 

(vi)        the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds, so long as it maintains a constant net asset value and is rated by S&P and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA) in their highest respective money market fund ratings category (or, if not rated by any such Rating Agency, as otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation);

 

(vii)       any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)-(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment; and

 

(viii)      such other investments as to which each Rating Agency shall have delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

provided, however, with respect to any Permitted Investment for which a rating by S&P is required as set forth above, such rating must be an unqualified rating (i.e., one with no qualifying suffix), with the exception of ratings with regulatory indicators, such as the (sf) subscript, and unsolicited ratings; provided, further, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change and (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations, (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price or (c) if such investment is purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC as a REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the earlier of (x) three months from the date of their purchase and (y) the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

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Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, appraisal fees, banking fees, insurance commissions or fees, property condition report fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to the Trust Loan or Foreclosed Property in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or agent of such Person other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an ownership interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person would not cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person, (e) a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Person or (f) a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan to acquire any Class R Certificate.

 

Person”: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, bank, any federal, state, county or municipal government or any bureau, department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.3(n).

 

Prime Rate”: The “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal. If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the Servicer, on the lender’s behalf, or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer, on the lender’s behalf, or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall reasonably select a comparable interest rate index.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date and each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates, the sum of (i) the Non-VRR Percentage of the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate unpaid Principal Shortfalls in respect of prior Distribution Dates.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For each Distribution Date, the amount by which the Non-VRR Percentage of the Regular Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the amount actually distributed in respect of principal to the Sequential Pay Certificates on such Distribution Date.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder or any Risk Retention Consultation Party, on the one hand, and the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, on the other hand, related to the Specially Serviced Mortgage

 

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Loan or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights or the consultation rights of any Risk Retention Consultation Party under this Agreement or (ii) strategically sensitive information in the Special Servicer’s possession that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined could compromise the Trust Fund’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the Borrower or other interested party and that is labeled or otherwise identified as Privileged Information by the Special Servicer and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall not be under any obligation to review whether any inquiry or response contains such direct communication with the Directing Certificateholder. The Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available and known to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, arbitration parties, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or (d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust Loan Sellers, any Repurchasing Seller pursuant to 3.27(b), any Risk Retention Consultation Party, any other Person (including the Directing Certificateholder, but only prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), any Companion Loan Holder that delivers an Investor Certification, any other Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification and any NRSRO that delivers an NRSRO Certification to the Certificate Administrator, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. For purposes of obtaining access to information in the possession of the Certificate Administrator and/or receiving any information or report from the Certificate Administrator’s Website (including accessing the Investor Q&A Forum), other than Distribution Date Statements only, the Borrower Related Parties, the Managers and the respective agents or Affiliates of the foregoing (in each case, as evidenced by an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) shall be deemed to not be a “Privileged Person”. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions hereof shall not limit the Servicer’s ability to make accessible certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan at a website maintained by the Servicer. None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to any Risk Retention Consultation Party or disclosure of information if the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, did not receive prior written notice that such Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Related Party. Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any written notice from any Risk Retention Consultation Party that it is or is no longer a Borrower Related Party.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis”: As defined in the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

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Property”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Property Protection Advance”: As defined in Section 3.23(b).

 

QIB”: A “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A.

 

Qualified Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: As defined in Section 2.9(a).

 

Qualified Transfer”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

RAC Decision”: (i) Any action described in clauses (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) or (x) of the definition of Major Decision and (ii) any assumption pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: With respect to the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates, the Distribution Date in August 2038.

 

Rating Agency”: S&P and KBRA, as applicable.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic format) by a Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified in this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency) immediately prior to the occurrence of the action, failure to act or other event with respect to which Rating Agency Confirmation is sought; as set forth in Section 3.28 hereof; provided that with respect to any matter affecting any Companion Loan, so long as such Companion Loan (or any portion thereof) is subject to a securitization transaction, any Rating Agency Confirmation shall also refer to the Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation from each related Companion Loan Rating Agency to the extent provided in Section 3.28. At any time during which no Certificates are rated by a Rating Agency, no Rating Agency Confirmation will be required from that Rating Agency. A Rating Agency Confirmation may be obtained or deemed to be satisfied as set forth in Section 3.28 hereof; provided that a written waiver (which may be in electronic form) or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review or to decline to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Fees”: Any fees due to each of S&P and KBRA for ongoing ratings surveillance with respect to the Certificates.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.5(d).

 

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Realized Loss”: A Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Loss or a VRR ABS Interest Realized Loss, as applicable.

 

Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for the Certificates and the VRR Interest, the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

Regular Certificates”: The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class VRR Certificates.

 

Regular Principal Distribution Amount”: For each Distribution Date, the sum of (a) all amounts collected or advanced in respect of principal with respect to the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period, (b) the principal portion of the Repurchase Price and (c) all amounts received in respect of principal in respect of the Trust Loan from Net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or the sale of the Mortgage Loan to a mezzanine lender and all amounts otherwise received in respect of principal on the Trust Loan.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Related Certificates”, “Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”: For the following Classes of Certificates, Classes of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and Classes of Certificates, as applicable, set forth below:

 

Related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests 

 

Related Certificates 

Class LA Uncertificated Interest   Class A
Class LB Uncertificated Interest   Class B
Class LC Uncertificated Interest   Class C
Class LD Uncertificated Interest   Class D
Class LE Uncertificated Interest   Class E
Class LVRR Uncertificated Interest   Class VRR

 

Relevant Action”: As defined in Section 3.29(b).

 

Relevant Distribution Date” means with respect to any “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust holding a Companion Loan, the “Distribution Date” (or analogous concept) under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

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REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the Code relating to “real estate mortgage investment conduits,” including Sections 860A through 860G of the Code.

 

Remittance Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to the Foreclosed Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Management Fee”: As to the Property when it is a Foreclosed Property, a fee payable out of the Foreclosed Property Account to the Successor Manager for managing such Property while it is owned by the Trust Fund, which shall be reasonable and customary in the market in which such Property is located.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or a Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Communication”: For purposes of Section 2.2(d) only, any communication, whether oral or written, which need not be in any specific form.

 

Repurchase Price”: An amount (without duplication) equal to (a) with respect to the Trust Loan, the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan at the weighted average of the Trust Note Rates (without giving effect to the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur (or, in the case of a repurchase of a portion of the Trust Loan, an amount equal to the aggregate accrued and unpaid interest at the weighted average of the Note Rates (exclusive of the Default Rate) on the portion(s) of the amount in clause (i) being reduced from the principal balance of the Trust Loan), (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances together with interest on Advances allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances, (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses allocable to the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement and (vi) any other expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation, and (b) with respect to any repurchase by a single Trust Loan Seller of any of such Trust Loan Seller’s individual Trust Notes, the sum of (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Trust Note, (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Trust Note at the related Note Rate (exclusive of the Default Rate) to and including the last day of the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which the repurchase is to occur, (iii) unreimbursed Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances (in each case, allocable to such Trust Note pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement) together with interest on Advances, (iv) an amount equal to all interest on outstanding Monthly Payment Advances (allocable to such Trust Note pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement), (v) any unpaid Trust Fund Expenses (allocable to such Trust Note

 

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pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement) and (vi) any other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or expected to be incurred by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase obligation (allocable to such Trust Note pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement). No Liquidation Fee shall be payable by the Trust Loan Sellers in connection with a repurchase of the Trust Loan (or a portion of the Trust Loan) due to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Initial Resolution Period or Extended Resolution Period (if applicable)).

 

Repurchase Request”: With respect to the Trust Loan, any request or demand whether oral or written that the Trust Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Breach or Material Document Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Repurchase Request Withdrawal”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Repurchased Note”: As defined in Section 3.27(a).

 

Repurchasing Seller”: As defined in Section 3.27.

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 3.7(f).

 

Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.28.

 

Required Advance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the amount of the Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan (taking into account any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount as of such Distribution Date) that would be required to be made on the related Remittance Date by the Servicer had the Borrower not made any portion of the Monthly Payment (or an Assumed Monthly Payment) for the related Payment Date (or an assumed Payment Date) less (b) the aggregate compensation payable on such Remittance Date to Servicer in respect of the Servicing Fee, the Certificate Administrator in respect of the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that constitutes the Trustee Fee) and to CREFC® in respect of the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee.

 

Reserve Account”: Any reserve account required to be maintained by the lender (or the Servicer, on its behalf) pursuant to Article III of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group, with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate

 

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Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and in the case of any certification or other document required to be signed by a Responsible Officer, an authorized signatory whose name and specimen signature appears on a list furnished to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Restricted Holder”: Any Certificateholder, Beneficial Owner of a Certificate or prospective purchaser of a Certificate (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise) or any other Person that is also a mezzanine lender (or any Affiliate or agent thereof) or an owner in any interest in a Mezzanine Loan (whether legally, beneficially or otherwise, including as a holder of a note evidencing a Mezzanine Loan, a holder of a participation interest in a Mezzanine Loan or a beneficial owner of any securities collateralized by a Mezzanine Loan) (i) as to which an event of default under a Mezzanine Loan has occurred giving rise to an automatic acceleration of such Mezzanine Loan or the right of the mezzanine lender thereunder to accelerate such Mezzanine Loan or (ii) as to which foreclosure proceedings against the related collateral have been initiated (and in respect of which, the Special Servicer has received notice thereof).

 

Restricted Period”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Retained Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan (and any successor foreclosed property with respect thereto), 0.00125% and with respect to the Companion Loans, 0%.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: Barclays Bank.

 

Risk Retention Allocation Percentage”: A fraction expressed as a percentage equal to the VRR Percentage divided by the Non-VRR Percentage.

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: As “affiliate” or “affiliated” are defined in Section 244.2 of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Risk Retention Agreement”: The Risk Retention Agreement, made and entered into as of July 26, 2018, by and among the Depositor, Barclays Bank, DBNY, GACC and Société Générale.

 

Risk Retention Certificates”: The Class VRR Certificates.

 

Risk Retention Consultation Party”: Each of (i) the party selected by the VRR Interest Owner and (ii) the parties selected by the holders of the Class VRR Certificates. The initial Risk Retention Consultation Parties are expected to be Barclays Bank, DBNY and Société Générale.

 

Risk Retention Period”: The period from the Closing Date until the date that is the earliest of (A) the latest of (i) the date on which the total unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan has been reduced to 33% of the total unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan as of the Cut-off Date; (ii) the date on which the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates and the VRR Interest Balance of the VRR Interest has been reduced to 33% of the total outstanding Certificate Balance of the Certificates and the VRR Interest Balance of the

 

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VRR Interest as of the Closing Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; or (B) subject to the consent of the Retaining Sponsor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the date on which the Credit Risk Retention Rules have been officially repealed or abolished in their entirety or officially determined by the relevant regulatory agencies to be no longer applicable to the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the VRR ABS Interests.

 

Rule 15Ga-1”: Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act.

 

Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.2(d).

 

Rule 17g-5”: Rule 17g-5 under the Exchange Act.

 

Rule 144A”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(b).

 

Rule 144A Information”: As defined in Section 3.21(d).

 

Rule 144A Information Recipients”: As defined in Section 3.21(d).

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Sarbanes Oxley Act” means the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: With respect to an Other Securitization Trust, the certification required to be filed together with such Other Securitization Trust’s Exchange Act report on Form 10-K pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and Rule 15d-14 of the Exchange Act.

 

Scheduled Maturity Date”: The Payment Date occurring in August 2028.

 

Securitization Cooperation Provisions”: The provisions set forth in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (which sections provide for, among other things, indemnifications by the Borrower for certain information contained in the Offering Circular).

 

Securitization Indemnification Agreement”: The indemnification agreement, dated as of July 26, 2018, among the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trust Loan Sellers, the Borrower and the Guarantor.

 

Sequential Pay Certificates”: The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E Certificates.

 

Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or if any successor servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor servicer.

 

Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17.

 

Servicer Investment Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5(a).

 

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Servicer Servicing Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5(a).

 

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Service(s)” or “Servicing”: In accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan or any other assets of the Trust by an entity (other than the Certificate Administrator or Trustee) that meets the definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB. For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit L hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to the Trust Loan, each Companion Loan and any Foreclosed Property, a fee payable monthly out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.17, (which includes the Excess Servicing Fee), that will accrue at the Servicing Fee Rate, with respect to any amount collected within a collection period and will consist of an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount, on the same interest accrual basis, and for the same Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period respecting which any related interest payment on the Trust Loan or such Companion Loan, as the case may be, is (or would have been) computed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to the Trust Loan, 0.0025% per annum; and with respect to the Companion Loans, 0.00125% per annum.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, that is performing activities that address the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of any date of determination.

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer or the Special Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Servicing Released Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Servicing Retained Bid”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Relevant Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the

 

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date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that that in the event the Property securing a Companion Loan is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan, the date on which quarterly financial statements are required to be delivered to the related lender under the Mortgage Loan Documents is, with respect to net operating income information, forty-five (45) days following the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.3(n).

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.6.

 

Special Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or if any successor special servicer is appointed as herein provided, such successor special servicer.

 

Special Servicer Customary Expense”: As defined in Section 3.17(c).

 

Special Servicer Investment Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5(b).

 

Special Servicer Servicing Personnel”: As defined in Section 6.5(b).

 

Special Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.1(a).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: If the Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee payable monthly to the Special Servicer equal to an amount computed on the basis of the same principal amount and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment on the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan is computed, at a rate of 0.125% per annum until the Special Servicing Loan Event with respect to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan no longer exists. Such fee shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other fee or other sum payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicing Fee shall be deemed payable from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Special Servicing Loan Event”: With respect to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan, (i) the Borrower has not made two consecutive Monthly Payments (and has not cured at least one such delinquency by the next Payment Date under the Mortgage Loan Documents) in respect of the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Servicer and/or the Trustee have made two consecutive Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan (regardless of whether such Monthly Payment Advances have been reimbursed); (iii) the Borrower fails to make the entire Balloon Payment when due, and the Borrower has not delivered to the Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, a fully executed term sheet, refinancing commitment or signed purchase and sale agreement that is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Servicer from an acceptable lender or servicer that provides that such refinancing or sale will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that a Special Servicing Loan Event will occur if either (x) such

 

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refinancing does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing specified in such documentation or (y) the Servicer is required to make a Monthly Payment Advance at any time prior to such refinancing or sale); (iv) the Servicer has received notice that the Borrower has become the subject as debtor of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding, admitted in writing the inability to pay its debts as they come due or made an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the Servicer has received notice of a foreclosure or threatened foreclosure of any lien on the Property; (vi) the Borrower has expressed in writing to the Servicer or Special Servicer an inability to pay the amounts owed under the Mortgage Loan in a timely manner, (vii) in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable; or (viii) a default under the Mortgage Loan of which the Servicer has notice (other than a failure by the Borrower to pay principal or interest) and that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner or any Companion Loan Holder has occurred and remains unremedied for the applicable grace period specified in the Mortgage Loan Documents (or, if no grace period is specified, 60 days); provided, that a Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease (a) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, when the Borrower has brought the Mortgage Loan current and, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) above, thereafter made three consecutive full and timely Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loan, and in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) pursuant to the workout of the Mortgage Loan, or (b) with respect to the circumstances described in clauses (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii) above, when such circumstances cease to exist in the judgment of the Servicer (consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices); provided, in any case, that at that time no other circumstance exists (as described above) that would constitute a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan”: The Mortgage Loan during the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event.

 

Startup Day”: As defined in Section 12.1(c).

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities industry) of the Mortgage Loan but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to the Mortgage Loan under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of an Additional Servicer).

 

Subsequent Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.10(i).

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that (i) Services the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer and (ii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the servicing functions required to be performed by the Servicer, Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, under this Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Entity”: As defined in Section 7.1(a)(x)

 

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Successful Bidder”: As defined in Section 7.2(b).

 

Successor Manager”: Any Independent Contractor as selected or retained by the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, to serve as manager of the Foreclosed Property, which designation, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency, will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned to the Certificates or any Companion Loan Securities by such Rating Agency.

 

Tax Matters Person”: The Person designated as the “tax matters person” of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d).

 

Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.2(a).

 

Terminated Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(g).

 

Terminating Party”: As defined in Section 7.1(g).

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.3(o)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named “BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust”.

 

Trust A Notes”: Note A-1-A, Note A-2-A and Note A-3-A.

 

Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount”: Any portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the Trust Notes.

 

Trust B Note”: The B Notes.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created by this Agreement, consisting of (i) the Trust Loan, including the Trust Notes together with the Mortgage File (exclusive of the original Companion Loan Notes) relating thereto (other than the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions, which rights shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be assigned to the Trustee under this Agreement); (ii) all scheduled and unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Trust Notes; (iii) the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property); (iv) all revenues received in respect of the Foreclosed Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Foreclosed Property); (v) the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Property required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any indemnities or guaranties given as additional security for the Trust Notes (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) all funds deposited in the Collection Account (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Interest Reserve Account and the Distribution Account, including reinvestment income thereon (except as otherwise provided herein); (viii) any environmental indemnity agreements relating to the

 

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Property (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (ix) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement; (x) the security interest in the Reserve Accounts granted pursuant to Section 2.1 (but only to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (xi) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC; (xii) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests; and (xiii) the proceeds of any of the foregoing.

 

Trust Fund Expenses”: Any unanticipated and certain other default related expenses incurred by the Trust (including, without limitation, all interest on Advances and any other unanticipated expenses of the Trust reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or deemed a Nonrecoverable Advance) and all other amounts (such as indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees), in each case, permitted to be retained, reimbursed or withdrawn and remitted by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself or the Trustee), as applicable, from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Trust Loan”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Purchase Agreement”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest”: As to Barclays Bank, a 50% interest in the Trust Loan, as to GACC, a 20% interest in the Trust Loan, and as to Société Générale, a 30% interest in the Trust Loan.

 

Trust Loan Sellers”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust Note Rate”: With respect to any Trust Note, the Note Rate of such Trust Note.

 

Trust Notes”: As defined in the Introductory Statement.

 

Trust REMIC”: The Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as trustee, or if any successor trustee is appointed as herein provided, such successor trustee.

 

Trustee Fee”: The portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee payable monthly by the Certificate Administrator to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.5.

 

Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests”: Any of the Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to the Property subject to the Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such Property is not fully reimbursable (but without regard to any applicable deductible provisions) by any insurance policy required to be

 

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maintained with respect thereto pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement.

 

Unscheduled Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date, all payments and collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loan or upon foreclosure or liquidation of the Property (net of related foreclosure expenses and Liquidation Expenses) during the related Collection Period including, but not limited to, prepayments due to acceleration of the Mortgage Loan, Net Liquidation Proceeds, Net Proceeds, Net Foreclosure Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, voluntary prepayments and other payments and collections on such Mortgage Loan not scheduled to be received, other than Monthly Payments or the Balloon Payment.

 

Upper-Tier Distribution Account”: A subaccount of the Distribution Account, which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund and the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the two separate REMICs comprising the Trust Fund, the assets of which consist of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account.

 

U.S. Person”: A Person that is (i) a citizen or resident alien of the United States; (ii) a corporation, partnership (except as provided in applicable Treasury regulations) or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes; (iii) an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income; (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as a U.S. Person); or (v) any other Person that is disregarded as separate from its ownership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and whose owner is described in clauses (i) through (iv) above.

 

U.S. Securities Person”: A “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate or Class of Certificates. At any time that any Certificates are outstanding, the Voting Rights allocated to any Class of Regular Certificates will be equal to a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Balances (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates), in each case determined as of the prior Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Balances (and in connection with certain votes under this Agreement, taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates. The Class R Certificates and the VRR Interest shall not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

 

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VRR ABS Interest Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the VRR Percentage of the Aggregate Available Funds for such Distribution Date.

 

VRR ABS Interest Balance”: The Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates or the VRR Interest Balance of the VRR Interest, as applicable.

 

VRR ABS Interest Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for the VRR ABS Interests, an amount equal to the product of (A) the Risk Retention Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of interest distributed on the Non-VRR Certificates pursuant to clauses first, fourth, seventh, tenth and thirteenth of Section 4.1(a) on such Distribution Date.

 

VRR ABS Interest Owners”: Holders of the Class VRR Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, as the case may be.

 

VRR ABS Interest Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to the VRR ABS Interests for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (A) the Risk Retention Allocation Percentage and (B) the aggregate amount of principal distributed on the Non-Retained Certificates pursuant to clauses second, fifth, eighth, eleventh and fourteenth of Section 4.1(a) on such Distribution Date.

 

VRR ABS Interest Rate”: For each of the Class VRR Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests, an effective rate of interest equal to the WAC Rate.

 

VRR ABS Interest Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the amount, if any, by which (i) the VRR ABS Interest Balance of the VRR ABS Interests after giving effect to distributions made on such Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the product of (a) the VRR Percentage and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan after giving effect to (x) any payments of principal received with respect to the Payment Date occurring immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (y) the aggregate reductions of the principal balance of the Trust Loan that have been permanently made as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, modification or otherwise.

 

VRR ABS Interests”: The Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest, individually or collectively, as the context may require.

 

VRR Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust representing the right to receive the VRR Interest Percentage of all amounts collected on the Trust Loan, net of all expenses of the Trust, and distributable on each Distribution Date to Holders of Certificates (other than to the Class R Certificates) and to the VRR Interest Owner (i.e., representing the right to receive the VRR Interest Percentage of all amounts distributable on each Distribution Date to the Holders of the Regular Certificates). The VRR Interest evidences a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree not to treat the VRR Interest as a security under applicable law.

 

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VRR Interest Balance”: With respect to the VRR Interest (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to $4,266,000 and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the VRR Interest Balance on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on all previous Distribution Dates and (b) any VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses allocated to the VRR Interest on all previous Distribution Dates.

 

VRR Interest Owner”: The Person who owns the VRR Interest, as identified to the Certificate Administrator in writing. At any time, there shall be only one VRR Interest Owner. Société Générale is the VRR Interest Owner as of the Closing Date. Until it receives notice to the contrary in the form of both Exhibit J-7 and Exhibit J-8 hereto pursuant to Section 5.3(h), the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the VRR Interest Owner and, thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification in the form of notice of the new owner and submission of both Exhibit J-7 and Exhibit J-8 hereto pursuant to Section 5.3(q) with respect to the identity of the VRR Interest Owner.

 

VRR Interest Percentage”: 1.5004221%

 

VRR Percentage”: 5.0014069%.

 

WAC Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date is equal to the weighted average of the applicable Net Trust Note Rates of the Trust Notes as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective principal balances as of the first day of such Collection Period (after giving effect to any payments received during any applicable grace period).

 

Weighted Average Note Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loan, the weighted average of the Note Rates (weighted based on the outstanding principal balance of the related Note as of such date).

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.4(e).

 

Work-out Fee”: A fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(c) equal to 0.250% of each payment of principal and interest (other than Default Interest) made on the Mortgage Loan following the execution of a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, if a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by such agreement (for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur); provided that any such Work-out Fee shall be reduced by the Net Modification Fees paid by the Borrower with respect to the Mortgage Loan that were received and retained by the Special Servicer, but only to the extent those Net Modification Fees have not previously been deducted from a Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee (each amount of the Work-out Fee will be reduced to an amount (but not to an amount less than zero) until the aggregate amount of such reductions equals such Net Modification Fees); provided further that such Work-out Fee will be subject to an aggregate $1,375,000 cap.

 

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Yield Maintenance Premium”: As defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

1.2.        Interpretation. (a)  Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and a “related” Collection Period, Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, Certificate Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, such reference shall be to the Collection Period, Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period, Certificate Interest Accrual Period or Payment Date, as applicable, occurring immediately preceding or most recently ended prior to, as applicable, such Distribution Date.

 

(b)         Whenever this Agreement refers to a Distribution Date and an “applicable” Pass-Through Rate, such reference shall be to the Pass-Through Rate for the applicable Class for the related Certificate Interest Accrual Period.

 

(c)         The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section and Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to Sections and Exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(d)         Calculations of interest on the Regular Certificates and the VRR Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

1.3.        Certain Calculations in Respect of the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan. (a)  All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from or on behalf of the Borrower, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds (other than amounts required to be applied to the restoration, preservation or repair of the Property or to be released to the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents) shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents and Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, in the absence of such express provisions or if and to the extent that such terms authorize the mortgagee to use its discretion and in any event for purposes of calculating distributions hereunder after a Mortgage Loan Event of Default, all such amounts collected that are not required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be deemed to be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued thereon at the Advance Rate and, if applicable, unpaid Liquidation Expenses and unpaid Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Notes that have not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on each outstanding Trust Note at the applicable Net Trust Note Rate (without giving effect to any increase in such Net Trust Note Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection

 

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with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Note and Trust B Note, in that order); fourth, as a recovery of principal due and payable on the Trust Loan, including by reason of acceleration of the Mortgage Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, if the Trust Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), first to the Trust A Note and second to the Trust B Note, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero; fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan to the extent of the cumulative amounts of reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Note and Trust B Note, in that order); sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently applied to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items; seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow; eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Premiums on the Trust Loan; ninth, as a recovery of any Assumption Fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; tenth, as a recovery of any Default Interest or late charges then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; and eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan, provided that, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions of the Code, payments or proceeds received with respect to release of any portion of the Property (including following a condemnation) from the lien of the applicable Mortgage and Mortgage Loan Documents must be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC Provisions if, immediately following such release, the loan-to value ratio of the Mortgage Loan exceeds 125% (based solely on real property and excluding any personal property and going concern value).

 

(b)         Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of the Foreclosed Property (exclusive of amounts to be applied to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of the Foreclosed Property) that are not required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be deemed to be applied in the following order of priority: first, as a recovery of any related and unreimbursed Advances plus interest accrued thereon and, if applicable, unpaid Liquidation Expenses and unpaid Trust Fund Expenses; second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances or interest thereon to the extent previously reimbursed from principal collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan; third, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Notes that have not been the subject of a Monthly Payment Advance, to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest on each outstanding Trust Note at the applicable Net Trust Note Rate (without giving effect to any increase in such Net Trust Note Rate required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement as a result of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) through and including the end of the Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period in which such collections were received by or on behalf of the Trust, over (ii) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal

 

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Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Note and Trust B Note, in that order); fourth, as a recovery of principal due and payable on the Trust Loan, including by reason of acceleration of the Trust Loan following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance), first, to the Trust A Note and second to the Trust B Note, in each case until their respective principal balances have been reduced to zero; fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan to the extent of the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment Advances for the Trust Loan that have theretofore occurred under Section 3.23(a) in connection with Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts (to the extent that collections have not theretofore been applied as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates) (such accrued and unpaid interest to be applied sequentially to accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust A Note and Trust B Note, in that order); sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Premium on the Trust Loan; seventh, as a recovery of any Default Interest then deemed to be due and owing under the Mortgage Loan; and eighth, as a recovery of any other amounts deemed to be due and owing in respect of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)         All net present value calculations and determinations made under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans or the Property or Foreclosed Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Accepted Servicing Practices”) shall be made using a discount rate appropriate for the type of cash flows being discounted; namely (i) for principal and interest payments on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, or sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans if it is in default by the Special Servicer, the higher of (1) the rate determined by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the Borrower on similar debt of the Borrower as of such date of determination and (2) the Weighted Average Note Rate on the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans, as the case may be, based on its outstanding principal balance and (ii) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal).

 

2.              DECLARATION OF TRUST; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

2.1.         Creation and Declaration of Trust; Conveyance of the Trust Loan. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over, and otherwise conveys or causes to be conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner, without recourse (except to the extent otherwise provided herein and in the Mortgage Loan Documents), the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter arising, wherever located, in and to all of the items referred to in the definition of “Trust Fund”, including without limitation (i) all rights and remedies of the Depositor under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in, to and under the Reserve Accounts, (iii) all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Loan as of the Closing Date and (iv) all other assets included or to be included in the Lower-Tier REMIC for the benefit of the Upper-Tier REMIC. Such transfer and assignment includes all payments of interest on the Trust

 

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Loan due and payable on and after the Cut-off Date and all principal payments received on or after the Cut-off Date.

 

Such sale, transfer and assignment include any related escrow accounts and any security interest under the Trust Loan (whether in real or personal property and whether tangible or intangible) and all related rights to payments made or required to be made to the Depositor by the Borrower or any other party under the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan. Such sale, transfer and assignment further include all Mortgage Loan Documents relating to the Trust Loan (other than the Securitization Cooperation Provisions). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be part of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)         In connection with such sale, transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the Custodian (i) the original Trust Notes (or if any Trust Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit with a customary indemnity provision, together with a copy of such Note), endorsed without recourse to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS without recourse or warranty except as set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Wilmington Trust, National Association as Trustee”, which Notes and all endorsements thereon shall show a complete chain of endorsement from the original payee(s) to the Trustee and (ii) on or before the fifth day after the Closing Date (the “Delivery Date”), the following documents or instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loan (collectively with the original Trust Notes required under clause (i) above, the “Mortgage File”), in each case executed by the parties thereto:

 

(A)         the original Trust Notes (or if any Trust Note has been lost, a lost affidavit with a customary indemnity provision, together with a copy of such Trust Note), fully executed and endorsed without recourse to the order of the Trustee in the following form: “Pay to the order of Wilmington Trust, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee in trust for Holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, and the VRR Interest Owner, without recourse or warranty except as set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian”, which Trust Notes and all endorsements thereon shall show a complete chain of endorsement from the original payee(s) to the Trustee;

 

(B)          the original Loan Agreement, including all amendments thereto;

 

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(C)          (i) the original recorded counterpart of the Mortgage or (ii) a certified copy of the Mortgage;

 

(D)          the original recorded Ground Lease or certified copy of the recorded Ground Lease, including all amendments thereto and any related estoppel or similar agreements and notice to the lessor of the transfer of the Trust Loan to the Trust;

 

(E)          the original recorded Assignment of Mortgage, in favor of the Trustee, and in a form that is complete and suitable for recording in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located to “Wilmington Trust, National Association, solely in its capacity as Trustee for BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS and the Senior Pari Passu Companion Loan Holders”, without recourse;

 

(F)          the original recorded Assignment of Leases;

 

(G)          the original assignment of the recorded Assignment of Leases, in favor of the Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Senior Pari Passu Companion Loan Holders, without recourse;

 

(H)          an original of any non-recourse carve-out guaranties, if any;

 

(I)            an original of any environmental indemnities;

 

(J)            an original of any Origination Date reserve guaranties;

 

(K)           an original of any assignment of management agreement;

 

(L)            where applicable, a copy of each UCC-1 financing statement (and an original thereof shall have been sent for filing), together with a fully executed UCC-3 financing statement, in a form that is complete and suitable for filing, disclosing the assignment from the secured party named in such UCC-1 financing statement to the Trustee of the security interest in the personal property and other UCC collateral constituting security for repayment of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(M)          the lender’s title insurance policy obtained in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan (or an executed irrevocable agreement by the title insurance company to issue a title insurance policy pursuant to and in conformity with (1) a marked, signed commitment to insure and (2) a pro forma title insurance policy), together with any endorsements thereto;

 

(N)           the original Co-Lender Agreement;

 

(O)           an original of any pledge and security agreement;

 

(P)            an original of any account control agreement;

 

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(Q)           an original of any cash management agreement;

 

(R)           any other material written agreements related to the Mortgage Loan or any other documents and/or certifications executed and/or delivered by the Lender, the Borrower, the Borrower Sponsor or any other Person in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any amendment thereof and any legal opinions delivered in connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(S)           all other instruments, if any, constituting additional security for the repayment of the Mortgage Loan; and

 

(T)           any and all amendments, modifications and supplements to, and waivers related to, any of the foregoing.

 

The Depositor shall provide the Servicer promptly following the Closing Date, at its own expense, with copies of all such documents in its possession constituting part of the Mortgage File. Where the Depositor is not expressly required to deliver or cause to be delivered originals of documents and/or instruments referred to in this Section 2.1(b), copies of such documents and/or instruments may be delivered electronically via PDF. For the avoidance of doubt, the documents referred to in clauses (C)(ii), (D) (L), (M), (R), (S) and (T) may be delivered electronically via PDF or copies may be delivered of such documents.

 

In addition, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for its review, all required insurance policies or certificates issued by the insurers showing such insurance to be in effect on the Closing Date, together with proof of payment of premiums relating thereto (which may consist of such policies or certificates).

 

Each Assignment of Mortgage and UCC-3 financing statements to be filed in the appropriate filing offices or record depositories shall be filed or recorded, as applicable, by a designee of the Depositor, with instructions to return all such recorded documents, or other evidences of filing issued by the applicable governmental offices, to the Custodian, with a copy to the Servicer. In the event that any such document is determined to be defective or not to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable filing office or recording depository, or if any such document is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Depositor shall promptly prepare a substitute document, and shall cause each such document to be duly submitted for filing or recording, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.1(b), in those instances where the public recording office retains the original Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage, if applicable, after any has been recorded, the obligations of the Depositor hereunder and the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Custodian of a copy of such Mortgage, or Assignment of Mortgage, if applicable, certified by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof.

 

The ownership of the Trust Notes, all other contents of the Mortgage File and the other assets in the Trust Fund shall be vested in the Trust or the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and (other than the Trust Notes) the Companion

 

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Loan Holders. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer agree to take no action inconsistent with the Trustee’s ownership of the Trust Loan and to promptly indicate to all inquiring parties that the Trust Loan has been sold and to claim no ownership interest in the Trust Loan. All original documents relating to the Trust Loan that are not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner. In the event that any such original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.1(b) to be a part of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Custodian.

 

2.2.         Acceptance by the Trustee and the Custodian. (a)  By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it by the Depositor of the Trust Fund in good faith without notice of adverse claims and the Custodian declares that it holds and will hold or will cause to be held such documents as are delivered to it constituting the Mortgage File (to the extent the documents constituting the Mortgage File are actually delivered to it) in trust, upon the conditions herein set forth, for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

(b)          The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator shall constitute certification by the Custodian that (i) the original Trust Notes specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” and all allonges thereto, if any, have been received by the Custodian; and (ii) such original Trust Notes have been reviewed by the Custodian and (A) appear regular on their face (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute irregularities if initialed by the Borrower), (B) appear to have been executed and (C) purport to relate to the Trust Loan. The Custodian agrees to review or cause to be reviewed the Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, and to deliver to the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Servicer and the Special Servicer a report certifying, subject to any exceptions found by it in such review, that (A) all documents referred to in Section 2.1(b) have been received, and (B) all documents have been executed, appear to be what they purport to be, purport to be recorded or filed (as applicable) and have not been torn, mutilated or otherwise defaced, and appear on their faces to relate to the Mortgage Loan. The Custodian shall have no responsibility for reviewing the Mortgage File except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2(b). The Custodian shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review, or examine any such documents, instruments or certificates to independently determine that they are valid, genuine, enforceable, legally sufficient, duly authorized, or appropriate for the represented purpose, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except to determine if the endorsement conforms to the requirements of Section 2.1(b)), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, to independently determine that any document has actually been filed or recorded in the appropriate office, that any document is other than what it purports to be on its face, or whether the title insurance policies relate to the Property.

 

If the Depositor cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of Section 2.1(b) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of Section 2.1 shall be deemed to have been

 

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satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Delivery Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the Trust Loan Sellers to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the Delivery Date, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of Section 2.1(b) to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within 180 days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed 18 months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to so long as the Depositor provides a certification in writing to the Custodian no less often than every 90 days that it is attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy).

 

(c)          Upon the first anniversary following the Closing Date, the Custodian shall deliver a final exception report as to any remaining documents that are not in the Mortgage File, whereupon, within 90 days, the Depositor shall either: (i) cause such document deficiency to be cured; or (ii) if such exception is a Material Document Defect, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Trust Loan Sellers to (1) repurchase the Trust Loan pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or (2) indemnify the Trust for losses directly related to such Material Breach or Material Document Defect (but only if such Material Document Defect is not related to the Trust Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, and subject to the receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such action) pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement if such exception is a Material Document Defect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defect (except for a Defect with respect to the documents described in clause (i) of Section 2.1(b) and the documents described in clauses (ii)(B), (C) and (G) of Section 2.1(b) or a Defect that relates to the Trust Loan being other than a Qualified Mortgage) shall be considered to be a Material Document Defect unless the document with respect to which a Defect exists is required in connection with (A) an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the Trust Loan; (B) defending any claim asserted by the Borrower or third party with respect to the Trust Loan; (C) establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the Trust Loan; or (D) any immediate significant servicing obligations. The Trustee’s sole remedy against the Trust Loan Sellers in connection with a Material Document Defect is to enforce the Trust Loan Sellers’ cure, repurchase and/or indemnity obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(d)          If the Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request (the receiving Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request (a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal”) or such a Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal is forwarded to the Servicer or Special Servicer by another party hereto, then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal (each, a “Rule 15Ga-1 Notice”) to the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders and the

 

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Trust Loan Sellers, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such party’s receipt thereof. Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice may be delivered by electronic means.

 

Each Rule 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the Property, (ii) the date the Repurchase Communication of the Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal is received, and (iii) in the case of a Repurchase Request, (A) the identity of the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) if known, the basis for the Repurchase Request (as asserted in the Repurchase Request) and (C) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Trust Loan Purchase Agreement will provide that (i) any Rule 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) is so provided only to assist the Trust Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided pursuant to this Section 2.2(d) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any Repurchase Request that is the subject of a Rule 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives a Repurchase Communication of a Repurchase Request or a Repurchase Request Withdrawal, then such party shall promptly forward such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Servicer (or to the Special Servicer, if a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing), and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a “Repurchase Request Withdrawal” under Section 2.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement relating to BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS requiring action by you as the recipient of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal thereunder.” Upon receipt of such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient of such Repurchase Communication of such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(d) with respect to such Repurchase Request or Repurchase Request Withdrawal.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal of a Repurchase Request Withdrawal of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall promptly give notice of such Repurchase Request Withdrawal to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

In the event that the Mortgage Loan is repurchased pursuant to Section 2.9, the Servicer or Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of such repurchase.

 

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2.3.         Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. (a) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Trustee possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)          the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Trustee’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Trustee is a party or which may be applicable to the Trustee or any of its assets;

 

(iii)         except to the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction in which a part of the Trust Fund may be located require that a co-trustee or separate trustee be appointed to act with respect to the Property as contemplated by Section 8.10, the Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

 (iv)        this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)          the Trustee is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Trustee or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)         no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

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(vii)        no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(viii)       the Trustee is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect and/or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(c).

 

(b)          The respective representations and warranties of the Trustee set forth in this Section 2.3 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.

 

2.4.         Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)           the Certificate Administrator is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing, and is in good standing under the laws of the United States; the Certificate Administrator possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s articles of association or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Certificate Administrator is a party or which may be applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any of its assets;

 

(iii)        the Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)        this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, conservatorship, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)         the Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order, law or regulation of any federal, state,

 

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municipal or governmental agency of or in the United States of America having jurisdiction, which violation would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or operations of the Certificate Administrator or its properties or might have consequences that would materially affect the performance of its duties hereunder or thereunder;

 

(vi)        no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or registration of filing with, or notice to any court, governmental or regulatory agency or body, is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate Administrator of this Agreement or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;

 

(vii)       the Certificate Administrator is covered by errors and omissions insurance coverage which is in full force and effect and/or otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 8.6(b); and

 

(viii)      no litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit its entering into or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)         The respective representations and warranties of the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Section 2.4 shall survive until the termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the other parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.

 

2.5.        Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)          it is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and Companion Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely

 

 

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affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust Fund to realize on the Collateral;

 

(iii)        this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy and receivership laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

 

(iv)        it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

(v)         all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

(vi)        there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

(vii)       it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case, complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof.

 

(b)         The representations and warranties of the Servicer set forth in this Section 2.5 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.

 

2.6.        Representations and Warranties of the Special Servicer. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)         it is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the United States; it is, and throughout the term of this Agreement shall remain, duly authorized and qualified to transact business in the jurisdiction where the Property is located to the extent required by applicable law and necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof; it possesses and shall continue to possess all requisite authority, power, licenses, permits, franchise, and approvals to conduct its business and to execute, deliver, and comply with its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        the execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of and compliance with the terms hereof in the manner contemplated by this Agreement will not violate its articles of association or by-laws, or any other material instrument governing

 

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its operations, or any laws, regulations, orders or decrees of any governmental authority applicable to it and will not constitute a default (or any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any material contract, agreement, or other instrument to which it is a party or which may be applicable to any of its assets, which violation or default would have consequences that would materially and adversely affect its financial condition or operations or its properties taken as a whole or its ability to perform its obligations hereunder, or materially impair the ability of the Trust Fund to realize on the Collateral;

 

 (iii)      this Agreement constitutes its valid, legal, and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy and receivership laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance;

 

 (iv)      it has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it;

 

 (v)       all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been obtained or made;

 

 (vi)      there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against it, the outcome of which, in its reasonable judgment, could reasonably be expected to prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and

 

 (vii)     it has errors and omissions insurance and fidelity bond coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case, complies with the requirements of Section 3.11 hereof.

 

(b)         The representations and warranties of the Special Servicer set forth in this Section 2.6 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.

 

2.7.        Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. (a)  The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the other parties hereto and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner that as of the Closing Date:

 

(i)         the Depositor is a Delaware limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with full power and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to create the trust pursuant hereto;

 

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Depositor; neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under (A) any of the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on the Depositor, (B) the organizational documents of the Depositor, or (C) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound or any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it;

 

(iii)       the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof;

 

(iv)       this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(v)        there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be determined adversely to the Depositor and will, if determined adversely to the Depositor, materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       the Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations hereunder;

 

(vii)      other than the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, the Depositor has taken no action to impair or encumber the title to the Trust Loan or to subject it to any offsets, defenses or counterclaims during the Depositor’s ownership thereof;

 

(viii)     the Depositor is accounting for the transfer of the Trust Loan as a sale under generally accepted accounting principles and for federal income tax purposes;

 

(ix)       the Depositor is not, and, after giving effect to the transfers contemplated under this Agreement, will not be, insolvent; and

 

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(x)        the Depositor has not transferred the Trust Loan with an intent to hinder, delay or defraud its creditors.

 

(b)       The representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in this Section 2.7 shall survive until termination of this Agreement, and shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

(c)       Neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates shall insure or guarantee distributions on the Certificates. Subject to Section 2.9(a) and (b), neither the Certificateholders, the Trustee, or the Certificate Administrator on their behalf shall have any rights or remedies against the Depositor for any losses or other claims in connection with the Certificates or the Trust Loan.

 

2.8.      Reserved.

 

2.9.      Representations and Warranties Contained in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement. (a)  Upon discovery by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee of (i) a Material Breach of any representation and warranty set forth in Exhibit A to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, which representation and warranty was made by the Trust Loan Sellers in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and has been assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, or (ii) a Material Document Defect, such Person shall give prompt notice thereof to the other parties hereto and the Trust Loan Sellers, and upon receipt of such notice the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause the applicable Trust Loan Seller, to the extent obligated to do so under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, to cure such Material Document Defect or Material Breach or repurchase its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan under the terms of and within the time period specified by the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, it being understood and agreed that none of such Persons has an obligation to conduct any investigation with respect to such matters; provided, that within ninety (90) days of (i) the receipt by the applicable Trust Loan Seller of notice of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach, as the case may be, or (ii) the discovery of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach by any party hereto, in the case of a Material Document Defect or Material Breach that would cause the Trust Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) (but without regard to the rule in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2), which treats defective obligations as a qualified mortgage) (a “Qualified Mortgage”), will be a Material Breach or Material Document Defect, respectively, and with respect to any such Material Breach or Material Document Defect (the “Initial Resolution Period”), the applicable Trust Loan Seller will be required (x) to repurchase its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan at an amount equal to its Repurchase Price, (y) promptly to cure such Material Breach or Material Document Defect, as the case may be, in all material respects; provided, that in the case of this clause (y), any such cure that is of a monetary nature shall be made by the Trust Loan Sellers on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Loan Percentage Interests and any Trust Loan Seller that pays more than such pro rata share shall be entitled to contribution from the other Trust Loan Sellers or (z) if such Material Breach or Material Document Defect is not related to the Trust Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, to indemnify the Trust for its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest of the losses directly related to

 

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such Material Document Defect or Material Breach (in the case of clause (z), subject, in the case of any partial repurchase or indemnity in lieu of a repurchase, to receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such action); provided, that in the event that such Material Breach or Material Document Defect does not cause the Trust Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage and is capable of being cured but not within such Initial Resolution Period if the applicable Trust Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Document Defect or Material Breach, such Trust Loan Seller will have an additional ninety (90) days to complete such cure (the “Extended Resolution Period”); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Resolution Period, such Trust Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee and the Servicer and the Special Servicer setting forth the reason why such Material Breach or Material Document Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Resolution Period and what actions such Trust Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that such Trust Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Breach or Material Document Defect will be cured within the Extended Resolution Period. For the avoidance of doubt, no Liquidation Fee will be payable by any Trust Loan Seller in connection with a repurchase of its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or any indemnification payment by a Trust Loan Seller to a Material Breach or a Material Document Defect if made in accordance with and within the Initial Resolution Period or any Extended Resolution Period.

 

(b)       Upon receipt by the Servicer from any Trust Loan Seller of its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Repurchase Price for its Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan or any indemnification payment by such Trust Loan Seller, the Servicer shall deposit such amount in the Collection Account, and the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to (1) the receipt by the Servicer of the Repurchase Price and the deposit of the Repurchase Price into the Collection Account pursuant to this Section 2.9(b) and (2) if applicable, compliance with the conditions set forth in clause (c) below, (i) release or cause to be released to the designees of the applicable Trust Loan Seller the Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty (except that the Trust Loan is owned by the Trust and is being sold free and clear of liens and encumbrances), as shall be prepared by such designee to vest in such designee the Trust Loan released pursuant hereto and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File and (ii) release or cause to be released to the applicable Trust Loan Seller any escrow payments and reserve funds held by the Trustee, or on the Trustee’s behalf, in respect of such Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest in the Trust Loan.

 

(c)       In the event that less than all of the Trust Notes are repurchased pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and at least one Trust Note remains in the Trust, the provisions of Section 3.27 of this Agreement shall govern the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(d)       [Reserved].

 

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(e)       In the event that the Trust Loan is repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.9, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase.

 

(f)        It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers referred to in this Section 2.9 shall be the sole remedies available to the Certificateholders or the Trustee respecting a Material Breach of the Trust Loan Sellers’ representations and warranties regarding the Mortgage Loan, the Property and any Material Document Defect.

 

2.10.    Execution and Delivery of Certificates; Issuance of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests.  The Trustee acknowledges the assignment in trust by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Trust Notes and other assets comprising the Trust Fund. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange therefor, (i) the Certificate Administrator acknowledges the issuance of (x) the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests to the Depositor and (y) the Class LT-R Interest, in exchange for the Trust Loan, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, (ii) immediately thereafter, the Certificate Administrator acknowledges (x) the assignment by the Depositor to the Trustee of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, and in exchange therefor that it (y) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and has issued the Class UT-R Interest, and (z) has executed and has authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates, representing the Class LT-R and Class UT-R Interests, and (iii) the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of the Regular Certificates and the VRR Interest in authorized denominations and the Class UT-R Interest evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC.

 

2.11.    Miscellaneous REMIC Provisions.  (a)  The Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class UT-R Interest, represented by the Class R Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

The Class LA, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LE, Class LVRR and LVRRI Uncertificated Interests are hereby designated as the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code, and the Class LT-R Interest, represented by the Class R Certificates, is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

3.         ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE Mortgage Loan

 

3.1.       Servicer to Act as the Servicer; Special Servicer to Act as the Special Servicer. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, each as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan and administer the Foreclosed Property solely on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, all the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted one lender (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) (as determined by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the exercise

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of its good faith and reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law (including the REMIC Provisions), the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the following standards: (i) the higher of (a) the same manner in which and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, services and administers similar loans and administers foreclosed properties for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders in servicing their own loans and administering their own foreclosed properties, or (b) with the care, skill, prudence and diligence the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, uses for loans which it owns or for foreclosed properties it owns and administers; (ii) with a view to the timely collection of (a) all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan comes into and continues in default and if no satisfactory arrangements can be made for the collection of the delinquent payments, the maximization of the recovery on the Mortgage Loan to the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest owner and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted one lender (taking into account the interests of each of the holders of the Notes and the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) on a net present value basis and (b) the payment of Trust Fund Expenses that are reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and (iii) without regard to:

 

(A)         any relationship that the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with any Borrower Related Party, any Trust Loan Seller, any Companion Loan Holder, the VRR Interest Owner, the Depositor or any of their respective Affiliates;

 

(B)          the ownership of any Certificate, the VRR Interest Owner or any Companion Loan or any interest in any Companion Loan by the Servicer or the Special Servicer or by any Affiliate thereof;

 

(C)          in the case of the Servicer, its obligation to make Advances;

 

(D)          the right of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof to receive reimbursement of costs, compensation or other fees (other than Advances), or the sufficiency of any compensation payable to it under this Agreement or with respect to any particular transaction; or

 

(E)           the ownership, servicing or management for others of any other loans or property by the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

Subject to the above-described servicing standards (hereinafter referred to as “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through (in the case of the Servicer) one or more sub-servicers as provided in Section 3.2, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with applicable state and federal law. At the written request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, accompanied

 

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by the form of power of attorney or other documents being requested, the Trustee shall furnish to the Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Servicer or the Special Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee shall not be held responsible (and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer) for any negligence or misuse by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its uses of any such powers of attorney or other document. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s and the Certificate Administrator’s prior written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s name without indicating the representative capacity of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, and which actually does cause, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be registered to do business in any state.

 

The liability of each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, for actions and omissions in its capacity as Servicer and the Special Servicer, respectively, hereunder is limited as provided herein (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 6.3). Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectibility of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans. In connection with any ground lease, the Servicer shall promptly, and in any event within 60 days following the later of receipt of the applicable ground lease and the Closing Date, notify the related ground lessor of the transfer of the Trust Loan to the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement and inform such ground lessor that any notices of default under such ground lease should thereafter be forwarded to the Servicer.

 

Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers; provided, however, the knowledge of employees performing solely special servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing solely master servicing functions, and the knowledge of employees performing solely master servicing functions shall not be imputed to employees performing solely special servicing functions.

 

3.2.          Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a)  The Special Servicer shall not engage any Sub-Servicer or enter into any sub-servicing agreement. The Servicer, at its own expense without a right of reimbursement under this Agreement or otherwise, may enter into sub-servicing agreements with sub-servicers for the servicing and administration of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans, provided that (i) any such sub-servicing agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Servicer and the sub-servicer have agreed, and (ii) no sub-servicer retained by the Servicer shall grant any modification, waiver, or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents without the approval of the Servicer. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken, and limitations on

 

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actions permitted to be taken, by the Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loan include actions taken or to be taken by a sub-servicer on behalf of the Servicer. Each sub-servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business and licensed in the applicable state(s), if, and to the extent, required by applicable law to enable the sub-servicer to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement, and (ii) qualified to perform its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received any amount when the sub-servicer receives such amount, irrespective of whether such amount is remitted to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, any Cash Management Account, any Reserve Account or the Distribution Account, and actions taken by the sub-servicer shall be deemed to be actions of the Servicer. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor in writing promptly upon the appointment of any sub-servicer and promptly furnish the Trustee, upon its request, with a copy of the sub-servicing agreement. No sub-servicer shall be permitted to enter into any sub-servicing agreement with other sub-servicers without the prior written consent of the Servicer.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding any sub-servicing agreement, the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Trustee, the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner for the servicing and administering of the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-servicing agreement, or by virtue of indemnification from a sub-servicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)          Any sub-servicing agreement entered into by the Servicer shall provide that it may be assumed or terminated by (i) the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer or if the Servicer is otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) a successor Servicer if such successor Servicer has assumed the duties of the Servicer, without cost or obligation to the Trustee, the successor Servicer, the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

(d)          Any sub-servicing agreement, and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loan involving a sub-servicer, shall be deemed to be between the Servicer and such sub-servicer alone, and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trust, the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the sub-servicer, and no provision herein shall be construed so as to require the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Depositor to indemnify any such sub-servicer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer and the Special Servicer are permitted, at their own expense, or to the extent that a particular expense is provided herein to be an Advance or a Trust Fund Expense, at the expense of the Trust, to utilize agents or attorneys typically used by servicers of mortgage loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities in performing each of their obligations under this Agreement (including but not limited to inspectors, appraisers, engineers and property managers).

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything herein, each of the initial Servicer and the initial Special Servicer may delegate certain of its duties and obligations hereunder to an Affiliate of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. Such delegation shall not be considered a sub-servicing agreement hereunder, and the requirements and obligations set forth herein

 

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applicable to sub-servicing agreements, sub-servicers or Servicing Function Participants shall not be applicable to such arrangement. Notwithstanding any such delegation, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall remain obligated and liable for the performance of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if each alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan as required hereby.

 

(f)           The parties hereto acknowledge that the Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the Co-Lender Agreement and recognize the respective rights and obligations of the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and of the Companion Loan Holders under the Co-Lender Agreement, including: (i) with respect to the allocation of collections on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and the making of remittances, to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders; (ii) with respect to the allocation of expenses and losses relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Trust, as holder of the Trust Loan, and to the Companion Loan Holders and (iii) to the extent provided for under the Co-Lender Agreement, the consultation rights of the Companion Loan Holders. With respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Special Servicer (if the Mortgage Loan has become a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Property has been converted to an Foreclosed Property) shall prepare and provide to each Companion Loan Holder all notices, reports, statements and communications to be delivered by the holder of the Trust Loan under the Co-Lender Agreement, and shall perform all duties and obligations to be performed by a servicer and perform all servicing related duties and obligations to be performed by the holder of the Trust Loan pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement, the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement shall control with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, at no time shall the Servicer or the Trustee be required to make any advance of delinquent scheduled monthly payments of principal or interest with respect to any Companion Loan or any Administrative Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(h)          To the extent required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement, the Servicer shall, on behalf of the Lender, maintain a Notes register for the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.3.         Cash Management Account. A Cash Management Account has been established pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement. The Servicer shall exercise and enforce the rights of the Trust Fund with respect to the Cash Management Account and Lockbox Account under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the other terms of this Agreement and the other Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

3.4.         Collection Account, Companion Loan Distribution Account and Interest Reserve Account. (a)  The Servicer shall establish and maintain (i) in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and the related holders of the VRR Interest, Series 2018-

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CHRS, Collection Account” one or more deposit accounts on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner and (ii) in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Companion Loan Distribution Account” one deposit account for the benefit of the Companion Loan Holders (the “Companion Loan Distribution Account”), which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, and funds in such account shall be remitted to the Companion Loan Holders (collectively, the “Collection Account”). The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified payments and collections in respect of the Mortgage Loan the following amounts representing payments and collections received or made during each Collection Period on or with respect to the Mortgage Loan:

 

(i)          all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loan;

 

(ii)         all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loan, including Default Interest and Yield Maintenance Premiums;

 

(iii)        any amount representing reimbursements by the Borrower of Advances, interest thereon, and any other expenses of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required by the Mortgage Loan Documents or hereunder;

 

(iv)        any other amounts payable for the benefit of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner under the Mortgage Loan;

 

 (v)        any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in connection with net losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;

 

 (vi)       all Net Foreclosure Proceeds received from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14, all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds; and

 

 (vii)      any other amounts required by the provisions of this Agreement to be deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, including, without limitation, any (1) proceeds of any repurchase of the Trust Loan (or any Trust Loan Seller Percentage Interest therein) pursuant to Section 2.7(b) hereof and the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, (2) proceeds of the sale of the Mortgage Loan by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof, (3) amounts from a mezzanine lender representing proceeds of a purchase of the Mortgage Loan or (4) amounts payable under the Mortgage Loan Documents by any Person to the extent not specifically excluded.

 

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foregoing, payments (if any) in the nature of Additional Compensation (other than Default Interest and late payment charges) to which the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable are entitled pursuant to Section 3.17 and any reimbursement made by the Borrower of expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer need not be deposited in the Collection Account by the Servicer or Special Servicer and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to retain any such fees and expense reimbursements received with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)          Funds in the Collection Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.8. The Servicer shall on the Closing Date give written notice to the Certificate Administrator (with a copy to the Borrower) of the location and account number of the Collection Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (with a copy to the Borrower) prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

(c)          On or prior to each Remittance Date, (or following the securitization of any Companion Loan, in the case of clause (x) below, the earlier of (1) the Remittance Date or (2) the Business Day immediately succeeding the “determination date” set forth in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided that such “determination date” shall not be earlier than the Determination Date), prior to the remittance of funds to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.5, the Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Collection Account (which withdrawals shall be the only permitted withdrawals from the Collection Account by the Servicer) as described below (the order set forth below constituting an order of priority for such withdrawals):

 

(i)           to withdraw funds deposited therein in error;

 

(ii)          to reimburse the Trustee (and the trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust) and the Servicer (and the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust), in that order, out of general collections on the Mortgage Loan for any Nonrecoverable Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed pursuant to clause (v)(A) below together with unpaid interest thereon at the Advance Rate as follows: (A) first, to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances relating to the Mortgage Loan and the Property and interest thereon; (B) second, to first reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances or Companion Loan Advances on the A Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis, then to reimburse Nonrecoverable Advances that are Monthly Payment Advances on the Trust B Notes and interest thereon, on a pro rata and pari passu basis; and (C) third, to reimburse the master servicer with respect to each Other Securitization Trust for its pro rata share of Nonrecoverable Advances previously paid from general collections on the related Other Securitization Trust;

 

(iii)         concurrently, to pay the Servicing Fee to the Servicer, and to pay the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee) to the Certificate Administrator;

 

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Collection Account; and (b) the Special Servicing Fee, if any, the Work-out Fee, if any, and the Liquidation Fee, if any, to the Special Servicer (with respect to clauses (a) and (b), in that order);

 

(v)         to reimburse the Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, for (A) Advances made by each and not previously reimbursed from late payments received during the applicable period on the Mortgage Loan, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and other collections on the Mortgage Loan; provided that any Advance which has been determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be reimbursed pursuant to clause (ii) above and (B) unpaid interest on such Advances at the Advance Rate; provided, however, that, with respect to Advances that are not deemed to be Nonrecoverable Advances, prior to (x) final liquidation of the Property or (y) the final payment and release of the Mortgage, interest on such Advances shall only be paid out of Default Interest or late payment charges collected in the related Collection Period and after (A) final liquidation of the Property or (B) the final payment and release of the Mortgage, interest on such Advances may be paid out of other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account to the extent Default Interest and late payment charges are not sufficient to pay for such interest on Advances;

 

(vi)        to reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, in that order, for expenses incurred by them in connection with the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Liquidated Property, and not otherwise covered and paid by an insurance policy or deducted from the proceeds of liquidation or not previously reimbursed pursuant to clauses (ii) or (v) above;

 

(vii)       to pay to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as additional compensation, (A) to the extent actually received from the Borrower (and permitted by (or not otherwise prohibited by) and allocated as such pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement) and deposited into the Collection Account by the Servicer, any payments in the nature of any late payment fees and Default Interest (to the extent remaining after payment or reimbursement of any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees pursuant to clause (iv) above and reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances pursuant to clause (v) above), release fees, defeasance fees, Assumption Fees, Assumption Application Fees, substitution fees, Net Modification Fees, consent fees, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, review fees, processing fees and similar fees and expenses; and (B) any income earned on the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account; provided that such amounts received during each Collection Period shall not be required to be deposited into the Collection Account and shall be deemed to have been deposited in the Collection Account and withdrawn pursuant to this clause (vii) solely for the purpose of determining the Aggregate Available Funds Reduction Amount in connection with the calculation of the Non-VRR Interest Available Funds and the VRR ABS Interest Available Funds for the related Distribution Date;

 

(viii)      to pay or reimburse the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in that order, for any indemnities,

 

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expenses and other amounts (including any Trust Fund Expenses) then due and payable or reimbursable to each pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and not previously paid or reimbursed pursuant to the preceding clauses;

 

(ix)        to the extent not previously paid or advanced, to remit to the Certificate Administrator to pay (or set aside for eventual payment) any and all taxes imposed on the Trust or the Trust Fund by federal or state governmental authorities, including without limitation amounts paid pursuant to Section 12.1(k); provided, that, if such taxes are the result of the Depositor’s, Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, Certificate Administrator’s or Trustee’s, as applicable, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in performing its obligations hereunder, such amounts may not be withdrawn from the Collection Account, but shall be paid by such party that was negligent, acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct pursuant to Sections 6.6 and 8.12, as applicable;

 

  (x)       to pay CREFC® the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit R hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide from time to time in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date); and

 

  (xi)      to pay the Companion Loan Holders any portion of such collections that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders in respect of the Companion Loans pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement;

 

provided that in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to apply any portion of collections that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loan Holders in respect of the Companion Loans pursuant to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement to pay or reimburse any CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee, the Certificate Administrator Fee, any Monthly Payment Advance on the Trust Loan (or interest accrued and payable on such Monthly Payment Advance) or any Trust Fund Expenses that are not related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or the Property.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Remittance Date, in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to make a withdrawal pursuant to clauses 3.4(c)(iii), (iv)(b), (v), (vi), (viii) or (x) above if, as a result of such withdrawal, the amount on deposit in the Collection Account after giving effect to such withdrawal would be less than the Required Advance Amount; provided that the Servicer shall be permitted to make withdrawals in the order of priority specified above up to the amount on deposit in the Collection Account that would result in funds equaling or exceeding the Required Advance Amount remaining in the Collection Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such withdrawal limitations shall not apply (and accrued amounts previously eligible for withdrawal pursuant to clauses 3.4(c)(iii), (iv)(b), (v), (vi), (viii), (ix) or (x) but which remain unpaid due to the operation of this paragraph may then be withdrawn and paid) upon (1) the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan or the Property, (2) the final payment of the Mortgage Loan and release of the Mortgage or (3) the determination that any Advance that would increase the currently unreimbursed Advances in the aggregate such that it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

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The Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of itself and the Trustee) and advance or pay to the Special Servicer, if applicable, from the Collection Account, as provided above, amounts permitted to be paid to the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee therefrom, promptly upon receipt of certificates of a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee or an officer of the Special Servicer describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as the case may be, are entitled unless such payment to the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, is clearly required pursuant to this Agreement, in which case a written certificate shall not be required. The Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate, shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein and shall have no liability if the amount paid in reliance thereon is an amount to which the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is not entitled.

 

(d)          The Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.4(c)(x) on a monthly basis, solely from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

(e)          The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain a reserve account (which may be a subaccount of the Distribution Account) (the “Interest Reserve Account”) for the benefit of the Trustee and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner. The Interest Reserve Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. Funds on deposit in the Interest Reserve Account shall be uninvested. On each Distribution Date occurring in any February and on any Distribution Date occurring in any January which occurs in a year that is not a leap year (unless, in either case, such Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to one day’s net interest collected on the principal balance of each Trust Note as of the Payment Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs at the applicable Trust Note Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Trust Loan, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee Rate) and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and exclusive of Default Interest allocable to the Trust Loan payable therefrom) to the extent a full Monthly Payment or Monthly Payment Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive January and February, “Withheld Amounts”). On each Remittance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January and February, if any, and transfer such amounts into the Distribution Account.

 

3.5.          Distribution Account.  (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association”, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of “Wilmington Trust, National Association”, as the Trustee, and for the benefit of the holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, a deposit account (the “Distribution Account”), which shall be deemed to include the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, which shall be subaccounts of the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Trustee, as holder of the Uncertificated

 

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Lower-Tier Interests. The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. On each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account all funds remaining on deposit therein, after giving effect to the withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator shall credit the funds remitted by the Servicer from the Collection Account to the Distribution Account.

 

Amounts held in the Distribution Account and the Interest Reserve Account shall not be invested.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Distribution Account to withdraw any amounts deposited in error, to withdraw amounts due to it under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c), and then to make distributions to the Holders of the Certificates and the VRR Interest Owner pursuant to Section 4.1.

 

(b)          The Certificate Administrator shall make or be deemed to have made withdrawals from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)            to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.1(b) and Section 4.3(b) into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and to make distributions to the Holder of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) pursuant to Section 4.1(b);

 

(ii)           to withdraw amounts deposited in error and pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto and to withdraw amounts due to it and the Trustee under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c); and

 

(iii)          to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

(c)          The Certificate Administrator shall make withdrawals from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account in the following order of priority and only for the following purposes:

 

(i)            to withdraw amounts deposited in error and to withdraw amounts due to it and the Trustee under Section 3.4(c), to the extent such amounts were not withdrawn and paid to it by the Servicer under Section 3.4(c);

 

(ii)           to make distributions to Holders of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) and to the VRR Interest Owner on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.1 or Section 10.2 as applicable; and

 

(iii)          to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.

 

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3.6.         Foreclosed Property AccountThe Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more deposit accounts (the “Foreclosed Property Account”) in the name of either (a) “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders, Foreclosed Property Account” or (b) in the name of the limited liability company formed under Section 3.14 related to the Foreclosed Property, if any, held in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders. The Foreclosed Property Account must be an Eligible Account maintained with an Eligible Institution. The Special Servicer shall deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt all funds collected and received in connection with the operation or ownership of the Foreclosed Property. On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw the funds in the Foreclosed Property Account, net of certain expenses and/or reserves (the amount of such expenses and/or reserves as determined in the Special Servicer’s reasonable discretion), and deposit them into the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a). The Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of the location and account number of the Foreclosed Property Account and shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing prior to any subsequent change thereof.

 

3.7.         Appraisal Reductions.

 

(a)          Within 60 days after the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall (i) notify the Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder, of such occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event, (ii) order (which order shall be placed within 30 days of the occurrence of the Appraisal Reduction Event) and use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to obtain an Appraisal of the Property owned by the Borrower unless an Appraisal was performed within nine months prior to the Appraisal Reduction Event and the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change in the market or condition or value of the Property since the date of such Appraisal, in which case such Appraisal with respect to the Property shall be used by the Special Servicer, (iii) determine on the basis of the applicable Appraisal, and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Servicer necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount whether there exists any Appraisal Reduction Amount and (iv) allocate the Appraisal Reduction Amount to the Trust Loan and the Companion Loans and give reasonably prompt notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount and the portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the Companion Loans to the Companion Loan Holder (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the master servicer, special servicer and trustee with respect to such Other Securitization Trust), the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (to the extent not already reported to such parties on the CREFC® Reports provided by the Servicer and posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website). The cost of obtaining such Appraisal shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance unless it would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance and in such case, as a Trust Fund Expense. Updates of such Appraisals shall be obtained by the Special Servicer, and paid for by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance (or paid for by the Trust if the Servicer determines that such

 

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Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) every nine (9) months for so long as an Appraisal Reduction Event exists, and the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be adjusted accordingly. If required in accordance with any such adjustment, each Class of Certificates or the VRR Interest that has been notionally reduced as a result of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount shall have its related Certificate Balance or VRR Balance notionally restored by the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to the extent required by such adjustment of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount, and there shall be a redetermination of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred. Any such Appraisal obtained under this Section shall be delivered by the Special Servicer to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder, in electronic format, and the Certificate Administrator shall make such Appraisal available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Servicer shall provide (via electronic delivery) the Special Servicer with information in its possession that is reasonably required to calculate or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to the definition thereof, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information within four (4) Business Days of the Special Servicer’s written request (which request shall be made promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, after the Special Servicer’s receipt of the applicable Appraisal or preparation of the applicable internal valuation) provided, however, that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such a request shall not relieve the Servicer of its obligation to provide such information to the Special Servicer in the manner and timing set forth in this sentence. Accordingly, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to calculate, recalculate, determine or redetermine any Appraisal Reduction Amount until such time as it receives from the Servicer the information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to make such calculation, recalculation, determination or redetermination. The Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

(b)          While any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount (or deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(e)) exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan, (i) the amount of any Monthly Payment Advances shall be reduced as provided in Section 3.23(a), and (ii) the existence thereof (other than any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount) will be taken into account for purposes of determining the Voting Rights of certain Classes of Certificates as provided in Section 3.7(c) and (iii) except with respect to any deemed Appraisal Reduction Amount, there shall be a determination of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

(c)          The Certificate Balance of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates and the VRR Interest Balance of each VRR ABS Interest shall be notionally reduced solely for purposes of determining (x) the Voting Rights of the related Classes to the extent set forth in this Agreement and (y) whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred to the extent of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount (other than any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount) allocated to such Class or VRR ABS Interest on such Distribution Date. Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts will be allocated between the VRR ABS Interests, on the one hand, and the Non-VRR Certificates, on the other hand, based upon the VRR Percentage and the Non-VRR Certificate Percentage, respectively. The Non-VRR Certificate Percentage of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount for any Distribution Date allocated to the Non-VRR Certificates shall be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order of priority: first, to the Class E Certificates; second, to the Class D Certificates; third, to the Class

 

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C Certificates and fourth, to the Class B Certificates (provided in each case that no Certificate Balance in respect of any such Class may be notionally reduced below zero), and the VRR Percentage of any Appraisal Reduction Amount for any Distribution Date allocated to the Class VRR Certificates shall be applied to the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates (solely for purposes of determining the Voting Rights of the Class VRR Certificates, if any) until the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates has been notionally reduced to zero. To the extent Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts are not applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates, a portion of the Appraisal Reduction Amount equal to the Risk Retention Allocation Percentage multiplied by such Appraisal Reduction Amount will not be applied to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates.

 

(d)          In the event that a portion of one or more Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Event, the amount of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of such reductions and the portion of such Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal of the Trust Loan shall be increased by such amount, and if the amounts of the Net Liquidation Proceeds to be applied to principal of the Trust Loan have been applied to pay the principal of the Trust Loan in full, any remaining Net Liquidation Proceeds shall then be applied to pay any remaining accrued and unpaid interest on the Trust Loan in accordance with Section 1.3.

 

(e)          If (i) an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, (ii) either (A) no Appraisals or updates of any Appraisals have been obtained or conducted with respect to the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, during the nine-month period prior to the date of such Appraisal Reduction Event or (B) the Special Servicer is aware of any material change in the circumstances surrounding the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, has occurred since the date of the most recent Appraisal that would materially adversely affect the value of the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, and (iii) no new Appraisal has been obtained or conducted for the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, within 60 days after the Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, then (x) until each new Appraisal is delivered, the Appraisal Reduction Amount for the Property shall be deemed to be equal to 25% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (y) upon receipt of the new Appraisal by the Special Servicer, the Appraisal Reduction Amount for that Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be, shall be recalculated in accordance with the definition of Appraisal Reduction Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount deemed pursuant to the clause (x) of the preceding sentence shall not be allocated to any Class of Certificates for purposes of (1) determining whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (2) allocating Voting Rights.

 

(f)           With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining an Appraisal Reduction Event, the appraised value (as determined by an updated Appraisal) of the Property securing the Mortgage Loan will be determined on an “as-is” basis, based upon the current physical condition, use and zoning of the Property as of the date of the Appraisal.

 

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Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(e)) to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class) has been reduced to less than 25% of its initial Certificate Balance, such Class will be referred to as the “Appraised-Out Class”. The Holders of the majority (by Certificate Balance) of the Appraised-Out Class shall have the right, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order a second Appraisal of the Property (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). The Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such Appraisal is delivered within 60 days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and shall ensure that such Appraisal is prepared by an Independent Appraiser).

 

In addition, if subsequent to the Class E Certificates becoming an Appraised-Out Class there is a material change with respect to the Property related to the Appraisal Reduction Amounts that caused such Class to become an Appraised-Out Class, the Requesting Holders shall have the right to request, in writing, that the Special Servicer obtain an additional Appraisal, which request shall set forth their belief of what constitutes a material change to the Property (including any related documentation). The costs of obtaining such additional Appraisal shall be paid by the Requesting Holders. Subject to the Special Servicer’s confirmation, determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that there has been a change with respect to the Property and such change was material, the Special Servicer shall order another Appraisal from an Independent Appraiser, the identity of which shall be determined by the Special Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (provided that such Independent Appraiser may not be the same Independent Appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal), and shall recalculate such Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class. Appraisals that are permitted to be requested by any Appraised-Out Class shall be in addition to any Appraisals that the Special Servicer may otherwise be required to obtain in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices upon the occurrence of such material change or that the Special Servicer is otherwise required or permitted to order under this Agreement without regard to any Appraisal requests made by any Requesting Holder.

 

Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to the two preceding paragraphs, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount based upon such second Appraisal. If required by any such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and the Appraised-Out Class shall have its Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount and the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount.

 

Any Appraised-Out Class for which the Requesting Holders are challenging the Special Servicer’s Appraisal Reduction Amounts determination may not exercise any rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as such Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class.

 

3.8.         Investment of Funds in the Collection Account and The Foreclosed Property Account.  (a)  The Servicer, with respect to the Collection Account and the Reserve Accounts, and the Special Servicer, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account, may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account

 

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and any Reserve Account (to the extent interest is not payable to the Borrower under applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents), respectively (each, for purposes of this Section 3.8, an “Investment Account”), to invest the funds in such Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments that bear interest or are sold at a discount, and that mature, unless payable on demand, no later than the Business Day preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment Account pursuant to this Agreement. Any direction by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to invest funds on deposit in an Investment Account shall be in writing and shall certify that the requested investment is a Permitted Investment which matures at or prior to the time required hereby or is payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee. The Trustee shall have sole control (except with respect to investment direction, which shall be in the control of the Servicer (or the Special Servicer, with respect to the Foreclosed Property Account) as an independent contractor to the Trust Fund) over each such investment and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trustee or its agent (which shall initially be the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), together with any document of transfer, if any, necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the investment directions of the Servicer or Special Servicer or any losses resulting therefrom, whether from Permitted Investments or otherwise. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Servicer and Special Servicer, as applicable, shall:

 

(i)         consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)        demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the related Investment Account.

 

(b)       All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account and the Reserve Accounts (to the extent not payable to the Borrower under applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents) shall be for the benefit of the Servicer in accordance with the terms and priorities of this Agreement. All net income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Foreclosed Property Account shall be for the benefit of the Special Servicer. Any net losses on funds in the Collection Account, the Reserve Accounts (except, in the case of any such loss with respect to a Reserve Account, to the extent any such losses are incurred on amounts invested for the benefit of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) or the Foreclosed Property Account shall be reimbursed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from its own funds promptly, but in any event on or prior to the Remittance Date following the realization of such loss. Notwithstanding the above, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss (i) was incurred solely as a result of

 

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the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of “Eligible Institution” included in Section 1.1 at the time such investment was made, (ii) such loss was incurred within thirty (30) days of the date of such insolvency, (iii) such loss is not the result of fraud, negligence or the willful misconduct of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable and (iv) and such institution was not an Affiliate of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable.

 

(c)          Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Servicer shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings. In the event the Servicer takes any such action, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the Servicer, pursuant to Section 3.4(c), for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Servicer in connection therewith.

 

(d)          For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Lower-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC, and the Upper-Tier Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

3.9.         Payment of Taxes, Assessments, etc.  The Servicer (other than with respect to the Foreclosed Property) and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Foreclosed Property) shall maintain, accurate records with respect to the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) reflecting the status of taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items that are or may become a lien on the Property (or the Foreclosed Property, as the case may be) and the status of insurance premiums payable in respect of insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof. The Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums). The Servicer shall pay real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other similar items from funds in the applicable Reserve Account in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement at such time as may be required by the Mortgage Loan Documents. If the Borrower does not make the necessary payments and/or a Mortgage Loan Event of Default has occurred and amounts in the applicable Reserve Account are insufficient to make such payments, the Servicer shall make a Property Protection Advance, subject to the determination of non-recoverability provided in Section 3.23, from its own funds for amounts payable with respect to all such items related to the Property when and as the same shall become due and payable. The Servicer shall ensure that the amount of funds in the applicable Reserve Account is increased when and if applicable taxes, assessments, charges and other similar items, ground rents or insurance premiums are increased, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

3.10.       Appointment of Special Servicer.  (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby appointed as the initial Special Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan

 

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while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing and perform the other obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder.

 

(b)          If there is a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to any Special Servicer, such Special Servicer may be removed and replaced pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.2. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall, promptly after receiving notice of any such Special Servicer Termination Event notify the Servicer, the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator (which shall post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)). The appointment of any such successor Special Servicer shall not relieve the Servicer or the Trustee of their respective obligations to make Advances as set forth herein; provided, however, the initial Special Servicer specified above shall not be liable for any actions or any inaction of such successor Special Servicer. No termination fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer. No termination of the Special Servicer and appointment of a successor Special Servicer shall be effective until the successor Special Servicer has assumed all of its responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder in writing and a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such appointment has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and their respective counterparts with respect to each Other Securitization Trust. Any successor Special Servicer shall be deemed to make the representations and warranties provided for in Section 2.5 mutatis mutandis as of the date of its succession. The terminated Special Servicer shall retain all rights accruing to it under this Agreement, including the right to receive fees accrued prior to its termination and other amounts payable to it (including indemnification payments).

 

(c)          Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall promptly give notice thereof to each other party hereto and the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to provide the Special Servicer with all information, documents (but excluding the original documents constituting the Mortgage File) and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to the Mortgage Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder with respect thereto. The Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the date that a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred. The Servicer in any event shall continue to act as Servicer and administrator of the Mortgage Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, which shall occur upon the receipt by the Special Servicer of the information, documents and records referred to in the preceding sentence. The Special Servicer shall instruct the Borrower to continue to remit all payments in respect of the Mortgage Loan to the Servicer. The Servicer shall forward any notices it would otherwise send to the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer who shall send such notice to the Borrower while a Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing.

 

(d)          Upon determining that a Special Servicing Loan Event is no longer continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly give notice thereof to the Companion Loan Holders and each other party hereto,

 

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and upon giving such notice such Special Servicing Loan Event shall cease, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service the Mortgage Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan shall resume and the Special Servicer shall return all of the information and materials furnished to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10(c) to the Servicer.

 

(e)           In making a Major Decision or in servicing the Mortgage Loan during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Custodian originals of documents entered into in connection therewith that are required to be included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the Mortgage File (to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Special Servicer) and copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan information, including correspondence with the Borrower, and the Special Servicer shall promptly provide copies of all of the foregoing to the Servicer as well as copies of any analysis or internal review prepared by or for the benefit of the Special Servicer; provided that, such materials shall not include any Privileged Information.

 

(f)            During any period in which a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing, not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York Time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, to the extent not included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File, a written statement describing (i) the amount of all payments on account of interest received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of all payments on account of principal received on the Mortgage Loan, the amount of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Net Liquidation Proceeds received, the amount of any Foreclosure Proceeds received with respect to the Property, and the amount of net income or net loss, as determined from management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any rental income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property with respect to, the Foreclosed Property, in each case in accordance with Section 12.2 and (ii) such additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan as the Servicer or Certificate Administrator reasonably requests to enable it to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(g)           [Reserved].

 

(h)           Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding subsection (c), the Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to the Mortgage Loan and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information reasonably required by the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

(i)            Within sixty (60) days after a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall prepare a report (the “Asset Status Report”) for the Mortgage Loan and the Property to and will be required to amend, update or create a new Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of the Mortgage Loan material changes in the circumstances and/or strategy reflected in any current Final Asset Status Report are necessary to reflect the then current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). Each Final Asset Status Report will be required to be delivered in electronic form to the Servicer, each Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Directing

 

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Certificateholder (but only so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with Section 8.14(b) (who shall promptly post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) and the Companion Loan Holders. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information (other than Privileged Information) to the extent reasonably determinable:

 

(i)            summary of the status of the Mortgage Loan and any negotiations with the Borrower;

 

(ii)           a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known at such time to the Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the Mortgage Loan and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)          the most current rent roll and income or operating statement available for the Property;

 

(iv)          the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how the Mortgage Loan might be returned to performing status and returned to the Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon;

 

(v)           the appraised value of the Property together with the Appraisal or the assumptions used in the calculation thereof;

 

(vi)          the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect thereto, any proposed workouts with respect thereto and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional Mortgage Loan Events of Default;

 

(vii)         a description of any proposed amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease;

 

(viii)        a description of any proposed actions;

 

(ix)           the alternative courses of action considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed actions;

 

(x)            the decision that the Special Servicer intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives; and an analysis of whether or not taking such action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation (including the applicable discount rate used) and all related assumptions;

 

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(xi)           a summary of the status of any action that was described in the most recent prior Asset Status Report and subsequently effected by the Special Servicer, excluding any Privileged Information; and

 

(xii)          such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the proposed action and Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(j)             The Special Servicer shall (x) deliver to the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) the Final Asset Status Report, (y) deliver to the Certificate Administrator a proposed notice to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner that will include a summary of the Final Asset Status Report in an electronic format, which format is reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator (which will be a brief summary of the current status of the Property and current strategy with respect to the resolution and workout of the Mortgage Loan), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary (but not the Final Asset Status Report itself) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and (z) implement the Final Asset Status Report in the form delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Subject to the consent and consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder described in Section 3.10(i), the Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Final Asset Status Report it has previously delivered. Upon such modification, the Special Servicer shall prepare an updated summary and deliver the updated summary to the Certificate Administrator and deliver the modified Final Asset Status Report to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider and the Certificate Administrator shall post such modified Final Asset Status Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. In no event, however, will the Special Servicer be required to deliver a summary of any interim or draft Asset Status Report.

 

Subject to Section 9.5(b), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Risk Retention Consultation Parties on a non-binding basis (telephonically or electronically) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Risk Retention Consultation Parties, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of any Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

Subject to the last paragraph of Section 9.3(a), prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Certificateholder does not disapprove an Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days, in writing, the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in the Asset Status Report. In addition, so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred or is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder may object to any Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and provided that the Special Servicer has not made the determination described below, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Directing Certificateholder, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such

 

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revised Asset Status Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b)). Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in Section 3.10(i) until the Directing Certificateholder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report, until the Directing Certificateholder’s approval is no longer required or until the Special Servicer makes the determination described below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer (A) may, following the occurrence of an extraordinary event with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take any such actions with respect to the Property or the Mortgage Loan before the expiration of a ten (10) Business Day period and (B) shall implement the recommended action as outlined in the Asset Status Report, in each case if it makes a determination in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices the objection is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders; provided, however, that, if the Directing Certificateholder does not approve or is not deemed to have approved an Asset Status Report within ninety (90) days from the first submission of an Asset Status Report, then the Special Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder shall use reasonable efforts to negotiate a mutually agreeable Asset Status Report during the next thirty (30) days, and if they are unable to reach an agreement within such 30-day period, the Special Servicer shall take the action recommended in its most recently submitted Asset Status Report; provided, further, that such Asset Status Report is not intended to replace or satisfy any other specific consent or approval right that the Directing Certificateholder may have pursuant to Section 9.3.

 

In connection with the approval or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Asset Status Report, if the Special Servicer determines that any action recommended in an Asset Status Report is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the 10 Business Day period if the Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of the 10 Business Day period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Certificateholder.

 

The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report, in each case with reasonable promptness following the adoption thereof. The Special Servicer shall provide a summary of such report to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall post such summary to its website. During the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to any matter set forth therein.

 

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After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to consult with the Special Servicer (in person or remotely via electronic, telephonic or other mutually agreeable communication) (on a non-binding basis) and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consult with the Special Servicer with respect to the Asset Status Reports. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Reports as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Directing Certificateholder, but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Directing Certificateholder during the continuance of a Control Termination Event. The consent or consultation process with the Directing Certificateholder and any revisions to the Asset Status Report made by the Special Servicer in response to such consultation described in this Section 3.10(j) are collectively referred to as the “Directing Certificateholder Asset Status Report Approval Process”.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary the Special Servicer shall have no right or obligation to consult with or to seek and/or obtain consent, approval or direction from any Directing Certificateholder prior to or after acting or making any determination (and provisions of this Agreement requiring such consultation, consent or approval shall be of no effect) during the period following any resignation or removal of a Directing Certificateholder and before a replacement is selected and/or identified. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be permitted to follow any objection, advice, direction or consultation provided by the Directing Certificateholder, a Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Controlling Class Certificateholders or any other Person that would require or cause the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any applicable law, be inconsistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices, require or cause the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, require or cause the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Co-Lender Agreement, expose the Trust, any Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner or any party to this Agreement or their Affiliates, members, managers, officers, directors, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability, result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust (other than a tax on net income from foreclosure property) or result in an Adverse REMIC Event, or materially expand the scope of the Servicer’s, Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(k)           The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall comply with applicable law, the Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement, the Co-Lender Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(l)            During the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall have the authority to meet with the Borrower and, subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing) and take any actions consistent with Section 3.24, Accepted Servicing Practices and the most recent Final Asset Status Report.

 

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(m)          Upon request of any Certificateholder (or any Beneficial Owner, if applicable), which shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1, the Certificate Administrator shall mail, without charge, to the address specified in such request a copy of the most current Final Asset Status Report, only to the extent the Certificate Administrator has the Final Asset Status Report.

 

(n)           In addition, during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York time) on each Determination Date the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(o)           The Special Servicer shall be required to deliver to the Servicer such reports and other information as the Servicer needs in its sole discretion (subject to Accepted Servicing Practices) to perform its obligations under this Agreement. In no event, however, shall the Special Servicer be required to deliver a summary of any interim or draft Asset Status Report.

 

3.11.        Maintenance of Insurance and Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a)  The Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to cause to be maintained by the Borrower (or if the Borrower fails to maintain such insurance in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates, and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest) insurance with respect to the Property of the types and in the amounts required to be maintained by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents and to monitor the Borrower’s compliance with such insurance requirements. The cost of any such insurance maintained by the Servicer shall be advanced by the Servicer, as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to maintain, and shall not cause the Borrower to be in default with respect to the failure of the Borrower to obtain, all-risk casualty insurance which does not contain any carve-out for terrorist or similar acts, if and only if the Special Servicer has determined, on an annual basis, that such failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to obtain terrorism insurance pursuant to this Agreement to the extent the Borrower would not be obligated to maintain terrorism insurance under the Mortgage Loan Documents as in effect on the date thereof.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall cause to be maintained such insurance (including environmental insurance) with respect to the Foreclosed Property as the Borrower is required to maintain with respect to the Property referred to in subsection (a) of this Section or, at the Special Servicer’s election, coverage satisfying insurance requirements consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of any such insurance with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall be payable out of amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account or shall be advanced by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. Any such insurance (other than terrorism insurance, which shall be maintained to the extent required under subsection (a)) that is required to be maintained with respect to the Foreclosed Property shall only be so required to the extent such insurance is

 

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available at commercially reasonable rates and the Trust has an insurable interest in the Foreclosed Property. If the Special Servicer requests the Servicer to make a Property Protection Advance in respect of the premiums due in respect of such insurance, the Servicer shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, make such Property Protection Advance unless such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, and if the Servicer does not make such Advance, the Trustee (within 5 Business Days of its receipt of notice of the Servicer’s failure to make such Advance) shall make an Advance of the premiums to maintain such insurance; provided that, in each such case, such obligations shall be subject to the provisions of this Agreement concerning Nonrecoverable Advances, the Trustee as mortgagee having an insurable interest and the availability of such insurance at commercially reasonable rates.

 

(c)           The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may satisfy its obligations to cause insurance policies to be maintained by maintaining a master force placed or blanket insurance policy insuring against losses on the Property or Foreclosed Property, as the case may be for which coverage is otherwise required to be maintained as set forth in the preceding subsections of this Section 3.11. The incremental cost of such insurance allocable to the Property or Foreclosed Property, if not borne by the Borrower, shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. If such master force placed or blanket insurance policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be obligated to deposit in the Collection Account out of its own funds all sums that would have been deposited therein but for such clause to the extent any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the Mortgage Loan, or in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation that is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(d)           Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with an insurance company with a claims-paying ability rating at least equal to (a) “A-” by S&P, (b) “A-” by Fitch, (c) “A-” or its equivalent by KBRA, (d) “A-:VIII” by A.M. Best, (e) “A3” by Moody’s or (f) “A (low)” by DBRS (or such other rating as to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained) covering the officers and employees of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with its activities under this Agreement. Each such insurance policy shall protect the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, against losses resulting directly from forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered persons. Coverage of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate thereof and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.11(d) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.11(d). The amount of coverage shall at least be equal to the coverage that is required by the applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Servicer and Special Servicer. If no such coverage amounts are imposed by such regulatory authorities, the amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loan for FNMA or FHLMC or as otherwise approved by FNMA or FHLMC. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. Each shall use reasonable effort to cause each and every sub-servicer, if any, to maintain a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions

 

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insurance policy meeting the requirements as described above. In lieu of the foregoing, but subject to this Section 3.11, the Servicer and Special Servicer shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the long term debt obligations or deposits of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (or its immediate or remote parent) are rated at least “A3” by Moody’s, “A-” by S&P, or at least its equivalent rating by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA).

 

(e)           No provision of this Section requiring such fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Servicer or the Special Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to request, upon receipt of a written request from any Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner, and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, a certificate of insurance from the surety and insurer certifying that such insurance is in full force and effect. The Certificate Administrator will make any such certificate of insurance available to the requesting Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner on a confidential basis.

 

(f)            The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, in the event the Borrower fails to comply with the obligation to replace any S&P non-compliant insurance carrier by March 25, 2019 as required by Section 5.1.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, shall use best efforts to enforce those provisions of Section 6.3 and Section 6.8.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, which permit the Lender to withhold disbursements from the reserve accounts (including, without limitation, any excess cash reserve).

 

3.12.       Procedures with Respect to Defaulted Mortgage Loan; Realization upon the Property. (a)  Following, and during the continuance of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (with notification to and consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred) for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Co-Lender Agreement, shall promptly pursue the remedies set forth therein or such resolution that is otherwise available to the Special Servicer, each in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, including foreclosure or other realization on the Property and the other collateral for the Mortgage Loan. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(b)           Such proposed acceleration of the Mortgage Loan and/or foreclosure on the Property shall be taken unless the Special Servicer waives such Mortgage Loan Event of Default (or modifies or amends the Mortgage Loan to cure the Mortgage Loan Event of Default), which the Special Servicer may do, subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder (prior to a Consultation Termination Event) if such modification, waiver or amendment is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and does not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or subject either

 

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such Trust REMIC to any tax (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Code Section 860G(c)).

 

(c)           In connection with such foreclosure as described in Section 3.12(a) or other realization on the Property, the Special Servicer shall follow Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to direct the Servicer, and neither the Special Servicer nor the Servicer shall be required, to expend its own funds to restore the Property damaged by an Uninsured Cause unless the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, permitted the related insurance policy to lapse in violation of its respective obligations hereunder. If the Servicer does expend its own funds to restore the Property if damaged by an Uninsured Cause (which insurance policy did not lapse in violation of the Servicer’s obligations), such expense shall be a Property Protection Advance. In connection with any foreclosure, enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Documents or other realization on the Collateral, the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, pay the costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)           In connection with any foreclosure or other acquisition, the Special Servicer shall request the Servicer to pay, and the Servicer shall pay, the out of pocket costs and expenses in any such proceedings as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in its sole discretion exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of Advances (with interest at the Advance Rate) made pursuant to the preceding sentence in accordance with Section 3.23. Subject to Section 9.3(a), for so long as a Control Termination Event is not continuing, while negotiating a workout with the Borrower, the Special Servicer shall pursue any such appropriate remedial action to but not including actual foreclosure until such negotiations, in the judgment of the Special Servicer and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and subject to Section 9.3(a), are not reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than foreclosure.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer may not foreclose on the Property on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders and thereby cause the Trust to be the beneficial owner of the Property, or take any other action with respect to the Property that would cause the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, to be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of the Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless, subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to and/or consult or the rights of the Risk Retention Consultation Party to consult in respect of such action, as applicable, the Special Servicer has previously determined, based on a report prepared as a Trust Fund Expense by an independent Person who regularly conducts site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties (a copy of such report to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Trustee by the Special Servicer), that (i) the Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or that taking the remedial actions necessary to comply with such laws is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions and (ii) there are no circumstances known to the Special Servicer relating to the use of hazardous substances or petroleum-based materials which require

 

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investigation or remediation, or that if such circumstances exist taking such remedial actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions. The Special Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider in electronic format and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such report available to the Rating Agencies and NRSROs pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly upon receipt.

 

If the Special Servicer has so determined based on satisfaction of the criteria in this Section 3.12(e) that it would be in the best economic interest (as determined in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) to institute a foreclosure or take any other actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, pursuant to the terms hereof and subject to the rights of (i) the Risk Retention Consultation Party to consult, and (ii) the Directing Certificateholder to consent to and/or consult in respect of such action, as applicable, pursuant to the terms hereof, or a mezzanine lender under an intercreditor agreement, if applicable, the Special Servicer shall take such proposed action. The Special Servicer shall not foreclose upon or otherwise cause the Trust to acquire ownership of any Collateral other than the Property unless it receives an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) to the effect that such acquisition will not cause the imposition of a tax on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” under Code Section 860G(c)) under the REMIC Provisions or cause the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates or VRR Interest are outstanding.

 

The Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, advance the cost of any such compliance, containment, clean up or remediation as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(f)            The environmental site assessments contemplated by Section 3.12(e) shall be prepared by any Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental site assessments for purchasers of comparable properties, as determined by the Servicer in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of each such environmental site assessment shall qualify as a Property Protection Advance and shall be advanced by the Servicer unless the Servicer determines that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(g)           Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall not acquire and hold for the benefit of the Trust Fund any personal property (including any non-real property Collateral) pursuant to this Section 3.12 unless:

 

(i)            such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

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(ii)           the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Servicer as a Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines that such Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust Fund will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event at any time that any Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest, Certificate or VRR Interest is outstanding (and such Opinion of Counsel may be premised on the designation hereby of any such personal property as being deemed part of an “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) with the owner of such personal property for federal income tax purposes to be designated at such time).

 

(h)           Notwithstanding any acquisition of title to the Property following a Mortgage Loan Event of Default and cancellation of the Mortgage Loan, the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding and, in the case of the Trust Loan, held in the Trust (for the benefit of the Certificateholders), and in the case of the Companion Loans, held by the Companion Loan Holders, for purposes of the application of collections and shall be reduced only by collections net of expenses. For purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan shall be deemed to remain outstanding, (i) it shall be assumed that the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan immediately after any discharge is equal to the unpaid principal balance of the Trust Loan and such Companion Loan immediately prior to such discharge and (ii) Foreclosure Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 1.3(b) and the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.13.        Custodian and Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Items in Mortgage File. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing of the Mortgage Loan or foreclosure of or realization on the Property, the Custodian shall, upon request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivery to the Custodian of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, release or cause to be released any items from the Mortgage File to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within the lesser of (i) seven (7) calendar days and (ii) five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the related request for release and the Trustee shall execute such documents furnished to it as shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. Such request for release shall obligate the Servicer or the Special Servicer to (and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall) return such items to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Special Servicer no longer exists.

 

3.14.        Title and Management of Foreclosed Property. (a)  In the event that title to the Property is acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the deed, certificate of sale or other comparable document shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, as trustee for the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner, or its nominee (which shall not include the Special Servicer), on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders or as otherwise contemplated pursuant to Section 8.10. Title may be taken in the name of a limited liability company wholly-owned by the Trust and which is managed by the Special Servicer (the costs of which shall be advanced by the Servicer, provided that such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance). Promptly after such acquisition of title, the Special Servicer shall consult with counsel to determine when an Acquisition Date shall be deemed to occur under the REMIC Provisions with respect to the Property, the expense of such consultation being treated as

 

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a reimbursable expense of the Special Servicer related to the foreclosure. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property held by the Trust Fund as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, but in any event within the time period, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Sections 3.15 and 12.2. Subject to Sections 12.2 and 3.14(d), the Special Servicer shall hire on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders a Successor Manager to manage, conserve, protect and operate the Foreclosed Property for the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. In connection with such management and subject to Section 3.4(c)(vi), the Successor Manager shall be entitled to the REO Management Fee solely from the Foreclosed Property Account or the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vi).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the Foreclosed Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to the Foreclosed Property the Foreclosed Property Account in the name of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.6.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the Foreclosed Property for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) on such terms as are appropriate and necessary for the efficient liquidation of the Foreclosed Property, so long as the Special Servicer deems such actions to be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

The Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Foreclosed Property Account all revenues received with respect to the Foreclosed Property, and the Special Servicer shall cause to be withdrawn therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the Foreclosed Property and for other expenses related to the preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property, including, but not limited to:

 

        (i)            all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of the Foreclosed Property;

 

        (ii)           all taxes, assessments, charges or other similar items in respect of the Foreclosed Property that could result or have resulted in the imposition of a lien thereon; and

 

        (iii)          all costs and expenses necessary to preserve the Foreclosed Property, including the payment of ground rent, if any.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the Foreclosed Property Account are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above (and all similar amounts or expenses), the Special Servicer shall direct the Servicer to, and the Servicer shall, make a

 

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Property Protection Advance unless the Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)           The Special Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, shall (subject to Section 3.14(a)) contract with any Successor Manager for the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property; provided that no such contract shall impose individual liability on the Trustee or the Trust; provided, further, that:

 

(i)            the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;

 

(ii)           any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Successor Manager (A) request that the Special Servicer pay from the Foreclosed Property Account all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property, and (B) remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the Business Day immediately following receipt, for deposit into the Foreclosed Property Account;

 

(iii)          none of the provisions of this Section 3.14 relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Successor Manager shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties and obligations to the Trust Fund on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders with respect to the operation and management of the Foreclosed Property; and

 

(iv)          the Successor Manager shall be permitted to perform construction (including renovations) on the Foreclosed Property only if the construction was more than ten percent (10%) complete at the time default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled, and to the extent required by the REMIC Provisions, shall be required, to enter into an agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification; however, the retention of any Independent Contractor will not relive the Special Servicer of its obligations with respect to the Foreclosed Property. All REO Management Fees shall be a Trust Fund Expense payable from the Foreclosed Property Account or subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(vi). The Special Servicer agrees to monitor the performance of the Successor Manager and to enforce the obligations of the Successor Manager on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders. Expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection herewith shall qualify as Property Protection Advances.

 

(e)           On or before the last day of each Collection Period, the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the Foreclosed Property Account and deposit into the Collection Account the proceeds and collections received or collected since the preceding Remittance Date through the Business Day prior to the Remittance Date on or with respect to the Foreclosed Property

 

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(including any funds no longer needed in any reserves established as provided below), net of expenses paid therefrom and amounts reasonably expected to be needed to fund any reserves deemed necessary for the operation, preservation and protection of the Foreclosed Property in the event that the Foreclosed Property is a real property, including without limitation, the creation of reasonable reserves for working capital, repairs, replacements and necessary capital improvements and other related expenses.

 

3.15.        Sale of the Foreclosed Property. (a)  The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders, shall sell the Foreclosed Property as expeditiously as appropriate in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices in a manner designed to preserve the capital of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the subordination the B Note to the A Notes) and not with a view to the maximization of profit, but in no event later than the time period set forth in Section 12.2 in a manner provided under this Section 3.15.

 

(b)           If the Special Servicer or an Affiliate acquires the Foreclosed Property in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders, the Special Servicer shall be empowered, subject to the Code and to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with the management and operation of the Foreclosed Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, all on such terms as the Special Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole, as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) and consistent with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(c)           Subject to the consent and consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder, as applicable, the Special Servicer may accept the highest cash offer for the Foreclosed Property received from any Person. In no event may such offer be less than an amount at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price for the Foreclosed Property. In the absence of any such offer, the Special Servicer shall accept the highest cash offer that it determines is a fair price for the Foreclosed Property. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer is required to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the Property and the state of the local economy. If the highest offeror is an Interested Person, the Trustee shall determine the fairness of the highest offer based upon such Appraisal or, if no Appraisal has been obtained within the last nine (9) months, based on an Appraisal obtained by the Trustee. In addition, the Trustee may (at its option at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense) designate an Independent Appraiser that is an expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans secured by properties similar to the Foreclosed Property, and such Independent Appraiser shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the purpose of determining whether such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Foreclosed Property. If the Trustee designates such an Independent Appraiser to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such Independent Appraiser’s determination. Any such determination of a fair price of the Foreclosed Property by the Trustee shall be binding on all

 

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parties. The reasonable costs of all such Appraisals, property condition assessments, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to Section 3.15(c) shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the consent rights of the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the higher cash offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes)), and the Special Servicer may accept a lower cash offer (from any Person other than itself or an Affiliate) if it determines, in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole). For avoidance of doubt, subject to the restrictions placed upon it as an Interested Person, the Directing Certificateholder may submit bids on the Foreclosed Property in the same manner and at the same time and place as any other bidder. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Foreclosed Property.

 

(d)           Subject to the provisions of Section 3.14, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust Fund and the Companion Loan Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of the Foreclosed Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. Any sale of the Foreclosed Property shall be without recourse to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trust or the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Special Servicer shall have any liability to any Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner with respect to the purchase price thereof accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(e)           The proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 3.15, after deduction of the expenses incurred in connection therewith, shall be deposited in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.4(a).

 

(f)            Within 30 days of the sale of the Foreclosed Property, if not previously included in a CREFC® Report provided by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Servicer, the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificate Administrator a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Foreclosed Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, (ii) the date of disposition of the Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest with respect to the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the acquisition of the Foreclosed Property, calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other

 

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information as the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders or Certificate Administrator may reasonably request.

 

(g)           If the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or the Property is a Foreclosed Property, the Servicer shall prepare and file on a timely basis the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of such Property required by Section 6050J of the Code and the reports of discharges of indebtedness income in respect of the Trust Loan and each Companion Loan required by Section 6050P of the Code.

 

(h)           The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Servicer such reports and other information as the Servicer needs in its sole discretion (subject to Accepted Servicing Practices) to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

3.16.        Sale of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           (i) Within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and notice thereof is received by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall order an Appraisal (which shall not be required to be received within that 60-day period), the cost of which will be a Trust Fund Expense. The Special Servicer shall promptly notify in writing the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event, and the Special Servicer shall, if applicable, within the time period specified in any intercreditor agreement, so notify the mezzanine lenders of the occurrence of such Special Servicing Loan Event. Upon delivery by the Special Servicer of the notice described in the preceding sentence, subject to the consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder, and to any right of a mezzanine lender to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to an intercreditor agreement, the Special Servicer may offer to sell to any Person the Mortgage Loan or may offer to purchase the Mortgage Loan, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments on the Mortgage Loan and such sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and the Companion Loan Holders as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) on a net present value basis. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell the Mortgage Loan, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person, other than any Interested Person, for the Mortgage Loan so long as such offer is at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. At the Special Servicer’s option, if it has received no offer at least equal to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan, an Interested Person (other than any Manager or any Borrower Related Party) may purchase the Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. Any Companion Loan is to be sold together with the Trust Loan, subject to this Section 3.16 and any additional requirements set forth in the Co-Lender Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5 of the Co-Lender Agreement).

 

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received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any defaulted Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any appraisal, updated appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior nine months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy levels and physical conditions of the Property and the state of the local economy. However, if the highest offeror is the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (or any of its Affiliates), any Certificateholder, any Borrower Related Party (including any Restricted Holder), any independent contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, a holder of any interest in a Mezzanine Loan (except to the extent described in Section 3.16(e)), an Other Depositor, the master servicer, the special servicer (or any independent contractor engaged by such special servicer) or the trustee for an Other Securitization Trust, a Companion Loan Holder or any known Affiliate of any of them (any such Person, an “Interested Person”), then the Trustee (based upon, among other things, the Appraisal ordered by the Special Servicer after a Special Servicing Loan Event pursuant to the preceding paragraph, and copied or otherwise delivered to the Trustee and any other information reasonably requested by the Trustee) shall determine if the highest offer is a fair price and such determination shall be binding upon all parties; provided that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) if such offer is less than the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense, as described below) designate an Independent Appraiser that is an expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, and such Independent Appraiser shall be selected with reasonable care by the Trustee for the purpose of determining whether such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such an Independent Appraiser to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such Independent Appraiser’s determination. Any such determination of a fair price of the Mortgage Loan by the Trustee shall be binding on all parties. The reasonable costs of all such Appraisals, property condition assessments and broker opinions of value incurred by, the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to this paragraph shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. Subject to the restrictions placed upon it as an Interested Person, the Directing Certificateholder may submit bids on the defaulted Mortgage Loan in the same manner and at the same time and place as any other bidder. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase the Mortgage Loan.

 

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required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the Interested Person or as a Trust Fund Expense, as described below) designate an Independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing or investing in loans similar to the Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all Appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by, the Trustee or any such third party pursuant to this paragraph shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person, and if such fees or costs are not reimbursed by such Interested Person, such expense shall be reimbursable as a Trust Fund Expense; provided that the Trustee shall not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee.

 

 (iv)        The Special Servicer shall not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders (as a collective whole as if they constituted a single lender, taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders as collective whole as if they constituted a single lender (taking into account the subordination of the B Note to the A Notes) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable in other respects), provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to sell the Mortgage Loan prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

(v)           Unless and until the Mortgage Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report, Accepted Servicing Practices, any intercreditor agreement and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)           Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s consent rights (subject to limitations on such consent pursuant to Section 9.3(a) herein) and after the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be subject to the consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder as described in Section 9.3 herein.

 

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(c)           The right of the Special Servicer to purchase or sell the Mortgage Loan after the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event shall terminate, and shall not be exercisable as set forth in clause (a) above (or if exercised but the purchase of the Mortgage Loan has not yet occurred, the Special Servicer’s right shall terminate and such exercise shall be of no further force or effect) if the Mortgage Loan is no longer delinquent as a result of any of the following: (i) the Special Servicing Loan Event has ceased pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) the Mortgage Loan has become subject to a fully executed agreement reflecting the terms of the workout arrangement, (iii) the Mortgage Loan has otherwise been resolved (including by a full or discounted pay-off) or (iv) a mezzanine lender has exercised its purchase option for the Mortgage Loan set forth in the related intercreditor agreement.

 

(d)           Any sale of the Mortgage Loan shall be for cash only, and shall be in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, a mezzanine lender may have the right to purchase the Mortgage Loan, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in a intercreditor agreement.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.16, the Special Servicer shall not sell the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) without the written consent of the Companion Loan Holders (provided that such consent is not required from a Companion Loan Holder if such Companion Loan Holder is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the Companion Loan Holders: (a) at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Loan File reasonably requested by such Companion Loan Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Companion Loan Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. The Companion Loan Holders will be permitted to make offers to purchase, and either such party is permitted to be the purchaser at any sale of, the Mortgage Loan.

 

3.17.        Servicing Compensation.

 

(a)           The Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans and any Foreclosed Property payable monthly from the Collection Account from payments of interest on the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans or otherwise in accordance with and subject to Section 3.4(c)(iii); provided that if such collections on the Trust Loan and Companion Loan are not sufficient to pay all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees on the Mortgage Loan upon the final liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, any accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees will be payable out of other amounts on deposit with respect to the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.4(c)(xi). The Servicer shall be entitled to

 

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retain as compensation any late payment charges and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) fees of any sub-servicer and the expenses of any sub-servicer that would not be reimbursable to Servicer if such expenses were incurred by the Servicer; (ii) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (iii) overhead expenses of the Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Servicer associated with employees of the Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Servicer hereunder; and (iv) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer (the “Servicer Customary Expenses”).

 

(b)           In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to the following items as additional servicing compensation, to the extent that such items are actually collected on the Mortgage Loan: (i) (x) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of the Modification Fees (actually collected during the related Collection Period and paid in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and (y) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of the Modification Fees actually collected during the related Collection Period and paid in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (ii) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and 50% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iii) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Application Fees collected during the related Collection Period; (iv) so long as the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent the Servicer is permitted to grant in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and 50% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (v) any and all amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds; (vi) all or a portion of charges for beneficiary statements or demands actually paid by the Borrower; (vii) if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of review and other loan processing fees actually paid by the Borrower; (viii) interest or other income earned on deposits in the Collection Account or other accounts maintained by the Servicer (but only to the extent of the net investment earnings, if any, with respect to any such account for each Collection Period and, further, in the case of a servicing account or Reserve Account, only to the extent such interest or other income is not required to be

 

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paid to the Borrower under applicable law or under the Mortgage Loan Documents); (ix) 100% of late payment charges and net Default Interest collected when the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent not applied to pay other amounts in accordance with Section 3.4(c) and (x) 100% of defeasance fees.

 

(c)           If a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Special Servicing Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loan for so long as such Special Servicing Loan Event continues. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to retain as compensation any late payment charges and certain other customary charges and fees to the extent described below, as well as reimbursement for all other costs or expenses incurred by it in performing its duties hereunder other than: (i) the cost of any fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy required by Section 3.11(d); (ii) overhead expenses of the Special Servicer including but not limited to those which may properly be allocable under the Special Servicer’s accounting system or otherwise to the Special Servicer’s activities under this Agreement or the income derived by it hereunder including the costs to the Special Servicer associated with employees of the Special Servicer performing services in connection with the obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder; and (iii) costs and expenses arising from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Special Servicer (the “Special Servicer Customary Expenses”). If a Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated following resolution of such Special Servicing Loan Event by a written agreement with the Borrower negotiated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Work-out Fee on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur. No Work-out Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer if a mezzanine lender purchases the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the intercreditor agreement within ninety (90) days of the date on which the Purchase Option Notice (as defined in the intercreditor agreement) is first delivered to such mezzanine lender. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns after such written agreement is entered into and before or after the Special Servicing Loan Event is terminated, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Work-out Fees on all payments of principal and interest made on the Mortgage Loan following such written agreement (negotiated by such Special Servicer prior to its termination or resignation) for so long as another Special Servicing Loan Event does not occur. In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee with respect to each Liquidated Property or the liquidation of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan as to which the Special Servicer receives Liquidation Proceeds, except that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with any repurchase of the Trust Loan (or any allocable portion thereof) by the Trust Loan Sellers or a Trust Loan Seller pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement (so long as such repurchase occurs prior to the expiration of the Initial Resolution Period or Extended Resolution Period (if applicable)), in connection with the sale of the Trust Loan by the Special Servicer to the Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16 hereof or a purchase of the Mortgage Loan by any mezzanine lender pursuant to the purchase option described in the intercreditor agreement (so long as such purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of the date on which the first Purchase Option Notice (as defined in the intercreditor agreement) is delivered to the mezzanine lender). The Liquidation Fee shall be payable from, and shall be calculated using the related Net Liquidation Proceeds. Each of the foregoing fees shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.4(a). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Collection Period, the

 

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Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Work-out Fee or a Liquidation Fee, but not both.

 

(d)           The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to the following items as additional special servicing compensation, to the extent that such items are actually collected on the Mortgage Loan: (i) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or with respect to the Foreclosed Property, 100% of Modification Fees actually collected during the related Collection Period; (ii) if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of Modification Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iii) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period and if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of Assumption Fees collected during the related Collection Period in connection with a consent, approval or other action that the Servicer is not permitted to grant or take in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (iv) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of Assumption Application Fees collected during the related Collection Period; (v) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 50% of consent fees in connection with a consent that involves no modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the Mortgage Loan and is paid in connection with a consent that the Servicer is not permitted to grant in the absence of the consent or approval (or deemed consent or approval) of the Special Servicer under this Agreement; (vi) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, all or a portion of charges for beneficiary statements or demands and other loan processing fees actually paid by the Borrower; (vii) if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, 100% of other loan processing fees actually paid by the Borrower; (viii) interest or other income earned on deposits in the Foreclosed Property Account (but only to the extent of the net investment earnings, if any, for each Collection Period); and (ix) 100% of late payment charges and Default Interest (to the extent not applied to pay other amounts pursuant to Section 3.4(c)) collected when the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an expense incurred under this Agreement or in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder unless (i) the amount of such payment to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is reimbursed to the Trust Fund by the Borrower (to the extent the Borrower is required to do so under the Mortgage Loan Agreement); (ii) failure of the Borrower to reimburse for such payment constitutes a Mortgage Loan Event of Default; (iii) such expense would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or is otherwise an unanticipated expense (it being understood that the Servicer Customary Expenses and the Special Servicer Customary Expenses are not unanticipated); or (iv) such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or such expense is expressly described herein as a Trust Fund Expense.

 

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(f)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of the Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the servicing compensation (or the Special Servicer’s right to receive all or any portion of the Special Servicing Fee) or other servicing compensation provided for herein shall be made, and any such attempted transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall be void, unless such transfer is made to a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with the assumption by such successor of the duties hereunder pursuant to Section 7.2.

 

(g)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, on each Distribution Date the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion which is payable to the Trustee as the Trustee Fee). Except as otherwise provided herein, the Certificate Administrator’s fee includes all routine expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Authenticating Agent. Each of the Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s rights to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee) may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and any successor holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Rights shall be entitled, at any time, at its own expense, to transfer, sell, pledge or otherwise assign such Excess Servicing Fee Rights in whole (but not in part), to a QIB or Institutional Accredited Investor (other than a Plan), provided that no such transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment shall be made unless (i) that transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws and is otherwise made in accordance with the Act and such state securities laws, (ii) the prospective transferor shall have delivered to the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-1 hereto, and (iii) the prospective transferee shall have delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and the Depositor a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-2 hereto. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar is obligated to register or qualify an Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right without registration or qualification. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and each holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right desiring to effect a transfer, sale, pledge or other assignment of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association hereby agrees, and each such holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right by its acceptance of such Excess Servicing Fee Right shall be deemed to have agreed, in connection with any transfer of such Excess Servicing Fee Right effected by such Person, to indemnify the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner, the Trust, the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer against any liability that may result if such transfer is not exempt from registration and/or qualification under the Act or other applicable federal and state securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws or in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. By its acceptance of an Excess Servicing Fee Right, the holder thereof shall be deemed to have agreed not to use or disclose such information in any manner that could result in a violation of any provision of the Act or other applicable securities laws or that would require registration of such Excess

 

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Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Act. Following any transfer, sale, pledge or assignment of an Excess Servicing Fee Right or the termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the Servicer, the Person then acting as the Servicer, shall pay, out of each amount paid to such Servicer as Servicing Fees, the related Excess Servicing Fees to the holder of such Excess Servicing Fee Right within one Business Day following the payment of such Servicing Fees to such Servicer, in each case in accordance with payment instructions provided by such holder in writing to such Servicer. The holder of an Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under this Agreement except as set forth in the preceding sentences of this paragraph. None of the Depositor, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall have any obligation whatsoever regarding payment of the Excess Servicing Fee or the assignment or transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right.

 

(i)            The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees and any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates shall be remitted to the Servicer to be deposited by the Servicer into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days of the receipt of such Disclosable Special Servicer Fees by the Special Servicer or its Affiliates. On any Distribution Date immediately following receipt of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer, on the Determination Date related to such Distribution Date, and the Servicer, to the extent it has received such report, shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator, without charge, one Business Day prior to the Distribution Date an electronic report which may include HTML, word or excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

3.18.        Reports to the Certificate Administrator; Account Statements. (a)  The Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to the Certificate Administrator, in an electronic format reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, not later than (i) 2:00 p.m. (New York time) two (2) Business Days prior to each Distribution Date, the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (ii) 1:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, any updated CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, if applicable, and (iii) 3:00 p.m. (New York time) one (1) Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, the remaining CREFC® Reports.

 

The Servicer shall make the CREFC® Reports (except the CREFC® Bond Level Files, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Special Servicer File, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet) available (i) prior to the securitization of the Companion Loan, to the Companion Loan Holders on each Distribution Date; and (ii) following securitization of the Companion Loan, to the master servicer of the Other Securitization Trust no later than two (2) Business Days after the Determination Date.

 

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the Special Servicer, with respect to Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans or REO Property) on a quarterly and annual basis (commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2019 and year ending December 31, 2019, each within 30 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable), within 30 days after receipt by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of the financial statements, operating statements, rent rolls, or other information required to prepare (or, if previously prepared, update) the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, but will not be deemed to have been received by the Certificate Administrator until such time as it is actually received; provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year shall not be required to the extent provided in the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

The Special Servicer, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the Servicer, if the Mortgage Loan is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to collect promptly and review from the Borrower quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of the Borrower, and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loan. The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the Borrower is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. Upon request by a Rating Agency, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver copies of any of the foregoing items so collected thereby to the 17g 5 Information Provider who shall post such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Additionally, the Servicer shall deliver the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet on a monthly basis to the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, the Servicer shall have no obligation to update such reports except as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraphs, and no analysis or update shall be required to the extent such analysis or update is not required to be provided under the then-current applicable CREFC® guidelines.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, each of the CREFC® reports required to be delivered by the Servicer will be prepared on a consolidated basis with respect to the Property and not at the individual Property level; provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to separate such reports at the individual Property level.

 

(b)         The Servicer shall furnish to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format the CREFC® Reports produced by it pursuant to this Agreement not later than the time period specified in Section 3.18(a), and thereafter, upon the request of any Rating Agency, to the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall make such reports available to the Rating Agencies on its website.

 

(c)         The Servicer shall produce the reports described in this Section 3.18 solely from information provided to the Servicer by the Borrower pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (without modification, interpretation or analysis) or by the Special Servicer, the Trust Loan Sellers or Depositor pursuant to this Agreement. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for the completeness or

 

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accuracy of such information (except that the Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices to correct patent errors). The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Servicer the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports and the most recently prepared or updated CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet with respect to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Property in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Servicer and the Special Servicer as of the Determination Date.

 

3.19.        Annual Statement as to Compliance. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the most recent fiscal year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such compliance report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

On the Closing Date, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Applicable Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer and the Special Servicer submit their assessments to the Certificate Administrator, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 3.20) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it. The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through December 31 of each calendar year.

 

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In the event the Servicer or the Special Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.19, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 3.20 in respect to the period of time that the Servicer or the Special Servicer was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan (to the extent the same would have been required by Item 1108(a)(2)(i)-(iii) of Regulation AB if the Trust and the securitization transaction contemplated by this Agreement were required to comply with Regulation AB), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)) an Officer’s Certificate of an officer responsible for the servicing activities of such party stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. The obligations of each Person under this Section 3.19 apply to each such Person that serviced the Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Person is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 3.19 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such compliance report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.20.        Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, with respect to each Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the

 

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Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 3.20 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.21.        Access to Certain Documentation Regarding the Mortgage Loan and Other Information.

 

(a)           Upon reasonable advance notice, the Certificate Administrator shall provide reasonable access during its normal business hours at its Corporate Trust Office to certain reports and to information and documentation in its possession or in its control regarding the Mortgage Loan to any Privileged Person (which for this purpose excludes each Borrower Related Party, any Manager or their respective agents or Affiliates); provided, however, that to the extent such reports, information and documentation is provided to a Rating Agency, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall first post such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Such information shall include, but shall not be limited to, the CREFC® Reports provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer.

 

(b)           Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with Section 8.14(b). In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such additional information. In addition, upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider (in an electronic format mutually agreed upon by the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider) of information designated by the Depositor as having been previously made available to NRSROs by the Depositor prior to the Closing Date, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator, in the form of Exhibit Q hereto, if the Special Servicer has actual knowledge that any Mezzanine Loan has been accelerated or foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the related mezzanine equity collateral or if any Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of any determination by the Servicer that a default in the payment of principal or interest under the Mortgage Loan is reasonably foreseeable. Upon receipt of such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall require

 

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each Restricted Holder that has previously submitted an Investor Certification to re-submit an Investor Certification in order to re-obtain access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(d)           Upon the request of a Certificateholder or any Beneficial Owner or a prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a QIB and is designated as a prospective purchaser by a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1 hereto to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (collectively, the “Rule 144A Information Recipients”), the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Rule 144A Information Recipients such information as is specified pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act (“Rule 144A Information”), to the extent such Rule 144A Information has been received by the Certificate Administrator.  If the Certificate Administrator receives a request for Rule 144A Information in connection with the resale of any Certificate by a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner, and such Rule 144A Information has not previously been provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such request, notify the Depositor of such request and identify the Rule 144A Information requested.  The Depositor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the requested Rule 144A Information to the Certificate Administrator, to the extent the requested Rule 144A Information is in the Depositor’s possession.  The Certificate Administrator shall, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of any additional Rule 144A Information from the Depositor (i) convey such additional requested Rule 144A Information to the requesting Rule 144A Information Recipient and (ii) post such additional requested Rule 144A Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

3.22.        Inspections.  The Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property not less frequently than once each year commencing in 2019, so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is not then continuing. The Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the Property, as applicable, promptly following the occurrence of a Special Servicing Loan Event and annually for so long as a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall further inspect, or cause to be inspected, the Property whenever it receives information that the Property have been materially damaged, left vacant, or abandoned, or if waste is being committed thereto. All such inspections shall be performed in such manner as shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. The cost of the annual inspections referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be an expense of the Servicer; the cost of all additional inspections referred to in this paragraph shall be a Trust Fund Expense. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall prepare a written report of inspection and deliver it to the Certificate Administrator and Companion Loan Holders in electronic format. The Certificate Administrator shall post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

3.23.        Advances. (a)  In the event that all or a portion of any Monthly Payment or an Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable (other than Default Interest), representing interest due on the Trust Loan on the related Payment Date has not been received by the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to the Remittance Date, the Servicer, subject to its determination that such amounts are not Nonrecoverable Advances, shall make an advance on such Remittance Date to the Distribution Account, in an amount equal to such Monthly Payment (or portion thereof) (or in the amount of the Assumed Monthly Payment, or portion thereof, as

 

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applicable) with respect to the Trust Loan that has not been received by the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to such Remittance Date (net of the Servicing Fee with respect to the Trust Loan, which shall not be paid to the Servicer until funds in the Collection Account are available for payment of such fee); provided that neither the Servicer nor any other party shall be entitled to interest accrued on the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the Trust Loan if the delinquent amount of the Monthly Payment (or, if applicable, the Assumed Monthly Payment) in respect of such Trust Loan is received by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by 2:00 p.m., New York time, on such Remittance Date. The portion of any Monthly Payment Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee for the Trust Loan and such Distribution Date will not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator but will be remitted to CREFC® by the Servicer. The Servicer shall also advance in respect of each Payment Date following (x) a delinquency in the payment of the Balloon Payment of the Trust Loan or foreclosure (or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or comparable conversion) of the Mortgage Loan or (y) not later than the related Remittance Date, to the Distribution Account, the amount of any Assumed Monthly Payment deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the amount of interest and/or principal on the Trust Loan is reduced as a result of any modification to the Trust Loan, any Monthly Payment Advance made with respect to such modified Trust Loan shall be in such amounts as may be required as a result of such reduction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and subject to the determination of nonrecoverability provided in this Section 3.23, in the event that the Property becomes a Foreclosed Property, the Servicer shall continue to make advances as required pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) with respect to each Payment Date following such event in an amount equal to the Monthly Payment or Assumed Monthly Payment, as applicable, due or deemed due with respect to the Trust Loan on such Payment Date, as if the applicable Property had not become a Foreclosed Property and the Trust Loan continued to be outstanding. If and to the extent such information is not already included in the Distribution Date Statement for the month in which such Monthly Payment Advance is made, the Servicer shall notify the master servicer and trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) within two Business days of making such advance. The Servicer shall maintain a record of each Monthly Payment Advance it has made pursuant to this Section 3.23(a) on the Trust Loan and shall notify the Certificate Administrator thereof in the appropriate CREFC® Reports in order to permit allocation thereof pursuant to Sections 3.4 and 3.5. In the event that the Servicer does not remit any amounts required to be remitted to the Certificate Administrator on each Remittance Date (including any amounts required to be remitted pursuant to Section 3.5 and any required Monthly Payment Advance) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall pay to the Certificate Administrator interest on such amounts at the federal funds rate for the period from and including the Remittance Date to but excluding the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the actual remittance date.

 

At any time that a Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount exists with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the amount that would otherwise be required to be advanced by the Servicer in respect of delinquent payments of interest on the Trust Loan shall be reduced by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan minus the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount allocable to the Trust Loan

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(including any deemed Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount pursuant to Section 3.7(d)) and the denominator of which is the then-outstanding principal balance of the Trust Loan.

 

(b)           Subject to Section (e), the Servicer shall advance, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders, to the extent it determines that such amount is recoverable, all customary and reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its respective servicing obligations, including, but not limited, to the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the preservation, restoration, operation and protection of the Property which, in the Servicer’s sole discretion, exercised in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, are necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust Fund’s interest in the Property, (ii) the payment of (A) real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents and governmental charges that may be levied or assessed against the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or the Property or revenues therefrom or which become liens on the Property, (B) insurance premiums and (C) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) to the extent not paid by the Borrower that are incurred in connection with a sale of the Mortgage Loan, the negotiation of a workout of the Mortgage Loan, an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or a release of the Property from the lien of the applicable Mortgage, (iii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and including, but not limited to, court costs, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and costs for third party experts, including Independent Appraisers, environmental and engineering consultants, and (iv) the management, operation and liquidation of the Property if the Property is acquired by the Trust (collectively, “Property Protection Advances”). In addition, subject to Section 3.23(e), the Servicer shall advance amounts eligible for withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (iii) (other than Servicing Fees), (iv)(b), (v) (to the extent reimbursements of such amounts are owed to the Trustee only), (vi), (viii) and (x) of Section 3.4(c) (collectively, “Administrative Advances”) on or prior to the related Distribution Date to the extent (A) such amounts are not paid from the Collection Account pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.4(c) and (B) it determines that such amounts are payable or reimbursable by the Borrower and would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance. During the continuation of a Special Servicing Loan Event, the Special Servicer shall give the Servicer and the Trustee not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice before the date on which the Servicer is requested to make the Property Protection Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property; provided, however, that only three (3) Business Days’ written notice shall be required in respect of Property Protection Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis (which may include, without limitation, Property Protection Advances required to make tax or insurance payments). In addition, the Special Servicer shall provide the Servicer with such information in its possession as the Servicer may reasonably request to enable the Servicer to determine whether a requested Property Protection Advance would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. Subject to Section 6.3, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Servicer make an Advance, the Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Advances other than emergency Advances (although such request may relate to more than one Advance). The Special Servicer shall not make any Advance.

 

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(c)           To the extent the Servicer fails to make an Advance that it is required to make under this Agreement, the Trustee shall be required to make such Advance pursuant to Section 7.6. It is understood that the obligation of the Servicer and the Trustee (pursuant to Section 7.6) to make such Advances is mandatory, subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement (subject to the applicable recoverability determination), and shall continue to apply with respect to the Trust Loan after any modification or amendment of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.24 hereof, beyond the Scheduled Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan if a payment default shall have occurred on such date and through any court appointed stay period or similar payment delay resulting from any insolvency of the Borrower or related bankruptcy, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, subject to the requirement of recoverability, until the earliest of (i) the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the day on which all of the Property become liquidated or (iii) the day on which the Mortgage Loan is sold.

 

(d)          Interest on each Advance made by the Servicer or the Trustee shall accrue for each day that such Advance is outstanding at a rate of interest equal to the “prime rate” published in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal; if The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “prime rate”, then the Servicer shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “prime rate”, and if such “prime rate” is no longer generally published or is limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then the Servicer shall reasonably select a comparable interest rate index (the “Advance Rate”) for each such day (or the most recent day on which the “prime rate” was reported, if not reported on such day) on the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days elapsed in a month. Interest on the Advances shall compound annually. If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance also includes, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through but excluding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to make an Advance only to the extent that the Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, has determined that such Advance, together with interest thereon at the Advance Rate, would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance if made. The Trustee and the Servicer, in that order, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any such Advances relating to the Trust Loan or the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, from the Collection Account and shall obtain such reimbursement in accordance with Section 3.4(c). If the context requires, each reference to the reimbursement or payment of an Advance shall be deemed to include, whether or not specifically referred to, payment or reimbursement of interest thereon at the Advance Rate through but excluding the date of payment or reimbursement.

 

(f)            The determination by the Servicer or the Trustee that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by the delivery of an Officer’s Certificate in electronic format to the Companion Loan Holders, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee (if such determination is made by the Servicer), the Servicer, the Special Servicer, and the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred), detailing the reasons for such determination with supporting documents attached. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such Officer’s Certificate to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with

 

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Section 8.14(b). The costs of any appraisals, engineering reports, environmental reports or surveys and other information requested by the Servicer or the Trustee establishing an Advance as a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be treated as Trust Fund Expenses, payable from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c), and shall constitute a Property Protection Advance or Administrative Advance, as applicable, if paid by the Servicer or the Trustee from its funds. Subject to Section 6.3, the Servicer’s reasonable determination of nonrecoverability in accordance with the above provisions shall be conclusive and binding on the Trustee and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively thereupon. The Trustee, in determining whether or not a proposed Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall make such determination in its commercially reasonable judgment, solely in its capacity as Trustee.

 

(g)            The Servicer and the Trustee are not obligated to advance or pay (i) delinquent scheduled payments with respect to any Companion Loan, (ii) any Balloon Payment with respect to the Trust Loan (but are obligated to advance the related Assumed Monthly Payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement), (iii) any Default Interest, late payment charges or Yield Maintenance Premiums, (iv) amounts required to cure any damages resulting from Uninsured Causes (except as required pursuant to Section 3.12(c)), any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any environmental law, or (except in connection with the foreclosure or other acquisition of the Property in accordance with Section 3.12 upon the occurrence of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default) to investigate, test, monitor, contain, clean up, or remedy an environmental condition present at the Property, (v) any losses arising with respect to defects in the title to the Property, (vi) any costs of capital improvements to the Property other than those necessary to prevent an immediate or material loss to the Trust’s interest in the Property or (vii) subordinated obligations, including any Mezzanine Loan. In addition, the Servicer and the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any Monthly Payment Advances with respect to the Companion Loans.

 

(h)           The Servicer or the Trustee may consider (among other things) the following when making a non-recoverability determination: (a) the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon) with respect to the Trust Loan, the Mortgage Loan or Foreclosed Property the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Servicer or the Trustee, (b) the obligations of the Borrower under the terms of the Mortgage Loan as it may have been modified, (c) the Property in its “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices in the case of the Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its commercially reasonable judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to the Property, (d) future expenses and (e) the timing of recoveries.

 

3.24.        Modifications of Mortgage Loan Documents. (a) (i) The Servicer (if no Special Servicing Loan Event has occurred and is continuing) or the Special Servicer (if a Special Servicing Loan Event occurs and is continuing) may, subject to (w) the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (subject to limitations on such consent pursuant to Section 9.3) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, (x) the consultation and review rights of the Directing Certificateholder (subject to limitations on such rights pursuant to Section 9.3) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, and (y) the rights of a mezzanine

 

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lender under the intercreditor agreement, modify, waive or amend any term of the Mortgage Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment (a) is consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and (b) does not cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may obtain and be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel in connection with such determination). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may the Servicer or the Special Servicer permit an extension of the Maturity Date beyond the date that is the earlier of (a) seven years prior to the latest Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) 20 years or, to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease, 10 years, prior to the end of the current term of the ground lease, plus any options to extend the ground lease exercisable unilaterally by the Borrower. In connection with (i) the release of the Property or portion thereof from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of the Property or portion thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the Mortgage Loan Documents require the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to calculate the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Property, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the Trust Loan, then, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, such calculation shall exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any. The Servicer shall promptly provide to the Special Servicer notice of all Borrower requests related to any Mortgage Loan modification or assumption and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall forward such notice to the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(b)          All modifications, waivers or amendments of the Mortgage Loan shall be in writing and shall be effected in a manner consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of the Co-Lender Agreement. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Companion Loan Holders and the Depositor and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Directing Certificateholder, in writing, of any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of the Mortgage Loan and the date thereof, and shall deliver to the Custodian (with a copy to the Trustee and each Companion Loan Holder) an original recorded (if applicable) counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver or amendment within ten (10) Business Days following the execution and recordation (if appropriate) thereof. In the event the Servicer or Special Servicer, or a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the interest rate applicable to the Mortgage Loan, the aggregate adverse economic effect of the modification (if any) required to be borne by the holders of the Trust Notes pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement shall be applied to the Non-VRR Certificates, in reverse order of seniority. If the Mortgage Loan is modified, the Net Trust Note Rate shall not change for purposes of distributions on the Certificates and the VRR Interest.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 3.28, any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents that requires a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, or any modification that would eliminate, modify or alter the requirement of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation in the Mortgage Loan Documents, shall not be made without the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, first receipt of such Rating Agency Confirmation. Such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the Borrower’s expense in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement or, if not so provided in the Mortgage Loan Agreement or if the Borrower does not pay as a Trust Fund Expense.

 

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(d)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer and (if a Special Servicing Loan Event is continuing) the Special Servicer may, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (without any Rating Agency Confirmation or consent of the Directing Certificateholder), grant the Borrower’s request for consent to subject the Property to an easement, right-of-way or similar agreement for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another similar purpose and may consent to subordination of the Mortgage Loan to such easement, right-of-way or similar agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer may condition the granting of any such request on receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation if such condition would not be consistent with or permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

(e)          Subject to Section 3.28 of this Agreement, prior to implementing any of the actions under the definition of RAC Decision, the Servicer or Special Servicer shall obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit the substitution of the Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of the Mortgage Loan Agreement unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Servicer has (i) received replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the Mortgage Loan Documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments required under the terms of the Mortgage Loan when due, (ii) received a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on the Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) received one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Borrower) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Borrower shall have designated a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the Borrower to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the Borrower, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If the Servicer receives notice of a request for defeasance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall provide upon receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to each Trust Loan Seller or its respective assignee and until such time as a Trust Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan shall be delivered to such Trust Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(g)         The Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for the Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan in advance of its Payment Date, and not as a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for the Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as

 

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payments made on the Mortgage Loan in advance of its Payment Date, and not as a prepayment of the Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(h)          Subject to the terms of this Section 3.24, the Servicer or the Special Servicer (with regard to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan) shall be permitted to waive all or any portion of Default Interest to the extent consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices. Failure to waive any Default Interest by the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not in any way be deemed a violation of Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

3.25.       Conflicts of Interests; Mandatory Resignation of Servicer and Special Servicer. (a) The Servicer, the Special Servicer and any agent thereof in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were not the Servicer or the Special Servicer or such agent except as otherwise provided herein subject to the restrictions on voting set forth in the definition of Certificateholder.

 

(b)         Neither the Special Servicer nor any of its Affiliates shall (i) resign from its obligations and duties as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, except as provided in Section 6.4 hereof, or (ii) act as special servicer of any Mezzanine Loan or a sub-servicer of the special servicer of any Mezzanine Loan. In the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party, the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of such affiliation. Upon receipt of such notice, the Trustee shall promptly send a request to the Special Servicer requesting that the Special Servicer resign as Special Servicer and promptly appoint a replacement special servicer in accordance with Section 6.4 of this Agreement. In the event that no replacement Special Servicer is appointed within thirty (30) days for any reason after receipt by the Trustee of a notice of such affiliation, the Trustee may petition the court for appointment of a successor Special Servicer at the expense of resigning Special Servicer.

 

3.26.       Intercreditor Agreement; Notice of Mortgage Loan Event of Default to Mezzanine Lenders. The Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall exercise, comply with, perform and/or enforce the rights and obligations of the Trust as successor-in-interest to the mortgagee under the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement. The rights of the Trust and the Certificateholders in and under the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be subject to the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

3.27.       Additional Matters with Respect to the Loan.

 

(a)          In the event that a Trust Loan Seller (a “Repurchasing Seller”) repurchases its respective Note (each, a “Repurchased Note”) in accordance with Section 2.9 of this Agreement and Section 8 of the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, and one or more Companion Loan Notes remain outstanding and are held by one or more Other Securitization Trusts, the Servicer and Special Servicer agree that pursuant to Sections 2 and 5 of the Co-Lender Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Co-Lender Agreement shall continue to apply with respect to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (and each Trust

 

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Loan Seller has agreed to such provisions in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement) until such time all of the Trust Notes are repurchased by the Trust Loan Sellers or otherwise no longer part of the Trust, and the related successor holders thereof and the Companion Loan Holders have entered into a replacement servicing agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Companion Loan Notes are repurchased from their respective Other Securitization Trusts.

 

(b)          Custody of the respective Mortgage Loan Documents shall be held exclusively by the Custodian, and record title under the respective Mortgage Loan Documents shall be held exclusively by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, as provided under this Agreement, except that the Repurchasing Seller shall hold and retain title to its original Repurchased Note and any related endorsements thereof.

 

        (i)           Payments from the Borrower or any other amounts received with respect to each Note shall be collected as provided in this Agreement by the Servicer and shall be applied to each related Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement, subject to Section 3.27(b)(ii). In the event that the Property becomes Foreclosed Property, payments or any other amounts received with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be collected and shall be applied to each Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and this Agreement, subject to Section 3.27(b)(ii). Payments or any other amounts received with respect to the related Repurchased Note shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the benefit of the Repurchasing Seller and remitted (net of the Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Certificate Administrator Fees (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fees that represents the Trustee Fees, which are payable to the Trustee) and any Trust Fund Expenses, Property Protection Advances and any interest accrued thereon at the Advance Rate that are allocable to or attributable to such Repurchased Note in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and Section 3.27(b)(ii)) to the Repurchasing Seller or its designee by the Servicer on or before each Distribution Date pursuant to instructions provided by the Repurchasing Seller and deposited and applied in accordance with this Agreement.

 

     (ii)              In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, receives an aggregate payment of less than the aggregate amount due under the Mortgage Loan at any particular time, the Repurchasing Seller shall be entitled to receive from the Servicer an amount equal to the Repurchasing Seller’s allocable share of such payment as determined in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement and this Section 3.27(b)(ii). All expenses, losses and shortfalls including, without limitation, losses of principal or interest, Advances that have been declared Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees (including any such fees related to the related Notes) and other Trust Fund Expenses relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan will be allocated to the holders of the Notes in accordance with the Co-Lender Agreement. All expenses, losses and shortfalls including, without limitation, losses of principal or interest, Advances that have been declared Nonrecoverable Advances, interest on Advances, Special Servicing Fees, Work-out Fees and Liquidation Fees (including any such fees related to the related Notes) and other Trust Fund Expenses that are allocated to the Repurchased Notes shall be borne by the applicable Repurchasing Seller and shall reduce the amount of collections in respect of the Repurchased Notes that are distributable to the Repurchasing Seller.

 

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      (iii)            For so long as the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the holders thereof shall administer the Mortgage Loan consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Repurchasing Seller shall not be permitted to terminate the Servicer or Special Servicer as servicer or special servicer of the related Repurchased Note. All rights of the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan will be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, the Repurchasing Seller and the Companion Loan Holders to the extent of their respective interest therein (as a collective whole) in accordance with this Agreement, taking into account the interests of each of the holders of the Notes and the subordination of the B Notes to the A Notes. Neither the Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the repurchased portion.

 

       (iv)           Funds collected by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and applied to the Notes shall be deposited and disbursed in accordance with the provisions hereof. Compensation shall be paid to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Servicer, Special Servicer and CREFC® with respect to the related Repurchased Note as provided in this Agreement. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall have any obligation to make any Monthly Payment Advance with respect to the related Repurchased Note. The Servicer, Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer shall have no reporting requirement with respect to the related Repurchased Note other than that the holder of the related Repurchased Note, subject to delivery by such holder of an Investor Certification, shall be entitled to receive any and all reports and have access to any and all information that a Certificateholder would otherwise have under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)           If any Note is considered a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, then each Note shall be a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan under this Agreement. The Special Servicer shall cause such related Repurchased Note to be specially serviced for the benefit of the Repurchasing Seller in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in this Agreement and shall be entitled to any Special Servicing Fee, Work-out Fee or Liquidation Fee that would be payable to the Special Servicer under this Agreement.

 

(d)          If (A) the Servicer shall pay any amount to the Repurchasing Seller pursuant hereto in the belief or expectation that a related payment has been made or will be received or collected and (B) such related payment is not received or collected by the Servicer, then the Repurchasing Seller will promptly on demand by the Servicer return such amount to the Servicer. If the Servicer determines at any time that any amount received or collected by the Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loan must be returned to the Borrower or paid to any other Person or entity pursuant to any insolvency law or otherwise, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Repurchasing Seller, and the Repurchasing Seller will promptly on demand by the Servicer repay, which obligation shall survive the termination of this Agreement, any portion thereof that the Servicer may have distributed to the Repurchasing Seller, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Servicer may pay to the Borrower or such other Person or entity with respect thereto.

 

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(e)          Subject to this Agreement, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as applicable, on behalf of the holders of the Repurchased Note, shall have the exclusive right and obligation to (i) administer, service and make all decisions and determinations regarding the Mortgage Loan, and (ii) enforce the Mortgage Loan Documents as provided hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Servicer, or Special Servicer, as applicable, may provide consent to any action or inaction under the Mortgage Loan Documents, agree to any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of, forgive interest on and principal of, capitalize interest on, permit the release, addition or substitution of collateral securing, and/or permit the release of the Borrower on or any guarantor of the Mortgage Loan without the consent of the Repurchasing Seller, subject, however, to Section 3.24.

 

(f)           In taking or refraining from taking any action permitted hereunder, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be subject to the same degree of care with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan as is consistent with this Agreement; and shall only be liable to the Repurchasing Seller to the same extent as set forth herein as it is liable to the Trust.

 

(g)          If the Trustee or the Servicer has made a Property Protection Advance or an Administrative Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be reimbursable to such advancing party under this Agreement, and such Advance is determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Repurchasing Seller shall reimburse the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in an amount equal to its allocable share of such Nonrecoverable Advance and accrued interest thereon at the Advance Rate as determined in accordance with Section 2(e) of the Co-Lender Agreement and Section 3.27(b)(ii).

 

(h)          The Repurchasing Seller shall have the right to assign the related Repurchased Note; provided that the assignee of the related Repurchased Note shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

(i)           The Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, in connection with their servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement, exercise efforts consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Repurchasing Seller as a holder of the related Repurchased Note, any and all documents and instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage or other security document related to the Mortgage Loan on the Property and related collateral, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to or with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents, and any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments with respect to the related Repurchased Note or related Repurchased Notes and the Property all in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement. The Repurchasing Seller agrees to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Servicer and the Special Servicer any powers of attorney or other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement related to the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, that the Repurchasing Seller shall not be liable, and shall be indemnified by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; and further provided that the Servicer or the Special

 

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Servicer, without the written consent of the Repurchasing Seller, shall not initiate any action in the name of the Repurchasing Seller without indicating its representative capacity that actually causes the Repurchasing Seller to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(j)           The Repurchasing Seller agrees to deliver to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable the Mortgage Loan Documents related to the related Repurchased Note or related Repurchased Notes, as applicable, any receipt for release and any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of the Property or to any legal action or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Note(s) or the Mortgage or otherwise available at law or equity with respect to the related Repurchased Note.

 

The rights granted to the Repurchasing Seller under this Section 3.27 shall in all respects be subject to the general rights, indemnification in favor of the Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and Special Servicer, protections, limitations on liability and immunities granted to the parties in this Agreement (including, but not limited to, Section 6.3) and this Section 3.27 shall not be construed to limit such indemnification in favor of the Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and Special Servicer rights, protections, limitations on liability and immunities which shall apply to all the Notes, including the Repurchased Note.

 

3.28.      Rating Agency Confirmation. (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan Documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement requires a Rating Agency Confirmation or a written confirmation from a Rating Agency that any action will not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings on the Certificates as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “Requesting Party”) seeking to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of such request being sent to the applicable Rating Agency, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is either declining to review such request or waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation, then such Requesting Party shall be required to (i) confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation request, and, if it has, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation again, and (ii) if there is no response to either such Rating Agency Confirmation or written confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan Document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or such written confirmation or any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Trust Loan (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied (provided that granting such request is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices), and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Servicer or Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to (I) Moody’s, if the applicable replacement has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a CMBS transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns of the applicable replacement servicer or special servicer, as

 

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applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action or any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities rated by Moody’s in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, prior to the time of determination, (II) S&P, if the applicable replacement is listed on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, and (III) KBRA, if the replacement special servicer certifies that KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of the replacement servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction serviced by the applicable servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination if KBRA is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation requests made by the Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing (and email shall be sufficient as a writing), which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, reasonably deems necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

Promptly following the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.28(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being considered satisfied, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

 

3.29.       Miscellaneous Provisions.

 

(a)          The Servicer and the Special Servicer each hereby agree and acknowledge that the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall respond to any request by the Borrower under Section 5.1.11(d) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement for written approval of the Annual Budget.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the terms of the related Loan Documents, the other provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement, with respect to any Companion Loan as to which there exists Companion Loan Securities, if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan or any Foreclosed Property, any amendment to this Agreement or replacement of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee (a “Relevant Action”) requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action pursuant to this Agreement, then, except as set forth below in this paragraph, such action shall also require delivery of a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation to the master servicer, the special servicer, the certificate administrator or the

 

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operating advisor to any Other Securitization Trust as a condition precedent to such action from each Companion Loan Rating Agency. Each Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation shall be sought by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on whichever such party is seeking the corresponding Rating Agency Confirmation(s) in connection with a Relevant Action. The requirement to obtain a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any Companion Loan Securities will be permitted to be waived by the Servicer and the Special Servicer on, and will be deemed not to apply on, the same terms and conditions applicable to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmations, as set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, depending on which is seeking the subject Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, shall forward to one or more of its counterparts (i.e., the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable), the 17g-5 Information Provider’s counterpart, or such other party or parties (as are agreed to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the applicable parties for the related Other Securitization Trust), at the expense of the Other Securitization Trust to the extent not borne by the Borrower, and in such format as the sender and recipient may reasonably agree, (i) the request for such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation all materials forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement in connection with seeking the Rating Agency Confirmation(s) for the applicable Relevant Action at approximately the same time that such materials are forwarded to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and (ii) any other materials that the applicable Companion Loan Rating Agency may reasonably request in connection with such Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation promptly following such request.

 

3.30.       [Reserved]

 

3.31.       Companion Loan Intercreditor Matters.

 

(a)          If, pursuant to Section 3.16 of this Agreement, the Trust Loan is, in its entirety, purchased or repurchased from the Trust Fund, the subsequent holder thereof shall be bound by the terms of the Co-Lender Agreement and shall assume the rights and obligations of the holder of the Trust Notes under the Co-Lender Agreement. All portions of the Mortgage File and (to the extent provided under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement) other documents pertaining to the Trust Loan shall be endorsed or assigned to the extent necessary or appropriate to the purchaser of the Trust Loan in its capacity as the holder of the Trust Notes (as a result of such purchase, repurchase or substitution) and (except for the original Companion Loan Notes) on behalf of the holders of the Companion Loan Notes. Thereafter, such Mortgage File shall be held by the holder of the Trust Notes or a custodian appointed thereby for the benefit thereof, on behalf of itself and the Companion Loan Holders as their interests appear under the Co-Lender Agreement. If the related servicing file is not already in the possession of such party, it shall be delivered to the master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, under any separate servicing agreement for the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)          With respect to any Companion Loan that becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the asset representations reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review by providing the asset representations reviewer

 

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or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the asset representations reviewer or such other requesting party (at the expense of the Trust Loan Sellers or requesting party), but only to the extent (i) the requesting party or asset representations reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the Trust Loan Sellers or a party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) such documents are in the possession of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian shall (i) have further obligations for such asset review or be bound by it or shall (ii) be obligated to provide such documents if providing such documents would, in its reasonable determination, be a violation of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, but only to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement, the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is not a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan when it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, as applicable, shall consult with the Companion Loan Holders with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of the Companion Loans to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver reports and notices to each Companion Loan Holder to the extent required under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

(d)          At any time after a Companion Loan has become part of an Other Securitization Trust and provided that the applicable parties hereto have received written notice (which may be by email) thereof including contact information for the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Companion Loan Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement shall be delivered to the master servicer and special servicer with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and special servicer, the party hereto that is obligated under this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement to deliver such notices, reports, information or other deliverables shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Co-Lender Agreement.

 

4.                  DISTRIBUTIONS AND STATEMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

4.1.        Distributions. (a)  On each Distribution Date, to the extent of Aggregate Available Funds, amounts held in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account shall be withdrawn and distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests, for deposit into the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, and to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LT-R Interest in accordance with Section 4.1(b) (to the extent of the Non-VRR Interest Available Funds), and immediately thereafter, amounts so distributed to the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be withdrawn from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account and distributed by the Certificate Administrator in the following amounts (the “Non-VRR Distribution Priorities”):

 

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second, to the Class A Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

third, to the Class A Certificates, in an amount up to all Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

fourth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

fifth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

sixth, to the Class B Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

seventh, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eighth, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

ninth, to the Class C Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

tenth, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

eleventh, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date less any portion of such Principal Distribution Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

twelfth, to the Class D Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates;

 

thirteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in an amount up to the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class and such Distribution Date;

 

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Amount distributed pursuant to all prior clauses, until the Certificate Balance of such Class is reduced to zero;

 

fifteenth, to the Class E Certificates, in an amount up to the amount of all Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class and not reimbursed on prior Distribution Dates; and

 

sixteenth, when the Certificate Balances of all Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates have been reduced to zero and after payment in full of all unpaid expenses of the Trust, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest), any remaining amounts.

 

In no event will any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates receive distributions in reduction of its Certificate Balance that, in the aggregate exceed the original Certificate Balance of such Class.

 

(2) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator is required to apply amounts on deposit in the Upper-Tier Distribution Account, to the extent of the VRR ABS Interest Available Funds, in the following order of priority:

 

first, to the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest, pro rata, based on their respective VRR ABS Interest Balances, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the VRR ABS Interest Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date;

 

second, to the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest, pro rata, based on their respective VRR ABS Interest Principal Amounts, in reduction of the Certificate Balance or VRR Principal Amount, as applicable, thereof, up to an amount equal to the VRR ABS Interest Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest Balance of the VRR Interest have each been reduced to zero;

 

third, to the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest, pro rata based on their respective VRR ABS Interest Balances, up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses previously allocated to the VRR ABS Interests and not reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date; and

 

fourth, when the VRR ABS Interest Balance of each of the Class VRR Certificates and the VRR Interest has been reduced to zero and after payment in full of all unpaid expenses of the Trust, to the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest), any remaining amounts.

 

In no event will any VRR ABS Interest receive distributions in reduction of its VRR ABS Interest Balance, which in the aggregate exceeds the original VRR ABS Interest Balance of such VRR ABS Interest. Furthermore, in no event will any reimbursement of VRR Realized Losses previously allocated to a VRR ABS Interest constitute distributions of principal for any purpose or result in an additional reduction in the VRR ABS Interest Balance of a VRR ABS Interest.

 

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(b)          On each Distribution Date, each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be deemed to receive (A) distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of the Applied Realized Loss Amounts actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates or VRR Interest, as applicable, as provided in Section 4.1(a), and (B) distributions with respect of reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to its respective Related Certificates, as provided in Section 4.1(g). On each Distribution Date, each Class of Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the sum of the Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of its Related Certificates or VRR Interest, as applicable, and, with respect to the Class LA Uncertificated Interest, the Interest Distribution Amount to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.1(a). Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall equal its Lower-Tier Principal Amount. The Pass-Through Rate with respect to each Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Introductory Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and any Yield Maintenance Premium distributed pursuant to Section 4.3(b) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest, but only to the extent of the amount remaining in the Lower-Tier Distribution Account, if any).

 

Distributions to the Class R Certificateholders (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) from the Lower-Tier Distribution Account and to the Class R Certificate holders (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) and to other Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner from the Upper-Tier Distribution Account on each Distribution Date shall be made by the Certificate Administrator to each Certificateholder of record on the related Record Date (other than as provided in Section 10.1 in respect of the final distribution) or VRR Interest Owner, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor; provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register (in the case of the Certificateholders) or such address as has been provided to the Certificate Administrator in writing (in the case of the VRR Interest Owner) if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date.

 

(c)          All amounts distributable to a Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.1(a) on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in each such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Such distributions

 

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shall be made on each Distribution Date (after withdrawing any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account in error and making other permitted withdrawals under this Agreement, to the extent funds are available for such purpose) to each Certificateholder and VRR Interest Owner of record on the related Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor, provided that the Certificate Administrator has received appropriate wire transfer instructions therefrom, or by check by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register if wiring instructions have not been received at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date. The final distribution on each Certificate or on the VRR Interest shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

(d)          The Certificate Administrator shall, as soon as reasonably possible after notice thereof by the Servicer to the Certificate Administrator that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates or VRR Interest is expected to be made, post a notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and mail to each Holder of such Class of Certificates or VRR Interest Owner on such date to the effect that:

 

       (i)             the Certificate Administrator reasonably expects based upon information previously provided to it that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates or VRR Interest shall be made on such Distribution Date, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Certificate Administrator therein specified; amounts owed to the VRR Interest Owner will be transferred to the last account on record with the Certificate Administrator; and

 

       (ii)            if such final distribution is made on such Distribution Date, no interest shall accrue on such Certificate or VRR Interest from and after the end of the Certificate Interest Accrual Period related to such Distribution Date.

 

(e)          Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust for the benefit of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one (1) year after the second notice not all of such Certificates shall have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator may, directly or through an agent, take appropriate steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. All such amounts shall be held by the Certificate Administrator in trust in accordance herewith until the expiration of a two-year period following such second notice, notwithstanding any termination of the Trust Fund. If within two (2) years after the second notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent permitted by law, hold all amounts distributable to the Holders

 

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thereof for the benefit of such Holders until the earlier of (i) its termination as Certificate Administrator hereunder and the transfer of such amounts to a successor Certificate Administrator and (ii) the termination of the Trust Fund, at which time such amounts shall be distributed to the Depositor. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder or by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.1(e). Any such amounts transferred to the Certificate Administrator shall not be invested.

 

(f)           The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the calculations with respect to distributions from the Trust so long as the Trust Fund has not been terminated in accordance with this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no duty to recompile, recalculate or verify the accuracy of information provided to it by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a) and, in the absence of manifest error in such information, may conclusively rely upon it.

 

(g)          On each Distribution Date, Non-VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses with respect to the Trust Loan shall be allocated to each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates in the following order:

 

first, to the Class E Certificates;

 

second, to the Class D Certificates;

 

third, to the Class C Certificates;

 

fourth, to the Class B Certificates; and

 

fifth, to the Class A Certificates;

 

in each case until the Certificate Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.

 

On each Distribution Date, VRR ABS Interest Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated to the VRR ABS Interests pro rata to reduce the VR ABS Interest Balance of such VRR ABS Interest until such VRR ABS Interest Balance has been reduced to zero.

 

4.2.         Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements with respect to payments to Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and other payees that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner or payees shall not be required for any such withholding and such Certificateholders or VRR Interest Owner shall furnish any information as may be required for the Certificate Administrator to comply with any withholding requirements. In the event the Certificate Administrator withholds any amount from interest payments or advances thereof or other amounts to any Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, amounts so withheld shall be treated as having been entirely distributed to such Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner or payee, and the

 

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Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholder or payee through a report.

 

4.3.         Allocation and Distribution of Yield Maintenance Premiums. (a) On any Distribution Date, the Non-VRR Percentage of Yield Maintenance Premiums, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period shall be distributed by the Certificate Administrator to the holders of each Class of Non-VRR Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) in the following order of priority:

 

       (i)          the holders of each Class of Sequential Pay Certificates shall be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date an amount of the Non-VRR Percentage of Yield Maintenance Premiums for the Trust Loan prepayments, equal to the product of (a) a fraction whose numerator is the amount of principal distributed to such Class on such Distribution Date and whose denominator is the total amount of principal distributed to all of the Certificates and the VRR Interest representing principal payments in respect of the Trust Loan on such Distribution Date and (b) the Yield Maintenance Premium collected during the related Collection Period; and

 

       (ii)         the holders of the VRR Certificates will be entitled to receive any remaining Non-VRR Percentage of Yield Maintenance Premiums.

 

If there is more than one Class of Sequential Pay Certificates entitled to distributions of principal on any particular Distribution Date on which Yield Maintenance Premiums are distributable, the aggregate amount of such Yield Maintenance Premiums will be allocated among all such Classes of Sequential Pay Certificates up to, and on a pro rata basis in accordance with, their respective entitlements thereto in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4.3.

 

On any Distribution Date, the VRR Percentage of any Yield Maintenance Premiums, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period will be required to be distributed by the Certificate Administrator to the VRR ABS Interests pro rata, based on their respective VRR ABS Interest Balances.

 

No Yield Maintenance Premiums shall be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates.

 

(b)          All Yield Maintenance Premiums distributable pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 4.3 shall first be deemed to have been distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the related Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest (whether or not the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interest has been reduced to zero).

 

4.4.         Statements to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner. (a)  On each Distribution Date, based on information provided by the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and make available pursuant to Section 8.14(b) to any Privileged Person (including a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) and shall deliver to the Initial Purchasers, a statement, based upon information supplied to it by the

 

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Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the distributions on such Distribution Date (a “Distribution Date Statement”) setting forth:

 

(i)             for each Class of Regular Certificates and the VRR Interest (1) the amount of the distributions made on such Distribution Date allocable to interest at the Pass-Through Rate and the amount allocable to principal (separately identifying the amount of any principal payments (and specifying the source of such payments)), (2) the amount of any Yield Maintenance Premiums collected on the Trust Loan allocable to each Class of Certificates and (3) the amount of interest paid on Advances from Default Interest and allocable to such Class and the VRR Interest;

 

(ii)            if the amount of the distribution to the Holders of any Class of Certificates and the VRR Interest is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if there were sufficient Non-VRR Interest Available Funds and VRR ABS Interest Available Funds, the amount of the shortfall allocable to such Class or VRR Interest, stating separately amounts allocable to principal and interest;

 

(iii)           the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance for such Distribution Date;

 

(iv)           the Certificate Balance or VRR Interest Balance of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) and the VRR Interest after giving effect to any distribution in reduction of the Certificate Balance or VRR Interest on such Distribution Date and the allocation of Realized Losses on such Distribution Date;

 

(v)           the principal balance of the Trust Loan and the Certificate Balance or VRR Interest Balance of each Class of Certificates and the VRR Interest as of the end of the Collection Period for such Distribution Date and the amount of Realized Losses allocated to each Class and the VRR Interest;

 

(vi)          the aggregate amount of Unscheduled Payments (and the source of such payments) made with respect to the Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period, and the aggregate amount of such payments allocable to the Trust Loan;

 

(vii)         identification of any Mortgage Loan Event of Default or any Special Servicing Loan Event, any Servicer Termination Event or any Special Servicer Termination Event under this Agreement that in any case has been declared as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior to the end of the immediately preceding calendar month;

 

(viii)        the amount of the servicing compensation (other than the Servicing Fee) paid to the Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date, separately listing any Liquidation Fees or Work-out Fees and any other Borrower charges retained by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and the amount of compensation paid to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and CREFC®, separately listing the Certificate Administrator Fee (including the portion that is the Trustee Fee if the Trustee and Certificate Administrator are not the same entity), the Special Servicing Fee and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee with respect to such Distribution Date;

 

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(ix)           the number of days the Borrower is delinquent in the event that the Borrower is delinquent at least thirty (30) days and the date upon which any foreclosure proceedings have been commenced;

 

(x)            whether the Property, as of the close of business on the Payment Date preceding such Distribution Date had become a Foreclosed Property, together with an identification of same;

 

(xi)           information with respect to any declared bankruptcy of the Borrower, the Guarantor or any mezzanine borrower;

 

(xii)          as to any item of Collateral released, liquidated or disposed of during the preceding Collection Period, the identity of such item and the amount of proceeds of any liquidation or other amounts, if any, received therefrom during the related Collection Period;

 

(xiii)         a list of conveyances or transfers of the Property by the Borrower reported to the Certificate Administrator to the extent not already reported on the CREFC® Reports provided by the Servicer and posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(xiv)         the aggregate amount of all Advances, if any, not yet reimbursed;

 

(xv)          the amount of any reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances paid to the Servicer or the Trustee;

 

(xvi)         an itemized report identifying any Appraisal Reduction Amount and any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount;

 

(xvii)        the amount of Default Interest, if any, and late payment charges, if any, paid by the Borrower during the related Collection Period;

 

(xviii)       an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates with respect to the related Distribution Date;

 

(xix)         the aggregate amount of any Trust Fund Expenses reimbursable or payable by the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and the amount collected from the Borrower in respect of such Trust Fund Expenses;

 

(xx)          the amount and type of Yield Maintenance Premiums, if any, collected in respect of the Trust Loan during the related Collection Period and distributed on such Distribution Date to the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner or the Companion Loan Holders; and

 

(xxi)         the Trust Note Rate and Net Trust Note Rate for each Trust Note and the related Mortgage Loan Interest Accrual Period.

 

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The Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may agree to enhance the reporting requirements of the Distribution Date Statement without Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner approval.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate or a VRR Interest Owner upon written request to the Certificate Administrator, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above as to the applicable Class or VRR Interest, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion of such year during which such Person was a Certificateholder or a VRR Interest Owner, together with such other information required by applicable laws as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year or as otherwise required by law. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make the Distribution Date Statement available to Privileged Persons (including for this purpose a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.14(b). The Certificate Administrator’s obligation to provide such information shall be contingent on the Certificate Administrator’s receipt of such information from the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information provided to it by the Servicer or the Special Servicer without independent verification. To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower or the Special Servicer, the Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information to the Certificate Administrator shall be contingent on its receipt of such information from the Borrower or the Special Servicer, as applicable. To the extent that the information required to be furnished by the Special Servicer is based on information required to be provided by the Borrower, the Special Servicer’s obligation to furnish such information shall be contingent upon receipt of its receipt of such information from the Borrower. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information supplied by the Borrower without independent verification.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, to the extent provided to it by the Servicer in electronic format, make available to Privileged Persons pursuant to Section 8.14(b) reports or analyses of net operating income from the Property. Such net operating income reports or analyses shall be prepared pursuant to Section 3.18 by the Servicer in CREFC® format based on the quarterly, annual and periodic statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property obtained by the Servicer from the Borrower or from the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15(h).

 

If so authorized by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator may make available on its Internet website to any Privileged Person certain other information with respect to the Trust Loan (subject to the limitations of Section 3.18).

 

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The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or its filing of such information pursuant to this Agreement.

 

In addition, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its website such information as set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

4.5.          Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry and Rating Agency Q&A Forum.   (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto), the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and Beneficial Owners of Certificates who provide the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-1 may submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, or submit questions to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 8.14(b), the Trust Loan or the Property (each, an “Inquiry”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate Person (as identified to the Certificate Administrator by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) at the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in each case via electronic mail within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be by email to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or would result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would result in the disclosure of communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, (vii) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information or (viii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following

 

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statement: “Because the Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would, or is reasonably expected to, result in a waiver of attorney client privilege or the disclosure of attorney work product, (v) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (vi) answering any Inquiry would result in the disclosure of communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, (vii) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information or (viii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable to answer, no inference should be drawn from the fact that the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. No party shall post or otherwise disclose direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder as part of its response to any Inquiries; provided, that the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to review any inquiry or answer received by it for posting to the Investor Q&A Forum to determine if such inquiry or answer contains any such direct communication with the Directing Certificateholder, or otherwise to consult with the party from whom such Inquiry or answer is received to confirm the same, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no liability in connection with its posting to the Investor Q&A Forum of any Inquiry or answer containing such direct communication. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Beneficial Owner or VRR Interest Owner the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Beneficial Owners and the VRR Interest Owner can register and thereafter obtain contact information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner or VRR Interest Owner that has so registered. Any Person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Beneficial Owner or VRR Interest Owner and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least 45 days from the date of such certification to Persons entitled to access the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates or VRR Interest owned. If any Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner or VRR Interest Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the

 

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Investor Registry (which notice may not be within 45 days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)            The Certificate Administrator shall, with the consent of the Depositor, make the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® Reports, this Agreement, the Offering Circular and supplemental notices available to certain market data providers upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from such Person of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit O hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Depositor hereby consents to the provision of such information to Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, CMBS.com, Thomson Reuters, Moody’s Analytics and Markit Group Limited, and the provision of such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator.

 

(d)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit inquiries to the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (ii) submit inquiries to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, relating to the reports prepared by such parties, (iii) submit requests for information about the Trust Loan or the Property (each such submission identified in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) or (iv) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate Person, in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry and the related response (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. If the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, Accepted Servicing Practices, this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product of, any counsel engaged by the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, or (iii)(A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Accepted Servicing Practices (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate

 

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Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure by any other such Person to answer any such Rating Agency Inquiry. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other Person. None of the Initial Purchasers, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

5.                  THE CERTIFICATES

 

5.1.          The Certificates.

 

(a)           The Certificates shall be issued in substantially the respective forms set forth as Exhibits A-1 through A-10 hereto, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

(b)           The Sequential Pay Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 initial Certificate Balance (or $10,000 for Rule 144A Global Certificates) and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $100,000 (or $10,000, as applicable). If the Original Certificate Balance of any Class of Sequential Pay Certificates does not equal an integral multiple of $1,000, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized Original Certificate Balance that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1,000 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof. The Class VRR Certificates shall be issued in minimum denominations of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof; provided, however, that at all times during the Risk Retention Period, the Class VRR Certificates shall be issued only as two Definitive Certificates collectively representing 100% of the Class VRR Certificates.

 

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(c)            One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

5.2.          Form and Registration. (a)  Each Class of the Certificates (other than the Risk Retention Certificates and the Class R Certificates) sold to an institution that is a non-U.S. Securities Person in “offshore transactions” (as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S shall initially be represented by a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”) and/or Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”). Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (each, a “Regulation S Global Certificate”) in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.3(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless an exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or a Regulation S Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Global Certificates, which shall be held by the Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph.

 

(b)           Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Certificates of each Class (other than the Class VRR Certificates during the Risk Retention Period) offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Act (“Rule 144A”) shall be represented by a single, global certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each, a “Rule 144A Global Certificate” and, collectively with the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificates and the Regulation S Global

 

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Certificates, the “Global Certificates”), which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Global Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Rule 144A Global Certificate.

 

(c)           Certificates of each Class that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not QIBs, the Class VRR Certificates (during the Risk Retention Period) and the Class R Certificates (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, issued in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners; provided, that prior to such transfer the investor executes and delivers to the Certificate Registrar an Investment Representation Letter.

 

(d)           Owners of beneficial interests in Global Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Certificates and have Certificates registered in their names unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Global Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor are unable to locate a qualified successor within 90 days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will Definitive Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Global Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Global Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for reregistration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Global Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Global Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the holders of such Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders under this Agreement.

 

(e)           During the Risk Retention Period, the Class VRR Certificates shall only be held as a Definitive Certificate in the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates shall be registered on the Certificate Register), unless otherwise consented to by the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator shall hold the Class VRR Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions in accordance with this Agreement

 

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from the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates and the Retaining Sponsor’s consent and the Depositor’s consent, and in accordance with any authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account” and into which the Class VRR Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account for the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates. The Class VRR Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the Class VRR Certificates shall be remitted to the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates in accordance with written instructions provided separately by the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates to the Certificate Administrator. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Class VRR Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator (i) be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates or (ii) have any obligation to monitor, supervise or enforce the performance of any party under any credit risk retention compliance agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely with no obligation to verify, confirm or otherwise monitor the accuracy of any information included in any written instructions provided in connection with this Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account and shall have no liability in connection therewith, other than with respect to the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to obtain the Retaining Sponsor’s consent and the Depositor’s consent prior to any release of the Class VRR Certificates. During the Risk Retention Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Sponsor may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificates representing the Class VRR Certificates at the below location, or any other location; provided, the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Attention: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) 

MAC: N9345-010 

425 E. Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor and the initial Holder of the Class VRR Certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit S to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the Class VRR Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates a statement of Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of an Class VRR Certificates shall be subject to Section 5.3(g) and Section 5.3(i).

 

(f)            In the event the Holder of the Class VRR Certificates seeks to cause the release of the Class VRR Certificates from the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account, such Holder shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator an executed written request for such release substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-6 executed by such Holder, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may not consent to, or

 

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otherwise permit, any such release without obtaining the Retaining Sponsor’s and the Depositor’s countersigned request for consent and upon such release, in accordance with this paragraph, the Certificate Administrator shall have no further obligation with respect to such released certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall be indemnified and held harmless for any release in connection with the preceding, in accordance with the terms set forth in Section 8.03.

 

5.3.          Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a)  The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class represented by a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, a Regulation S Global Certificate and a Rule 144A Global Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer , (ii) holding the Class VRR Certificates as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Class pursuant to Section 5.2(e) and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders.

 

(b)           Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article 5, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)           Rule 144A Global Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to an institution who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased,

 

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the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)           Rule 144A Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit D hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)            Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to Rule 144A Global Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary

 

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Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate (but not the Regulation S Global Certificate) for an interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate, a certificate in the form of Exhibit E hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate is a QIB and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)            Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to Regulation S Global Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Global Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement

 

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and the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Global Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Global Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Global Certificate and Rule 144A Global Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)           Non-Book Entry Certificate to Global Certificate. If a Holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than a Risk Retention Certificate during the Risk Retention Period or a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Global Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Global Certificate, such Holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Global Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.7, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such Holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit G hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate), in the form of Exhibit H hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Regulation S Global Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit I hereto (in the event that the applicable Global Certificate is the Rule 144A Global Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Global Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Global Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled.

 

(h)           “Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.2(d) and subject to the issuance and transfer of the Class VRR Certificates during the Risk Retention Period in accordance with Section 5.3(i), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Global Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate or Regulation S Global Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

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(i)             Transfers of Class VRR Certificates.  At all times during the Risk Retention Period, if a transfer of any Class VRR Certificates after the Closing Date is to be made, then upon receipt of (i) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (ii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-5, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (iii) a W-9 completed by the Transferee and (iv) wire instructions and contact information of the transferee, the Certificate Administrator (which may conclusively rely upon such certifications) shall instruct the Certificate Registrar to register such Transfer.  Upon receipt of the Certificate Administrator’s instruction, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.2(e) and Section 5.3(a) register the Transfer of the VRR Certificates, reflect such Class VRR Certificates in the name of the prospective transferee and shall deliver written confirmation substantially in the form of Exhibit S to this Agreement. The Certificate Registrar shall not register a Transfer of any Class VRR Certificates after the Closing Date during the Risk Retention Period unless it is so instructed by the Certificate Administrator. After the termination of the Risk Retention Period, if a transfer of the Class VRR Certificates is to be made and the Class VRR Certificates are in the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account, then upon receipt of: (i) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and (ii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J-5, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, the Certificate Administrator (which may conclusively rely upon such certifications) shall instruct the Certificate Registrar to register such Transfer, and upon receipt of the Certificate Administrator’s instruction, the Certificate Registrar shall register the Transfer of the Class VRR Certificates and reflect such Class VRR Certificates in the name of the prospective Transferee. After the termination of the Risk Retention Period, if a transfer of the Class VRR Certificates is to be made and the Class VRR Certificates are in the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account, the Certificate Registrar shall not register a transfer of any Risk Retention Certificate unless it is so instructed by the Certificate Administrator. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Class VRR Certificate be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Risk Retention Period. Any transfer of an interest in the Class VRR Certificates that is not in compliance with this Section 5.3 shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(j)             Other Exchanges. In the event that a Global Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of clauses (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)            Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of clause (e) above.

 

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(l)             If Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Act or, with respect to Non-Book Entry Certificates, that such Certificates are not “restricted” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)           All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)            No Class E, Class VRR or Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be (i) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or to Section 4975 of the Code or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (ii) any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate, other than (in the case of each of the Class E or Class VRR Certificates) an insurance company using assets of its general account under circumstances whereby such purchase and the subsequent holding of such Class E or Class VRR Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Code Section 4975 under Sections I and III of U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60, or, in the case of a Plan subject to Similar Law, its purchase and subsequent holding of such Certificates will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law. Each prospective transferee of a Class E, Class VRR or Class R Certificate in the form of a Definitive Certificate shall deliver to the transferor, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-3, stating that the prospective transferee is not a Person described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence. Each transferee of an interest in a Class E Certificate represented by a Global Certificate will be deemed to represent that it is not a Person described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence. No Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any Person acting on behalf of any such plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Certificate, unless (A) the purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1) of Regulation D of the Act and (B) the acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate by the purchaser will not constitute or otherwise result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or a non-exempt violation of Similar Law). Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

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(o)            Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)             Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)            No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the transfer, and such proposed transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit J-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.3(n) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

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(iii)           Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)           The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and transferred to and owned by QIBs.

 

(p)            No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any Certificate or interest therein shall be made unless that transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is exempt from the registration and/or qualification requirements of the Act and any applicable state securities laws, or is otherwise made in accordance with the Act and such state securities laws. Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar are obligated to register or qualify the Certificates under the Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification.

 

(q)            Until the expiration of the Risk Retention Period, no Person shall be permitted to own, directly or indirectly, any interest in the VRR Interest other than Société Générale or one of its Majority Owned Affiliates that is not a Non-Exempt Person. The VRR Interest Owner, if it wishes to transfer the VRR Interest, shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing of such transfer and identify the new VRR Interest Owner. After the expiration of the Risk Retention Period, the VRR Interest or any portion thereof may be transferred to Société Générale or one of its Affiliates that is not a Non-Exempt Person. The Certificate Administrator shall register the ownership of the VRR Interest on a registry of ownership maintained by the Certificate Administrator, except that the Certificate Administrator shall not record the initial ownership of the VRR Interest by Société Générale or any subsequent transfer of the VRR Interest to a Majority Owned Affiliate of Société Générale. Any transfer of the VRR Interest (including to a Majority Owned Affiliate) shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law unless all of the following is provided to the Certificate Administrator (i) the transferor of the VRR Interest has executed and delivered to the Certificate

 

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Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit J-8 hereto and (ii) the transferee of the VRR Interest has executed and delivered to the Certificate Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit J-7 hereto, which certification shall include wiring instructions and contact information for such transferee. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, no Person shall have any rights hereunder with respect to the VRR Interest unless in the case of Société Générale or its Majority Owned Affiliate, such Person is identified in writing to the Certificate Administrator as being the VRR Interest Owner. The Certificate Administrator, the other parties to this Agreement and the Certificateholders shall be entitled to treat the VRR Interest Owner (in the case of any subsequent VRR Interest Owner, as recorded on such ownership registry) as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in the VRR Interest on the part of any other Person. Any transfer of an interest in the VRR Interest that is not in compliance with this Section 5.3(q) or Section 5.3(r) shall be null and void ab initio to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(r)             Société Générale represents, and any subsequent VRR Interest Owner shall be deemed by virtue of its acceptance of the VRR Interest to represent, to the Trust and the Certificate Administrator (for the benefit of the borrowers) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of the Agreement, the VRR Interest Owner shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator evidence satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator substantiating that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Certificate Administrator is not obligated under applicable law to withhold taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (a) if the VRR Interest Owner is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Certificate Administrator an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (b) if the VRR Interest Owner is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the borrowers is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, the VRR Interest Owner shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Certificate Administrator an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by the VRR Interest Owner, as evidence of the VRR Interest Owner’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to the VRR Interest Owner in respect of the VRR Interest or otherwise until the VRR Interest Owner shall have furnished to the Certificate Administrator the forms, certificates, statements or documents required by this Section 5.3(r).

 

(s)            Each purchaser that is or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) will be deemed to have represented and warranted that (i) none of the Depositor, any Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their affiliates has provided any investment advice within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA (and regulations thereunder) to the ERISA Plan, or to any fiduciary or other person making the decision to invest the assets of the ERISA Plan (“Fiduciary”), in connection with its acquisition

 

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of Certificates, and (ii) the Fiduciary is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the transaction.

 

5.4.           Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust Fund. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.4, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.4 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

5.5.            Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner has been provided an Investor Certification by a Beneficial Owner (or prospective transferee of a Certificate), such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such Beneficial Owner (or such prospective transferee).

 

5.6.            Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices.

 

The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (a) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (b) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (c) provides a copy of the communication which such Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, afford such Certificateholder access during normal business hours to a current list of the Certificateholders. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which such information was derived. The Servicer, the Special

 

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Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor and any reasonable costs associated therewith shall be a Trust Fund Expense.

 

Upon the written request of any Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner that (a) has provided an Investor Certification, (b) states that such Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner desires the Certificate Administrator to transmit a notice to all Certificateholders or Beneficial Owner stating that such Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner wishes to be contacted by other Certificateholders or Beneficial Owners, setting forth the relevant contact information and briefly stating the reason for the requested contact (a “Special Notice”) and (c) provides a copy of the Special Notice which such Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Beneficial Owner proposes to transmit, the Certificate Administrator shall post such Special Notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and shall mail such Special Notice to all Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner at their respective addresses appearing on the Certificate Register. The costs and expenses of the Certificate Administrator associated with delivering any such Special Notice shall be borne by the party requesting such Special Notice. Every Certificateholder and Beneficial Owner, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Certificate Registrar shall be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such Special Notice to Certificateholders, regardless of the information set forth in such Special Notice.

 

5.7.          Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, MN 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Borrower of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

6.                  THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE SPECIAL SERVICER

 

6.1.          Respective Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

6.2.          Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

Any Person into which the Servicer or the Special Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall be the successor of the Servicer or the Special Servicer as the case

 

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may be, hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, unless such successor or surviving Person is the Servicer or the Special Servicer, each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation before any such surviving Person shall be deemed to be the successor of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

6.3.          Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and Others. (a)  Neither the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer nor any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner, any Companion Loan Holder or the Directing Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for any action taken or not taken at the direction of Certificateholders, the Companion Loan Holders or the Directing Certificateholder or for errors in judgment, that does not violate any law or Accepted Servicing Practices or the provisions of this Agreement or the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any such other Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, employees, members, managers, partners, Affiliates or agents may reasonably rely on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or other “controlling persons” within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (“Controlling Persons”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses and expenses relating to the enforcement of this indemnity) incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, penalties, fines, foreclosures, judgments or liabilities relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan, the Co-Lender Agreement, the Property, the Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable and reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement), other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by it in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Trust shall reimburse all amounts for which a party is entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.3(a) as such expenses are incurred. Neither the Depositor, the Servicer nor Special Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer may, in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable (in the case of the Servicer or Special Servicer, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the

 

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Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account. Subject to Section 6.6, neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates or for the use or application by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator of any funds paid to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Distribution Account or any account (other than the Collection Account and the Foreclosed Property Account and any other account maintained by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to this Agreement) maintained by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than investments made with the Servicer or the Special Servicer in its commercial capacity).

 

(b)            In order to comply with Applicable Banking Law, the Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Servicer and the Special Servicer, upon its respective request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Servicer and the Special Servicer to comply with Applicable Banking Law.

 

(c)            The Depositor shall not be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement.

 

6.4.           Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign; Replacement of Servicer or Special Servicer. (a) Each of the Servicer and Special Servicer may resign and subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement with respect to appointment of a Special Servicer, assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement to any Person or to an entity, provided that:

 

(i)             the Person accepting such assignment and delegation (A) shall be an established mortgage finance institution, bank or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000, organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to perform the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the Mortgage Loan, (B) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement; provided, however that to the extent such agreement modifies in any respect any of the covenants, terms or conditions in this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Trustee, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, (C) shall

 

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make such representations and warranties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as provided in Section 2.6, and (D) shall not be a Borrower Related Party;

 

(ii)            Rating Agency Confirmation has been received;

 

(iii)           the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation under this Section 6.4(a);

 

(iv)           the rate at which any servicing compensation (any component thereof) is calculated shall not exceed the rate specified herein; and

 

(v)            the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trustee, the Trust, and the Rating Agencies for any expenses of such assignment, sale or transfer.

 

Upon satisfaction of the foregoing requirements and acceptance of such assignment, such Person shall be the successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder.

 

(b)            Subject to (and except as otherwise provided in) the provisions of Sections 6.2 and 6.4(a), neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it, except upon determination that performance of its duties hereunder is no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee, the Depositor, and, so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder. No resignation by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.2. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may assign its duties and obligations under this Agreement under certain limited circumstances as described herein. In connection with any such resignation, the successor special servicer shall either (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, be appointed by the Directing Certificateholder in accordance with Section 7.1; or (ii) during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, be appointed by the Trustee and otherwise satisfy the requirements for a successor special servicer set forth in Section 6.4(a).

 

6.5.          Ethical Wall.

 

(a)           The Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Servicer Investment Personnel”) will not obtain Confidential Information from the division and individuals of the Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Servicer Servicing Personnel”) and the Servicer Servicing Personnel will not obtain information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel. The Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by

 

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the Servicer, between Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Servicer Servicing Personnel to Servicer Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures against the disclosure of information regarding Investments from Servicer Investment Personnel to Servicer Servicing Personnel. The senior management personnel of the Servicer and/or its Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not participate in or use that information to influence Investment Decisions; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(a).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall maintain reasonable policies and procedures, taking into account the nature of its business, to ensure that divisions and individuals of the Special Servicer making Investment Decisions (such division and individuals, “Special Servicer Investment Personnel”) will not use Confidential Information received from the division and individuals of the Special Servicer who are involved in the performance of the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder (such divisions and individuals, “Special Servicer Servicing Personnel”) in a manner that violates any applicable law including, but not limited to, any securities laws and the Special Servicer Investment Personnel will not provide information regarding its decisions relating to Investments in the Certificates to Special Servicer Servicing Personnel. The Special Servicer represents that policies and procedures restricting the flow of information exist, and shall be maintained by the Special Servicer, between Special Servicer Investment Personnel, on the one hand, and Special Servicer Servicing Personnel, on the other, and that such policies and procedures restricting the flow of information operate in both directions so as to include (a) policies and procedures against the disclosure of Confidential Information from Special Servicer Servicing Personnel to Special Servicer Investment Personnel and (b) policies and procedures restricting the disclosure of information regarding Special Servicer Investment Personnel decisions relating to Investments in the Certificates to Special Servicer Servicing Personnel. The senior management personnel of the Special Servicer and/or its Affiliate who have obtained Confidential Information in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities may not use that information to influence Investment Decisions with respect to the Certificates; nor may they pass that information to others for use in such activities, to the extent the use of such Confidential Information violates the securities laws; nor may such senior management personnel who have obtained information regarding Investments in the course of their exercise of general managerial responsibilities use that information to influence servicing recommendations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the delivery or provision by the Special Servicer of information or reports as required by this Agreement shall not constitute a violation or default of this Section 6.5(b).

 

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the Mortgage Loan that are in its possession or control hereunder and access to its officers responsible therefor. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer and the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

6.6.          Indemnification by the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor.

 

(a)           Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor, as applicable and severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable, of its representations and warranties, as applicable, under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)           Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Companion Loan Holders from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Companion Loan Holders may sustain in connection with this Agreement that arise out of or are based upon the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.

 

7.                  SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION OF SPECIAL SERVICER WITHOUT CAUSE

 

7.1.          Servicer Termination Events; Special Servicer Termination Events. (a)  “Servicer Termination Event,” or “Special Servicer Termination Event” wherever used herein with respect to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)             any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to remit any payment required to be made or remitted by it (other than Advances described under clause (ii) below) when required to be remitted under the terms of this Agreement by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the Business Day following the day on which such remittance was required to be made;

 

(ii)            any failure of the Servicer to (a) make any Monthly Payment Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time, on the related Distribution Date, (b) make any Administrative Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to the applicable Remittance Date that is not cured by 11:00 a.m., New York time,

 

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on the related Distribution Date, or (c) make the Property Protection Advance required to be made pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and such failure continues unremedied for ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period (not less than one Business Day) as would prevent a lapse in insurance or a delinquent payment of real estate taxes or ground rents) following the date on which the Servicer receives notice of such lapse or delinquency thereof or should have received such notice if it had been acting in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices;

 

(iii)           any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to observe or perform in any material respect any other of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trustee or to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Trustee by the Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates (and the Class VRR Certificates) or, with respect to a Companion Loan affected by such breach, by the related Companion Loan Holder; provided, however, that, with respect to any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as appropriate, has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to diligently pursue, such cure;

 

(iv)          a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; provided, however, that, with respect to any such decree or order that cannot be discharged, dismissed or stayed within such sixty (60) day period, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, will have an additional period of thirty (30) days to effect such discharge, dismissal or stay so long as it has commenced proceedings to have such decree or order dismissed, discharged or stayed within the initial sixty (60) day period and has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such discharge, dismissal or stay;

 

(v)           the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or the Special Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;

 

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(vi)          the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations;

 

(vii)         the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is removed from S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, and is not restored to such status on such list within sixty (60) days of such event;

 

(viii)        KBRA has (i) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates, or (ii) placed one or more Classes of Certificates on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by KBRA within sixty (60) days of such event) and, in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), cited servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or material factor in such action;

 

(ix)           a Companion Loan Rating Agency has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities, or (B) placed one or more classes of Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), citing servicing concerns with the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable as the sole or material factor in such rating action (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement has not been withdrawn by such Companion Loan Rating Agency within sixty (60) days of such event); and

 

(x)            so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or any primary servicer, Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant (such entity, the “Sub-Servicing Entity”) retained by the Servicer or Special Servicer, shall fail to deliver the items required to be delivered to such Other Securitization Trust as required by this Agreement to enable such Other Securitization Trust to comply with its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act within 5 Business Days of such failure to comply with the requirements set forth in Article 13, including any applicable grace periods (and any Sub-Servicing Entity that defaults in accordance with this Section 7.1(a)(x) shall be terminated at the direction of the Depositor).

 

(b)           Upon the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, the Trustee shall upon actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer promptly notify the Certificate Administrator in writing. The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt of such notice (or receipt of a notice from the Servicer or the Special Servicer of the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event), (i) post such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (ii) provide such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), (iii) provide notice to the Companion Loan Holders, and (iv)  provide notice of the same to the Certificateholders by mail,

 

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to the addresses set forth on the Certificate Register, unless the related Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall have been cured or waived. For avoidance of doubt, (i) the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Special Servicer Termination Event and (ii) the occurrence of a Special Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer shall not cause there to have occurred a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Servicer unless the relevant event also constitutes a Servicer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Trustee of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event of which the Depositor becomes aware.

 

(c)            If a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either (i) the Trustee may, or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates having at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of the Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates or, if affected thereby, of the applicable Companion Loan Holders (solely with respect to a Special Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination, and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof by notice in writing to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a Special Servicer Termination Event under clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (ix) and/or (x) of Section 7.1(a) only has an adverse effect on a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, but has no adverse effect on the Trust Loan, the Certificateholders or a rating on any of the Certificates, then (A) the Special Servicer shall not be terminated by the Trustee pursuant to clause (i) above of this sentence without the written direction of the affected Companion Loan Holders or upon the written direction of the Holders of Certificates pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence, and (B) (x) with respect to a Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (x) of Section 7.1(a), the related Other Depositor shall be able to require termination of the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (ii) above of this sentence. In addition, (A) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Servicer affects a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, and if the Servicer is not otherwise terminated or (B) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Servicer affects only a Companion Loan, a Companion Loan Holder or a rating on any Companion Loan Securities, then the Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related Companion Loan Holder or the holder of any Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related Companion Loan Holder, the Servicer will be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the Mortgage Loan. Upon any termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Trustee shall notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post such written notice thereof on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and provide the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post written notice thereof to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, give written notice to the

 

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Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders and the Certificateholders by mail to the addresses set forth in the Certificate Register. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to select the successor special servicer following any Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

(d)           Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination) at any time, with or without cause, and the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to, and shall, appoint a successor special servicer who shall execute and deliver to the other parties hereto an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, whereby the successor Special Servicer agrees to assume and perform punctually the duties of the Special Servicer specified in this Agreement; provided that the Trustee shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency prior to the termination of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not be terminated pursuant to this paragraph until a successor special servicer shall have been appointed. The Directing Certificateholder shall pay any costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee or the Trust in connection with the removal and appointment of a Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph (unless such removal is based on any of the events or circumstances set forth in Section 7.1(a)). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no successor special servicer appointed by the Directing Certificateholder (including, without limitation, the initial Special Servicer) pursuant to Section 6.4, Section 7.1(c) or this Section 7.1(d) or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement shall be required to meet any independent net worth or similar financial covenant; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, any successor special servicer (i) shall satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement; (ii) shall not be a Borrower Related Party or the current special servicer or an affiliate, subservicer or agent of the current special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan (or be engaged to perform any special servicing duties whatsoever with regard to a Mezzanine Loan); and (iii) shall satisfy any Rating Agency conditions set forth in the Rating Agency Confirmation delivered by such Rating Agency with respect to such successor special servicer and any other conditions as set forth in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer Termination Event occurs and such Servicer Termination Event only has an adverse effect on the Companion Loan or the rating of a Companion Loan Security and the Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Trustee, at the direction of the Companion Loan Holder or the Depositor (in the case of clause (x) of the definition “Servicer Termination Event”), will be required to direct the Servicer to (and the Servicer shall) appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the Mortgage Loan, or if the Mortgage Loan is currently being sub-serviced, then the Trustee will be required to direct the Servicer to (and the Servicer shall) replace such sub-servicer with a new sub-servicer (but only if such original sub-servicer is in default (beyond any applicable cure periods) under the related sub-servicing agreement, and the Servicer is permitted to terminate the sub-servicing agreement due to such default); provided that the Servicer shall be required to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (including a Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation) with respect to the appointment of such sub-servicer (at the expense of the Servicer). If any Special Servicer Termination Event occurs and such Special Servicer Termination Event only has an adverse effect on the Companion Loan or a Companion Loan

 

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Security and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, then the Trustee, at the direction of the Companion Loan Holder, will be required to terminate the Special Servicer. In addition, in the event that a Special Servicer Termination Event under clause (x) of the definition thereof occurs and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Trustee will be required to terminate the Special Servicer at the direction of the Depositor.

 

(e)            After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon the written direction of Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Trust Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of the Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a successor Special Servicer designated in such written direction, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post such written direction to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b). Upon (i) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to the termination of the Special Servicer and the appointment of a successor Special Servicer (which confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such holders) and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and expenses and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote (which fees and expenses will not be additional Trust Fund Expenses), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post written notice of a request for such a vote to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by mail, and shall conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates. Such votes will be effective only if received by the Certificate Administrator within 180 days of the posting of such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Any votes not received within such 180-day period shall be of no force and effect. If Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum vote in favor of replacing the Special Servicer within such 180-day period, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights (subject to such terminated Special Servicer’s rights to indemnification, payment of outstanding fees, reimbursement of Advances and other rights set forth in this Agreement which survive termination) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor Special Servicer designated by such Certificateholders; provided that such successor Special Servicer shall (i) satisfy the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement; and (ii) not also be a Borrower Related Party or the current special servicer or an affiliate, subservicer or agent of the current special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan (or be engaged to perform any special servicing duties whatsoever with regard to a Mezzanine Loan). The provisions set forth in the foregoing sentences of this paragraph shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of solely the Certificateholders and the Trustee as between each other. As between the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Special Servicer. The Holders of the Certificates that initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer shall pay the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the removal and replacement of the Special Servicer pursuant to this paragraph. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner may access such notices on the Certificate

 

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Administrator’s Website and that each Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner may register to receive e-mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon.

 

(f)            In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable be deemed to have knowledge of or be aware of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable has received written notice thereof or has actual knowledge thereof.

 

(g)           In the event that the Servicer or Special Servicer is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Trustee shall notify the outgoing Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, of the effective date of its termination, and the Trustee (the “Terminating Party”) shall, by notice in writing to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (the “Terminated Party”) (with a copy to the Certificate Administrator, and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to its website)), terminate all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, other than any rights the Terminated Party may have hereunder as a Certificateholder, to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and to any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination and the right to the benefits of Section 6.3 notwithstanding any such termination). On or after the receipt by the Terminated Party of such written notice, subject to the foregoing, all of its authority and power under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (except that the Terminated Party shall retain its rights as a Certificateholder in the event and to the extent that it is a Certificateholder) or the Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Terminating Party pursuant to and under this Section 7.1 (absent the appointment of a successor, and such successor’s assumption of obligations hereunder) and, without limitation, the Terminating Party is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Terminated Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of Servicer or Special Servicer’s rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan and related documents, or otherwise. The Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, each agrees that, in the event it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1, or resigns under Section 6.4(b), to promptly (and in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days subsequent to such notice) provide, at its own expense, the Terminating Party (which term shall include for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(g), the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) with all documents and records requested by the Terminating Party to enable the Terminating Party to assume its functions hereunder, and to cooperate with the Terminating Party and the successor to its responsibilities hereunder in effecting the termination of its responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or the Terminating Party, as applicable, for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.1(g), the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) to the Collection Account, the Foreclosed Property Account or shall thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and shall promptly provide the Terminating Party or such successor

 

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Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (which may include the Trustee), as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it, such documents and records to be provided in such form as the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall reasonably request (including electronic form), to enable it to assume the function of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. All reasonable costs and expenses of the Terminating Party or the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, incurred in connection with transferring the Mortgage File to the Terminating Party or to the successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and amending this Agreement to reflect such succession pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Terminated Party upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses. If the Terminated Party has not reimbursed the Terminating Party or such successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, for expenses set forth in this Section 7.1(g) within ninety (90) days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided that the Terminated Party shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Special Servicer is terminated without cause pursuant to this Section 7.1, all costs and expenses incurred or payable by the terminated Special Servicer under this Section 7.1 shall be paid by the Trust Fund, except that such costs shall be paid by the Directing Certificateholder, if the Special Servicer is terminated under Section 7.1(d) and shall be paid by the Certificateholders who initiated the vote to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(e) if the Special Servicer is terminated under Section 7.1(e), as applicable.

 

7.2.          Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.

 

(a)           On and after the time the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.1, or resigns pursuant to Section 6.4(b), the Terminating Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the Trustee (or a successor Servicer or Special Servicer including a successor appointed under Section 6.4(a)) in connection with a resignation of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) shall, unless prohibited by law, be the successor to the Terminated Party (which term shall include, for the purposes of the remainder of this Section 7.2, the resigning party in connection with a resignation of the Servicer of the Special Servicer under Section 6.4(b)) in all respects under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and, except as provided herein, shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties, limitations on liability and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Terminated Party by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that (i) neither the Trustee nor the Terminating Party (or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) shall have responsibilities, duties, liabilities or obligations with respect to any act or omission of the Terminated Party and (ii) any failure to perform, or delay in performing, such duties or responsibilities caused by the Terminated Party’s failure to provide, or delay in providing, records, tapes, disks, information or monies or failure to cooperate as required by this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Terminating Party or such successor hereunder. The Trustee, as successor Servicer, and any other successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be indemnified to the full extent provided to the Trustee under this Agreement. The appointment of a successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any liability of the Terminated Party that may have arisen prior to its termination as such. The Terminating Party shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the

 

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Terminated Party herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the Terminated Party or for any losses incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment by the Terminated Party nor shall the Terminating Party or any successor Servicer or Special Servicer be required to purchase the Mortgage Loan hereunder. As compensation therefor, the Terminating Party as successor Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to all compensation with respect to the Mortgage Loan to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled that accrues after the date of the Terminating Party’s succession to which the Terminated Party would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder and, in the case of a successor Special Servicer, the Special Servicing Fee. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, if the Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates and the Class VRR Certificates having greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of the Certificates) of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates and Class VRR Certificates so request in writing to the Trustee, or the Trustee is not approved by the Rating Agencies as a Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation, or if the Rating Agencies do not provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the succession of the Trustee as Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established Mortgage Loan servicing institution reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee the appointment for which a Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained, as the successor to the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder. No appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder shall be effective until the assumption by such successor of all the Terminated Party’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to a Terminated Party hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in the applicable capacity as herein above provided. Any appointment or succession by the Trustee to the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer hereunder shall be subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s right to replace the Special Servicer prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loan as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party hereunder, except that if no successor to the Terminated Party can be obtained to perform the obligations of such Terminated Party hereunder, additional amounts shall be paid to such successor and such amounts in excess of that permitted the Terminated Party shall be paid pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer (as applicable), the Special Servicer (as applicable) and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding Section 7.1(c) of this Agreement, if a Servicer receives a notice of termination solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.1(a)(vii) or (viii) and the terminated Servicer provides the Trustee with the appropriate “request for proposal” materials within five (5) Business Days after such termination, then such Servicer shall continue to serve as Servicer, if requested to do so by the Trustee, and the Trustee shall promptly thereafter (using such “request for proposal” materials provided by the terminated Servicer) solicit good faith bids for the rights to master service the Mortgage Loan from at least three (3)

 

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Persons qualified to act as successor Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.4 and Section 7.2 for which the Trustee has received Rating Agency Confirmation (any such Person so qualified, a “Qualified Bidder”) or, if three (3) Qualified Bidders cannot be located, then from as many Persons as the Trustee can determine are Qualified Bidders; provided, however, that (i) at the Trustee’s request, the terminated Servicer shall supply the Trustee with the names of Persons from whom to solicit such bids; and (ii) the Trustee shall not be responsible if less than three (3) or no Qualified Bidders submit bids for the right to master service the Mortgage Loan under this Agreement. The bid proposal shall require any Successful Bidder (as defined below), as a condition of such bid, to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to agree to be bound by the terms hereof, within forty-five (45) days after the receipt by the terminated Servicer of a notice of termination. The Trustee shall solicit bids (i) on the basis of such successor Servicer entering into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer to service the Mortgage Loan at a sub-servicing fee rate per annum equal to the excess of the Servicing Fee Rate minus the Retained Fee Rate (each, a “Servicing Retained Bid”) and (ii) on the basis of having no obligation to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer (each, a “Servicing Released Bid”). The Trustee shall select the Qualified Bidder with the highest cash Servicing Retained Bid (or, if none, the highest cash Servicing Released Bid) (the “Successful Bidder”) to act as successor Servicer hereunder. The Trustee shall direct the Successful Bidder to enter into this Agreement as successor Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (and, if the successful bid was a Servicing Retained Bid, to enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer as contemplated above), no later than forty-five (45) days after the termination of the terminated Servicer. Upon the assignment and acceptance of the servicing rights hereunder to and by the Successful Bidder, the Certificate Administrator shall remit or cause to be remitted to the terminated Servicer the amount of such cash bid received from the Successful Bidder (net of “out of pocket” expenses incurred in connection with obtaining such bid and transferring servicing).

 

If the Trustee or an Affiliate acts pursuant to this Section 7.2 as successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer, it may reduce such terminated Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent that its or such Affiliate’s compensation as successor Servicer would otherwise be below market rate servicing compensation. If the Trustee elects to appoint a successor to the resigning or terminated Servicer other than itself or an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 7.2, it may reduce such Servicer’s Excess Servicing Fee Rate to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to appoint a qualified successor Servicer that meets the requirements of this Section 7.2.

 

7.3.          [Reserved].

 

7.4.          Other Remedies of Trustee. During the continuance of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, or so long as such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in Section 7.1, shall have the right, in its own name as trustee of an express trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and enforce the rights and remedies, of the Certificateholders and the Companion Loan Holders (including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative and other proceedings and the filing of proofs of claim and debt in connection therewith). In such event, the legal fees, expenses and costs of such

 

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action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from the Collection Account. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event.

 

7.5.          Waiver of Past Servicer Termination Events and Special Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Sequential Pay Certificates evidencing not less than 66-2/3% of the aggregate Voting Rights of all then outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates may, on behalf of all Certificateholders and upon adequate indemnification of the Trustee by the requesting Holders of Certificates, waive any Servicer Termination Event by the Servicer or Special Servicer Termination Event by the Special Servicer, except a failure to make any required deposits (including Monthly Payment Advances) to or payments from the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account or in remitting payments as received, in each case in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any such waiver of a past Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall cease to exist, and such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as applicable, shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right related thereto.

 

7.6.           Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances, the Servicer shall notify the Trustee of its failure to make such Advances as promptly as possible, but in the case of any Monthly Payment Advances no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the related Remittance Date, and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of the Servicer’s failure to make any Advances as promptly as possible, but in the case of any Monthly Payment Advances no later than 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the related Remittance Date. The Trustee shall, subject to its own determination of recoverability (made in the same manner as required of the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement), perform such obligations (w) within five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period (but not less than one (1) Business Day) as may be required, if applicable, to avoid any lapse in insurance coverage required under the Mortgage Loan Documents or this Agreement with respect to the Property or to avoid any foreclosure or similar action with respect to the Property by reason of failure to pay real estate taxes, assessments, ground rents or governmental charges) of a Responsible Officer of the Trustee obtaining knowledge of such failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to Property Protection Advances and Administrative Advances and (x) by 12:00 noon New York time on the related Distribution Date with respect to Monthly Payment Advances provided that the Trustee has received notice from the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator by 6:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Remittance Date of the failure of the Servicer to make a required Monthly Payment Advance. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Advance Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by such Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder and further subject

 

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to the Trustee’s standard of good faith judgment); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and/or the Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee until such Advances shall have been repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Servicer for such Advances and interest accrued thereon. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given by the Servicer with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the master servicer and trustee with respect to each Other Securitization Trust of the amount of any Monthly Payment Advance made by it pursuant to this Section 7.6 within two (2) Business Days of making such advance.

 

8.                  THE TRUSTEE AND THE Certificate Administrator

 

8.1.          Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and after the curing or waiver of any Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, undertakes with respect to the Trust Fund to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. Neither the Depositor nor the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated to monitor or supervise the performance by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties hereunder. In case a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event has occurred (which has not been cured or waived), the Trustee, subject to the provisions of Sections 7.2 and 7.4, shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and shall use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent institution would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such institution’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty. The Trustee (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) and the Certificate Administrator (or the Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf), as applicable, shall have the power to exercise all the rights of a holder of the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner and the Companion Loan Holders (or, if a Companion Loan Holder is an Other Securitization Trust, the related Other Depositor and any other party to any Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement; provided, however, that the Lender’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be exercised by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(b)           Subject to Sections 8.2(a) and 8.3, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine, or cause to be examined, such instruments to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement to the extent specifically set forth herein. If any such instrument is found on its face not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s reasonable satisfaction, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, shall provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Servicer, or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)            Subject to Section 8.3, no provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, its negligent failure to perform its obligations in compliance with this Agreement, or any liability which would be imposed by reason of its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)             No implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates, resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders, opinions or other instruments furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement, which it reasonably believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;

 

(ii)            neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or such Responsible Officer was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

 

(iii)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with this Agreement or at the direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement;

 

(iv)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be charged with knowledge of a Mortgage Loan Event of Default or any failure by the Servicer or the Special Servicer to comply with any of their respective obligations referred to in Section 7.1 or any other act or circumstance upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may be required to take action unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, obtains actual knowledge of such failure, act or circumstance or the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, receives written notice of such failure from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor or Holders of the Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the Regular Certificates;

 

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(v)            subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and without limiting the generality of Sections 8.1 and 8.2, the Trustee shall have no duty except in the capacity as a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer (A) to record, file or deposit this Agreement or any agreement referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a security interest, or to maintain of any such recording or filing or depositing or any re-recording, refiling or redepositing thereof, (B) to maintain any insurance, and (C) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement reasonably believed by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties; and

 

(vi)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability and for which it would not be indemnified for pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)            None of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to (i) expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, or (ii) perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the obligations of the Servicer or the Special Servicer under this Agreement, except, with respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible and shall have liability in connection with the duties assumed by the Authenticating Agent, and the Certificate Registrar hereunder, unless the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is acting in any such capacity hereunder; provided further that in any such capacity the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall have all of the rights, protections and indemnities provided to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator hereunder, as applicable.

 

8.2.          Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.1, Section 8.5(c) and Section 8.13:

 

(i)             each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, auditor’s certificate or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

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protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;

 

(iii)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, which may be incurred therein or thereby; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, has actual knowledge of (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs;

 

(iv)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)            prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing or waiver of such Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event that may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein (except as specifically required by this Agreement) or to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing so to do by Holders of Certificates or VRR Interest Owner evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates and VRR Interest; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by either party in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such costs, expenses or liabilities as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such investigation shall be paid by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) in the event that such investigation relates to a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, if such an event shall have occurred and is continuing, and otherwise by the Certificateholders requesting the investigation;

 

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(vi)           each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys selected by it with due care, but the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations by virtue of the appointment of any agents or attorneys;

 

(vii)          the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any loss on any investment of funds made by it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, provided, however, this clause (vii) shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (solely in their respective commercial capacities and not in their respective capacities hereunder) of any liabilities with respect to investments issued by such entity, as applicable, in their respective commercial capacities;

 

(viii)        neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall be personally liable hereunder solely by reason of any act or failure to act of any predecessor or successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder;

 

(ix)           neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to post any kind of bond or surety in connection with the execution and performance of its duties hereunder;

 

(x)            in no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God;

 

(xi)           other than in the case of actual fraud (as determined by a non-appealable final court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

 

(xii)          nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation of the parties to this Agreement to advise the Certificateholders with respect to their rights and protections relative to the Trust; and

 

(xiii)         nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law.

 

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider, paying agent and Authenticating Agent).

 

(b)           Following the Closing Date, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund not specifically contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(c)            All rights or actions under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates or the VRR Interest, enforceable by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be enforced by such party without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)           In order to comply with laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Banking Law”), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as the case may be, are required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities that maintain a business relationship with the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon its respective request from time to time, such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee to comply with Applicable Banking Law.

 

8.3.          Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator is Liable for Certificates, the VRR Interest or the Mortgage Loan. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature and authentication of the Certificate Administrator on the Certificates) shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator make no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than its execution of this Agreement), the Certificates, the VRR Interest, the Trust Loan, the Companion Loans or of the Mortgage Loan or related documents except as expressly set forth herein. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any action or failure of any action by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder or any action or failure to act of the Trust Loan Seller under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with (i) any failure of the Trust Loan Seller to properly prepare each Assignment of the Mortgage, assignment of the Collateral Security Document and UCC-3 financing statements pursuant to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the any failure of the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer, agent of or counsel to the Special Servicer to conduct a foreclosure in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable law, and neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to take any action in connection with any of the foregoing matters referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above (except to the extent otherwise expressly required pursuant to this Agreement). The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not at any time have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality, ownership, title, validity or enforceability of the Mortgage or the Mortgage Loan, or the perfection and priority of the Mortgage or the maintenance of any such perfection, sufficiency and priority, or for or with respect to the efficacy of the Trust Fund or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the existence, condition and ownership of the Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance thereon; the validity of the assignment of the Trust Loan to the Trust; the performance or enforcement of the Trust Loan (other than with respect to the Servicer or Special Servicer, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer and/or Special

 

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Servicer, respectively, pursuant to Section 7.2 and then only to the extent of the obligations of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder); the compliance by the Depositor, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Special Servicer with any warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation made under this Agreement or in any related document prior to the Trustee’s receipt of notice or other discovery of any noncompliance therewith or any breach thereof; any investment of monies by or at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer or any loss resulting therefrom (other than investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity); the failure of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or any sub-servicer to act or perform any duties required of it hereunder; or any action by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator taken at the direction of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (other than with respect to the Trustee, if the Trustee shall assume the duties of the Servicer or the Special Servicer); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, of its obligation to perform its duties under this Agreement. Except with respect to a claim based on either the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s negligent action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct (or such other standard of care as may be provided herein with respect to any particular matter), no recourse shall be had for any claim based on any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates, the VRR Interest, the Mortgage, the Property or the Trust Loan or assignment thereof against the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in its respective individual capacity, and neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any personal obligation, liability or duty whatsoever to any Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner or any other Person with respect to any such claim, and any such claim shall be asserted solely against the Trust Fund or any indemnitor who shall furnish indemnity as provided in this Agreement. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statements in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this Agreement (unless, with respect to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have become the successor Servicer or Special Servicer). Subject to Section 6.6, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or VRR Interest or of the proceeds of such Certificates or VRR Interest or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in respect of the Mortgage Loan deposited into or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any account maintained by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except to the extent that any such account is held by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity), or for investment of such amounts (other than, and to the extent of, investments made with the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in its commercial capacity).

 

The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, by reason of the action or inaction of a responsible officer or officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, Affiliates or agents shall have no liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner or the Companion Loan Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason

 

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of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person, as applicable or by reason of negligent disregard of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person, as applicable, of its obligations and duties hereunder. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator in each of its capacities under this Agreement and any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, partners, employees, agents, Affiliates or Controlling Persons shall be indemnified by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) out of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, and held harmless against any loss, liability, claim, demand or expense (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any legal action or other claims, losses, penalties, fines, foreclosures, judgments or liabilities relating to or related to the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s performance of their respective powers and duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, performance under Section 8.1 hereof); provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or any such Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person or by reason of negligent disregard of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent or 17g-5 Information Provider) or any such Person, as applicable, of its obligations and duties hereunder. The indemnification provided hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall be responsible for its acts or failure to act as the Servicer and/or the Special Servicer (in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices) during the time and to the extent the Trustee is serving as Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, to the same extent that the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, would be liable for the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s, as applicable, acts or failure to act under the terms of this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any indemnification provisions in this Agreement providing that the Trust or a party to this Agreement is required to indemnify another party to this Agreement for costs, fees and expenses, such costs, fees and expenses are intended to include costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of the enforcement of such indemnity.

 

8.4.          Trustee and Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in their individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights, powers, and privileges as it would have if they were not the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

8.5.          Trustee’s and Certificate Administrator’s Fees and Expenses.  (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the Certificate Administrator Fee (including that portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee that represents the Trustee Fee, which is payable to the Trustee), payable pursuant to Section 3.4(c). The Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee. The Certificate Administrator Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s and

 

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the Trustee’s sole form of compensation (unless otherwise set forth herein) for all services rendered by each entity in the execution of the trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereunder. No Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ), provided such cost would qualify as an “unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC” within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith or which is expressly the responsibility of a Certificateholder or Certificateholders hereunder, all of which reimbursements to be paid from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c); provided, however, that neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall refuse to perform any of their obligations hereunder solely as a result of the failure to be paid any fees and expenses so long as payment of such fees and expenses are reasonably assured to it. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Servicer with an invoice, on or prior to each Payment Date, setting forth the actual expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder for which it seeks payment or reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Trust for an expense incurred under this Agreement in connection with the performance of its ordinary and regularly recurring duties hereunder unless such reimbursement is expressly provided for herein or otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

(b)           Each of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(b) only, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall (severally and not jointly) indemnify the Trustee (both in its capacity as Trustee and individually) and the Certificate Administrator (in each of its capacities as Certificate Administrator, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider) and each of their Affiliates and each of the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each of their Affiliates (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(b) only, an “Indemnified Party”), and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Indemnified Party may sustain in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in any action or proceeding between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or between the Indemnified Party and any third party or otherwise) resulting from each such Indemnifying Party’s respective willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of each of its respective duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its respective obligations and duties hereunder (including in the case of the Servicer, any agent of the Servicer or sub-servicer).

 

(c)           Each of the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacities as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider) and the Trustee (in each case with respect to itself only, for purposes of this Section 8.5(c) only, an “Indemnifying Party”) shall (severally and not jointly) indemnify the

 

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Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer and their respective Affiliates and each of the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Servicer and the Special Servicer and their respective Affiliates (each, for purposes of this Section 8.5(c) only, an “Indemnified Party”), and hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Indemnified Party may sustain in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Indemnified Party in any action or proceeding between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or between the Indemnified Party and any third party or otherwise) resulting from the applicable Indemnifying Party’s willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder.

 

8.6.          Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator; Errors and Omissions Insurance. (a)  Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be a corporation, association or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, which has, a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and a rating on its unsecured long term debt of at least (x) “AA-” by S&P and its equivalent by KBRA, if then rated by KBRA (or “A-” by S&P and its equivalent by KBRA, if then rated by KBRA, if the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, unsecured short term debt is rated at least “A-1” by S&P, provided, however, that the Trustee may maintain a long term rating of at least “BBB+” by S&P and a short term rating of at least “A-2” by S&P if the Servicer maintains a long term rating of “A” by S&P, (y) as is otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency as evidenced by the receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation, and is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and shall not be an Affiliate of the Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during any period when the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Servicer and/or Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.2). If a corporation, association or trust company publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for purposes of this Section 8.6 the combined capital and surplus of such entity shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event that the place of business from which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, administers the Trust Fund is a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7, (ii) pay such tax from its own funds and continue as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (iii) administer the Trust Fund from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax. In case at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.6, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.7.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Certificate Administrator’s directors, officers and employees in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided that if the Certificate Administrator is not rated at least “A” by S&P and

 

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“A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA), such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A” by S&P and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA). Such insurance policy shall protect the Certificate Administrator against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered Persons. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Certificate Administrator. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Certificate Administrator shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. In lieu of the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the Certificate Administrator is rated at least “A” by S&P (and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA)).

 

(c)            The Trustee shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Trustee’s directors, officers and employees in connection with its activities under this Agreement; provided that if the Trustee is not rated at least “A” by S&P and “A” or its equivalent by KBRA (or its equivalent if not then rated by KBRA), such applicable error and omissions insurance policy must be rated at least “A” by S&P and its equivalent by KBRA (if then rated by KBRA). Such insurance policy shall protect the Trustee against losses, forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions of such covered Persons. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the coverage that is required by applicable governmental authorities having regulatory power over the Trustee. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in effect, the Trustee shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy. In lieu of the foregoing, the Trustee shall be entitled to self-insure with respect to such risks so long as the Trustee is rated at least “A” or its equivalent rating by S&P and KBRA (if then rated by KBRA).

 

8.7.          Resignation and Removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by (i) giving written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar (if other than the Certificate Administrator), the Companion Loan Holders, the Trustee and the 17g-5 Information Provider, who shall post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b) and after such posting by the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, and by mailing notice of resignation by first Class mail, postage prepaid, to the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner at their addresses appearing on the Certificate Register, not less than sixty (60) days before the date specified in such notice when, subject to Section 8.8, such resignation is to take effect, and (ii) acceptance by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Depositor in accordance with Section 8.8 meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 8.6. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and a Rating Agency Confirmation is provided with respect to such appointment, which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, and the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. If no successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 90 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court of competent

 

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jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable and any expenses associated with such petition shall be an expense of the Trust.

 

Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or its respective business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, (a) the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cooperate with any successor, as requested (i) to endorse the original executed Notes for the Trust Loan (to the extent that the original executed Notes for the Trust Loan were endorsed to the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator or), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS and the VRR Interest Owner or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan Documents were assigned to the outgoing Trustee or Certificate Administrator), to assign such Mortgage Loan Documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it with respect to the Trust Loan, and certify in writing that, as to the Trust Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made, and record such assignment documents (if applicable); (b) if any original executed Note for the Trust Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in its capacity as Custodian) shall, upon its receipt of a request for release in the form of Exhibit B hereto, deliver such Note to the Depositor or the successor Trustee, as requested, and the Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor Trustee to ensure that such Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS and the related VRR Interest Owner or in blank; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan Document was not assigned to the outgoing Trustee, the Certificate Administrator shall, upon its receipt of a request for release, deliver such Mortgage Loan Document to the Depositor or the successor Trustee, as requested, and the Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor Trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan Document is assigned to such successor Trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor Trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust Loan, and certify in writing that, as to the Trust Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and assignments have been made, and record such assignment documents (if applicable) or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification. The resigning or terminated Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Trust for any expenses of such endorsement, assignment and recording.

 

If at any time any of the following occur: (x) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.6 and shall fail to resign after written request for the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s resignation by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (y) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall materially default in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement; or (z) if at any time the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of action, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of either of their property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property

 

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or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation then, in any such case, (1) the Depositor may remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by an authorized officer of the Depositor, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one copy to the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, or (2) any Certificateholder who has been a bona fide Certificateholder for at least six (6) months may, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, which removal and appointment shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8. The successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so appointed by such court shall immediately and without further act be superseded by any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, appointed by the Certificateholders as provided below within one (1) year from the date of appointment by such court. Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, may at any time upon 30 days’ notice to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator remove the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorney-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instrument or instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor (with a copy to the Servicer and Special Servicer), one complete set to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the successor(s) so appointed. Notice of any removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be given to the Companion Loan Holders, the Rating Agencies (through the successor 17g-5 Information Provider’s website, as applicable) and the Initial Purchasers by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable. No removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be effective until all reasonable fees, costs, expenses and Advances (including interest thereon) have been paid to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, in full.

 

Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall not become effective until acceptance of the appointment by the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 8.8.

 

If the Certificate Administrator is terminated pursuant to this Section 8.7, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and in and to the Trust Loan shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination or removal (including the right to receive all fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement with respect to periods prior to the date of such termination or removal).

 

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Closing Date that is not waived by all of the parties in conflict or is unwaivable), such resignation or removal shall be effective with respect to each of such party’s other capacities hereunder (including, without limitation, such party’s capacities as Trustee, Custodian, Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider, as the case may be).

 

8.8.          Successor Trustee or Successor Certificate Administrator. Any successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.7 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument (i) accepting such appointment hereunder and (ii) making the representations and warranties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 2.3 and Section 2.4, respectively, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or certificate administrator herein. The predecessor Certificate Administrator shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the successor Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Mortgage File and related documents and statements held by it hereunder, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.

 

No successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.8 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6 and a Rating Agency Confirmation is received with respect to its appointment (prior to the resignation or termination of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator).

 

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator as provided in this Section 8.8, the successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall mail notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator hereunder to all Holders of Certificates and the VRR Interest Owner at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Borrower, the Initial Purchasers and the Companion Loan Holders.

 

8.9.          Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which either may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, provided that (i) such Person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.6, without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding and (ii) Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been delivered to such Person.

 

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8.10.        Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.  (a)  At any time or times, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Property may at the time be located or in which any action of the Trustee may be required to be performed or taken, the Trustee, the Depositor or the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, a majority of the Voting Rights of the outstanding Certificates, by an instrument in writing signed by it or them, may appoint one or more individuals or corporations to act as separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees, acting jointly with the Trustee, of all or any part of the Property, to the full extent that local law makes it necessary for such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee acting jointly with the Trustee to act. The fees and expenses of any separate trustee or co-trustee shall be paid by the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 3.4(c).

 

(b)            The Trustee shall execute, acknowledge and deliver all such instruments as may be required by the legal requirements of any jurisdiction or by any such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee for the purpose of more fully conferring such title, rights or duties to such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, it, he, she or they shall be vested with such title to the Property or any part thereof, and with such rights, powers, duties and obligations as shall be specified in the instrument of appointment, and such rights, powers, duties and obligations shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee, or the Trustee and such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustees jointly with the Trustee subject to all the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee, as the case may be. Any separate trustee or separate trustees or co-trustee may, at any time by an instrument in writing, constitute the Trustee, its attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to do all acts and things and to exercise all discretion on its behalf and in its, her or his name. In the event that any such separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, the title to any applicable Property and all assets, property, rights, powers, duties and obligations of such separate trustee or co-trustee shall, so far as permitted by law, vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, without the appointment of a successor to such separate trustee or co-trustee unless and until a successor is appointed.

 

(c)            All provisions of this Agreement which are for the benefit of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall extend to and apply to each separate trustee or co-trustee appointed pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.10, and to the Trustee and Certificate Administrator in each capacity that it may assume hereunder, including, without limitation, its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable.

 

(d)            Every co-trustee and separate trustee hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed and act and the Trustee shall act, subject to the following provisions and conditions: (i) all powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of monies shall be exercised solely by the Trustee; (ii) all other rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such co-trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees jointly except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed, the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights,

 

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powers, duties and obligations shall be exercised and performed by such co-trustee or trustees; (iii) no power hereby given to, or exercisable by, any such co-trustee or separate trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such co-trustee or separate trustees except jointly with, or with the consent of, the Trustee; and (iv) no trustee hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other trustees hereunder.

 

If, at any time, the Trustee shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order to conform to any such law, the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any co-trustee or separate trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee by the Trustee shall not relieve the Trustee of its obligations, duties, or responsibilities in any way or to any degree.

 

(e)            Any request, approval or consent in writing by the Trustee to any co-trustee or separate trustee shall be sufficient warrant to such co-trustee or separate trustee, as the case may be, to take such action as may be so required, approved or consented to.

 

(f)             Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 8.10, the powers of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall not exceed those of the Trustee hereunder, and such co-trustee or separate trustee must meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.6.

 

8.11.        Appointment of Authenticating Agent and Custodian.  (a)  The Certificate Administrator may appoint an agent or agents which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator to authenticate Certificates (each such agent, an “Authenticating Agent”), and Certificates so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Certificate Administrator hereunder. Wherever a reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication and delivery of Certificates by the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Administrator’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Certificate Administrator by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall, at all times, be a corporation or association organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such law to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $15,000,000, authorized under such laws to do trust business and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.11 the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If, at any time, an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section 8.11. The initial Authenticating Agent shall be the Certificate Administrator.

 

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succeeding to the corporate agency business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such Person shall be otherwise eligible under this Section 8.11, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

 

(c)                An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice thereof to the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Depositor. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.11, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent and shall mail written notice of such appointment by first class mail, postage prepaid to all Certificateholders as their names and addresses appear in the Certificate Register. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent herein. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 8.11.

 

(d)               The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the initial Custodian. Any successor Certificate Administrator appointed pursuant to Section 8.7 and Section 8.8 shall be deemed to be appointed as the successor Custodian upon the effectiveness of its appointment as the successor Certificate Administrator.

 

8.12.        Indemnification by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Trust that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider) of its representations and warranties, as applicable, under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacities as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, Authenticating Agent, paying agent and 17g-5 Information Provider), as applicable, in the performance of its obligations or its negligent disregard of such obligations under this Agreement.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

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8.13.        Certificate Administrator and Servicer Not Responsible for Inconsistent Payment Information.  In connection with any Distribution Date and a voluntary prepayment or the payment at maturity by the Borrower of the Trust Loan or any portion thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall report the amount of such prepayment or payment to the Depository based on information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance on notices received from the Borrower. In the event of any inconsistencies in payments or prepayments made by the Borrower with the previously delivered notices by the Borrower, all costs and expenses incurred as a result of a failure by the Borrower to make any such payments or prepayment, shall be paid by the Borrower in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Agreement provided that the amount of payment reported to the Depository by the Certificate Administrator was consistent with the information received from the Servicer or the Special Servicer. If the Borrower fails to do so, such costs and expenses shall be reimbursed to the Certificate Administrator and to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.4(c) from funds on deposit in the Collection Account. Neither the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for any inability or delay of the Depository to make a distribution as a result of such inconsistencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depository on the Remittance Date or as soon as reasonably possible of any such inconsistencies.

 

8.14.        Access to Certain Information.

 

(a)           The Certificate Administrator shall afford to any Privileged Person (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto) and to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC and any other banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder, access to any documentation regarding the Trust Loan or the assets of the Trust Fund that are in its possession or within its control, including without limitation:

 

(i)            the Mortgage Loan files, including any and all modifications, waivers and amendments to the terms of the Mortgage Loan entered into or consented to by the Servicer or the Special Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)           the annual, quarterly and monthly operating statements, if any, collected by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Certificate Administrator for the Property, and

 

(iii)          all notices and reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Property as to which environmental testing revealed any failure of the Property to comply with any applicable law, including any environmental law, or which revealed an environmental condition present at the Property requiring further investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean up, or remediation.

 

Such access shall be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator.

 

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The Certificate Administrator will provide copies of the items described in this Section 8.14(a) to the extent in its possession to, and upon reasonable written request of the Certificateholders (other than a Certificateholder or Beneficial Owner that is a Privileged Person who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto). The Certificate Administrator may require payment for the reasonable costs and expenses of providing the copies and may also require a confirmation executed by the requesting Person, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the Person making the request is a Beneficial Owner or prospective purchaser of Certificates, is requesting the information solely for use in evaluating its investment in the Certificates and will otherwise keep the information confidential. Certificateholders, by the acceptance of their Certificates, will be deemed to have agreed to keep this information confidential.

 

(b)               The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (which for this purpose excludes a Privileged Person who provided the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-2 hereto), via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items (to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com):

 

(i)            The following “deal documents”:

 

(A)     the Offering Circular and any other disclosure document relating to the Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)      this Agreement, each sub-servicing agreement delivered to the Certificate Administrator since the Closing Date (if any), the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto or thereto; and

 

(C)      the CREFC® loan setup file prepared by the Servicer and delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)            The following “periodic reports”:

 

(A)     all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.4(b); and

 

(B)      all CREFC® Reports (other than the CREFC® loan setup file) prepared by, or delivered to, the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.18(a); and;

 

(iii)           The following “additional documents”:

 

(A)     summaries of Asset Status Reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.10;

 

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(B)        all inspection reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22;

 

(C)        all Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.7(a);

 

(D)        any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease; and

 

(E)         the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template;

 

(iv)           The following “special notices”:

 

(A)        any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.1(d);

 

(B)         any notice of termination of the Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(c);

 

(C)         any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(D)         any request by the Certificateholders representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of all the then-outstanding Sequential Pay Certificates to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(e);

 

(E)          any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7;

 

(F)          any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence delivered to the Certificate Administrator to support the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(G)          any Special Notice delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 5.6;

 

(H)          any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c);

 

(I)            any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator under Section 3.19;

 

(J)            any annual independent public accountants’ servicing reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

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(K)       notice of any request by the holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates (taking into account the application of the Trust Appraisal Reduction Amount to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) to terminate and replace the Special Servicer;

 

(L)        notice of the occurrence or cessation of a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event;

 

(M)      any notice sent by the Trustee requesting the resignation of the Special Servicer or providing notice of the appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party or the special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan or is otherwise required to resign as special Servicer under the terms of this Agreement; and

 

(N)       Any notice or documents provide to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post such notice or documents to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(v)            the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.5(a);

 

(vi)           solely to Certificateholders and Beneficial Owner of Certificates, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.5(b); and

 

(vii)          the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the Certificate Administrator on the Certificate Administrator’s Website promptly following receipt. The Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any such information is delivered or posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove it from the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator. In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assumes no responsibility for such information, other than such information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website may be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526. The Certificate Administrator shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

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The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described in clause (vii) above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than Financial Market Publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor, the Rating Agencies and NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it via email at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of the email, or via any alternate email address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)            any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.10(i);

 

(ii)           any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.12(e);

 

(iii)          any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 3.19;

 

(iv)          any annual independent public accountants’ servicing reports delivered pursuant to Section 3.20;

 

(v)           any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.10(i);

 

(vi)          any information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies pursuant to Section 3.21(a) (it being understood the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website which Rating Agency requested such information as provided in Section 3.21(a));

 

(vii)         any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation as set forth in Section 3.28(a);

 

(viii)        any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.28(a);

 

(ix)           any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee or successor Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.7;

 

(x)            any and all Officer’s Certificates and other evidence to support the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, determination that

 

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any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, pursuant to Section 3.23(f);

 

(xi)         any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(b);

 

(xii)        any summary of oral communications with the Rating Agencies that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 8.14(b); provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not attribute which Rating Agency the communication was with;

 

(xiii)       any amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c);

 

(xiv)       notice of final payments on the Certificates;

 

(xv)        notice of any amendments to the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement and any intercreditor agreement;

 

(xvi)       notice of any material modifications or amendment to the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(xvii)      notice of any change to a Manager or Franchisor;

 

(xviii)     the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool pursuant to Section 4.5(d); and

 

(xix)        any notice sent by the Trustee requesting the resignation of the Special Servicer or providing notice of the appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in the event that the Special Servicer becomes a Borrower Related Party or the special servicer of a Mezzanine Loan or is otherwise required to resign as special Servicer under the terms of this Agreement.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt if such information is received by 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) or, if received after 2:00 p.m., on the next Business Day by 12:00 p.m. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove it from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to (i) the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification and (ii) the Depositor. If a Rating Agency requests access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, access shall be granted by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the same Business Day, provided that such request is made prior to 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day, or, if received after 2:00 p.m. (eastern time), on

 

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the following Business Day by 12:00 p.m. Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to www.ctslink.com or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com. In the event that any report, statement, document, file or other data to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement is too large in its electronic form to be delivered via email, such report, statement, document, file or other data may be uploaded to an alternate location provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the party uploading such report, statement, document, file or other data shall notify the 17g-5 Information Provider via email that such report, statement, document, file or other data has been so uploaded and is ready for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet Website.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers information to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information was received and that it has been posted. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to promptly notify each NRSRO that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website and such notice shall specifically identify such document in the subject line or otherwise in the body of the email. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall send such notice to such Person’s email address provided by and used by such Person for the purpose of accessing the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including a general email address if such general email address has been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in connection with a completed NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit M hereto. In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, and the 17g-5 Information Provider may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information being made available, and assumes no responsibility for such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be liable for failing to make any information available to the Rating Agencies or NRSROs unless same was delivered to it at its email address set forth above, with the proper subject heading. Assistance in using the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider can be obtained by calling (866) 846-4526.

 

If any of the parties to this Agreement receives a Form ABS Due Diligence-15E from any party in connection with any third-party due diligence services, as defined in Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act, such party may have provided with respect to the Mortgage Loan (“Due Diligence Service Provider”), such receiving party shall promptly forward such Form ABS Due Diligence-15E to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Form ABS Due Diligence-15E it receives directly from a Due Diligence Service Provider or from another party to this Agreement, promptly upon receipt thereof.

 

(c)                Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any CREFC® Reports and any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loan, the Property or the Borrower, for review by the Depositor, the Initial Purchasers, the Trustee, each Companion Loan Holder, the Certificate Administrator and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification or confidentiality agreement in

 

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accordance with this Section 8.14(c), and the Rating Agencies (only to the extent such additional information was previously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider or is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b), who shall post such additional information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.14(b)) (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement, applicable law or by the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, deliver an Investor Certification or enter into a confidentiality agreement acceptable to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and (B) acknowledge that the Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 8.14(c) to current or prospective Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or VRR Interest, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential. In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for the dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement. Neither the Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 8.14(c) unless such information was produced by the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b) on the same day such communication takes place; provided that the summary of such oral communications shall not be attributed to the Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such summary

 

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on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b).

 

None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 8.14 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Servicer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, servicing operations in general; provided, that the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Trust Loan to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) borrower, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms in writing that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with regard to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered in reliance on the certification in this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement or any other confidentiality agreement to which such Rating Agency is subject) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 8.14(c).

 

In connection with the delivery by the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but is not obligated to, send such information, report, notice or other document to the applicable Rating Agency or Rating Agencies so long as such information, report, notice or other document (a) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (b) is simultaneously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

Each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer (each, a “17g-5 Indemnifying Party”) hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, Affiliates and controlling persons, and the Trust Fund (each, a “17g-5 Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) to which any such 17g-5 Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, pursuant to a third-party claim, insofar as such losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arise out of or are based upon such 17g-5 Indemnifying Party’s breach of (i) any obligation relating to the provision of information to the Rating Agencies set forth in the first

 

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paragraph of Section 8.14(c) or (ii) any obligation set forth in the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Section 8.14(c), and shall reimburse such 17g-5 Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such 17g-5 Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, as such expenses are incurred.  The foregoing indemnity obligation shall be in addition to the indemnity obligation of any 17g-5 Indemnifying Party under Section 6.6 and shall not be construed as limiting such 17g-5 Indemnifying Party’s indemnity obligations under Section 6.6.

 

9.                  CERTAIN MATTERS RELATING TO THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

9.1.            Selection and Removal of the Directing Certificateholder

 

(a)              As of the Closing Date, there is no Directing Certificateholder.

 

(b)              The Directing Certificateholder shall be selected by the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, as determined by the Certificate Registrar from time to time. Each Holder of the Certificates of the Controlling Class shall be entitled to vote in each election of the Directing Certificateholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the (x) Directing Certificateholder cannot be any Borrower Related Party, any Manager or any of their servicers or respective agents or Affiliates and (y) for purposes of determining the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders and/or appointing the Directing Certificateholder, any Borrower Related Party, any Restricted Holder, any Manager or any of their servicers or respective agents or Affiliates shall be deemed not to be a Certificateholder and shall not be entitled to exercise such right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely on any Investor Certification provided to it in connection with the foregoing and may require that Investor Certifications are resubmitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures.

 

(c)              The Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the appointment of the initial and any subsequent Directing Certificateholder (in order to receive notices hereunder). Any Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns, and is identified (with contact information) to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator as owning, the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of Certificates of the Controlling Class, shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer and the Special Servicer of the appointment of a Directing Certificateholder (if any) (in order to receive notices hereunder) by such Controlling Class Certificateholder for so long as such Controlling Class Certificateholder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class and shall also state that such Directing Certificateholder is not a Borrower or Borrower Related Party.

 

(d)              The Directing Certificateholder may be removed at any time by the written vote of the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders, and a copy of the results of such vote shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

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(e)           Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and to notify the Certificate Administrator and all the parties hereto of the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. Any Certificateholder or its designee at any time appointed Directing Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Special Servicer and the Servicer of the identity of the Directing Certificateholder and any resignation or removal thereof when such Certificateholder or its designee is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. In addition, upon the request of the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall provide the name of the then-current Directing Certificateholder and a list of the Certificateholders (or Beneficial Owners, if applicable, at the expense of the requesting party) of the Controlling Class to such requesting party. In addition, (i) any Holder owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator when it no longer holds the majority of the Controlling Class Certificates (by Certificate Balance), and (ii) each of the Holders of the Controlling Class Certificates who collectively own more than fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Controlling Class (by Certificate Balance) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator when it transfers its Controlling Class Certificate (or its beneficial interest in the Controlling Class Certificates) and, as a result of such transfer, such Holders who collectively appointed the Directing Certificateholder no longer collectively own more than the applicable percentage of the Controlling Class Certificates (by Certificate Balance) set forth above, provided in no event with respect to either clause (i) or (ii) shall any Controlling Class Certificateholder have any liability to any Person for the failure to provide any such notices.

 

(f)            Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each other Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Majority Controlling Class Certificateholders shall have notified each other party to this Agreement and each other Certificateholder of the Controlling Class, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder.

 

(g)           Until it receives notice to the contrary, each party to this Agreement shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Certificateholders of the Controlling Class and the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(h)           The Directing Certificateholder shall be responsible for its own expenses.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision to this Agreement, in the event that no Controlling Class Certificateholder, Directing Certificateholder or no Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as

 

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applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Controlling Class Certificateholder, Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party as the case may be until such time as a Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party meeting the definition thereof is so appointed or identified. Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall provide such information as is then in its possession to identify the Directing Certificateholder or Risk Retention Consultation Party to the Servicer and the Special Servicer.

 

9.2.            Limitation on Liability of Directing Certificateholder; Acknowledgements of the Certificateholders.

 

Neither the Controlling Class nor the Directing Certificateholder shall have any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment.

 

By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees and each VRR Interest Owner acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder and/or the Controlling Class Certificateholders (i) may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of the Certificates, including owning securities backed by the Companion Loans or any interest in the Companion Loans, (ii) may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, including the Directing Certificateholder, (iii) does not have any duties or liability to the Trust or to the Holders of any Class of Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, (iv) may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates, including the Holders of the Controlling Class, over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of the Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, and (v) shall have no liability whatsoever to the Trust, any other party to this Agreement, any Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner or any other Person (including any Borrower Related Party) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder or the VRR Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder, the Controlling Class Certificateholders or any director, officer, employee, partner, member, shareholder, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder or the Controlling Class Certificateholders, as applicable, as a result of the Directing Certificateholder or the Controlling Class Certificateholders having so acted.

 

9.3.            Rights and Powers of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(a)             Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, Section 3.24(d), Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) and the second (2nd) and third (3rd) paragraphs of this Section 9.3(a), (i) the Servicer shall not be permitted to take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision unless it has obtained the consent of the Special Servicer which consent shall be deemed given if the Special Servicer does not object within fifteen (15) Business Days (after delivery of a written recommendation and analysis to the Special Servicer and information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer) unless such actions are part of an Asset Status Report approved by the Directing Certificateholder under Section 3.10(i) or is otherwise implemented by the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to (A) consent to the Servicer’s taking any of

 

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the actions constituting a Major Decision, or (B) itself take any of the actions constituting a Major Decision, but subject to Section 3.10(i) if, in either case, the Directing Certificateholder has objected to the action in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written report by the Special Servicer describing in reasonable detail (i) the background and circumstances requiring action of the Special Servicer, (ii) the proposed course of action recommended, and (iii) any direct or indirect conflict of interest in the action (provided that if such written objection has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved such action). In the event that the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to a Major Decision, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event under this Agreement (or consultation with the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner, the Special Servicer or Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without such consultation) so long as the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Certificateholder to inform it of such need. The Special Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any Major Decision upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall not be required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder but shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder on a non-binding basis in connection with any Major Decision (and such other matters that are subject to consent, approval, direction or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder) and to consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder in respect of such matters. With respect to any action requiring the Directing Certificateholder’s consent, if the Directing Certificateholder does not respond to a request for its consent within ten (10) Business Days (or such other length of time as specified in this Agreement with respect to any particular action requiring consent), such consent will be deemed to have been given. In the event that no Directing Certificateholder has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder is identified, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Certificateholder as the case may be.

 

In addition, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, subject to Section 9.3(b), Section 9.3(c) and the immediately following paragraph, the Directing Certificateholder may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Certificateholder may reasonably deem advisable. With respect to any action requiring the consent of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder, to the extent the Directing Certificateholder does not respond to request for consent within 10 Business Days, consent shall be deemed given.

 

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If the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or any objection, consultation or direction or advice from the Directing Certificateholder, the Controlling Class Certificateholders, a Risk Retention Consultation Party or any other Person would (A) otherwise require or cause the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement, applicable law, provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event or this Agreement, (including without limitation, actions inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices), (B) expose any Certificateholder, VRR Interest owner, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors or agent to any claim, suit or liability, (C) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust (other than a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) or loss of REMIC status or (D) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s responsibilities hereunder, then the Special Servicer or Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent, direction or advice and notify the Directing Certificateholder, each Risk Retention Consultation Party the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Servicer or Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder or any Risk Retention Consultation Party that does not violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Co-Lender Agreement, this Agreement, any applicable law, provisions of the Code resulting in an Adverse REMIC Event or Accepted Servicing Practices or any other provisions of this Agreement, shall not result in any liability on the part of the Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the third paragraph of Section 9.3(a) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but so long as no Consultation Termination Event is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicer, Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder, and the Controlling Class will not be entitled to appoint a Directing Certificateholder. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Control Termination Event with respect to the Class E Certificates has occurred and is continuing but no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, subject to Section 9.3(c), the Class E Certificates shall continue to be the Controlling Class solely for purposes of enabling the Directing Certificateholder to exercise the rights described in clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

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Certificateholder set forth in this Agreement and the Controlling Class shall regain the right to appoint a Directing Certificateholder as set forth in this Agreement.

 

In connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s right to consent or consult with respect to a Major Decision, as applicable, if the Servicer or Special Servicer determines that action is necessary to protect the Property or the interests of the Certificateholders from potential harm if such action is not taken, or if a failure to take any such action at such time would be inconsistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer or Special Servicer may take actions with respect to the Property before the expiration of the applicable period for the Directing Certificateholder to respond as described in this section, if the Servicer or Special Servicer reasonably determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that failure to take such actions before the expiration of such period would materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders, and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Certificateholder.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consultation or consent rights hereunder and shall have no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder. However, the Directing Certificateholder shall maintain the right to exercise its Voting Rights for the same purposes as any other Certificateholder.

 

(c)       For purposes of determining the Directing Certificateholder, exercising any rights of the Controlling Class or receiving Asset Status Reports or any other information under this Agreement other than Distribution Date Statements, any holder of any interest in a Controlling Class Certificate who is a Borrower Related Party, the Manager or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing shall not be deemed to be a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Controlling Class and shall not be entitled to exercise such rights or receive such information. If, as a result of the preceding sentence, no Holder or Beneficial Owner of Controlling Class Certificates would be eligible to exercise such rights, there will be no Controlling Class.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall, within five (5) Business Days after its determination that a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or ceased to exist, post a “special notice” of such occurrence or cessation of a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(e)       For so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Directing Certificateholder of any annual meeting with the Borrower and the Manager pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, consult with the Directing Certificateholder regarding an agenda for such meeting, and invite the Directing Certificateholder to attend such meeting (which invitation the Directing Certificateholder may accept or decline in its discretion). The Special Servicer shall provide advance notice to the Borrower and the Manager that the Directing Certificateholder has no authority to act on behalf of the holder of the Trust Loan.

 

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(f)           For so long as no Consultation Termination Event has occurred, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to the Directing Certificateholder of any material notices that the Special Servicer has received under or related to any franchise agreement, management agreement, comfort letter, subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement, recognition agreement or similar agreement and the Special Servicer is required to consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to the contents of such notices.

 

9.4.         Directing Certificateholder Contact with Servicer and Special Servicer.

 

Upon reasonable request, each of the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a Servicing Officer available to answer questions from the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) regarding the performance and servicing of the Trust Loan (or, in the case of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer’s operational activities on a platform level basis related to the servicing of the Trust Loan after a Special Servicing Loan Event and the servicing of the Foreclosed Property) for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement if the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines, in its reasonable and good faith judgment and consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, that such disclosure would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or the Trust Fund or otherwise materially harm the Trust or the Trust Fund.

 

9.5.         The Risk Retention Consultation Parties.

 

(a)          The Special Servicer shall consult, solely on a non-binding basis (and consider alternative actions recommended by such party) with each Risk Retention Consultation Party with respect to any Major Decision in the same manner as set forth in Section 9.4 with respect to the consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response from a Risk Retention Consultation Party within ten (10) days following the later of (i) the Special Servicer’s written request for input on any requested consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by such Risk Retention Consultation Party related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party solely with respect to the specific matter.

 

(b)          If a Risk Retention Consultation Party is a Borrower Related Party, then the Special Servicer shall have no obligation to consult with such Risk Retention Consultation Party and such Risk Retention Consultation Party shall have no consultation rights as set forth in this Agreement.

 

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successor Risk Retention Consultation Party shall deliver to the parties to this Agreement a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit K-3 to this Agreement prior to being recognized as a new Risk Retention Consultation Party. The parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that a Risk Retention Consultation Party has not changed absent such notice. A Risk Retention Consultation Party may not be a Borrower Related Party.

 

(d)          Once a Risk Retention Consultation Party has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each Certificateholder (or Beneficial Owner, if applicable) and each other VRR ABS Interest Owner shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless Barclays or DBNY (in the case of the Risk Retention Consultation Party for the Class VRR Certificates) or Société Générale (in the case of the Risk Retention Consultation Party for the VRR Interest) or such Risk Retention Consultation Party itself shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and each other VRR ABS Interest Owner, in writing, of the selection of such new Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

(e)          In the event that no Risk Retention Consultation Party has been appointed or identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the related new Risk Retention Consultation Party is identified, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Risk Retention Consultation Party as the case may be.

 

(f)           No Risk Retention Consultation Party will have any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or any VRR ABS Interest Owner (other than the VRR ABS Interest Owner that appointed it) other than for having acted in accordance with or as permitted by this Agreement.

 

Each Certificateholder and the VRR Interest Owner acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates or the VRR Interest, as applicable, that each Risk Retention Consultation Party: (i) may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates or VRR ABS Interest Owners other than the applicable VRR ABS Interest Owner; (ii) may act solely in the interests of the applicable VRR ABS Interest Owner; (iii) does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates or any VRR ABS Interest Owner other than the applicable VRR ABS Interest Owner; (iv) may take actions that favor the interests of the Holders of one or more Classes or the applicable VRR ABS Interest Owner over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates or other VRR ABS Interest Owner; and (v) shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to the applicable VRR ABS Interest Owner) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder or other VRR ABS Interest Owner may take any action whatsoever against any Risk Retention Consultation Party or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of such Risk Retention Consultation Party for having so acted.

 

10.              TERMINATION

 

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10.1.        Termination.  (a)  The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in this Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the Trust Fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article 10 following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan pursuant to a intercreditor agreement or this Agreement, as applicable) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

(b)           On the final Distribution Date, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and not otherwise payable to a Person other than the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner, shall be applied generally as described in Section 4.1.

 

(c)           Notice of any termination, specifying the final Distribution Date (which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which the Certificateholders of any Class may surrender their Certificates to the Certificate Administrator for payment of the final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to Certificateholders mailed as soon as practicable specifying (A) the final Distribution Date upon which final payment of the Certificates shall be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein designated, (B) the amount of any such final payment and (C) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or agency of the Certificate Administrator therein specified.

 

10.2.        Additional Termination Requirements.      In connection with any termination pursuant to Section 10.1 other than final payment on the Trust Loan, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless the Certificate Administrator has obtained at the expense of the Trust, an Opinion of Counsel that any other manner of terminating either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will not subject the Trust Fund, the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to federal income tax:

 

(i)            Within eighty-nine (89) days prior to the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall designate the first day of the 90-day liquidation period of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC which shall be specified in a notice from the Certificate Administrator to the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner

 

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as soon as practicable prior to such final Distribution Date, and shall specify such date in the final tax return of each such Trust REMIC;

 

(ii)          At or after the time of adoption of such plan of complete liquidation and at or prior to the final scheduled Distribution Date, the Servicer shall sell any remaining assets (other than cash) of the Trust Fund and credit the proceeds thereof to the Trust Fund; and

 

(iii)         At or after such time as the proceeds from the disposition of the remaining assets of the Trust Fund shall have been credited to the Trust Fund, the Certificate Administrator shall cause all remaining amounts held (A) as part of the Lower-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Certificate Administrator as holder of the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class LT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(b) and (B) as part of the Upper-Tier REMIC to be distributed to the Holders of the Regular Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class UT-R Interest) in accordance with Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.1(g).

 

10.3.        Trusts Irrevocable.  Except as expressly provided herein, all trusts created hereby are irrevocable.

 

11.              MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

11.1.        Amendment.  (a)  This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders:

 

(i)             to correct any inconsistency, defect or ambiguity in this Agreement or to correct any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

(ii)            to cause the provisions in this Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Offering Circular with respect to the Certificates, the VRR Interest, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of the provisions of this Agreement which may be inconsistent with any other provisions in this Agreement or to correct any error; provided that such amendment or supplement would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any securities backed by any Companion Loan is then rated, receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(iii)           to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Account or the Foreclosed Property Account, provided that (A) the Remittance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (B) the change would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate), the VRR Interest Owner or the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by (1) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or at the expense of the Trust if the requesting party is

 

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the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) or (2) if the related Class of Certificates or Companion Loan Securities is rated by a Rating Agency or a Companion Loan Rating Agency, as applicable, Rating Agency Confirmation or Companion Loan Rating Agency Confirmation, as applicable, is obtained;

 

(iv)         to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to the extent necessary to maintain the qualification of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC at all times that any Certificate or VRR Interest is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting the amendment or if the requesting party is the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, at the expense of the Trust) to the effect that (1) the action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any such tax and (2) the action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Holder of the Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate), the VRR Interest Owner or the Companion Loan Holders or (B) to the extent necessary for the Trust or any Other Securitization Trust to comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Exchange Act, Regulation AB, and/or any related regulatory actions and/or interpretations;

 

(v)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to restrict (or to remove any existing restrictions with respect to) the transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided that the Depositor has determined that the amendment will not give rise to any tax with respect to the transfer of the Class R Certificates to a non-Permitted Transferee; provided, further, that the Depositor may conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel to such effect;

 

(vi)         to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change, provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate), the VRR Interest Owner or the Companion Loan Holders not consenting thereto, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel or a Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, further, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any amendment pursuant to this clause (vi) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Certificateholder shall be subject to the consent of such affected party or parties;

 

(vii)         to amend or supplement any provision of this Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation; provided, that any amendment or supplement pursuant to this clause (vii) would not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner or Companion Loan Holder not consenting thereto, as evidenced by Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency;

 

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(viii)      to modify the provisions of this Agreement with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances if (A) the Depositor, the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, determine that the commercial mortgage backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (B) such modification does not cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (C) Rating Agency Confirmation is obtained; provided, that prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event, any amendment pursuant to this clause (viii) that would adversely affect the rights of the Controlling Class Certificateholder or the Directing Certificateholder will be subject to the consent of such affected party or parties;

 

(ix)        to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment does not materially increase the responsibilities of any of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider or the Trustee, unless such party consents thereto; provided, further that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate Companion Loan Security is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates or Companion Loan Securities;

 

(x)         to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Credit Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal; provided that no such modification, elimination or addition may change in any manner the rights or obligations of each Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates under this Agreement or the related risk retention agreement without the consent of each Holder of the Risk Retention Certificates; and

 

(xi)        to modify, eliminate or add to any of the provisions of this Agreement to such extent as will be necessary for any Other Securitization Trust to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in CFR 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv).

 

No other amendment to the Trust and Servicing Agreement may be made without the consent of the Companion Loan Holders if such amendment materially adversely affects the rights of the Companion Loan Holders under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment may change in any manner any defined term used in any Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of any Trust Loan Seller under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Trust Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Trust Loan Seller.

 

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time to time by the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the aggregate, not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected thereby (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel) for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Trust Loan which are required to be distributed on any Certificate; (ii) alter in any manner the liens on any Collateral securing payments on the Trust Loan; (iii) alter the obligations of the Servicer, or the Trustee to make an Advance or alter the Accepted Servicing Practices set forth herein; (iv) change the percentages of Voting Rights or Percentage Interests of Certificateholders that are required to consent to any action or inaction under this Agreement; (v) change in any manner any defined term used in the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of the Trust Loan Sellers as third party beneficiaries hereunder, without the consent of the Trust Loan Sellers; or (vi) amend this Section 11.1; provided, further that any amendment that materially and adversely affects the VRR Interest shall not be effective without the consent of the VRR Interest Owner.

 

It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner under this Section 11.1 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, (i) neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such amendment is authorized or permitted hereunder and all conditions to such amendment have been satisfied and (ii) no amendment shall be made to this Agreement without the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

Notwithstanding any contrary provision contained in this Agreement, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that (i) changes in any manner the rights and/or obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers under this Agreement or under the Trust Loan Purchase Agreement without the consent of the Trust Loan Sellers, (ii) impairs the rights of an Initial Purchaser hereunder without the written consent of such Initial Purchaser or (iii) changes any rights or obligations of the VRR Interest Owner, or that materially and adversely affects the VRR Interest Owner, as a third party beneficiary or otherwise hereunder, without the written consent of the VRR Interest Owner, and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator may, but will not be obligated to, enter into any amendment to this Agreement that it determines affects its respective rights, duties or immunities or creates any additional liability

 

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for the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement.

 

(c)         Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b), and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to each Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Borrower, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies.

 

(d)         In the event that neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, any amendment under this Section 11.1 shall be effected with the consent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, and, to the extent required by this Section 11.1, the required Certificateholders, the VRR Interest Owner, Companion Loan Holders, Trust Loan Seller and/or Initial Purchaser, as applicable.

 

(e)         The costs and expenses associated with any such amendment, including without limitation, Opinions of Counsel and Rating Agency Confirmations, shall be borne by the party requesting such amendment (or, if such amendment is required by any of the Rating Agencies to maintain the rating issued by it or requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (which do not modify or otherwise relate solely to the obligations, duties or rights of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), then at the expense of the Depositor and, if neither the Depositor nor any successor thereto is in existence, the Trust Fund).

 

11.2.      Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.  (a)  This Agreement or an abstract hereof, if acceptable by the applicable recording office, is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the county in which the Property subject to the Mortgage is situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Trust upon its receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner of the Trust.

 

(b)               For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

11.3.        Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury; Submission to Jurisdiction.  THIS AGREEMENT AND Any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS

 

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AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

11.4.        Notices.

 

All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed to have been given upon receipt (except that notices to Holders of any Class of Certificates held in registered, definitive form shall be deemed to have been given upon being sent by first class mail, postage prepaid) as follows:

 

If to the Trustee, to:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

with a copy to:

 

Facsimile: 302-636-4140

E-mail: cmbstrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

If to the Certificate Administrator, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

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with a copy to:

Facsimile: (410) 715-2380
E-mail: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

or in the case of surrender, transfer or exchange for all Certificates other than the Risk Retention Certificates and the VRR Interest:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC: N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CTS – BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

or in the case of a request for release of the Risk Retention Certificates and any transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates or the VRR Interest during the Risk Restriction Period to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) — BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

with a copy to:

E-mail: riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

or in the case of the Custodian, to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1055 10th Avenue, Southeast

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: CTS – Document Custody Group BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

with a copy to:

 

E-mail: cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

If to the Depositor, to:

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson
Facsimile number: (646) 758-1527
E-mail: daniel.vinson@barcap.com

 

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with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile number: (212) 504-6666
Email: robert.kim@cwt.com

 

If to the Servicer, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS

Facsimile: (704) 715-0036
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Legal Department, D1053-300

301 South College Street, 30th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support

Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

Hearst Tower

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com

 

and for items regarding the Investor Q&A Forum, to:

REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com

 

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and for any items relating to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum/Document Request Tool, to:

RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com

 

If to the Special Servicer, to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Special Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor

MAC D1050-084

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Special Servicing – Daniel Marthinsen

Facsimile: (704) 715-0055
Email: dan.marthinsen@wellsfargo.com
 

with a copy to:
 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Legal Department, D1053-300

301 South College Street, 30th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support

Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP

Hearst Tower

214 North Tryon Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann

Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com

 

If to Barclays Capital, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile No.: (646) 758-1700
Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email: Daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

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with a copy to:

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519
Attention: Steven Glynn, Legal Department
Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

with an additional copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile number: (212) 504-6666
Email: robert.kim@cwt.com

 

If to DBSI, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Lainie Kaye
Email: dbsec.notifications@db.com and lainie.kaye@db.com

 

If to SG Americas Securities, LLC, as an Initial Purchaser, to:

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard
E-mail: Jim.Barnard@sgcib.com

 

with a copy to:

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC
245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile Number: (212) 278-2074

 

If to any Certificateholder, to:

the address set forth in the Certificate Register

 

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If to the Borrower: at the address therefor set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement

 

If to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of any Companion Loan Holder:

 

The address set forth in the related Co-Lender Agreement.

 

or, in the case of the parties to this Agreement, to such other address as such party shall specify by written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

11.5.        Notices to the Rating Agencies.  Any notices or documents required to be delivered to the Rating Agencies under this Agreement and any other information regarding the Trust Fund as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies from any party hereto to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense shall be delivered to the Rating Agencies at the addresses set forth below; provided, however, that such other information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 8.14(b); provided, further, that responses, information, reports and communications with respect to any Rating Agency Inquiry conducted or submitted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

S&P Global Ratings
55 Water Street, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10041
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Manager
Email: cmbs_info_17g5@standardandpoors.com

 

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
845 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Email: cmbssurveillance@krollbondratings.com

 

11.6.        Severability of Provisions.  If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then, to the extent permitted by applicable law, such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the VRR Interest or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

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11.7.        Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.  The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s or VRR Interest Owner’s legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or to commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust Fund, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

No Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholders be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

No Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner, solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder or VRR Interest Owner, shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates or the VRR Interest to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Certificate or the VRR Interest, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of a Servicer Termination Event or Special Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, and unless the VRR Interest Owner and Holders of Certificates aggregating more than 50% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates shall also have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder and the VRR Interest Owner with every other Certificateholder, VRR Interest Owner and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or themselves of any provisions of this Agreement, the Certificates or the VRR Interest to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or the VRR Interest Owner except as provided herein or therein with respect to entitlement to payments or to enforce any right under this Agreement, the Certificates or the VRR Interest Owner, except in the manner herein provided and for the common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder, the VRR Interest Owner and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity. By virtue of its purchase of a Certificate or acquisition of the VRR Interest, as the case may be, each Certificateholder and the VRR Interest Owner, as applicable, shall be deemed to have acknowledged that it shall make its own decisions regarding its rights and protections relevant to the Trust and shall not be relying on the Trustee or any other deal party.

 

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interests in the Trust Fund represented by the Certificates and the VRR Interest shall be nonassessable for any reason whatsoever, and the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.

 

11.9.        Reproduction of Documents.  This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (i) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (ii) documents received by any party at the closing, and (iii) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.

 

11.10.    No Partnership.  Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto.

 

11.11.    Actions of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner.  (a)  Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Certificateholders or the VRR Interest Owner in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Certificate Administrator and, where required, to the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

(b)        The fact and date of the execution of any Certificateholder or the VRR Interest Owner of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any reasonable manner which the Certificate Administrator deems sufficient.

 

(c)        Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other act by a Certificateholder shall bind every Holder of every Certificate issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of anything done, or omitted to be done, by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Special Servicer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

 

(d)        The Certificate Administrator may require additional proof of any matter referred to in this Section as it shall deem reasonably necessary.

 

11.12.   Successors and Assigns.  The rights and obligations of any party hereto shall not be assigned (except pursuant to Sections 6.2, 6.4, 8.7 or 8.9 hereof) by such party

 

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without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee and their respective permitted successors and assigns. No Person other than a party to this Agreement, the Initial Purchasers, any Certificateholder and the VRR Interest Owner shall have any rights with respect to the enforcement of any of the rights or obligations hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement specifically agree that (i) the Trust Loan Sellers shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement with respect to any provisions relating to the Trust Loan Seller, (ii) unless it is a Borrower Related Party, each Companion Loan Holder shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to the rights afforded it under this Agreement, (iii) each Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party shall be third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to its rights under Article 12, (iv) none of the Borrower Related Parties, the Manager or other party to the Mortgage Loan is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement (provided that the Borrower shall be entitled to notices to the extent expressly provided herein) and (v) the VRR Interest Owner shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to any provisions relating to such VRR Interest Owner.

 

11.13.    Acceptance by Authenticating Agent, Certificate Registrar.  The Certificate Administrator hereby accepts its appointment as Authenticating Agent and Certificate Registrar and agrees to perform the obligations required to be performed by it in each such capacity pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

11.14.    Streit Act.  Any provisions required to be contained in this Agreement by Section 126 and/or Section 130-k or Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law are hereby incorporated herein, and such provisions shall be in addition to those conferred or imposed by this Agreement; provided, however, that to the extent that such Section 126 and/or 130-k shall not have any effect, and if said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k should at any time be repealed or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, said Section 126 and/or Section 130-k shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement. In a case of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any mandatory provisions of Article 4-A of the New York Real Property Law, such mandatory provisions of said Article 4-A shall prevail, provided that if said Article 4-A shall not apply to this Agreement, should at any time be repealed, or cease to apply to this Agreement or be construed by judicial decision to be inapplicable, such mandatory provisions of such Article 4-A shall cease to have any further effect upon the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.15.    Assumption by Trust of Duties and Obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers Under the Mortgage Loan Documents.  The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trust as assignee of the Trust Loan and the Servicer and Special Servicer hereby acknowledge that the Trust assumes all of the rights and obligations of the Trust Loan Sellers as lenders under the Mortgage Loan Documents and agrees to be bound thereby, and in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

11.16.    Grant of a Security Interest.  

 

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pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in and to the assets comprising the Trust Fund, including without limitation, the Trust Loan, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Trust Loan (other than payments of interest due and payable on or prior to the Cut-off Date and principal payments received on or prior to the Cut-off Date), all amounts held from time to time in the Collection Account (subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders with respect to any amounts that are required to be distributed to the Companion Loans pursuant to the Co-Lender Agreement), the Distribution Accounts, and, if established, the Foreclosed Property Account, and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, and all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other insurance policies related to the Trust Loan and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. This Section 11.16 shall constitute notice to the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

11.17.    Cooperation with the Trust Loan Sellers with Respect to Rights Under the Mortgage Loan Agreement.  It is expressly agreed and understood that, notwithstanding the assignment of the Mortgage Loan Documents the rights of the Lender under the Securitization Cooperation Provisions shall be retained by the Trust Loan Sellers and shall not be part of the Trust Fund. Therefore, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee hereby agree to cooperate with the Trust Loan Sellers and the Depositor with respect to the benefits of the Securitization Cooperation Provisions, but no other portion of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to permit the Trust Loan Sellers, the Depositor and their affiliates to enforce the Securitization Cooperation Provisions for their respective benefits.

 

12.              REMIC ADMINISTRATION

 

12.1.        REMIC Administration.  (a)  The parties intend that each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall constitute, and that the affairs of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC, and the provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make or cause to be made an election on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to treat the segregated pool of assets constituting such Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code. Each such election shall be made on IRS Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued.

 

(c)           The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The “latest possible maturity date” of the Regular Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests for the purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code is the later Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

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(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and timely produced to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such Trust REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means. Within thirty days of the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the IRS, on IRS Form 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title and address of the Persons that Holders of the Certificates and the VRR Interest Owner may contact for tax information relating thereto (and the Certificate Administrator shall act as the representative of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC for this purpose), together with such additional information as may be required by such Form, and shall update such information at the time or times and in the manner required by the Code (and the Depositor agrees within ten (10) Business Days of the Closing Date to provide any information reasonably requested by the Servicer or the Certificate Administrator and necessary to make such filing). The Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for the preparation of the related IRS Form W-9, if such form is requested. The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the information contained therein, and is hereby directed to execute such IRS Form W-9; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall also be directed to execute such IRS Form W-9 (in lieu of the Trustee) if permitted by IRS regulations.

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall pay without any right of reimbursement the ordinary and usual expenses in connection with the preparation, filing and mailing of tax information reports and returns that are incurred by it in the ordinary course of its business, but extraordinary or unusual expenses, costs or liabilities incurred in connection with its tax-related duties under this Agreement, including without limitation any expenses, costs or liabilities associated with audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC that involve the IRS or state tax authorities, shall be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.

 

(f)        The Certificate Administrator shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, timely furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign), and the Certificate Administrator shall file or cause to be filed all federal, state and local income or franchise or other tax and information returns for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as the direct representative for such Trust REMIC. Except as provided in Section 12.1(e), the expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession, and is reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such information in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(g)       The Certificate Administrator shall perform on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such Trust REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the IRS or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, the Certificate Administrator shall provide (i) to the IRS or other Persons (including, but not limited to, the transferor of a Class R Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or to an agent

 

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that has acquired a Class R Certificate on behalf of a Disqualified Organization) such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner such information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC Provisions. The Depositor shall provide on a timely basis (and in no event later than 30 days after the Certificate Administrator’s request) to the Certificate Administrator or its designee such information with respect to each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as is in its possession and is reasonably requested in writing by the Certificate Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this subsection.

 

(h)         The Holder of the Class R Certificates holding the largest Percentage Interest therein shall be the Tax Matters Person, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Code Section 6223, to the extent such provision is applicable to the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC) of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC. The duties of the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC are hereby delegated to the Certificate Administrator as agent for the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative.” The Class R Certificateholders, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor holders of such Class R Certificates, to the irrevocable appointment of the Certificate Administrator as the agent of the Class R Certificateholders to perform all of the duties of the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

(i)          The Certificate Administrator, the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall perform their obligations under this Agreement and the REMIC Provisions in a manner consistent with the status of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC.

 

(j)          The Certificate Administrator, any Holder of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not take any action or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to take any action, within their respective control and the scope of their specific respective duties under this Agreement that, under the REMIC Provisions, could reasonably be expected to (i) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) unless permitted under Section 12.2(a), result in the imposition of a tax upon either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Code Section 860F(a)(2) and the tax on prohibited contributions as defined in Code Section 860G(d)) (any such result in clause (i) or (ii), an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless (A) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received a Nondisqualification Opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner) with respect to such action or (B) the Certificate Administrator and the Servicer have received an opinion (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or of the Trust Fund if taken for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner) to the effect that such action will not cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC and that no tax will actually be imposed.

 

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(k)         Any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC or its assets or transactions, including, without limitation, “prohibited transaction” taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, and any tax on contributions imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code, shall be paid from the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer, upon two (2) days prior written notice, shall remit from the Collection Account to the Certificate Administrator the amount of any such tax that the Certificate Administrator notifies the Servicer is due; provided, further, if such taxes shall have been imposed on account of the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of any party hereto, or in connection with the breach of any representation or warranty made by any party hereto in this Agreement, then such taxes shall be paid by such party.

 

(l)          The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Mortgage Loan Documents (but subject to Section 1.3), all amounts collected on the Trust Loan shall, for federal income tax purposes, be allocated first to interest due and payable on the Trust Loan (including interest on overdue interest) other than Default Interest. The books and records must be sufficient concerning the nature and amount of the investments of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to show that such Trust REMIC has complied with the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)        None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Special Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services.

 

(n)         In order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein, the Depositor shall provide, or cause to be provided, to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes on the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates, and the VRR Interest, including, without limitation, the yield, issue prices, pricing prepayment assumption) and projected cash flows of the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, and the VRR Interest, as applicable, and the projected cash flows on the Trust Loan. Thereafter, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide to the Certificate Administrator, promptly upon request therefor, any such additional information or data that the Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to enable the Certificate Administrator to perform its duties as set forth herein. The Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to use any and all such information or data provided by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer in the preparation of all federal, state or local income, franchise or other tax and information returns and reports for each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner as required herein. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Certificate Administrator for any losses, liabilities, damages, claims or expenses of the Certificate Administrator arising from any errors or miscalculations of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 12.1 that result from any failure of the Depositor to provide or to cause to be provided, accurate information or data to the Certificate Administrator (but not resulting from the methodology employed by the Certificate Administrator) on a timely

 

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basis and such indemnifications shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination of the Certificate Administrator.

 

The Certificate Administrator agrees that all such information or data so obtained by it shall be regarded as confidential information and agrees that it shall use its best reasonable efforts to retain in confidence, and shall ensure that its officers, employees and representatives retain in confidence, and shall not disclose, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, any or all of such information or data, or make any use whatsoever (other than for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement) of any such information or data without the prior written consent of the Depositor, unless such information is generally available to the public (other than as a result of a breach of this Section) or is required by law or applicable regulations to be disclosed.

 

The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Code Section 6221 (or successor provisions) to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC under Code Section 6225 (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. A Holder of any Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections.

 

12.2.        Foreclosed Property.  (a)  The parties hereto acknowledge and understand that if the Trust Fund were to acquire the Property as a Foreclosed Property and were to own and operate such Property in a manner consistent with the manner in which the Property is currently owned and operated by the Borrower, through a Successor Manager, some portion or all of the income derived in the Lower-Tier REMIC from the Foreclosed Property may be considered “net income from foreclosure property” for purposes of Section 860G(c) of the Code and subject to tax at normal corporate income tax rates.

 

In determining whether to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall take these circumstances into account and shall only acquire the Foreclosed Property if it determines, in its reasonable judgment (after, consultation with counsel, at the expense of the Trust Fund), that either (i) there is a commercially feasible alternative method of administering the Foreclosed Property that would not result in such tax, e.g., a net lease that results in Rents from Real Property or (ii) the likely recovery with respect to operating the Foreclosed Property on behalf of the Trust Fund, after taking into account any such taxes that might be imposed on either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC, will exceed the likely recovery to the Trust Fund if the Trust Fund were to net lease the Foreclosed Property or were not to acquire and hold the Foreclosed Property. If the Trust Fund acquires the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, if the Manager would not be considered an Independent Contractor, shall either renegotiate the applicable Management Agreement or replace the Manager with a Successor Manager (as appropriate and to the extent permitted under such Management Agreement) so that the Foreclosed Property would be considered to be operated by an Independent Contractor. If, after making the foregoing reasonable efforts, the Special Servicer determines that it is in the best interests of Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner on a net after-tax basis to operate

 

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the Foreclosed Property in a manner such that the Lower-Tier REMIC or Upper-Tier REMIC shall receive, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, “net income from foreclosure property” under the REMIC Provisions, the Special Servicer shall maintain or cause to be maintained such records of income and expense as to enable such amounts to be computed accurately, and shall pay or retain or cause to be paid or retained from Foreclosure Proceeds such amounts as are necessary to pay such tax or, to the extent such amounts are insufficient, from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(x).

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not, to the extent within its power:

 

(i)            permit the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to the Foreclosed Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)           permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)          authorize or permit any construction on the Foreclosed Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvements was completed before default on the Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)          Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, or allow any other Person to Directly Operate, other than through an Independent Contractor, the Foreclosed Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall make reasonable efforts to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value in accordance with Section 3.15. In any event, however, the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall dispose of the Foreclosed Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Acquisition Date occurs unless the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) an extension of time (an “Extension”) by the IRS to sell the Foreclosed Property or an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust of the Foreclosed Property for an additional specified period will neither result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the Trust Fund as defined in Section 860F of the Code, nor cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates or the VRR Interest are outstanding, in which event such period shall be extended by such additional specified period, with the expenses of obtaining any such extension of time being an expense of the Trust Fund. If the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, has received (or has not been denied) such Extension, then the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, shall continue to attempt to sell the Foreclosed Property for its fair market value for such longer period as such Extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee, has not received such an Extension and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property, within the foregoing period or if the Special Servicer, acting on

 

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behalf of the Trustee hereunder, has received such an Extension, and the Special Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable to sell the Foreclosed Property within the Extended Period, the Special Servicer shall, before the end of the above-referenced period or the Extended Period, as the case may be, auction the Foreclosed Property to the highest bidder (which may be the Special Servicer) in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

(c)          Within thirty (30) days of the sale of the Foreclosed Property, the Special Servicer shall provide to each of the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee a statement of accounting for the Foreclosed Property, including, without limitation, (i) the date the Property was acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the date of disposition of the Foreclosed Property, (iii) the gross sale price and related selling and other expenses, (iv) accrued interest calculated from the date of acquisition to the disposition date, and (v) such other information as the Certificate Administrator and/or Trustee may reasonably request.

 

12.3.        Prohibited Transactions and Activities.  The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall not permit the sale or disposition of the Trust Loan at a time when the Trust Loan is not the subject of a breach of a representation or is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable (except in a disposition pursuant to (i) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Lower-Tier REMIC or (ii) the termination of the Lower-Tier REMIC in a “qualified liquidation” as defined in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code), nor acquire any assets for either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than the Foreclosed Property), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or Distribution Account for gain, nor receive any amount representing a fee or other compensation for services, nor accept any contributions to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (other than a cash contribution during the three-month period beginning on the Startup Day), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Person requesting it to take such action) to the effect that such disposition, acquisition, substitution or acceptance will not (a) affect adversely the status of either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC as a REMIC, or of the Certificates or the VRR Interest as representing regular interests therein, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates or the VRR Interest, (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement), or (d) cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

12.4.        Indemnification with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.  (a) If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties and obligations specifically set forth herein, or by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall indemnify the Trust against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such Losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Holders of the Class R Certificates, the Servicer,

 

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the Special Servicer, or the Depositor, on which the Certificate Administrator has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

(b)               If either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC, or incurs state or local taxes, or a tax as a result of a prohibited transaction or contribution subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions due to the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligent performance of the Servicer or the Special Servicer in the performance of its duties and obligations set forth herein, or by reason of the Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s negligent disregard of its obligations and duties thereunder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall indemnify the Trust Fund against any and all losses resulting therefrom; provided, however, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any such losses attributable to the action or inaction of the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Holders of the Class R Certificates nor for any such losses resulting from misinformation provided by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor or the Holders of the Class R Certificates on which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of any successor Holders of the Class R Certificates at law or in equity.

 

13.              EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

13.1.        Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 13 of this Agreement is, among other things, to facilitate compliance by any Other Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. Except as expressly required by Sections 13.7, 13.8 and 13.9, the Depositor shall not, and no Other Depositor may, exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with reasonable requests made by the Depositor, or any Other Depositor, in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, and any Companion Loan Securities, each of the parties to this Agreement shall cooperate fully with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor and any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to deliver to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information in its possession or reasonably available to it and necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any Other Depositor or any Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loan, reasonably believed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable, in good faith to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.

 

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13.2.        Succession; Sub-Servicers; Subcontractors. (a)  For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (in addition to any requirements contained in Section 13.7 of this Agreement), in connection with the succession to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer (to the extent such Sub-Servicer is a “servicer” meeting the criteria contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB) under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer and Special Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer and Special Servicer or any such Sub-Servicer, the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (depending on whether such succession involves it or one of its Sub-Servicers), shall provide (other than in the case of a succession pursuant to an appointment under Section 7.1 or 7.2, in which case the successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide) to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, at least five (5) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment as long as such disclosure prior to such effective date would not be violative of any applicable law or confidentiality agreement (and as long as such notice is not given by a successor Servicer or successor Special Servicer appointed under Section 7.1 or 7.2), and otherwise no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession, (x) written notice to the Depositor and each such Other Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each such Other Depositor, all information relating to such successor Servicer reasonably requested by any such Other Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(b)               For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 13.2(b) and Section 13.2(c), a “Servicing Party”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. Such Servicing Party shall promptly upon request provide to any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to each such Other Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor that is a Servicing Function Participant utilized by such Servicing Party during the preceding calendar year, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. Each Servicing Party shall cause any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicing Party that is determined to be a Servicing Function Participant to comply with the provisions of Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicing Party. Such Servicing Party shall obtain from each such Subcontractor (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from such Sub-Servicer) and deliver to the applicable Persons any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, in each case, as and when required to be delivered.

 

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Subcontractor in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicing Party shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicing Party determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, and the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as well as any Other Depositor as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, of any such Sub-Servicer and Subservicing Agreement. No Subservicing Agreement (other than such agreements set forth on Exhibit U hereto) shall be effective until five (5) Business Days after such written notice is received by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and each such Other Depositor. Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary, and in such form as may be necessary, to enable each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party as to which the applicable Companion Loan is affected, to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)               For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, in connection with the succession to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and each Other Depositor, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice would be violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than the time required under Section 13.6 of this Agreement) and shall furnish pursuant to Section 13.6 of this Agreement to each Other Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and each Other Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

13.3.        Other Securitization Trust’s Filing Obligations. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (and shall cause (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) each Additional Servicer and Servicing Function Participant utilized thereby to) reasonably cooperate with each Other Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of each Other Securitization Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.

 

13.4.        Form 10-D Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, within one Business Day after the related Distribution Date (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties as set forth on Exhibit T to this Agreement, shall be required to provide to each Other

 

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Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has knowledge thereof (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format), or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such parties, the form and substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit T to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure application to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit V to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit T to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information.

 

13.5.        Form 10-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, no later than March 1, commencing in March 2019, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act Reporting purposes, to the extent a Servicing Officer or a Responsible Officer, as the case may be, thereof has actual knowledge (other than information required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in house legal department of such party), in EDGAR compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party, each such Other Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure described on Exhibit U to this Agreement applicable to such party, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached as Exhibit U to this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit U to this Agreement of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information.

 

13.6.        Form 8-K Disclosure. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, to the extent a Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer thereof has actual knowledge of such event (other than Item 1117 of Regulation AB as to such party which shall be reported if actually known by any Servicing

 

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Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, or any lawyer in the in-house legal department of such party), within one Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) (using commercially reasonable efforts), but in no event later than the close of business (New York City time) on the second Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event, (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall be required to provide (and (i) with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to each Other Depositor and each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, in EDGAR-compatible format (to the extent available to such party in such format) or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by each such Other Depositor, each such Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and such providing parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information described on Exhibit W to this Agreement as applicable to such party, if applicable, and (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit W to this Agreement shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to such party and shall cause each Sub-Servicer (or, in the case of each Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer) and Subcontractor of such party to the extent required under Regulation AB to provide, and if received, include, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit V. The Certificate Administrator has no duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit W of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

13.7.        Annual Compliance Statements. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each such Servicing Function Participant and each of the Servicer, Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, a “Certifying Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Person’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Person’s performance under this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing agreement, as applicable, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Person has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement or the applicable sub-

 

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servicing agreement, as applicable, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor (and, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such Certifying Servicer, respectively, or any related Servicing Function Participant with which the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or the Companion Loans in the fulfillment of any Certifying Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of each Certifying Servicer under this Section apply to each such Certifying Servicer that serviced the Trust Loan or a Companion Loan during the applicable period, whether or not the Certifying Servicer is acting in such capacity at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. Copies of all Officer’s Certificates delivered pursuant to this Section 13.7 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator by posting such Compliance Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

13.8.        Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a) On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, the Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loan) and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) (each Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and any Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, a “Reporting Servicer”) to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, as applicable, pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Trustee, the Depositor and the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party), a report on an assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that, to the best of such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge, such Reporting Servicer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of the end of and for the preceding calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public

 

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Accountants has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Copies of all compliance reports delivered pursuant to this Section 13.8 shall be provided to any Certificateholder, upon the written request therefor and submission of an Investor Certification in the form of Exhibit K-1, by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and each Other Depositor (if addressed) and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address each of the Applicable Servicing Criteria. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of each such report, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.

 

(b)       On the Closing Date, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator each acknowledge and agree that Exhibit L to this Agreement sets forth the Applicable Servicing Criteria for such party.

 

(c)       No later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case, and each such notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator submit their assessments pursuant to Section 13.8(a) of this Agreement, such parties, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 13.9) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it. The fiscal year for the Trust shall be January 1 through and including December 31 of each calendar year.

 

(d)       In the event the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause (or, if the Servicing Function Participant is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause) any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall, with respect to any Servicing Function Participant that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 13.8, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 13.9 in respect of the period of time that the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Servicing Function Participant was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

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13.9.        Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before March 1 of each year, commencing in 2019, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Applicable Servicing Criteria applicable to it), each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party, (i) with respect to each Servicing Function Participant that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish, and (ii) with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party (other than any party to this Agreement), shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Certificate Administrator (who shall post it to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), the Depositor, the Companion Loan Holders (or, in the case of a Companion Loan that is part of an Other Securitization Trust, the applicable Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post it to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b)), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assessment from such Reporting Servicer of its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each accountant’s attestation report required hereunder shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Copies of all statements delivered pursuant to this Section 13.9 shall be made available to any Privileged Person by the Certificate Administrator posting such statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 8.14(b).

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, promptly after receipt of such report from the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant, the Depositor and each Other Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Servicer, the Special Servicer or, for so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee as to the nature of any defaults by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Trust Loan or any Companion Loan, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate

 

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Administrator’s, the Trustee’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing agreement.

 

13.10.    Significant Obligor. With respect to any Property that secures a Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Servicer and Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the Relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization Trust that includes such Companion Loan, to the extent that the Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Borrower or Special Servicer, beginning with the first calendar quarter following receipt of such notice from the Other Depositor, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year following such notice from the Other Depositor, as applicable, the Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the Borrower in such financial statements.

 

If the Servicer does not receive financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization Trust that includes the related Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement to require any related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The Servicer shall use efforts consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements of the Borrower under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

The Servicer shall (and shall cause each applicable sub-servicing agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require any related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the Borrower related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed by the Other Securitization Trust, shall forward an Officer’s

 

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Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization Trust. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

13.11.    Sarbanes-Oxley Backup Certification. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee shall provide (and with respect to any other Servicing Function Participant of such party, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide) to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization Trust (the “Certifying Person”) no later than March 1 of the year following the year to which the Form 10-K of such Other Securitization Trust relates or, if March 1 is not a Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day, a certification in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit AA-1, Exhibit AA-2, Exhibit AA-3 and Exhibit AA-4, as applicable, on which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting Servicer shall provide a certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 13.11 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be.

 

13.12.    Indemnification. For so long as the other Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article 13, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of such obligations or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding such party and delivered by or on behalf of such party.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing agreement, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful

 

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misconduct its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicing Party (as defined in Section 13.2(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 13.2(b) or (iv) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding such party and delivered by or on behalf of such party.

 

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, either of the prior two paragraphs is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor, any Other Depositor or any employee, director or officer of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, then the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Additional Servicer or other Servicing Function Participant (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to this Article 13 (or breach of its obligations under the applicable sub-servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.

 

The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cause each Servicing Function Participant of such party that is not a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X (and with respect to any Servicing Function Participant of such party that is a Sub-Servicer set forth on Exhibit X, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant) to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 13.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator.

 

13.13.    Amendments. This Article 13 may be amended by the parties hereto pursuant to Section 11.1 of this Agreement for purposes of complying with Regulation AB, the Act or the Exchange Act and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmations or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement.

 

13.14.    Termination of the Certificate Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Depositor or any Other Depositor may terminate the Certificate Administrator upon five Business Days’ notice if the Certificate Administrator fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Article 13; provided that such termination shall not be effective until a successor Certificate Administrator shall have accepted the appointment.

 

13.15.    Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements. For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, each of the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, shall (i) cause each Sub-Servicing Agreement to which it is a party to entitle the Depositor or any Other Depositor to terminate such agreement (without compensation, termination fee or the consent of any other Person) at any time following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to any deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB

 

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or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13 and (ii) promptly notify the Depositor and any Other Depositor following any failure of the applicable Sub-Servicer to deliver any Exchange Act reporting items that such Sub-Servicer is required to deliver under Regulation AB or as otherwise contemplated by this Article 13. The Depositor and any Other Depositor is hereby authorized to exercise the rights described in clause (i) of the preceding sentence in its sole discretion. The rights of the Depositor and any Other Depositor to terminate a Sub-Servicing Agreement as aforesaid shall not limit any right the Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may have to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

13.16.    Notification Requirements and Deliveries in Connection with Securitization of a Companion Loan. (a)  Any other provision of this Article 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, including, without limitation, any deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13, in connection with the requirements contained in this Article 13 that provide for the delivery of information and other items to, and the cooperation with, the Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of any Other Securitization Trust that includes a Companion Loan, no party hereunder shall be obligated to provide any such items to or cooperate with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (i) until the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust has provided each party hereto with not less than 30 days written notice (which shall only be required to be delivered once and each party shall be entitled to rely on such notice), setting forth the contact information for such Person(s) and, except as regards the deliveries and cooperation contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement, stating that such Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) specifying in reasonable detail the information and other items not otherwise specified in this Agreement that are requested to be delivered; provided that if Exchange Act reporting is being requested, such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party is only required to provide a single written notice to such effect. Any reasonable cost and expense of the Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator in cooperating with such Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust (above and beyond their expressed duties hereunder) shall be the responsibility of such Other Depositor or Other Securitization Trust. The parties hereto shall have the right to confirm in good faith with the Other Depositor of such Other Securitization Trust as to whether applicable law requires the delivery of the items identified in this Article 13 to such Other Depositor and Other Exchange Act Reporting Party of such Other Securitization Trust prior to providing any of the reports or other information required to be delivered under this Article 13 in connection therewith and (i) upon such confirmation, the parties shall comply with the deadlines for delivery set forth in this Article 13 with respect to such Other Securitization Trust or (ii) in the absence of such confirmation, the parties shall not be required to deliver such items; provided that no such confirmation shall be required in connection with any delivery of the items contemplated by Section 13.7, Section 13.8 and Section 13.9 of this Agreement. Such confirmation shall be deemed given if the Other Depositor or Other Exchange Act Reporting Party for the Other Securitization Trust provides a written statement to the effect that the Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and the appropriate party hereto receives such written statement. The parties hereunder shall also have the right to require that such Other Depositor provide them with the contact details of such Other Depositor, Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and any other parties to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Other Securitization Trust.

 

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(b)               Each of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.16(a) above, and subject to a right of the Servicer, Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit the Companion Loan Holders to use such party’s description contained in the Offering Circular (updated as appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable cost of the Other Depositor) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of a Companion Loan.

 

(c)                The Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable prior written request given in accordance with the terms of Section 13.16(a) above, shall each timely provide (to the extent the reasonable cost thereof is paid or caused to be paid by the requesting party) to the Other Depositor and any underwriters with respect to any securitization transaction that includes a Companion Loan such opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) with respect to the updated description referred in Section 13.16(b) with respect to such party, substantially identical to those, if any, delivered by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the Offering Circular and/or any other disclosure materials relating to this Trust (updated as deemed appropriate by the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or their respective legal counsel, as the case may be, and sufficient to comply with Regulation AB). None of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be obligated to deliver any such item with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan if it did not deliver a corresponding item with respect to this Trust.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

     
  BARCLAYS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES LLC, as
    Depositor
     
  By: /s/ Daniel Vinson
    Name:  Daniel Vinson
    Title:    Chief Executive Officer
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Nachette Hadden
    Name: Nachette Hadden
    Title:   Director
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Special Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Nachette Hadden
    Name:  Nachette Hadden
    Title:    Director
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ Anna M. Lopez
    Name:  Anna M. Lopez
    Title:    Vice President 

 

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  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
    Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Beverly D. Capers
    Name:  Beverly D. Capers
    Title:    Assistant Vice President

 

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STATE OF NY )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NY )  

 

On this 25 day of July, 2018, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of New York, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Larry Knuer, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he resides at New York NY; that s/he is the Authorized Signatory of Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument as Authorized of such limited liability company; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Mercedes Otero
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of NY

 

[SEAL] MERCEDES OTERO
  NOTARY PUBLIC-STATE OF NEW YORK
My Commission expires: No. 01OT6348948
  Qualified in New York County
10/11/20 My Commission Expires 10-11-2020
       
 

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )  
  ): ss.
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG )  

 

On this 25 day of July, 2018, personally appeared before me Nachette Hadden, to me known (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be a Director of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that she was authorized to execute said instrument, and that by her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which she acted, executed the instrument.

 

  /s/ Erica L Smith
  Notary
  Name:

   
My Commission expires:  
                       
   
Erica L Smith  
My Commission Expires  
NOTARY PUBLIC  
07-20-2022  
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC  

 

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )  
  ): ss.
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG )  

   

On this 25 day of July, 2018, personally appeared before me Nachette Hadden, to me known (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be a Director of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said entity, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath stated that she was authorized to execute said instrument, and that by her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which she acted, executed the instrument.

 

  /s/ Erica L Smith
  Notary
  Name:

   
My Commission expires:  
                       
   
Erica L Smith  
My Commission Expires
 
NOTARY PUBLIC  
07-20-2022  
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC  

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )  

 

On this 24th day of August 2018, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Maryland, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Anna M. Lopez, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he is the Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

 

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of Maryland
   
  ANDREW CREWS
  MY COMMISSION EXPIRES
  NOTARY PUBLIC
  October 27, 2021
  CECIL COUNTY, MD
   

  

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STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  ) ss:
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE )  

  

On this 24th day of July 2018, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Delaware, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared Beverly D. Capers, to me known who, by me duly sworn, did depose and acknowledge before me and say that s/he has offices at 1100 North Market Street Wilmington DE 19890 and that s/he is the Assistant Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, the entity described in and that executed the foregoing instrument; and that s/he signed her/his name thereto under authority of the board of directors of said entity and on behalf of such entity.

  

WITNESS my hand and seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

 

EDGAR PEREZ /s/ Edgar Perez
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
NOTARY PUBLIC State of Delaware
08-05-2020  
 State of Delaware
 
 
 
   

 

My Commission expires:

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

 

FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS A

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-1-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF

 

Exhibit A-1-2

 

 

ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-1-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS A

 

Pass-Through Rate: Equal to the WAC Rate.  
   
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates: $65,000,000 Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
   
CUSIP: 05491VAA4
ISIN: US05491VAA444

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:      $65,000,000

 

CUSIP: U0730YAA7
ISIN: USU0730YAA745

 

CUSIP: 05491VAB2
ISIN: US05491VAB276

 

No.: A-[1][2]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class A Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class VRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class A Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-1-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, allocable to the Class A Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-1-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-1-6

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-1-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-1-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-1-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-1-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-2

 

FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS B

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-2-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS B CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-2-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-2-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS B

 

Pass-Through Rate: Equal to the WAC Rate.  
   
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates: $53,910,000 Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
   
CUSIP: 05491VAE6
ISIN: US05491VAE654

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:      $53,910,000

 

CUSIP: U0730YAC3
ISIN: USU0730YAC315

 

CUSIP: 05491VAF3
ISIN: US05491VAF316

 

No.: B-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class B Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class VRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class B Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-2-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, if any, allocable to the Class B Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-2-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-2-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class B Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-2-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-2-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-2-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-2-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-3

 

FORM OF CLASS C CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS C

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-3-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS C CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A AND CLASS B CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-3-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-3-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS C

 

Pass-Through Rate: Equal to the WAC Rate.  
   
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates: $50,630,000 Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
   
CUSIP: 05491VAG1
ISIN: US05491VAG144

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:     $50,630,000

 

CUSIP: U0730YAD1
ISIN: USU0730YAD145

 

CUSIP: 05491VAH9
ISIN: US05491VAH966

 

No.: C-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class C Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class D, Class E, Class VRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class C Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-3-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, if any, allocable to the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-3-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-3-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class C Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-3-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-3-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-3-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-3-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-4

 

FORM OF CLASS D CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS D

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

 

1       Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

 

2       Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3       Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-4-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS D CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-4-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A) SUCH PERSON IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1) OF REGULATION D OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND (B) THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH PERSON WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW).

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-4-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS D

 

Pass-Through Rate: Equal to the WAC Rate.  
   
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018  
   
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates: $62,120,000 Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
   
CUSIP: 05491VAJ5
ISIN: US05491VAJ524

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate:      $62,120,000

 

CUSIP: U0730YAE9
ISIN: USU0730YAE965

 

CUSIP: 05491VAK2
ISIN: US05491VAK266

 

No.: D-[1]

 

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class D Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class E, Class VRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class D Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

4       For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.

 

5       For Regulation S Global Certificate only.

 

6       For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-4-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, if any, allocable to the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-4-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-4-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class D Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-4-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-4-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-4-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-4-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-5

 

FORM OF CLASS E CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS E

 

[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate legend.

2Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

3Global Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-5-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CLASS E CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED TO THE CLASS A, CLASS B, CLASS C AND CLASS D CERTIFICATES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

Exhibit A-5-2

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 OR, IF IT IS A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS ACQUISITION AND HOLDING WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NONEXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-5-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS E

 

Pass-Through Rate: Equal to the WAC Rate.    
     
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class E Certificates: $38,440,000   Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
     
CUSIP: 05491VAL0
ISIN: US05491VAL094
 

Initial Certificate Balance of this

Certificate: $38,440,000

     

CUSIP: U0730YAF6
ISIN: USU0730YAF615

 

CUSIP: 05491VAM8
ISIN: US05491VAM816

 

No.: E-[1]

 

   

 

This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class E Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class VRR and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class E Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. 

 

 

4 For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.
5 For Regulation S Global Certificate only.
6 For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-5-4

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, if any, allocable to the Class E Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-5-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-5-6

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class E Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-5-7

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this [Rule 144A Global Certificate] [Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate] [Regulation S Global Certificate] have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-5-8

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-5-9

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-5-10

 

 

EXHIBIT A-6

 

FORM OF CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS VRR

 

THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES. THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL REFUSE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.3(n) OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE RISK RETENTION PERIOD: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES AND SOLELY FOLLOWING THE RISK RETENTION PERIOD: TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]2

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE

 

 

1 Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.
2 Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

Exhibit A-6-1

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

PAYMENTS ON THIS CLASS VRR CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER

 

Exhibit A-6-2

 

 

PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, OTHER THAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY USING ASSETS OF AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEREBY SUCH PURCHASE AND SUBSEQUENT HOLDING OF THE CERTIFICATES BY SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 406 OF ERISA AND SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE UNDER SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 OR, IF IT IS A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, ITS ACQUISITION AND HOLDING WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NONEXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE CODE.

 

Exhibit A-6-3

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS VRR

 

Pass-Through Rate: The Class VRR Certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate but will be entitled to receive on any Distribution Date, interest in the amount equal to the WAC Rate    
     
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018    
     
Aggregate Initial Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates: $14,220,000   Rated Final Distribution Date:
August 2038
     
CUSIP: BCC2HB0U7

  Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate: $[7,110,000.00][2,844,000.00]

No.: VRR-[1][2]

 

   

This certifies that [Barclays Bank PLC][Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch] is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class VRR Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class R Certificates (collectively with the Class VRR Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will distribute, on the fourth Business Day after the Determination Date, commencing in September 2018 (each such date, a “Distribution Date”), to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share

 

Exhibit A-6-4

 

 

(based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of principal and interest then distributable and any other amounts, if any, allocable to the Class VRR Certificates for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer set forth therein, this Certificate may only be transferred upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of (i) a certificate from the prospective Transferee in the form set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor and (ii) a certificate from the prospective Transferor in the form set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-6-5

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-6-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A-6-7

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class VRR Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-6-8

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this Definitive Certificate have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
Made by
   
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        

 

Exhibit A-6-9

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-6-10

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  

 

Exhibit A-6-11

 

 

EXHIBIT A-7

 

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

CLASS R

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWER SPONSOR, THE BORROWER, THE SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, ANY RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY, THE 17G-5 INFORMATION PROVIDER, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE TRUST LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOAN ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (A “QIB”), WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A, OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS NOT A “U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) (EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES) UPON INITIAL ISSUANCE ONLY, TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A

 

Exhibit A-7-1

 

 

GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.3 OF THE TRUST AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN CODE SECTION 860E(e)(5), OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. BECAUSE THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS MULTIPLE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS,” AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.

 

Exhibit A-7-2

 

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2018-CHRS, CLASS R

 

Pass-Through Rate: N/A    
     
First Distribution Date: September 10, 2018    
     
Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates: 100%   Rated Final Distribution Date:
N/A
     
CUSIP: 05491VAN6
ISIN: US05491VAN641
   
     

CUSIP: U0730YAG4
ISIN: USU0730YAG452

 

CUSIP: 05491VAP1
ISIN: US05491VAP133

 

No.: R-[1] 

   

 

This certifies that Hare & Co. LLC is the registered owner of the percentage interest evidenced by this Certificate in the distributions to be made from the Trust Fund with respect to the Class R Certificates. The Trust Fund consists primarily of six promissory notes secured by certain Collateral held in trust by the Trustee evidencing a fixed rate loan (the “Trust Loan”). The Trust Fund was created, and the Mortgage Loan is to be serviced, pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (as defined below). The Holder of this Certificate, by virtue of the acceptance hereof, assents to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and is bound thereby. Also issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement are the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E and Class VRR Certificates (collectively with the Class R Certificates, the “Certificates”). The Trust will also create an uncertificated VRR Interest.

 

This Certificate is issued pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of a Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. To the extent not defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

1 For Certificate sold in reliance on Rule 144A only.
2 For Regulation S Global Certificate only.
3 For IAI Certificate only.

 

Exhibit A-7-3

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, which will be the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date.

 

All distributions will be made to the Persons entitled thereto by check mailed by first class mail to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with a written request for payment by wire transfer, together with wire instructions, at least five Business Days prior to the related Distribution Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity located in the United States and having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on each Certificate shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the location specified by the Certificate Administrator in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loan, as more specifically set forth herein and in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and reference is made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement for the interests, rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced hereby, and the limitations thereon, and the rights, duties and immunities of the Certificate Administrator. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the Trust and Servicing Agreement shall control.

 

As provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain restrictions on transfer and other procedures set forth therein, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

Prior to due presentation of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, nor any agent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

Exhibit A-7-4

 

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Loan Holders, in certain circumstances specified in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Subject to the rights of the Companion Loan Holders to consent to certain amendments, the Trust and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee with the written consent of the Holders of Certificates representing not less than 51% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any holder of a Class VRR Certificate) adversely affected by the amendment for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Certificateholders. In addition, no amendment may be made under the Trust and Servicing Agreement without the Trustee and Certificate Administrator first receiving in writing an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting the amendment, that the amendment will not result in the imposition of federal income tax on the Trust or cause either the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.

 

The Trust and Servicing Agreement provides that the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee created with respect to the Certificates (other than the obligation to make certain payments to the Companion Loan Holders and the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make certain payments to Certificateholders and the VRR Interest Owner after the final Distribution Date to the extent set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to file final tax returns for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC, to maintain books and records of the trust fund for such period of time as it maintains its own books and records, and the indemnification rights and obligations of the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Certificate Administrator on the final Distribution Date pursuant to Article 10 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement following the later of (i) the final payment on the Certificates, the VRR Interest and the Uncertificated Lower-Tier Interests or (ii) the liquidation of the Trust Loan (including, without limitation, the sale of the Trust Loan in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement) or the liquidation or abandonment of the Property and all other Collateral for the Trust Loan, provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created by the Trust and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication on this Certificate has been executed by the Certificate Administrator or on its behalf by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Trust and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loan and has executed this Certificate in its limited capacity as Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit A-7-5

 

 

The Holder of the Class R Certificates holding the largest Percentage Interest therein shall be the Tax Matters Person pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Code Section 6223, to the extent such provision is applicable to the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC) of the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC. The duties of the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC are delegated to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, as agent for the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative.” The Class R Certificateholders, by acceptance of the Class R Certificates, agree, on behalf of themselves and all successor holders of such Class R Certificates, to the irrevocable appointment of the Certificate Administrator as the agent of the Class R Certificateholders to perform all of the duties of the Tax Matters Person and “partnership representative” for the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

(i)       Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition of a Residual Ownership Interest by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be transferred, and no such transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit J-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership

 

Exhibit A-7-6

 

 

Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section 5.3(n) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit J-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in the Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, the Certificate Registrar shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than 60 days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar and the Certificate Administrator agree to furnish to the IRS and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(iv)       The Class R Certificates may only be issued as Definitive Certificates and transferred to and owned by QIBs and the Certificate Administrator shall act in accordance with such requirement.

 

Exhibit A-7-7

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Certificate of Authentication

 

This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: August 9, 2018

   
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Authenticating Agent

     
  By:
    Authorized Officer

 

Exhibit A-7-8

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

 

The following payments of principal and exchanges of a part of this Definitive Certificate have been made:

 

Date of
Exchange or
Payment of
Principal
     Certificate
Balance
Prior to
Exchange or
Payment
     Certificate
Balance
Exchanged
or Principal
Payment
Made
     Type of
Certificate
Exchanged
for
     Remaining
Certificate
Balance
Following
Such
Exchange or
Payment
     Notation
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Exhibit A-7-9

 

 

ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (“Assignor(s)”) hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto __________________________________________ (please print or typewrite name(s) and address(es), including postal zip code(s) of assignee(s)) (“Assignee(s)”) the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to Assignee(s) on the Certificate Register of the Trust.

 

I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new Certificate of the entire Percentage Interest represented by the within Certificate to the above-named Assignee(s) and to deliver such Certificate to the following address:

 
 
 
 
Date: __________________

     
  Signature by or on behalf of
  Assignor(s):
     
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number: _________

 

Exhibit A-7-10

 

 

DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The Assignee(s) should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Address of the Assignee(s) for the purpose of receiving notices and distributions: _____________________________________________________________.

 

Distributions, if being made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to ____________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________.

 

This information is provided by _____________________________________________________ the Assignee(s) named above, or ________________________________________________ as its (their) agent.

 

  By:  
    [Please print or type name(s)]

 

  Title:  
   
  Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

Exhibit A-7-11

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information  
     
  Name of Mortgagor:  
     
 

[Servicer] [Special

 
  Servicer] Loan No.:  
     
Certificate Administrator  
     
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
     
  Address: 1055 10th Avenue, Southeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
Attention: CTS – Document Custody Group – BBCMS 2018-CHRS
     
 

Custodian/Certificate Administrator Mortgage File No.:

 
     
   
Depositor  
     
  Name: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
     
  Address:

745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

     
  Certificates: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), for the Holders of BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018, by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”).

 

Exhibit B-1

 

 

( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $36,160,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $21,696,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $14,464,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $106,000,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $63,600,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Note dated July 12, 2018, in the original principal sum of $42,400,000.00, made by Christiana Mall LLC, payable to, or endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
   
( ) Mortgage(s) recorded on ____________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of _________, State of ___________ in book/reel/docket ___________ of official records at page/image ________.
   
( ) Deed of Trust(s) recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.
   
( ) Deed to Secure Debt recorded on __________ as instrument no. ________ in the County Recorder’s Office of the County of ___________, State of _______ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official records at page/image.
   
( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other assumptions of the Notes or the Mortgage.

 

( )                    ___________________________

 

( )                    ___________________________

 

( )                    ___________________________

 

( )                     ___________________________

 

The undersigned [Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit B-2

 

 

(2)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Certificate Administrator when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated or the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents, coming into the possession or control of the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be held for the account of the Trustee, and the [Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

     
  [Servicer] [Special Servicer]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

     
  Acknowledged and agreed:
   
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

 

*    Select appropriate depository. 

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Dated: _______

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

**   Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(d) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit D-1

 

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

     
  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

*      Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

**   Select (i) or (ii), as applicable.

 

Exhibit D-2

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 

*     Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE GIVEN BY
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF TEMPORARY
REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges pursuant to
Section 5.3(f) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Trust and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is an institution and is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

 

 

*      Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit F-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  Dated:    

 

  By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit F-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

 

*      Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;] **

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: ________

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

 

**   Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S. 

 

Exhibit G-2

 

 

EXHIBIT H

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO REGULATION S GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement and, (i) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)       the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

[(2)     at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)     the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,] *

 

(3)       no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)       the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;

 

or (ii) with respect to transfers made in reliance on Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Certificates are being transferred in a transaction permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.**

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

 

*     Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

**   Select (i) or (ii), as applicable.

 

Exhibit H-2

 

 

EXHIBIT I

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to
Section 5.3(g) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-1

 

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO

 

SECTION 860E(e)(4) OF

 

THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian

 

 

 

STATE OF )  
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.       I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.       The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC,” respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.       The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is

 

Exhibit J-1-1

 

 

any of the following: (a) the United States, a State, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality that is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the FHLMC, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by any such governmental unit), (b) a foreign government, International Organization or agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (c) an organization that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Code Section 511 on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1)) of the Code with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (d) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2) of the Code or (e) any other person so designated by the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that any transfer of a Class R Certificate to such person may cause the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Lower-Tier REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.       The Purchaser is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [______]). The Purchaser is not classified as a partnership under the Code (or, if so classified, all of its beneficial owners are United States persons).

 

6.       No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.       The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.       The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee.

 

9.       Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐     The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)       the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)      the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

(iii)     the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

Exhibit J-1-2

 

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐       The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)       the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)      at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E 1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)      the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)     the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

        None of the above.

 

10.       The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

11.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

12.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

Exhibit J-1-3

 

 

13.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

15.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions may be set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

16.       The Purchaser consents to the designation of the Certificate Administrator as (i) the “partnership representative” of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code and (ii) the agent of the Tax Matters Person of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, in each case pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit J-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

   
  NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
  State of______________
   
[SEAL]  
   
My Commission expires:  
   

 

Exhibit J-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT J-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(i)        No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(ii)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(iii)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable

 

Exhibit J-2-1

 

 

for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit J-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-3

 

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479-0113

Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

[Transferor]
[______]
[______]
Attention: [______]

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [$ Initial Certificate Balance][[__]% Percentage Interest] in the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class [E][VRR][R] Certificates (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to that certain trust and servicing agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or any Person acting on behalf of any such Plan or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such

 

Exhibit J-3-1

 

 

Certificate, other than, in the case of the Class E or Class VRR Certificates, an insurance company using assets of its general account under circumstances whereby such purchase and the subsequent holding of such Class E or Class VRR Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA and Code Section 4975 under Sections I and III of U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60, or a plan subject to Similar Law whose acquisition, holding and disposition of such Certificate will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____, ____.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit J-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)
BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College Street
Charlotte North Carolina 28288
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Law Department D1053-300
301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: Jeff D. Blake, Esq.

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of August 9, 2018 among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian

 

[_____] (the “Transferee”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

Exhibit J-4-1

 

 

1.       The Transferee is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates, from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.       The Transferee is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate by the Transferor unless the Transferee delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Transferee expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.       Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through an Initial Purchaser. [THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE FIRST TRANSFER OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT]

 

4.       Check one of the following:

 

☐     The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Risk Retention Period and that:

 

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.It is not acquiring the Class VRR Certificates as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class VRR Certificates, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.It hereby makes each representation set forth in Section 5 of the Credit Risk Retention Agreement.

 

D.It consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the Class VRR Certificates will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Transferor, in its capacity as [sponsor][originator] under the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

☐    The Transferee certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor, that the transfer will occur after the termination of the after the Risk Retention Period.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this [__] day of [____], 20[__].

 

Exhibit J-4-2

 

 

  [TRANSFEREE]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

[RETAINING SPONSOR]

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:

 

Exhibit J-4-3

 

 

EXHIBIT J-5

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)

 

Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College Street
Charlotte North Carolina 28288
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Law Department D1053-300
301 South College Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28288
Attention: Jeff D. Blake, Esq.

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of $[_____] Certificate Balance of the Class [__] Certificates, which are Risk Retention Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate

 

Exhibit J-5-1

 

 

Administrator and Custodian. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.       The transfer is in compliance with Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.       The Transferor has provided notice to the Retaining Sponsor of the transfer no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the occurrence of the transfer.

 

3.       Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate to an insurance company general account relying on Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 will be effected through Barclays Capital Inc. or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. [THIS ONLY APPLIES TO THE FIRST TRANSFER OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT]

 

4.       Check one of the following:

 

☐     The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar, the Retaining Sponsor and the Depositor that the transfer will occur during the Risk Retention Period and that the transfer will comply with all applicable requirements of the Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

☐     The Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to the Certificate Registrar or the Depositor that the transfer will occur after the termination of the Risk Retention Period.

 

5.       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-4. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this [__] day of [____], 20[__].

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Acknowledged and agreed:

 

[RETAINING SPONSOR]

 

Exhibit J-5-2

 

 

By:    
Name:  

 

Exhibit J-5-3

 

 

EXHIBIT J-6

 

Form of Request of RETAINING Sponsor Consent for Release of the VRR Certificates

 

[Date]

 

TO BE SENT BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE APPLICABLE RETAINING SPONSOR BY THE HOLDER OF THE CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Risk Retention Custody –BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust
E-mail: RiskRetentionCustody@wellsfargo.com

 

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

E-mail: daniel.vinson@barclays.com 

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Steven Glynn

E-mail: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Lainie Kaye

E-mail: cmbs.requests@db.com

 

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

60 Wall St.

New York, New York 10005

Attention: Lainie Kaye

E-mail: cmbs.requests@db.com

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Exhibit J-6-1

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the release (the “Release”) of $[_____] aggregate Certificate Balance of the Class VRR Certificates from the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account.

 

The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

The applicable Holder of the subject Class VRR Certificates hereby requests your written consent to the Release.

 

  Sincerely,
   
  [Holder of CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

CONSENT TO RELEASE:

 

[RETAINING SPONSOR]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  
  E-mail:  

 

BARCLAYS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES LLC, as Depositor

 

Exhibit J-6-2

 

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit J-6-3

 

 

EXHIBIT J-7

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR THE TRANSFER OF RR INTEREST

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administration

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)

– BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Société Générale

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Jim Barnard

Email: Jim.Barnard@sgcib.com

 

with a copy to

 

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10167

Attention: General Counsel

Fax number: (212) 278-2074

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

[_________] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, and to the “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in the Credit Risk Retention Rules (as defined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement), that:

 

1.The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] VRR Interest Balance of the VRR Interest from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of the VRR Interest by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not

 

Exhibit J-8-1

 

 

  consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.The Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.It is not acquiring the VRR Interest as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the VRR Interest, it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.It consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that its ownership of the VRR Interest will satisfy the risk retention requirements of the Transferor, in its capacity as sponsor under Credit Risk Retention Rules.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit J-8-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J-8

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR THE TRANSFER OF RR INTEREST

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administration

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS)

– BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10167

Attention: Jim Barnard

Email: Jim.Barnard@sgcib.com

 

with a copy to

 

Société Générale

245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10167

Attention: General Counsel

Fax number: (212) 278-2074

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [____] (the “Transferor”) to [____] (the “Transferee”) of the VRR Interest evidencing $[____] VRR Interest Balance. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

4.The transfer is in compliance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit J-8-1

 

 

5.The Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Credit Risk Retention Rules, of the Transferor.

 

6.The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Trust and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit J-7. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

[RETAINING SPONSOR]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit J-8-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-1

 

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER RELATED PARTIES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as Custodian, with respect to the above referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either (a) Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner, or a prospective purchaser of the Class ___ Certificates, (b) a VRR ABS Interest Owner, (c) the Directing Certificateholder, (d) a Risk Retention Consultation Party, (e) a Companion Loan Holder or (f) a Repurchasing Seller.

 

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Related Party, a Manager, or an agent or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

 

3.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned shall keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information shall not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned is no longer a Certificateholder or a

 

Exhibit K-1-1

 

 

Beneficial Owner of a Class of Certificates or is not a purchaser of Certificates in the case of a prospective purchaser.

 

The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.       The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations and covenants contained herein remain true and correct.

 

6.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

  

   
  By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

  Company:  

 

  Phone:  

 

Exhibit K-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-2

 

Form of Investor Certification for Borrower RELATED PARTIES and/or a Risk Retention Consultation Party (for Persons other than the Directing Holder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information under, or the exercise of Voting Rights pursuant to, the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as Custodian, (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either (a) Certificateholder, a Beneficial Owner, or a prospective purchaser of the Class ___ Certificates, (b) a VRR ABS Interest Owner, (c) the Directing Certificateholder, (d) a Risk Retention Consultation Party, (e) a Companion Loan Holder or (f) a Repurchasing Seller.

 

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Related Party, a Risk Retention Consultation Party, a Manager, or an agent or Affiliate of the foregoing.

 

3.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement information in accordance with the Agreement (the “Information”) and agrees to keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Certificate Administrator, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part.

 

The undersigned shall not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require

 

Exhibit K-2-1

 

 

registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

4.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this certificate by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

   
  By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

  Company:  

 

  Phone:  

 

Exhibit K-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Barclays Bank PLC 

745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson 

E-mail: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Special Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Special Servicing – Daniel Marthinsen
Email: dan.marthinsen@wellsfargo.com

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS
(with a copy sent via email to: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor 

MAC N9300-070 

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – CTS (CMBS), BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, Class VRR Certificates

 

In accordance with Section 9.5(c) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.         The undersigned has been appointed to act as a Risk Retention Consultation Party.

 

2.         The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

Exhibit K-3-1 

 

3.         Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 

[RISK RETENTION CONSULTATION PARTY]

     
  By:
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______ 

cc: Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC

 

Exhibit K-3-2 

 

EXHIBIT L

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit L, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by a Servicer or Special Servicer.

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  General Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator 

1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit L-1 

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
  reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.  
  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. N/A
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. N/A
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. N/A
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.

Servicer
Special Servicer 

Custodian

1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements N/A
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Servicer

 

Exhibit L-2 

 

APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE
PARTY
Reference Criteria  
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv)  Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Servicer and Special Servicer are the same entity, the Servicer and the Special Servicer may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit L-3 

 

EXHIBIT M

 

NRSRO Certification

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as Custodian, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.(a) The undersigned is a Rating Agency; or

 

(b) The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A, which shall be applicable to the undersigned with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that host the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, it is deemed to have recertified that the representations herein contained remain true and correct.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.

 

Exhibit M-1 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

   
  Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Company:  

 

Phone:  

 

Email:  

 

Exhibit M-2 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Barclays Capital Inc. (“BCI”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”) and SG Americas Securities, LLC (together with BCI, DBSI and their respective affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian, and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Trust and Servicing Agreement). Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Trust and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Exhibit M-3 

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and

 

Exhibit M-4 

 

provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to

 

Exhibit M-5 

 

which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

 

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005

 

SG Americas Securities, LLC
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167

 

Exhibit M-6 

 

EXHIBIT N-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Depositor, that:

 

1.       The Transferor is the lawful owner of the right to receive the Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan for which _________________ is the Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”), with the full right to transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever.

 

2.       Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action, which (including in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) hereof) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities laws, or would require

 

Exhibit N-1 

 

registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant to the Securities Act or any state securities laws.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit N-2 

 

EXHIBIT N-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE
FOR TRANSFER OF THE EXCESS SERVICING FEE RIGHTS

 

[Date]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust Asset Manager

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Transferor”) to _________________ (the “Transferee”) of the Excess Servicing Fee Right established under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as the Depositor and the Servicer, that:

 

1.             The Transferee is acquiring the right to receive Excess Servicing Fees with respect to the Mortgage Loan as to which __________________ is the applicable Servicer (the “Excess Servicing Fee Right”) for its own account for investment and not with a view to or for sale or transfer in connection with any distribution thereof, in whole or in part, in any manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any applicable state securities laws.

 

2.             The Transferee understands that (a) the Excess Servicing Fee Right has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any applicable state securities laws, (b) none of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Certificate Registrar is obligated so to register or qualify the Excess Servicing Fee Right, and (c)

 

Exhibit N-1 

 

the Excess Servicing Fee Right may not be resold or transferred unless it is (i) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and registered or qualified pursuant to any applicable state securities laws or (ii) sold or transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration and qualification and (A) the Depositor has received a certificate from the prospective transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-1 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and (B) each of the Servicer and the Depositor have received a certificate from the prospective transferee substantially in the form attached as Exhibit N-2 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.              The Transferee understands that it may not sell or otherwise transfer the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any interest therein except in compliance with the provisions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 3.17 therein), which provisions it has carefully reviewed.

 

4.             Neither the Transferee nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicited any offer to buy or accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) made any general solicitation with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) taken any other action with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security, which (including in the case of any of the acts described in clauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Excess Servicing Fee Right under the Securities Act, would render the disposition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification of the Excess Servicing Fee Right pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to the Excess Servicing Fee Right, any interest in the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any other similar security.

 

5.             The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Depositor, (b) the Excess Servicing Fee Right and any payments thereon, (c) the Trust and Servicing Agreement and the Trust Fund created pursuant thereto, (d) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loan, and (e) all related matters that it has requested.

 

6.              The Transferee is (a) a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (b) an “accredited investor” as defined in any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act or an entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs. The Transferee has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Excess Servicing Fee Right; the Transferee has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision; and the Transferee is able to bear the economic risks of such investment and can afford a complete loss of such investment.

 

Exhibit N-2 

 

7.             The Transferee agrees (i) to keep all information relating to the Trust, the Trust Fund and the parties to the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and made available to it, confidential, (ii) not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificate pursuant to the Securities Act, and (iii) not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such holder’s auditors, legal counsel and regulators, except to the extent such disclosure is required by law, court order or other legal requirement or to the extent such information is of public knowledge at the time of disclosure by such holder or has become generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by such holder; provided, however, that such holder may provide all or any part of such information to any other Person who is contemplating an acquisition of the Excess Servicing Fee Right if, and only if, such Person (x) confirms in writing such prospective acquisition and (y) agrees in writing to keep such information confidential, not to use or disclose such information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act or would require registration of the Excess Servicing Fee Right or any Certificates pursuant to the Securities Act and not to disclose such information, and to cause its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives not to disclose such information, in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part, to any other Person other than such Persons’ auditors, legal counsel and regulators.

 

8.             The Transferee acknowledges that the holder of the Excess Servicing Fee Right shall not have any rights under the Trust and Servicing Agreement except as set forth in Section 3.17 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and that the Excess Servicing Fee Rate may be reduced to the extent provided in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit N-3 

 

EXHIBIT O

 

Form of Online Market Data Provider Certificate

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In connection with the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, CMBS.com, Thomson Reuters, Moody’s Analytics, Markit Group Limited or MBS Data, LLC, a market data provider that has been given access to the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor, and any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website shall also be applicable to information obtained from CTSLink.

 

4.The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of this agreement by itself or any of its representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trust for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its representatives.

 

5.Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the agreement pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

Exhibit O-1 

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit O-2 

 

EXHIBIT P

 

Form of Investment Representation Letter

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: CTS - Certificate Transfer Services (CMBS) – BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian, on behalf of the holders of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS (the “Certificates”) in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate Certificate Balance of Class ___ Certificates (the “Certificate”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.       The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institutional “accredited investor” (an entity meeting the requirements of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)) or an entity all of the equity owners of which are such institutions, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

Exhibit P-1 

 

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificate (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for resale to (i) “qualified institutional buyers” in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to non-U.S. Securities Persons in “offshore transactions” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act, subject in each case to the delivery of a Transfer Certificate in the form of Exhibit G, Exhibit H or Exhibit I, as applicable, to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The Purchaser understands that the Certificate (and any subsequent Certificate issued in transfer or exchange therefor) has not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to resell to only certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the preliminary Offering Circular and the final Offering Circular relating to the Certificates (collectively, the “Offering Circular”) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Circular.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificate (and any Certificate issued in transfer or exchange therefor) has not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificate cannot be resold unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Trust and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer all or any portion of the Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.3 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W 9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Administrator (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificate. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable (or successor form), which identifies such

 

 

** Each Purchaser must include one of the two alternative certifications.

 

Exhibit P-2 

 

Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificate and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificate and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W -8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For this purpose, “U.S. Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 have elected to be treated as U.S. Persons).

 

8.       Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

☐          (a)      by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

Bank:   

 

ABA #:     

 

Account #:     

 

Attention:    

 

 

*** Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

****       Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000. 

 

Exhibit P-3 

 

☐          (b)     by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

     
     
     

 

9.      If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a non-U.S. Person.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
    Date

 

Exhibit P-4 

 

EXHIBIT Q

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit Q-1 

 

EXHIBIT R

 

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. 

28 West 44th Street, Suite 815 

New York, NY 10036 

Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC)
Bank Name: Chase
Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
Routing Number: 021000021
Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit R-1 

 

EXHIBIT S

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT OF THE CLASS VRR CERTIFICATES

 

[DATE]

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
60 Wall St
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Lainie Kaye


Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-CHRS, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS,

 

In accordance with Section 5.2(e) of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledges receipt and possession of and further agrees that it will hereafter hold in the Class VRR Certificates Safekeeping Account $[__] of Class VRR Certificates in the form of two Definitive Certificates, one with a Certificate Balance of $[__] and for the benefit of [__], and one with a Certificate Balance of $[__] and for the benefit of [__] (such Persons being the initial [subsequent] Holders of the Class VRR Certificates), as the registered holders thereof. A form of the Class VRR Certificates is attached as Exhibit A-6 to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. Payments on the Class VRR Certificates will be made to the registered holder thereof in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity
but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit S-1 

 

EXHIBIT T

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-D Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Trust Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-CHRS Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1A: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator

 

 

Exhibit T-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 1B: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:

 

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

Item 2: Legal Proceedings:

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate

        Administrator/Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Trust Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds ●     Depositor
Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ●     Certificate Administrator

 

Exhibit T-2

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.18 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

●     Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Property)

 

Item 7: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:

 

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit T-3

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible  
Item 8: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions: (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit W, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit W.

 

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●     Servicer (with respect to the balances of each REO Account (to the extent the related information has been received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in Section 13.4 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date)

 

●     Any other party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor  

 

Exhibit T-4

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.

●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.  

 

Exhibit T-5

 

 

Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 9: Exhibits (no. 100)x

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.  
Item 9: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit W, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit W (it being acknowledged that none of the Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit W with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 9.  

 

Exhibit T-6

 

 

EXHIBIT U

 

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.5 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to disclose to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Additional Form 10-K Disclosure is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Trust Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-CHRS Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit U-1

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit W,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit W.  
Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW  

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The applicable Trust Loan Seller.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities and (ii) the applicable Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”. 

●     The Depositor  

 

Exhibit U-2

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.18 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Servicer (excluding information for which the Special Servicer is the “Party Responsible”)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to REO Property)

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit U-3

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator /Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Trust Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

●     Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

 

●     Special Servicer

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Trustee (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Certificate Administrator, each Servicer, each Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

 

●     Each party (other than a Trust Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the 

 

Exhibit U-4

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-CHRS transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-CHRS transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Trust Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust;

        prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

 

●     Each party (other than a Trust Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Trust and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

●     Each party (if any) that is identified in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to this Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

 

●     Each party (if any) that that is 

 

Exhibit U-5

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

        specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10-K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Trust and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10-K is due.

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-CHRS transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or

●     The Depositor

 

●     The Trust Loan Seller

 

 

Exhibit U-6

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-CHRS transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the prospectus relating to the Companion Loan Securities or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit U-7

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Trustee

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

provided further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

 

Exhibit U-8

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not applicable.  

 

Exhibit U-9

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

●     Servicer

 

●     Special Servicer

 

●     Depositor

 

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report. 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney. 

●     Certificate Administrator  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable  

 

Exhibit U-10

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 13.11 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 13.8 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 13.9 of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 13.7 (and Section 13.8) of this Trust and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit U-11

 

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible  
Item 15: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit W, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit W (it being acknowledged that none of the Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit W with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).  

 

Exhibit U-12

 

 

EXHIBIT V

 

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO [____] AND VIA EMAIL TO [____] AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

[___]
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS

 

Re:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [13.4] [13.5] [13.6] of the Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian, the undersigned, as [          ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                    ], phone number: [                    ]; email address: [                    ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc:Depositor

 

Exhibit V-1

 

 

EXHIBIT W

 

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

For so long as any Other Securitization Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 13.6 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement to report to each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and each Other Depositor to which the particular Form 8-K Disclosure Information is relevant for Exchange Act reporting purposes, the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from such offering materials or the Offering Circular), in the absence of specific notice to the contrary from the Depositor, Other Depositor or a Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the prospectus relating to the Other Securitization and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-CHRS Trust and Servicing Agreement and any Other Securitization Trust, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Special Servicer, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and the Other Depositor shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB other than a party identified as such in the Offering Circular and the offering materials with respect to any related Other Securitization Trust.

 

Exhibit W-1

 

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible  

Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

●     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Trust and Servicing Agreement. 

 

 

Exhibit W-2

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Trust and Servicing Agreement.  
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item  
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership ●     Depositor  
Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

●     Depositor

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 
Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders ●     Certificate Administrator  
Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year ●     Depositor  
Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material ●     Depositor  
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee(as to itself)

 

●     Depositor

 

 

Exhibit W-3

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Servicer or Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Trust and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●     Servicer

 

●     Special Servicer

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

●     Depositor

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●     Depositor

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure ●     Depositor
Item 8.01: Other Events ●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit W-4

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Certificate Administrator

 

provided, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Trust and Servicing Agreement

 

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable  

 

Exhibit W-5

 

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.

●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)x

 

BRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit W-6

 

  

EXHIBIT X

 

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

None.

 

Exhibit X-1

 

 

EXHIBIT Y

 

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2018-CHRS (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Trust and Servicing Agreement; and

 

To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects [throughout such year] [between [__] and [__]]. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date: ____________________________ 

 

[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as special servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as certificate administrator]
[WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee]

 

Exhibit Y-1

 

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit Y-2

 

 

EXHIBIT Z

 

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA

 

1.[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit L to the Trust and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a Servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________*] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

**    Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e. transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit Z-1

 

  

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

 [NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]
   
 By: 
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit Z-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA-1

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY SERVICER

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Servicer, collectively, the “Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, the Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by each Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by each Special Servicer relating to the relevant period, all of servicing and other information required to be provided by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in

 

Exhibit AA-1-1

 

 

the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Servicer Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Servicer compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Servicer Periodic Information, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________ 

  
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit AA-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Special Servicer, collectively, the “Special Servicer Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Special Servicer Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all servicing and other information required to be provided by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Special Servicer Periodic Information;

 

Exhibit AA-2-1

 

 

4.       I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Special Servicer’s compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Special Servicer Periodic Information, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects;

 

5.       The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

6.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Special Servicer responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________ 

  
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit AA-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA-3

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or an officer under my supervision) have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (the “Form 10-K”) and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K (collectively, with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution and other information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports and all of the distribution, servicing and other information provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Trustee, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Reports;

 

4.       I (or an officer under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statement required to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

Exhibit AA-3-1

 

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate Administrator (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required to be included in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in the Form 10-K and such assessment of compliance is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Certificate Administrator responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________ 

  
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit AA-3-2

 

 

EXHIBIT AA-4

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY TRUSTEE

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson

 

Re:BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, issued pursuant to the Trust and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2018 (the “Trust and Servicing Agreement”), among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer and Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and Custodian.

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], hereby certify to the Depositor and each Other Depositor and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Certification Parties”) as follows, with the knowledge and intent that the Certification Parties will rely on this Certification in connection with the certification concerning the Trust or trust related to an Other Securitization, as applicable, to be signed by an officer of the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

 

1.       I (or officers under my supervision) have reviewed the information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 20[__] (“Form 10-K”) and all information required to be provided by the Trustee in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K required to be filed in respect of the period covered by the Form 10-K of the Trust (collectively with the Form 10-K, the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Trustee, collectively, the “Trustee Periodic Information”);

 

2.       Based on my knowledge, the Trustee Periodic Information, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Form 10-K;

 

3.       Based on my knowledge, all information required to be provided by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports for the period covered by the Form 10-K is included in the Trustee Periodic Information;

 

4.       I (or officers under my supervision) am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement, and based on my

 

Exhibit AA-4-1

 

 

knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Trustee’s compliance statement to be delivered under Article 13 of the Trust and Servicing Agreement required for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Trustee Periodic Information, the Trustee has fulfilled its obligations under the Trust and Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and

 

5.       All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities applicable to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee (the “Relevant Servicing Criteria”) and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria required under the Trust and Servicing Agreement to be delivered for inclusion in the Form 10-K in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18, have been delivered in accordance with the Trust and Servicing Agreement. All material instances of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria have been disclosed in such reports and such assessment of compliance with servicing criteria is fairly stated in all material respects.

 

This Certification is being signed by me as an officer of the Trustee responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Trustee under the Trust and Servicing Agreement.

 

Dated: ____________________________ 

  
Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit AA-4-2

 

EX-4.5 7 exh4-5wfc47psa.htm WFCM 2018-C47

Exhibit 4.5 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
as Depositor

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Master Servicer

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Special Servicer

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Certificate Administrator

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee,

and

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of October 1, 2018

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2018-C47

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

     

Page

ARTICLE I

   
     
DEFINITIONS    
       
Section 1.01 Defined Terms   5
Section 1.02 Certain Calculations   115
       
Article II    
       
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES    
     
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans   116
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee   123
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties   128
Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests   145
       
Article III    
       
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND    
     
Section 3.01 Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties   145
Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments   153
Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts   158
Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account   163
Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account   169
Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund   180
Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage   182
Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements   187
Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans   193
Section 3.10 Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files   196
Section 3.11 Servicing Compensation   197
Section 3.12 Inspections; Collection of Financial Statements; Delivery of Reports   204

 

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Section 3.13 Access to Certain Information   210
Section 3.14 Title to REO Property; REO Account   224
Section 3.15 Management of REO Property   226
Section 3.16 Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties   228
Section 3.17 Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer   235
Section 3.18 Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents   237
Section 3.19 Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report   249
Section 3.20 Sub-Servicing Agreements   256
Section 3.21 Interest Reserve Account   260
Section 3.22 Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicer and Special Servicer   260
Section 3.23 Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder   260
Section 3.24 Intercreditor Agreements   264
Section 3.25 Rating Agency Confirmation   267
Section 3.26 The Operating Advisor   268
Section 3.27 Companion Paying Agent   277
Section 3.28 Serviced Companion Noteholder Register   277
Section 3.29 Certain Matters Relating to the Whole Loans   278
Section 3.30 [RESERVED].   280
Section 3.31 Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation   281
Section 3.32 Litigation Control   281
Section 3.33 Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator   284
       
Article IV    
       
DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS    
     
Section 4.01 Distributions   285
Section 4.02 Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney   295
Section 4.03 P&I Advances   301
Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses   305
Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts   306
Section 4.06 [RESERVED]   311
Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool   311
Section 4.08 Secure Data Room   314
       
Article V    
       
THE CERTIFICATES    
Section 5.01 The Certificates   315
Section 5.02 Form and Registration   316
Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates   319

 

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Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates   328
Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners   329
Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices   329
Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency   330
Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator   331
Section 5.09 [RESERVED]   331
Section 5.10 Voting Procedures   331
       
Article VI    
       
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER    
     
Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer   333
Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer   339
Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer   339
Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others   341
Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign   347
Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer   347
Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner   348
Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder.   348
Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association   355
       
Article VII    
       
SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS    
     
Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination   355
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor   363
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders   365
Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events   366
Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances   366
Article VIII    
       
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR    

 

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Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   367
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator   368
Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans   370
Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates   371
Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator   371
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator   372
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator   373
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator   376
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator   376
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee   377
Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians   378
Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee   378
Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer   379
Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator   379
Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act   381
       
Article IX    
       
TERMINATION    
     
Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans   381
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements   385
       
Article X    
       
ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS    
     
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration   385
Section 10.02 Use of Agents   389
Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator   389
Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators   390
       
Article XI    
       
EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE    
     
Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness   391
Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors   391
Section 11.03 Filing Obligations   394
Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings   395
Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings   399
Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification   401
Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings   403

 

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Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing   405
Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements   405
Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria   407
Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report   409
Section 11.12 Indemnification   410
Section 11.13 Amendments   413
Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices   413
Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans   413
Section 11.16 Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors   419
Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period   419
       
Article XII    
       
THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER    
     
Section 12.01 Asset Review   419
Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability   426
Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer   427
Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer   427
Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer   427
       
Article XIII    
       
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS    
     
Section 13.01 Amendment   430
Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts   435
Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders   435
Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial   436
Section 13.05 Notices   437
Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions   442
Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest   443
Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   443
Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings   444
Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies   444

 

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EXHIBITS  
   
EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Certificate (Other than Class R Certificates)
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of Class R Certificate
EXHIBIT B Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT C Form of Investment Representation Letter
EXHIBIT D-1 Form of Transferee Affidavit for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-2 Form of Transferor Letter for Transfers of Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT D-3 Form of Transferee Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT D-4 Form of Transferor Certificate for Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates
EXHIBIT E Form of Request for Release
EXHIBIT F-1 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding ERISA Restricted Certificates
EXHIBIT F-2 Form of ERISA Representation Letter Regarding Class R Certificates
EXHIBIT G Form of Distribution Date Statement
EXHIBIT H Form of Omnibus Assignment
EXHIBIT I Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT J Form of Transfer Certificate for Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT K Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate during Restricted Period
EXHIBIT L Form of Transfer Certificate for Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate after Restricted Period
EXHIBIT M Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT N Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT O Form of Transfer Certificate for Non-Book Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate
EXHIBIT P-1A Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1B Form of Investor Certification for Non-Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1C Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for Persons other than the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1D Form of Investor Certification for Borrower Party (for the Directing Certificateholder and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)
EXHIBIT P-1E Form of Notice of Excluded Controlling Class Holder
EXHIBIT P-1F Form of Notice of [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Holder] to Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT P-1G Form of Certification of the Directing Certificateholder
EXHIBIT P-2 Form of Certification for NRSROs
EXHIBIT P-3 Online Market Data Provider Certification
EXHIBIT Q Custodian Certification/Exception Report
EXHIBIT R-1 Form of Power of Attorney by Trustee for Master Servicer

 

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EXHIBIT R-2 Form of Power of Attorney by Trustee for Special Servicer
EXHIBIT S Initial Serviced Companion Noteholders
EXHIBIT T Form of Notice for Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT U Form of Notice and Certification Regarding Defeasance of Mortgage Loan
EXHIBIT V Form of Operating Advisor Annual Report
EXHIBIT W Form of Notice from Operating Advisor Recommending Replacement of Special Servicer
EXHIBIT X Form of Confidentiality Agreement
EXHIBIT Y Form Certification to be Provided with Form 10-K
EXHIBIT Z-1 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Certificate Administrator
EXHIBIT Z-2 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Master Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-3 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Special Servicer
EXHIBIT Z-4 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Trustee
EXHIBIT Z-5 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Operating Advisor
EXHIBIT Z-6 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Custodian
EXHIBIT Z-7 Form of Certification to be Provided to Depositor by Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT AA Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
EXHIBIT BB Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
EXHIBIT CC Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
EXHIBIT DD Form 8-K Disclosure Information
EXHIBIT EE Additional Disclosure Notification
EXHIBIT FF Initial Sub-Servicers
EXHIBIT GG Servicing Function Participants
EXHIBIT HH Form of Annual Compliance Statement
EXHIBIT II Form of Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
EXHIBIT JJ CREFC® Payment Information
EXHIBIT KK Form of Notice of Additional Indebtedness
EXHIBIT LL [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT MM Additional Disclosure Notification (Accounts)
EXHIBIT NN Form of Notice of Purchase of Controlling Class Certificate
EXHIBIT OO Form of Asset Review Report by the Asset Representations Reviewer
EXHIBIT PP Form of Asset Review Report Summary
EXHIBIT QQ Asset Review Procedures
EXHIBIT RR Form of Certification to Certificate Administrator Requesting Access to Secure Data Room
EXHIBIT SS Form of Notice of [Additional Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Delinquent Loan][Cessation of Asset Review Trigger]
EXHIBIT TT Form of Certificate Administrator Receipt in Respect of the Risk Retention Certificates

 

SCHEDULES  
   
SCHEDULE 1 Mortgage Loans With Additional Debt
SCHEDULE 2 Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance Schedule

 

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SCHEDULE 3 Designated Escrows and Reserves

 

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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement is dated and effective as of October 1, 2018, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

The Depositor intends to sell commercial mortgage pass-through certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes (each, a “Class”), which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Trust to be created hereunder, the primary assets of which will be a pool of commercial mortgage loans. As provided herein, the Certificate Administrator shall elect or shall cause an election to be made to treat designated portions of the Trust for federal income tax purposes as two separate real estate mortgage investment conduits (the “Upper-Tier REMIC” and the “Lower-Tier REMIC”, and each a “Trust REMIC” as described herein).

 

The REMIC structure set forth in this Preliminary Statement is intended to cause all of the cash flow from the Mortgage Loans to flow through to the Upper-Tier REMIC as cash flow on REMIC regular interests, without creating any shortfall, actual or potential (other than for credit losses), to any REMIC regular interest issued hereunder. To the extent that any party hereto believes the structure to diverge from such intention (without implying any duty of any such party to identify any such ambiguity), the party or parties identifying the subject defect or ambiguity in this Agreement shall notify the other parties hereto, whereupon the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to rectify or resolve the subject defect or ambiguity to accomplish the intended result without Certificateholder approval (but with guidance of counsel), including, to the extent necessary, making any amendments in accordance with Section 13.01(a) of this Agreement, but subject to any conditions in Section 13.01. The other parties hereto agree to reasonably cooperate with the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator in connection with any amendment to this Agreement in furtherance of the foregoing.

 

The Depositor intends to sell the Certificates to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

LOWER-TIER REMIC

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC will hold the Mortgage Loans and will issue the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LERR, Class LFRR, Class LGRR, Class LHRR and Class LJRR Uncertificated Interests (the “Lower-Tier Regular Interests”), which will evidence the “regular interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC created hereunder. The Lower-Tier REMIC will also issue the uncertificated Class LR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

 

 

 

The following table sets forth the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amounts and per annum rates of interest for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest:

 

Class Designation

Interest Rate

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount

Class LA1 (1) $23,396,000
Class LA2 (1) $26,280,000
Class LASB (1) $45,625,000
Class LA3 (1) $222,000,000
Class LA4 (1) $348,787,000
Class LAS (1) $86,830,000
Class LB (1) $38,062,000
Class LC (1) $39,252,000
Class LD (1) $28,266,000
Class LERR (1) $20,501,000
Class LFRR (1) $13,084,000
Class LGRR (1) $10,705,000
Class LHRR (1) $9,515,000
Class LJRR (1) $39,252,654
Class LR None(2) None

 

 

(1)The interest rate for each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests on any Distribution Date will be the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(2)The Class LR Interest (evidenced by the Class R Certificates) will not have a Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, will not bear interest and will not be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account after distributing the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount will be deemed distributed to the Class LR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

UPPER-TIER REMIC

 

The Upper-Tier REMIC will hold the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and will issue the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-D, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates. Each such regular interest will be represented by, and have the same Pass-Through Rate and Certificate Balance or Notional Amounts as, the Class of Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth in the chart below. The Upper-Tier REMIC shall also issue the uncertificated Class UR Interest, which is the sole Class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions and is represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

THE CERTIFICATES

 

The following table (and related paragraphs) sets forth the designation, the initial pass-through rate and the aggregate initial principal amount (the “Original Certificate Balance”) or Notional Amount (the “Original Notional Amount”), as applicable, for each Class of Certificates:

 

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Class of Certificates

Approximate Initial Pass-Through Rate

Original Certificate
Balance or Notional
Amount

Class A-1 Certificates 3.4090% $23,396,000
Class A-2 Certificates 4.3610% $26,280,000
Class A-SB Certificates 4.3650% $45,625,000
Class A-3 Certificates 4.1750% $222,000,000
Class A-4 Certificates 4.4420% $348,787,000
Class X-A Certificates     0.7934%(1) $666,088,000(2)
Class X-B Certificates     0.2842%(1) $164,144,000(2)
Class X-D Certificates     2.1017%(1) $28,266,000(2)
Class A-S Certificates 4.6730% $86,830,000
Class B Certificates 4.8540% $38,062,000
Class C Certificates 5.1017% $39,252,000
Class D Certificates 3.0000% $28,266,000
Class E-RR Certificates 5.1017% $20,501,000
Class F-RR Certificates 5.1017% $13,084,000
Class G-RR Certificates 5.1017% $10,705,000
Class H-RR Certificates 5.1017% $9,515,000
Class J-RR Certificates 5.1017% $39,252,654
Class R Certificates None(3) N/A

 

 

(1)The Pass-Through Rate for the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates will be calculated in accordance with the definition of “Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”, “Class X-B Pass-Through Rate” and “Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”, respectively.

 

(2)None of the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates will have a Certificate Balance; rather, such Classes will accrue interest as provided herein on the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount and the Class X-D Notional Amount, as applicable.

 

(3)The Class R Certificates will not have a Certificate Balance or a Notional Amount, bear interest or be entitled to distributions of Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges. Any Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, after all required distributions under this Agreement have been made to each Class of Regular Certificates will be deemed distributed to the Class UR Interest and shall be payable to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.

 

WHOLE LOANS

 

The Trust includes several Mortgage Loans each of which is part of a whole loan structure secured by the same Mortgaged Property. The Whole Loans relating to the Trust are the whole loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified in the following table. The table also lists, for each Whole Loan, the type of the Whole Loan, the Non-Serviced PSA (if any), the type of Companion Loan(s), the Servicing Shift Control Note (if any), and the Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate (if any).

 

Mortgaged Property Name Whole Loan Type Non-Serviced PSA (if any) Companion Loan Type Servicing Shift Control Note (if any) Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate (if any)
Starwood Hotel Portfolio Serviced Whole Loan N/A Pari Passu N/A N/A
Aventura Mall Non-Serviced Whole Loan (1) Pari Passu and Subordinate N/A 0.00125% per annum
Christiana Mall Non-Serviced Whole Loan (2) Pari Passu and Subordinate N/A 0.00125% per annum
Showcase II Non-Serviced (3) Pari Passu N/A 0.00250% per

 

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  Whole Loan       annum
Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Serviced Whole Loan N/A Pari Passu N/A N/A
Holiday Inn FiDi Servicing Shift Whole Loan (4) Pari Passu and Subordinate Note A-1 0.00250% per annum
Ellsworth Place Serviced Whole Loan N/A Pari Passu N/A N/A
Indian Hills Senior Community Servicing Shift Whole Loan (4) Pari Passu Note A-1 0.04250% per annum
Skyline Village Non-Serviced Whole Loan (5) Pari Passu N/A 0.00250% per annum

 

(1)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated as of June 29, 2018, among J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer, CWCapital Asset Management LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Park Bridge Lender Services, LLC, as Operating Advisor and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the Aventura Mall Trust 2018-AVM, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-AVM.

 

(2)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain trust and servicing agreement, dated and effective as of August 9, 2018, among Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator and custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS.

 

(3)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated and effective as of August 1, 2018, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as general master servicer, Torchlight Loan Services LLC, as general special servicer, National Cooperative Bank, N.A., as NCB master servicer and as NCB special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the BANK 2018-BNK13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-BNK13.

 

(4)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under this Agreement until the Servicing Shift Date for the related Servicing Shift Control Note, after which the subject Whole Loan will be serviced pursuant to the Non-Serviced PSA governing the securitization of such Servicing Shift Control Note.

 

(5)The subject Whole Loan will be serviced under that certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated and effective as of August 1, 2018, among Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, LNR Partners, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, as from time to time amended, supplemented or modified, relating to the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C46, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C46.

 

With respect to any Whole Loan, each of the Mortgage Loan and the Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) are pari passu with each other to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, and any AB Subordinate Companion Loan is generally subordinate to the related Mortgage Loan and any Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement. Each Non-Serviced Whole Loan will be serviced and administered in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Companion Loans are not part of the Trust Fund, but are each secured by the applicable Mortgage that secures the related Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund. Amounts attributable to any Companion Loan will not be part of the Trust Fund, and (except to the extent that such amounts are payable or reimbursable to any party to this Agreement) will be owned by the related Companion Holders.

 

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In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01     Defined Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, including in the Preliminary Statement, the following capitalized terms, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article.

 

10-K Filing Deadline”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

15Ga-1 Notice”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

17g-5 Information Provider”: The Certificate Administrator.

 

17g-5 Information Provider’s Website”: The 17g-5 Information Provider’s Internet website, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), under the “NRSRO” tab on the page relating to this transaction.

 

30/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans indicated as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

AB Control Appraisal Period”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, a “Control Appraisal Period” or equivalent term under the related Intercreditor Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Serviced AB Whole Loans related to the Trust.

 

AB Intercreditor Agreement”: Any Intercreditor Agreement by and among the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan and the holder of the related Mortgage Loan, relating to the relative rights of such holders of the related AB Whole Loan, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

AB Modified Loan”: Any Corrected Loan (1) that became a Corrected Loan (which includes for purposes of this definition any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that became a “corrected loan” (or any term substantially similar thereto) pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA) due to a modification thereto that resulted in the creation of an A/B note structure (or similar structure) and as to which the new junior note(s) did not previously exist or the principal amount of the new junior note(s) was previously part of either an A note held by the Trust or the original unmodified Mortgage Loan and (2) as to which an Appraisal Reduction Amount is not in effect.

 

AB Mortgage Loan”: A senior “A note” that is part of an AB Whole Loan and which is a Mortgage Loan that is part of the Trust Fund.

 

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AB Mortgaged Property”: The Mortgaged Property which secures the related AB Whole Loan.

 

AB Subordinate Companion Loan”: With respect to any AB Whole Loan, the related companion loan evidenced by the related promissory note made by the related Mortgagor and secured by the Mortgage on the related AB Mortgaged Property, which is not included in the Trust and which is subordinate in right of payment to the related AB Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents and as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

AB Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and a related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and may include one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans. The AB Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date are the Whole Loans described in the table under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto as having a “Companion Loan Type” of “Pari Passu and Subordinate” or “Subordinate”.

 

Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender”: A mezzanine lender under a mezzanine loan that has been accelerated or as to which foreclosure or enforcement proceedings have been commenced against the equity collateral pledged to secure such mezzanine loan.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents arising by reason of (i) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property specific insurance coverage with respect to, or an all-risk casualty insurance policy that does not specifically exclude, terrorist or similar acts, and/or (ii) any failure on the part of the related Mortgagor to maintain with respect to the related Mortgaged Property insurance coverage with respect to damages or casualties caused by terrorist or similar acts upon terms not materially less favorable than those in place as of the Closing Date, in each case as to which default the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may forbear taking any enforcement action, provided that the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) has determined (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, after non-binding consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (in each case, other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is an Excluded Loan as to such party) (or, in each case, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, and prior to any related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement), in its reasonable judgment, based on inquiry consistent with the Servicing Standard, that either (a) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and that such hazards are not at the time commonly insured against for properties similar to the related Mortgaged Property and located in or around the region in which such related Mortgaged Property is located, or (b) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder prior to any AB Control Appraisal Period to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement) will not have more than thirty (30) days to respond to

 

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the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, request for such consent or consultation, as applicable; provided, further, that upon the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, determination consistent with the Servicing Standard, that exigent circumstances do not allow the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or any applicable Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is not required to do so. The Master Servicer (at its own expense) and the Special Servicer (at the expense of the Trust Fund) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making the determinations described above.

 

Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Actual/360 Basis”: Interest accrual on the basis of the actual number of days in a month assuming a 360-day year.

 

Actual/360 Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans, to the extent indicated as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Additional Debt”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any debt owed by the related Mortgagor to a party other than the lender under such Mortgage Loan that is secured by the related Mortgaged Property as of the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, as increased or decreased from time to time pursuant to the terms of the related subordinate or pari passu loan documents (including any Intercreditor Agreement or subordination agreement).

 

Additional Disclosure Notification”: The form of notification to be included with any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure Information which is attached hereto as Exhibit EE.

 

Additional Exclusions”: Exclusions in addition to those customarily found in the insurance policies for mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties on or prior to September 11, 2001.

 

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.04(a).

 

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”: As defined in Section 11.05(a).

 

Additional Servicer”: Each Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Mortgage Loan Seller that services any of the Mortgage Loans and each Person who is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, other than the Special Servicer, who services 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination pursuant to Article XI.

 

Administrative Cost Rate”: As of any date of determination and with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate (which fee rate accounts for the Trustee Fee), the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and, in the case of each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate.

 

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Advance”: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance.

 

Adverse REMIC Event”: As defined in Section 10.01(f).

 

Affected Party”: As defined in Section 7.01(b).

 

Affected Reporting Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Affiliate”: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Affirmative Asset Review Vote”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Anticipated Repayment Date”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the date upon which such ARD Loan commences accruing interest at the Revised Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no ARD Loans in the Trust as of the Closing Date. All references to Anticipated Repayment Date herein shall be disregarded and shall have no force and effect.

 

Applicable Laws”: As defined in Section 8.15.

 

Applicable State and Local Tax Law”: For purposes hereof, the Applicable State and Local Tax Law shall be (a) the tax laws of the State of New York; and (b) such other state or local tax laws whose applicability shall have been brought to the attention of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator by either (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to it, or (ii) written notice from the appropriate taxing authority as to the applicability of such state or local tax laws.

 

Appraisal”: An appraisal prepared by an appraiser who is licensed or certified to prepare appraisals in the state where the Mortgaged Property is located and which satisfies the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines jointly issued by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) relating to real estate appraisals and evaluations used to support real estate-related financial transactions, as amended from time to time. Any Appraisal ordered by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall be performed by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser.

 

Appraisal Reduction Amount”: For any Distribution Date and for any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan as to which any Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred, will be an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan) in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder, and, after the

 

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occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (only with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan) and the Operating Advisor and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, in consultation with the Operating Advisor), as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days following the date on which the Special Servicer receives an Appraisal (together with information requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer in accordance with this Agreement that is in the possession of the Master Servicer and reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount) or conducts a valuation described below, equal to the excess of (a) the Stated Principal Balance of that Mortgage Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of the applicable Serviced Whole Loan over (b) the excess of (i) the sum of (A) 90% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined (1) by one or more Appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance equal to or in excess of $2,000,000 (the costs of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as an Advance) or (2) by an internal valuation performed by the Special Servicer (or at the Special Servicer’s election, by one or more MAI appraisals obtained by the Special Servicer) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (together with any other Mortgage Loan cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, with an outstanding principal balance less than $2,000,000, minus, with respect to any Appraisals, such downward adjustments as the Special Servicer may make (without implying any obligation to do so) based upon its review of the Appraisal and any other information it deems relevant; and (B) all escrows, letters of credit and reserves in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, as of the date of calculation over (ii) the sum of, as of the Due Date occurring in the month of the date of determination, (A) to the extent not previously advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, all unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be, at a per annum rate equal to its Mortgage Rate (and, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any accrued and unpaid interest on the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable), (B) all P&I Advances on the related Mortgage Loan and all Servicing Advances on the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, not reimbursed from proceeds of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and (C) all currently due and unpaid real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents, unpaid Special Servicing Fees and all other amounts due and unpaid (including any capitalized interest whether or not then due and payable) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as the case may be (which taxes, premiums, ground rents and other amounts have not been the subject of an Advance by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable); provided, however, that without limiting the Special Servicer’s obligation to order and obtain such Appraisal or perform such valuation, if the Special Servicer has not obtained an Appraisal or performed such valuation, as applicable, referred to above within sixty (60) days of the Appraisal Reduction Event (or with respect to the Appraisal Reduction Events set forth in clauses (i) and (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, within one hundred twenty (120) days (in the case of clause (i)) or ninety (90) days or one hundred twenty (120) days, as applicable (in case of clause (vi)) after the initial delinquency for the related Appraisal Reduction Event), the Appraisal Reduction Amount shall be deemed to be an amount equal to 25% of the

 

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current Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, until such time as such appraisal or valuation referred to above is received by the Special Servicer and the Appraisal Reduction Amount is calculated as of the first Determination Date that is at least ten (10) Business Days thereafter. Within sixty (60) days after the Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive an Appraisal (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance); provided, further, however, that with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (i) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the one hundred twenty (120) day period set forth in such clause (i), and with respect to an Appraisal Reduction Event as set forth in clause (vi) of the definition of Appraisal Reduction Event, the Special Servicer shall order and use reasonable efforts to receive such Appraisal within the ninety (90) day period or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, set forth in such clause (vi); provided, further, however, that in no event shall the Special Servicer be required to order any such Appraisal prior to the conclusion of such sixty (60), ninety (90), or one hundred twenty (120) day period, as applicable, and in each case, the related Appraisal shall be promptly delivered in electronic format by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder (but only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee. In connection with any Appraisal Reduction Amount, the Master Servicer shall provide the Special Servicer with the information as set forth in Section 4.05(c) within four (4) Business Days of its receipt of any such request. The Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format. Such report shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan), to the extent any related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall not calculate Appraisal Reduction Amounts.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculated for purposes of determining the existence and identity of the Controlling Class pursuant to Section 4.05(a), the Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property determined in connection with clause (b)(i)(A)(1) or clause (b)(i)(A)(2) of the first paragraph of this definition shall be determined on an “as-is” basis.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the aggregate Appraisal Reduction Amount related to a Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property will be reduced to zero as of the date on which Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust or as otherwise set forth in Section 4.05(d).

 

Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and allocable to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and

 

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the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator are entitled to conclusively rely on such calculation.

 

Appraisal Reduction Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and Serviced Whole Loan, the earliest of (i) one hundred twenty (120) days after an uncured delinquency (without regard to the application of any Grace Period), other than any uncured delinquency in respect of a Balloon Payment, occurs in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, (ii) the date on which a reduction in the amount of Periodic Payments on such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, or a change in any other material economic term of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (other than an extension of the Maturity Date), becomes effective as a result of a modification of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, by the Special Servicer, (iii) thirty (30) days after the date on which a receiver has been appointed for the Mortgaged Property, (iv) thirty (30) days after the date on which a Mortgagor or the tenant at a single tenant property declares bankruptcy (and the bankruptcy petition is not otherwise dismissed within such time), (v) sixty (60) days after the date on which an involuntary petition of bankruptcy is filed with respect to a Mortgagor if not dismissed within such time, (vi) ninety (90) days after an uncured delinquency occurs in respect of a Balloon Payment with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, except where a refinancing is anticipated within one hundred twenty (120) days after the Maturity Date of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, in which case one hundred twenty (120) days after such uncured delinquency, and (vii) immediately after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, becomes an REO Loan; provided that the thirty (30) day period referenced in clause (iii) and clause (iv) shall not apply if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, further, however, that an Appraisal Reduction Event shall not occur at any time when the aggregate Certificate Balances of all Classes of Subordinate Certificates have been reduced to zero. The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, and the Operating Advisor, or the Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, promptly upon such Person having notice or knowledge of the occurrence of any of the foregoing events. The obligation to obtain an Appraisal following the occurrence of an Appraisal Reduction Event shall be subject to the provisions of Section 4.05.

 

Appraisal Review Period”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(ii).

 

Appraised-Out Class”: As defined in Section 4.05(b)(i).

 

Appraised Value”: (i) With respect to any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the appraised value thereof as determined by the most recent Appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan, or Serviced AB Whole Loan, as applicable, and (ii) with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property, the appraised value allocable thereto, as determined pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Arbitration Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

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Arbitration Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(i).

 

ARD Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having an Anticipated Repayment Date and Revised Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no ARD Loans in the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

ASR Consultation Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 12.05(a).

 

Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”: As defined in Section 12.02(a).

 

Asset Review”: A review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with certain representations and warranties of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, in accordance with the Asset Review Standard and the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ hereto.

 

Asset Review Notice”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Review Quorum”: In connection with any solicitation of votes to authorize an Asset Review as described in Section 12.01(a), the Certificateholders evidencing at least 5% of the aggregate Voting Rights represented by all of the Certificates.

 

Asset Review Report”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a report setting forth the findings and conclusions of an Asset Review substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit OO.

 

Asset Review Report Summary”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(viii), a summary report setting forth the conclusions of an Asset Review Report substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit PP.

 

Asset Review Standard”: The performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties under this Agreement in good faith subject to the express terms of this Agreement. All determinations or assumptions made by the Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with an Asset Review shall be made in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith discretion and judgment based on the facts and circumstances known to it at the time of such determination or assumption.

 

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Asset Review Trigger”: Any time when either (1) Mortgage Loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of 25.0% or more of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period are Delinquent Loans or (2) at least fifteen (15) Mortgage Loans are Delinquent Loans as of the end of the applicable Collection Period and the outstanding principal balance of such Delinquent Loans in the aggregate constitutes at least 20.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (including any REO Loans (or a portion of any REO Loan in the case of a Whole Loan)) held by the Trust as of the end of the applicable Collection Period.

 

Asset Review Vote Election”: As defined in Section 12.01(a).

 

Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Assignment” and “Assignments”: Each as defined in Section 2.01(c).

 

Assignment of Leases”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, any assignment of leases, rents and profits or similar instrument executed by the Mortgagor, assigning to the mortgagee all of the income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation, leasing or disposition of all or a portion of such Mortgaged Property, in the form which was duly executed, acknowledged and delivered, as amended, modified, renewed or extended through the date hereof and from time to time hereafter.

 

Assignment of Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, an assignment of Mortgage without recourse, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the assignment of the Mortgage, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgages encumbering Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law and acceptable for recording.

 

Assumed Scheduled Payment”: For any Collection Period and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment or any REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining or making P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan), an amount equal to the sum of (a) the principal portion of the Periodic Payment that would have been due on such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan on the related Due Date based on the constant payment required by the related Mortgage Note or the original amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan (as calculated with interest at the related Mortgage Rate), if applicable, assuming such Balloon Payment has not become due, after giving effect to any reduction in the principal balance thereof occurring in connection with a modification of such Mortgage Loan in connection with a default or bankruptcy (or similar proceeding), and (b) interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding, for purposes of determining P&I Advances, the portion allocable to any related Companion Loan) at the applicable Mortgage Rate (net of interest at the Servicing Fee Rate and the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, if applicable).

 

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Authenticating Agent”: The Certificate Administrator or any agent of the Certificate Administrator appointed to act as Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 5.02(a), in each case in its capacity as authenticating agent, or if any successor authenticating agent is appointed pursuant to Section 5.02(a), such successor authenticating agent.

 

Available Funds”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (without duplication):

 

(a)           the aggregate amount of all cash received on the Mortgage Loans (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, only to the extent received by the Trust pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA and/or the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) (including the portion of Loss of Value Payments deposited into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement) and any REO Property (including Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a)) on deposit in the Collection Account (in each case, exclusive of any amount on deposit in or credited to any portion of the Collection Account that is held for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders) as of the close of business on the related P&I Advance Date, exclusive of (without duplication):

 

(i)          all Periodic Payments paid by the Mortgagors of a Mortgage Loan that are due on a Due Date following the end of the related Collection Period, excluding interest relating to payments prior to, but due after, the Cut-off Date;

 

(ii)         all unscheduled Principal Prepayments (together with any related payments of interest allocable to the period following the related Due Date for the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and other unscheduled recoveries, in each case, received subsequent to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to voluntary Principal Prepayments for each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, subsequent to the related Due Date) allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iii)        (A) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (ii) through (xviii), inclusive, and (xxi) of Section 3.05(a); (B) all amounts payable or reimbursable to any Person from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii), inclusive, of Section 3.05(b); and (C) any Net Investment Earnings contained therein;

 

(iv)        with respect to the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date occurring in (1) each February or (2) any January in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), an amount equal to one (1) day of interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs at the related

 

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Mortgage Rate to the extent such amounts are Withheld Amounts and are on deposit in the Collection Account;

 

(v)         [RESERVED].

 

(vi)        all Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(vii)       all amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error; and

 

(viii)      any Penalty Charges allocable to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(b)           if and to the extent not already included in clause (a) hereof, the aggregate amount transferred from the REO Account allocable to the Mortgage Loans to the Collection Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(c)           the aggregate amount of any Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans with respect to such Distribution Date and P&I Advances made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Distribution Date (net of the related Certificate Administrator Fee, Operating Advisor Fee, Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which such P&I Advances are made) pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05;

 

(d)           with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date occurring in each March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Withheld Amounts remitted to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.21(b); and

 

(e)           the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.

 

Notwithstanding the investment of funds held in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.06, for purposes of calculating the Available Funds, the amounts so invested shall be deemed to remain on deposit in such accounts.

 

Balloon Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that by its original terms or by virtue of any modification entered into as of the Closing Date provides for an amortization schedule for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan extending beyond its Maturity Date.

 

Balloon Payment”: With respect to any Balloon Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, the Periodic Payment payable on the Maturity Date of such Balloon Mortgage Loan.

 

Bankruptcy Code”: The federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time (Title 11 of the United States Code).

 

Base Interest Fraction”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

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Book-Entry Certificate”: Any Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.

 

Borrower Party”: A borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property, an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, or any Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a Mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, (a) any other Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable, or (b) any other Person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, Mortgagor, manager or Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender, as applicable. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Borrower-Related Party”: As defined in Section 3.32(a).

 

Breach”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a breach of any representation or warranty with respect to such Mortgage Loan set forth in Section 4(b) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, California, Kansas or the city and state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or the principal place of business or principal commercial mortgage loan servicing office of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is located, or the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

CERCLA”: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

 

Certificate”: Any one of the Depositor’s Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, as executed and delivered by the Certificate Registrar and authenticated and delivered hereunder by the Authenticating Agent.

 

Certificate Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as certificate administrator, or if any successor certificate administrator is appointed thereto pursuant to Section 5.08 or any successor certificate administrator appointed hereunder. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall perform the certificate administrator role through its Corporate Trust Services division.

 

Certificate Administrator Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Certificate Administrator as compensation for the Certificate Administrator’s activities under this Agreement; provided that the Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee, and the Certificate Administrator shall pay the Trustee Fee to the Trustee.

 

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Certificate Administrator Fee Rate”: The Certificate Administrator Fee shall be equal to the product of the rate equal to 0.00740% per annum and the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of the preceding Distribution Date. The Certificate Administrator Fee includes the Trustee Fee.

 

Certificate Administrator’s Website”: The Certificate Administrator’s Internet website, which shall initially be located at “www.ctslink.com”.

 

Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates as specified in the Preliminary Statement hereto and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)).

 

Certificate Factor”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to at least eight (8) places, the numerator of which is the then-related Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, and the denominator of which is the related Original Certificate Balance.

 

Certificate Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent.

 

Certificate Register” and “Certificate Registrar”: The register maintained and registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.03(a).

 

Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register or any beneficial owner thereof; provided, however, that solely for the purposes of giving any consent, approval, waiver or taking any action pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, a Mortgagor, a Borrower Party or any Affiliate of any of such Persons shall be deemed not to be outstanding (provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Controlling Class Certificates owned by an Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder solely with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan; and provided, further, that any Controlling Class Certificates owned by the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof shall not be deemed to be outstanding as to the Special Servicer or such Affiliate solely with respect to any related Excluded Special Servicer Loan), and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent, approval, waiver or take any such action has been obtained; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall

 

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not apply in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate of any of such Persons unless such consent, approval or waiver sought from such party would in any way increase its compensation or limit its obligations in the named capacities hereunder or waive a Servicer Termination Event or trigger an Asset Review (with respect to an Asset Review and any Mortgage Loan Seller, solely with respect to any related Mortgage Loan subject to the Asset Review); provided, further, that so long as there is no Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate thereof, as applicable, shall be entitled to exercise such Voting Rights with respect to any issue which could reasonably be believed to adversely affect such party’s compensation or increase its obligations or liabilities hereunder; and provided, further, that such restrictions shall not apply to (i) the exercise of the Special Servicer’s, the Master Servicer’s or any Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights, if any, or any of their Affiliates as a member of the Controlling Class or (ii) any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator that has provided an Investor Certification in which it has certified as to the existence of certain policies and procedures restricting the flow of information between it and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall each be entitled to request and rely upon a certificate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor in determining whether a Certificate is registered in the name of an Affiliate of such Person. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and the Depository Participants, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register. The Trustee shall be the Holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

Certificateholder Quorum”: The Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 50% of the aggregate Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Realized Losses and, other than with respect to the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis.

 

Certificateholder Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(i).

 

Certification Parties”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certification Party”: Any one of the Certification Parties.

 

Certifying Person”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Certifying Servicer”: As defined in Section 11.09.

 

Class”: With respect to any Certificates or the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, all of the Certificates bearing the same alphabetical (and, if applicable, numerical) Class designation and each designated Lower-Tier Regular Interest.

 

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Class A Certificate”: Any Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4 and Class A-S Certificate.

 

Class A-1 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-1” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.4090%.

 

Class A-2 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-2” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.3610%.

 

Class A-3 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-3” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.1750%.

 

Class A-4 Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-4” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.4420%.

 

Class A-S Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-S” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-S Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.6730% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class A-SB Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class A-SB” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 4.3650%.

 

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Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the planned principal amount for such Distribution Date specified in Schedule 2 hereto relating to the Class A-SB Certificates.

 

Class B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class B Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) 4.8540% and (ii) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class C Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class C” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class C Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class D Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to 3.0000%.

 

Class E-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class E-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class E-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class F-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class F-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class G-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class G-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

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Class H-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class H-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class H-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class J-RR Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class J-RR” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class J-RR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LAS Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LASB Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LB Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

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Class LC Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LD Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LERR Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LFRR Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LGRR Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LJRR Uncertificated Interest”: An uncertificated regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC which is held as an asset of the Upper-Tier REMIC and having the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount and per annum rate of interest set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class LR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class R Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class R” on the face thereof in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, and evidencing the sole Class of “residual interests” in each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class UR Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC, represented by the Class R Certificates.

 

Class X Certificates”: The Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates, as the context may require.

 

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Class X-A Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-A” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-A Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (other than the Class A-S Certificates).

 

Class X-A Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-A Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A Certificates (other than the Class A-S Certificates) for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective Certificate Balances immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-A Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-B Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-B” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-B Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of the Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates.

 

Class X-B Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-B Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the weighted average of the Pass-Through Rates on the Class A-S, Class B and Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, weighted on the basis of their respective aggregate Certificate Balances immediately prior to the Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-B Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Class X-D Certificate”: A Certificate designated as “Class X-D” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, and evidencing a “regular interest” in the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

Class X-D Notional Amount”: As of any date of determination, the Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates.

 

Class X-D Pass-Through Rate”: The Pass-Through Rate for Class X-D Certificates for any Distribution Date will equal the excess, if any of (a) the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for the related Distribution Date, over (b) the Pass-Through Rate of the Class D Certificates for such Distribution Date. The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class X-D Certificates for the initial Distribution Date shall be the rate set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Clearing Agency”: An organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act. The initial Clearing Agency shall be DTC.

 

Clearstream”: Clearstream Banking, société anonyme or any successor thereto.

 

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Closing Date”: October 25, 2018.

 

CMBS”: Commercial mortgage-backed securities.

 

Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and applicable final or temporary regulations of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued pursuant thereto.

 

Collateral Deficiency Amount” With respect to any AB Modified Loan as of any date of determination, an amount, calculated by the Special Servicer (with respect to any AB Modified Loans that are not Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or the Master Servicer (with respect to any AB Modified Loans that are Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) equal to the excess of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of such AB Modified Loan (taking into account the related junior note(s) and any pari passu notes included therein), over (ii) the sum of (in the case of a Whole Loan, solely to the extent allocable to the subject Mortgage Loan) (x) the most recent Appraised Value for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, plus (y) solely to the extent not reflected or taken into account in such Appraised Value and to the extent on deposit with, or otherwise under the control of, the lender as of the date of such determination, any capital or additional collateral contributed by the related Mortgagor at the time the Mortgage Loan became (and as part of the modification related to) such AB Modified Loan for the benefit of the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties (provided that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the amounts set forth in this clause (y) will be taken into account solely to the extent relevant information is received by the Master Servicer), plus (z) any other escrows or reserves (in addition to any amounts set forth in the immediately preceding clause (y)) held by the lender in respect of such AB Modified Loan as of the date of such determination. The Special Servicer (with respect to any AB Modified Loans that are Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to any AB Modified Loans that are not Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

Collection Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Collection Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account. Subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and taking into account that each Companion Loan is subordinate or pari passu, as applicable, to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement, the subaccount described in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b) that is part of the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, to the extent funds on deposit in such subaccount are attributed to such Companion Loans and shall not be an asset of the Trust or any Trust REMIC.

 

Collection Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Due

 

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Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan occurring in the month preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs or the date that would have been the Due Date if such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan had a Due Date in such preceding month and ending on and including the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan occurring in the month in which that Distribution Date occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the last day of a Collection Period is not a Business Day, any Periodic Payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan relating to such Collection Period on the Business Day immediately following such day shall be deemed to have been received during such Collection Period and not during any other Collection Period.

 

Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Companion Distribution Account”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the separate account created and maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and held on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders, which shall be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Companion Paying Agent, for the benefit of the Serviced Companion Noteholders of the Serviced Companion Loans, relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Companion Distribution Account”. The Companion Distribution Account shall not be an asset of the Trust or any Trust REMIC, but instead shall be held by the Companion Paying Agent on behalf of the Serviced Companion Noteholders. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer and the Companion Paying Agent are the same entity, the Companion Distribution Account may be the subaccount referenced in the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b).

 

Companion Holders”: Each of the holders of record of any Companion Loan.

 

Companion Loan”: A mortgage loan that is not included in the Trust Fund but is part of a Whole Loan that includes a Mortgage Loan.

 

Companion Loan Rating Agency”: Any NRSRO rating any class of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities.

 

Companion Paying Agent”: With respect to the Serviced Companion Loans, if any, the Master Servicer in its role as Companion Paying Agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.27.

 

Compensating Interest Payment”: An aggregate amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred in connection with voluntary principal prepayments received in respect of the Mortgage Loans (other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans (in each case other than any Specially Serviced Loan or any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan on which the Special Servicer allowed a prepayment on a date other than the applicable Due Date) for the related Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate of (A) that portion of the Master Servicer’s Servicing Fees for such Distribution Date that is, in the case of each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and REO Loan for which Servicing Fees are being paid to the Master

 

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Servicer for such Collection Period, calculated at a rate of 0.00250% per annum, (B) all Prepayment Interest Excesses received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) (and, so long as a Serviced Whole Loan is serviced hereunder, any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) subject to such prepayment and (C) to the extent earned on voluntary principal prepayments, net investment earnings payable to the Master Servicer for such Collection Period received by the Master Servicer during such Collection Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, subject to such prepayment. In no event will the rights of the Certificateholders to the offset of the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls be cumulative. However, if a Prepayment Interest Shortfall occurs with respect to a Mortgage Loan as a result of the Master Servicer’s allowing the related Mortgagor to deviate (a “Prohibited Prepayment”) from the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents regarding Principal Prepayments (other than (V) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, (W) subsequent to a default under the related Mortgage Loan documents or if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan, (X) pursuant to applicable law or a court order or otherwise in such circumstances where the Master Servicer is required to accept such Principal Prepayment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, (Y)(i) at the request or with the consent of the Special Servicer or, (ii) so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Excluded DCH Loans, at the request or with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder or (Z) in connection with the payment of any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), then for purposes of calculating the Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall pay, without regard to clause (ii) above, the aggregate amount of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with respect to such Mortgage Loan, otherwise described in clause (i) above in connection with such Prohibited Prepayments. For the avoidance of doubt, any portion of a Compensating Interest Payment attributable to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated among the related Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s), pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal balances.

 

Consultation Termination Event”: At any date at which no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts; provided that no Consultation Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Consultation Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that a Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed not continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers”: The “Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers” as published by the U.S. Department of Labor.

 

Control Eligible Certificates”: Any of the Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

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Control Termination Event”: The occurrence of the Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) being reduced to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of such Class; provided that no Control Termination Event may occur with respect to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the term “Control Termination Event” shall not be applicable to the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder related to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan; provided, further, that a Control Termination Event shall not be deemed continuing in the event that the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans.

 

Controlling Class”: As of any date of determination, the most subordinate Class of Control Eligible Certificates then outstanding that has an aggregate Certificate Balance as notionally reduced by any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocable to such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a), at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class; provided, however, that if at any time the Certificate Balances of the Certificates other than the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of principal payments on the Mortgage Loans, then the Controlling Class shall be the most subordinate Class among the Control Eligible Certificates that has a Certificate Balance greater than zero without regard to any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts. The Controlling Class as of the Closing Date will be the Class J-RR Certificates.

 

Controlling Class Certificateholders”: Each Holder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) of a Certificate of the Controlling Class as determined by the Certificate Registrar, from time to time, upon request by any party hereto. The Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor may from time to time request (the cost of which being an expense of the Trust) that the Certificate Administrator provide a list of the Holders (or Certificate Owners, if applicable) of the Controlling Class and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide such list without charge to such Depositor, Trustee, Master Servicer, Operating Advisor or Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on any such list so provided.

 

Conveyed Property”: As defined in Section 2.01(a).

 

Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located (i) with respect to Certificate transfers and surrenders, at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479; (ii) with respect to the Trustee at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2018-C47; and (iii) for all other purposes, to the Certificate Administrator at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS), WFCM Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2018-C47.

 

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Corrected Loan”: Any Specially Serviced Loan that has become current and remained current for three (3) consecutive Periodic Payments (for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, whether by a consensual modification or in connection with a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the Mortgagor), and (provided that no other Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such preceding three (3) months, no additional event of default is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer and no other event or circumstance exists that causes such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, to otherwise constitute a Specially Serviced Loan) the servicing of which the Special Servicer has returned to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.19(a).

 

CREFC®”: The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council®, or any successor organization reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

CREFC® Advance Recovery Report”: The monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Advance Recovery Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Appraisal Reduction Template” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Bond Level File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Bond Level File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Collateral Summary File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Collateral Summary File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report”: The monthly report in “Comparative Financial Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report”: The monthly report in the “Delinquent Loan Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Financial File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Financial File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Historical Liquidation Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report”: The monthly report in the “Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) and for any Distribution Date, the amount accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such Interest Accrual Period; provided that such amounts shall be computed for the same period and on the same interest accrual basis respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed due on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan is computed and shall be prorated for partial periods. For the avoidance of doubt, the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall be deemed payable by the Master Servicer from the Lower-Tier REMIC.

 

CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan, a rate equal to 0.0005% per annum.

 

CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

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CREFC® Investor Reporting Package”: The collection of reports specified by the CREFC® from time to time as the “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package.” As of the Closing Date, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package contains eight electronic files ((1) CREFC® Loan Setup File, (2) CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, (3) CREFC® Property File, (4) CREFC® Bond Level File, (5) CREFC® Collateral Summary File, (6) CREFC® Financial File, (7) CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and (8) CREFC® Schedule AL File) and nine surveillance reports ((1) CREFC® Servicer Watch List, (2) CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (3) CREFC® REO Status Report, (4) CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report, (5) CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (6) CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, (7) CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet, (8) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report and (9) with respect to Mortgage Loans that have a Companion Loan, as applicable, the CREFC® Total Loan Report). In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report. In addition, the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall include the following eleven templates: (1) CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, (2) CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template, (3) CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template, (4) CREFC® Historical Bond/Collateral Realized Loss Reconciliation Template, (5) CREFC® Historical Liquidation Loss Template, (6) CREFC® Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Template, (7) CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Report, (8) CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Report, (9) CREFC® Loan Modification Report, (10) CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report and (11) CREFC® REO Liquidation Report. The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package shall be substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable forms of the “CREFC® IRP” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information or reports as may from time to time be approved by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions generally. For the purposes of the production of the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of any such report that is required to state information for any period prior to the Cut-off Date, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may conclusively rely (without independent verification), absent manifest error, on information provided to it by the Mortgage Loan Sellers or by the related Mortgagor or (x) in the case of such a report produced by the Master Servicer, by the Special Servicer (if other than the Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof) and (y) in the case of such a report produced by the Special Servicer, by the Master Servicer (if other than the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof).

 

CREFC® License Agreement”: The License Agreement, in the form set forth on the website of CREFC® on the Closing Date, relating to the use of the CREFC® trademarks and trade names.

 

CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report”: The monthly report in the “CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Liquidation

 

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Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Modification Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Loan Modification Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Loan Setup File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Loan Setup File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet”: The worksheet in the “NOI Adjustment Worksheet” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report”: The report in the “Operating Statement Analysis Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Property File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Property File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Reconciliation of Funds Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Reconciliation of Funds Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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CREFC® REO Liquidation Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “REO Liquidation Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website, or such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be recommended by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® REO Status Report”: The monthly report in the “REO Status Report” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Schedule AL File”: A data file in the “Schedule AL File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally; provided that the Depositor shall confirm in writing to the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator that any change to such “Schedule AL File” format complies with all requirements of Item 1125 of Regulation AB.

 

CREFC® Servicer Realized Loss Template”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Realized Loss Template” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Servicer Remittance to Certificate Administrator” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Servicer Watch List”: A monthly report, as of each Determination Date, including and identifying each Non-Specially Serviced Loan satisfying the “CREFC® Portfolio Review Guidelines” approved from time to time by the CREFC® in the “CREFC® Servicer Watch List” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form (including other portfolio review guidelines) for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

CREFC® Significant Insurance Event Report”: A report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Significant Insurance Event Report” available and effective from time to time on the CREFC® Website.

 

CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File”: The data file in the “CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File” format substantially in the form of and containing the information called for therein for the Mortgage Loans, or such other form for the presentation of such information as may be approved from time to time by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage securities transactions generally.

 

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CREFC® Total Loan Report”: A monthly report substantially in the form of, and containing the information called for in, the downloadable form of the “Total Loan Report” available as of the Closing Date on the CREFC® Website, or in such other form for the presentation of such information and containing such additional information as may from time to time be adopted by the CREFC® for commercial mortgage-backed securities transactions and is reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer.

 

CREFC® Website”: The CREFC® Website located at “www.crefc.org” or such other primary website as the CREFC® may establish for dissemination of its report forms.

 

Cross-Over Date”: The Distribution Date on which the Certificate Balances of the Subordinate Certificates have all previously been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates.

 

Crossed Mortgage Loan Group”: With respect to (i) any mortgage loan that consists of more than one commercial mortgage loan, the underlying group of loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other and (ii) any two or more individual mortgage loans that are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other, such cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted mortgage loans. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Crossed Mortgage Loan Groups related to the Trust.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, a mortgage loan that is cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one or more other mortgage loans within such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Crossed Underlying Loans related to the Trust.

 

Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria”: With respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as to which one or more (but not all) of the Crossed Underlying Loans therein are affected by a Material Defect (the Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group affected by such Material Defect, for purposes of this definition, the “affected Crossed Underlying Loans” and the other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, for purposes of this definition, the “remaining Crossed Underlying Loans”) (i) the debt service coverage ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans for the four most recently reported calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or substitution shall not be less than the least of (a) 0.10x below the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus, (b) the debt service coverage ratio for the Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) for the four preceding calendar quarters preceding the repurchase or replacement and (c) 1.25x, (ii) the loan-to-value ratio for all the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans determined at the time of repurchase or substitution based upon an Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer at the expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be greater than the greatest of (a) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the entire Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, (including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s)) set forth in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus plus 10%, (b) the loan-to-value ratio, expressed as a whole number percentage (taken to one decimal place), for the entire such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, including the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) at the time of repurchase or substitution, and (c) 75%, (iii) the

 

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related Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall have furnished the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an Opinion of Counsel that any modification relating to the repurchase or substitution of a Crossed Underlying Loan shall not cause an Adverse REMIC Event, (iv) the related Mortgage Loan Seller causes the affected Crossed Underlying Loan to become not cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loans prior to such repurchase or substitution or otherwise forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for any Crossed Underlying Loan(s) remaining in the Trust (while the Trust forbears from exercising enforcement rights against the Primary Collateral for the Mortgage Loan removed from the Trust) and (v) (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall have consented to the repurchase or substitution of the affected Crossed Underlying Loan, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount”: As of any date of determination and for any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the sum of (i) all Appraisal Reduction Amounts then in effect, and (ii) with respect to any AB Modified Loan, any Collateral Deficiency Amount then in effect. The Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan). With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer’s calculation of any Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and on the Master Servicer’s calculation or determination of any Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan that is an AB Modified Loan.

 

Cure/Contest Period”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(vii).

 

Custodial Exception Report”: As defined in Section 2.02(b).

 

Custodian”: A Person who is at any time appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.11 as a document custodian for the Mortgage Files, which Person shall not be the Depositor, any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers or (except to the extent Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Custodian) an Affiliate of any of them. The Certificate Administrator shall be the initial Custodian. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will perform its duties as Custodian hereunder through its Document Custody division.

 

Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Due Date of such Mortgage Loan in October 2018, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has its first Due Date in November 2018, the date that would have otherwise been the related Due Date in October 2018.

 

Cut-off Date Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date, after application of all payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received.

 

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DBRS”: DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither DBRS nor any successor remains in existence, “DBRS” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of DBRS herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Default Interest”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and any Collection Period, all interest accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan during such Collection Period provided for in the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a result of a default (exclusive of late payment charges) that is in excess of interest at the related Mortgage Rate accrued on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan outstanding from time to time.

 

Defaulted Loan”: A Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan (i) that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments (other than a Balloon Payment) or delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment, if any; provided that in respect of a Balloon Payment, if the related Mortgagor has provided the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable with documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (and the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, will be required to promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder), which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, then such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan will not be considered a Defaulted Loan unless and until such Balloon Payment is delinquent at least one hundred twenty (120) days; and, in any case, such delinquency is to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note or (ii) as to which the Special Servicer has, by written notice to the related Mortgagor, accelerated the maturity of the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note. For the avoidance of doubt, a defaulted Companion Loan does not constitute a “Defaulted Loan”.

 

Defeasance Accounts”: As defined in Section 3.18(j).

 

Defect”: As defined in Section 2.02(f).

 

Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable”: With respect to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer), any item (x) regarding such party, (y) prepared by such party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such party to prepare such information and (z) delivered by or on behalf of such party pursuant to the delivery requirements under Article XI of this Agreement that does not conform to the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Deficient Valuation”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, a valuation by a court of competent jurisdiction of the related Mortgaged Property in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Definitive Certificate”: Any Certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. Initially the Risk Retention Certificates, the Class R Certificates and any Certificate issued pursuant to Section 5.02(c) and Section 5.02(d) shall be Definitive Certificates. For the avoidance of doubt, any Risk Retention Certificate shall at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period be a Definitive Certificate.

 

Delinquent Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is delinquent at least sixty (60) days in respect of its Periodic Payments or Balloon Payment, if any, in either case such delinquency to be determined without giving effect to any Grace Period.

 

Denomination”: With respect to any Certificate or any beneficial interest in a Certificate the amount (i) (a) set forth on the face thereof, (b) set forth on a schedule attached thereto or (c) in the case of any beneficial interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, the interest of the related Certificate Owner in the applicable Class of Certificates as reflected on the books and records of the Depository or related Depository Participant, as applicable, (ii) expressed in terms of initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, and (iii) in an authorized denomination, as set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

Depositor”: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, or its successor in interest.

 

Depository”: DTC, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the UCC of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

Depository Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

 

Designated Intercreditor Agreement”: As defined in the definition of “Intercreditor Agreement”.

 

Designated Site”: The website to which Diligence Files are uploaded as designated by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day), commencing in November 2018.

 

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Diligence File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, collectively the following documents in electronic format:

 

(a)           A copy of each of the following documents:

 

(i)          the Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge attached to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to the order of the Trustee or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

(ii)         the Mortgage, together with a copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iii)        any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), in each case, with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording (if in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller);

 

(iv)        all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(v)         the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance issued on the date of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(vi)        any UCC financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(vii)       any Intercreditor Agreement relating to permitted debt of the Mortgagor, including any intercreditor agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(viii)      any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

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(ix)         any ground lease, related ground lessor estoppel, indemnity or guaranty relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(x)          any property management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xi)         any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xii)        any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiii)       any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xiv)       all related environmental reports; and

 

(xv)        all related environmental insurance policies;

 

(b)           a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports;

 

(c)           other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll;

 

(d)           for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(e)           a copy of all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller or an Affiliate thereof, and its counsel that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(f)            a copy of all Mortgagor’s certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies (to the extent not previously included as part of this definition), if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan;

 

(g)           a copy of the appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(h)           for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease;

 

(i)            a copy of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s asset summary;

 

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(j)            a copy of all surveys for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(k)           a copy of all zoning reports;

 

(l)            a copy of financial statements of the related Mortgagor;

 

(m)          a copy of operating statements for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

(n)           a copy of all UCC searches;

 

(o)           a copy of all litigation searches;

 

(p)           a copy of all bankruptcy searches;

 

(q)           a copy of any origination settlement statement;

 

(r)            a copy of the Insurance Summary Report;

 

(s)           a copy of the organizational documents of the related Mortgagor and any guarantor;

 

(t)            a copy of all escrow statements related to the escrow account balances as of the Mortgage Loan origination date;

 

(u)           a copy of all related environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(v)           a copy of any closure letter (environmental); and

 

(w)          a copy of any environmental remediation agreement for the related Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties;

 

in each case, to the extent that the related originator received such documents in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan. In the event any of the items identified above were not included in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan (other than documents that would not be included in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan because such document is inapplicable to the origination of a Mortgage Loan of that structure or type), the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. No information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications shall constitute part of the Diligence File. It is generally not required to include any of the same items identified above again if such items have already been included under another clause of the definition of Diligence File, and the Diligence File shall include a statement to that effect. The Mortgage Loan Seller may, without any obligation to do so, include such other documents as part of the Diligence File that such Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform the Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents are clearly labeled and identified.

 

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Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to (A) each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder and (B) each Mortgage Loan (other than the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans and any Excluded Loans), the initial Directing Certificateholder shall be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. Thereafter, with respect to the Mortgage Loans described in clause (B) above, the Directing Certificateholder shall be the Controlling Class Certificateholder (or a representative thereof) selected by more than 50% of the Controlling Class Certificateholders (by Certificate Balance, as determined by the Certificate Registrar) from time to time; provided, however, that (i) absent that selection, or (ii) until a Directing Certificateholder is so selected or (iii) upon receipt of a notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders, by Certificate Balance, that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated, the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) will be the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, in the case of this clause (iii), in the event that no one Holder owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class, then there will be no Directing Certificateholder until appointed in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, as described in clause (B) above shall only retain its consultation rights to the extent specifically provided for herein. After the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, there will be no Directing Certificateholder as described in clause (B) above. The Depositor shall promptly provide the name and contact information for the initial Directing Certificateholder upon request of any party to this Agreement and any such requesting party may conclusively rely on the name and contact information provided by the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to assume that the identity of the Directing Certificateholder has not changed until such parties receive written notice of a replacement of the Directing Certificateholder from a party holding the requisite interest in the Controlling Class (as confirmed by the Certificate Registrar), or the resignation of the then-current Directing Certificateholder.

 

Directing Certificateholder Approval Process”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, that are not customarily provided to tenants in connection with the rental of space “for occupancy only” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.512(b)-1(c)(5), the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by the Trust or on behalf of a Companion Holder or the performance of any construction work on the REO Property other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that an REO Property shall not be considered to be Directly Operated solely because the Trustee (or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property or takes other actions consistent with Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5)(ii).

 

Disclosable Special Servicer Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan (including

 

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any related REO Property), any compensation and other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, or rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates that is paid by any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and any purchaser of any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, the management or disposition of such REO Property, and the performance by the Special Servicer or any such Affiliate of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than (1) any Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees and (2) any compensation to which the Special Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement.

 

Disclosure Parties”: As defined in Section 3.13(f).

 

Discount Rate”: As defined in Section 4.01(e).

 

Dispute Resolution Consultation”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person”: With respect to the Class R Certificates, any Non-U.S. Tax Person or its agent other than (a) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds the Class R Certificates in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Registrar with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (b) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R Certificates to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R Certificates will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.

 

Disqualified Organization”: Any of (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to

 

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incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

Distribution Accounts”: Collectively, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (and in each case any subaccount thereof), all of which may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account.

 

Distribution Date”: The fourth (4th) Business Day following each Determination Date, beginning in November 2018. The initial Distribution Date shall be November 19, 2018.

 

Distribution Date Statement”: As defined in Section 4.02(a).

 

Do Not Hire List”: The list, as may be updated at any time, provided by the Depositor to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, which lists certain parties identified by the Depositor as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with their respective obligations under Article XI of this Agreement or as having failed to comply (after any applicable cure period) with any similar Regulation AB reporting requirements under any other securitization transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, no parties appear on the Do Not Hire List.

 

Dodd-Frank Act”: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended from time to time.

 

DTC”: The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation.

 

Due Date”: With respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, on or prior to its Maturity Date, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment thereon is scheduled to be first due, (ii) any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, after the Maturity Date therefor, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due, and (iii) any REO Loan, the day of the month set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which each Periodic Payment on the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, had been scheduled to be first due.

 

EDGAR”: As defined in Section 11.03.

 

EDGAR-Compatible Format”: With respect to (a) the Initial Schedule AL File, the Initial Schedule AL Additional File, the CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File, XML format or such other format as mutually agreed to between the Depositor, Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer and (b) any report, file or document other than those listed in clause (a) above, any format compatible with EDGAR, including HTML, Word or clean, searchable PDFs.

 

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Eligible Account”: Any of the following: (i) a segregated account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator), (A) the long-term deposit rating or long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “P-1” from Moody’s, if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days, (B) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “F1” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch), if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days and (C) the long-term unsecured debt obligations or deposits of which are rated at least “A” by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation), if the deposits are to be held in such account for thirty (30) days or more, and the short-term debt obligations or deposits of which have a short-term rating of not less than “R-1(middle)” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation) if the deposits are to be held in such account for less than thirty (30) days; (ii) an account or accounts maintained with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A-” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) and “A” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F2” from Fitch (to the extent rated by Fitch) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and “R-1 (middle)” from DBRS (if then rated by DBRS, or if not rated by DBRS, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation) (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less); (iii) an account or accounts maintained with PNC Bank, National Association so long as PNC Bank, National Association’s long-term unsecured debt or deposit account rating shall be at least “A2” from Moody’s and “A” from Fitch (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or PNC Bank, National Association’s short-term deposit account or short-term unsecured debt rating shall be at least “P-1” from Moody’s and “F-1” from Fitch (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less); (iv) such other account or accounts that, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clause (i)(iii) above, with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such account, which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; (v) any other account or accounts not listed in clause (i)(iii) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every

 

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Rating Agency and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), which account may be an account maintained by or with the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; or (vi) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that has a long-term unsecured debt rating of at least “A2” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for more than thirty (30) days) or a short-term unsecured debt rating of at least “P-1” from Moody’s (if the deposits are to be held in the account for thirty (30) days or less) and that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, provided that any state chartered depository institution or trust company is subject to regulation regarding fiduciary funds substantially similar to 12 C.F.R. § 9.10(b). Eligible Accounts may bear interest. No Eligible Account shall be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other similar instrument.

 

Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer”: An institution that (a) is the special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction rated by any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS or Morningstar and that has not been a special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer on a transaction for which any of Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, S&P, DBRS and Morningstar has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with such special servicer, operating advisor or asset representations reviewer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (b) can and will make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(d), (c) is not (and is not affiliated (including Risk Retention Affiliated) with) a Sponsor, a Mortgage Loan Seller, an originator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder, the Third Party Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates (including Risk Retention Affiliates), (d) has not performed (and is not affiliated with any party hired to perform) any due diligence, loan underwriting, brokerage, borrower advisory or similar services with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan prior to the Closing Date for or on behalf of any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any Underwriter, the Third Party Purchaser, any party to this Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates, or have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by any of them in connection with any such services, and (e) does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loans, any Companion Loan or any securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Asset Representations Reviewer (or as Operating Advisor, if applicable).

 

Eligible Operating Advisor”: An institution (a) that is a special servicer or operating advisor on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction rated by the Rating Agencies (including, in the case of the Operating Advisor, this transaction) but has not been a special servicer or operating advisor on a transaction for which any Rating Agency has qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more classes of certificates for such transaction citing servicing or other relevant concerns with the Operating Advisor in its capacity

 

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as the special servicer or operating advisor, as applicable, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; (b) that can and will make the representations and warranties of the Operating Advisor set forth in Section 6.01(c) of this Agreement; (c) that is not (and is not affiliated (including Risk Retention Affiliated) with) the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Mortgage Loan Seller, the Directing Certificateholder, the Third Party Purchaser or a depositor, a trustee, a certificate administrator, a master servicer or a special servicer with respect to the securitization of a Companion Loan, or any of their respective Affiliates (including Risk Retention Affiliates); (d) that has not been paid by the Special Servicer or successor special servicer any fees, compensation or other remuneration (x) in respect of its obligations hereunder or (y) for the appointment or recommendation for replacement of a successor special servicer to become a special servicer under this Agreement; (e) that (i) has been regularly engaged in the business of analyzing and advising clients in commercial mortgage-backed securities matters and has at least five (5) years of experience in collateral analysis and loss projections and (ii) has at least five (5) years of experience in commercial real estate asset management and experience in the workout and management of distressed commercial real estate assets; and (f) that does not directly or indirectly, through one or more Affiliates or otherwise, own or have derivative exposure in any interest in any Certificates, any Mortgage Loan, any Companion Loan or securities backed by a Companion Loan or otherwise have any financial interest in the securitization transaction to which this Agreement relates, other than in fees from its role as Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer (to the extent it also acts as the Asset Representations Reviewer).

 

Enforcing Party”: The person obligated to or that elects pursuant to Section 2.03 to enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request.

 

Enforcing Servicer”: (a) With respect to a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer, and (b) with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, (i) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Master Servicer, and (ii) in the case of a Repurchase Request made by any person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, (A) prior to the Resolution Failure relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer, and (B) from and after a Resolution Failure relating to such non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer.

 

Environmental Assessment”: An “environmental site assessment” as such term is defined in, and meeting the criteria of, the American Society of Testing Materials Standard Section E 1527-00, or any successor thereto.

 

Environmental Indemnity Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any agreement between the Mortgagor (or a guarantor thereof) and the originator of such Mortgage Loan relating to the Mortgagor’s obligation to remediate or monitor or indemnify for any environmental problems relating to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

ERISA Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(t).

 

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ERISA Restricted Certificate”: Any Certificate (other than a Class R Certificate) that does not meet the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 96-22 (as such exemption may be amended from time to time) as of the date of the acquisition of such Certificate by a Plan. As of the Closing Date, each of the Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates is an ERISA Restricted Certificate.

 

Escrow Payment”: Any payment received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the account of any Mortgagor for application toward the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground lease rents and similar items in respect of the related Mortgaged Property, including amounts for deposit to any reserve account.

 

Euroclear”: The Euroclear System or any successor thereto.

 

Excess Modification Fee Amount”: With respect to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Corrected Loan and any particular modification, waiver, extension or amendment with respect to such Corrected Loan that gives rise to the payment of a Workout Fee, an amount equal to the aggregate of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan (including the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, unless prohibited under the related Intercreditor Agreement) and received and retained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months of such modification, waiver, extension or amendment, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee.

 

Excess Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, the sum of (A) the excess, if any, of (i) any and all Modification Fees with respect to a modification, waiver, extension or amendment of any of the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, over (ii) all unpaid or unreimbursed additional expenses (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Advances and interest on Advances to the extent not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the Mortgagor but excluding Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) outstanding or previously incurred on behalf of the Trust with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and reimbursed from such Modification Fees and (B) expenses previously paid or reimbursed from Modification Fees as described in the preceding clause (A), which expenses have been recovered from the related Mortgagor or otherwise. With respect to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, the Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor (taken in the aggregate with any other Excess Modification Fees collected and earned by such Person from the related Mortgagor within the prior twelve (12) months of the collection of the current Excess Modification Fees) will be subject to a cap of 1.0% of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, on the closing date of the related modification, extension, waiver or amendment (after giving effect to such modification, extension, waiver or amendment) with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: The aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from any Principal Prepayments made on the Mortgage Loans to be

 

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included in the Available Funds for any Distribution Date that are not covered by the Master Servicer’s Compensating Interest Payment for the related Distribution Date and the portion of the compensating interest payments allocable to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan to the extent received from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Excess Rate”: With respect to each ARD Loan, the excess of (i) the applicable Revised Rate over (ii) the applicable Mortgage Rate, each as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Holder”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, that is a Borrower Party with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder becoming an “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, shall provide notice in the form of Exhibit P-1E hereto to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, which notice shall be physically delivered in accordance with Section 13.05 of this Agreement and shall specifically identify the Excluded Controlling Class Holder and the subject Excluded Controlling Class Loan. Additionally, any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall also send to the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F hereto, which notice shall provide each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, and which notice shall direct the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Holders related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Controlling Class Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is not an Excluded Controlling Class Loan, such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan is also not an Excluded DCH Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Controlling Class Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded DCH Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Directing Certificateholder or, except in the case of a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class is a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded DCH Loan is also an Excluded Controlling Class Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded DCH Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Information”: With respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan, which shall include any Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), inspection reports related to Specially Serviced Loans conducted by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special

 

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Servicer and which may include any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding the Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Information by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, but in each case other than information with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan that is aggregated with information of other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Information”. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall deliver any Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligation to segregate any information delivered to it under the “Excluded Information” tab on the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be triggered solely by such information being delivered in the manner provided in Section 3.26.

 

Excluded Loan”: With respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class, any Excluded DCH Loan. As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Loans related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, a replacement special servicer that is not a Borrower Party and satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer set forth in Section 7.01(g). As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Special Servicers related to the Trust.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Information”: With respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, any information solely related to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan and/or the related Mortgaged Properties, which shall include the Asset Status Reports, Final Asset Status Reports (or summaries thereof), any Operating Advisor reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator regarding an Excluded Special Servicer’s net present value determination or any Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered pursuant to Section 3.26(e), and any Officer’s Certificates delivered by the Master Servicer or the applicable Excluded Special Servicer supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance, or such other information and reports designated as Excluded Special Servicer Information by the applicable Excluded Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in each case, other than information with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) that is aggregated with information with respect to the other Mortgage Loans at a pool level. For the avoidance of doubt, any file or report contained in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package (CREFC® IRP) (other than the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File relating to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan) and any Schedule AL Additional File shall not be considered “Excluded Special Servicer Information”.

 

Excluded Special Servicer Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan with respect to which, as of any date of determination, the Special Servicer obtains knowledge

 

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that it has become a Borrower Party. For the avoidance of doubt, there are no Excluded Special Servicer Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Extended Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Fannie Mae”: Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.

 

FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Final Asset Status Report”: With respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the final iteration of the related Asset Status Report, together with such other data or supporting information provided by the Special Servicer to the Directing Certificateholder, which does not include any communication (other than the related Asset Status Report) between the Special Servicer and Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan required to be delivered by the Special Servicer by the Initial Delivery Date and any Subsequent Asset Status Report, in each case, in the form fully approved or deemed approved, if applicable, by the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Directing Certificateholder Approval Process or following completion of the ASR Consultation Process, as applicable. The Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor of whether any Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor is a Final Asset Status Report, which notification may be satisfied by (i) delivery of an Asset Status Report that is either signed by the Directing Certificateholder or that otherwise includes an indication that such Asset Status Report is deemed approved due to the passage of any required consent or consultation time period or (ii) such other method as reasonably agreed to by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer may issue more than one Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the procedures described above. The Operating Advisor is only required to review Final Asset Status Reports delivered to it by the Special Servicer.

 

Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Final Recovery Determination”: A reasonable determination by the Special Servicer, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder if related to a Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan and made prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, with respect to any Defaulted Loan (and, if applicable, any defaulted Companion Loan) or Corrected Loan or REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be, that was purchased by (i) any of the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) the Special Servicer or other person pursuant to Section 3.16(b), any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 or (iii) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01) that there has been a recovery of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenue and other payments or recoveries that, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, which judgment was exercised without regard to any obligation of the Special Servicer to make payments from its own funds pursuant to Section 3.07(b), will ultimately be recoverable. With respect to all Mortgage Loans other than Excluded DCH Loans, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have ten (10) Business Days to review and approve each such recovery determination by the Special

 

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Servicer; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder fails to approve or disapprove any recovery determination within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the initial recovery determination, such consent shall be deemed given.

 

Fitch”: Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Fitch nor any successor remains in existence, “Fitch” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Fitch herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Form 8-K Disclosure Information”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Form 15 Suspension Notification”: As defined in Section 11.08.

 

Freddie Mac”: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.

 

Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for each Class of Regular Certificates that would remain unpaid as of the close of business on such Distribution Date, and (b) the amount by which the Principal Distribution Amount exceeds the aggregate amount that would actually be distributed on the Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount, and (ii) any Realized Losses outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, in each case, to the extent such amounts would occur on such Distribution Date or would be outstanding immediately after such Distribution Date, as applicable, without the inclusion of the Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount as part of the definition of Available Funds.

 

Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the excess of (i) Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Liquidation Expenses (or the portion of such net Liquidation Proceeds payable to the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) over (ii) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan on the date on which Liquidation Proceeds were received. Gain-on-Sale Proceeds shall exclude any amounts allocated as a Yield Maintenance Charge, Prepayment Premium, recovery of any late payment charges and default interest or recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees pursuant to Section 3.02(a), Section 3.02(b) and Section 3.02(c).

 

Gain-on-Sale Remittance Amount”: With respect to each Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account on such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Gain-on-Sale Entitlement Amount.

 

Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”: A custodial account or accounts (or subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator, pursuant to Section 3.04(e) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate

 

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Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account”. Any such account shall be an Eligible Account or a subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

Grace Period”: The number of days before a payment default is an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Ground Lease”: The ground lease pursuant to which any Mortgagor holds a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property and any estoppels or other agreements executed and delivered by the ground lessor in favor of the lender under the Mortgage Loan.

 

Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to CERCLA or any other federal, state or local environmental related laws and regulations, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

 

Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates”: Individually and collectively the Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.31.

 

Impermissible TPP Affiliate”: As defined in Section 3.31.

 

Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and all Affiliates thereof, (ii) does not have any material direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders (insofar as the relevant matter involves a Whole Loan (whether alone or together with one or more other Mortgage Loans)), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is

 

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the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any Class of securities issued by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, the Companion Holders or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be, so long as such ownership constitutes less than 1% of the total assets of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, the exception in the proviso above for ownership of 1% or less of any Class of Certificates shall not apply with respect to the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to the Trust within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if the Trust were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership test set forth in that Section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates, or such other interest in any Class of Certificates as is set forth in an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, any Companion Holder or the Trust, delivered to the Trustee, any Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer), so long as the Trust does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and the Trust is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-4(b)(5) (except that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be considered to be an Independent Contractor under the definition in this clause (i) unless an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator to that effect) or (ii) any other Person (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) upon receipt by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Master Servicer of an Opinion of Counsel, which shall be at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Trust, to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

Initial Cure Period”: As defined in Section 2.03(b).

 

Initial Delivery Date”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Initial Purchasers”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

Initial Requesting Certificateholder”: The first Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to deliver a Certificateholder Repurchase Request as described in Section 2.03(k) with respect to a Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, there may not be more than one Initial Requesting Certificateholder with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

Initial Schedule AL Additional File”: The data file prepared by or on behalf of the Depositor containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the Initial Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of

 

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Regulation S-K under the Securities Act and filed as Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

Initial Schedule AL File”: The data file(s) prepared by, or on behalf of, the Depositor and filed as Exhibit 102 and, if applicable, Exhibit 103 to the Form ABS-EE incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

Initial Sub-Servicer”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer as of the Closing Date, the Sub-Servicer under any such Sub-Servicing Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each entity listed on Exhibit FF is an Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement”: Any Sub-Servicing Agreement in effect as of the Closing Date.

 

Inquiry” and “Inquiries”: As each is defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Institutional Accredited Investor”: An institutional investor which is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of paragraphs (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Act or any entity in which all of the equity owners come within such paragraphs.

 

Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds”: All proceeds paid under any Insurance Policy or in connection with the full or partial condemnation of a Mortgaged Property, in either case, to the extent such proceeds are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor or any tenants or ground lessors, in either case, in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and in the case of any Mortgage Loan with a related Companion Loan, to the extent that any portion of such proceeds are received by the Master Servicer or Certificate Administrator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to the allocations set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the REMIC Provisions.

 

Insurance Summary Report”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a report or other summary prepared either by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or a third party insurance consultant on behalf of the related Mortgage Loan Seller that provides a summary of all insurance policies covering the related Mortgaged Property(ies), identifying the insurance provider, applicable ratings of each such provider and the amount of coverage and any applicable deductible.

 

Insurance Policy”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any hazard insurance policy, flood insurance policy, title policy or other insurance policy that is maintained from time to time in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Intercreditor Agreement”: Each intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or other similar agreement between noteholders relating to a Whole Loan described in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto (each of such agreements, a “Designated Intercreditor Agreement”), and any intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the issuance to the direct or indirect equity holders in the Mortgagor of

 

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any existing mezzanine indebtedness or any future mezzanine indebtedness permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Interest Accrual Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Regular Certificates, the amount of interest for the related Interest Accrual Period accrued at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates on the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, for such Class immediately prior to that Distribution Date. Calculations of interest for each Interest Accrual Period will be made on 30/360 basis.

 

Interest Accrual Period”: For each Distribution Date, the calendar month prior to the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Class of Regular Certificates for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (A) the sum of (i) the Interest Accrual Amount with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Interest Shortfall, if any, with respect to such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, less (B) any Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall allocated to such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date.

 

For purposes of clause (B) above, the Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for each Distribution Date shall be allocated to each Class of Regular Certificates in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of such Excess Prepayment Interest Shortfall and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Interest Accrual Amount for such Class for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate Interest Accrual Amounts for all Classes of Regular Certificates for such Distribution Date.

 

Interest Reserve Account”: The trust account or subaccount of the Distribution Account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b) initially in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Interest Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.21 shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account or subaccount of an Eligible Account.

 

Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date for any Class of Regular Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates remaining unpaid as of the close of business on the preceding Distribution Date, and (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, (i) other than in the case of Class X Certificates, one month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class of Certificates for the current Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of the Class X Certificates, one-month’s interest on that amount remaining unpaid at the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

Interested Person”: As of the date of any determination, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder, any Sponsor, any Borrower Party, any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer, or

 

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any known Affiliate of any of the preceding entities. With respect to a Whole Loan if it is a Defaulted Loan, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (or any Independent Contractor engaged by the Special Servicer), or the trustee for the securitization of a Companion Loan, and each related Companion Holder or its representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Investment Account”: As defined in Section 3.06(a).

 

Investment Representation Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(e), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Investor Certification”: A certificate (which may be in electronic form) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1A, Exhibit P-1B, Exhibit P-1C or Exhibit P-1D to this Agreement or in the form of an electronic certification contained on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (which may be a click-through confirmation), representing (i) that such Person executing the certificate is a Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder (to the extent such Person is not a Certificateholder), a beneficial owner of a Certificate, a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor, manager or other representative of the foregoing), (ii) that either (a) such Person is not a Borrower Party, in which case such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder, or (b) such Person is a Borrower Party in which case (1) if such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall have access to all the reports and information made available to Certificateholders via the Certificate Administrator’s Website hereunder other than any Excluded Information as set forth herein or (2) if such Person is not the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, such Person shall only receive access to the Distribution Date Statements to Certificateholders prepared by the Certificate Administrator, (iii) (other than with respect to a Companion Holder) that such Person has received a copy of the final Prospectus and (iv) such Person agrees to keep any Privileged Information confidential and will not violate any securities laws; provided, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder (i) shall be permitted to reasonably request and obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information) and (ii) shall be considered a Privileged Person for all other purposes, except with respect to its ability to obtain information with respect to any related Excluded Controlling Class Loan. The Certificate Administrator may require that Investor Certifications be re-submitted from time to time in accordance with its policies and procedures and shall restrict access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any mezzanine lender upon notice from any party to this Agreement that such mezzanine lender has become an Accelerated Mezzanine Loan Lender.

 

Investor Q&A Forum”: As defined in Section 4.07(a).

 

Investor Registry”: As defined in Section 4.07(b).

 

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KBRA”: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither KBRA nor any successor remains in existence, “KBRA” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of KBRA herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Ladder”: Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor-in-interest.

 

Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, all amounts received thereon prior to the related Determination Date, whether as payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal or interest due in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due thereunder by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. With respect to any REO Loan, all amounts received in connection with the related REO Property prior to the related Determination Date, whether as Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Revenues or otherwise, which represent late collections of principal or interest due or deemed due in respect of such REO Loan or the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (without regard to any acceleration of amounts due under the predecessor Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, by reason of default), on a Due Date prior to the immediately preceding Determination Date and not previously recovered. The term “Late Collections” shall specifically exclude Penalty Charges. With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Late Collections shall refer to such portion of Late Collections to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

LC Holdings”: Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a Delaware limited liability limited partnership, or its successor-in-interest.

 

LC REIT”: Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a series of LC Holdings, or its successor-in-interest.

 

LC TRS”: Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, a series of LC Holdings, or its successor-in-interest.

 

Legal Fee Reserve Account”: The account created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(b), in the name of the “Legal Fee Reserve Account”, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.04(b) shall be deposited directly and which must be an Eligible Account.

 

Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or with respect to any REO Property (and the related REO Loan), any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

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(iii) such Mortgage Loan is repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (iv) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Special Servicer, or by any Companion Holder or any mezzanine lender (as applicable) pursuant to Section 3.16 (and the related Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable); (v) such Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01 or acquired by the Sole Certificateholder in exchange for its Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; or (vi) such Mortgage Loan is sold by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Liquidation Expenses”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with a liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) pursuant to Section 3.16 (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, committee or referee fees and, if applicable, brokerage commissions and conveyance taxes).

 

Liquidation Fee”: A fee payable to (A) the Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with respect to which the Master Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer and (B) the Special Servicer with respect to (x) each Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which the Special Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer, (y) each Specially Serviced Loan and (z) REO Property (except with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, obtains (i) a full, partial or discounted payoff from the related Mortgagor or, (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (including with respect to the related Companion Loan, if applicable), or REO Property (in any case, other than amounts for which a Workout Fee has been paid, or will be payable), or (iii) Loss of Value Payment paid by the responsible party under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to any Mortgage Loan (and any related Companion Loan, if applicable), equal to the product of the Liquidation Fee Rate and the proceeds of such full, partial or discounted payoff or other partial payment or the Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of the related costs and expenses associated with the related liquidation) related to such liquidated Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as the case may be; provided, however, that no Liquidation Fee shall be payable with respect to (a) the purchase of any Specially Serviced Loan by the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof (except if such Affiliate purchaser is the Directing Certificateholder or any Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that prior to a Control Termination Event, if the Directing Certificateholder or an Affiliate thereof purchases any Specially Serviced Loan within ninety (90) days after the Special Servicer delivers to the Directing Certificateholder for its approval the initial Asset Status Report with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer will not be entitled to a Liquidation Fee in connection with such purchase by the Directing Certificateholder or its Affiliates), (b) any event described in clause (iv) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds” (or any substitution in lieu of a repurchase) so long as such repurchase or substitution occurs prior to the termination of the Extended Cure Period, (c) any event described in clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, as long as, with respect to a purchase pursuant to clause (vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds”, a purchase occurs within ninety (90) days of such holder’s purchase option first becoming exercisable during that period prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Corrected Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, (d) a Serviced Companion Loan, (x) a repurchase of such

 

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Serviced Companion Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller for a breach of a representation or warranty or for a defective or deficient mortgage loan documentation under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement within the time period (or extension thereof) provided for such repurchase or such repurchase occurs prior to the termination of the extended resolution period provided therein or (y) a purchase of such Serviced Companion Loan by any applicable party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to a clean-up call or similar liquidation of the Other Securitization, or (e) if a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan solely because of a Servicing Transfer Event described in clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, Liquidation Proceeds are received within ninety (90) days following the related Maturity Date as a result of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan being refinanced or otherwise repaid in full (but, in the event that a Liquidation Fee is not payable due to the application of any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Special Servicer may still collect and retain a Liquidation Fee and similar fees from the related Mortgagor to the extent provided for in, or not prohibited by, the related loan documents); provided that the Liquidation Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan will be reduced by the amount of any Excess Modification Fees paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, or REO Property and received by the Special Servicer as compensation within the prior twelve (12) months, but only to the extent those fees have not previously been deducted from a Workout Fee or Liquidation Fee. No Liquidation Fee shall be payable in connection with a Loss of Value Payment by a Mortgage Loan Seller, if the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller makes such Loss of Value Payment within 90 days of receipt of notice of a breach (and giving effect to an extension period of 90 days).

 

Liquidation Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 1.00% with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (and each related Serviced Companion Loan) and REO Property; provided that if such rate would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee less than $25,000, then the Liquidation Fee Rate will be equal to such rate as would result in an aggregate Liquidation Fee equal to $25,000.

 

Liquidation Proceeds”: Cash amounts received by or paid to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with: (i) the liquidation (including a payment in full) of a Mortgaged Property or other collateral constituting security for a Defaulted Loan or defaulted Companion Loan, if applicable, through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, REO Disposition or otherwise, exclusive of any portion thereof required to be released to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable law and the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage; (ii) the realization upon any deficiency judgment obtained against a Mortgagor; (iii) any sale of (A) a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to Section 3.16(a) or (B) any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16(b); (iv) the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (v) the purchase of a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates pursuant to Section 9.01; (vi) the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property by (a) the applicable Subordinate Companion Holder or (b) the related mezzanine lender pursuant to Section 3.16 and the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (vii) the transfer of any Loss of Value Payments from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement (provided that, for the purpose of

 

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determining the amount of the Liquidation Fee (if any) payable to the Special Servicer in connection with such Loss of Value Payment, the full amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deemed to constitute “Liquidation Proceeds” from which the Liquidation Fee (if any) is payable as of such time such Loss of Value Payment is made by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller). With respect to any Whole Loan, as used in this Agreement, Liquidation Proceeds shall refer to such portion of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent allocable to the related Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Litigation Control”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder”: With respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the “Controlling Holder”, the “Directing Certificateholder”, the “Directing Holder”, the “Directing Lender” or any analogous concept set forth under the related Intercreditor Agreement. Prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be the holder of the related Servicing Shift Control Note. With respect to each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Date, there will be no Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder under this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, Ladder or an Affiliate is the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the Indian Hills Senior Community Whole Loan and IGIS US Private Placement Real Estate Investment Trust No. 228 is the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder with respect to the Holiday Inn FiDi Whole Loan.

 

Loss of Value Payment”: As defined in Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement.

 

Loss of Value Reserve Fund”: The “outside reserve fund” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h)) designated as such pursuant to Section 3.04(i) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of any Trust REMIC.

 

Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 4.01(c).

 

Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, (i) on or prior to the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount of such Class as specified in the Preliminary Statement hereto, and (ii) as of any date of determination after the first Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination (determined as adjusted pursuant to Section 1.02(iii)), and as set forth in Section 4.01(b)).

 

Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: Any of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3, Class LA4, Class LAS, Class LB, Class LC, Class LD, Class LERR, Class LFRR, Class LGRR, Class LHRR and Class LJRR Uncertificated Interests.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC”: One of two separate REMICs comprising a portion of the Trust Fund, which consist of the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, any REO Property with respect thereto (or an allocable portion thereof, in the case of any Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole

 

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Loan, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account (other than with respect to any Companion Loan), the related portion of the REO Account, if any, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and all other properties included in the Trust Fund that are not in the other Trust REMIC, except for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund.

 

Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account, accounts or sub-accounts created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account, accounts or sub-accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

LTV Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the scheduled principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, as of such date (assuming no defaults or prepayments on such Mortgage Loan prior to that date), and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

MAI”: Member of the Appraisal Institute.

 

Major Decision”: As defined in Section 6.08(a).

 

Major Decision Reporting Package”: As defined in Section 6.08(a).

 

Master Servicer”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and its successors in interest or assigns, or any successor thereto (as Master Servicer) appointed as provided herein.

 

Master Servicer Decision”: As defined in Section 3.18(m).

 

Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iv).

 

Material Defect”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Defect in any Mortgage File or a Breach, which Defect or Breach, as the case may be, materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or any Certificateholder therein or causes such Mortgage Loan to be other than a Qualified Mortgage.

 

Maturity Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan, as of any date of determination, the date on which the last payment of principal is due and payable under the related Mortgage Note, after taking into account all Principal Prepayments received prior to such date of determination, but without giving effect to (i) any acceleration of the principal of such Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder or (ii) any Grace Period permitted by the related Mortgage Note.

 

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Mediation Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Mediation Services Provider”: As defined in Section 2.03(m)(i).

 

Merger Notice”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Modification Fees”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, any and all fees with respect to a modification, extension, waiver or amendment that modifies, extends, amends or waives any term of the Mortgage Loan documents and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents (as evidenced by a signed writing) agreed to by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (other than all assumption fees, assumption application fees, consent fees, defeasance fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees).

 

Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest. If neither Moody’s nor any successor remains in existence, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Morningstar”: Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest. If neither Morningstar nor any successor remains in existence, “Morningstar” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer, and specific ratings of Morningstar herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Mortgage”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, the mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust or other instrument(s) securing the related Mortgage Note and creating a first mortgage lien on the fee and/or leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Mortgage File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, but subject to Section 2.01, collectively the following documents:

 

(i)          the original Mortgage Note, endorsed on its face or by allonge to the Mortgage Note, without recourse, to “Pay to the order of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, without recourse, representation or warranty” or in blank and further showing a complete, unbroken chain of endorsement from the originator (or, if the original Mortgage Note has been lost, an affidavit to such effect from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or another prior holder, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note and an indemnity properly assigned and endorsed to the Trustee);

 

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(ii)           the original or a copy of the Mortgage, together with an original or copy of any intervening Assignments of Mortgage, in each case with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(iii)         an original Assignment of Mortgage in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment of Mortgage, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment of Mortgage submitted, or to be submitted, for recording);

 

(iv)         the original or a copy of any related Assignment of Leases and of any intervening Assignments (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage), with evidence of recording indicated thereon or certified to have been submitted for recording;

 

(v)          an original Assignment of any related Assignment of Leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in blank or in favor of “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47” (or in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in its capacity as “Lead Securitization Note Holder” or similar capacity under the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the related Serviced Companion Noteholders) and (subject to the completion of certain missing recording information and, if applicable, the assignee’s name) in recordable form (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the recordation of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(vi)         the original assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to the Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, if not already assigned pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above;

 

(vii)        originals or copies of all modification, consolidation, assumption, written assurance and substitution agreements in those instances in which the terms or provisions of the Mortgage or Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage Loan has been assumed or consolidated;

 

(viii)       the original or a copy of the policy or certificate of lender’s title insurance (which may be in electronic form) issued in connection with the

 

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origination of such Mortgage Loan, or, if such policy has not been issued or located, an irrevocable, binding commitment (which may be a marked version of the policy that has been executed by an authorized representative of the title company or an agreement to provide the same pursuant to binding escrow instructions executed by an authorized representative of the title company) to issue such title insurance policy;

 

(ix)          any filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, related amendments and continuation statements in the possession of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(x)           an original Assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in favor of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or an Affiliate thereof in the relevant jurisdiction (or, if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible for the filing of that Assignment, a copy thereof certified to be the copy of such Assignment submitted or to be submitted for recording);

 

(xi)          the original or a copy of any intercreditor agreement relating to existing debt of the borrower, including any Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, if applicable;

 

(xii)         the original or copies of any loan agreement, escrow agreement, security agreement or letter of credit relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiii)        the original or a copy of any ground lease, ground lessor estoppel, environmental insurance policy, environmental indemnity or guaranty relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xiv)        the original or a copy of any property management agreement relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xv)         the original or a copy of any franchise agreements and comfort letters or similar agreements relating to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to any franchise agreement, comfort letter or similar agreement, any assignment of such agreements or any notice to the franchisor of the transfer of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and/or request for the issuance of a new comfort letter in favor of the Trustee, in each case as applicable;

 

(xvi)        the original or a copy of any lock-box or cash management agreement relating to a Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(xvii)       the original or a copy of any related mezzanine intercreditor agreement;

 

(xviii)      the original or a copy of all related environmental insurance policies; and

 

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(xix)        a list related to such Mortgage Loan indicating the related Mortgage Loan documents included in the related Mortgage File as of the Closing Date (the “Mortgage Loan Checklist”);

 

provided, however, that (a) whenever the term “Mortgage File” is used to refer to documents held by the Custodian, such term shall not be deemed to include such documents and instruments required to be included therein unless they are actually received by the Custodian, (b) if there exists with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan Group only one original or certified copy of any document referred to in the definition of “Mortgage File” covering all of the Mortgage Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, then the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for any of the Mortgage Loans constituting such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall be deemed the inclusion of such original or certified copy in the Mortgage File for each such Mortgage Loan, (c) to the extent that this Agreement refers to a “Mortgage File” for a Companion Loan, such “Mortgage File” shall be construed to mean the Mortgage File for the related Mortgage Loan (except that references to the Mortgage Note for a Companion Loan otherwise described above shall be construed to instead refer to a photocopy of such Mortgage Note), (d) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has a Serviced Companion Loan, the execution and/or recordation of any Assignment in the name of the Trustee shall not be construed to limit the beneficial interest of the related Companion Holder(s) in such instrument and the benefits intended to be provided to them by such instrument, it being acknowledged that (I) the Trustee shall hold such record title for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively and (II) any efforts undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer on its behalf to enforce or obtain the benefits of such instrument shall be construed to be so undertaken by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trust as the holder of the applicable Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Holder(s) collectively, (e) in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the preceding document delivery requirements will be met by the delivery by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of copies of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the original shall be required or the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” shall otherwise be satisfied) including a copy of the Mortgage securing the applicable Mortgage Loan and any assignments or other transfer documents referred to in clauses (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (ix) and (x) above as being in favor of the Trustee shall instead be in favor of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee and need only be in such form as was delivered to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a custodian on its behalf, and (f) so long as the Custodian is also the related Non-Serviced Custodian, in connection with any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any and all document delivery requirements with respect to the related Mortgage File (or any portion thereof) set forth herein or in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement will be satisfied by the delivery, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of the documents specified above (other than the Mortgage Note and intervening endorsements evidencing such Mortgage Loan or shall otherwise satisfy the requirements of clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA (in such form as was delivered to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA); provided that (a) the Custodian shall perform its duties under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Article II), and be liable to the other parties hereto, with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan as if such documents were required to be delivered and included in the Mortgage File and as if such Non-Serviced Custodian’s receipt

 

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of the documents contained in the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA constituted delivery of those same documents to the Custodian under this Agreement, (b) the Custodian shall not resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian without giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to each other party hereto, and (c) if for any reason the Custodian shall resign as Custodian hereunder or resign as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise no longer act as Custodian hereunder or as the related Non-Serviced Custodian or shall otherwise be required to surrender possession of the related “mortgage file” delivered under the related Non-Serviced PSA (including by reason of the Non-Serviced Companion Loan being removed from the related securitization trust), the Custodian shall include the documents contemplated by clauses (ii) through (xix) above in the Mortgage File for such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent such documents were delivered in connection with the related Other Securitization) that shall be maintained by it or any successor custodian hereunder.

 

Mortgage Loan”: Each of the mortgage loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes each Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, each of which, for the purposes of this Agreement, shall be treated as one Mortgage Loan, provided that each individual Crossed Underlying Loan within any such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group shall not be included in this definition of Mortgage Loan) transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 and to be held by the Trust. As used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related Mortgage Note, Mortgage and other documents contained in the related Mortgage File and any related agreements. The term “Mortgage Loan” shall, as of any date of determination, include any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that has replaced a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 and exclude any such replaced Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be part of a “Mortgage Loan” or an asset of the Trust.

 

Mortgage Loan Checklist”: As defined in the definition of “Mortgage File”.

 

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: Each agreement between the Depositor and a Mortgage Loan Seller, relating to the transfer of all of such Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the related Mortgage Loans.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans transferred on the Closing Date to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund, attached hereto as Exhibit B, as any such schedule may be amended from time to time in connection with a substitution under Section 2.03 and in accordance with the relevant Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and which list sets forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred:

 

(i)           the loan identification number (as specified in Annex A-1 to the Prospectus);

 

(ii)          the Mortgagor’s name;

 

(iii)         the street address (including city, state, county and zip code) and name of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)         the Mortgage Rate in effect at origination;

 

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(v)          the Net Mortgage Rate in effect at the Cut-off Date;

 

(vi)         the original principal balance;

 

(vii)        the Cut-off Date Balance;

 

(viii)       the (a) original term to stated maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date, (b) remaining term to stated maturity or Anticipated Repayment Date and (c) Maturity Date;

 

(ix)          the original and remaining amortization terms;

 

(x)           the amount of the Periodic Payment due on the first Due Date following the Cut-off Date;

 

(xi)          the applicable Servicing Fee Rate;

 

(xii)         whether the Mortgage Loan is a 30/360 Mortgage Loan or an Actual/360 Mortgage Loan;

 

(xiii)        whether such Mortgage Loan is secured by a fee simple interest in the related Mortgaged Property; by the Mortgagor’s leasehold interest, and a fee simple interest, in the related Mortgaged Property; or solely by a leasehold interest in the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(xiv)       identifying any Mortgage Loans with which such Mortgage Loan is cross-defaulted or cross-collateralized;

 

(xv)         the name of the related Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(xvi)        the name of the related Mortgage Loan sponsor;

 

(xvii)       whether the related Mortgage Loan is secured by a letter of credit (and, if so, the amount of such letter of credit);

 

(xviii)     amount of any reserve or escrowed funds that were deposited at origination and any ongoing periodic deposit requirements;

 

(xix)        number of grace days;

 

(xx)         the type of cash management agreement or lock-box agreement in place;

 

(xxi)        the general property type of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(xxii)       whether such Mortgage Loan provides for defeasance and if so, the period during which defeasance may occur and the periods when any Principal Prepayments must be accompanied by any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge;

 

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(xxiii)      the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable;

 

(xxiv)      the Revised Rate of such Mortgage Loan, if any;

 

(xxv)       the number of units, rooms, pads or square feet with respect to each Mortgaged Property;

 

(xxvi)      the Administrative Cost Rate; and

 

(xxvii)     the Due Date.

 

Such list may be in the form of more than one list, collectively setting forth all of the information required.

 

Mortgage Loan Seller”: Each of (i) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, or its successor in interest, (ii) Ladder Capital Finance LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest, (iii) Barclays Bank PLC, a public limited company registered in England and Wales, or its successor in interest, (iv) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest and (v) C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC, a Delaware limited liability company or its successor in interest.

 

Mortgage Note”: The original executed promissory note(s) evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as the case may be, together with any rider, addendum or amendment thereto, or any renewal, substitution or replacement thereof.

 

Mortgage Rate”: With respect to: (i) any Mortgage Loan (including the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) or related Companion Loan on or prior to its Maturity Date, the annual rate at which interest is scheduled (in the absence of a default) to accrue on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage Note and applicable law; or (ii) any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan after its Maturity Date, the annual rate described in clause (i) above determined without regard to the passage of such Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Mortgage Rate of any ARD Loan shall not be construed to include the related Excess Rate.

 

Mortgaged Property”: The real property subject to the lien of a Mortgage.

 

Mortgagor”: The obligor or obligors on a Mortgage Note, including without limitation, any Person that has acquired the related Mortgaged Property and assumed the obligations of the original obligor under the Mortgage Note and including in connection with any Mortgage Loan that utilizes an indemnity deed of trust structure, the borrower and the Mortgaged Property owner/payment guarantor/mortgagor individually and collectively, as the context may require.

 

Net Investment Earnings”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount, if

 

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any, by which the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on funds relating to the Trust held in such account, exceeds the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of such funds in accordance with Section 3.06.

 

Net Investment Loss”: With respect to the Collection Account, the Servicing Accounts or the REO Account or the Companion Distribution Account for any period from any Distribution Date to the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, the amount by which the aggregate of all losses, if any, incurred during such period in connection with the investment of funds relating to the Trust held in such account in accordance with Section 3.06, exceeds the aggregate of all interest and other income realized during such period on such funds.

 

Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan) as of any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the related Mortgage Rate then in effect (without regard to any increase in the interest rate of any ARD Loan after its respective Anticipated Repayment Date), minus the related Administrative Cost Rate; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates, the Net Mortgage Rate for any Mortgage Loan will be determined without regard to any modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, whether agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, a Non-Serviced Master Servicer or a Non-Serviced Special Servicer or resulting from a bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding involving the related Mortgagor; provided, further, that for any Mortgage Loan that does not accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, then, solely for purposes of calculating Pass-Through Rates and the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate, the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan or for any one-month period preceding a related Due Date will be the annualized rate at which interest would have to accrue in respect of such Mortgage Loan on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months in order to produce the aggregate amount of interest actually accrued in respect of such Mortgage Loan during such one-month period at the related Net Mortgage Rate; provided, further, that, with respect to each Actual/360 Mortgage Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate for the one-month period (A) preceding the Due Dates that occur in January and February in any year which is not a leap year or preceding the Due Date that occurs in February in any year which is a leap year (in either case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined exclusive of any Withheld Amounts, and (B) preceding the Due Date in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), will be determined inclusive of the amounts withheld in the immediately preceding January and February, if applicable. With respect to any REO Loan, the Net Mortgage Rate shall be calculated as described above, determined as if the predecessor Mortgage Loan had remained outstanding.

 

Net Operating Income”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, for any Mortgagor’s fiscal year end, Net Operating Income will be calculated in accordance with the standard definition of “Net Operating Income” approved from time to time endorsed and put forth by the CREFC®.

 

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New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into at the direction of the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust, including any lease renewed, modified or extended on behalf of the Trust, if the Trust has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

Non-Book Entry Certificates”: As defined in Section 5.02(c).

 

Nonrecoverable Advance”: Any Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. For the avoidance of doubt, Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts shall constitute Nonrecoverable Advances only when the Person making such determination in accordance with the procedures specified herein, and taking into account factors such as all other outstanding Advances, either (a) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, would not ultimately be recoverable from Late Collections, Default Interest, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or the related REO Property (without giving effect to potential recoveries on deficiency judgments or recoveries from guarantors), or (b) has determined that such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, along with any other Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts (that have not been reimbursed to the party that made such Advance) or unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Advances, would not be ultimately recoverable from the principal portion of future general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) which, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or the Trustee, in its good faith business judgment, as the case may be, determines will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan), make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer, and with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, but shall not be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any P&I Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such P&I Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, if any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Trustee or Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, in connection with a securitization of the related Non-Serviced

 

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Companion Loan determines that a principal and interest advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, if made, would be nonrecoverable, such determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer and the Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. Similarly, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, determines that any P&I Advance with respect to a related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, such determination shall not be binding on the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and related Non-Serviced Trustee as it relates to any proposed P&I Advance with respect to the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan (unless the related Non-Serviced PSA provides otherwise). In making such recoverability determination, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a P&I Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any outstanding Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the P&I Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any P&I Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance has been made or that any proposed P&I Advance, if made,

 

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would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer). The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal of the related Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property). The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a P&I Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan.

 

Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property which, the Trustee, in its good faith business judgment or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines will not be ultimately recoverable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at the Reimbursement Rate, from Late Collections or any other recovery on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan, Serviced Whole Loan or REO Property. In making such recoverability determination, such Person will be entitled (a) to consider (among other things) (i) the obligations of the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, as it may have been modified and (ii) the related Mortgaged Properties in their “as-is” or then-current conditions and occupancies, as modified by such party’s assumptions (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) regarding the possibility and effects of future adverse changes with respect to such Mortgaged Properties, (b) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) future expenses, (c) to estimate and consider (consistent with the Servicing Standard in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee) (among other things) the timing of recoveries and (d) to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advances which, at the time of such consideration, the recovery of which are being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer or the Trustee because there is insufficient principal available for such recovery, in light of the fact that related proceeds are a source of recovery not only for the Advance under consideration but also a

 

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potential source of recovery for such delayed or deferred Advance. In addition, any Person, in considering whether a Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, will be entitled to give due regard to the existence of any Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts with respect to other Mortgage Loans, the reimbursement of which, at the time of such consideration, is being deferred or delayed by the Master Servicer, in light of the fact that proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan are a source of recovery not only for the Servicing Advance under consideration, but also as a potential source of recovery of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts which are or may be being deferred or delayed. In addition, any such Person may update or change its recoverability determinations at any time (but not reverse any other Person’s determination that an Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance) and, consistent with the Servicing Standard, in the case of the Master Servicer or in its good faith business judgment in the case of the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), may obtain at the expense of the Trust any reasonably required analysis, Appraisals or market value estimates or other information for making a recoverability determination. Absent bad faith, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s determination as to the recoverability of any Servicing Advance shall be conclusive and binding on the Certificateholders. The determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance has been made or that any proposed Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, or any updated or changed recoverability determination, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered by either the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer to the other and to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (but, in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and only with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan) (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer), the Operating Advisor (but only in the case of the Special Servicer) and the Depositor, or by the Trustee to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (and in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Other Servicer); provided, however, that the Special Servicer may, at its option, make a determination in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and shall deliver to the Master Servicer (and with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, to any Other Servicer), the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the 17g-5 Information Provider notice of such determination. Any such determination may be conclusively relied upon by, but shall not be binding upon, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall have no such obligation to make an affirmative determination that any Servicing Advance is or would be recoverable and in the absence of a determination by the Special Servicer that such Servicing Advance is or would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, such decision shall remain with the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion, and not all, of any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall each have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Officer’s Certificate shall set forth such determination of nonrecoverability and the considerations of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, forming the basis of such determination (which shall be accompanied by, to the extent available, related income and

 

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expense statements, rent rolls, occupancy status, property inspections and any other information used by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, to make such determination and shall include any existing Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or related Mortgaged Property). The Special Servicer shall promptly furnish any party required to make Servicing Advances hereunder with any information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as such party required to make Servicing Advances may reasonably request for purposes of making recoverability determinations. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination that a Servicing Advance is or would be nonrecoverable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Special Servicer requests that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely on such request as evidence that such advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request more frequently than once per calendar month with respect to Servicing Advances other than emergency advances (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). In the case of a cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan (if any), such recoverability determination shall take into account the cross-collateralization of the related cross-collateralized Mortgage Loan. The determination as to the recoverability of any servicing advance or property protection advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be made by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer or Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Registered Certificate”: Unless and until registered under the Securities Act, any Class X-D, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR or Class R Certificate.

 

Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator”: The “Certificate Administrator” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Companion Loan”: Each Companion Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Custodian”: The “Custodian” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Depositor”: The “Depositor” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds”: Any “gain-on-sale proceeds” received in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”: As defined in Section 6.04(i).

 

Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement”: Each Intercreditor Agreement relating to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Master Servicer”: The “Master Servicer” or “Servicer” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

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Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans included in the Trust as of the Closing Date. Each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan will be a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan on and after the applicable Servicing Shift Date for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property”: Any Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Operating Advisor”: The “Operating Advisor” (if any) under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: Each Pari Passu Companion Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Non-Serviced Paying Agent”: The “Paying Agent” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate set forth in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Non-Serviced PSA”: A pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement governing the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced PSAs relating to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Non-Serviced Special Servicer”: The applicable “Special Servicer” of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trust”: The “Trust” formed under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Trustee”: The “Trustee” under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that is serviced and administered under a pooling and servicing agreement or trust and servicing agreement other than this Agreement. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Non-Serviced Whole Loans relating to the Trust as of the Closing Date. Each Servicing Shift Whole Loan will be a Non-Serviced Whole Loan on and after its related Servicing Shift Date.

 

Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “directing holder” or similarly defined party under a Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Non-Specially Serviced Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”: As defined in Section 5.03(f).

 

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Non-U.S. Tax Person”: Any person other than a U.S. Tax Person.

 

Notional Amount”: In the case of the Class X-A Certificates, the Class X-A Notional Amount, in the case of the Class X-B Certificates, the Class X-B Notional Amount, and, in the case of the Class X-D Certificates, the Class X-D Notional Amount.

 

NRSRO”: Any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, including the Rating Agencies.

 

NRSRO Certification”: A certification (a) substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 executed by a NRSRO or (b) provided electronically and executed by such NRSRO by means of a “click-through” confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, in either case in favor of the 17g-5 Information Provider that states that such NRSRO is a Rating Agency under this Agreement or that such NRSRO has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications pursuant to paragraph (e) of Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act, that such NRSRO has access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website and that such NRSRO will keep such information confidential, except to the extent such information has been made available to the general public. Each NRSRO shall be deemed to recertify to the foregoing each time it accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

OCC”: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or any successor thereto.

 

Officer’s Certificate”: A certificate signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer, as the case may be, or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be.

 

Offshore Transaction”: Any “offshore transaction” as defined in Rule 902(h) of Regulation S.

 

Operating Advisor”: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor operating advisor appointed as herein provided.

 

Operating Advisor Annual Report”: As defined in Section 3.26(c).

 

Operating Advisor Consultation Event”: Any time when the Certificate Balances of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates in the aggregate (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of such classes) is 25% or less of the Original Certificate Balances of such classes in the aggregate.

 

Operating Advisor Consulting Fee”: A fee for each Major Decision on which the Operating Advisor has consulting obligations and performed its duties with respect to such Major Decision equal to $10,000 (or such lesser amount as the related Mortgagor agrees to pay) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans or the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loans and each related Companion Loan), payable pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement; provided, however, that no such fee shall be payable unless specifically paid by the related Mortgagor as a separately identifiable fee; provided, further, that

 

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the Operating Advisor may in its sole discretion reduce the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Major Decision; provided, further, however, that to the extent such fee is incurred after the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates have been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, such fee shall be payable in full to the Operating Advisor as an expense of the Trust; provided, further, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction).

 

Operating Advisor Expenses”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to any unreimbursed indemnification amounts or additional trust fund expenses payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor Fee and the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee).

 

Operating Advisor Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (but excluding each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan and each Companion Loan), the fee payable to the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(i).

 

Operating Advisor Fee Rate”: With respect to each Interest Accrual Period related to any applicable Distribution Date, a per annum rate of 0.00194%.

 

Operating Advisor Standard”: The requirement that the Operating Advisor must act solely on behalf of the Trust and in the best interest of, and for the benefit of, the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan for the benefit of the holders of the related Companion Loan (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and Companion Holders constituted a single lender), and not in the best interest of nor for the benefit of any particular Class of Certificateholders (as determined by the Operating Advisor in the exercise of its good faith and reasonable judgment), but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from any relationship that the Operating Advisor or any of its Affiliates may have with any of the underlying Mortgagors, any Sponsor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Directing Certificateholder, any Certificateholder or any of their Affiliates.

 

Operating Advisor Termination Event”: Any of the following events, whether any such event is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(a)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement or to the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing greater than 25% of the aggregate Voting Rights,

 

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provided that any such failure which is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Operating Advisor will have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(b)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to perform in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(c)       any failure by the Operating Advisor to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Operating Advisor by any party to this Agreement;

 

(d)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the operating advisor, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(e)       the Operating Advisor consents to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the operating advisor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(f)        the Operating Advisor admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspends payment of its obligations.

 

Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, acceptable in form and delivered to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC, (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, or (c) the resignation of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.05, must be an opinion of counsel who is in fact Independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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Original Certificate Balance”: With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, the initial aggregate principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Lower-Tier Principal Amount”: With respect to any Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interest, the initial principal amount thereof as of the Closing Date, in each case as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Original Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class X-A Notional Amount, the Class X-B Notional Amount and the Class X-D Notional Amount, the applicable initial Notional Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, as specified in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Other Asset Representations Reviewer”: Any asset representations reviewer under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Certificate Administrator”: Any certificate administrator under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Depositor”: Any depositor under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Exchange Act Reporting Party”: With respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Other Servicer, Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or filing of Form 8-K, Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K with respect to such Other Securitization Trust, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement; and, with respect to any Other Securitization Trust that is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer, special servicer or depositor under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is responsible for the preparation and/or dissemination of periodic distribution date statements or similar reports, as identified in writing to the parties to this Agreement.

 

Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement”: Any trust and servicing agreement or pooling and servicing agreement that creates a trust whose assets include any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Other Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Other Servicer”: Any master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Other Trustee”: Any trustee under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

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P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (but not any related Companion Loan), any advance made by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 or Section 7.05.

 

P&I Advance Date”: The Business Day immediately prior to each Distribution Date.

 

P&I Advance Determination Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of business on the related Determination Date.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is pari passu in right of payment with the Mortgage Loan included in the related Whole Loan.

 

Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Pari Passu Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that consists of a Mortgage Loan and one or more Pari Passu Companion Loans but does not include an AB Subordinate Companion Loan. The Pari Passu Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date are the Whole Loans described in the table under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto as having a “Companion Loan Type” of “Pari Passu”.

 

Pass-Through Rate”: Any of the Class A-1 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-2 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-SB Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-3 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-4 Pass-Through Rate, the Class A-S Pass-Through Rate, the Class B Pass-Through Rate, the Class C Pass-Through Rate, the Class D Pass-Through Rate, the Class E-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class F-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class G-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class H-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class J-RR Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-A Pass-Through Rate, the Class X-B Pass-Through Rate or the Class X-D Pass-Through Rate, as the case may be.

 

PCAOB”: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

Penalty Charges”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), any amounts actually collected thereon (or, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan thereto) that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, actually collected on such Serviced Whole Loan, and allocated and paid on such Serviced Companion Loan (or any successor REO Loan), as applicable, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement) that represent late payment charges or Default Interest, other than a Prepayment Premium or a Yield Maintenance Charge.

 

Percentage Interest”: As to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made with respect to the related Class. With respect to any Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates), the percentage interest is equal to the Denomination as of the Closing Date of such Certificate divided by the Original Certificate Balance or Original Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date. With respect to a Class R Certificate, the percentage interest is set forth on the face thereof.

 

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Performance Certification”: As defined in Section 11.06.

 

Performing Party”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Periodic Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, including any Balloon Payment, which is payable (as the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan may be changed or modified in connection with a bankruptcy or similar proceedings involving the related Mortgagor or by reason of a modification, extension, waiver or amendment granted or agreed to pursuant to the terms hereof) by a Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note and applicable law, without regard to any acceleration of principal of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan by reason of default thereunder.

 

Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities (including obligations or securities of the Certificate Administrator, or managed by the Certificate Administrator or any Affiliate of the Certificate Administrator, if otherwise qualifying hereunder), regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, or any of their respective Affiliates and having the required ratings, if any, provided for in this definition and which shall not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity:

 

(i)        direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States of America, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America that mature in one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition; provided that any obligation of, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, other than an unsecured senior debt obligation of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, shall be a Permitted Investment only if such investment would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Certificate (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that are then rated by such Rating Agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(ii)       time deposits, unsecured certificates of deposit, or bankers’ acceptances that mature in one (1) year or less after the date of issuance and are issued or held by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities with respect to which (A) with respect to Moody’s, (I) in the case of such investments with maturities of thirty (30) days or less, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term debt obligations of which are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (II) in the case of such investments with maturities of three (3) months or less, but more than thirty (30) days, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s, (III) in the case of such investments with maturities of six (6) months or less, but more than three (3) months, the

 

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short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (IV) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six (6) months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s and the long-term obligations of which are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in each case, if permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to Moody’s, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings assigned to the Certificates) and (B) with respect to Fitch and DBRS, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are rated in the highest rating categories of each of Fitch and DBRS (in the case of DBRS, if rated by DBRS); or, in each case, such other rating as would not result in the downgrading, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned by each Rating Agency to any Class of Certificates (or, insofar as there is then outstanding any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities that is then rated by such rating agency, such class of securities) as evidenced in writing;

 

(iii)      repurchase agreements or obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above where such security has a remaining maturity of one year or less and where such repurchase obligation has been entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (ii) above;

 

(iv)      debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which, (A) if such debt obligations have a term of three months or less, (1) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term debt rating category of Fitch and DBRS (if then rated by DBRS) and (2) the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by Moody’s or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, (B) if such debt obligations have a term of more than three months and not in excess of six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s and (C) if such debt obligations have a term of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated in the highest short-term rating category by each Rating Agency and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated “Aaa” by Moody’s (or, in the case of any such Rating Agency as set forth in sub-clauses (A) through (C) above, such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency); provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such accounts;

 

(v)       commercial paper of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (or of any corporation not so incorporated, provided that the commercial paper is United States Dollar denominated and amounts payable

 

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thereunder are not subject to any withholding imposed by any non-United States jurisdiction) (a)(1) in the case of such investments with maturities of 30 days or less, the short-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “A2” by Moody’s and “A” by Fitch (if rated by such Rating Agency), (2) in the case of such investments with maturities of three months or less, but more than 30 days, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least in the highest short-term debt rating category of Moody’s and “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch) and “A2” by Moody’s, (3)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of six months or less, but more than three months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which corporation are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (4)(A) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “P1” by Moody’s, and the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “Aaa” by Moody’s, and (B) in the case of such investments with maturities of more than six months, the short-term obligations of which are rated at least “F1+” by Fitch, or the long-term obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch (with a short-term rating of “F1” by Fitch), and (b) such commercial paper is rated in the highest short-term category by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS) (or such lower rating as is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency relating to the Certificates and any Serviced Companion Loan Securities);

 

(vi)      money market funds (including the Federated Prime Obligation Money Market Fund, US Bank Long Term Eurodollar Sweep or the Wells Fargo Money Market Funds), rated in the highest rating categories of each Rating Agency (if so rated by each such Rating Agency (and if not rated by any such Rating Agency, an equivalent rating (or higher) by at least two (2) NRSROs (which may include Fitch, KBRA, DBRS, Moody’s, Morningstar and/or S&P)) and the highest money market fund category by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, otherwise acceptable to such Rating Agency, as confirmed in a Rating Agency Confirmation relating to the Certificates), which may include the investments referred to in clause (i) above if so qualified that (a) have substantially all of their assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above and (b) have net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000;

 

(vii)     any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment, but for the failure to satisfy one or more of the minimum rating(s) set forth in the applicable clause, would be listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each Rating Agency for which the minimum ratings set forth in the applicable clause is not satisfied with respect to such demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may

 

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be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); and

 

(viii)    any other demand, money market or time deposit, obligation, security or investment not listed in clauses (i)(vi) above with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained from each and every Rating Agency;

 

provided, however, that each Permitted Investment qualifies as a “cash flow investment” pursuant to Section 860G(a)(6) of the Code, and that (a) it shall have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (b) any such investment that provides for a variable rate of interest must have an interest rate that is tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with such index, (c) any such investment must not be subject to liquidation prior to maturity, and (d) any such investment must not be purchased at a premium over par; and provided, further, however, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (a) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at the time of acquisition of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations or (b) if such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price; and provided, further, however, that no amount beneficially owned by any Trust REMIC (even if not yet deposited in the Trust) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel, at its own expense, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC. Permitted Investments may not be interest-only securities. All investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

 

Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees”: Any commercially reasonable treasury management fees, banking fees, title insurance (or title agency) and/or other fees, insurance commissions or fees and appraisal fees received or retained by the Special Servicer or any of its respective Affiliates in connection with any services performed by such party with respect to any Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (including any related REO Property) in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee”: Any Person or any agent thereof other than (a) a Disqualified Organization, (b) any other Person so designated by the Certificate Registrar who is unable to provide an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the expense of such Person or the Person requesting the transfer) to the effect that the transfer of an Ownership Interest in any Class R Certificate to such Person will not cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding, (c) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, (d) any partnership if any of its interests are (or under the partnership agreement are permitted to be) owned, directly or indirectly (other than through a U.S. corporation), by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person or (e) a U.S. Tax Person with respect to whom income from the Class R Certificate is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person.

 

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Person”: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Plan”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Pre-Close Information”: As defined in Section 3.13(c).

 

Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Preliminary Prospectus” The Preliminary Prospectus, dated October 1, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates.

 

Prepayment Assumption”: A “constant prepayment rate” of 0% used for determining the accrual of original issue discount and market discount, if any, and the amortization premium, if any, on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes; provided that it is assumed that each Mortgage Loan with an Anticipated Repayment Date prepays on such date.

 

Prepayment Interest Excess”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Due Date but on or before the following Determination Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees), to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment from such Due Date to, but not including, the date of such prepayment (or any later date through which interest accrues). Prepayment Interest Excesses (to the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments) collected on the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan, will be retained by the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the related Collection Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, after the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, with a Due Date occurring after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date) and prior to the following Due Date, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fees), to the extent not collected

 

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from the related Mortgagor (without regard to any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge actually collected), that would have accrued at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of any such Mortgage Loan other than a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the related Net Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate and (y) in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the Mortgage Rate (net of Servicing Fees) on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and ending on such following Due Date. With respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Prepayment Premium”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount (other than a Yield Maintenance Charge) paid or payable, as the context requires, by a Mortgagor in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, that Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto (including any payoff of a Mortgage Loan by a mezzanine lender on behalf of the subject Mortgagor if and as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement).

 

Primary Collateral”: With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, that portion of the Mortgaged Property designated as directly securing such Crossed Underlying Loan and excluding any Mortgaged Property as to which the related lien may only be foreclosed upon by exercise of the cross-collateralization provisions of such Crossed Underlying Loan.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: The monthly fee payable by the Master Servicer solely from the Servicing Fee to each Initial Sub-Servicer, which monthly fee accrues at the rate per annum specified as such in the Sub-Servicing Agreement with such Initial Sub-Servicer.

 

Prime Rate”: The “Prime Rate” as published in the “Money Rates” section of the New York City edition of The Wall Street Journal (or, if such section or publication is no longer available, such other comparable publication as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time, or, if the “Prime Rate” no longer exists, such other comparable rate (as determined by the Certificate Administrator in its reasonable discretion) as may be in effect from time to time.

 

Principal Balance Certificates”: Each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts: (a) the Principal Shortfall for such Distribution Date, (b) the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (c) the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date; provided that the Principal Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall be reduced, to not less than zero, by the amount of any reimbursements of (A) Nonrecoverable Advances (including any servicing advance with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related

 

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Non-Serviced PSA reimbursed out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans), with interest on such Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate that are paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (B) Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans in a period during which such principal collections would have otherwise been included in the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date (provided that, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, if any of the amounts that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan (or REO Loan), such recovery will increase the Principal Distribution Amount for the Distribution Date related to the period in which such recovery occurs).

 

Principal Prepayment”: Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date as a result of such prepayment.

 

Principal Shortfall”: For any Distribution Date after the initial Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the amount, if any, by which (a) the related Principal Distribution Amount for the preceding Distribution Date, exceeds (b) the aggregate amount actually distributed on the preceding Distribution Date in respect of such Principal Distribution Amount. The Principal Shortfall for the initial Distribution Date will be zero.

 

Privileged Communications”: Any correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer referred to in clause (i) of the definition of “Privileged Information”.

 

Privileged Information”: Any (i) correspondence between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer related to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than with respect to any Excluded Loan) or the exercise of the Directing Certificateholder’s consent or consultation rights under this Agreement, (ii) strategically sensitive information (including any such information contained within any Asset Status Report) that the Special Servicer has reasonably determined (and has identified as privileged or confidential information) could compromise the Trust’s position in any ongoing or future negotiations with the related Mortgagor or other interested party and (iii) information subject to attorney-client privilege. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to rely on any identification of materials as “attorney-client privileged” without liability for any such reliance hereunder.

 

Privileged Information Exception”: With respect to any Privileged Information, at any time (a) such Privileged Information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure directly or indirectly by the party restricted from disclosing such Privileged Information (the “Restricted Party”), (b) it is reasonable and necessary for the Restricted Party to disclose such Privileged Information in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (c) such Privileged Information was already known to such Restricted Party and not otherwise subject to a confidentiality obligation and/or

 

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(d) the Restricted Party is required by law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to disclose such information.

 

Privileged Person”: The Depositor and its designees, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Excluded Special Servicer), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, any Additional Servicer designated by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, any Affiliate of the Operating Advisor designated by the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Companion Holder who provides an Investor Certification, any Non-Serviced Master Servicer, any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, any Other Servicer, any Person (including the Directing Certificateholder) who provides the Certificate Administrator with an Investor Certification, and any NRSRO (including any Rating Agency) that provides the Certificate Administrator with an NRSRO Certification, which Investor Certification and NRSRO Certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website; provided, however, that in no event may a Borrower Party (other than a Borrower Party that is the Special Servicer) be entitled to receive (i) if such party is the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any Excluded Information via the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)), and (ii) if such party is not the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder, any information other than the Distribution Date Statement. In determining whether any Person is an Additional Servicer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator may rely on direction by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Special Servicer obtains knowledge that it has become a Borrower Party, the Special Servicer shall nevertheless be a Privileged Person; provided that the Special Servicer (i) shall not directly or indirectly provide any information related to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any of the Special Servicer’s employees or personnel or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (C) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) shall maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above; provided, further, that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an obligation of the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator to restrict access by the Special Servicer or any Excluded Special Servicer to any information related to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan and in no case shall the Master Servicer or the Certificate Administrator be held liable if the Special Servicer accesses any Excluded Special Servicer Information relating to the Excluded Special Servicer Loan; provided, further, however, that any Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall be permitted to reasonably request and to obtain in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which such Excluded Controlling Class Holder is not a Borrower Party (if such Excluded Information is not otherwise available to such Excluded Controlling Class Holder via the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information).

 

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Prohibited Party”: Any proposed Servicing Function Participant that is listed on the Depositor’s Do Not Hire List.

 

Prohibited Prepayment”: As defined in the definition of Compensating Interest Payments.

 

Proposed Course of Action”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Proposed Course of Action Notice”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(i).

 

Prospectus”: The Prospectus, dated October 11, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates.

 

PSA Party Repurchase Request”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(ii).

 

Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan) (including, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, any related Companion Loan) to be purchased pursuant to (A) Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, (B) Section 3.16, or (C) Section 9.01, a price, without duplication, equal to:

 

(i)        the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, solely to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) as of the date of purchase; plus

 

(ii)       all accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan (or any related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (excluding any portion of such interest that represents Default Interest), to, but not including, the Due Date therefor immediately preceding or coinciding with the Determination Date for the Collection Period of purchase; plus

 

(iii)      all related unreimbursed Servicing Advances plus accrued and unpaid interest on all related Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, Special Servicing Fees (whether paid or unpaid) and any other additional trust fund expenses (except for Liquidation Fees) in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)), if any; plus

 

(iv)      if such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan) is being repurchased or substituted by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in respect of the omission, breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase or substitution obligation including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation (or, in the case of Ladder Capital Finance LLC, enforcement of the payment guarantee obligations of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP

 

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and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to which Ladder Capital Finance LLC is a party), including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses and any additional trust fund expenses relating to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan); provided, however, that such out-of-pocket expenses shall not include expenses incurred by Certificateholders or Certificate Owners in instituting an Asset Review Vote Election, in taking part in an Asset Review vote or in exercising such Certificateholder’s or Certificate Owner’s, as applicable, rights under the dispute resolution mechanics pursuant to Section 2.03(l);

 

(v)       Liquidation Fees, if any, payable with respect to such Mortgage Loan (or related REO Loan (including for such purpose, to the extent required pursuant to the final paragraph hereof, the related Companion Loan)) (which will not include any Liquidation Fees if such repurchase occurs during the Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, prior to the expiration of the Extended Cure Period); plus

 

(vi)      solely in the case of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, any Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for such Mortgage Loan, to the extent not previously paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Solely with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(iii), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence in respect of the related Whole Loan, including, for such purposes, the Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan, as applicable. With respect to any REO Property to be sold pursuant to Section 3.16(b), “Purchase Price” shall mean the amount calculated in accordance with the second preceding sentence in respect of the related REO Loan (including any related Companion Loan). With respect to any sale pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii) or Section 3.16(e) or for purposes of calculating any Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, the “Purchase Price” shall be allocated between the related Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan, as applicable, in accordance with, and shall be equal to the amount provided pursuant to, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any repurchase pursuant to sub-clause (A) and sub-clause (C) hereof, the “Purchase Price” shall not include any amounts payable in respect of any related Companion Loan.

 

Qualified Institutional Buyer”: A “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Qualified Insurer”: (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, REO Loan or REO Property, an insurance company or security or bonding company qualified to write the related Insurance Policy in the relevant jurisdiction with an insurance financial strength rating of at least: (a) “A3” by Moody’s (or, if not rated by Moody’s, an equivalent rating by (A) two other NRSROs (which may include Fitch and/or DBRS) or (B) one NRSRO (which may include Fitch or DBRS) and A.M. Best Company, Inc.) and (b) “A” by Fitch (or, if not rated by Fitch, at least “A-” or an equivalent rating as “A-” by one other NRSRO (which may include Moody’s or DBRS)) and (c) “A(low)” by DBRS (or, if not rated by DBRS, at least an equivalent rating by one other nationally recognized insurance rating organization (which may include Moody’s or Fitch), and (ii) with respect to the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07(c), except as otherwise permitted by

 

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Section 3.07(c), an insurance company that has a claims paying ability (or the obligations which are guaranteed or backed by a company having such claims paying ability) rated by at least one (1) of the following rating agencies of at least (a) “A3” by Moody’s, (b) “A-“ by S&P, (c) “A-” by Fitch, (d) “A-:X” by A.M. Best Company, Inc. or (e) “A(low)” by DBRS, or, in the case of clauses (i) or (ii), any other insurer acceptable to the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation and a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Qualified Mortgage”: A “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”.

 

Qualified Replacement Special Servicer”: A replacement special servicer that (i) satisfies all of the eligibility requirements applicable to the Special Servicer contained in this Agreement, (ii) is not the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer (and, if appointed by the Directing Certificateholder or with the approval of the requisite vote of Certificateholders following the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to replace the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d), is not the originally replaced Special Servicer or its affiliate), (iii) is not obligated to pay the Operating Advisor (x) any fees or otherwise compensate the Operating Advisor in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, and (y) for the appointment of the successor special servicer or the recommendation by the Operating Advisor for the replacement special servicer to become the Special Servicer, (iv) is not entitled to receive any compensation from the Operating Advisor other than compensation that is not material and is unrelated to the Operating Advisor’s recommendation that such party be appointed as the replacement special servicer, (v) is not entitled to receive any fee from the Operating Advisor for its appointment as successor special servicer, in each case, unless such fee is expressly approved by 100% of the Certificateholders, (vi) currently has a special servicer rating of at least “CSS3” from Fitch, (vii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s on a transaction-level basis (as to which CMBS transaction there are outstanding CMBS rated by Moody’s) and has not been publicly cited by Moody’s as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination, and (viii) is currently acting as a special servicer in a transaction rated by DBRS and has not been publicly cited by DBRS as having servicing concerns as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by the applicable servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A substitute mortgage loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) replacing a removed Mortgage Loan that must, on the date of substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior

 

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to the month of substitution, whether or not received, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate of the removed Mortgage Loan, determined without regard to any prior modification, waiver or amendment of the terms of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same Due Date as and Grace Period no longer than that of the removed Mortgage Loan; (iv) accrue interest on the same basis as the removed Mortgage Loan (for example, on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months); (v) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than, and not more than five (5) years less than, the remaining term to stated maturity of the removed Mortgage Loan; (vi) have a then-current loan-to-value ratio equal to or less than the lesser of the loan-to-value ratio for the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 75%, in each case using the “value” for the Mortgaged Property as determined using an Appraisal; (vii) comply as of the date of substitution in all material respects with all of the representations and warranties set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; (viii) have an environmental report that indicates no material adverse environmental conditions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and which will be delivered as a part of the related Mortgage File; (ix) have a then-current debt service coverage ratio at least equal to the greater of the original debt service coverage ratio of the removed Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date and 1.25x; (x) constitute a “qualified replacement mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(4) of the Code as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (provided at the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense); (xi) not have a maturity date or an amortization period that extends to a date that is after the date five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date; (xii) have comparable prepayment restrictions to those of the removed Mortgage Loan; (xiii) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan unless the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (the cost, if any, of obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmation to be paid by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller); (xiv) have been approved by the Directing Certificateholder (so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and the affected Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan); (xv) prohibit defeasance within two (2) years of the Closing Date; (xvi) not be substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan if it would result in an Adverse REMIC Event other than the imposition of a tax on income expressly permitted or contemplated to be imposed by the terms of this Agreement, as determined by an Opinion of Counsel at the cost of the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (xvii) have an engineering report that indicates no material adverse property condition or deferred maintenance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property that will be delivered as a part of the related Servicing File; and (xviii) be current in the payment of all scheduled payments of principal and interest then due. In the event that more than one mortgage loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, then the amounts described in clause (i) shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Stated Principal Balances and each such proposed Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall individually satisfy each of the requirements specified in clauses (ii) through (xviii); provided that the rates described in clause (ii) above and the remaining term to stated maturity referred to in clause (v) above shall be determined on a weighted average basis; provided, further, that no individual Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate, any Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate, the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, the Operating Advisor Fee Rate, the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate and the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee Rate) shall be lower than the highest fixed Pass-Through Rate (and not based on, or subject to a cap equal to, the Weighted Average Net

 

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Mortgage Rate) of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates having a Certificate Balance then outstanding. When a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is substituted for a removed Mortgage Loan, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall certify that the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan meets all of the requirements of the above definition and shall send such certification to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

RAC No-Response Scenario”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

RAC Requesting Party”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).

 

Rated Final Distribution Date”: As to each Class of Certificates, the Distribution Date in September 2061.

 

Rating Agency”: Each of DBRS, Fitch and Moody’s or their successors in interest. If no such rating agency nor any successor thereof remains in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be deemed to refer to such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, and specific ratings of DBRS, Fitch and Moody’s herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation”: With respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any Class of Certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter.

 

Rating Agency Inquiry”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool”: As defined in Section 4.07(c).

 

Realized Loss”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (i) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance (for purposes of this definition only, not giving effect to any reductions of the Stated Principal Balance for payments of principal collected on the Mortgage Loans that were used to reimburse any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) to the extent such Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts are not otherwise determined to be Nonrecoverable Advances) of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (excluding any portion allocable to any related Companion Loan, if applicable) expected to be outstanding immediately following such Distribution Date, is less than (ii) the then-aggregate Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates after giving effect to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date.

 

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Record Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which that Distribution Date occurs.

 

Registered Certificates”: The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates.

 

Regular Certificates”: Any of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class X-D, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates.

 

Regulation AB”: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”: As defined in Section 11.15(a).

 

Regulation AB Servicing Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans, or this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s or employee’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and, in the case of any certification required to be signed by a Servicing Officer, such an officer or employee whose name and specimen signature appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as such list may from time to time be amended.

 

Regulation D”: Regulation D under the Act.

 

Regulation S”: Regulation S under the Act.

 

Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates”: The Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S and represented by one or more Book-Entry Non-Registered Certificates deposited with the Certificate Administrator as custodian for the Depository.

 

Reimbursement Rate”: The rate per annum applicable to the accrual of interest on Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and P&I Advances in accordance with Section 4.03(d), which rate per annum shall equal the Prime Rate.

 

Related Certificates” and “Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests”: For each of the following Classes of Certificates, as applicable, the related Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and for each of the following Classes of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the related Class of Certificates, as applicable, set forth below:

 

Related Certificates

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-1 Certificates Class LA1 Uncertificated Interest

 

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Related Certificates

Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest

Class A-2 Certificates Class LA2 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-SB Certificates Class LASB Uncertificated Interest
Class A-3 Certificates Class LA3 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-4 Certificates Class LA4 Uncertificated Interest
Class A-S Certificates Class LAS Uncertificated Interest
Class B Certificates Class LB Uncertificated Interest
Class C Certificates Class LC Uncertificated Interest
Class D Certificates Class LD Uncertificated Interest
Class E-RR Certificates Class LERR Uncertificated Interest
Class F-RR Certificates Class LFRR Uncertificated Interest
Class G-RR Certificates Class LGRR Uncertificated Interest
Class H-RR Certificates Class LHRR Uncertificated Interest
Class J-RR Certificates Class LJRR Uncertificated Interest

 

Relevant Servicing Criteria”: The Servicing Criteria applicable to a specific party, as set forth on Exhibit AA attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Certificate Administrator.

 

REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” as defined in Section 860D of the Code (or any successor thereto).

 

REMIC Administrator”: The Certificate Administrator or any REMIC administrator appointed pursuant to Section 10.04.

 

REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and temporary and final Treasury Regulations (or proposed regulations that would apply by reason of their proposed effective date to the extent not inconsistent with temporary or final regulations) and any rulings or announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

Remittance Date”: The Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution Date.

 

Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 

REO Account”: A segregated custodial account or accounts created and maintained by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.14(b) on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, for the benefit of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, which shall initially be entitled “Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, on behalf of

 

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Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, REO Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

REO Acquisition”: The acquisition for federal income tax purposes of any REO Property pursuant to Section 3.09.

 

REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of the REO Property pursuant to Section 3.16.

 

REO Extension”: As defined in Section 3.14(a).

 

REO Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, as applicable), deemed for purposes hereof to be outstanding with respect to each REO Property. Each REO Loan shall be deemed to be outstanding for so long as the applicable portion of the related REO Property (or beneficial interest therein, in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) remains part of the Trust Fund and provides for Assumed Scheduled Payments on each Due Date therefor, and otherwise has the same terms and conditions as its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, including, without limitation, with respect to the calculation of the Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time (such terms and conditions to be applied without regard to the default on such predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable). Each REO Loan shall be deemed to have an initial outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance equal to the outstanding principal balance and Stated Principal Balance, respectively, of its predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition. All amounts due and owing in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, accrued and unpaid interest, shall continue to be due and owing in respect of an REO Loan. All amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of the predecessor Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, if applicable, as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, including, without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees, additional trust fund expenses and any unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of such Advances in accordance with Section 3.03(d) or Section 4.03(d), shall continue to be payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in respect of an REO Loan. In addition, Unliquidated Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances with respect to such REO Loan, in each case, that were paid from collections on the related Mortgage Loans and resulted in principal distributed to the Certificateholders being reduced as a result of the first proviso in the definition of “Principal Distribution Amount” shall be deemed outstanding until recovered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, no amounts relating to the related REO Property or REO Loan allocable to the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, as applicable, will be available for amounts due to the Certificateholders or to reimburse the Trust, other than in the limited circumstances related to Servicing Advances, indemnification payments, Special Servicing Fees and other

 

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reimbursable expenses related to such Serviced Whole Loan incurred with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, in accordance with Section 3.05(a), or with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and the related Companion Holder, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Mortgaged Property securing a Serviced Whole Loan) to the extent set forth herein and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) (and also including, if applicable, the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer on behalf of, and in the name of, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the certificateholders under the applicable Non-Serviced Trust) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of a Mortgage Loan. References herein to the Special Servicer acquiring, maintaining, managing, inspecting, insuring, selling or reporting or to Appraisal Reduction Amounts and Final Recovery Determinations with respect to an “REO Property”, shall not include the Trust’s beneficial interest in a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property. For the avoidance of doubt, REO Property, to the extent allocable to a Companion Loan, shall not be an asset of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC.

 

REO Revenues”: All income, rents and profits derived from the ownership, operation or leasing of any REO Property.

 

Reportable Event”: As defined in Section 11.07.

 

Reporting Requirements”: As defined in Section 11.12.

 

Reporting Servicer”: The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, as the case may be.

 

Repurchase Request”: A Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

Repurchase Request Recipient”: As defined in Section 2.02(g).

 

Request for Release”: A release signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.

 

Requesting Certificateholder”: As defined in Section 2.03(l)(iii).

 

Requesting Holders”: As defined in Section 4.05(b).

 

Residual Ownership Interest”: Any record or beneficial interest in the Class R Certificates.

 

Resolution Failure”: As defined in Section 2.03(k)(iii).

 

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Resolved”: With respect to a Repurchase Request, (i) that the related Material Defect has been cured, (ii) the related Mortgage Loan has been repurchased in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iii) a mortgage loan has been substituted for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (iv) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has made a Loss of Value Payment, (v) a contractually binding agreement has been entered into between the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller that settles the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or (vi) the related Mortgage Loan is no longer property of the Trust as a result of a sale or other disposition in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to (i) the Trustee, any officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and (ii) the Certificate Administrator, any officer assigned to the Corporate Trust Services group with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom a particular matter is referred by the Certificate Administrator because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

Restricted Period”: The 40-day period prescribed by Regulation S commencing on the later of (a) the date upon which Certificates are first offered to Persons other than the Initial Purchasers or Underwriters and any other distributor (as such term is defined in Regulation S) of the Certificates and (b) the Closing Date.

 

Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account”: One or more accounts maintained by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of holding the Risk Retention Certificates, which account(s) shall be deemed to be owned by the Holder(s) of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”: As defined in Section 3.18(i).

 

Retained Fee Rate”: A rate equal to 0.00250% per annum with respect to each Mortgage Loan.

 

Retaining Party”: Any Holder of a Risk Retention Certificate, and any successor Holder of all or part of such Risk Retention Certificates. The initial Retaining Party will be KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners (AIV) Aggregator I L.P.

 

Retaining Sponsor”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting as retaining sponsor as such term is defined under Section 3(b) of the Risk Retention Rules.

 

Review Materials”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(i).

 

Review Package”: A Rating Agency Confirmation request and any supporting documentation delivered therewith.

 

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Revised Rate”: With respect to any ARD Loan, the increased interest rate after the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the absence of a default) for each applicable Mortgage Loan, as calculated and as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan.

 

Rialto”: Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

 

Risk Retention Affiliate” or “Risk Retention Affiliated”: Means “affiliate of” or “affiliated with”, as such terms are defined in 12 C.F.R. 43.2 of the Risk Retention Rules.

 

Risk Retention Certificates”: The Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates.

 

Risk Retention Requirements”: The credit risk retention requirements of Section 15G of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. §78o-11), as added by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

Risk Retention Rules”: The joint final rule that was promulgated to implement the Risk Retention Requirements (which such joint final rule has been codified, inter alia, at 12 C.F.R. § 43), as such rule may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the adopting release (79 Fed. Reg. 77601 et seq.) or by the staff of any such agency, or as may be provided by any such agency or its staff from time to time, in each case, as effective, from time to time, as of the applicable compliance date specified therein. Any reference to a Section of the Risk Retention Rules shall mean the subsection of the Risk Retention Rules identified with the same corresponding number as the referenced “Section”. For example, “Section 7 of the Risk Retention Rules” means 12 C.F.R. § 43.7.

 

Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Act.

 

Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate”: With respect to the Non-Registered Certificates offered and sold in reliance on Rule 144A, a single, permanent Book-Entry Certificate, in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons.

 

Rules”: As defined in Section 2.03(n)(iv).

 

S&P”: S&P Global Ratings, and its successors in interest. If neither S&P nor any successor remains in existence, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to such other nationally recognized statistical rating agency or other comparable Person reasonably designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer and specific ratings of S&P herein referenced shall be deemed to refer to the equivalent ratings of the party so designated.

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).

 

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Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: As defined in Section 11.05(a)(iv).

 

Schedule AL Additional File”: A data file containing additional information or schedules regarding data points in the related CREFC® Schedule AL File in accordance with Item 1111(h)(4) of Regulation AB and Item 601(b)(103) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.

 

Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the principal portions of the following: (a) all Periodic Payments (excluding Balloon Payments) due in respect of such Mortgage Loans during or, if and to the extent not previously received or advanced pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date (and not previously distributed to Certificateholders), prior to, the related Collection Period, and all Assumed Scheduled Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans for the related Collection Period, in each case to the extent either (i) paid by the Mortgagor as of the Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date) or (ii) advanced by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of such Distribution Date, and (b) all Balloon Payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent received on or prior to the related Determination Date (or, with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Due Date occurring or a Grace Period ending after the related Determination Date, the related Due Date or last day of such Grace Period, as applicable, to the extent received by the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date), and to the extent not included in clause (a) above.

 

Secure Data Room”: The “Secure Data Room” tab, which shall initially be located within the Certificate Administrator’s Website (initially “www.ctslink.com”), on the page relating to this transaction.

 

Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Security Agreement”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any security agreement or equivalent instrument, whether contained in the related Mortgage or executed separately, creating in favor of the holder of such Mortgage a security interest in the personal property constituting security for repayment of such Mortgage Loan.

 

Senior Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate (other than the Class A-S Certificates) or Class X Certificate.

 

Serviced AB Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Serviced AB Whole Loan”: Any AB Whole Loan that is serviced under this Agreement.

 

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Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: With respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the “Directing Lender” or similarly defined party identified in the related AB Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Serviced Companion Loan”: A Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities backed, wholly or partially, by any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”: The register maintained by the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to Section 3.28.

 

Serviced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan”: A Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder”: Any holder of record of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities”: For so long as the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan is in the Trust Fund, any class of securities issued by another securitization and backed by a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan”: A Pari Passu Whole Loan that is a Serviced Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loans related to the Trust as of the Closing Date.

 

Serviced REO Loan”: Any REO Loan that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced REO Property”: Any REO Property that is serviced by the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Serviced Securitized Companion Loan”: Any Companion Loan that is a component of a Serviced Whole Loan, if and for so long as each such Companion Loan is included in a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization.

 

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Serviced Subordinate Companion Loan”: Any AB Subordinate Companion Loan that is part of a Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan”: A Whole Loan that is serviced and administered pursuant to this Agreement. As of the Closing Date, each Whole Loan identified as a “Serviced Whole Loan” or “Servicing Shift Whole Loan” under the heading “Whole Loan Type” in the Preliminary Statement hereto is a Serviced Whole Loan. After the related Servicing Shift Date, a Servicing Shift Whole Loan will cease to be a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder”: The “Controlling Noteholder” or similar term identified in the Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date”: With respect to any Serviced Companion Loan: (i) the date specified as the applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) in the related Intercreditor Agreement; or (ii) if no such applicable remittance date (or equivalent concept) is so specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the earlier of (A) one (1) Business Day after the Determination Date or (B) the fifteenth (15th) day of each calendar month (or, if the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately succeeding such fifteenth (15th) calendar day), provided, however, that such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date under this clause (ii) shall not be earlier than two (2) Business Days following the date the Master Servicer receives the related Periodic Payment with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan.

 

Servicer Termination Event”: As defined in Section 7.01(a).

 

Servicing Account”: The account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.03(a).

 

Servicing Advances”: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses and fees of real estate brokers) incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, in connection with the servicing and administering of (a) a Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable), other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, in respect of which a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event has occurred or as to which a default is reasonably foreseeable or (b) a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or an REO Property (other than an REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including, in the case of each of such clause (a) and clause (b), but not limited to, (x) the cost of (i) compliance with the Master Servicer’s obligations set forth in Section 3.03(c), (ii) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property and the priority of a Mortgage, (iii) obtaining any Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or any Liquidation Proceeds of the nature described in clauses (i)(vi) of the definition of “Liquidation Proceeds,” (iv) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgaged Property, including foreclosures and (v) the operation, leasing, management, maintenance and liquidation of any REO Property and (y) any amount specifically designated herein to be paid as a “Servicing Advance”. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, “Servicing Advances” shall not include allocable overhead of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such as costs for office space, office

 

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equipment, supplies and related expenses, employee salaries and related expenses and similar internal costs and expenses or costs and expenses incurred by any such party in connection with its purchase of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make any Servicing Advance in connection with the exercise of any cure rights or purchase rights granted to the holder of a Companion Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement or this Agreement.

 

Servicing Criteria”: The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as such may be amended from time to time and which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (including each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), Serviced Companion Loan, and any REO Loan, the fee payable to the Master Servicer pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.11(a).

 

Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to (i) each Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Loan, a per annum rate equal to the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the heading “Servicing Fee Rate”, which rate includes, in each such case, the rate at which applicable master, primary and sub-servicing fees accrue (other than in respect of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, with respect to which the primary and sub-servicing fees are included in the related Non-Servicing Primary Servicing Fee Rate), in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loans (provided, however, that with respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan on or after the applicable related Servicing Shift Date, the Servicing Fee Rate shall be reduced by the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate), (ii) each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (other than (x) the Ellsworth Place Pari Passu Companion Loans, and (y) a Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan), 0.00250% per annum, (iii) the Ellsworth Place Pari Passu Companion Loans, 0.00125% per annum and (iv) in the case of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, a per annum rate equal to the “Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate” in the table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto, in each case computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in the same manner in which interest is calculated in respect of such loan.

 

Servicing File”: A photocopy of all items required to be included in the Mortgage File, together with each of the following, to the extent such items were actually delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (to the extent that the identified documents existed on or before the Closing Date and the applicable reference to Servicing File relates to any period after the Closing Date) delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, to the Master Servicer: (i) a copy of any engineering reports or property condition reports; (ii) other than with respect to a hotel property (except with respect to tenanted commercial space within a hotel property), copies of a rent roll and, for any office, retail, industrial or warehouse property, a copy of all leases and estoppels and subordination and non-disturbance agreements delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; (iii) copies of related financial statements or operating statements; (iv) all legal opinions (excluding attorney-client communications between the related Mortgage Loan Seller, and its counsel that are privileged

 

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communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses), Mortgagor’s certificates and certificates of hazard insurance and/or hazard insurance policies or other applicable insurance policies, if any, delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (v) a copy of the Appraisal for the related Mortgaged Property(ies); (vi) the documents that were delivered by or on behalf of the Mortgagor, which documents were required to be delivered in connection with the closing of the related Mortgage Loan; (vii) for any Mortgage Loan that the related Mortgaged Property is leased to a single tenant, a copy of the lease; and (viii) a copy of all environmental reports that were received by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller relating to the relevant Mortgaged Property.

 

Servicing Function Participant”: Any Additional Servicer, Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, that is performing activities that address the Servicing Criteria, unless (i) such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans by unpaid principal balance as of any date of determination in accordance with Article XI or (ii) the Depositor reasonably determines that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may, for the purposes of the Exchange Act reporting requirements pursuant to applicable Commission guidance, take responsibility for the assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria of such Person. The Servicing Function Participants as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit GG hereto. Exhibit GG shall be updated and provided to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 11.10(c).

 

Servicing Officer”: Any officer and/or employee of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Companion Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Additional Servicer to the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor on the Closing Date as such list may be amended from time to time thereafter.

 

Servicing Shift Control Note”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, as of any date of determination, the note or other evidence of indebtedness and/or agreements evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under such Servicing Shift Whole Loan including any amendments or modifications, or any renewal or substitution notes, as of such date, the sale of which to the related Non-Serviced Trust will cause servicing to shift from this Agreement to the related Non-Serviced PSA pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement for such Servicing Shift Whole Loan. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Servicing Shift Control Note for each Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Date”: With respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the date on which the related Servicing Shift Control Note is included in a Non-Serviced Trust, provided that the holder of such Servicing Shift Control Note provides each of the parties to this Agreement (in each case only to the extent such party will not also be a party to the related Non-Serviced PSA) with notice in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement that such Servicing Shift Control Note is to be included in such Non-Serviced Trust which notice shall include contact information for the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced

 

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Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee. Each of the respective dates on which each of the Servicing Shift Control Notes is included in a securitization trust is a Servicing Shift Date related to the Trust (subject to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence).

 

Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is part of a Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

Servicing Shift Whole Loan”: Any Whole Loan serviced under this Agreement as of the Closing Date, which includes a Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund and one or more Companion Loans not included in the Trust Fund, but the servicing of which is expected to shift to the related Non-Serviced PSA entered into in connection with the securitization, if any, of the related Servicing Shift Control Note on the related Servicing Shift Date. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Servicing Shift Whole Loans related to the Trust.

 

Servicing Standard”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Servicing Transfer Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or related Serviced Companion Loan, the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)           the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Balloon Payment, and the Mortgagor has not delivered to the Master Servicer, on or before the due date of such Balloon Payment, documentation (and the Master Servicer shall be required to promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (provided that if either (x) such refinancing or sale does not occur before the expiration of the time period for refinancing or sale specified in such documentation or (y) the Master Servicer is required to make a P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, in respect of the Mortgage Loan included in the same Serviced Whole Loan) at any time prior to such a refinancing or sale, a Servicing Transfer Event will occur immediately); or

 

(ii)          the related Mortgagor has failed to make when due any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage, which failure has continued unremedied for sixty (60) days; or

 

(iii)         the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a

 

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Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making any Periodic Payment (other than a Balloon Payment) or any other material payment (other than a Balloon Payment) required under the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which the subject payment will become due; or the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that a default in making a Balloon Payment is likely to occur in the foreseeable future, and such default is likely to remain unremedied for at least sixty (60) days beyond the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due (or, if the Mortgagor has delivered, on or prior to the date of the Balloon Payment, documentation reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due, the Master Servicer determines (in accordance with the Servicing Standard) or receives from the Special Servicer a written determination of the Special Servicer (which determination the Special Servicer shall make in accordance with the Servicing Standard and (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), that (A) the Mortgagor is likely not to make one or more Assumed Scheduled Payments prior to such a refinancing or sale or (B) such refinancing or sale is not likely to occur within 120 days following the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due); or

 

(iv)         there shall have occurred a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or 3.18) under the related Mortgage Loan documents, other than as described in clause (i) or (ii) above, that may, in the good faith and reasonable

 

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judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and, in the case of the Special Servicer (A) with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or (B) if a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, following consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), materially impair the value of the related Mortgaged Property as security for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder(s)), which default has continued unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan (or, if no cure period is specified, sixty (60) days); or

 

(v)          a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the related Mortgagor and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)         the related Mortgagor shall have consented to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to such Mortgagor or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)        the related Mortgagor shall have admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, filed a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspended payment of its obligations; or

 

(viii)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have received notice of the commencement of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the corresponding Mortgaged Property; or

 

(ix)          the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (and in the case of the Special Servicer, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan), unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) determines that (i) a default (including, in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s judgment, the failure of the related Mortgagor to maintain any insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, unless such default has been waived in accordance with Section 3.07 or Section 3.18) under the Mortgage Loan documents (other than as described in clause (iii) above) is imminent or reasonably foreseeable, (ii) such default will materially impair the value of the corresponding Mortgaged

 

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Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (if any) or otherwise materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders (or the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder) and (iii) the default is likely to continue unremedied for the applicable cure period under the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents, or, if no cure period is specified and the default is capable of being cured, for sixty (60) days;

 

provided that any Mortgage Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) that is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan shall be a Specially Serviced Loan so long as such Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized with a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Companion Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. If any Serviced Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan shall also become a Specially Serviced Loan. With respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the occurrence of a “Servicing Transfer Event” shall be as defined in the Non-Serviced PSA.

 

Significant Obligor”: As defined in Section 11.16.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year), the date that is fifteen (15) days after the Distribution Date occurring on or immediately following the date on which financial statements for such calendar quarter are required to be delivered to the related lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline”: With respect to each calendar year, the date that is the 90th day after the end of such calendar year.

 

Similar Law”: As defined in Section 5.03(n).

 

Sole Certificateholder”: Any Certificate Owner, or Certificate Owners acting in unanimity, of a Book-Entry Certificate or a Holder of a Definitive Certificate holding 100% of the then-outstanding Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificates; provided, however, that the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been retired.

 

Special Notice”: As defined in Section 5.06.

 

Special Servicer”: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided herein (including with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the related Excluded Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 7.01(g) of this Agreement, as applicable, and as the context may require).

 

Special Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the fee payable to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(b).

 

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Special Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and each REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) on a loan by loan basis, (a) 0.25000% per annum computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including any REO Loan) and Companion Loan, as applicable, in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Specially Serviced Loan; and (b) if the rate in clause (a) would result in a Special Servicing Fee that would be less than $3,500 in any given month, then the Special Servicing Fee Rate for such month for such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall be a rate equal to such higher rate as would result in a Special Servicing Fee equal to $3,500, for such month with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan.

 

Specially Serviced Loan”: As defined in Section 3.01(a).

 

Sponsors”: The Mortgage Loan Sellers.

 

Startup Day”: The day designated as such in Section 10.01(b).

 

Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (x) the Cut-off Date Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date it is added to the Trust, the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, whether or not received) minus (y) the sum of:

 

(i)           the principal portion of each Periodic Payment due on such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, due after the Due Date in the related month of substitution), to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the Master Servicer;

 

(ii)          all Principal Prepayments received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution);

 

(iii)         the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on such Mortgage Loan) and Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, after the Due Date in the related month of substitution); and

 

(iv)         any reduction in the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan resulting from a Deficient Valuation or a modification of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement that occurred prior to the end of the Collection Period for the most recent Distribution Date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall be an amount equal to (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Mortgage Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the sum of:

 

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(i)           the principal portion of any P&I Advance made with respect to such REO Loan; and

 

(ii)          the principal portion of all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (to the extent allocable to principal on the related Mortgage Loan), Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues received with respect to such REO Loan.

 

A Mortgage Loan or an REO Loan that is a successor to a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to be part of the Trust Fund and to have an outstanding Stated Principal Balance until the Distribution Date on which the payments or other proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event in respect thereof are to be (or, if no such payments or other proceeds are received in connection with such Liquidation Event, would have been) distributed to Certificateholders.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan on any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal the unpaid principal balance of such Companion Loan as of such date. On any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance of each Whole Loan shall equal the sum of the Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, on such date.

 

With respect to any REO Loan that is a successor to a Companion Loan as of any date of determination, the Stated Principal Balance shall equal (x) the Stated Principal Balance of the predecessor Companion Loan as of the date of the related REO Acquisition, minus (y) the principal portion of any amounts allocable to the related Companion Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Subcontractor”: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer.

 

Subject Loans”: As defined in Section 12.02(b).

 

Subordinate Certificate”: Any Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR and Class J-RR Certificate.

 

Subordinate Companion Holder”: The holder of any AB Subordinate Companion Loan.

 

Subsequent Asset Status Report”: As defined in Section 3.19(d).

 

Sub-Servicer”: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Master Servicer, the

 

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Special Servicer or an Additional Servicer under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and any Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.20.

 

Substitution Shortfall Amount”: With respect to a substitution pursuant to Section 2.03(b), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loan being replaced calculated as of the date of substitution over the Stated Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution. In the event that one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted (at the same time by the same Mortgage Loan Seller) for one or more removed Mortgage Loans, the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be determined as provided in the preceding sentence on the basis of the aggregate Purchase Prices of the Mortgage Loan(s) being replaced and the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s).

 

Surviving Entity”: As defined in Section 6.03(b).

 

Tax Returns”: The federal income tax returns on (i) Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of each Trust REMIC due to its respective classification as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and (ii) Internal Revenue Service Form 1099, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal tax law or Applicable State and Local Tax Law.

 

Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”: As defined in Section 5.02(a).

 

Test”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iv).

 

Third Party Purchaser”: Any “third-party purchaser” (as defined under the Risk Retention Rules) that purchases and holds the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates following the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

 

Transaction Parties”: As defined in Section 5.03(t).

 

Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transfer Restriction Period”: The period from the Closing Date to the earlier of: (a) the latest of (i) the date on which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all outstanding Mortgage Loans has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the

 

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Principal Balance Certificates has been reduced to 33.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Principal Balance Certificates as of the Closing Date; and (iii) two years after the Closing Date; (b) the date on which all of the Mortgage Loans have been defeased in accordance with §43.7(b)(8)(i) of the Risk Retention Rules; and (c) with respect to a Third Party Purchaser, the date on which the Risk Retention Rules have been effectively abolished or officially determined by the OCC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the FDIC, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Commission and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be no longer applicable to the Trust.

 

Transferable Servicing Interest”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan with respect thereto), the amount by which the related Servicing Fee otherwise payable to the Master Servicer hereunder exceeds the sum of (i) the fee payable to the Master Servicer as the portion of the Servicing Fee attributable to primary servicing and (ii) the amount of the Servicing Fee calculated using the Retained Fee Rate, which Transferable Servicing Interest is subject to reduction by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan is zero.

 

Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferee Affidavit”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

Transferor Letter”: As defined in Section 5.03(p)(ii).

 

Trust”: The trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder. The Trust shall be named “Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47”.

 

Trust Fund”: The corpus of the Trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement (including any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan replacing a removed Mortgage Loan), together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto (subject to, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the interests of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder in the related Mortgage File); (ii) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (iii) any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein) or the Trust’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (iv) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (v) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vi) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (vii) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies

 

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given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (viii) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account), and any REO Account (to the extent of the Trust’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (ix) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Trust’s interest therein); (x) the rights and remedies of the Depositor under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (to the extent transferred to the Trustee); (xi) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor). For the avoidance of doubt, no Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations will be assets of the Trust.

 

Trust-Related Litigation”: As defined in Section 3.32.

 

Trust REMIC”: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

Trustee”: Wilmington Trust, National Association, or its successor in interest, in its capacity as trustee and its successors in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

Trustee Fee”: The fee to be paid to the Trustee as compensation for the Trustee’s activities under this Agreement, which fee is included as part of the Certificate Administrator Fee. No portion of the Trustee Fee shall be calculated by reference to any Companion Loan or the Stated Principal Balance of any Companion Loan. The Trustee Fee shall be equal to $290 per month and shall be paid as a portion of the Certificate Administrator Fee.

 

UCC”: The Uniform Commercial Code, as enacted in each applicable state.

 

UCC Financing Statement”: A financing statement prepared and filed pursuant to the UCC, as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.

 

Underwriters”: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Academy Securities, Inc.

 

Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies or flood insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.07.

 

United States Securities Person”: Any “U.S. person” as defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S.

 

Unliquidated Advance”: Any Advance previously made by a party hereto that has been previously reimbursed, as between the Person that made the Advance hereunder, on the one hand, and the Trust, on the other, as part of a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount pursuant to subsections (iii) and (iv) of Section 3.05(a) but that has not been recovered from the

 

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Mortgagor or otherwise from collections on or the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property in respect of which the Advance was made.

 

Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, the aggregate of the following: (a) all Principal Prepayments received on such Mortgage Loan on or prior to the Determination Date and (b) the principal portions of all Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (net of Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, accrued interest on Advances and other additional expenses of the Trust incurred in connection with the related Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, REO Revenues received with respect to such Mortgage Loan and any REO Loans on or prior to the related Determination Date, but in each case only to the extent that such principal portion represents a recovery of principal for which no advance was previously made pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date.

 

Unsolicited Information”: As defined in Section 12.01(b)(iii).

 

Upper-Tier REMIC”: One of the REMICs comprising the Trust, the assets of which consist of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”: The segregated account or accounts (or a subaccount of the Distribution Account) created and maintained by the Certificate Administrator (on behalf of the Trustee) pursuant to Section 3.04(b) in trust for the Certificateholders, which shall initially be entitled “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account”. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.

 

U.S. Dollars” or “$”: Lawful money of the United States of America.

 

U.S. Tax Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Voting Rights shall be allocated among the various Classes of Certificateholders as follows: (i) 2% in the case of the Class X Certificates (allocated pro rata, based upon their respective Notional Amounts as of the date of determination) and (ii) in the case of the Principal Balance Certificates, a

 

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percentage equal to the product of 98% and a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of such Class, in each case, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time, and the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance (and solely in connection with any vote for purposes of determining whether to remove the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01(d) or the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j), taking into account any notional reduction in the Certificate Balance for Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts allocated to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05(a)) of the Principal Balance Certificates, determined as of the Distribution Date immediately preceding such time. The Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates shall be allocated among Certificateholders of such Class in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. The Class R Certificates will not be entitled to any Voting Rights.

 

Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the weighted average of the applicable Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) as of the first day of the related Collection Period, weighted on the basis of their respective Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of such Collection Period (after giving effect to any payments received during any applicable Grace Period).

 

Whole Loan”: A mortgage loan that includes a Mortgage Loan and one or more Companion Loans, all of which are secured by the same Mortgaged Property. The table and footnotes under the heading “Whole Loans” in the Preliminary Statement hereto identify the Whole Loans related to the Trust. With respect to each Whole Loan, references herein to each such Whole Loan shall be construed to refer to the aggregate indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan and the related Companion Loan(s).

 

Withheld Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.21(a).

 

Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of any Advances made with respect to such Mortgage Loan on or before the date such Mortgage Loan becomes (or, but for the making of three Periodic Payments under its modified terms, would then constitute) a Corrected Loan, together with (to the extent accrued and unpaid) interest on such Advances, to the extent that (i) such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) is not reimbursed to the Person who made such Advance on or before the date, if any, on which Mortgage Loan becomes a Corrected Loan and (ii) the amount of such Advance (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) becomes an obligation of the related Mortgagor to pay such amount under the terms of the modified loan documents. That any amount constitutes all or a portion of any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount shall not in any manner limit the right of any Person hereunder to determine in the future that such amount instead constitutes a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

Workout Fee”: The fee paid to the Special Servicer with respect to each Corrected Loan in accordance with Section 3.11(c).

 

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Workout Fee Rate”: With respect to each Corrected Loan and in accordance with Section 3.11(c), a fee of 1.00% of each collection (other than Penalty Charges) of interest and principal (other than any amount for which a Liquidation Fee would be paid), including (i) Periodic Payments, (ii) Balloon Payments, (iii) Principal Prepayments and (iv) payments (other than those included in clause (i) or (ii) of this definition) at maturity or on the Anticipated Repayment Date, received on each Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan.

 

XML”: Extensible Markup Language.

 

Yield Maintenance Charge”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any premium, fee or other additional amount paid or payable, as the context requires, by a borrower in connection with a principal prepayment on, or other early collection of principal of, a Mortgage Loan, calculated, in whole or in part, pursuant to a yield maintenance formula or otherwise pursuant to a formula that reflects the lost interest, including any specified amount or specified percentage of the amount prepaid which constitutes the minimum amount that such Yield Maintenance Charge may be.

 

Section 1.02      Certain Calculations. Unless otherwise specified herein, for purposes of determining amounts with respect to the Certificates and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)        All calculations of interest (other than as provided in the related Mortgage Loan documents) provided for herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

(ii)       Any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan payment is deemed to be received on the date such payment is actually received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating distributions on the Certificates, Principal Prepayments with respect to any Mortgage Loan are deemed to be received on the date they are applied in accordance with the Servicing Standard consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, on which interest accrues.

 

(iii)      Any reference to the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates on or as of a Distribution Date shall refer to the Certificate Balance of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to (a) any distributions made on the immediately preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a), and Section 4.01(c) (b) any Realized Losses allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the immediately preceding Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04, and (c) any recoveries on the related Mortgage Loans of Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were previously reimbursed from principal collections on the related Mortgage Loans, that resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount, which recoveries are allocated to such Class of Principal Balance Certificates on the immediately preceding Distribution Date and added to the Certificate Balance pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

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(iv)      Unless otherwise specifically provided for herein, all net present value calculations and determinations made with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property (including for purposes of the definition of “Servicing Standard”) shall be made, in the event the Mortgage Loan documents are silent, using a discount rate (a) for principal and interest payments on a Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, or sale by the Special Servicer of a Defaulted Loan, the highest of (x) the rate determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, that approximates the market rate that would be obtainable by the related Mortgagor on similar non-defaulted debt of such Mortgagor as of such date of determination, (y) the Mortgage Rate on the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan based on its outstanding principal balance and (z) the yield on 10-year U.S. treasuries as of such date of determination, and (b) for all other cash flows, including property cash flow, the “discount rate” set forth in the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

(v)       Any reference to “expense of the trust” or “additional trust fund expense” or words of similar import shall be construed to mean, for any Serviced Mortgage Loan, an expense that shall be applied in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no application is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement refers to this Agreement for the application of trust fund expenses or such Intercreditor Agreement does not prohibit the following application of trust fund expenses (i) with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, first, to any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, to the Trust and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans in accordance with the respective Stated Principal Balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

[End of Article I]

 

Article II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

Section 2.01     Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby establish a trust, appoint the Trustee as trustee of the trust, assign, sell, transfer and convey to the Trustee, in trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in, to and under (i) the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (ii) Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Ladder, LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS; (iii) the Intercreditor Agreements; (iv) all scheduled or unscheduled payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date (or with respect to a Qualified

 

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Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Due Date in the month of substitution); (v) any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein) or the Depositor’s beneficial interest in the Mortgaged Property securing a Non-Serviced Whole Loan acquired under the related Non-Serviced PSA; (vi) all revenues received in respect of any REO Property (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (vii) the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s and the Trustee’s rights under the insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (viii) any Assignment of Leases and any security agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (ix) any letters of credit, indemnities, guaranties or lease enhancement policies given as additional security for any related Mortgage Loans (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (x) all assets deposited in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund and the Servicing Accounts (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account) and any REO Account (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest in such REO Account), including any reinvestment income, as applicable; (xi) any Environmental Indemnity Agreements (to the extent of the Depositor’s interest therein); (xii) the Lower-Tier Regular Interests; and (xiii) the proceeds of the foregoing (other than any interest earned on deposits in the lock-box accounts, cash collateral accounts, escrow accounts and any reserve accounts, to the extent such interest belongs to the related Mortgagor and any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans) (collectively, the “Conveyed Property”). Such assignment includes all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (in each case, other than (i) payments of principal and interest due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date; (ii) prepayments of principal collected on or before the Cut-off Date; (iii) with respect to those Mortgage Loans that were closed in October 2018 but have their first Due Date in November 2018, any interest amounts relating to the period prior to the Cut-off Date; and (iv) any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which Ladder or Rialto is the related Mortgage Loan Seller). The transfer of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is absolute and, notwithstanding Section 13.07, is intended by the parties to constitute a sale. In connection with the assignment to the Trustee of Sections 2, 3, 4 (other than Section 4(c), (d), (e) and (g)) and 5 (other than Section 5(f), (g), (h) and (i)) and, to the extent related to the foregoing, Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 and 18 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and Section 19 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement between the Depositor, Ladder, LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS, it is intended that the Trustee get the benefit of Sections 10, 13 and 15 thereof in connection with any exercise of rights under the assigned Sections, and the Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available to the Trustee the benefits of Sections 10, 13 and 15 in connection therewith.

 

(b)       In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall direct, and hereby represents and warrants that it has directed, the Mortgage Loan Sellers pursuant to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, (A) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or,

 

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alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (B) on or before the date that is 45 days following the Closing Date, the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date, any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to this Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon such Mortgage Loan Seller’s delivery of a copy or duplicate original of such Mortgage Note, together with an affidavit certifying that the original thereof has been lost or destroyed and indemnifying the Trustee and the Trust. If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller cannot deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii) and (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), solely because of a delay caused by the public filing or recording office where such document or instrument has been delivered, or will be delivered within 10 Business Days of the Closing Date, for filing or recordation, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied on a provisional basis as of the Closing Date as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a duplicate original or a photocopy of such non-delivered document or instrument (certified by the applicable public filing or recording office, the applicable title insurance company or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted or to be submitted for filing or recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein, and either the original of such non-delivered document or instrument, or a photocopy thereof (certified by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company, in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording), with evidence of filing or recording thereon, is delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, after the Closing Date as the Custodian shall consent to as long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office such original or photocopy). If the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver, or cause to be delivered, as to any Mortgage Loan, any of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clauses (ii), (iv), (vii), and (ix) (or, if applicable, a copy thereof) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” with evidence of filing or recording thereon (if intended to be recorded or filed), for any other reason, including, without limitation, that such non-delivered document or instrument has been lost or destroyed, the delivery requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) shall be deemed to have been satisfied as to such non-delivered document or instrument, and such non-delivered document or instrument shall be deemed to have been included in the Mortgage File, if a photocopy of such

 

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non-delivered document or instrument (with evidence of filing or recording thereon and certified in the case of the documents and/or instruments referred to in clause (ii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” by the appropriate county recorder’s office or the applicable title insurance company to be a true and complete copy of the original thereof submitted for recording) is delivered to the Custodian on or before the date set forth herein. Neither the Trustee nor any Custodian shall in any way be liable for any failure by any Mortgage Loan Seller or the Depositor to comply with the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b). If, on the Closing Date as to any Mortgage Loan, subject to the next sentence, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required to, but cannot, deliver (in complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File” solely because of the unavailability of filing or recording information as to any existing document or instrument, such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date an omnibus assignment of such Mortgage Loan substantially in the form of Exhibit H; provided that all required original assignments with respect to such Mortgage Loan (in fully complete and recordable form or form suitable for filing or recording, if applicable) are delivered to the Custodian within one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date (or within such longer period, not to exceed eighteen (18) months, which the Custodian shall consent to so long as the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is, as certified in writing to the Trustee and the Custodian no less often than every ninety (90) days following such 180–day period after the Closing Date, attempting in good faith to obtain from the appropriate public filing office or county recorder’s office the applicable filing or recording information as to the related document or instrument); and provided, further, that in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the delivery of any such assignments shall be subject to clause (e) and clause (f) of the first proviso to the definition of “Mortgage File” herein. As to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent is responsible for recording or filing, as applicable, any one of the assignments in favor of the Trustee referred to in clause (iii), clause (v), or clause (x) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, and such Mortgage Loan Seller may provisionally satisfy the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) with respect to such assignment by delivering to the Custodian with respect to such Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date a copy of such assignment in the form sent for recording or filing or (except for recording or filing information not yet available) to be sent for recording or filing; provided that an original or copy of such assignment (with evidence of recording or filing, as applicable, indicated thereon) shall be delivered to the Custodian as contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to letters of credit referred to in clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the original to the Master Servicer (which letter of credit shall be titled in the name of, or assigned to, “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47”), and a copy to the Custodian or, if such original has been submitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the issuing bank to effect a reissuance, assignment or amendment of such letter of credit (changing the beneficiary thereof to the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled above)

 

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that may be required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Section 2.01(b) by delivering with respect to any letter(s) of credit a copy thereof to the Custodian indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance or an Officer’s Certificate from the Master Servicer certifying that it holds the letter(s) of credit pursuant to this Section 2.01(b), one of which shall be delivered to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date. If a letter of credit referred to in the previous sentence is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver the appropriate assignment or amendment documents (or copies of such assignment or amendment documents if the related Mortgage Loan Seller has submitted the originals to the related issuer of such letter of credit for processing) to the Custodian within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any costs of assignment or amendment of such letter(s) of credit required in order for the Master Servicer to draw on such letter(s) of credit on behalf of the Trust and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is assigned or amended in order that it may be drawn by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

(c)       Except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller is required at its sole cost and expense, to itself, or to engage a third party to, put each Assignment of Mortgage, each assignment of Assignment of Leases and each assignment of each UCC Financing Statement (collectively, the “Assignments” and, individually, “Assignment”) relating to the Mortgage Loans conveyed by it under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in proper form for filing or recording, as applicable, and to submit such Assignments for filing or recording, as the case may be, in the applicable public filing or recording office. On the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Sellers may deliver one (1) omnibus assignment for all such Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto to the Custodian as provided in Section 2.01(b). Except under the circumstances provided for in the last sentence of this Section 2.01(c) and except in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller will itself, or a third party at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense will, promptly (and in any event within one hundred-twenty (120) days after the later of the Closing Date and the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s actual receipt of the related documents and the necessary recording and filing information) cause to be submitted for recording or filing, as the case may be, in the appropriate public office for real property records or UCC Financing Statements, as appropriate, each Assignment. Each such Assignment submitted for recording shall reflect that it (or a file copy thereof in the case of a UCC Assignment) should be returned by the public recording office to the Custodian or its designee following recording or filing (or to the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent who will then be responsible for delivery of the same to the Custodian or its designee). Any such Assignment received by the Custodian shall be promptly included in the related Mortgage File and be deemed a part thereof, and any such Assignment received by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its agent shall be required to be delivered to the Custodian to be included as part of the related Mortgage File within thirty (30) days after receipt. If any such document or instrument is

 

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determined to be incomplete or not to meet the recording or filing requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is to be recorded or filed, or is lost by the public office or returned unrecorded or unfiled, as the case may be, because of a defect therein, on or about one hundred-eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall prepare, at its own expense, a substitute therefor or cure such defect, as the case may be, and thereafter the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, at the expense of such Mortgage Loan Seller, upon receipt thereof cause the same to be duly recorded or filed, as appropriate. If, by the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian has not received confirmation of the recording or filing as the case may be, of any such Assignment, it shall so advise the related Mortgage Loan Seller who may then pursue such confirmation itself or request that the Custodian pursue such confirmation at the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense, and upon such a request and provision for payment of such expenses satisfactory to the Custodian, the Custodian, at the expense of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, shall cause a search of the land records of each applicable jurisdiction and of the records of the offices of the applicable Secretary of State for confirmation that the Assignment appears in such records and retain a copy of such confirmation in the related Mortgage File. In the event that confirmation of the recording or filing of an Assignment cannot be obtained, the Custodian or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall promptly inform the other and the Custodian shall provide such Mortgage Loan Seller with a copy of the Assignment and request the preparation of a new Assignment. The related Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the expenses for the preparation of replacement Assignments for any Assignments which, having been properly submitted for filing or recording to the appropriate governmental office by the Custodian, fail to appear of record and must be resubmitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be no requirement to record any assignment to the Trustee referred to in clause (iii) or (v) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” or to file any UCC-3 to the Trustee referred to in clause (ix) of the definition of “Mortgage File,” in those jurisdictions where, in the written opinion of local counsel (which opinion shall be an expense of the related Mortgage Loan Seller) acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee, such recordation and/or filing is not required to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan against sale, further assignment, satisfaction or discharge by the related Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or the Depositor.

 

(d)       All documents and records in the Depositor’s or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s possession relating to the Mortgage Loans (including, in each case, financial statements, operating statements and any other information provided by the respective Mortgagor from time to time, but excluding the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s internal communications (including such communications between such Mortgage Loan Seller and its Affiliates) and underwriting analysis (including documents prepared by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any of its Affiliates for such purposes), draft documents, attorney-client communications that are privileged communications or constitute legal or other due diligence analyses and credit underwriting or due diligence analyses or data) that (i) are not required to be a part of a Mortgage File in accordance with the definition thereof and (ii) are reasonably necessary for the servicing of each such Mortgage Loan, together with copies of all documents in each Mortgage File, shall be delivered by the Depositor or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days after the Closing Date and shall be held by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holder. Such documents and records shall be any documents and records (with the exception of any

 

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items excluded under the immediately preceding sentence) that would otherwise be a part of the Servicing File.

 

(e)       In connection with the Depositor’s assignment pursuant to subsection (a) above, the Depositor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, on or before two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date, a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, as in full force and effect, without amendment or modification, on the Closing Date.

 

(f)        The Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to require that, promptly after the Closing Date, but in all events within three (3) Business Days after the Closing Date, each of the Mortgage Loan Sellers shall cause all funds on deposit in escrow accounts maintained with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) transferred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, whether such accounts are held in the name of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other name to be transferred to the Master Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer) for deposit into Servicing Accounts.

 

(g)       With respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 1, 5, 6, 14, 23, 35, 44, 49 and 55 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which are each subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the respective Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the related Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall provide any such required notice or make any such required request to the related franchisor (with a copy of such notice or request to the Master Servicer) within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), and the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to acquire such replacement comfort letter, if necessary (or to acquire any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter). If the Master Servicer is unable to acquire any such replacement comfort letter (or new document or acknowledgement, as applicable) within 120 days of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Mortgage Loan Seller that no such replacement comfort letter has been received.

 

(h)       Each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall provide that within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, each Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered the Diligence Files for each of its Mortgage Loans to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence Files to the Designated Site. Promptly upon completion of such delivery of the Diligence Files (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor a certificate (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor certifying that the electronic copies of the documents and information uploaded to the Designated Site constitute all documents and information required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence Files are organized and categorized

 

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in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Diligence File Certification”).

 

(i)        Within two (2) Business Days of the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver each of the Initial Schedule AL File and any Initial Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR Compatible Format and Excel format and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus in Excel format to the Master Servicer via electronic email to ssreports@wellsfargo.com.

 

(j)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01 or in Section 2.02, in connection with each Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (1) instruments of assignment to the Trustee may be in blank and need not be recorded pursuant to this Agreement (other than the endorsements to the note(s) evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) until the earlier of (i) the Servicing Shift Date, in which case such instruments shall be assigned and recorded in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Date and (iii) 180 days after the Closing Date, in which case assignments and recordations shall be effected in accordance with this Section 2.01 until the occurrence, if any, of the Servicing Shift Date, (2) no letter of credit need be amended (including, without limitation, to change the beneficiary thereon) until the earliest of (i) the Servicing Shift Date, in which case such amendment shall be in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, (ii) the Servicing Shift Whole Loan becoming a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the Servicing Shift Date in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01 and (iii) the earlier of (A) 180 days after the Closing Date and (B) any such time as any such letter of credit is required to be drawn upon by the Master Servicer in which case such amendment shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.01, and (3) on and following the Servicing Shift Date, the Person selling the related Servicing Shift Control Note to the related Non-Serviced Depositor, at its own expense, shall be (a) entitled to direct in writing, which may be conclusively relied upon by the Custodian, the Custodian to deliver the originals of all the Mortgage Loan documents relating to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan in its possession (other than the original note(s) evidencing the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan) to the related Non-Serviced Trustee or the related Non-Serviced Custodian, (b) if the right under clause (a) is exercised, required to cause the retention by or delivery to the Custodian of photocopies of Mortgage Loan documents related to the Servicing Shift Whole Loan so delivered to such Non-Serviced Trustee or such Non-Serviced Custodian, (c) entitled to cause the completion (or, in the event of a recordation as contemplated by clause (1)(ii) of this paragraph, the preparation, execution and delivery) and recordation of instruments of assignment in the name of the related Non-Serviced Trustee or related Non-Serviced Custodian, (d) if the right under clause (c) is exercised, required to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian photocopies of any instruments of assignment so completed and recorded, and (e) entitled to require the Master Servicer to transfer, and to cooperate with all reasonable requests in connection with the transfer of, the Servicing File, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer.

 

Section 2.02     Acceptance by Trustee. (a) The Trustee, by the execution and delivery of this Agreement (1) acknowledges receipt by it or the Custodian on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim, of the applicable documents specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” with respect to

 

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each Mortgage Loan and of all other assets included in the Trust Fund and (2) declares (a) that it or the Custodian on its behalf holds and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers that constitute the Mortgage Files in the name of the Trust for the benefit of all present and future Certificateholders and Serviced Companion Noteholders, as applicable, and (b) that it holds and will hold such other assets included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders (and for the benefit of the Trustee as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as applicable. If any Mortgage Loan Seller is unable to deliver or cause the delivery of any original Mortgage Note, such Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver a copy of such Mortgage Note, together with a signed lost note affidavit and appropriate indemnity and shall thereby be deemed to have satisfied the document delivery requirements of Section 2.01 and of this Section 2.02.

 

(b)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan within sixty (60) days after the Due Date in the month of substitution), the Custodian, shall review the Mortgage Loan documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers constituting the Mortgage Files; and, promptly following such review (but in no event later than sixty (60) days after the Closing Date), the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (so long as no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and only with respect to Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan), the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full)) that, except as specifically identified in any exception report annexed to such writing (the “Custodial Exception Report”), (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct. With respect to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Custodial Exception Report, the Custodian shall specifically identify such Mortgage Loan together with the nature of such exception (in the form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and the related Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by the related Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for filing or recording and have not been returned by the filing office or the recorder’s office).

 

(c)       The Custodian shall review the Mortgage Loan documents received subsequent to the Closing Date; and, on or about the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Custodian shall, in the form attached as Exhibit Q, certify in writing to each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (as to each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any related Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event has occurred) or any related Mortgage Loan specifically identified in any exception report

 

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annexed to such writing) that, (i) subject to the first proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and Section 2.01, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File”, as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Sellers have been reviewed by the Custodian and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and relate to such Mortgage Loan, if applicable, and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 2.02 and Section 2.03(b) to the contrary, in the case of a Material Defect in any of the documents specified in clauses (ii) through (v), (vii), (viii) and (ix) in the definition of “Mortgage File”, which Material Defect results solely from a delay in the return of the related documents from the applicable filing or recording office and gives rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation on the part of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Directing Certificateholder, in its sole judgment, may (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event), and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, permit the related Mortgage Loan Seller in lieu of repurchasing or substituting for the related Mortgage Loan, to deposit with the Master Servicer an amount, to be held in trust in a segregated Eligible Account (which may be a sub-account of the Collection Account), equal to 25% of the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan (in the alternative, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may deliver to the Master Servicer a letter of credit in such amount, with a copy to the Custodian). Such funds or letter of credit, as applicable, shall be held by the Master Servicer (i) until the date on which the Custodian determines and notifies the Master Servicer that such Material Defect has been cured or the related Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, at which time the Master Servicer shall return such funds (or letter of credit) to the related Mortgage Loan Seller, or (ii) until same are applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable) as set forth below in this Section 2.02(d) in the event of a repurchase or substitution by the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Notwithstanding the two immediately preceding sentences, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer certifies to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Custodian that it has determined in the exercise of its reasonable judgment that the document with respect to which such Material Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with, and to the extent required by, the terms and conditions of Section 2.03(b) and Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to repurchase the Mortgage Loan for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt of a notice to repurchase (together with any applicable extension period) if it is attempting to recover the document from the applicable filing or recording office and provides an officer’s certificate setting forth what

 

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actions such Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with such recovery. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, upon the date of such repurchase or substitution, and in the event that the related Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered a letter of credit to the Master Servicer in accordance with this Section 2.02(d), the Master Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, draw on the letter of credit and deposit the proceeds of such draw, into the Collection Account to be applied to the Purchase Price (or the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if applicable, in which event, the amount of such funds or proceeds that exceed the Substitution Shortfall Amount shall be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller) in accordance with Section 2.03(b). All such funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be invested in Permitted Investments, at the direction and for the benefit of the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Such funds shall be treated as an “outside reserve fund” under the REMIC Provisions, which, together with any reimbursement from the Lower-Tier REMIC, is beneficially owned by the related Mortgage Loan Seller for federal income tax purposes, which Mortgage Loan Seller shall remain liable for any taxes payable on income or gain with respect thereto.

 

(e)       It is herein acknowledged that neither the Trustee nor any Custodian is under any duty or obligation (i) to determine whether any of the documents specified in clauses (vi), (vii) and (xii) through (xviii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” exist or are required to be delivered by the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers or any other Person (unless identified on the Mortgage Loan Checklist) or (ii) to inspect, review or examine any of the documents, instruments, certificates or other papers relating to the Mortgage Loans delivered to it to determine that the same are genuine, enforceable, duly authorized, sufficient to perfect and maintain the perfection of a security interest or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face and, with respect to the documents specified in clause (viii) of the definition of the “Mortgage File”, whether the insurance is effective as of the date of the recordation, whether all endorsements or riders issued are included in the file or if the policy has not been issued whether any acceptable replacement document has been dated the date of the related Mortgage Loan funding. Further, with respect to the UCC Financing Statements referenced in the Mortgage File, absent actual knowledge to the contrary or copies of UCC Financing Statements delivered to the Custodian as part of the Mortgage File indicating otherwise, the Custodian may assume, for the purposes of the filings and the certification to be delivered in accordance with this Section 2.02 that the related Mortgage File should include one state level UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing), or if the Custodian has received notice that a particular UCC Financing Statement was filed as a fixture filing, that the related Mortgage File should include only a local UCC Financing Statement filing for each Mortgaged Property (or with respect to any Mortgage Loan that has two or more Mortgagors, for each Mortgagor, except to the extent multiple Mortgagors are named as debtors in the same UCC Financing Statement filing). The assignments of the UCC Financing Statements to be assigned to the Trust will be delivered on the national forms (or on such other form as may be acceptable for filing or recording in the applicable jurisdiction) and in a format suitable for filing or recording, as applicable, and will be filed or recorded in the jurisdiction(s) where such UCC Financing Statements were originally filed or recorded, as indicated in the documents provided, and in accordance with then-current laws.

 

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(f)       If, in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files or at any time thereafter, the Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File (1) not to have been properly executed, (2) subject to the timing requirements of Sections 2.01(b) and 2.01(c), not to have been delivered, (3) to contain information that does not conform in any material respect with the corresponding information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or (4) to be defective on its face (each, a “Defect” in the related Mortgage File), the Custodian shall promptly so notify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (and in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date and every calendar quarter thereafter until all Defects are corrected) by providing a Custodial Exception Report setting forth for each affected Mortgage Loan, with particularity, the nature of such Defect (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Custodian and such Mortgage Loan Seller and separating items required to be in the Mortgage File but never delivered from items which were delivered by such Mortgage Loan Seller but are out for recording or filing and have not been returned by the recorder’s office or filing office).

 

(g)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (i) receives a Repurchase Request or any other request or demand from any Person for a Mortgage Loan Seller to repurchase or replace a Mortgage Loan because of an alleged Defect or Breach (together with a Repurchase Request, a “15Ga-1 Repurchase Request”) (the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to the extent it receives such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request Recipient” with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request); or (ii) receives any withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or any rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (or such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is forwarded to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer by another party hereto), then the Repurchase Request Recipient shall deliver notice (which may be by electronic format so long as a “backup” hard copy of such notice is also delivered on or prior to the next Business Day) of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or withdrawal or rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (each, a “15Ga-1 Notice”) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (other than in the case of a rejection by such Mortgage Loan Seller) and the Depositor, in each case within ten (10) Business Days from such Repurchase Request Recipient’s receipt thereof.

 

Each 15Ga-1 Notice shall include (i) the identity of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the date the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient or the date any withdrawal of the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request is received by the Repurchase Request Recipient, as applicable, (iii) if known, the basis for the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request (as asserted in the 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request), (iv) the identity of the Person making such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and (v) a statement from the Repurchase Request Recipient as to whether it currently plans to pursue such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request.

 

A Repurchase Request Recipient shall not be required to provide any information in a 15Ga-1 Notice protected by the attorney-client privilege or attorney work product doctrines. The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements will provide that (i) any 15Ga-1 Notice provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) is so provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Sellers and Depositor or their respective Affiliates to comply with Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and any other requirement of law or regulation and (ii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no

 

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information provided pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including with respect to any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request that is the subject of a 15Ga-1 Notice.

 

In the event that the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, such party shall promptly forward or otherwise provide written notice of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer, if relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, or to the Special Servicer, if relating to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property, and include the following statement in the related correspondence: “This is a ‘15Ga-1 Repurchase Request’ under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 requiring action by you as the ‘Repurchase Request Recipient’ thereunder.” Upon receipt of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, such party shall be deemed to be the Repurchase Request Recipient in respect of such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, and such party shall comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.02(g) with respect to such 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request. In no event shall the Custodian, by virtue of this provision, be required to provide any notice other than as set forth in Section 2.02 of this Agreement in connection with its review of the Mortgage File.

 

If the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian receives notice or has knowledge of a withdrawal or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request of which notice has been previously received or given, and such notice was not received from or copied to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, then such party shall give notice of such withdrawal or rejection to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. Any such notice received by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, Operating Advisor, Asset Representations Reviewer or the Custodian shall also be provided to the Depositor and, in the case of a withdrawal notice, to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

In the event that a Mortgage Loan is repurchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, the Enforcing Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor of such repurchase or replacement.

 

Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Depositor; Mortgage Loan Sellers’ Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans for Defects in Mortgage Files and Breaches of Representations and Warranties. (a) The Depositor hereby represents and warrants that:

 

(i)       The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the Depositor has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the

 

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power and authority to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement;

 

(ii)       Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by each other party hereto, this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Depositor hereunder are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

 

(iii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder by the Depositor will not conflict with any provisions of any law or regulations to which the Depositor is subject, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the Depositor or any indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or any order or decree applicable to the Depositor, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the Depositor’s assets or property, which would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; the Depositor has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement;

 

(iv)       There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened against the Depositor in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which would materially and adversely affect the validity of the Mortgage Loans or the ability of the Depositor to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and

 

(v)       The Depositor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, and the Mortgage Loans have been validly transferred to the Trust.

 

(b)       After receipt of a Repurchase Request, the Enforcing Servicer shall request in writing that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of such notice of such Repurchase Request or, if earlier, such Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of such Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, the earlier of (x) discovery by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to this Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to this Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to this Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable

 

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Purchase Price and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)) and provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who shall promptly deliver a copy of such officer’s certificate to the 17g-5 Information Provider), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the related Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then such Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date for so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Extended Cure Period, that such Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that such Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach which causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a Qualified Mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price

 

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remitted by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

 

If a Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan, makes a cash payment pursuant to an agreement or a settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan or a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) (each such payment, a “Loss of Value Payment”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to be applied in accordance with Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Enforcing Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer on behalf of the Trust, provided that (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Section 2.03 (excluding this paragraph) (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a Qualified Mortgage may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

With respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, any “Defect” (or analogous term) under the related Non-Serviced PSA shall constitute a Material Defect under each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the extent the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller repurchases the Non-Serviced Companion Loan from the trust created pursuant to such Non-Serviced PSA; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to any Defect related solely to the promissory note for any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer to the extent not previously

 

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paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of Mortgage Loans sold by Ladder Capital Finance LLC, that Mortgage Loan Seller, Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, Series REIT of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP and/or Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP) shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses and upon its making such remittance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent that any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the related Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced after the related Cut-off Date and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust on or prior to the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related Due Date in the month of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each Mortgage Loan being repurchased or replaced and received by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust after the related date of repurchase or substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer who shall remit such funds) to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller effecting the related repurchase or substitution promptly following receipt. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute for (or make a Loss of Value Payment with respect to) the related Mortgage Loan if it is otherwise required to do so under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Article II if (i) the related Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by a party to the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, or this Agreement, after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a Qualified Mortgage, and (iv) such delay or failure to provide notice (as required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or this Agreement) prevented the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect and such Material Defect was otherwise curable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a borrower), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC Financing Statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not be a Material Defect.

 

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Pursuant to each Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides an opinion of counsel to the effect that such release in lieu of repurchase would not (A) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the issuing entity and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(c)       Subject to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure as contemplated above in this Section 2.03, and further subject to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.01(c), any of the following shall cause a document in the Mortgage File to be deemed to have a Material Defect: (i) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage File contains a signed lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of the Mortgage Note that appears to be regular on its face; (ii) the absence from the Mortgage File of the original signed Mortgage that appears to be regular on its face, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the Mortgage and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original signed Mortgage was sent for recordation; (iii) the absence from the Mortgage File of the item called for by clause (viii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”; (iv) the absence from the Mortgage File of any intervening assignments required to create a complete chain of assignments to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, unless there is included in the Mortgage File either a copy of the assignment with evidence of recording thereon or a copy of the intervening assignment and a certificate from the related Mortgage Loan Seller stating that the original intervening assignments were sent for filing or recordation, as applicable; (v) the absence from the Mortgage File of any required letter of credit; or (vi) with respect to any related leasehold Mortgage Loan, the absence from the related Mortgage File of a copy (or an original, if available) of the related Ground Lease; provided, however, that no Defect (except the Defects previously described in sub-clauses (ii) through (vi) of this Section 2.03(c)) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the document with respect to which the Defect exists is required in connection with an imminent enforcement of the mortgagee’s rights or remedies under the related Mortgage Loan, defending any claim asserted by any Mortgagor or third party with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, establishing the validity or priority of any lien on any collateral securing the related Mortgage Loan or for any immediate significant servicing obligation; provided, further, that no Defect relating to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously described in sub-clauses (ii) through (vi) of this Section 2.03(c) shall be considered to materially and adversely affect the value of such Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Trustee or Certificateholders unless the related Mortgage Loan Seller, after receipt of notice of such Defect, is unable to produce a copy of the document with respect to which the Defect exists within a reasonable period after receiving such notice or otherwise establish that the original or copy, as applicable, of such document has been delivered, in compliance with the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, to the custodian under the related Non-Serviced PSA. Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, the delivery of executed escrow instructions or a binding commitment to issue a lender’s title insurance policy, as provided in clause (viii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, in lieu of the delivery of the actual policy of lender’s title insurance, shall not be considered a Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage File if such actual policy is delivered to the Custodian not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a Mortgage Loan Seller has otherwise complied with its document delivery requirements under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, in the event that the Custodian has acknowledged receipt pursuant to Section 2.02 above of a document that is part of the Mortgage File or a Mortgage Loan Seller can otherwise prove delivery of the document, and the Custodian subsequently loses a document, the fact that such document is lost may not be utilized as the basis for a claim of a Material Defect against a Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5(a) of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and/or this Section 2.03 and the Custodian shall be liable for any such loss to the extent provided for in Section 8.01.

 

(d)       In connection with any repurchase of, or substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Mortgage Loan contemplated by this Section 2.03, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each tender to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, upon delivery to each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of a trust receipt executed by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller evidencing such repurchase or substitution, all portions of the Mortgage File and other documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan possessed by each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (other than attorney-client communications that are privileged communications), and each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File that was endorsed or assigned to the Trustee shall be endorsed or assigned, as the case may be to the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller in the same manner as provided in Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and, if applicable, the definition of “Mortgage File” herein, so as to vest in such Mortgage Loan Seller the legal and beneficial ownership of such repurchased or substituted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto) and the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)       Section 5 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements provides the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders (subject to the limitations on the rights of the Certificateholders under this Agreement), or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, with respect to any Material Defect; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee to take any action against LC Holdings, LC REIT or LC TRS, to the extent provided for pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 19 thereof.

 

(f)       The Enforcing Servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), enforce the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, if any, shall be carried out in the best interest of the Certificateholders in accordance with the Servicing

 

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Standard. Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer with respect to the enforcement of the obligations of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall, to the extent not recovered from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or the Requesting Certificateholder, be deemed to be Servicing Advances to the extent not otherwise provided for herein. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of such enforcement: first, from a specific recovery, if any, of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; second, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vii) herein out of the related Purchase Price, to the extent that such expenses are a specific component thereof; and third, if at the conclusion of such enforcement action it is determined that the amounts described in clauses first and second are insufficient, then pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(viii) herein out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Collection Account. Any costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees related to a repurchase of a Companion Loan shall be paid pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement or pursuant to the documents related to an Other Securitization, if applicable.

 

(g)       If a Mortgage Loan Seller incurs any expense in connection with the curing of a Breach that constitutes a Material Defect, which also constitutes a default under the related Mortgage Loan and is reimbursable thereunder, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall have a right, and shall be subrogated to the rights of the Trustee and the Trust under the Mortgage Loan to recover the amount of such expenses from the related Mortgagor; provided, however, that such Mortgage Loan Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 2.03(g) shall be junior, subject and subordinate to the rights of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to recover amounts owed by the related Mortgagor under the terms of such Mortgage Loan including, without limitation, the rights to recover unreimbursed Advances, accrued and unpaid interest on Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, fees owed to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, and unpaid or unreimbursed expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Trust, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer allocable to such Mortgage Loan. The Enforcing Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to recover such expenses for such Mortgage Loan Seller to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, but taking into account the subordinate nature of the reimbursement to the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that the Enforcing Servicer determines in the exercise of its sole discretion consistent with the Servicing Standard that such actions by it will not impair the Enforcing Servicer’s collection or recovery of principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the related Mortgage Loan that would otherwise be payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, further, that the Enforcing Servicer may waive the collection of amounts due on behalf of such Mortgage Loan Seller in its sole discretion in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(h)       If (i) any Crossed Underlying Loan is required to be repurchased or substituted for in the manner described in this Section 2.03 and (ii) the applicable Material Defect does not constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group (without regard to this paragraph), then the applicable Material Defect shall be deemed to constitute a Material Defect as to any other Crossed Underlying Loan in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group for purposes of this paragraph, and the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall repurchase or substitute for such other Crossed Underlying Loan(s) in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group as provided in Section 2.03(b)

 

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unless such other Crossed Underlying Loans satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria. In the event that the remaining Crossed Underlying Loans in such Crossed Mortgage Loan Group satisfy the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller may elect either to repurchase or substitute for only the affected Crossed Underlying Loan(s) as to which the related Material Defect exists or to repurchase or substitute for all of the Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group. Any reserve or other cash collateral or letters of credit securing the Crossed Underlying Loans shall be allocated among the related Crossed Underlying Loans in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents or otherwise on a pro rata basis based upon their outstanding Stated Principal Balances. Except as provided in this Section 2.03(h) and Section 2.03(i), all other terms of the related Mortgage Loans shall remain in full force and effect without any modification thereof.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the related Mortgage provides for the partial release of one or more of the Crossed Underlying Loans, the related Mortgage Loan Seller may repurchase only that Crossed Underlying Loan required to be repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03, pursuant to the partial release provisions of the related Mortgage; provided, however, that (i) the remaining related Crossed Underlying Loan(s) fully comply with the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage, this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including the Crossed Underlying Loan Repurchase Criteria, (ii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller obtains an Opinion of Counsel (at such Mortgage Loan Seller’s expense) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) in connection with such partial release, the related Mortgage Loan Seller delivers or causes to be delivered to the Custodian original modifications to the Mortgage prepared and executed in connection with such partial release.

 

(j)       With respect to any Crossed Underlying Loan, to the extent that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller is required or elects to repurchase or substitute for such Crossed Underlying Loan in the manner prescribed in Section 2.03(h) or Section 2.03(i) while the Trustee continues to hold any other Crossed Underlying Loans in the related Crossed Mortgage Loan Group, the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, as assignee of the Depositor, will, as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, forbear from enforcing any remedies against the other’s Primary Collateral but each will be permitted to exercise remedies against the Primary Collateral securing its respective related Mortgage Loans, including with respect to the Trustee, the Primary Collateral securing the Mortgage Loans still held by the Trustee, so long as such exercise does not materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies against its Primary Collateral. If the exercise of the remedies by one party would materially impair the ability of the other party to exercise its remedies with respect to the Primary Collateral securing the Crossed Underlying Loans held by such party, then both parties have agreed in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to forbear from exercising such remedies until the Mortgage Loan documents evidencing and securing the relevant Mortgage Loan can be modified in a manner that complies with the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remove the threat of material impairment as a result of the exercise of remedies.

 

(k)       (i) In the event an Initial Requesting Certificateholder delivers a written request to a party to this Agreement that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller alleging the existence of a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage

 

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Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “Certificateholder Repurchase Request”), such party shall promptly forward that Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Enforcing Servicer shall then promptly forward the Certificateholder Repurchase Request to the related Mortgage Loan Seller and each other party to this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.03(l), the Enforcing Servicer shall be the Enforcing Party with respect to a Certificateholder Repurchase Request.

 

(ii)       In the event that the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (solely in its capacity as operating advisor) or the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder that is a Mortgage Loan Seller or an Affiliate thereof) identifies a Material Defect with respect to a Mortgage Loan (without implying any duty of such person to make, or to attempt to make, such a discovery), that party shall deliver prompt written notice of such Material Defect to each other party to this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Seller identifying the applicable Mortgage Loan and setting forth the basis for such allegation (a “PSA Party Repurchase Request” and each of a Certificateholder Repurchase Request or a PSA Party Repurchase Request, the “Repurchase Request”). The Enforcing Servicer shall act as the Enforcing Party and enforce the rights of the Trust against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to a PSA Party Repurchase Request.

 

(iii)       In the event the Repurchase Request is not Resolved within 180 days after the Mortgage Loan Seller receives the Repurchase Request (a “Resolution Failure”), then the provisions described in Section 2.03(l) below shall apply. Receipt of the Repurchase Request shall be deemed to occur two (2) Business Days after the Repurchase Request is sent to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. A Resolved Repurchase Request shall not preclude the Enforcing Servicer from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing otherwise set forth in this Agreement, in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or as provided by law.

 

(iv)       Within two (2) Business Days after a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request made by any Person other than the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder relating to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall send a written notice (a “Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Special Servicer, indicating the Master Servicer’s analysis and recommended course of action with respect to such Repurchase Request. The Master Servicer shall also deliver to the Special Servicer the Servicing File and all information, documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Non-Specially Serviced Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise reasonably available to the Master Servicer, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its duties hereunder to the extent set forth in this Agreement for such Non-Specially Serviced Loan. Upon receipt of such Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice and such Servicing File and other material, the Special Servicer shall become the Enforcing Servicer with respect to such Repurchase Request.

 

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(l)       (i) After a Resolution Failure occurs with respect to a Repurchase Request regarding a Mortgage Loan (whether the Repurchase Request was initiated by an Initial Requesting Certificateholder, a party to this Agreement or the Directing Certificateholder), and if applicable, after the Master Servicer sends the Master Servicer Proposed Course of Action Notice, the Enforcing Servicer shall send a notice (a “Proposed Course of Action Notice”) to the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, at the address specified in the Initial Requesting Certificateholder’s Repurchase Request, and to the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered via electronic mail to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com), indicating the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request (a “Proposed Course of Action”). The Certificate Administrator will be required to make the Proposed Course of Action Notice available to all other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Proposed Course of Action Notice shall include (a) a request to Certificateholders to indicate to the Enforcing Servicer their agreement with or dissent from such Proposed Course of Action, by clearly marking “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action on such notice within thirty (30) days after the date of such notice and a disclaimer that responses received after such 30-day period will not be taken into consideration, (b) a statement that if any Certificateholder disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action, the Enforcing Servicer shall be compelled to follow (either as the Enforcing Party or as the Enforcing Servicer in circumstances where a Certificateholder is acting as the Enforcing Party) the course of action agreed to and/or proposed by the majority of the responding Certificateholders that involves referring the matter to mediation or arbitration, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth below relating to the delivery of Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices and Final Dispute Resolution Election Notices (c) a statement that the responding Certificateholders will be required to certify their holdings in connection with such response, (d) a statement that only responses clearly marked “agree” or “disagree” with such Proposed Course of Action will be taken into consideration and (e) instructions for the responding Certificateholders to send their responses to the Enforcing Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days after the expiration of the 30-day response period, tabulate the responses received from the Certificateholders and share the results with the Enforcing Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall only count responses timely received and clearly indicating agreement or dissent with the related Proposed Course of Action and additional verbiage or qualifying language shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of determining whether the related Certificateholder agrees or disagrees with the Proposed Course of Action. The Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to answer any questions from the Certificateholders regarding such Proposed Course of Action. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator’s obligations in connection with this Section 2.03(l) shall be limited solely to tabulating the Certificateholders’ responses of “agree” or “disagree” to the Proposed Course of Action, and such obligation shall not be construed to impose any enforcement obligation on the Certificate Administrator. The Enforcing Servicer may conclusively rely (without investigation) on the Certificate Administrator’s tabulation of the responses of the responding Certificateholders. If (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action with respect to the Repurchase Request does not involve pursuing further action to exercise rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request and the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner wishes to exercise its right to refer the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or

 

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arbitration, or (b) the Enforcing Servicer’s intended course of action is to pursue further action to exercise rights against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the Repurchase Request but the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner does not agree with the dispute resolution method selected by the Enforcing Servicer, then the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or such other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner may deliver to the Enforcing Servicer a written notice (a “Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice”) within 30 days from the date the Proposed Course of Action Notice is posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (the “Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date”) indicating its intent to exercise its right to refer the matter to either mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration. In the event (a) the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicated a recommendation to undertake mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, (b) any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice, and (c) the Enforcing Servicer has also received responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners supporting the Enforcing Servicer’s initial Proposed Course of Action indicating a recommendation to undertake mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration, such additional responses from other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners will also be considered Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notices supporting such Proposed Course of Action for purposes of determining the course of action approved by the majority of responding Certificateholders.

 

(ii)       If neither the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, nor any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner entitled to do so delivers a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice prior to the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date, no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner otherwise entitled to do so shall have the right to refer the Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration, and the Enforcing Servicer as the Enforcing Party shall be the sole party entitled to determine a course of action, including, but not limited to, enforcing the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to any consent or consultation rights of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08.

 

(iii)       Promptly and in any event within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of a Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice from (a) the Initial Requesting Certificateholder, if any, or (b) any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (each of clauses (a) and (b), a “Requesting Certificateholder”), the Enforcing Servicer shall consult with each Requesting Certificateholder regarding such Requesting Certificateholder’s intention to elect either mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration as the dispute resolution method with respect to the Repurchase Request (the “Dispute Resolution Consultation”) so that such Requesting Certificateholder may consider the views of the Enforcing Servicer as to the claims underlying the Repurchase Request and possible dispute resolution methods, such discussions to occur and be completed no later than ten (10) Business Days following the Dispute Resolution Cut-off Date. The Enforcing Servicer shall be entitled to establish procedures the Enforcing Servicer deems in good faith to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard relating to the timing and extent of such consultations. No later than five (5) Business Days after completion of the Dispute Resolution Consultation, a Requesting Certificateholder may provide a final notice to the Enforcing Servicer indicating its decision to exercise its right

 

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to refer the matter to either mediation or arbitration (“Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice”).

 

(iv)       If, following the Dispute Resolution Consultation, no Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then the Enforcing Servicer will continue to act as the Enforcing Party and will remain obligated under this Agreement to determine a course of action including, but not limited to, enforcing the rights of the Trust with respect to the Repurchase Request and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration.

 

(v)       If a Requesting Certificateholder timely delivers a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then such Requesting Certificateholder shall become the Enforcing Party and must promptly submit the matter to mediation (including nonbinding arbitration) or arbitration. If there is more than one Requesting Certificateholder that timely deliver a Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice, then such Requesting Certificateholders shall collectively become the Enforcing Party, and the holder or holders of a majority of the Voting Rights among such Requesting Certificateholders shall be entitled to make all decisions relating to such mediation or arbitration (including whether to refer the matter to mediation (including non-binding arbitration) or arbitration). If, however, no Requesting Certificateholder commences arbitration or mediation pursuant to the terms of this Agreement within thirty (30) days after delivery of its Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice to the Enforcing Servicer, then (i) the rights of a Requesting Certificateholder to act as the Enforcing Party shall terminate and no Certificateholder or Certificate Owner shall have any further right to elect to refer the matter to mediation or arbitration, (ii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice indicated that the Enforcing Servicer shall take no further action with respect to the Repurchase Request, then the related Material Defect shall be deemed waived for all purposes under this Agreement and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; provided, however, that such Material Defect shall not be deemed waived with respect to a Requesting Certificateholder, any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner or the Enforcing Servicer to the extent there is a material change in the facts and circumstances known to such party at the time when the Proposed Course of Action Notice is delivered to the Enforcing Servicer, and (iii) if the Proposed Course of Action Notice had indicated a course of action other than the course of action under clause (ii), then the Enforcing Servicer shall again become the Enforcing Party and, as such, shall be the sole party entitled to enforce the Trust’s rights against the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(vi)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the dispute resolution provisions described above under this Section 2.03(l) shall not apply, and the Enforcing Servicer shall remain the Enforcing Party, if the Enforcing Servicer has commenced litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request, or determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that it is in the best interest of Certificateholders to commence litigation with respect to the Repurchase Request to avoid the running of any applicable statute of limitations.

 

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(vii)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder becomes the Enforcing Party, the Enforcing Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, shall remain a party to any proceedings against the related Mortgage Loan Seller as further described herein.

 

(viii)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the subject Mortgage Loan or any of their respective affiliates (other than the Special Servicer or a Controlling Class Certificateholder) shall be entitled to be an Initial Requesting Certificateholder or a Requesting Certificateholder or to act as a Certificateholder for purposes of delivering any Preliminary Dispute Resolution Election Notice or Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice or otherwise to vote Certificates owned by it or such affiliate(s) with respect to a course of action proposed or undertaken pursuant to the procedures described herein.

 

(ix)       Subject to the other provisions of this Section 2.03(l), the Requesting Certificateholder is entitled to elect either mediation or arbitration in its sole discretion; however, the Requesting Certificateholder shall not be entitled to then utilize the alternative method in the event that the initial method is unsuccessful.

 

(m)       If the Enforcing Party selects mediation (including nonbinding arbitration), the following provisions shall apply:

 

(i)       The mediation shall be administered by a nationally recognized mediation services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of mediation (such provider, the “Mediation Services Provider”) in accordance with published mediation procedures (the “Mediation Rules”) promulgated by the Mediation Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The mediator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the state of New York and have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Mediation Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential qualified mediators by the Mediation Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within fourteen (14) days and to rank the remaining potential mediators in order of preference. The Mediation Services Provider shall select the mediator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)       Prior to accepting an appointment, the mediator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)       The parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct an organizational conference to begin the mediation within 10 Business Days of the selection of the mediator and to conclude the mediation within 60 days thereafter.

 

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(v)       The expenses of any mediation shall be allocated among the parties to the mediation including, if applicable, between the Enforcing Party and the Enforcing Servicer, as mutually agreed by the parties as part of the mediation.

 

(vi)       Out of pocket costs and expenses of the Special Servicer for mediation or arbitration, to the extent not agreed to be paid by the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of mediation) or allocated to the Enforcing Party or another party (in the case of arbitration) shall be reimbursable as a Servicing Advance.

 

(n)       If the Enforcing Party selects third-party arbitration, the following provisions will apply:

 

(i)       The arbitration shall be administered by a nationally recognized arbitration services provider selected by the related Mortgage Loan Seller within thirty (30) days of written notice of the Enforcing Party’s selection of arbitration (such provider, the “Arbitration Services Provider”) in accordance with published arbitration procedures (the “Arbitration Rules”) promulgated by the Arbitration Services Provider.

 

(ii)       The arbitrator shall be impartial, an attorney admitted to practice in the State of New York and have at least 15 years of experience in commercial litigation, and if possible, commercial real estate finance or commercial mortgage-backed securitization matters and who will be appointed from a list of neutrals maintained by the Arbitration Services Provider. Upon being supplied a list of at least ten potential arbitrators by the Arbitration Services Provider each party will have the right to exercise two peremptory challenges within 14 days and to rank the remaining potential arbitrators in order of preference. The Arbitration Services Provider will select the arbitrator from the remaining attorneys on the list respecting the preference choices of the parties to the extent possible.

 

(iii)       Prior to accepting an appointment, the arbitrator must promptly disclose any circumstances likely to create a reasonable inference of bias or conflict of interest or likely to preclude completion of the hearings within the prescribed time schedule.

 

(iv)       After consulting with the parties at an organizational conference held not later than 10 Business Days after its appointment, the arbitrator shall devise procedures and deadlines for the arbitration, to the extent not already agreed to by the parties, with the goal of expediting the proceeding and completing the arbitration within 120 days. The arbitrator shall have the authority to schedule, hear, and determine any and all motions, including dispositive and discovery motions, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for non-jury matters (the “Rules”) (including summary judgment and other prehearing and post hearing motions), and will do so by reasoned decision on the motion of any party to the arbitration.

 

(v)       Notwithstanding whatever other discovery may be available under the Rules, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, each party to the arbitration will be presumptively limited to the following discovery in the arbitration: (A) the parties shall reasonably and in good faith voluntarily produce to all other parties all documents upon

 

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which they intend to rely and all documents they reasonably and in good faith believe to be relevant to the claims or defenses asserted by any of the parties, (B) party witness depositions (excluding Rule 30b-6 witnesses), and (C) expert witness depositions, provided that the arbitrator shall have the ability to grant the parties, or either of them, additional discovery to the extent that the arbitrator determines good cause is shown that such additional discovery is reasonable and necessary.

 

(vi)       The arbitrator shall make its final determination no later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearings and submission of any post-hearing submissions. The arbitrator shall resolve the dispute in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and may not modify or change those agreements in any way or award remedies not consistent with those agreements. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive damages or consequential damages in any arbitration conducted by them. Interest on any monetary award shall bear interest from the date of the Final Dispute Resolution Election Notice at the Prime Rate. In its final determination, the arbitrator shall determine and award the costs of the arbitration (including the fees of the arbitrator, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and administrative fees) and shall award reasonable attorneys’ fees to the parties to the arbitration as determined by the arbitrator in its reasonable discretion. The determination of the arbitrator shall be by a reasoned decision in writing and counterpart copies will be promptly delivered to the parties. The final determination of the arbitrator shall be final and non-appealable, except for actions to confirm or vacate the determination permitted under federal or state law, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(vii)      By selecting arbitration, the selecting party is giving up the right to sue in court, including the right to a trial by jury.

 

(viii)     No person may bring a putative or certificated class action to arbitration.

 

(o)        The following provisions will apply to both mediation and third-party arbitration:

 

(i)         Any mediation or arbitration will be held in New York, New York unless another location is agreed by all parties;

 

(ii)        If the dispute involves a matter that cannot effectively be remedied by the payment of damages, or if there be any dispute relating to arbitration or the arbitrators that cannot be resolved promptly by the arbitrators or the Arbitration Services Provider, then any party in such instance may during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings seek temporary equitable remedies, pending the final decision of the arbitration panel, solely by application in the Southern District of New York if such court shall have subject matter jurisdiction, or if the Southern District of New York has no jurisdiction, then the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York. The arbitration proceedings shall not be stayed unless so ordered by the court.

 

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including all offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or written, made in the course of the parties’ attempt to informally resolve any Repurchase Request, will be confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose, including impeachment, in any mediation, arbitration or litigation, or other proceeding (including any proceeding under this Section 2.03). Such information will be kept strictly confidential and shall not be disclosed or shared with any third party (other than a party’s attorneys, experts, accountants and other agents and representatives, as reasonably required in connection with any resolution procedure under this Section 2.03), except as otherwise required by law, regulatory requirement or court order. If any party to a resolution procedure receives a subpoena or other request for information from a third party (other than a governmental regulatory body) for such confidential information, the recipient shall promptly notify the other party to the resolution procedure and shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to object to the production of its confidential information.

 

(iv)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall be required to contain an acknowledgment that the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, shall be a party to any arbitration or mediation proceedings solely for the purpose of being the beneficiary of any award in favor of the Enforcing Party; provided that the degree and extent to which the Enforcing Servicer actively prepares for and participates in such proceeding shall be determined by such Enforcing Servicer in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (provided that a Consultation Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing) and in accordance with the Servicing Standard. All amounts recovered by the Enforcing Party shall be paid to the Trust, or the Enforcing Servicer on its behalf, and deposited in the Collection Account. The agreement with the arbitrator or mediator, as the case may be, shall provide that in the event a Requesting Certificateholder is allocated any related costs and expenses pursuant to the terms of the arbitrator’s decision or the agreement reached in mediation, neither the Trust nor the Enforcing Servicer acting on its behalf shall be responsible for any such costs and expenses allocated to the Requesting Certificateholder.

 

(v)       In the event a Requesting Certificateholder is the Enforcing Party, the Requesting Certificateholder is required to pay any expenses allocated to the Enforcing Party in the arbitration proceedings or any expenses that the Enforcing Party agrees to bear in the mediation proceedings.

 

(vi)      The Trust (or the Trustee or the Enforcing Servicer, acting on its behalf), the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller shall be permitted to redact any personally identifiable customer information included in any information provided for purposes of any mediation or arbitration. Each party to the proceedings shall be required to agree to keep confidential the details related to the Repurchase Request and the dispute resolution identified in connection with such procedures; provided, however, that (A) the Certificateholders shall be permitted to communicate prior to the commencement of any such proceedings to the extent provided in Section 5.06 and (B) the Enforcing Servicer shall be permitted to include such information in any 15Ga-1 Notice as it is required pursuant to Section 2.02(g).

 

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(vii)       For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the exercise of any right of a Requesting Certificateholder to refer a Repurchase Request to mediation or arbitration or participation in such mediation or arbitration affect in any manner the ability of the Enforcing Servicer to perform its obligations with respect to a Mortgage Loan (including without limitation, a liquidation, foreclosure, negotiation of a loan modification or workout, acceptance of a discounted pay-off or deed-in-lieu, or bankruptcy or other litigation) or the exercise of any rights of a Directing Certificateholder.

 

(viii)     In the event that the method of dispute resolution selected is unsuccessful, the Requesting Certificateholder may not elect to then utilize the alternative method.

 

(ix)       Any out-of-pocket expenses required to be borne by or allocated to the Enforcing Servicer in a mediation or arbitration or related responsibilities under this Agreement shall be reimbursable as Trust Fund expenses.

 

Section 2.04 Execution of Certificates; Issuance of Lower-Tier Regular Interests. The Trustee hereby acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and, subject to Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, the delivery to the Custodian of the Mortgage Files and a fully executed original counterpart of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, together with the assignment to it of all of the other assets included in the Lower-Tier REMIC. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery, (i) in exchange for the Mortgage Loans and the other assets comprising the Lower-Tier REMIC, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Trustee acknowledges the issuance of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest to the Depositor; (ii) the Trustee acknowledges the contribution by the Depositor of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests to the Upper-Tier REMIC and (iii) immediately thereafter, in exchange for the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, the Trustee acknowledges that it has caused the Certificate Administrator to issue the Class UR Interest and has caused the Certificate Registrar to execute and caused the Authenticating Agent to authenticate and to deliver to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Regular Certificates and the Class R Certificates, and the Depositor hereby acknowledges the receipt by it or its designees, of such Certificates in authorized Denominations and such Certificates evidencing the entire beneficial ownership of the Upper-Tier REMIC (and in the case of the Class R Certificates, the Class LR Interest and the Class UR Interest).

 

[End of Article II]

 

Article III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE TRUST FUND

 

Section 3.01 Administration of the Mortgage Loans, the Serviced Companion Loans, and REO Properties. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall diligently service and administer the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any Serviced Companion Loans and the REO Properties (other than any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) it is obligated (as provided below) to service in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan documents and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the Trust and in

 

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the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, in the case of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), as a collective whole, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Companion Loans (as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment), in accordance with applicable law, the terms of this Agreement (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan or any Mortgage Loan with related mezzanine debt, the related Intercreditor Agreement) and the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan, taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of the Companion Loan. With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control; provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and the related Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the higher of the following standards of care: (1) in the same manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans for other third party portfolios and (2) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, services and administers similar mortgage loans owned by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a view to the (A) the timely recovery of all payments of principal and interest under the Mortgage Loans or Serviced Whole Loans or (B) in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Property, maximization of recovery of principal and interest on a net present value basis on such Mortgage Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loans, and the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders constituted a single lender) (and in the case of any Whole Loan, the best interests of the Trust, the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holder (as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and the holder or holders of the related Companion Loan constituted a single lender), taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature, as applicable, of the related Companion Loan), as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in its reasonable judgment, in either case giving due consideration to the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial, multifamily and manufactured housing community mortgage loan servicers, but without regard to any conflict of interest arising from: (i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may have with any Mortgagor, any Mortgage Loan Seller, any other parties to this Agreement, any Sponsor, any originator of a Mortgage Loan or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate, Companion Loan, mezzanine loan, or subordinate debt relating to a Mortgage Loan by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; (iii) the obligation, if any, of the Master Servicer to make Advances; (iv) the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates to receive compensation for its services and reimbursement for its costs hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction; (v) the ownership, servicing or management for others of (a) a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and a Non-Serviced Companion Loan or (b) any other

 

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mortgage loans, subordinate debt, mezzanine loans or properties not covered by this Agreement or held by the Trust by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates; (vi) any debt that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, has extended to any Mortgagor or an Affiliate of any Mortgagor (including, without limitation, any mezzanine financing); (vii) any option to purchase any Mortgage Loan or the related Companion Loan the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or any of its Affiliates, may have; and (viii) any obligation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or any of their respective Affiliates, to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan as a Mortgage Loan Seller (if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates is a Mortgage Loan Seller) (the foregoing, collectively referred to as the “Servicing Standard”).

 

The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall act in accordance with the Servicing Standard with respect to any action required to be taken regarding the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans pursuant to their obligations under this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19, the Special Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer (i) any Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and any related Serviced Companion Loans as to which a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred and is continuing (each, a “Specially Serviced Loan”) or as otherwise provided herein with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans in connection with any Major Decision and (ii) any REO Properties (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties); provided that the Master Servicer shall continue to receive payments and make all calculations, and prepare, or cause to be prepared, all reports, required hereunder with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans, except for the reports specified herein as prepared by the Special Servicer, as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to the REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred, and to render such services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for herein; provided, further, however, that the Master Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Special Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Master Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Special Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. The Master Servicer, in its capacity as the Master Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Special Servicer, in its capacity as the Special Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. The Special Servicer, in its capacity as the Special Servicer, shall not have any responsibility for the performance by the Master Servicer, in its capacity as the Master Servicer, of its duties under this Agreement. Each Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced Companion Loan that becomes a Specially Serviced Loan shall continue as such until satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 3.19(a). Without limiting the foregoing, subject to Section 3.19 and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to service and administer any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan. The Special Servicer shall make the property inspections, use its reasonable efforts to collect the financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls and forward to the Master Servicer the reports in respect of the related Mortgaged Properties with respect to Specially Serviced Loans in accordance with Section 3.12. After notification to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer may contact the Mortgagor of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan if efforts by the Master Servicer to collect required financial information have been unsuccessful or any other issues remain

 

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unresolved. Such contact shall be coordinated through and with the cooperation of the Master Servicer. No provision herein contained shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of the collectability or recoverability of payments on the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loan or be construed to impair or adversely affect any rights or benefits provided by this Agreement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (including with respect to Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees or the right to be reimbursed for Advances and interest accrued thereon). Any provision in this Agreement for any Advance by the Master Servicer or the Trustee is intended solely to provide liquidity for the benefit of the Certificateholders and not as credit support or otherwise to impose on any such Person the risk of loss with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans or any related Serviced Companion Loans. No provision hereof shall be construed to impose liability on the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for the reason that any recovery to the Certificateholders in respect of a Mortgage Loan at any time after a determination of present value recovery is less than the amount reflected in such determination.

 

(b)       Subject only to the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 6.08) and of the respective Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loans and any related Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable, and applicable law, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or, subject to Section 3.20, through one or more Sub-Servicers, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration for which it is responsible which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, in its own name (or in the name of the Trustee and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder), is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders (and, with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) and the Trustee or any of them, with respect to each Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan (and, if applicable, each REO Property) it is obligated to service under this Agreement: (i) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral, and shall, from time to time, execute and/or deliver such financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments as necessary to maintain the lien created by the related Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File on the related Mortgaged Property and related collateral; (ii) subject to Section 3.08, Section 3.18 and Section 6.08, any and all modifications, waivers, amendments or consents to, under or with respect to any documents contained in the related Mortgage File; (iii) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, pledge agreements and other documents in connection with a defeasance, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments; and (iv) any or all complaints or other pleadings to initiate and/or to terminate any action, suit or proceeding on behalf of the Trust (in their representative capacities (except as set forth below in this paragraph). The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall provide to the Mortgagor related to such Mortgage Loans that it is servicing any reports required to be provided to them pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents. Subject to Section 3.10, the Trustee shall (i) on the Closing Date, furnish to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer original powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other

 

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form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and (ii) upon request, furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer any powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit R-1 or Exhibit R-2 attached hereto, as applicable (or such other form as mutually agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable) and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be held responsible or liable for any acts of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, or for any negligence with respect to, or misuse of, any such power of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not, without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, representative capacity (unless prohibited by any requirement of the applicable jurisdiction in which any such action, suit or proceeding is brought and if so prohibited, in the manner required by such jurisdiction (provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall then provide five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Trustee of the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding (or such shorter time period as is reasonably required in the judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, made in accordance with the Servicing Standard) prior to filing such action, suit or proceeding), and shall not be required to obtain the Trustee’s consent or indicate the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, representative capacity)) or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee to be required to be registered to do business in any state.

 

(c)       To the extent the Master Servicer is permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) to exercise its discretion with respect to any action that requires Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall require the costs of such Rating Agency Confirmation to be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) require the Mortgagor to bear the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall not waive the requirement that such costs and expenses be borne by the related Mortgagor. To the extent that the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or Companion Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) are silent as to who bears the costs of any Rating Agency Confirmation or confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be

 

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considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses out of pocket other than as a Servicing Advance.

 

(d)       The relationship of each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the Trustee under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or agent.

 

(e)       The Master Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents or any related Companion Loan documents, and consistent with the Servicing Standard, permit Escrow Payments to be invested only in Permitted Investments.

 

(f)       Within sixty (60) days (or such shorter time period as is required by the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents) after the later of (i) the receipt thereof by the Master Servicer and (ii) the Closing Date, (x) the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall notify each provider of a letter of credit for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) identified as having a letter of credit on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Master Servicer (in care of the Trustee, as titled in Section 2.01(b)) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and any related Companion Holders shall be the beneficiary under each such letter of credit and (y) the Master Servicer shall notify each lessor under a Ground Lease for each Mortgage Loan identified as subject to a leasehold interest on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that the Trust is the leasehold mortgagee and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall service the related Mortgage Loan for the benefit of the Certificateholders. If a letter of credit is required to be drawn upon earlier than the date the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller has notified the provider of such letter of credit pursuant to clause (x) of the immediately preceding sentence, such Mortgage Loan Seller shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with making a draw under such letter of credit. If the Mortgage Loan documents do not require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to or assignment of the related letter of credit, then the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to pay any costs and expenses relating to any modifications to the related letter of credit, and such Mortgagor fails to pay such costs and expenses after the Master Servicer has exercised reasonable efforts to collect such costs and expenses from such Mortgagor, then the Master Servicer shall give the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller notice of such failure and the amount of costs and expenses, and such Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay such costs and expenses as and to the extent required under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The costs and expenses of any modifications to Ground Leases shall be paid by the related Mortgagor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have any liability for the failure of any Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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Loan to the extent the related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer included in the Trust Fund.

 

(h)       Servicing and administration of each Serviced Companion Loan shall continue hereunder and in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement for so long as the corresponding Serviced Mortgage Loan or any related REO Property is part of the Trust Fund or for such longer period as is contemplated by the related Intercreditor Agreement and, to the extent consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement, as any amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

(i)       The Special Servicer agrees that upon the occurrence of a Servicing Transfer Event with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan that is subject to or becomes subject to an Intercreditor Agreement in the future, it shall, subject to Section 3.19, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce, on behalf of the Trust, subject to the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Special Servicer determines such action is in the best interests of the Trust, all rights conveyed to the Trustee pursuant to any such Intercreditor Agreement. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with such enforcement shall be paid as a Trust Fund expense or, subject to the terms of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, first, by any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, by the Trust and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans, in accordance with the respective Stated Principal Balances of the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans.

 

(j)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, to the extent required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the servicing and administration of a Serviced Whole Loan shall continue hereunder (but not with respect to making Advances) even if the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund, until such time as a separate servicing agreement is entered into in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (it being acknowledged that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be obligated under a separate agreement to which it is not a party); provided that, other than pursuant to Section 6.04 (and, with respect to Section 6.04, solely with respect to claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and of enforcement of such indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with a legal claim or action resulting from an action or inaction taken or not taken while the related Serviced Mortgage Loan was part of the Trust Fund), no costs, expenses, losses or fees accruing with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan on and after the date the related Serviced Mortgage Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund shall be payable out of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Advance on or after the date such Serviced Mortgage Loan ceases to be part of the Trust Fund; provided, however, that if, in the case of any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan continues to be included in an Other Securitization, then for so long as a separate servicing agreement (pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) has not been entered into, the Master Servicer shall inform the related Other Servicer of any need to make Servicing Advances with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan within three (3) Business Days of determining that such an Advance is necessary or being

 

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notified that such an Advance is necessary, or in the case of a Servicing Advance that needs to be made on an emergency or urgent basis, within one (1) Business Day. With respect to Servicing Advances made by any Other Servicer as contemplated in the second proviso to the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall, from collections on the related Serviced Whole Loan (but never out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties) received by the Master Servicer, reimburse the Other Servicer for such Servicing Advances in the same manner and on the same level of priority as if such Servicing Advances had been made by the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(k)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan are limited by and subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the rights of the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect thereto under the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer (or, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standards to enforce the rights of the Trustee (as holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(l)       The parties hereto acknowledge that each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and further acknowledge that, pursuant to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, (i) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is to be serviced and administered by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, and (ii) in the event that (A) the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan is no longer part of the Trust Fund created by the related Non-Serviced PSA and (B) the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is included in the Trust Fund, then, as set forth in the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement, the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA, until such time as a new servicing agreement has been agreed to by the parties to the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the provisions of such agreement and confirmation has been obtained from the Rating Agencies that such new servicing agreement would not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then current ratings of any Class of Certificates then outstanding.

 

(m)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities hereunder and the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s authority with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan are limited by, and subject to, the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. The Master Servicer (or, if a Serviced Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer) shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain the benefits of the rights of the Trust (as holder of the related Serviced Mortgage Loan) under the related Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict

 

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between this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall control.

 

(n)       In connection with the securitization of any Serviced Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) a related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is not a Specially Serviced Loan), the Special Servicer (if such Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan) and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(o)       For the avoidance of doubt, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee have any obligation or authority to (a) supervise any related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator or Non-Serviced Trustee or (b) make Servicing Advances with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The obligation of the Master Servicer to provide information and collections and make P&I Advances to the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is dependent on its receipt of the corresponding information and/or collections from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer.

 

(p)       Nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit the ability of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to lend money to (to the extent not secured, in whole or in part, by any Mortgaged Property), accept deposits from or otherwise generally engage in any kind of business or dealings with any Mortgagor as though the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer was not a party to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to modify or supersede the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 3.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans (other than the Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and the Serviced Companion Loans it is obligated to service hereunder, and shall follow such collection procedures as are consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard); provided, that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take action to enforce the Trust’s right to apply excess cash flow to principal in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that it is obligated to service hereunder three (3) times during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may in its discretion waive any Penalty Charge in connection with any delinquent payment on a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan one additional time in such 24-month period so long as with respect to any of the foregoing waivers, no Advance or additional expense of the Trust has been incurred and remains unreimbursed to the Trust with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan. Any additional

 

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waivers during such 24-month period with respect to such Mortgage Loan may be made, subject to the Servicing Standard, only after the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, given notice of a proposed waiver to the Directing Certificateholder and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder has consented to such additional waiver (provided that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to receive a response to such notice from the Directing Certificateholder in writing within five (5) days of giving such notice, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have consented to such proposed waiver); provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive any Penalty Charge in accordance with the Servicing Standard without the consent of the Directing Certificateholder; provided, further, that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights with respect to the foregoing waivers in relation to any Excluded DCH Loan.

 

(b)       (i) All amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to amounts due and owing under the Mortgage Loan documents (including for principal and accrued and unpaid interest) in accordance with the express provisions of the Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement); provided, however, that absent express provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (including any related Intercreditor Agreement) or to the extent otherwise agreed to by the related Mortgagor in connection with a workout of a Mortgage Loan, all amounts collected by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of a Mortgage Loan in the form of payments from the related Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds under the Mortgage Loan (in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of amounts payable to any applicable Companion Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and unpaid interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on such Mortgage Loan (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in sub-clause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related

 

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Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan then due and owing, including by reason of acceleration of such Mortgage Loan following a default thereunder (or, if the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated, as a recovery of principal to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance);

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts, and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of such accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of amounts to be currently allocated to the payment of, or escrowed for the future payment of, real estate taxes, assessments and insurance premiums and similar items relating to such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any other reserves to the extent then required to be held in escrow with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

ninth, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

tenth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eleventh, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees); and

 

twelfth, as a recovery of any remaining principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire remaining unpaid principal balance;

 

provided that to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions, payments or proceeds received (or receivable by exercise of the lender’s rights under the related Mortgage Loan documents) with respect to any partial release of a Mortgaged Property (including in connection with a

 

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condemnation) at a time when the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, exceeds 125%, or would exceed 125% following any partial release (based solely on the value of real property and excluding personal property and going concern value, if any, unless otherwise permitted under the applicable REMIC Provisions as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee) must be collected and allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the manner required by the REMIC Provisions; provided, further, that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan become REO Loans, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(ii)       Collections by or on behalf of the Trust in respect of any REO Property (exclusive of the amounts to be allocated to the payment of the costs of operating, managing, leasing, maintaining and disposing of such REO Property and, if applicable, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, exclusive of any amounts payable to the holder of the related Companion Loan(s), as applicable, pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement) shall be applied in the following order of priority:

 

first, as a recovery of any unreimbursed Advances (including any Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and interest at the Reimbursement Rate on all Advances and, if applicable, unreimbursed and unpaid additional trust fund expenses with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 

second, as a recovery of Nonrecoverable Advances and any interest on those Nonrecoverable Advances at the Reimbursement Rate, to the extent previously paid or reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (as described in the first proviso in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount);

 

third, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the excess of (i) accrued and unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time through the end of the applicable mortgage interest accrual period, over (ii) after taking into account any allocations pursuant to clause fifth below or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates, the aggregate portion of the accrued and unpaid interest described in sub-clause (i) of this clause third that either (A) was not advanced because of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts or (B) accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made;

 

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fourth, to the extent not previously so allocated pursuant to clause first or second above, as a recovery of principal of such Mortgage Loan to the extent of its entire unpaid principal balance;

 

fifth, as a recovery of accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan to the extent of the sum of (A) the cumulative amount of the reductions (if any) in the amount of related P&I Advances for such Mortgage Loan that have occurred in connection with related Appraisal Reduction Amounts and (B) any unpaid interest (exclusive of default interest) that accrued at the related Net Mortgage Rate on the portion of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan equal to any related Collateral Deficiency Amount in effect from time to time and as to which no P&I Advance was made (in each case, to the extent collections have not been allocated as recovery of accrued and unpaid interest pursuant to this clause fifth or clause fifth of the prior paragraph on earlier dates);

 

sixth, as a recovery of any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

seventh, as a recovery of any late payment charges and default interest then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan;

 

eighth, as a recovery of any assumption fees and Modification Fees then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan; and

 

ninth, as a recovery of any other amounts then due and owing under such Mortgage Loan other than remaining unpaid principal (if both consent fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees are due and owing, first, allocated to consent fees and then, allocated to Operating Advisor Consulting Fees);

 

provided that if a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any related Non-Serviced Companion Loan comprising a Non-Serviced Whole Loan becomes an REO Loan, the treatment of the foregoing amounts with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be subject to the terms of the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and Non-Serviced PSA, in that order; provided, further, that with respect to each Mortgage Loan related to a Serviced Whole Loan, amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be allocated first pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and then, any amounts allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan shall be subject to application as described above.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (ii) above, such provisions shall not be deemed to affect the priority of distributions of payments pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that such amounts are paid by a party other than a Mortgagor, such amounts shall be deemed to have been paid in respect of a purchase of all or part of the Mortgaged Property (in the case of Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds) and then paid by the Mortgagor under the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, or in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(c)       To the extent consistent with the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the related Intercreditor Agreement) and applicable law, the Master Servicer shall apply all

 

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Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds it receives on a day other than the Due Date to amounts due and owing under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan as if such Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received on the Due Date immediately succeeding the month in which Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds were received and otherwise in accordance with Section 3.02(b)(ii) above.

 

(d)       [RESERVED].

 

(e)       With respect to any Mortgage Loan or any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for which the related Mortgagor was required to escrow funds or to post a letter of credit related to obtaining certain performance objectives, such as targeted debt service coverage levels or leasing criteria with respect to the Mortgaged Property as a whole or particular portions thereof, if the mortgagee has the discretion under the applicable Mortgage Loan documents to retain the cash or letter of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral if the relevant conditions to release are not satisfied, then the Master Servicer may continue to hold such escrows or letters of credit (or the proceeds of such letters of credit) as additional collateral or use such funds to reduce the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (to the extent the related Mortgage Loan documents allow such action), unless holding or application of such funds would otherwise be inconsistent with the Mortgage Loan documents or the Servicing Standard.

 

(f)       Promptly following the Closing Date, in the case of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan and, with respect to the Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, promptly following receipt of notice in connection with the Servicing Shift Date, the Certificate Administrator shall send written notice (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T) to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer (with a copy to any other applicable party set forth on the schedule of addresses to Exhibit T) stating that, as of such date, the Trustee is the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and directing such Non-Serviced Master Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and to forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan under the related Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the related Non-Serviced PSA. The Master Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds, deposit into the Collection Account all amounts received with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property or any related REO Property.

 

Section 3.03 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts. (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all Escrow Payments received by it shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Servicing Accounts in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, the Companion Loan documents. Any Servicing Account related to a Serviced Whole Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Serviced Companion Noteholders collectively, but this shall not be construed to modify the respective interests of any noteholder therein as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. Amounts on deposit in Servicing Accounts may only be invested in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and Companion Loan documents, or in

 

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Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts to the extent permitted by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. Withdrawals of amounts so deposited from a Servicing Account may be made only to: (i) effect payment of items for which Escrow Payments were collected and comparable items; (ii) reimburse the Trustee and then the Master Servicer, if applicable, for any Servicing Advances; (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account, if required by applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and as described below or, if not so required, to the Master Servicer; (v) after the occurrence of an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, apply amounts to the indebtedness under the applicable Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; (vi) withdraw amounts deposited in error; (vii) pay Penalty Charges to the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents; or (viii) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay or cause to be paid to the related Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to remit to any Mortgagor any amounts in excess of actual net investment income or funds in the related Servicing Account. If allowed by the related Mortgage Loan documents and applicable law, the Master Servicer may charge the related Mortgagor an administrative fee for maintenance of the Servicing Accounts.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall maintain accurate records with respect to each related Mortgaged Property reflecting the status of real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon and the status of insurance premiums and any ground rents payable in respect thereof. The Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans (other than any REO Loan succeeding a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other related Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and each related Serviced Companion Loan, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such items (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof from the REO Account or by the Master Servicer as Servicing Advances prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items, employing for such purpose Escrow Payments (which shall be so applied by the Master Servicer at the written direction of the Special Servicer in the case of REO Loans) as allowed under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Companion Loan. Other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall service and administer any reserve accounts (including monitoring, maintaining or changing the amounts of required escrows) in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, and the Servicing Standard. To the extent that a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan, as applicable, does not require a Mortgagor to escrow for the payment of real estate taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, ground rents (if applicable) and similar items, the Special Servicer, in the case of REO Loans, and the Master Servicer, in the case of all other such Mortgage Loans or Companion Loan, as applicable, that it

 

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is responsible for servicing hereunder, shall use reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to comply with its obligation to make payments in respect of such items at the time they first become due and, in any event, prior to the institution of foreclosure or similar proceedings with respect to the related Mortgaged Property for nonpayment of such items.

 

(c)       In accordance with the Servicing Standard and for each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans) and each Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall advance all such funds as are necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of (i) real estate taxes, assessments and other similar items that are or may become a lien thereon, (ii) ground rents (if applicable) and (iii) premiums on Insurance Policies, in each instance if and to the extent Escrow Payments collected from the related Mortgagor (or related REO Revenues, if applicable) are insufficient to pay such item when due and the related Mortgagor has failed to pay such item on a timely basis, and provided, however, that the particular advance would not, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance and provided, further, however, that with respect to the payment of taxes and assessments, the Master Servicer shall not be required to make such advance until the later of (i) five (5) Business Days after the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, has received confirmation that such item has not been paid and (ii) the date prior to the date after which any penalty or interest would accrue in respect of such taxes or assessments. The Special Servicer shall give the Master Servicer and the Trustee no less than five (5) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice before the date on which the Master Servicer is requested to make any Servicing Advance with respect to a given Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property; provided, however, that only two (2) Business Days’ written (facsimile or electronic) notice shall be required in respect of Servicing Advances required to be made on an emergency or urgent basis provided, further, that the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to make such a request (other than for Servicing Advances required to be made on an urgent or emergency basis) more frequently than once per calendar month (although such request may relate to more than one Servicing Advance). The Master Servicer may pay the aggregate amount of such Servicing Advances listed on a monthly request to the Special Servicer, in which case the Special Servicer shall remit such Servicing Advances to the ultimate payees. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances; provided that in an urgent or emergency situation requiring the making of a Servicing Advance, the Special Servicer may make a Servicing Advance in its sole discretion. The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer a request for reimbursement for such Servicing Advance, along with all information and documentation in the Special Servicer’s possession regarding the subject Servicing Advance as the Master Servicer may reasonably request, and the Master Servicer shall be obligated, out of the Master Servicer’s own funds, to reimburse the Special Servicer for any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (other than Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) made by the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof), together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Such reimbursement and any accompanying payment of interest shall be made within five (5) Business Days of the written request therefor pursuant to the preceding sentence by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Special Servicer. Upon the Master Servicer’s reimbursement to the Special Servicer of any Servicing Advance and payment to the Special Servicer of interest thereon, all in accordance with this Section 3.03, the Master Servicer shall for all purposes of this Agreement be deemed to have

 

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made such Servicing Advance at the same time as the Special Servicer actually made such Servicing Advance, and accordingly, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such Servicing Advance, together with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate, at the same time, in the same manner and to the same extent as the Master Servicer would otherwise have been entitled if it had actually made such Servicing Advance at the time the Special Servicer did. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer shall not be required to reimburse the Special Servicer out of its own funds for, or to make at the direction of the Special Servicer, any Servicing Advance if the Master Servicer determines in its reasonable judgment that such Servicing Advance, although not characterized by the Special Servicer as a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, is in fact a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall notify the Special Servicer in writing of such determination and, if applicable, such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance shall instead be reimbursed to the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 of this Agreement.

 

Any request by the Special Servicer that the Master Servicer make a Servicing Advance shall be deemed to be a determination by the Special Servicer that such requested Servicing Advance is not a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such determination, provided that the determination shall not be binding on the Master Servicer or Trustee. On the first Business Day after the Determination Date for the related Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall report to the Master Servicer if the Special Servicer determines any Servicing Advance previously made by the Master Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such a determination, but such determination shall not be binding upon the Master Servicer, and shall in no way limit the ability of the Master Servicer in the absence of such determination to make its own determination that any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Special Servicer makes a determination that only a portion of, and not all of, any previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall have the right to make its own subsequent determination that any remaining portion of any such previously made or proposed Servicing Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, if made, or any outstanding Servicing Advance with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. All such Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors and further as provided in Section 3.05(a). No costs incurred by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in effecting the payment of real estate taxes, assessments and, if applicable, ground rents on or in respect of the Mortgaged Properties shall, for purposes hereof, including, without limitation, the Certificate Administrator’s calculation of monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related Mortgage Loans, any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans, related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable, so permit. If the Master Servicer fails to make any required Servicing Advance as and when due (including any applicable cure periods), to the extent the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure, the Trustee shall make such Servicing Advance pursuant to Section 7.05. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Servicing Advance shall be required hereunder if such Servicing

 

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Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. In addition, the Master Servicer shall consider Unliquidated Advances in respect of prior Servicing Advances for purposes of nonrecoverability determinations. The Special Servicer shall have no obligation to make any Servicing Advances under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.03(c), the Master Servicer may in its good faith judgment elect (but shall not be required unless directed by the Special Servicer with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Loans) to make a payment from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by a Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (which shall be deemed first made from amounts distributable as principal and then from all other amounts comprising general collections) to pay for certain expenses set forth below notwithstanding that the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) has determined that a Servicing Advance with respect to such expenditure would be a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (unless, with respect to Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, the Special Servicer has notified the Master Servicer to not make such expenditure), where making such expenditure would prevent (i) the related Mortgaged Property from being uninsured or being sold at a tax sale or (ii) any event that would cause a loss of the priority of the lien of the related Mortgage, or the loss of any security for the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan; provided that in each instance, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee) that making such expenditure is in the best interest of the Certificateholders (and, if applicable, the Companion Holders), all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans). The Master Servicer or the Trustee may elect to obtain reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances from the Trust pursuant to the terms of Section 3.17(c). The parties acknowledge that pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer is obligated to make servicing advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for nonrecoverable servicing advances with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan (with, in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest thereon provided for under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA) in the manner set forth in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(d)       In connection with its recovery of any Servicing Advance out of the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Trustee, the Special Servicer and then the Master Servicer, as the case may be and in that order, shall be entitled to receive, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such Servicing Advance from the date made to, but not including, the date of reimbursement. Subject to Section 3.17(c), the Master Servicer shall reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding Servicing Advance as soon as practically possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account (or any Companion Distribution Account maintained as a subaccount thereof by the Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) subject to the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts as provided herein; provided, however, that the Master Servicer’s or Trustee’s

 

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options and rights to defer recovery of such amounts shall not alter the Master Servicer’s obligation to reimburse the Special Servicer for any outstanding Servicing Advance as provided for in this sentence. To the extent amounts on deposit in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to the related Companion Loan are insufficient for any such reimbursement, the Master Servicer shall use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to enforce the rights of the holder of the related Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement to obtain any reimbursement available from the holder of the related Companion Loan.

 

(e)       To the extent an operations and maintenance plan is required to be established and executed pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation thereof within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which plan is required to be established or completed. To the extent that any repairs, capital improvements, actions or remediations are required to have been taken or completed pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Master Servicer shall request from the Mortgagor written confirmation of such actions and remediations within a reasonable time after the later of the Closing Date and the date as of which action or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed. To the extent a Mortgagor shall fail to promptly respond to any inquiry described in this Section 3.03(e), the Master Servicer shall report any such failure to the Special Servicer within a reasonable time after the date as of which actions or remediations are required to be or to have been taken or completed.

 

Section 3.04 The Collection Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. (a) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, the Collection Account in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis and in no event later than the second Business Day following receipt of available and properly identified funds (in the case of payments by Mortgagors or other collections on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans), except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections received or made by or on behalf of it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans due and payable on or before the Cut-off Date, which payments shall be delivered promptly to the appropriate Mortgage Loan Seller or its respective designee and other than any amounts received from Mortgagors which are received in connection with the purchase of defeasance collateral), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto:

 

(i)       all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans or principal prepayments on Serviced Companion Loans;

 

(ii)       all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans or the Serviced Companion Loans, including Prepayment Premiums, Yield Maintenance Charges and Default Interest;

 

(iii)       late payment charges and other Penalty Charges to the extent required to offset interest on Advances and additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees or Liquidation Fees) as required by Section 3.11(d);

 

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(iv)       all Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than Gain-on-Sale Proceeds or Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) received in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Property (other than (A) Liquidation Proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates of all the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund and that are to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 9.01 and (B) any proceeds that are received in connection with the purchase, if any, of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan from a securitization by the related mortgage loan seller, which shall be paid directly to the servicer of such securitization) together with any recovery of Unliquidated Advances in respect of the related Mortgage Loans;

 

(v)       any amounts required to be transferred from the applicable REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c);

 

(vi)      any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses incurred with respect to Permitted Investments of funds held in the Collection Account; and

 

(vii)     any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.07(b) in connection with losses resulting from a deductible clause in a blanket hazard or master single interest policy.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing requirements, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amount that the Master Servicer would be authorized to withdraw immediately from such account in accordance with the terms of Section 3.05 and shall be entitled to instead immediately pay such amount directly to the Person(s) entitled thereto; provided that such amounts shall be applied in accordance with the terms hereof and shall be reported as if deposited in the Collection Account and then withdrawn.

 

The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, actual payments from Mortgagors in the nature of Escrow Payments, charges for beneficiary statements or demands, assumption fees, modification fees, extension fees, defeasance fees, amounts collected for Mortgagor checks returned for insufficient funds or other amounts the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would be entitled to retain as additional servicing compensation need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account. If the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Assumption, extension and modification fees actually received from Mortgagors on Specially Serviced Loans shall be promptly delivered to the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

Upon receipt of any of the foregoing amounts in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans, the Special Servicer shall remit within one (1) Business Day such amounts to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, in

 

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accordance with this Section 3.04(a), provided, that to the extent that any of the foregoing amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on any given Business Day, the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such amounts within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such amount, but, in any event, the Special Servicer shall remit such amounts to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such amounts. Any such amounts received by the Special Servicer with respect to an REO Property shall be deposited by the Special Servicer into the REO Account and remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.14(c). With respect to any such amounts paid by check to the order of the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall endorse without recourse or warranty such check to the order of the Master Servicer and shall promptly deliver any such check to the Master Servicer by overnight courier. Funds in the Collection Account may only be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.06. As of the Closing Date, the Collection Account shall be located at the offices of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. The Master Servicer shall give written notice to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor of the new location of the Collection Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, shall establish and maintain (i) the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account, and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator each month on or before the P&I Advance Date therein, for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, that portion of the Available Funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans (in each case calculated without regard to clauses (a)(iii)(B), (a)(iv), (c) and (d) of the definition of Available Funds) for the related Distribution Date.

 

With respect to each Companion Loan (excluding any Non-Serviced Companion Loan), the Companion Paying Agent shall establish and maintain the Companion Distribution Account, which may be a subaccount of the Collection Account, for distributions to each Companion Holder. Funds in the Companion Distribution Account shall be held for the benefit of the related Companion Holder. The Companion Paying Agent shall separately track for each Serviced Companion Loan all amounts deposited in the Companion Distribution Account with respect to such Serviced Companion Loan.

 

On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (1) first, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account (or applicable portion thereof) an aggregate amount equal to all payments and/or collections actually received on, and payable in respect of, the applicable Serviced Companion Loan prior to such date and deposit such amount in the Companion Distribution Account; provided, however, that in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to transfer to the Companion Distribution Account any portion thereof that is payable or reimbursable to or at the direction of any party to this Agreement under the other provisions of this Agreement and/or the related Intercreditor Agreement; and (2) then, the Companion Paying Agent shall make the payments and remittance described in Section 4.01(k). With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, in the event the Master Servicer has received written notice that an Other Servicer or Other Trustee has made an advance of a monthly debt service payment on a related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan and the Master Servicer subsequently receives late

 

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collections in respect of such advanced payment, the Master Servicer shall remit to the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such late collections in properly identified funds, the amount allocable to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, may be subaccounts of a single Eligible Account, which shall be maintained as a segregated account separate from other accounts.

 

In addition to the amounts required to be deposited in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to this Section 3.04, the Master Servicer shall, as and when required hereunder, deliver to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account:

 

(i)       any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.17(a) as Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) in connection with Prepayment Interest Shortfalls;

 

(ii)      any P&I Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 4.03;

 

(iii)     any Liquidation Proceeds paid by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 9.01 (exclusive of that portion thereof required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 9.01);

 

(iv)     any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans actually collected; and

 

(v)      any other amounts required to be so delivered for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

If, as of the close of business (New York City time) on any P&I Advance Date or on such other date as any amount referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v) are required to be delivered hereunder, the Master Servicer shall not have delivered to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement (including any P&I Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loans, pursuant to Section 4.03(a)), the Master Servicer shall pay the Certificate Administrator interest on such late payment at the Prime Rate from and including the date such payment was required to be made (without regard to any Grace Period set forth in Section 7.01(a)(i)) until (but not including) the date such late payment is received by the Certificate Administrator.

 

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The Certificate Administrator shall, upon receipt, deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, any and all amounts received by the Certificate Administrator that are required by the terms of this Agreement to be deposited therein.

 

Promptly on each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to withdraw from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account and deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account an aggregate amount of immediately available funds equal to the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges for such Distribution Date allocated in payment of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests as specified in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(c) and Section 4.01(e), respectively.

 

Funds on deposit in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, the Interest Reserve Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall not be invested for so long as Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the Certificate Administrator; provided, however, that such funds may be invested and, if invested, shall be invested by, and at the risk of, the Certificate Administrator (but only if the Certificate Administrator is not Wells Fargo Bank, National Association) in Permitted Investments selected by the party hereunder that maintains such account which shall mature, unless payable on demand, not later than such time on the Distribution Date which will allow the Certificate Administrator to make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, and any such Permitted Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity unless payable on demand. All such Permitted Investments to be administered by the Certificate Administrator, shall be made in the name of “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, for the benefit of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 as their interests may appear”, or in the name of any successor trustee, as Trustee for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 as their interests may appear. None of the Trust, the Depositor, the Mortgagors, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be liable for any loss incurred on such Permitted Investments.

 

An amount equal to all income and gain realized from any such investment shall be paid to the Certificate Administrator as additional compensation and shall be subject to its withdrawal at any time from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be for the account of the Certificate Administrator which shall deposit the amount of such loss (to the extent not offset by income from other investments) in the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, out of its own funds immediately as realized. If the Certificate Administrator deposits in or transfers to the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any amount not required to be deposited therein or transferred thereto, it may at any time withdraw such amount or retransfer such amount from the Distribution Accounts, as the case may be, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

 

On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deposit $250,000 with the Certificate Administrator, to be credited to the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Funds held in the Legal Fee Reserve Account shall remain uninvested. Annually, on or about April 1st beginning 2019, upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator from the Depositor of a legal invoice related to

 

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Commission compliance matters, the Certificate Administrator shall pay such legal invoice from and solely to the extent of funds then on deposit in the Legal Fee Reserve Account. Any such instruction shall be sent by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com, along with a copy of the invoice, and a subject line reference of “WFCM 2018-C47 - Legal Fee Reserve Account”. The Legal Fee Reserve Account will not be a part of the Trust Fund or either Trust REMIC. The Depositor will be the beneficial owner of the Legal Fee Reserve Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned therefrom.

 

Upon the depletion of the Legal Fee Reserve Account, or if there are insufficient funds to pay any invoice, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor, and thereafter the Depositor shall pay any additional legal invoices from its own funds and the Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility in connection therewith.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall have no responsibility for verifying the accuracy, reasonableness, or appropriateness of any invoice received. On the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Depositor any funds then remaining in the Legal Fee Reserve Account in accordance with directions provided by the Depositor.

 

As of the Closing Date, the Interest Reserve Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account shall be located at the offices of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall give notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor of the proposed location of the Interest Reserve Account, the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and, if established, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account prior to any change thereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the Collection Account (other than the Companion Distribution Account, if it is a sub-account of the Collection Account), the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account, any Servicing Account, the REO Account and the Interest Reserve Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds in such accounts) will be owned by the Lower-Tier REMIC; and the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account (including interest, if any, earned on the investment of funds such account) will be owned by the Upper-Tier REMIC, each for federal income tax purposes.

 

(c)       [RESERVED].

 

(d)       [RESERVED].

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall establish (upon notice from the Special Servicer of an event occurring that generates Gain-on-Sale Proceeds) and maintain the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be maintained as an Eligible Account (or as a subaccount of an Eligible Account), separate and apart from trust funds for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series administered by the Certificate Administrator.

 

Upon the disposition of any REO Property, in accordance with Section 3.09 or Section 3.16, the Special Servicer will calculate the Gain-on-Sale Proceeds, if any, realized that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan and any gain that is allocable to any related Serviced Companion Loan in connection with such sale and remit such funds to the Master Servicer on the

 

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later of (x) the date that is on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available, along with a notation of the amount of Gain-on-Sale Proceeds in the CREFC® REO Liquidation Report. On the related Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall remit such funds that are allocable to the Mortgage Loan to the Certificate Administrator, who shall deposit such funds into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account. Any gain on such disposition that is allocable to any related Companion Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement shall be remitted to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account.

 

(f)       Any Non-Serviced Gain-on-Sale Proceeds received with respect to any Non Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Non Serviced PSA shall be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account.

 

(g)       [RESERVED].

 

(h)       [RESERVED].

 

(i)       If any Loss of Value Payments are received in connection with a Material Defect pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 3.05(g) of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the “Loss of Value Reserve Fund”) to be held for the benefit of the Certificateholders, for purposes of holding such Loss of Value Payments. Each account that constitutes the Loss of Value Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account or a sub-account of an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available Loss of Value Payments, deposit in the Loss of Value Reserve Fund all Loss of Value Payments received by it. The Certificate Administrator shall account for the Loss of Value Reserve Fund as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any Trust REMIC. Furthermore, for all federal tax purposes, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) treat amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to the Certificateholders as paid to and distributed by the Trust REMICs and (ii) treat any amounts paid out of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund through the Collection Account to a Mortgage Loan Seller as distributions by the Trust to such Mortgage Loan Seller as beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller will be the beneficial owner of the Loss of Value Reserve Fund for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income earned thereon.

 

Section 3.05 Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts and the Companion Distribution Account. (a) The Master Servicer may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account (or the applicable subaccount of the Collection Account exclusive of the Companion Distribution Account) for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority and without duplication of the same payment or reimbursement):

 

(i)       (A) no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account the amounts required to be remitted by the Master Servicer pursuant

 

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to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) or that may be applied to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 4.03(a); and (B) pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.04(b), to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be so deposited with respect to the Companion Loans;

 

(ii)       (A) to pay itself (or, with respect to any Transferable Servicing Interest, to pay Wells Fargo Bank, National Association if Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is no longer the Master Servicer, any such interest pursuant to Section 3.11(a)) unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan, and REO Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of Servicing Fees pursuant to this clause (ii)(A) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, related Serviced Companion Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan (whether in the form of payments, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds) or such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, (B) to pay the Special Servicer any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees in respect of each Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan or Corrected Loan, as applicable, and any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with performing any inspections pursuant to Section 3.12(a), remaining unpaid first, out of related REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and collections in respect of the related Specially Serviced Loan (provided that, in the case of such payment relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such payment shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances) and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (C) to pay the Operating Advisor (or the Master Servicer, if applicable) any unpaid Operating Advisor Fees or Operating Advisor Consulting Fees in respect of each Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, the Operating Advisor’s right to payment of the Operating Advisor Fee or Operating Advisor Consulting Fee pursuant to this clause (ii)(C) with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan (other than any related Companion Loan), as applicable, being limited to amounts received on or in respect of such Mortgage Loan (whether in the form of payments, P&I Advances (solely with respect to the Operating Advisor Fee), Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), such REO Loan (whether in the form of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds), that are allocable as recovery of interest thereon, and (D) to pay the Asset Representations Reviewer, any unpaid Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and (subject to Section 12.02(b)) Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee, if any, payable in connection with any Asset Review performed as a result of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote;

 

(iii)       to reimburse the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed P&I Advances, the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s right to

 

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reimbursement pursuant to this clause (iii) being limited to amounts received which represent Late Collections of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) on and principal of the particular Mortgage Loans and REO Loans with respect to which P&I Advances were made; provided that with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, reimbursement of P&I Advances shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan and not from any amounts collected with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans) prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that if such P&I Advance with respect to a Mortgage Loan becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such P&I Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such P&I Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in clause (v) below; and provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(iv)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order), for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s or the Trustee’s respective rights to receive payment pursuant to this clause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any related Companion Loan or any REO Property being limited to, as applicable, related payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and REO Revenues (provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursements shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans)), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan); provided, however, that if such Servicing Advance becomes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount, then the maker of such Servicing Advance shall additionally, but without duplication, thereafter be entitled to reimbursement for such Servicing Advance from the portion of general collections and recoveries on or in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account from time to time that represent collections or recoveries of principal to the extent provided in

 

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clause (v) below; provided, further, that if such Advance becomes a Nonrecoverable Advance, then such Advance shall be reimbursable pursuant to clause (v) below;

 

(v)       to reimburse the Trustee, the Special Servicer and itself, as applicable (in that order) (1) for Nonrecoverable Advances first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, received on the related Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan (with respect to such Companion Loan, only for Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances made with respect thereto), then, out of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, then, to the extent the principal portion of general collections is insufficient and with respect to such excess only, subject to any exercise of the sole option to defer reimbursement thereof pursuant to Section 3.17(c), out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, (2) for Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts, out of the principal portion of the general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties net of such amounts being reimbursed pursuant to (1) above; (provided that, in case of such reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances and provided, further, that, in case of such reimbursement with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made as described above in this clause (v)(1) and (v)(2), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account; provided, further, that with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, reimbursement of Nonrecoverable P&I Advances from funds collected from the related Serviced Whole Loan shall be made only from amounts collected with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan (and not from any amounts collected with respect to the related Serviced Companion Loan), in accordance with the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing with respect to Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances and Nonrecoverable P&I Advances shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans or AB Subordinate Companion Loans), prior to reimbursement from other funds unrelated to such Serviced Whole Loan on deposit in the Collection Account related to any Mortgage Loan) or (3) to pay itself, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, if applicable, or REO Property any related earned Servicing Fee that remained unpaid in accordance with clause (ii) above following a Final Recovery Determination made with respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and the deposit into the Collection Account of all amounts received in connection therewith;

 

(vi)       at such time as it reimburses the Trustee and itself, as applicable (in that order) or any Other Trustee or Other Servicer for a related securitization trust in respect of any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan for (a) any unreimbursed P&I Advance (including any such P&I Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement

 

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Amount) pursuant to clause (iii) or clause (v) above, to pay itself and/or the Trustee or such other servicing party, as applicable, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 4.03(d) and Section 3.11(d), (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances (including any such Servicing Advance that constitutes a Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amount) pursuant to clause (iv) or clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon in accordance with Section 3.03(d) and 3.11(d) or (c) any Nonrecoverable Advances pursuant to clause (v) above, to pay itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, or Other Trustee or Other Servicer as the case may be, any interest accrued and payable thereon; provided that in all events, subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement, interest on P&I Advances on any Serviced Mortgage Loan shall not be paid from funds actually distributable to any related Serviced Companion Loan (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and any AB Subordinate Companion Loans);

 

(vii)       to reimburse itself, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably incurred by such Person in respect of any Material Defect giving rise to a repurchase or substitution obligation of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation, any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the repurchase or substitution obligation or any other obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each such Person’s right to reimbursement pursuant to this clause (vii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to that portion of the Purchase Price, the Loss of Value Payment or Substitution Shortfall Amount paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that represents such expense in accordance with clause (iv) of the definition of Purchase Price;

 

(viii)       in accordance with Section 2.03(f), to reimburse itself or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, first, out of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, if any, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties, for any unreimbursed expense reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with the enforcement of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations under Section 4 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, but only to the extent that such expenses are not reimbursable pursuant to clause (vii) above or otherwise; provided that, in case of such reimbursement out of Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds described above relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to

 

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the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(ix)       to pay for costs and expenses incurred by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.09(c) first, out of REO Revenues, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan or REO Loan and then out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided that, in case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(x)       to pay itself, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(a), (a) (1) interest and investment income earned in respect of amounts relating to the Trust Fund held in the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account as provided in Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings with respect to the Collection Account and the Companion Distribution Account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date) and (2) Penalty Charges (other than Penalty Charges collected while the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Companion Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d); and (b) to pay the Special Servicer, as additional servicing compensation in accordance with Section 3.11(c), Penalty Charges collected on Specially Serviced Loans (but only to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor and to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Specially Serviced Loan have been paid and such Penalty Charges are not needed to pay interest on Advances or costs and expenses incurred by the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees) in accordance with Section 3.11(d));

 

(xi)       to recoup any amounts deposited in the Collection Account in error;

 

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(xii)       to pay itself, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of their respective directors, officers, members, managers, employees and agents, or CREFC®, as the case may be, out of general collections, any amounts payable to any such Person pursuant to Section 3.11(g), Section 6.04(a) or Section 6.04(b); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement (other than a reimbursement of any amounts payable to CREFC®) relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loans), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiii)       to pay for (a) the cost of the Opinions of Counsel contemplated by Sections 3.09(b), 3.14(b), 3.15(b), 3.18(b), 3.18(d), 3.18(i), 3.18(m), 5.08(a) and 10.01(f) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (b) the cost of any Opinion of Counsel contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with an amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Master Servicer, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders and (c) the cost of obtaining the REO Extension contemplated by Section 3.14(a); provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (i) with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances or (ii) with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, first, from the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, from the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans on a pro rata and pari passu basis (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)       to pay out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC, or any of their assets or transactions, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent that none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

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(xv)       to reimburse the Certificate Administrator out of general collections on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01(c);

 

(xvi)      to pay the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or any other Person, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, if any, previously purchased by such Person pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase relating to periods after the date of purchase; or, in the case of the substitution for a Mortgage Loan by a Mortgage Loan Seller as contemplated by Section 2.03(b), to pay such Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the replaced Mortgage Loan all amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of substitution, and with respect to the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), all Periodic Payments due thereon during or prior to the month of substitution, in accordance with Section 2.03(b);

 

(xvii)     to remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Interest Reserve Account the amounts required to be deposited in the Interest Reserve Account pursuant to Section 3.21;

 

(xviii)    to reimburse the Operating Advisor for any Operating Advisor Expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it by the Trust pursuant to Section 3.26(i);

 

(xix)       to remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the Companion Distribution Account the amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.04(b) without duplication of amounts remitted to the Companion Paying Agent pursuant to clause (i) above;

 

(xx)       [RESERVED];

 

(xxi)       to clear and terminate the Collection Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(xxii)      to pay for any expenditures to be borne by the Trust pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 3.03(c).

 

The Master Servicer shall also be entitled to make withdrawals from time to time, from the Collection Account of amounts necessary for the payments or reimbursement of amounts required to be paid to the applicable Non-Serviced Trust, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Paying Agent or any other applicable party to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA by the holder of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting records, on a loan-by-loan and, when appropriate, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

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The Master Servicer shall pay to the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer from the Collection Account amounts permitted to be paid to it therefrom monthly upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Special Servicer, or an officer of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator describing the item and amount to which the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer is entitled. The Master Servicer may rely conclusively on any such certificate and shall have no duty to recalculate the amounts stated therein. The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting for each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, on a loan-by-loan and, when appropriate, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of justifying any request for withdrawal from the Collection Account.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, no amounts payable or reimbursable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer out of general collections that do not specifically relate to a Serviced Whole Loan may be reimbursable from amounts that would otherwise be payable to the related Companion Loan, as applicable.

 

(b)        The Certificate Administrator may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes (the following not being an order of priority):

 

(i)         to be deemed to make deposits of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 4.01(c) and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable pursuant to Section 4.01(e) in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, and to make distributions on the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest pursuant to Section 4.01(b);

 

(ii)        to pay to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.05(b);

 

(iii)       to pay the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator Fee and the Trustee Fee, as applicable, as contemplated by Section 8.05(a) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(iv)       to pay for the cost (without duplication) of the Opinions of Counsel sought by (A) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as provided in clause (vi) of the definition of “Disqualified Organization,” (B) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 3.18(d), (C) the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator as contemplated by Section 5.08(c) or Section 8.02 to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, (D) the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 10.01(f) or Section 10.01(l) to the extent payable out of the Trust Fund, or (E) the

 

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Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as contemplated by Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) in connection with any amendment to this Agreement requested by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, which amendment is in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, in each case, to the extent not paid pursuant to Section 13.01(g);

 

(v)        to pay any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC or on the assets or transactions of any such REMIC, together with all incidental costs and expenses, to the extent none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is liable therefor pursuant to Section 10.01(g);

 

(vi)       to pay the REMIC Administrator any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 10.01(c) with respect to the Lower-Tier REMIC or the Upper-Tier REMIC;

 

(vii)      to pay to the Master Servicer any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Distribution Accounts not required to be deposited therein;

 

(viii)     to clear and terminate the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01; and

 

(ix)        termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(c)        [RESERVED].

 

(d)        The Certificate Administrator shall make, or be deemed to make, withdrawals from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account for any of the following purposes:

 

(i)         to make distributions to the Holders of the Regular Certificates (and to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest) on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, as applicable; and

 

(ii)        to clear and terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

(e)        [RESERVED].

 

(f)         Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of the Servicing Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), the Operating Advisor Fee listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii) and the Certificate Administrator Fee listed in Section 3.05(b)(iii), then the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid in full prior to the payment of any Servicing Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and then, after payment of Servicing Fees, the Operating Advisor Fees payable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and in the event that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account and the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account are not sufficient to pay the full amount of such Certificate Administrator Fee, the Certificate Administrator shall be paid based on the amount of

 

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such fees and (ii) if amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are not sufficient to reimburse the full amount of Advances and interest thereon listed in Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii), Section 3.05(a)(iv), Section 3.05(a)(v) and Section 3.05(a)(vi) then reimbursements shall be paid first to the Certificate Administrator and to the Trustee, pro rata, second to the Special Servicer, third to the Master Servicer and then to the Operating Advisor.

 

(g)       If any Loss of Value Payments are deposited into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to any Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property, then the Special Servicer shall promptly upon written direction from the Master Servicer (provided that, (1) with respect to clause (iv) below, the Special Servicer shall have provided notice to the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such Liquidation Event and (2) with respect to clause (v) below, the Certificate Administrator shall have provided the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with five Business Days’ prior notice of such final Distribution Date) transfer such Loss of Value Payments (up to the remaining portion thereof) from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account for the following purposes:

 

(i)       to reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, for any Nonrecoverable Advance made by such party with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property (together with any interest on such Advances);

 

(ii)       to pay, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of this Agreement, or to reimburse the Trust for the prior payment of, any expense or Liquidation Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property that constitutes or, if not paid out of such Loss of Value Payments, would constitute an additional expense of the Trust;

 

(iii)      to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be (as calculated without regard to the application of such Loss of Value Payments), incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related successor REO Loan;

 

(iv)      following the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan or any related Serviced REO Property and any related transfers from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund with respect to the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) as to such Mortgage Loan, to cover the items contemplated by the immediately preceding clauses (i)-(iii) in respect of any other Mortgage Loan or Serviced REO Loan; and

 

(v)       On the final Distribution Date after all distributions have been made as set forth in clause (i) through (iv) above, to each Mortgage Loan Seller, its pro rata share, based on the amount that it contributed, net of any amount contributed by such Mortgage Loan Seller that was used pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) to offset any portion of Realized Losses that are attributable to such Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as the case may be, additional trust fund expenses or any Nonrecoverable Advances incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan related to such contribution.

 

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(h)       Any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or any successor REO Loan with respect thereto for which such Loss of Value Payments were received; and any Loss of Value Payments transferred to the Collection Account pursuant to clause (iv) of the prior paragraph shall be treated as Liquidation Proceeds received by the Trust in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan for which such Loss of Value Payments are being transferred to the Collection Account to cover an item contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) of the prior paragraph.

 

(i)       The Companion Paying Agent may, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Companion Distribution Account to make distributions pursuant to Section 4.01(k).

 

Section 3.06 Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund. (a) The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, or any Servicing Account (for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”), the Special Servicer may direct any depository institution maintaining the REO Account and Loss of Value Reserve Fund (also for purposes of this Section 3.06, an “Investment Account”) to invest or if it is such depository institution, may itself invest, the funds held therein, only in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon and (ii) no later than the date on which funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the depository institution maintaining such account is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any funds held in an Investment Account shall be held in the name of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, on behalf of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) on behalf of the Trustee, shall maintain continuous physical possession of any Permitted Investment of amounts in the Collection Account, such Companion Distribution Account, such Servicing Accounts, such Loss of Value Reserve Fund or such REO Account, as applicable, that is either (i) a “certificated security,” as such term is defined in the UCC (such that the Trustee shall have control pursuant to Section 8-106 of the UCC) or (ii) other property in which a secured party may perfect its security interest by physical possession under the UCC or any other applicable law. In the case of any Permitted Investment held in the form of a “security entitlement” (within the meaning of Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall take or cause to be taken such action as the Trustee deems reasonably necessary to cause the Trustee to have control over such security entitlement. In the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer) or the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall:

 

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(i)        consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (a) all amounts then payable thereunder and (b) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and

 

(ii)       demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.

 

(b)       Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer to the extent (with respect to Servicing Accounts) not required to be paid to the related Mortgagor and shall be subject to its withdrawal, or withdrawal at its direction, in accordance with Section 3.03 or Section 3.05(a), as the case may be. Interest and investment income realized on funds deposited in the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer, to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for each period from and including any Distribution Date to and including the immediately succeeding P&I Advance Date, shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Special Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.14(c). In the event that any loss shall be incurred in respect of any Permitted Investment (as to which the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, would have been entitled to any Net Investment Earnings hereunder) directed to be made by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and on deposit in any of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account, the Servicing Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or the REO Account, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Collection Account, the Companion Distribution Account or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Master Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the REO Account, Loss of Value Reserve Fund or any Servicing Account maintained by or for the Special Servicer) shall deposit therein, no later than the P&I Advance Date, without right of reimbursement, the amount of Net Investment Loss, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to deposit any loss on an investment of funds in an Investment Account if such loss is incurred solely as a result of the insolvency of the federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company that holds such Investment Account, so long as such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualifications set forth in the definition of Eligible Account at the time such investment was made (and such federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, unless such depository institution or trust company satisfied the qualification set forth in the definition of Eligible Account both (x) at the time the investment was made and (y) thirty (30) days prior to such insolvency).

 

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(c)       Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer may and, upon the request of Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class shall, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.

 

Section 3.07 Maintenance of Insurance Policies; Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) The Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) shall use its efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain, and the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Properties) shall maintain, to the extent required by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage Loan documents except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default (and except as provided in the next sentence with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) or if the Trustee does not have an insurable interest. If the Mortgagor does not so maintain such insurance coverage or the Mortgaged Property is an REO Property, subject to its recoverability determination with respect to any required Servicing Advance, the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall maintain all insurance coverage as is required under the related Mortgage, but only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates, as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Properties other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) (provided that any determination that such insurance coverage is not available or not available at commercially reasonable rates shall be made (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)) by the Master Servicer (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to REO Property other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), except to the extent that the failure of the related Mortgagor to do so is an Acceptable Insurance Default as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan); provided, however, that if any Mortgage permits the holder thereof to dictate to the Mortgagor the insurance coverage to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer or, with respect to REO Property, the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall impose or maintain, as applicable, such insurance requirements as are consistent with the Servicing Standard taking into account the insurance in place at the closing of the Mortgage

 

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Loan, provided that, with respect to the immediately preceding proviso, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the Mortgagor to maintain (or to itself maintain) insurance against property damage resulting from terrorist or similar acts unless the Mortgagor’s failure is an Acceptable Insurance Default (as determined by the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) (i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), and only in the event the Trustee has an insurable interest therein and such insurance is available to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and, if available, can be obtained at commercially reasonable rates. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the applicable servicer’s expense) in determining whether any insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates. Subject to Section 3.15(a) and the costs of such insurance being reimbursed or paid to the Special Servicer as provided in the third-to-last sentence of this paragraph, the Special Servicer shall maintain for each REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) no less insurance coverage than was previously required of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents unless the Special Servicer determines ((i) unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (or, in each case, with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, with the consent of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder)), that such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates or that the Trustee does not have an insurable interest, in which case the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the Special Servicer’s determination. All Insurance Policies maintained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall (i) contain a “standard” mortgagee clause, with loss payable to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), including any related Serviced Companion Loan, other than REO Properties) or to the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (ii) be in the name of the Trustee (in the case of insurance maintained in respect of REO Properties), (iii) include coverage in an amount not less than the lesser of (x) the full replacement cost of the improvements securing Mortgaged Property or the REO Property, as applicable, and (y) the outstanding principal balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) or REO Loan, as applicable, and in any event, the amount necessary to avoid the operation of any co-insurance provisions, (iv) include a replacement cost endorsement providing no deduction for depreciation (unless such endorsement is not permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents), (v) be noncancelable without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the insured party (except in the case of nonpayment, in

 

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which case such policy shall not be cancelled without ten (10) days prior notice) and (vi) subject to the first proviso in the second sentence of this Section 3.07(a), be issued by a Qualified Insurer authorized under applicable law to issue such Insurance Policies. Any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under any such Insurance Policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts to be released to the related Mortgagor, in each case in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the provisions of the related Mortgage Loan documents) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05(a). Any costs incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies in respect of Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) (other than REO Properties and other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (i) if the Mortgagor defaults on its obligation to do so, shall be advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account) and will be charged to the related Mortgagor and (ii) shall not, for purposes of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan (if any), notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan so permit. Any cost incurred by the Special Servicer in maintaining any such Insurance Policies with respect to REO Properties shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, advanced by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance (so long as such Advance would not be a Nonrecoverable Advance and if such Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance then such cost shall instead be paid out of the Collection Account). The foregoing provisions of this Section 3.07 shall apply to any Serviced Whole Loan as if it were a single “Mortgage Loan”. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be required to maintain, and will not be in default for failing to obtain, any earthquake or environmental insurance on any Mortgaged Property unless such insurance was required at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and is currently available at commercially reasonable rates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that either (x) require the Mortgagor to maintain “all risk” property insurance (and do not expressly permit an exclusion for terrorism) or (y) contain provisions generally requiring the applicable Mortgagor to maintain insurance in types and against such risks as the holder of such Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) reasonably requires from time to time in order to protect its interests, the Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard, (A) monitor in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether the insurance policies for the related Mortgaged Property contain Additional Exclusions; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon certificates of insurance in determining whether such policies contain Additional Exclusions, (B) request the Mortgagor to either purchase insurance against the risks specified in the Additional Exclusions or provide an explanation as to its reasons for failing to purchase such insurance and (C) notify the Special Servicer if it has knowledge that any insurance policy for a Mortgaged Property securing a Specially Serviced Loan contains Additional Exclusions or if it has knowledge (such knowledge to be based upon the Master Servicer’s compliance with the immediately preceding clauses (A) and (B) above) that any Mortgagor fails to purchase the insurance requested to be purchased by

 

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the Master Servicer pursuant to clause (B) above. If the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such failure is not an Acceptable Insurance Default, the Special Servicer (with regard to such determination made by the Special Servicer) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause such insurance to be maintained. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (with respect to the Special Servicer, at the expense of the Trust) shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants in making such determinations. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on insurance consultants (at the expense of the Master Servicer) in determining whether Additional Exclusions exist. Furthermore, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly deliver such conclusions in writing to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for those Mortgage Loans that (i) have one of the ten (10) highest outstanding Stated Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust or (ii) comprise more than 5% of the outstanding Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then included in the Trust. During the period that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is evaluating the availability of such insurance or waiting for a response from the Directing Certificateholder or the holder of any Companion Loan, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer will be liable for any loss related to its failure to require the Mortgagor to maintain (or its failure to maintain) such insurance and will not be in default of its obligations as a result of such failure and the Master Servicer will not itself maintain such insurance or cause such insurance to be maintained.

 

(b)       (i) If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket Insurance Policy with a Qualified Insurer insuring against fire and hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, but excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), as the case may be, required to be serviced and administered hereunder, then, to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties. Such Insurance Policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, if there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a fire and hazard Insurance Policy complying with the requirements of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such Insurance Policy, promptly deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount of such loss or losses that would have been covered under the individual policy but are not covered under the blanket Insurance Policy because of such deductible clause to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan), or in the absence of such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard. In connection with its activities as administrator and Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or any Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. The Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard, may maintain, earthquake insurance on REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced

 

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Mortgaged Property), provided coverage is available at commercially reasonable rates, the cost of which shall be a Servicing Advance.

 

(ii)       If the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by a master single interest or force-placed insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer naming the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trustee as the loss payee, then to the extent such Insurance Policy provides protection equivalent to the individual policies otherwise required, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligation to cause such insurance to be maintained on the related Mortgaged Properties and REO Properties. In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall cause any Mortgaged Property or REO Property to be covered by such master single interest or force-placed insurance policy, the incremental costs of such insurance applicable to such Mortgaged Property or REO Property (i.e., other than any minimum or standby premium payable for such policy whether or not any Mortgaged Property or REO Property is covered thereby) shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance. Such master single interest or force-placed policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy otherwise complying with the provisions of Section 3.07(a), and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy had it been maintained, deposit into the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the master single or force-placed interest policy because of such deductible clause, to the extent that any such deductible exceeds the deductible limitation that pertained to the related Mortgage Loan, including any related Serviced Companion Loan, or, in the absence of any such deductible limitation, the deductible limitation which is consistent with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s misappropriation of funds or errors or omissions. Such amount of coverage shall be in such form and amount as are consistent with the Servicing Standard. Coverage of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.07(c) shall satisfy the requirements of this Section 3.07(c). The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer will promptly report in writing to the Trustee any material changes that may occur in their respective fidelity bonds, if any, and/or their respective errors and omissions insurance policies, as the case may be, and will furnish to the Trustee copies of all binders and policies or certificates evidencing that such bonds, if any, and insurance policies are in full force and effect.

 

(d)       At the time the Master Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that any Mortgaged Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) is in a federally designated special flood hazard area (and such flood insurance has been made available), the Master Servicer will use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to cause the related Mortgagor (in accordance with applicable law and the terms of the Mortgage

 

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Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan documents) to maintain, and, if the related Mortgagor shall default in its obligation to so maintain, shall itself maintain to the extent such insurance is available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to the extent the Trustee, as mortgagee, has an insurable interest therein), flood insurance in respect thereof, but only to the extent the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan permits the mortgagee to require such coverage and the maintenance of such coverage is consistent with the Servicing Standard. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. If the cost of any insurance described above is not borne by the Mortgagor, the Master Servicer shall promptly make a Servicing Advance for such costs.

 

(e)       During all such times as any REO Property (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) shall be located in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the Special Servicer will cause to be maintained, to the extent available at commercially reasonable rates (as determined by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration in an amount representing coverage not less than the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, plus such additional excess flood coverage with respect to the Mortgaged Property, if any, in an amount consistent with the Servicing Standard. The cost of any such flood insurance with respect to an REO Property shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the related REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(c) or, if the amount on deposit therein is insufficient therefor, paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(f)       Each of the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement an “errors and omissions” insurance policy with a Qualified Insurer covering losses that may be sustained as a result of an officer’s or employee’s errors or omissions.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.07, so long as the long-term debt obligations or the deposit account or claims-paying ability of the Master Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent) or the Special Servicer (or its immediate or remote parent), as applicable, is rated at least “A3” by Moody’s, “A-“ by Fitch (if rated by Fitch) or “A(low)” by DBRS (if then rated by DBRS), the Master Servicer (or its public parent) or the Special Servicer (or its public parent), as applicable, shall be allowed to provide self-insurance with respect to any of its obligations under this Section 3.07.

 

Section 3.08 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. (a) As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-sale” clause, which by its terms:

 

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(i)        provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the sale or other transfer of an interest in the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan may not be assumed without the consent of the mortgagee in connection with any such sale or other transfer;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to any sale or transfer, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive any right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan (x) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to $20,000,000, (y) with a Stated Principal Balance greater than or equal to 5% of the aggregated Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans then outstanding or (z) together with all other Mortgage Loans with which it is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted or together with all other Mortgage Loans with the same Mortgagor (or an Affiliate thereof), that is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans outstanding (by Stated Principal Balance), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, prior to consenting to any action, shall obtain, a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be

 

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considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (y) and (z) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(a), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

If any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or related Serviced Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan may be assumed or transferred without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine in accordance with the Servicing Standard whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

(b)       As to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Serviced Companion Loan that contains a provision in the nature of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause that by its terms:

 

(i)       provides that such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan shall (or may at the mortgagee’s option) become due and payable upon the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor; or

 

(ii)       requires the consent of the mortgagee to the creation of any such additional lien or other encumbrance on the related Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor or principals of the Mortgagor;

 

then, for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and as to which such matter is a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof) or the Special Servicer (with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or any

 

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Non-Specially Serviced Loan as to which such matter is a Major Decision), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall (a) exercise any right it may have with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan (x) to accelerate the payments thereon or (y) to withhold its consent to the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance, consistent with the Servicing Standard or (b) waive its right to exercise such rights, provided that (i) other than with respect to a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) of the definition thereof, (A) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, no Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing and the matter involves a Major Decision, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder shall have been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (B) if such Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, a Control Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, and no Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (C) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall have consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) (provided that in the case of clause (A), clause (B) and clause (C) such consent shall be deemed given or such consultation shall be deemed to have occurred, as applicable, if a response to the request for consent or consultation, as the case may be, is not provided within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent or conduct such consultation), and (ii) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has obtained Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) if such Mortgage Loan (A) has an outstanding principal balance that is greater than or equal to 2% of the Stated Principal Balance of the outstanding Mortgage Loans or (B) has an LTV Ratio greater than 85% (including any existing and proposed debt) or (C) has a debt service coverage ratio less than 1.20x (in each case, determined based upon the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if any, and the principal amount of the proposed additional lien) or (D) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) or (E) has a Stated Principal Balance greater than $20,000,000; provided, however, that with respect to sub-clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this sub-clause (ii), such Mortgage Loan shall also have a Stated Principal Balance of at least $10,000,000 for such Rating Agency Confirmation requirement to apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

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In connection with any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation from a Rating Agency (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related rating agencies) pursuant to this Section 3.08(b), the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall (if not already provided in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement) deliver a Review Package to the 17g-5 Information Provider (or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the related 17g-5 information provider) in accordance with Section 3.25 of this Agreement.

 

To the extent permitted by the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Rating Agency Confirmation described in the immediately preceding paragraph or in Section 3.08(a) shall be an expense of the related Mortgagor; provided that if the Mortgage Loan documents are silent as to who bears the costs of obtaining any such Rating Agency Confirmation, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to make the related Mortgagor bear such costs and expenses. Unless determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance such costs not collected from the related Mortgagor shall be advanced as a Servicing Advance.

 

If any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan provides that such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan may be further encumbered without the consent of the mortgagee, provided that certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied, then for so long as such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan is being serviced under this Agreement, the Master Servicer (with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to all Specially Serviced Loans), on behalf of the Trustee as the mortgagee of record, shall determine whether such conditions have been satisfied.

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in Section 3.08(a) or this Section 3.08(b) that constitutes a consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xiv) of the definition thereof, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer will be required to process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer will have no further obligation with respect to such request or due-on-sale or due-on-encumbrance. The Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession requested by the Special Servicer relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any request relating to such consent or waiver with respect to a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause (other than any transfers or assumptions provided for in clause (xiii) of the definition of Master Servicer Decision and other than any waiver of a “due-on-encumbrance” clause which waiver constitutes a Master Servicer Decision pursuant to clause (xiii) or clause (xiv) of the definition thereof) and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and analysis with respect to any such request.

 

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(c)           Nothing in this Section 3.08 shall constitute a waiver of the Trustee’s right, as the mortgagee of record, to receive notice of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan, any sale or other transfer of the related Mortgaged Property or the creation of any additional lien or other encumbrance with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

 

(d)           Except as otherwise permitted by Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and/or Section 3.18, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall agree to modify, waive or amend any term of any Mortgage Loan and related Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, in connection with the taking of, or the failure to take, any action pursuant to this Section 3.08. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide copies of any final waivers (except with respect to provision of any such waivers to the 17g-5 Information Provider, exclusive of any Privileged Information) it effects pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) to each other and to the 17g-5 Information Provider with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and shall notify the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, each other and, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.25) and, with respect to a Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, of any assumption or substitution agreement executed pursuant to Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) and shall forward thereto a copy of such agreement.

 

(e)           [RESERVED].

 

(f)            For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive its rights or grant its consent under any “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause other than in compliance with the provisions of Section 3.08(a) through (d) hereof. In the case of the Special Servicer, no such waiver or consent shall be made without (x) (i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained if and to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under Section 6.08(a), (y) (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, after having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) or (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, after having consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a).

 

(g)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.08, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, makes a determination under Section 3.08(a) or Section 3.08(b) that the applicable conditions in the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents, as applicable, with respect to assumptions or encumbrances permitted without the consent of the mortgagee have been satisfied, the applicable assumptions and transfers may be subject to an assumption or other fee, unless such fees are otherwise prohibited pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents; provided that any such fee not provided for in the Mortgage Loan documents does not constitute a “significant” change in yield pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e)(2).

 

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Section 3.09     Realization Upon Defaulted Loans and Companion Loans. (a) Upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan documents related to a Serviced Whole Loan or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide written notice to the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, with a copy of such notice to the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall, subject to subsections (b) through (d) of this Section 3.09, Section 3.24, subject to the Directing Certificateholder’s and the Operating Advisor’s respective rights pursuant to Section 6.08, and any Companion Holder or mezzanine lender’s rights under the related Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, on behalf of the holders of the beneficial interest of the related Companion Loan) or this Agreement, exercise reasonable efforts, consistent with the Servicing Standard, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of property securing any such Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and related Companion Loan, if any, as come into and continue in default as to which no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments, and which are not released from the Trust Fund pursuant to any other provision hereof. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall not be required to make a Servicing Advance and expend funds toward the restoration of such property unless the Special Servicer has determined in its reasonable discretion that such restoration will increase the net proceeds of liquidation of such Mortgaged Property to Certificateholders after reimbursement to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for such Servicing Advance, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has not determined that such Servicing Advance together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. The costs and expenses incurred by the Special Servicer in any such proceedings shall be advanced by the Master Servicer; provided that, in each case, such cost or expense would not, if incurred, constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Nothing contained in this Section 3.09 shall be construed so as to require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust, to make a bid on any Mortgaged Property at a foreclosure sale or similar proceeding that is in excess of the fair market value of such property, as determined by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment taking into account the factors described in Section 3.16(b) and the results of any Appraisal obtained pursuant to the following sentence, all such bids to be made in a manner consistent with the Servicing Standard. If and when the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer deems it necessary and prudent for purposes of establishing the fair market value of any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan or any related defaulted Companion Loan, whether for purposes of bidding at foreclosure or otherwise, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, is authorized to have an Appraisal performed with respect to such property by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance.

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall not acquire any personal property pursuant to this Section 3.09 unless either:

 

(i)            such personal property is incidental to real property (within the meaning of Section 856(e)(1) of the Code) so acquired by the Special Servicer; or

 

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(ii)           the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that the holding of such personal property by the Trust (to the extent not allocable to the related Companion Loan) will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.09 and Section 3.24, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall, on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to a Mortgaged Property in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or take any other action with respect to any Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and/or any related Companion Holder, would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of CERCLA or any comparable law, unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate to such effect delivered to the Trustee) the Special Servicer has previously determined in accordance with the Servicing Standard, based on an Environmental Assessment of such Mortgaged Property performed by an Independent Person who regularly conducts Environmental Assessments and performed within six (6) months prior to any such acquisition of title or other action, that:

 

(i)            such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, after consultation with an environmental consultant, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions as are necessary to bring such Mortgaged Property in compliance with such laws, and

 

(ii)           there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any currently effective federal, state or local law or regulation, or that, if any such hazardous materials are present for which such action could be required, after consultation with an environmental consultant, it would be in the best economic interest of the Certificateholders (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Companion Holders), as a collective whole as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, Companion Holders constituted a single lender, to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

 

The cost of any such Environmental Assessment shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance and the cost of any remedial, corrective or other further action contemplated by clause (i) and/or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance, unless it is a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance (in which case it shall be an expense of the Trust and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, shall be withdrawn in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement by the Master Servicer from the Collection Account, including from the Companion Distribution Account (such withdrawal to be made from amounts on deposit therein that are otherwise payable on or allocable to such Serviced Whole Loan)); and if any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Special Servicer shall, except with respect to any Companion Loan and any Environmental Assessment ordered after such Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, perform such additional environmental

 

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testing at the expense of the Trust as it deems necessary and prudent to determine whether the conditions described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence have been satisfied. The Special Servicer shall review and be familiar with the terms and conditions relating to enforcing claims and shall monitor the dates by which any claim or action must be taken (including delivering any notices to the insurer and using reasonable efforts to perform any actions required under such policy) under each environmental insurance policy in effect and obtained on behalf of the mortgagee to receive the maximum proceeds available under such policy for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests).

 

(d)           If (i) the environmental testing contemplated by subsection (c) above establishes that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) above of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan and, in the case of a Serviced Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan, and (ii) there has been no breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in or required to be made pursuant to Section 4 of each of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements for which the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller could be required to repurchase such Defaulted Loan pursuant to Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, then the Special Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust (other than proceeding to acquire title to the Mortgaged Property) and is hereby authorized ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event (or with respect to any AB Mortgage Loan, after the occurrence and during the continuation of an AB Control Appraisal Period, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) and (B) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder at such time as it deems appropriate to release such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, provided that, if such Mortgage Loan has a then-outstanding principal balance of greater than $1,000,000, then prior to the release of the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage, (i) the Special Servicer shall have notified the Rating Agencies, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), in writing of its intention to so release such Mortgaged Property and the bases for such intention, (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have posted such notice of the Special Servicer’s intention to so release such Mortgaged Property to the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and (iii) in addition to the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder as required above, the Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting Rights shall have consented or have been deemed to have consented to such release within thirty (30) days of the Certificate Administrator’s posting such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (failure to respond by the end of such 30-day period being deemed consent of the Holders of the Certificates). To the extent that any fee charged by any Rating Agency in connection with rendering such written confirmation is not paid by the related Mortgagor, such fee is to be an expense of the Trust; provided that the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

(e)           The Special Servicer shall provide written reports and a copy of any Environmental Assessments in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Master Servicer and the 17g-5 Information Provider monthly regarding any actions taken by the Special Servicer with respect to any

 

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Mortgaged Property securing a Defaulted Loan, or defaulted Companion Loan as to which the environmental testing contemplated in subsection (c) above has revealed that either of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first sentence thereof has not been satisfied, in each case until the earlier to occur of satisfaction of both such conditions, repurchase of the related Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or release of the lien of the related Mortgage on such Mortgaged Property.

 

(f)            The Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of any abandoned and/or foreclosed properties which require reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and shall provide the Master Servicer with all information regarding forgiveness of indebtedness and required to be reported with respect to any Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan that is abandoned or foreclosed and the Master Servicer shall report to the Internal Revenue Service and the related Mortgagor, in the manner required by applicable law, such information and the Master Servicer shall report, via Form 1099A or Form 1099C (or any successor form), all forgiveness of indebtedness and abandonment and foreclosure to the extent such information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Special Servicer. Upon request, the Master Servicer shall deliver a copy of any such report to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator.

 

(g)           The Special Servicer shall have the right to determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the advisability of the maintenance of an action to obtain a deficiency judgment if the state in which the Mortgaged Property is located and the terms of the Mortgage Loan (and if applicable, the related Companion Loan) permit such an action.

 

(h)           The Special Servicer shall maintain accurate records, prepared by one of its Servicing Officers, of each Final Recovery Determination in respect of a Defaulted Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or defaulted Companion Loan or any REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) and the basis thereof. Each Final Recovery Determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate promptly delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and the Master Servicer and in no event later than the next succeeding P&I Advance Determination Date.

 

Section 3.10     Trustee and Certificate Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), or the receipt by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, will promptly notify the Trustee and the Custodian and request delivery of the related Mortgage File. Any such notice and request shall be in the form of a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer and shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or remitted to the Master Servicer to enable such deposit, have been or will be so deposited. Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as release can reasonably be accomplished if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer notifies the Custodian of an exigency) of receipt of such notice and request, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that in the case of the payment in full of a Serviced Companion Loan or its related

 

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Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File shall not be released by the Custodian unless the related Serviced Whole Loan is paid in full. No expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.

 

(b)           From time to time as is appropriate for servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) (and any related Companion Loan), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage File or any document therein to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be. Upon return of such Mortgage File or such document to the Custodian, or the delivery to the Trustee and the Custodian of a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, stating that such Mortgage Loan (and, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan), was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into the Collection Account (including amounts related to the related Companion Loan, if applicable) pursuant to Section 3.04(a) have been or will be so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Custodian to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (or a designee), as the case may be, with the original being released upon termination of the Trust.

 

(c)           Within seven (7) Business Days (or within such shorter period as delivery can reasonably be accomplished if the Special Servicer notifies the Trustee of an exigency) of receipt thereof, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Special Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note (including any note evidencing a related Companion Loan) or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. The Special Servicer shall be responsible for the preparation of all such documents and pleadings. When submitted to the Trustee for signature, such documents or pleadings shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Servicing Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. The Trustee shall not be required to review such documents for their sufficiency or enforceability.

 

(d)           If, from time to time, pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement and the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, and as appropriate for enforcing the terms of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer requests delivery to it of the original Mortgage Note for a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then the Custodian shall release or cause the release of such original Mortgage Note to such Non-Serviced Master Servicer or its designee.

 

Section 3.11     Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan, Serviced Companion Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of any REO

 

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Loan related to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) (including Specially Serviced Loans and any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan constituting a “specially serviced loan” under any related Non-Serviced PSA). As to each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Loan, the Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, except that if such Mortgage Loan is part of a Serviced Whole Loan and such Serviced Whole Loan continues to be serviced and administered under this Agreement notwithstanding such Liquidation Event, then the applicable Servicing Fee shall continue to accrue and be payable as if such Liquidation Event did not occur. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, from payments of interest on each Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan and REO Revenues allocable as interest on each REO Loan, and as otherwise provided by Section 3.05(a). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of any Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or REO Loan out of that portion of related payments, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Revenues (in the case of an REO Loan) allocable as recoveries of interest, to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a).

 

Except as set forth in the following sentence, the fourth paragraph of this Section 3.11(a), Section 6.03, Section 6.05 and Section 7.01(c), the right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part (except in connection with a transfer of all of the Master Servicer’s duties and obligations hereunder to a successor servicer in accordance with the terms hereof). With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Master Servicer from amounts payable in respect of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain, and shall not be required to deposit in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a), additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) in the form of the following amounts to the extent collected from the related Mortgagor: (i) 100% of Excess Modification Fees related to any modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) that are Master Servicer Decisions; provided that if any such matter involves a Major Decision, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such Excess Modification Fees, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items received on any Non-Specially Serviced Loans for which the Master Servicer is processing the underlying assumption-related transaction (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) that are Master Servicer Decisions and 100% of all defeasance fees (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement); and (iii) 100% of assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees, and other similar fees (other than assumption application and defeasance fees) pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on

 

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the Non-Specially Serviced Loans (including any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent not prohibited by the related Intercreditor Agreement) relating to Master Servicer Decisions; provided that if any such matter involves a Major Decision, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to 50% of such assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees and other similar fees, and only to the extent that all amounts then due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan have been paid. In addition, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to charge and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or Specially Serviced Loan) any charges for beneficiary statements and demand charges actually paid by the related Mortgagors to the extent such beneficiary statements or demand charges were prepared by the Master Servicer, amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Master Servicer and reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, in each case only to the extent actually paid by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor and shall not be required to deposit such amounts in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a) or Section 3.04(b), respectively. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Master Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the Collection Account or the Companion Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to the current Distribution Date), (iii) interest or other income earned on deposits in its Servicing Accounts which are not required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan to be paid to the Mortgagor, and (iv) the difference, if positive, between Prepayment Interest Excesses and Prepayment Interest Shortfalls collected on the Mortgage Loans and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, during the related Collection Period to the extent not required to be paid as Compensating Interest Payments. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not payable directly out of the Collection Account and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association may, at its option, assign or pledge to any third party or retain for itself the Transferable Servicing Interest with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and any successor REO Loan); provided, however, that in the event of any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the Master Servicer, all or any portion of the Transferable Servicing Interest may be reduced by the Trustee to the extent reasonably necessary (in the sole discretion of the Trustee) for the Trustee to obtain a qualified successor master servicer that meets the requirements of Section 6.05 and who requires market-rate servicing compensation that accrues at a per annum rate in excess of the Retained Fee Rate, and any such assignment of the Transferable Servicing Interest shall, by its terms be expressly subject to the terms of this Agreement and such reduction. The Master Servicer shall pay the Transferable Servicing Interest to the holder of the Transferable Servicing Interest at such time

 

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and to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to receive payment of its Servicing Fees hereunder, notwithstanding any resignation or termination of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Master Servicer hereunder (subject to reduction pursuant to the preceding sentence).

 

A Liquidation Fee will be payable to the Master Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with respect to which the Master Servicer acts as Enforcing Servicer and obtains (i) any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds or (ii) Loss of Value Payments paid by a Mortgage Loan Seller (including with respect to any related Companion Loan, if applicable).

 

(b)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Special Servicing Fee with respect to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and any REO Loan relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property). As to each Specially Serviced Loan and REO Loan, the Special Servicing Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Special Servicing Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the Specially Serviced Loans or REO Loans, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on such Specially Serviced Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed. The Special Servicing Fee with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan shall cease to accrue if a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to the related Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly, on a loan-by-loan basis, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.05(a). The right to receive the Special Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Special Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. For the sake of clarity, nothing herein is intended to limit the Special Servicer’s right to share a portion of such compensation with the Directing Certificateholder after it is received nor to imply that there may not be more than one Special Servicer appointed under this Agreement; provided that no one Mortgage Loan may be serviced by more than one Special Servicer at any time. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Special Servicing Fees with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

(c)           Additional servicing compensation in the following form shall be promptly paid to the Special Servicer by the Master Servicer (or directly from the related Mortgagor) to the extent such fees are paid by a Mortgagor and shall not be required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(a): (i) 100% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of assumption fees and other similar fees received with respect to Specially Serviced Loans, (ii) 100% of all assumption application fees and other similar items on any Specially Serviced Loans and 100% of assumption application fees and other similar items on any Non-Specially Serviced Loans for which the Special Servicer is processing the underlying assumption-related transaction that is a Major Decision, (iii) 100% of waiver, consent and earnout fees, pursuant to Section 3.08 and Section 3.18 or other actions performed in connection with this Agreement on the Specially Serviced Loans or certain other similar fees paid by the related Mortgagor on Specially Serviced Loans, (iv) 50% of all Excess Modification Fees related to modifications, waivers, extensions or amendments of any Non-Specially Serviced

 

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Loan to the extent the matter involves a Major Decision and (v) 50% of all assumption, waiver, consent and earnout fees received with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan to the extent that the matter involves a Major Decision. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of: (i) Penalty Charges to the extent provided in Section 3.11(d), (ii) any charges for beneficiary statements and demand charges actually paid by the related Mortgagors to the extent such beneficiary statements or demand charges were prepared by the Special Servicer, (iii) amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds with respect to the accounts held by the Special Servicer and (iv) interest or other income earned on deposits relating to the Trust Fund in the REO Account and the Loss of Value Reserve Fund in accordance with Section 3.06(b) (but only to the extent of the Net Investment Earnings, if any, with respect to such account for the period from and including the prior Distribution Date to and including the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date). In addition, the Special Servicer shall be entitled to charge any Mortgagor for and retain as additional servicing compensation (other than with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) reasonable review fees in connection with any Mortgagor request to the extent such review fees are not prohibited under the related Mortgage Loan documents, and only to the extent actually paid by the related Mortgagor. The Special Servicer shall also be entitled to additional servicing compensation in the form of a Workout Fee with respect to each Corrected Loan at the Workout Fee Rate on such Corrected Loan for so long as it remains a Corrected Loan; provided, however, that after receipt by the Special Servicer of Workout Fees with respect to such Corrected Loan in an amount equal to $25,000, any Workout Fees in excess of such amount shall be reduced by the Excess Modification Fee Amount; provided, further, however, that in the event the Workout Fee collected over the course of such workout calculated at the Workout Fee Rate is less than $25,000, then the Special Servicer shall be entitled to an amount from the final payment on the related Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) that would result in the total Workout Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of that Corrected Loan (including any related Serviced Companion Loan) equal to $25,000. The Workout Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) with respect to each collection on such Corrected Loan from which fee would otherwise be payable until an amount equal to the Excess Modification Fee Amount has been deducted in full. The Workout Fee with respect to any Corrected Loan will cease to be payable if such loan again becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided that a new Workout Fee will become payable if and when such Specially Serviced Loan again becomes a Corrected Loan. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any Workout Fee with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. If the Special Servicer is terminated (other than for cause) or resigns, it shall retain the right to receive any and all Workout Fees payable in respect of Mortgage Loans or any related Companion Loan that became Corrected Loans prior to the time of that termination or resignation except the Workout Fees will no longer be payable if the Corrected Loan subsequently becomes a Specially Serviced Loan. If the Special Servicer resigns or is terminated (other than for cause), it will receive any Workout Fees payable on Specially Serviced Loans for which the resigning or terminated Special Servicer had determined to grant a forbearance or cured the event of default through a modification, restructuring or workout negotiated by the Special Servicer and evidenced by a signed writing, but which had not as of the time the Special Servicer resigned or was terminated become a Corrected Loan solely because the Mortgagor had not had sufficient time to make three consecutive timely Periodic Payments and which subsequently becomes a Corrected Loan as a result of the Mortgagor making such three consecutive timely Periodic Payments. The

 

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successor special servicer shall not be entitled to any portion of such Workout Fees. The Special Servicer shall not be entitled to receive any Workout Fees after termination for cause. A Liquidation Fee shall be payable to the Special Servicer with respect to (a) each Non-Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which the Special Servicer acts as the Enforcing Servicer, (b) each Specially Serviced Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (c) each REO Property (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) as to which the Special Servicer receives any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds subject to the exceptions set forth in the definition of Liquidation Fee (such Liquidation Fee to be paid out of such Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds). If, however, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds are received with respect to any Corrected Loan and the Special Servicer is properly entitled to a Workout Fee, such Workout Fee will be payable based on and out of the portion of such Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds that constitute principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall only be entitled to receive a Liquidation Fee or a Workout Fee, but not both, with respect to proceeds on any Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Companion Loan, the Liquidation Fee, Workout Fee and Special Servicing Fees, if any, will be computed as provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement or to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement is silent or refers to this Agreement or indicates such fees are paid in accordance with this Agreement, as provided herein as though such Companion Loan were a Mortgage Loan. Subject to Section 3.11(d), the Special Servicer will also be entitled to additional fees in the form of Penalty Charges. The Special Servicer shall be required to pay out of its own funds all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including, without limitation, payment of any amounts, other than management fees in respect of REO Properties, due and owing to any of its Sub-Servicers and the premiums for any blanket Insurance Policy obtained by it insuring against hazard losses pursuant to Section 3.07), if and to the extent such expenses are not expressly payable directly out of the Collection Account or the REO Account, and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any fee split (other than a fee split with respect to Penalty Charges) between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each have the right, but not any obligation, to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any such fee; provided, however that (x) neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall have the right to reduce or elect not to charge the percentage interest of any fee due to the other and (y) to the extent either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer exercises its right to reduce or elect not to charge its respective percentage interest in any fee, the party that reduced or elected not to charge such fee will not have any right to share in any portion of the other party’s fee. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Master Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than Penalty Charges), the Special Servicer shall still be entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Special Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had charged a fee and the Master Servicer shall not be entitled to any percentage interest of such fee charged by the Special Servicer. Similarly, if the Special Servicer decides not to charge any fee (other than Penalty Charges), the Master Servicer shall still be entitled to charge the portion of the related fee the Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Special Servicer had

 

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charged a fee and the Special Servicer shall not be entitled to any percentage interest of such fee charged by the Master Servicer.

 

(d)           In determining the compensation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with respect to Penalty Charges, on any Distribution Date, the aggregate Penalty Charges collected on any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related Companion Loan since the prior Distribution Date shall be applied (in such order) to reimburse (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee for interest on Advances on such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee for interest on the servicing advances made by any such party with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan pursuant to the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) due on such Distribution Date, (ii) the Trust for all interest on Advances previously paid to the Master Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(vi) (and, in connection with a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the related trust for all interest on servicing advances reimbursed by such trust to any party under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, which resulted in an additional expense for the Trust, to the extent not prohibited by the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan, if applicable and (iii) the Trust for all additional expenses of the Trust (other than Special Servicing Fees, Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees), including without limitation, inspections by the Special Servicer and all unpaid Advances incurred since the Closing Date with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Penalty Charges (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, which shall be payable as additional servicing compensation under the related Non-Serviced PSA) remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Master Servicer, if and to the extent accrued while such Mortgage Loan and any related Companion Loan was a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and to the Special Servicer, if and to the extent accrued on such Mortgage Loan during the period such Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. Any Penalty Charges paid or payable as additional servicing compensation to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be distributed between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, on a pro rata basis, based on the Master Servicer’s and the Special Servicer’s respective entitlements to such compensation described in the previous sentence. If the Special Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was not a Specially Serviced Loan and part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. If the Master Servicer has partially waived any Penalty Charge (part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was not a Specially Serviced Loan and part of which accrued when the related Mortgage Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan), any collections in respect of such Penalty Charge shall be shared pro rata by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer based on the respective portions of such Penalty Charge to which each would otherwise have been entitled. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else herein to the contrary, Penalty Charges with respect to any Companion Loan will be allocated pursuant to the applicable Intercreditor Agreement after payment of all related Advances and interest thereon and additional expenses of the Trust in accordance with this Section 3.11(d).

 

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If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, the Special Servicer shall service and administer such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and any related REO Property in the same manner as any other Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property and shall be entitled to all rights and compensation earned with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan as the Special Servicer of such Serviced Whole Loan. With respect to a Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, prior to the applicable Servicing Shift Date, no other special servicer will be entitled to any such compensation or have such rights and obligations. If a Servicing Shift Whole Loan is still a Specially Serviced Loan on the applicable Servicing Shift Date, the Non-Serviced Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to compensation with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan as if the Special Servicer were being terminated as the Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan and the Non-Serviced Special Servicer were replacing the Special Servicer as the successor Special Servicer with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

(e)           With respect to each Distribution Date, the Special Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer within two (2) Business Day following the Determination Date, and the Master Servicer shall deliver, to the extent it has received, to the Certificate Administrator, without charge and on the related Remittance Date, an electronic report (which may include HTML, Word or Excel compatible format, clean and searchable PDF format or such other format as mutually agreeable between the Certificate Administrator and the Special Servicer) that discloses and contains an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if any, with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that no such report shall be due in any month during which no Disclosable Special Servicer Fees were received.

 

(f)            The Special Servicer and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from receiving or retaining any compensation or any other remuneration (including, without limitation, in the form of commissions, brokerage fees, rebates, or as a result of any other fee-sharing arrangement) from any Person (including, without limitation, the Trust, any Mortgagor, any property manager, any guarantor or indemnitor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and any purchaser of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property) in connection with the disposition, workout or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the management or disposition of any REO Property, or the performance of any other special servicing duties under this Agreement, other than as expressly provided in this Section 3.11; provided that such prohibition shall not apply to Permitted Special Servicer/Affiliate Fees.

 

(g)           Pursuant to the CREFC® License Agreement, CREFC® shall be paid (according to the payment instructions set forth on Exhibit JJ hereto or such other payment instructions as CREFC® may provide to the Master Servicer in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Remittance Date) the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee on a monthly basis. The Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and, to the extent sufficient funds are on deposit therein, pay the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee to CREFC® in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(xii) on a monthly basis, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account.

 

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performed (at its own expense), a physical inspection of each Mortgaged Property relating to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or a Specially Serviced Loan or an REO Loan) with a Stated Principal Balance of (i) $2,000,000 or more at least once every twelve (12) months and (ii) less than $2,000,000 at least once every twenty-four (24) months, in each case, commencing in the calendar year 2019 (and each Mortgaged Property shall be inspected on or prior to December 31, 2020); provided, however, that if a physical inspection has been performed by the Special Servicer in the previous twelve (12) months, the Master Servicer will not be required to perform, or cause to be performed, such physical inspection; provided, further, that if any scheduled payment becomes more than sixty (60) days delinquent on the related Mortgage Loan, the Special Servicer shall inspect or cause to be inspected the related Mortgaged Property as soon as practicable after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan and annually thereafter for so long as such Mortgage Loan remains a Specially Serviced Loan or REO Loan. The cost of such inspection by the Special Servicer pursuant to the second proviso of the immediately preceding sentence shall be an expense of the Trust, and, to the extent not paid by the related Mortgagor, reimbursed first from Penalty Charges actually received from the related Mortgagor and then from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii), provided that, in the case of such reimbursement relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, such reimbursement shall be made, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, first, from any related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (if any) and then, pro rata and pari passu, from the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan in accordance with their respective outstanding principal balances (provided that, with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the foregoing shall not limit or otherwise modify the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement pursuant to which any amounts collected with respect to the related Whole Loan are allocated to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan, any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans and the AB Subordinate Companion Loan), in each case, prior to being payable out of general collections. The Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a written report of each such inspection detailing the condition of and any damage to the Mortgaged Property to the extent evident from the inspection and specifying the existence of (i) any vacancy at the Mortgaged Property that the preparer of such report has knowledge of and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (ii) any sale, transfer or abandonment of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, (iii) any adverse change in the condition of the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection, and that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deems material, (iv) any visible material waste committed on the Mortgaged Property of which the preparer of such report has knowledge or that is evident from the inspection and (v) photographs of each inspected Mortgaged Property. The Special Servicer and the Master Servicer shall promptly following preparation deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, respectively, to the other party, to the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan). Within five (5) Business Days after request for copies of such reports by the Rating Agencies, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available a copy (in electronic format) of each such report prepared by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, as applicable, to the 17g-5

 

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Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website for review by NRSROs (including Rating Agencies) that are Privileged Persons. In respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan that is a Specially Serviced Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available a copy of each such report to the Directing Certificateholder and upon request to each Controlling Class Certificateholder (which request may state that such items may be delivered until further notice).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, shall make reasonable efforts to collect promptly and review from each related Mortgagor quarterly and annual operating statements, financial statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property, and the quarterly and annual financial statements of such Mortgagor, whether or not delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and any other reports or documents required to be delivered under the terms of the Mortgage Loans (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if delivery of such items is required pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be required to request such operating statements or rent rolls more than once if the related Mortgagor is not required to deliver such statements pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan documents. In addition, the Special Servicer shall cause quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls to be regularly prepared in respect of each REO Property and shall collect all such items promptly following their preparation. The Special Servicer shall deliver all such items to the Master Servicer within five (5) Business Days of receipt, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies of all the foregoing items so collected to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the Depositor, in electronic format, in each case within sixty (60) days of its receipt thereof, but in no event, in the case of annual statements, later than June 30 of each year, commencing in 2019 for the 2018 calendar year. Upon the request of any Privileged Person (other than the NRSROs) to receive copies of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver or make available electronic copies of such items to the Certificate Administrator to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Upon the request of any NRSRO to receive copies of any portion of such items, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall deliver or make available additional copies of the requested items so collected thereby to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.13(c).

 

Furthermore, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (and each Serviced Companion Loan), if the related Mortgage Loan documents provide for the annual or quarterly testing of financial conditions of the related Mortgagor and/or Mortgaged Property (e.g. debt yield tests, debt service coverage ratio tests and/or loan-to-value ratio tests) in connection with cash management triggers or the commencement of additional required Escrow Payments, the Special Servicer, in the case of any Specially Serviced Loan, and the Master Servicer, in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, as applicable (only to the extent the related information required for such testing is to be delivered to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Documents and is actually delivered to either the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer), shall use reasonable efforts to conduct such financial testing within the timeframes contemplated by such Mortgage Loan documents. Furthermore, in accordance with

 

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this Section 3.12(b), with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to collect financial statements from the related Mortgagor for the periods set forth in the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

In addition, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall prepare with respect to each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and REO Property:

 

(i)            Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of a quarterly operating statement, if any, commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such quarterly operating statement for the quarter ending March 31, 2019, a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information) for such Mortgaged Property or REO Property as of the end of that calendar quarter, provided, however, that any analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter of each year will not be required to the extent provided in the then current applicable CREFC® guidelines (it being understood that as of the Closing Date, the applicable CREFC® guidelines provide that such analysis or report with respect to the first calendar quarter (in each year) is not required for a Mortgaged Property or REO Property unless such Mortgaged Property or REO Property is analyzed on a trailing 12 month basis, or if the related Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) is on the CREFC® Servicer Watch List). Promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof, the Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer (in electronic format) each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties, along with the related operating statements. The Master Servicer shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and, upon request, the related operating statements (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan).

 

(ii)           Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an annual operating statement or rent rolls (if and to the extent that any such information is in the form of normalized year-end financial statements that have been based on a minimum number of months of operating results as recommended by CREFC® in the instructions to the CREFC® guidelines) for each calendar year commencing within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such annual operating statement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018, a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet (but only to the extent the related Mortgagor is required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to deliver and does deliver, or otherwise agrees to provide and does provide, such information), presenting the computation to “normalize” the full year net operating income and debt service coverage numbers used by the Master Servicer in preparing the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report. The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties), as applicable, shall deliver or make available copies (in electronic format) of each CREFC®

 

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NOI Adjustment Worksheet and, upon request, the related operating statements or rent rolls (in each case, promptly following the initial preparation and each material revision thereof) to the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the related Companion Holder (with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan) and, upon request, the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post all such items to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

(c)           At or before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each Determination Date, the Special Servicer shall prepare and deliver or cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File and any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports with respect to the Specially Serviced Loans (excluding, for the Directing Certificateholder, any Excluded Loans) and any REO Properties (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), providing the information required of the Special Servicer in an electronic format, reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer as of the Business Day preceding such Determination Date, which CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File shall include data, to enable the Master Servicer to produce the following supplemental CREFC® reports: (i) a CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, (ii) a CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report, (iii) a CREFC® REO Status Report, (iv) a CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report and (v) a CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheet and a CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report, in each case with the supporting financial statements, budgets, operating statements and rent rolls submitted by the Mortgagor.

 

(d)           Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator the following reports and data files with respect to the Mortgage Loans: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first Distribution Date), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File, and CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC® Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Determination Date, (E) CREFC® Financial File, (F) CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the report on Disclosable Special Servicer Fees delivered pursuant to Section 3.11(e) to the extent received from the Special Servicer, if any. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the Certificate Administrator any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days prior to the Distribution Date beginning November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via electronic format the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and, to the extent received by the Master Servicer, the

 

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CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template, if provided for such Distribution Date. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due.

 

Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each P&I Advance Date, beginning in November 2018, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Certificate Administrator the CREFC® Schedule AL File in EDGAR Compatible Format provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to prepare or deliver the CREFC® Schedule AL File unless the Depositor has delivered the items required pursuant to Section 2.01(i). If the Certificate Administrator does not receive such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the P&I Advance Date, it shall immediately request such CREFC® Schedule AL File from the Master Servicer via email at ssreports@wellsfargo.com and send a copy of such request to the Depositor via email to CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com. In preparing the CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File for any given Distribution Date, and without any due diligence, investigation or verification, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely, absent manifest error, on the content, completeness, accuracy and compliance with any applicable requirements of Items 1111(h) and 1125 of Regulation AB and Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act as in effect on the Closing Date of the Initial Schedule AL File, any Initial Schedule AL Additional File and Annex A-1 to the Prospectus. The Master Servicer may concurrently with the delivery of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, deliver any related Schedule AL Additional File in EDGAR Compatible Format. The CREFC® Schedule AL File and the Schedule AL Additional File shall each be a single file. Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall be required to combine multiple CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files unless, solely with respect to the Master Servicer, multiple Sub-Servicers prepare and submit such CREFC® Schedule AL Files or Schedule AL Additional Files to the Master Servicer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to review, redact, reconcile, edit or verify the content, completeness or accuracy of the information contained in any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator shall not be deemed to have actual knowledge of the contents of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or Schedule AL Additional File solely by its receipt thereof.

 

In the absence of manifest error, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon, without investigation or inquiry, any information and reports delivered to it by any third party, and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Master Servicer’s reports and any information provided by the Trustee, without any duty or obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate any of the amounts and other information stated therein.

 

(e)           The Special Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the reports and information required of the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c), and the Master Servicer shall deliver or make available to the Certificate Administrator the reports and data files set forth in Section 3.12(d). The Master Servicer may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) and Section 3.12(c). The Certificate

 

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Administrator may, absent manifest error, conclusively rely on the reports and/or data to be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.12(d). In the case of information or reports to be furnished by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d), to the extent that such information or reports are, in turn, based on information or reports to be provided by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) and to the extent that such reports are to be prepared and delivered by the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall have no obligation to provide such information or reports to the Certificate Administrator until it has received the requisite information or reports from the Special Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall not be in default hereunder due to a delay in providing the reports required by Section 3.12(d) caused by the Special Servicer’s failure to timely provide any information or report required under Section 3.11(e), Section 3.12(b) or Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

(f)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by this Section 3.12 shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.12 to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may disclose any such information or any additional information to any Person so long as such disclosure is consistent with applicable law and the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(g)           Unless otherwise specifically stated herein, if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is required to deliver or make available any statement, report or information under any provisions of this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may satisfy such obligation by (x) physically delivering a paper copy of such statement, report or information, (y) delivering such statement, report or information in a commonly used electronic format or (z) making such statement, report or information available on the Master Servicer’s website (with respect to items delivered by the Master Servicer) or the Certificate Administrator’s Website, unless this Agreement expressly specifies a particular method of delivery.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall deliver any required statements, reports or other information to the Certificate Administrator in an electronic format mutually agreeable to the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may physically deliver a paper copy of any such statement, report or information as a temporary measure due to system problems, however, copies in electronic format shall follow upon the correction of such system problems.

 

Section 3.13     Access to Certain Information. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall afford access to any Mortgage Loan Seller and to any

 

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Certificateholder that is a federally insured financial institution, the OCC, the FDIC, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America and the supervisory agents and examiners of such boards and such corporations, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any such Certificateholder, and to each Holder of a Non-Registered Certificate, access to any documentation or information regarding the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a portion of a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Loan, and the Trust within its control which may be required by applicable law. At the election of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, such access may be afforded to such Person identified above by the delivery of copies of information as requested by such Person and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to require payment (other than from the Directing Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator on its own behalf or on behalf of the Certificateholders, as applicable) of a sum sufficient to cover the reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by it in making such copies. Such access shall (except as described in the preceding sentence) be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Certificate Administrator or the Custodian.

 

The failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 3.13 as a result of a confidentiality obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section 3.13. In connection with providing information pursuant to this Section 3.13, the Master Servicer and Special Servicer may each (i) affix a reasonable disclaimer to any information provided by it for which it is not the original source (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto); (ii) affix to any information provided by it a reasonable statement regarding securities law restrictions on such information and/or condition access to information on (x) the execution of a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X, or (y) execution of a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website; (iii) withhold access to confidential information or any intellectual property; and/or (iv) withhold access to items of information contained in the Servicing File for any Mortgage Loan if the disclosure of such items is prohibited by applicable law or the provisions of any related Mortgage Loan documents or would constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed by it pursuant to this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement to the extent that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, determines, in its reasonable good faith judgment consistent with the applicable Servicing Standard, that such disclosure would violate applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, constitute a waiver of the attorney-client privilege on behalf of the Trust or otherwise materially harm the Trust. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may refrain from disclosing information that it reasonably determines would prejudice the interests of the Certificateholders with respect to a workout or exercise of remedies as to any particular Mortgage Loan.

 

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Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in the next succeeding paragraph, but subject to the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, upon the reasonable request of any Certificateholder (or with respect to any AB Subordinate Companion Loan related to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, the holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan) that has delivered an Investor Certification to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, may provide (or make available electronically) or make available at the expense of such Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, copies of any appraisals, operating statements, rent rolls and financial statements (in each case, solely relating to the related Serviced Whole Loan or Serviced AB Whole Loan, if requested by the holder of an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as the case may be) obtained by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be; provided that, in connection with such request, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, generally to the effect that such Person will keep such information confidential and shall use such information only for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Certificateholder or holder of such AB Subordinate Companion Loan, as applicable, may have under this Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (other than as permitted in the preceding paragraph with respect to any Certificateholder or as specifically provided for herein with respect to the Directing Certificateholder), unless required by applicable law or court order, no Certificateholder (except, with respect to a Mortgage Loan Seller, to the extent necessary for such party to comply with its obligations under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and except for the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, acting in such capacities) or beneficial owner shall be given access to, or be provided copies of, the Mortgage Files or Diligence Files.

 

(b)           The Certificate Administrator shall make available to Privileged Persons (provided that the Prospectus, Distribution Date Statements, Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements, this Agreement and the Commission EDGAR filings referred to below will be available to the general public) via the Certificate Administrator’s Website, the following items, in each case, to the extent such items were prepared by or delivered to the Certificate Administrator in electronic format:

 

(i)            The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “deal documents”:

 

(A)           the Prospectus and any other disclosure document relating to the Registered Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or by any Person designated by the Depositor;

 

(B)           this Agreement and any amendments and exhibits hereto;

 

(C)           any Sub-Servicing Agreements delivered to the Certificate Administrator on or after the Closing Date;

 

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(D)           the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and any amendments and exhibits thereto; and

 

(E)           the CREFC® Loan Setup File provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)            the following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “SEC EDGAR filings”;

 

(A)           any reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K that have been filed by the Certificate Administrator with respect to the Trust through the EDGAR system;

 

(iii)           The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “periodic reports”:

 

(A)           all Distribution Date Statements prepared by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02;

 

(B)           the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File, the CREFC® Bond Level File, the CREFC® Collateral Summary File, the CREFC® Property File, the CREFC® Financial File, each of the “surveillance reports” identified as such in the definition of “CREFC® Investor Reporting Package” (including, without limitation, the CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Report and the CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets), the CREFC® Advance Recovery Report to the extent delivered by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement from time to time; and

 

(C)           all Operating Advisor Annual Reports provided by the Operating Advisor to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(iv)          The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “additional documents”:

 

(A)           summaries of Final Asset Status Reports or, prior to an AB Control Appraisal Period, summaries of Asset Status Reports approved by the holder of the related Companion Loan, and related information delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19(d);

 

(B)           all property inspection reports and environmental reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(a);

 

(C)           any Appraisals delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(D)           a detailed worksheet showing the calculation of each Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount, and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount on a current and cumulative basis; and

 

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(E)           the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template;

 

(v)           The following documents, which will initially be made available under a tab or heading designated “special notices”:

 

(A)           any notice with respect to a release pursuant to Section 3.09(d);

 

(B)           any notice regarding a waiver, modification or amendment of the terms of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.18(g);

 

(C)           any notice of final payment on the Certificates delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.01(h);

 

(D)           any notice of the occurrence of any Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(E)           any notice of the Certificate Administrator’s determination that an Asset Review Trigger has occurred and any other notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 12.01;

 

(F)           any Asset Review Report Summary received by the Certificate Administrator;

 

(G)           any notice of the termination of the Sub-Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 3.20(g);

 

(H)           any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(I)            any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

(J)            any notice of resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.03;

 

(K)          any notice of termination pursuant to Section 9.01;

 

(L)           any notice of resignation or termination of the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor operating advisor or the successor asset representations reviewer pursuant to Section 3.26 or Section 12.03, respectively;

 

(M)         any notice of any request by requisite percentage of Certificateholders for a vote to terminate the Special Servicer pursuant to

 

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Section 7.01(d), the Operating Advisor pursuant to Section 3.26(j) or the Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to Section 12.05(b);

 

(N)           any notice of recommendation of termination of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the related report prepared by the Operating Advisor in connection with such recommendation;

 

(O)           any notice that a Control Termination Event has occurred or is terminated or that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred or is terminated (provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or a Consultation Termination Event deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded DCH Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to make available such notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the notice of the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event to the extent the Certificate Administrator has been notified of such Excluded DCH Loan);

 

(P)           any notice that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated;

 

(Q)           any notice of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event;

 

(R)           any notice of the occurrence of an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event;

 

(S)           any assessments of compliance delivered to the Certificate Administrator; and

 

(T)           any attestation reports delivered to the Certificate Administrator;

 

(U)           any “special notices” required by a Certificateholder to be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s website pursuant to Section 5.06;

 

(V)           any Proposed Course of Action Notice; and

 

(W)          Any notice or documents provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Depositor or the Master Servicer directing the Certificate Administrator to post to the “Special Notices” tab;

 

(vi)          the “Investor Q&A Forum” pursuant to Section 4.07(a);

 

(vii)         solely to Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons, the “Investor Registry” pursuant to Section 4.07(b); and

 

(viii)        the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab, which will contain any notices relating to (A) ongoing compliance by the Retaining Sponsor with the Risk Retention

 

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Rules and (B) any noncompliance by the Third Party Purchaser or a successor third party purchaser with the applicable provisions of the Risk Retention Rules;

 

provided that with respect to a Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event that is deemed to exist due solely to the existence of an Excluded Loan, the Certificate Administrator will only be required to provide notice of the occurrence and continuance of such event if it has been notified of or has knowledge of the existence of such Excluded Loan.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website the items and reports identified in clauses (iii)(A) and (B) above on each Distribution Date. In addition, if the Depositor so directs the Certificate Administrator, and on terms acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall make certain other information and reports related to the Mortgage Loans available through its Internet website.

 

In the event that the Retaining Sponsor determines that the Third Party Purchaser no longer complies with the provisions of the Risk Retention Rule related to (a) number of third- party purchasers, (b) source of funds, (c) third-party review, (d) affiliation and control rights or (e) hedging, transfer and pledging, the Retaining Sponsor will be required to send a written notice of such non-compliance to the Certificate Administrator who will post such notice on its website under the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall, in addition to posting the applicable notices on the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab described above, provide email notification to any Privileged Person (other than financial market publishers) that has registered to receive access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website that a notice has been posted to the “Risk Retention Special Notices” tab.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Excluded Information shall be made available under a separate tab or heading designated “Excluded Information” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (and not under any of the tabs or headings described in items (i) through (vii) above) and made available to Privileged Persons other than any Excluded Controlling Class Holder that is a Borrower Party (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)).

 

Any Person that is a Borrower Party shall only be entitled to access (a) the Distribution Date Statements, and the following items made available to the general public: the Prospectus, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Commission filings on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and (b) in the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, if any such Person becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D and upon delivery to the Certificate Administrator in physical form of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F, which shall include each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder, all information (other than the Excluded Information with respect to

 

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any Excluded Controlling Class Loans (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans)) available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, upon delivery of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be entitled to access all information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee may each rely on (i) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder and (ii) an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1D in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) hereto from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder to the effect that such Person is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to one or more Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s). In the event the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder becomes an Excluded Controlling Class Holder, such party shall promptly notify each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E that such party has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) listed in such notice and shall also provide the Certificate Administrator a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1F listing each of the CTSLink User ID associated with such Excluded Controlling Class Holder and directing the Certificate Administrator to restrict such Excluded Controlling Class Holder’s access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website as and to the extent provided in this Agreement. Upon confirmation from the Certificate Administrator that such access has been restricted, such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall submit a new investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1D in physical form (or, solely with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in electronic form) to access the information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, except that such Excluded Controlling Class Holder shall not be entitled to access any Excluded Information related to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s) (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan(s)) made available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website. With respect to any Excluded Information sent for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” prior to delivery to the Certificate Administrator, and the Certificate Administrator shall segregate on the Certificate Administrator’s Website such Excluded Information (and, if possible at a later time, on loan-by-loan basis) from information relating to other Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans, as applicable.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively assume that the Directing Certificateholder and all beneficial owners of the Certificates of the Controlling Class are not Excluded Controlling Class Holders except to the extent that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate

 

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Administrator, as the case may be, has received a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1E from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that it has become an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any communication to the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder that is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder or disclosure of any information relating to an Excluded Controlling Class Loan (including any related Excluded Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website) if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, did not receive prior written notice that the related Mortgage Loan is an Excluded Controlling Class Loan and/or, with respect to any related Excluded Information posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, such information was not delivered to the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.33.

 

Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder of an investor certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that it is not or is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder. To the extent the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder receives access pursuant to this Agreement to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

The Certificate Administrator makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any report, document or other information made available on its Internet website and assumes no responsibility therefor, other than with respect to such reports, documents or other information prepared by the Certificate Administrator. In addition, the Certificate Administrator may disclaim responsibility for any information distributed by it for which it is not the original source. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for any disclosure of information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan to the extent such information was included in the Asset Status Report or the Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website and not properly identified as relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan.

 

In connection with providing access to the Certificate Administrator’s Website (other than with respect to access provided to the general public in accordance with Section 3.13(b), the Certificate Administrator may require registration and the acceptance of a disclaimer. The Certificate Administrator shall not be liable for the dissemination of information

 

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in accordance herewith. Questions regarding the Certificate Administrator’s Website can be directed to the Certificate Administrator’s CMBS customer service desk at (866) 846-4526.

 

(c)           The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available solely to the Depositor and the NRSROs the following items to the extent such items are delivered to it (in the form of an electronic document suitable for posting) via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2018-C47” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail; or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider if or as may be necessary or beneficial:

 

(i)            any notices of waivers under Section 3.08(d);

 

(ii)           any Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.19(d);

 

(iii)          any notice of final payment on the Certificates;

 

(iv)          any environmental reports delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 3.09(c);

 

(v)           any Appraisals delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.19;

 

(vi)          any annual statements as to compliance and related Officer’s Certificates delivered under Section 11.09 or Section 11.10;

 

(vii)         any annual independent public accountants’ attestation reports delivered pursuant to Section 11.11;

 

(viii)        any notice to the Rating Agencies relating to the Special Servicer’s determination to take action without receiving Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency as set forth in Section 3.25(a);

 

(ix)           copies of requests or questions that were submitted by the Rating Agencies relating to a request for Rating Agency Confirmation;

 

(x)            any requests for Rating Agency Confirmation that are delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to Section 3.25(a);

 

(xi)           any notice of resignation of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and any notice of the acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or the successor certificate administrator pursuant to Section 8.07 or Section 8.08;

 

(xii)          any Officer’s Certificate supporting any determination that any Advance was (or, if made, would be) a Nonrecoverable Advance;

 

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(xiii)         any notice of a Servicer Termination Event or termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer delivered pursuant to Section 7.01;

 

(xiv)        any notice of the merger or consolidation of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.09;

 

(xv)         any notice of any amendment that modifies the procedures herein relating to Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 13.01(a)(ix);

 

(xvi)        any Operating Advisor Annual Report pursuant to Section 3.26;

 

(xvii)       any summary of oral communication with the Rating Agencies or any written question or request from the Rating Agencies directed toward the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee regarding any of the information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Section 3.13(c) or regarding any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation or regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents or any matter related to the Certificates, Mortgage Loans, any related Companion Loan, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters related to this Agreement or any applicable Intercreditor Agreement; provided that the summary of such oral communication shall not identify the Rating Agency with whom the communication was held pursuant to Section 3.13(g);

 

(xviii)      any other information delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 2.03(b), Section 3.07(a), Section 3.12, Section 3.17, Section 3.18(g); Section 11.09 or Section 11.10; and

 

(xix)         any other information delivered to the Rating Agencies pursuant to this Agreement including, without limitation, Section 13.10.

 

The foregoing information shall be made available by the 17g-5 Information Provider on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. Information will be posted on the same Business Day of receipt unless such information is received after 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Business Day, in which case, it shall be posted by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the next Business Day. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall have no obligation or duty to verify, confirm or otherwise determine whether the information being delivered is accurate, complete, conforms to the transaction, or otherwise is or is not anything other than what it purports to be. In the event that any information is delivered or posted in error, each of the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider may remove such information from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider have not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information merely by posting such information to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to the extent such information was not produced by the Certificate Administrator or the 17g-5 Information Provider, as applicable. Access will be provided by the 17g-5 Information Provider to the NRSROs upon receipt of an NRSRO Certification in the form of Exhibit P-2 hereto (which certification may be submitted electronically via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website).

 

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Questions regarding delivery of information to the 17g-5 Information Provider may be directed to (866) 846-4526 or 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com (specifically referencing “WFCM 2018-C47” in the subject line).

 

Upon delivery by the Depositor to the 17g-5 Information Provider of information designated by the Depositor as pre-closing information from the Depositor’s 17g-5 Website (the “Pre-Close Information”), the 17g-5 Information Provider shall make such information available only to the Depositor and to NRSROs via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to this Section 3.13(c). Such information shall be provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider via electronic media and delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider as mutually agreed. The Depositor shall not be entitled to direct the 17g-5 Information Provider to provide access to the Pre-Close Information or any other information on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website to any designee or third party.

 

Upon request of the Depositor or the Rating Agencies, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any additional information requested by the Depositor or the Rating Agencies to the extent such information is delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider electronically in accordance with this Section 3.13. In no event shall the 17g-5 Information Provider disclose on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website the Rating Agency that requested such additional information.

 

The 17g-5 Information Provider shall provide a mechanism to notify each Person that has signed-up for access to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in respect of the transaction governed by this Agreement each time an additional document is posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify any party that delivers any information, report, notice or document to the 17g-5 Information Provider under this Agreement that such information, report, notice or document was received and that it has been posted.

 

Any information required to be delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider by any party under this Agreement shall be delivered to it via electronic mail at 17g5informationprovider@wellsfargo.com, specifically with a subject reference of “WFCM 2018-C47” and an identification of the type of information being provided in the body of such electronic mail, or via any alternative electronic mail address following notice to the parties hereto or any other delivery method established or approved by the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

(d)           The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, may, but shall not be obligated to, provide bulk information that relates to two or more transactions to the 17g-5 Information Provider. Any such information shall be posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider and the 17g-5 Information Provider may, but shall not be obligated to, post such information in accordance with the timeframe provided in Section 3.13(c) above; provided, however, that if the 17g-5 Information Provider is not able to post such information in accordance with the timeframe in Section 3.13(c), then it shall post such information within a reasonable time. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not send any such information directly to the Rating Agencies until the 17g-5 Information Provider notifies it that such information has been posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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(e)           Certain information concerning the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates (including the Distribution Date Statements, CREFC® reports and supplemental notices with respect to such Distribution Date Statements and CREFC® reports) shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator at the direction of the Depositor to third parties (including Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., Markit Group Limited and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., CMBS.com, Inc., Moody’s Analytics, MBS Data LLC, RealInsight and Thomson Reuters Corporation) with the consent of the Depositor, and providing such information shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator. Such information will be made available to such third parties upon receipt of a certificate in the form of Exhibit P-3 hereto, which certification may be submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

(f)            Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, in accordance with such reasonable rules and procedures as it may adopt, also deliver, produce or otherwise make available through its website or otherwise, any additional information relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan, the Mortgaged Properties (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or the related Mortgagors, for review by the Depositor, the Underwriters and any other Persons who deliver an Investor Certification in accordance with this Section 3.13 and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Disclosure Parties”) (in the case of deliveries to a Rating Agency, only to the extent such additional information is simultaneously delivered to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)), in each case, except to the extent doing so is prohibited by this Agreement (including without limitation, any prohibitions on dissemination of any confidential information, including, without limitation, any Privileged Information), applicable law or by the related Mortgage Loan documents. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to (i) indicate the source of such information and affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its discretion and/or (ii) require that the recipient of such information (A) except for the Depositor and the Rating Agencies, enter into (x) an Investor Certification, (y) a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit X or (z) a “click-through” confidentiality agreement if such information is being provided through the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, and (B) acknowledge that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may contemporaneously provide such information to any other Disclosure Party. In addition, to the extent access to such information is provided via the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s website, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may require registration and the acceptance of a reasonable and customary disclaimer and/or an additional or alternative agreement as to the confidential nature of such information. In connection with providing access to or copies of the information described in this Section 3.13(f) to current or prospective Certificateholders the form of confidentiality agreement used by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall be: (i) in the case of a Certificateholder, an Investor Certification executed by the requesting Person indicating that such Person is a Holder of Certificates and will keep such information confidential (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information (x) to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators and (y) to any other Person that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein (provided that such other Person confirms in writing such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and agrees to keep such information confidential)); and (ii) in the case of a prospective purchaser of Certificates or interests therein or

 

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an investment advisor related thereto, an Investor Certification indicating that such Person is a prospective purchaser of a Certificate or an interest therein or an investment advisor related thereto and is requesting the information for use in evaluating a possible investment in Certificates and will otherwise keep such information confidential with no further dissemination (except that such Certificateholder may provide such information to its auditors, legal counsel and regulators). In the case of a licensed or registered investment advisor acting on behalf of a current or prospective Certificateholder, the Investor Certification shall be executed and delivered by both the investment advisor and such current or prospective Certificateholder.

 

Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be liable for its dissemination of information in accordance with this Agreement or by others in violation of the terms of this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible or have any liability for the completeness or accuracy of the information delivered, produced or otherwise made available pursuant to this Section 3.13 unless such information was produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(g)           The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be permitted (but not obligated) to orally communicate with the Rating Agencies regarding any of the Mortgage Loan documents and any other matter related to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgaged Properties, the related Mortgagors or any other matters relating to this Agreement or related Intercreditor Agreement; provided that such party summarizes the information provided to the Rating Agencies in such communication in writing and provides the 17g-5 Information Provider with such written summary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c) the same day such communication takes place; provided, further that the summary of such oral communications shall not identify which Rating Agency the communication was with. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such written summary on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c).

 

(h)           Without limiting the Operating Advisor’s consultation rights pursuant to Section 6.08, the Special Servicer shall provide to the Operating Advisor prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Final Asset Status Reports and approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Packages (only with respect to any Specially Serviced Loans) and after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, Asset Status Reports and Major Decision Reporting Packages. In addition, the Special Servicer, subject to the limitations on delivery of Privileged Communications, shall provide to the Operating Advisor such reports and other information produced or otherwise available to the Directing Certificateholder (other than, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Reports that are not Final Asset Status Reports), or Certificateholders generally, requested by the Operating Advisor in support of the performance of its obligations under this Agreement in electronic format.

 

(i)            None of the foregoing restrictions in this Section 3.13 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Master

 

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Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer, or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Master Servicer’s, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, servicing operations in general; provided that the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans, to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website or (z) the Rating Agency confirms that it does not intend to use such information in undertaking credit rating surveillance with respect to the Certificates; provided, however, that the Rating Agencies may use information delivered under this clause (z) for any purpose to the extent it is publicly available (unless the availability results from a breach of this Agreement) or comprised of information collected by the applicable Rating Agency from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (or another 17g-5 information provider’s website that they have access to) other than pursuant to this Section 3.13(i).

 

(j)            The costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 3.13 by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any other party hereto shall not be additional expenses of the Trust, but shall be borne by the applicable party hereto.

 

Section 3.14     Title to REO Property; REO Account. (a) If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired (directly or through a single member limited liability company established for that purpose) and thus becomes REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued in the name of the Trust where permitted by applicable law or regulation and consistent with customary servicing procedures, and otherwise, in the name of the Trustee or its nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of the related Companion Holders, in the case of a Serviced Companion Loan. REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.14. The Special Servicer, on behalf of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder, shall sell any REO Property prior to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which the Trust acquires ownership of such REO Property, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-6(b)(1), for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, unless the Special Servicer either (i) applies for a qualifying extension of time no later than sixty (60) days prior to the close of the third calendar year in which it acquired ownership (or the period provided in the then applicable REMIC Provisions) and such extension is granted or is not denied (an “REO Extension”) by the Internal Revenue Service to sell such REO Property or (ii) obtains for the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, to the effect that the holding by the Trust of such REO Property subsequent to the close of the third calendar year following the year in which acquisition occurred will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. If the Special Servicer is granted or not denied the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence or obtains the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the immediately preceding

 

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sentence, the Special Servicer shall sell such REO Property within such longer period as is permitted by such REO Extension or such Opinion of Counsel, as the case may be. Any expense incurred by the Special Servicer in connection with its being granted the REO Extension contemplated by clause (i) of the second preceding sentence or its obtaining the Opinion of Counsel contemplated by clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence, shall be an expense of the Trust payable out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a).

 

(b)           The Special Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets. If an REO Acquisition shall occur, the Special Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more REO Accounts, held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, if applicable, on behalf of any related Companion Holder(s), as applicable, as their interest shall appear, and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests), for the retention of revenues and other proceeds derived from each REO Property. The REO Account shall be an Eligible Account. The Special Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the REO Account, within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds, all REO Revenues, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of an REO Property. Funds in the REO Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06. The Special Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the Master Servicer of the location of the REO Account when first established and of the new location of the REO Account prior to any change thereof.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account funds necessary for the proper operation, management, insuring, leasing, maintenance and disposition of any REO Property, but only to the extent of amounts on deposit in the REO Account relating to such REO Property. On the later of (x) the date that is on or prior to each Determination Date or (y) two (2) Business Days after such amounts are received and properly identified and determined to be available (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on the Business Day preceding each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date), the Special Servicer shall withdraw from the REO Account and remit to the Master Servicer, which shall deposit into the Collection Account (or the Companion Distribution Account, as applicable), the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of each REO Property during the most recently ended Collection Period, net of (i) any withdrawals made out of such amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence and (ii) Net Investment Earnings on amounts on deposit in the REO Account; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may retain in such REO Account, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, such portion of such balance as may be necessary to maintain a reasonable reserve for repairs, replacements, leasing, management and tenant improvements and other related expenses for the related REO Property. In addition, on or prior to the day the Special Servicer remits funds as provided in this Section 3.14(c), the Special Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a written accounting of amounts remitted to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, as applicable, on such date. The Master Servicer shall apply all such amounts as instructed by the Special Servicer on the Determination Date (or with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date) for the related Distribution Date.

 

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(d)           The Special Servicer shall keep and maintain separate records, on a property-by-property basis, for the purpose of accounting for all deposits to, and withdrawals from, the REO Account pursuant to Section 3.14(b) or Section 3.14(c).

 

Section 3.15     Management of REO Property. (a) If title to any REO Property is acquired, the Special Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect, operate and lease such REO Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property) for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holders and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) solely for the purpose of its timely disposition and sale in a manner that does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by the Trust or any Serviced Companion Noteholder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Subject to the foregoing, however, the Special Servicer shall have full power and authority to do any and all things in connection therewith as are in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of each Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder(s)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) all as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loan, as the case may be) (as determined by the Special Servicer in its reasonable judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, REO Property with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is excluded for all purposes of this Section 3.15. Subject to this Section 3.15, the Special Servicer may allow the Trust or any commercial mortgage securitization that holds any Serviced Companion Loan to earn “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(d) of the Code if it determines that earning such income is in the best interests of Certificateholders and, if applicable, any related Companion Holder(s) on a net after-tax basis as compared with net leasing such REO Property or operating such REO Property on a different basis. In connection therewith, the Special Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily basis (and in no event later than two (2) Business Days following receipt of such properly identified funds) in the applicable REO Account all revenues received by it with respect to each REO Property and the related REO Loan, and shall withdraw from the REO Account, to the extent of amounts on deposit therein with respect to such REO Property, funds necessary for the proper operation, management, leasing and maintenance of such REO Property, including, without limitation:

 

(i)            all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;

 

(ii)           all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon;

 

(iii)          any ground rents in respect of such REO Property, if applicable; and

 

(iv)          all costs and expenses necessary to maintain and lease such REO Property.

 

To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account in respect of any REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer (subject to receiving notice from the Special Servicer in accordance with the procedures set forth elsewhere in this Agreement) shall advance from its

 

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own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes unless (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event)) such advances would, if made, constitute Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.

 

(b)           Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Special Servicer shall not:

 

(i)            permit the Trust to enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(ii)           permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;

 

(iii)          authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than 10% of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or

 

(iv)          Directly Operate, or allow any other Person, other than an Independent Contractor, to Directly Operate, any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its acquisition date;

 

unless, in any such case, the Special Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance) to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held for the benefit of the Trust, in which case the Special Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.

 

(c)           The Special Servicer shall contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property within ninety (90) days of the acquisition date thereof, provided that:

 

(i)            the terms and conditions of any such contract may not be inconsistent herewith and shall reflect an agreement reached at arm’s length;

 

(ii)           the fees of such Independent Contractor (which shall be an expense of the Trust) shall be reasonable and customary in light of the nature and locality of the Mortgaged Property;

 

(iii)          any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor (A) pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including, without limitation, those

 

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listed in subsection (a) hereof, and (B) remit all related revenues collected (net of its fees and such costs and expenses) to the Special Servicer upon receipt;

 

(iv)          none of the provisions of this Section 3.15(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Special Servicer of any of its duties and obligations hereunder with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and

 

(v)           the Special Servicer shall be obligated to manage and supervise such Independent Contractor in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Special Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Special Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(d)           When and as necessary, the Special Servicer shall send to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Master Servicer a statement prepared by the Special Servicer setting forth the amount of net income or net loss, as determined for federal income tax purposes, resulting from the operation and management of a trade or business on, the furnishing or rendering of a non-customary service to the tenants of, or the receipt of any other amount not constituting Rents from Real Property in respect of, any REO Property in accordance with Section 3.15(a) and Section 3.15(b).

 

Section 3.16     Sale of Defaulted Loans and REO Properties. (a) (i) Within thirty (30) days after a Defaulted Loan has become a Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer shall order (but shall not be required to have received) an Appraisal and within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Appraisal shall determine the fair value of such Defaulted Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Special Servicer is then in the process of obtaining an Appraisal with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Special Servicer shall make its fair value determination as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within thirty (30) days) after its receipt of such an Appraisal. The Special Servicer may, from time to time, adjust its fair value determination based upon changed circumstances, new information and other relevant factors, in each instance in accordance with a review of such circumstances and new information in accordance with the Servicing Standard including, without limitation, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy; provided that the Special Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing of the initial fair value determination and any adjustment to its fair value determination.

 

(ii)           If any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement is a Specially Serviced Loan or to the extent otherwise required pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, then the Special Servicer (with respect to a Specially Serviced Loan) or the Master Servicer (with respect to a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) shall promptly notify in writing the other, any related Companion Holder and any related mezzanine lender, as applicable, of any events requiring notice under the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Thereafter, any related Companion Holder and related mezzanine lender, as applicable, will, notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, have the option to purchase the related Mortgage Loan and cure defaults relating thereto as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(iii)          If any Mortgage Loan not subject to an Intercreditor Agreement becomes a Specially Serviced Loan, or if the related Companion Holder or related mezzanine lender, as applicable, for any such Mortgage Loan subject to an Intercreditor Agreement has not previously exercised the option to purchase the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous paragraph, the Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to solicit offers for each Defaulted Loan on behalf of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan in such manner as will be reasonably likely to maximize the value of the Defaulted Loan on a net present value basis, if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that no satisfactory arrangements (including by way of a discounted pay-off) can be made for collection of delinquent payments thereon and such a sale would be in the best economic interests of the Trust and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder. In the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement, and such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not sold together with the Non-Serviced Companion Loan by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer, the Special Servicer will be entitled to sell (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and (such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is not an Excluded Loan as to such party) such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan if it determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such action would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, subject to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement (and provided that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer will not be entitled to a liquidation fee), the Special Servicer will be entitled to the liquidation fee that the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer would have otherwise been entitled to in connection with the sale of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. The Special Servicer is required to give the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to sell any Defaulted Loan. In the absence of a cash offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, the Special Servicer may purchase the Defaulted Loan for the Purchase Price or may accept the first cash offer received from any Person that constitutes a fair price for the Defaulted Loan.

 

(iv)          (A) In the case of a Specially Serviced Loan as to which a default has occurred and is continuing, in the absence of any offer at least equal to the Purchase Price pursuant to clause (iii) above (or purchase by the Special Servicer for such price), the Special Servicer shall solicit offers and, subject to sub-clause (B) below, accept the highest offer received from any Person that is determined by the Special Servicer to be a fair price for such Specially Serviced Loan, if the offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person. In determining whether any offer from a Person other than an Interested Person constitutes a fair price for any Defaulted Loan, the Special Servicer shall take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal, updated Appraisal or narrative appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to this Agreement within the prior

 

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9 months), among other factors, the period and amount of the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. If the offeror is an Interested Person (provided that the Trustee may not be an offeror), the Trustee shall determine whether the offer constitutes a fair price unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received. Absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (x) it is the highest offer received and (y) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any such Defaulted Loan, the Trustee shall rely on the most recent Appraisal (or update of such Appraisal) of the related Mortgaged Property conducted in accordance with this Agreement within the preceding nine (9) month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. Except as provided in the following paragraph, the cost of any Appraisal will be covered by, and will be reimbursable as, a Servicing Advance by the Master Servicer.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraph to the contrary, if the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee must (at the expense of the Interested Person) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable by, the Interested Person; provided that the Trustee will not engage a third party expert whose fees exceed a commercially reasonable amount as determined by the Trustee. The Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. Neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(B)           The Special Servicer will not be obligated to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines ((i) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, in consultation with the Directing Certificateholder (unless a Consultation Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing) and (ii) in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder), in accordance with the Servicing Standard (and subject to the requirements of any related Intercreditor Agreement), that the rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced

 

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Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer from any Person other than an Affiliate of the Special Servicer if it determines, in its reasonable judgment consistent with the Servicing Standard, that the acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Holders of Certificates and, in the case of a sale of a Serviced Whole Loan or an REO Property related to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder (as a collective whole, as if such Certificateholders and, if applicable, the related Companion Holder constituted a single lender) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to sell all Defaulted Loans prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no obligation to make any fair value determination, to the extent required to do so pursuant to this Section 3.16, on the basis of anything other than the related Appraisal.

 

(v)           Unless and until any Specially Serviced Loan is sold pursuant to this Section 3.16(a), the Special Servicer shall pursue such other resolution strategies with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, including, without limitation, workout and foreclosure, as the Special Servicer may deem appropriate, consistent with the Asset Status Report and the Servicing Standard and the REMIC Provisions.

 

(b)           (i) (A) The Special Servicer may purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such purchase shall be a purchase of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan). The Special Servicer may also offer to sell to any Person any REO Property (in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, such sale shall be a sale of the entire REO Property, including the portion relating to the related Companion Loan), if and when the Special Servicer determines, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that such a sale would be in the best economic interest of the Trust and the related Companion Holders. The Special Servicer shall give the Trustee, the Master Servicer, each Companion Holder, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder (in the case of the Directing Certificateholder, in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan as to such party, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), not less than ten (10) days’ prior written notice of its intention to (i) purchase any REO Property at the Purchase Price therefor (including a calculation of the Purchase Price) or (ii) sell any REO Property, in which case the Special Servicer shall accept the highest offer received from any Person for any REO Property in an amount at least equal to the Purchase Price therefor. To the extent permitted by applicable law, and subject to the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer, an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate of the Special Servicer, or an employee of either of them may act as broker in connection with the sale of any REO Property and may retain from the proceeds of such sale a brokerage commission that does not exceed the commission that would have been earned by an independent broker pursuant to a brokerage agreement entered into at arm’s length.

 

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(B)           In the absence of any such offer as set forth in sub-clause (A) above, the Special Servicer shall, subject to sub-clause (C) below, accept the highest offer for such REO Property received from any Person that is determined to be a fair price (1) by the Special Servicer, if the highest offeror is a Person other than an Interested Person, or (2) by the Trustee, if the highest offeror is an Interested Person unless such offer by an Interested Person (i) is equal to or greater than the applicable Purchase Price and (ii) is the highest offer received; provided, however, that absent an offer at least equal to the Purchase Price, no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (A) it is the highest offer received and (B) at least two other offers are received from independent third parties. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Trustee, in its individual capacity, nor any of its Affiliates may make an offer for or purchase any REO Property pursuant hereto.

 

(C)           The Special Servicer shall not be obligated by either of the foregoing paragraphs or otherwise to accept the highest offer if the Special Servicer determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that rejection of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans). In addition, the Special Servicer may accept a lower offer if it determines, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that acceptance of such offer would be in the best interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the related Companion Holder, and in either case, as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Serviced Companion Loans) (for example, if the prospective buyer making the lower offer is more likely to perform its obligations, or the terms offered by the prospective buyer making the lower offer are more favorable); provided that the offeror is not the Special Servicer or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Special Servicer.

 

(D)           In determining whether any offer received from an Interested Person represents a fair price for any REO Property, the Trustee shall obtain and may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee in connection with making such determination. The reasonable cost of such Independent appraiser or other Independent expert shall be an expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser. The reasonable fees and costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person. In determining whether any offer constitutes a fair

 

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price for any REO Property, the Special Servicer or the Trustee (or, if applicable, such appraiser) shall take into account, and any appraiser or other expert in real estate matters shall be instructed to take into account, as applicable, among other factors, the physical condition of such REO Property, the state of the local economy and the Trust’s obligation to comply with REMIC Provisions.

 

(ii)           Subject to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall act on behalf of the Trust and the related Companion Holders in negotiating and taking any other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any REO Property, including the collection of all amounts payable in connection therewith. A sale of any REO Property shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust (except that any contract of sale and assignment and conveyance documents may contain customary warranties of title, so long as the only recourse for breach thereof is to the Trust) and, if consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trustee shall have any liability to the Trust or any Certificateholder or related Companion Holder (if applicable) with respect to the purchase price therefor accepted by the Special Servicer or the Trustee.

 

(c)           Any sale of a Defaulted Loan or any REO Property shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions or authoritative interpretations thereof made or issued subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).

 

(d)           With respect to each Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, if the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan, and if the Special Servicer determines to sell the related Mortgage Loan that has become a Defaulted Loan in accordance with this Section 3.16, then the Special Servicer shall sell the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan together with such Mortgage Loan as one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. To the extent a determination is required to be made hereunder as to whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for a Serviced Whole Loan, such determination shall be made by the Trustee if the offeror is an Interested Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Special Servicer will not be permitted to sell the related Mortgage Loan together with the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan(s) if it becomes a defaulted Whole Loan without the written consent of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (provided that such consent is not required if the holder of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is the Mortgagor or an Affiliate of the Mortgagor) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell such Serviced Whole Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the permitted sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for such Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but

 

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no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Certificateholder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale. The holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (or its representative) will be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of such Whole Loan; however, the related Mortgagor and its agents and Affiliates shall not be permitted to submit an offer at such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, the holder of the related Companion Loan may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this paragraph with respect to the related Whole Loan. If the Trustee is required to determine whether a cash offer by an Interested Person constitutes a fair price, the Trustee may (at its option and at the expense of the offering Interested Person purchaser) designate an independent third party expert in real estate or commercial mortgage loan matters with at least five (5) years’ experience in valuing loans similar to the subject Mortgage Loan, that has been selected with reasonable care by the Trustee to determine if such cash offer constitutes a fair price for such Mortgage Loan. The Trustee shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in making such determination. If the Trustee designates such a third party to make such determination, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such third party’s determination. The reasonable fees of, and the costs of all appraisals, inspection reports and broker opinions of value incurred by any such third party shall be covered by, and shall be reimbursable, from the offering Interested Person and the Special Servicer shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect payment from such Interested Person. If such expense is not paid by the applicable Interested Person within thirty (30) days of demand for payment, such expense shall be reimbursable to the Trustee by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance but the Special Servicer shall continue to use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect such amounts from the applicable Interested Person.

 

(e)           (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, with respect to each Serviced AB Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Subordinate Companion Holder will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, as applicable. Such right of such Subordinate Companion Holder shall be given priority over any provision described in this Section 3.16 as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. If the related Mortgage Loan or related REO Property is purchased by such Subordinate Companion Holder, repurchased by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller or otherwise ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan will no longer be subject to this Agreement.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding anything in this Section 3.16 to the contrary, any mezzanine lender will have the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, as applicable, and cure defaults relating thereto, as and to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)            Unless otherwise provided in an Intercreditor Agreement the sale of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16 will be on a servicing released basis.

 

(g)           In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer has the right to purchase any Companion Loan on behalf of the Trust pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall exercise such right.

 

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Section 3.17     Additional Obligations of Master Servicer and Special Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer shall deliver all Compensating Interest Payments (other than the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) to the Certificate Administrator for deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Master Servicer shall deliver the portion of any Compensating Interest Payment allocated to a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit in the Companion Distribution Account on each P&I Advance Date, without any right of reimbursement therefor.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to each Serviced Companion Noteholder any reports or notices required to be delivered to such Serviced Companion Noteholder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(c)           Upon the determination that a previously made Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, to the extent that the reimbursement thereof would exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on the Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account and available for distribution on the next Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, each at its own option and in its sole discretion, as applicable, instead of obtaining reimbursement for the remaining amount of such Nonrecoverable Advance pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) immediately, as an accommodation may elect to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement for such portion of the Nonrecoverable Advance during the one month collection period ending on the then-current Determination Date, for successive one-month periods for a total period not to exceed twelve (12) months (provided that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, any such deferral exceeding six (6) months shall require, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder), and any election to so defer or not to defer shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes such an election at its sole option and in its sole discretion to defer reimbursement with respect to all or a portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon), then such Nonrecoverable Advance (together with interest thereon) or portion thereof shall continue to be fully reimbursable in the subsequent collection period (subject, again, to the same sole option to defer; it is acknowledged that, in such a subsequent period, such Nonrecoverable Advance shall again be payable first from principal collections as described above prior to payment from other collections). In connection with a potential election by the Master Servicer or the Trustee to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof during the one month collection period ending on the related Determination Date for any Distribution Date, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall further be authorized to wait for principal collections on the Mortgage Loans to be received until the end of such collection period before making its determination of whether to refrain from the reimbursement of a particular Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof); provided, however, that if, at any time the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, elects, in its sole discretion, not to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or otherwise determines that the reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance during a one-month collection period will exceed the full amount of the principal portion of general collections on or in respect of Mortgage Loans deposited in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall use its reasonable efforts to give the 17g-5 Information Provider fifteen (15) days’ notice of such determination for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to

 

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Section 3.13(c), unless extraordinary circumstances make such notice impractical, which shall mean that (i) the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion that waiting fifteen (15) days after such a notice could jeopardize its ability to recover such Nonrecoverable Advance, (ii) changed circumstances or new or different information becomes known to the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, that could affect or cause a determination of whether any Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance or whether to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance or the determination in clause (i) above, or (iii) in the case of the Master Servicer, it has not timely received from the Trustee information required by the Master Servicer to determine whether to defer reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Advance. If any of the circumstances described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the foregoing sentence apply, the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, shall give the 17g-5 Information Provider a notice for posting of the anticipated reimbursement as soon as reasonably practicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to give notice as required by the preceding or second preceding sentence shall in no way affect the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s election whether to refrain from obtaining such reimbursement or right to obtain such reimbursement as described in this Section 3.17(c). Nothing herein shall give the Master Servicer or the Trustee the right to defer reimbursement of a Nonrecoverable Advance to the extent of any principal collections then available in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v). The Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have no liability for any loss, liability or expenses resulting from any notice provided to the Rating Agencies contemplated by this Section 3.17(c).

 

The foregoing shall not, however, be construed to limit any liability that may otherwise be imposed on such Person for any failure by such Person to comply with the conditions to making such an election under this Section 3.17(c) or to comply with the terms of this Section 3.17(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement that apply once such an election, if any, has been made; provided, however, that the fact that a decision to recover such Nonrecoverable Advances over time, or not to do so, benefits some classes of Certificateholders to the detriment of other classes shall not, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard and/or with respect to the Trustee (solely in its capacity as Trustee), constitute a violation of any fiduciary duty to Certificateholders or any contractual obligation hereunder. If the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines, in its sole discretion, to fully recover the Nonrecoverable Advances immediately instead of deferring such reimbursement, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to immediate reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances with interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate from all amounts in the Collection Account for such Distribution Date (deemed first from principal and then interest). Any such election by any such party to refrain from reimbursing itself or obtaining reimbursement for any Nonrecoverable Advance or portion thereof with respect to any one or more collection periods shall not limit the accrual of interest at the Reimbursement Rate on such Nonrecoverable Advance for the period prior to the actual reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advance. The Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as the case may be, agreement to defer reimbursement of such Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth above is an accommodation to the Certificateholders and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, or a right of the Certificateholders. Nothing herein shall be deemed to create in the Certificateholders a right to prior payment of distributions over the Master Servicer’s or the Trustee’s, as applicable, right to reimbursement for Advances (deferred or otherwise) and accrued interest thereon. In all events, the decision to defer reimbursement or to seek immediate

 

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reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances shall be deemed to be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and none of the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the other parties to this Agreement shall have any liability to one another or to any of the Certificateholders or any of the Companion Holders for any such election that such party makes as contemplated by this Section 3.17(c) or for any losses, damages or other adverse economic or other effects that may arise from such an election, nor shall such election constitute a violation of the Servicing Standard or any duty under this Agreement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any liability whatsoever for making an election, or refraining from making an election, that is authorized under this Section 3.17(c).

 

No determination by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to exercise its sole option to defer the reimbursement of Advances and/or interest thereon under this section shall be construed as an agreement by the Master Servicer (or the Trustee, as applicable) to subordinate (in respect of realizing losses), to any Class of Certificates, such party’s right to such reimbursement during such period of deferral.

 

With respect to any modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement related to a Serviced Whole Loan (to the extent received), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the 17g-5 Information Provider a copy of any such modification or amendment, which the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(d)           With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), if the related loan documents permit the lender to (but do not require the lender to), at its option, prior to an event of default under the related Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), apply amounts held in any reserve account as a prepayment or hold such amounts in a reserve account, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may not apply such amounts as a prepayment, and will instead continue to hold such amounts in the applicable reserve account, unless not applying those amounts as a prepayment would be a violation of the Servicing Standard. Such amount may be used, if permitted under the loan documents, to defease the loan, or may be used to prepay the Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan), or for other purpose consistent with the Servicing Standard and the loan documents, upon a subsequent default.

 

(e)           Within one (1) Business Day after the execution of any amendment or modification of any Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide to the Certificate Administrator a copy of any such modification or amendment of any Intercreditor Agreement, and such amendment or modification shall be a Reportable Event.

 

Section 3.18     Modifications, Waivers, Amendments and Consents. (a) Except as set forth in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), this Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(d), Section 3.18(h), Section 3.18(i), Section 3.18(m) and Section 6.08, but subject to any other conditions set forth thereunder and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or any Serviced Whole Loan (and with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder, as applicable, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or to consent to, a modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), the Special Servicer

 

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shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or related Companion Loan that would constitute a Major Decision without (x) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder having been obtained by the Special Servicer to the extent required by, and pursuant to the process described under, Section 6.08(a), (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Directing Certificateholder if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) or (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a); and provided, further, that no extension entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18(a) shall extend the Maturity Date beyond the earlier of (i) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (ii) in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the Ground Lease, ten (10) years, prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate. If such extension would extend the Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan for more than twelve (12) months from and after the original Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan and such Mortgage Loan and/or related Companion Loan is not in default or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, prior to any such extension, the Special Servicer shall (1) provide the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), with an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if not required or permitted to be paid by the Mortgagor, to be paid as an expense of the Trust in accordance with Section 3.11(d)) that such extension would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (2) subject to the Servicing Standard, (x) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, obtain the consent (or deemed consent) of the Directing Certificateholder, (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, consult with the Directing Certificateholder and (z) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer having consulted with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the rights of the related Companion Holder to advise the Master Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer, with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans, without the consent of the Special Servicer or the Directing Certificateholder, may modify or amend the terms of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan in order to (i) cure any ambiguity or mistake therein or (ii) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions therein or correct any error; provided that, if the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default or default

 

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with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable, such modification or amendment would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

Subject to Section 6.08, applicable law and the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall permit the substitution of any Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof) for one or more other parcels of real property at any time the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan is not in default pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan documents or default with respect thereto is not reasonably foreseeable unless (i) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtains Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (and delivers such Rating Agency Confirmation to the Directing Certificateholder, if permitted by the applicable Rating Agency) and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25)) and (ii) such substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan and/or related Serviced Companion Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event (and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may obtain and rely upon an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor if not prohibited by the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and if so prohibited, at the expense of the Trust) with respect thereto).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter described in this Section 3.18(a) that constitutes a Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the Major Decision. The Master Servicer will deliver to the Special Servicer any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Major Decision. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any Major Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and/or analysis with respect to any Major Decision.

 

(b)           If the Special Servicer determines that a modification, waiver or amendment (including, without limitation, the forgiveness or deferral of interest or principal or the substitution of collateral pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and/or related Serviced Companion Loan or otherwise, the release of collateral or the pledge of additional collateral) of the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan with respect to which a payment default or other material default has occurred or a payment default or other material default is, in the Special Servicer’s judgment, reasonably foreseeable (as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the Special Servicer), is reasonably likely to produce a greater (or equivalent) recovery on a net present value basis (the relevant discounting to be performed at the related Mortgage Rate) to the Trust and, if applicable, the

 

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Companion Holders, as the holders of the related Serviced Companion Loan, than liquidation of such Specially Serviced Loan, then the Special Servicer may agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of such Specially Serviced Loan, subject to (w) the provisions of this Section 3.18(b) and Section 3.18(c), (x) with respect to any such Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the approval of the Directing Certificateholder (or after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, upon consultation with the Directing Certificateholder) as provided in Section 6.08, (y) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, consultation with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a) and (z) additionally, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the related Serviced Companion Noteholder or with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) with mezzanine debt, the rights of the related mezzanine lender, to advise or consult with the Special Servicer with respect to, or consent to, such modification, waiver or amendment, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, as applicable; provided that with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a related AB Control Appraisal Period, the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder will be required to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement and the Directing Certificateholder shall have no consent or consultation rights regarding the matter; provided, further, that in the case of any release or substitution of collateral (other than a defeasance), the Special Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel that such release or substitution would not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) or otherwise cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

In connection with (i) the release of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage or (ii) the taking of a Mortgaged Property (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property), or any portion of such Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, if the related Mortgage Loan documents require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to calculate (or to approve the calculation of the related Mortgagor of) the loan-to-value ratio of the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties or the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, for purposes of REMIC qualification of the related Mortgage Loan, then such calculation shall, unless then permitted by the REMIC Provisions, exclude the value of personal property and going concern value, if any, as determined by an appropriate third party.

 

If, following any such release or taking, the loan-to-value ratio as calculated is greater than 125%, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall require payment of principal by a “qualified amount” as determined under Revenue Procedure 2010-30

 

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or successor provisions, unless the related Mortgagor provides an Opinion of Counsel that if such amount is not paid, the related Mortgage Loan will not fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

 

The Special Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to the extent possible to cause each Specially Serviced Loan to fully amortize prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and shall not agree to a modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Specially Serviced Loan if such modification, waiver or amendment would (1) extend the maturity date of any such Specially Serviced Loan to a date occurring later than the earlier of (a) five (5) years prior to the Rated Final Distribution Date and (b) if such Specially Serviced Loan is secured solely or primarily by a leasehold estate and not also the related fee interest, the date occurring twenty (20) years or, to the extent consistent with the Servicing Standard giving due consideration to the remaining term of the ground lease and, ((A) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to Section 6.08 and (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, after consulting with the Operating Advisor if and to the extent required pursuant to Section 6.08(a)) ten (10) years prior to the expiration of such leasehold estate (including any options to extend such leasehold estate exercisable unilaterally by the related Mortgagor), or (2) provide for the deferral of interest unless interest accrues on the related Mortgage Loan, or Serviced Whole Loan generally at the related Mortgage Rate.

 

(c)           Any provision of this Section 3.18 to the contrary notwithstanding, except when a Mortgage Loan and/or Companion Loan is in default or default with respect thereto is reasonably foreseeable, no fee described in this Section 3.18 shall be collected by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer from a Mortgagor (or on behalf of the Mortgagor) in conjunction with any consent or any modification, waiver or amendment of a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable (unless the amount thereof is specified in the related Mortgage Note) if the collection of such fee would cause such consent, modification, waiver or amendment to be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Note within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(d)           To the extent consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the first sentence of Section 3.18(a), and Section 6.08), the Master Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and this Section 3.18 if such matter constitutes a Master Servicer Decision) or the Special Servicer (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b) and Section 3.18(a) if any such waiver, modification or amendment constitutes a Major Decision) may, consistent with the Servicing Standard, agree to any waiver, modification or amendment of a Mortgage Loan and/or Serviced Companion Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not reasonably foreseeable only if the contemplated waiver, modification or amendment (i) will not be a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and (ii) will not cause (x) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for purposes of the Code or (y) any Trust REMIC to be subject to any tax under the REMIC Provisions. In making this determination, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may obtain and rely upon (and shall provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator if obtained) an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor or such other Person requesting such modification or, if such expense cannot be collected from the

 

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related Mortgagor or such other Person, to be paid out of the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05(a); provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use its reasonable efforts to collect such fee from the Mortgagor or such other Person to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer may waive the payment of any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge or the requirement that any prepayment of a Mortgage Loan be made on a Due Date, or if not made on a Due Date, be accompanied by all interest that would be due on the next Due Date with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan.

 

(e)           Subject to Section 3.18(c), the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each may, as a condition to its granting any request by a Mortgagor for consent, modification (including extensions), waiver or indulgence or any other matter or thing, the granting of which is within the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, discretion pursuant to the terms of the instruments evidencing or securing the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan and is permitted by the terms of this Agreement, require that such Mortgagor pay to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as additional servicing compensation, a reasonable or customary fee, for the additional services performed in connection with such request; provided that the charging of such fee is not a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b).

 

(f)            All modifications (including extensions), waivers and amendments of the Mortgage Loans and/or Companion Loans entered into pursuant to this Section 3.18 shall be in writing, signed by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the related Mortgagor (and by any guarantor of the related Mortgage Loan, if such guarantor’s signature is required by the Special Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard).

 

(g)           With respect to any modification, waiver, amendment or consent for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to Section 3.18, the Special Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), the Directing Certificateholder (other than (i) following the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a Subordinate Companion Holder, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable), the related Mortgage Loan Seller (if such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) in writing of any modification, waiver, amendment or consent (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) of any term of any Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan that is modified, waived or amended and the date thereof. With respect to any modification, waiver, amendment or consent (in each case, after it is finalized and executed) for which it is responsible for processing pursuant to this Section 3.18, the Master Servicer shall provide written notice of any such modification, waiver or amendment to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer (and, unless a Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall forward any such notice to the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan)), the applicable Companion Holder (unless, with respect to a

 

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Subordinate Companion Holder, an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred, if applicable) and the related Mortgage Loan Seller (so long as such Mortgage Loan Seller is not the Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer of such Mortgage Loan or the Directing Certificateholder) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). The party responsible for delivering notice shall deliver to the Custodian with a copy to the Master Servicer (if such notice is being delivered by the Special Servicer) for deposit in the related Mortgage File, an original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification, waiver, amendment or consent, promptly (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days) following the execution thereof, with a copy to the applicable Companion Holder, if any. Following receipt of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, delivery of the aforesaid modification, waiver, amendment or consent to the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Administrator shall forward a copy thereof to each Holder of a Certificate (other than the Class R Certificates). With respect to the processing of any modification, waiver or consent related to any Mortgagor incurring additional debt or mezzanine debt, the Special Servicer (if the Special Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(a)) or the Master Servicer (if the Master Servicer processes such modification, waiver or consent pursuant to Section 3.18(m)) shall, on or before the later of (i) 3:00 p.m. on the related P&I Advance Date and (ii) five (5) Business Days immediately following the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, obtaining actual knowledge of the incurrence of such additional debt or mezzanine debt, deliver notice of the Mortgagor’s incurrence of such debt, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE. The notice contemplated in the preceding sentence shall set forth, to the extent the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, has the requisite information or can reasonably obtain such information, (1) the amount of additional debt that was incurred in the related Collection Period, (2) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt, and (3) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and additional debt. In the event that either (i) the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package is amended to include such information set forth above, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Master Servicer confirms with the Certificate Administrator that such amended CREFC® Investor Reporting Package enables the Certificate Administrator to include such information on Form 10-D in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Certificate Administrator, or (ii) the Trust is no longer subject to the Exchange Act, the additional report in the form of Exhibit KK shall no longer be required hereunder. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator may agree on a different delivery time and format for the information set forth in this paragraph.

 

(h)           Subject to the consent rights and process set forth in Section 6.08 with respect to Major Decisions, the Master Servicer shall process all defeasances of Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loans in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents, and shall be entitled to any defeasance fees paid relating thereto (provided that for the avoidance of doubt, any such defeasance fee shall not include any Modification Fees or waiver fees in connection with a defeasance that the Special Servicer is entitled to under this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall not permit (or, with regard to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, take any act in

 

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furtherance of) the substitution of any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan unless such defeasance complies with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) and the Master Servicer has received (i) replacement collateral consisting of government securities within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii), which satisfies the requirements of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, in an amount sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the related Mortgage Loan (or defeased portion thereof) when due, (ii) a certificate of an Independent certified public accountant to the effect that such substituted property will provide cash flows sufficient to meet all payments of interest and principal (including payments at maturity) on such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in compliance with the requirements of the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, (iii) one or more Opinions of Counsel (at the expense of the related Mortgagor) to the effect that the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, will have a first priority perfected security interest in such substituted Mortgaged Property; provided, however, that, to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the related Mortgagor shall pay the cost of any such opinion as a condition to granting such defeasance, (iv) to the extent consistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Mortgagor shall establish a single purpose entity to act as a successor mortgagor, if so required by the Rating Agencies, (v) to the extent permissible under the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to require the related Mortgagor to pay all costs of such defeasance, including but not limited to the cost of maintaining any successor mortgagor, and (vi) to the extent permissible under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall obtain, at the expense of the related Mortgagor, Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided, further, however, that no such confirmation from any Rating Agency shall be required to the extent that the Master Servicer has delivered a defeasance certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit U hereto for any Mortgage Loan that (together with any Mortgage Loans cross-collateralized with such Mortgage Loans) is: (i) a Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance less than $20,000,000, (ii) a Mortgage Loan that represents less than 5% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all Mortgage Loans, and (iii) a Mortgage Loan that is not one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that requiring the Mortgagor to pay for the items specified in clauses (ii), (iv) and (v) in the preceding sentence would be inconsistent with the related Mortgage Loan documents, such reasonable costs shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller as and to the extent set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything herein or in the related Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable, Companion Loan documents, to the contrary, the Master Servicer may permit the substitution of “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) for any Mortgaged Property pursuant to the defeasance provisions of any Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable (or any portion thereof), in lieu of

 

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the defeasance collateral specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents or Serviced Whole Loan documents, as applicable; provided that such substitution is consistent with the Servicing Standard and the Master Servicer reasonably determines that allowing their use would not cause a default or event of default to become reasonably foreseeable and the Master Servicer receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Mortgagor to the extent permitted under the Mortgage Loan documents and, if applicable or Companion Loan documents or otherwise as a Trust Fund expense) to the effect that such use would not be and would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise constitute an Adverse REMIC Event with respect to any Trust REMIC; and provided, further, that the requirements set forth in Section 3.18(h) (including receipt of any Rating Agency Confirmation) are satisfied; and provided, further, that such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government, or the Master Servicer shall obtain Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Mortgage Loans identified as Mortgage Loan Numbers 6, 7, 11, 12, 14, 19, 21, 24, 36, 39, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 55, 58, 61 and 64 on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for which Ladder or Rialto is the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller and that are subject to defeasance, the related Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained on behalf of itself or an Affiliate the right to establish or designate the successor borrower and/or to purchase or cause to be purchased the related defeasance collateral (any such right or obligation, the “Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). In the event the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which Ladder or Rialto is the related Mortgage Loan Seller, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to Ladder or Rialto, as applicable. Until such time as the related Mortgage Loan Seller provides the Master Servicer with written notice to the contrary, the notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations as to which Ladder or Rialto is the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall be delivered to the related Mortgage Loan Seller. With respect to any such Mortgage Loan that is subject to defeasance, if the successor borrower is not designated or formed by the related Mortgage Loan Seller or any Affiliate or successor thereto, the successor borrower shall be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(j)            If required under the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents or if otherwise consistent with the Servicing Standard, the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Defeasance Accounts”), which shall be Eligible Accounts, into which all payments received by the Master Servicer from any defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property shall be deposited and retained, and shall administer such Defeasance Accounts in accordance with the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Defeasance Account for a period in excess of ninety

 

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(90) days, unless such amounts are reinvested by the Master Servicer in “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii). To the extent not required or permitted to be placed in a separate account, the Master Servicer shall deposit all payments received by it from defeasance collateral substituted for any Mortgaged Property into the Collection Account and treat any such payments as payments made on the Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan in advance of its Due Date in accordance with clause (a)(i) of the definition of “Available Funds” and not as a prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer permit such amounts to be maintained in the Collection Account for a period in excess of 365 days (or 366 days in the case of a leap year).

 

(k)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall, unless it has received Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) (the cost of which shall be paid by the related Mortgagor, if so allowed by the terms of the related loan documents and otherwise paid out of general collections) grant or accept any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager, with respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Mortgage Loan that (i) is one of the ten largest Mortgage Loans a by Stated Principal Balance or (ii) has an unpaid principal balance that is at least equal to five percent (5%) of the then-aggregate principal balance of all Mortgage Loans or $35,000,000.

 

(l)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with any modification, waiver, consent or amendment in connection with any release of collateral securing any Mortgage Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral, the Special Servicer shall not approve any such modification, waiver or amendment or consent thereto without first having received a copy of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer that such modification, waiver, consent or amendment will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event to the extent the Special Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that such Opinion of Counsel is reasonably necessary.

 

(m)          Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3.18 or Section 3.08, but subject to any related Intercreditor Agreement, the Master Servicer may, without any Directing Certificateholder approval or consent (except as otherwise provided below in the definition of Master Servicer Decision), or the Special Servicer’s approval or consent take any of the following actions with respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Specially Serviced Loans and any related Serviced Companion Loan (each such action, a “Master Servicer Decision”): (i) grant waivers of non-material covenant defaults (other than financial covenants), including late (but not waived) financial statements except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required to grant waivers of more than three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements; (ii) consents to releases of

 

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non-material, non-income producing parcels of a Mortgaged Property that do not materially affect the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the Mortgage Loan as and when due, provided such releases are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents; (iii) approve or consent to grants of easements or rights of way (including, without limitation for utilities, access, parking, public improvements or another purpose) or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to easements, except that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required to approve or consent to grants of easements or rights of way that materially affect the use or value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan; (iv) grant other routine approvals, including granting of subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements and consents involving leasing activities (other than for ground leases) (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for leasing activities that affect an area greater than or equal to 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property), including approval of new leases and amendments to current leases; (v) consent to actions and releases related to condemnation of parcels of a Mortgaged Property (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required in connection with any condemnation with respect to a material parcel or a material income producing parcel or any condemnation that materially affects the use or value of the related Mortgaged Property or the ability of the related Mortgagor to pay amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan when due); (vi) consent to a change in property management relating to any Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan if the replacement property manager is not a Borrower Party (provided that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for any Mortgage Loan (including any related Companion Loans) that has an outstanding principal balance equal to or greater than $10,000,000); (vii) approve annual operating budgets for Mortgage Loans; (viii) consent to any releases or reductions of or withdrawals from (as applicable) any letters of credit, escrow funds, reserve funds or other additional collateral with respect to any Mortgage Loan, except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for earnout or performance reserve releases specifically scheduled on Schedule 3 to this Agreement for which there is lender discretion; (ix) grant any extension or enter into any forbearance with respect to the anticipated refinancing of a Mortgage Loan or sale of a Mortgaged Property after the related Maturity Date of such Mortgage Loan so long as (A) such extension or forbearance does not extend beyond 120 days after the related Maturity Date and (B) the related Mortgagor has delivered documentation (and the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such documentation to the Directing Certificateholder) reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Master Servicer, which provides that a refinancing of such Mortgage Loan or sale of the related Mortgaged Property will occur within 120 days after the date on which such Balloon Payment will become due; (x) any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any

 

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Intercreditor Agreement, except that (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan and other than with respect to amendments to split or resize notes consistent with the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement) the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required for any such modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement other than during a Control Termination Event, and if any modification or amendment would adversely impact the Special Servicer, such modification or amendment will additionally require the consent of the Special Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness; (xi) any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default, except that, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event and other than in the case of any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder’s consent (or deemed consent) shall be required in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for any such determination; (xii) approve or consent to any defeasance of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan other than agreeing to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment; (xiii) any assumption of the Mortgage Loan or transfer of the Mortgaged Property, in each case, that the loan documents allow without the consent of the mortgagee but subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the loan documents where no mortgagee discretion is necessary in order to determine if such conditions are satisfied; and (xiv) grant or agree to any other waiver, modification, amendment and/or consent that does not constitute a Major Decision; provided that (w) any such action would not in any way affect a payment term of the Certificates, (x) any such action would not constitute a “significant modification” of such Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) and would not otherwise cause either Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the Trust to the extent not reimbursed or paid by the related Mortgagor), to the extent requesting such opinion is consistent with the Servicing Standard), (y) agreeing to such action would be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (z) agreeing to such action would not violate the terms, provisions or limitations of this Agreement or any Intercreditor Agreement; provided, further, that, in the case of any Master Servicer Decision that requires the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, such consent shall be deemed given if a response to the request for consent is not provided within 10 Business Days after receipt of the Master Servicer’s written recommendation and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Master Servicer, in order to grant or withhold such consent; provided, further, that in the case of any Master Servicer Decision that requires the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to consult with the Master Servicer on a non-binding basis (provided that if the Directing Certificateholder fails to respond to a request for consultation within 10 Business Days after receipt of such request for consultation (together with all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Master Servicer, in order to so consult) from the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to such Master Servicer Decision, provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond will not relieve the Master

 

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Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters). The foregoing is intended to be an itemization of actions the Master Servicer may take without having to obtain the approval of any other party and is not intended to limit the responsibilities of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

(n)           Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall modify any Mortgage Loan into an AB Modified Loan unless the documents evidencing such modification provide that all payments on the junior or “B” portion of such AB Modified Loan (including interest, principal and other amounts) shall only be payable after the point in time at which all interest and principal on the senior or “A” portion of such AB Modified Loan shall have been paid in full and such senior or “A” portion shall no longer be outstanding; provided, however, that interest and other amounts in respect of such junior or “B” portion may accrue prior to such point in time.

 

Section 3.19     Transfer of Servicing Between the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer; Recordkeeping; Asset Status Report. (a) Upon determining that a Servicing Transfer Event has occurred with respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall promptly give notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder thereof, and the Master Servicer shall deliver the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Special Servicer and concurrently provide a copy of such Servicing File, exclusive of all Privileged Communications, to the Operating Advisor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all documents and records (including records stored electronically on computer tapes, magnetic discs and the like) relating to such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan, either in the Master Servicer’s possession or otherwise available to the Master Servicer without undue burden or expense, and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to assume its functions hereunder with respect thereto. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each related Servicing Transfer Event (or, in the case of clauses (viii) or (ix) of the definition of “Servicing Transfer Event”, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice from the Special Servicer of such Servicing Transfer Event when the Special Servicer makes the determination) and in any event shall continue to act as Master Servicer and administrator of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan until the Special Servicer has commenced the servicing of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Serviced Companion Loan. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event or (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer to the Special Servicer, or by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, pursuant to this Section 3.19. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to each Controlling Class Certificateholder a copy of the notice of such Servicing Transfer Event provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.19.

 

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Upon determining that a Specially Serviced Loan (other than an REO Loan) has become current and has remained current for three consecutive Periodic Payments (provided that (i) no additional Servicing Transfer Event is foreseeable in the reasonable judgment of the Special Servicer, and (ii) for such purposes taking into account any modification or amendment of such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan), and that no other Servicing Transfer Event is continuing with respect thereto, the Special Servicer shall immediately give notice thereof to the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan an AB Control Appraisal Period has occurred) and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder and shall return the related Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer (or copies thereof if copies only were delivered to the Special Servicer) and upon giving such notice, and returning such Mortgage File and Servicing File to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer’s obligation to service such Corrected Loan shall terminate and the obligations of the Master Servicer to service and administer such Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan shall recommence.

 

(b)       In servicing any Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced Companion Loans, the Special Servicer will provide to the Custodian originals of documents included within the definition of “Mortgage File” for inclusion in the related Mortgage File to the extent within its possession (with a copy of each such original to the Master Servicer), and provide the Master Servicer with copies of any additional related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan information including correspondence with the related Mortgagor.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.12(c), the Master Servicer shall maintain ongoing payment records with respect to each of the Specially Serviced Loans, Serviced Companion Loans and REO Properties (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and shall provide the Special Servicer with any information in its possession with respect to such records to enable the Special Servicer to perform its duties under this Agreement; provided that this statement shall not be construed to require the Master Servicer to produce any additional reports.

 

(d)       No later than sixty (60) days after a Servicing Transfer Event for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and, if applicable, the related Companion Loan (the “Initial Delivery Date”), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format a report (the “Asset Status Report”) with respect to such Mortgage Loan and related Companion Loan, if applicable, and the related Mortgaged Property to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (but only in respect of any Mortgage Loan other than (A) any Excluded DCH Loan or (B) any Serviced AB Whole Loan prior to the occurrence of an AB Control Appraisal Period, and in any event prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event), the Operating Advisor (but, other than with respect to an Excluded DCH Loan, only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)) and, with respect to any related Serviced Companion Loan, to the related Companion Holder or, to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the master servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion

 

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Loan has been sold; the Special Servicer shall also deliver a summary of each Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator shall post the summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Subsequent to the issuance of a Final Asset Status Report to the extent that during the course of the resolution of such Specially Serviced Loan material changes in the strategy reflected in the initial Final Asset Status Report (or subsequent Final Asset Status Reports) are necessary to reflect the then current circumstances and recommendation as to how the Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status or otherwise liquidated in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall prepare one or more additional Asset Status Reports with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan (each such report a “Subsequent Asset Status Report”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer shall not make any Asset Status Reports available to any Certificateholders on its website. None of the parties to this Agreement shall provide any Asset Status Report or any Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator. Further, the Certificate Administrator shall not request any Asset Status Report or Final Asset Status Report from the Master Servicer. Such Asset Status Report shall set forth the following information to the extent reasonably determinable based on the information that was delivered to the Special Servicer in connection with the transfer of servicing pursuant to the Servicing Transfer Event:

 

(i)        a summary of the status of such Specially Serviced Loan and any negotiations with the related Mortgagor;

 

(ii)       a discussion of the legal and environmental considerations reasonably known to the Special Servicer, consistent with the Servicing Standard, that are applicable to the exercise of remedies as aforesaid and to the enforcement of any related guaranties or other collateral for the related Mortgage Loan (and any related Serviced Companion Loan) and whether outside legal counsel has been retained;

 

(iii)      the most current rent roll, and income or operating statement available for the related Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)      (A) the Special Servicer’s recommendations on how such Specially Serviced Loan might be returned to performing status (including the modification of a monetary term, and any workout, restructure or debt forgiveness) and returned to the Master Servicer for regular servicing or otherwise realized upon (including any proposed sale of a Defaulted Loan or REO Property), (B) a description of any such proposed or taken actions, and (C) the alternative courses of action that were or are being considered by the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed or taken actions;

 

(v)       the status of any foreclosure actions or other proceedings undertaken with respect to the Specially Serviced Loan, any proposed workouts and the status of any negotiations with respect to such workouts, and an assessment of the likelihood of additional defaults under the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan;

 

(vi)      a description of any amendment, modification or waiver of a material term of any ground lease (or any space lease or air rights lease, if applicable) or franchise agreement;

 

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(vii)    the decision that the Special Servicer made, or intends or proposes to make, including a narrative analysis setting forth the Special Servicer’s rationale for its proposed decision, including its rejection of the alternatives;

 

(viii)   an analysis of whether or not taking such proposed action is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery on a present value basis than not taking such action, setting forth (x) the basis on which the Special Servicer made such determination and (y) the net present value calculation and all related assumptions;

 

(ix)      the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property (and a copy of the last obtained Appraisal of such Mortgaged Property) together with a description of any adjustments to the valuation of such Mortgaged Property made by the Special Servicer together with an explanation of those adjustments; and

 

(x)       such other information as the Special Servicer deems relevant in light of the Servicing Standard.

 

If within ten (10) Business Days of receiving an Asset Status Report, the Directing Certificateholder does not disapprove such Asset Status Report in writing or if the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the disapproval by the Directing Certificateholder (communicated to the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days) is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), the Special Servicer shall implement the recommended action as outlined in such Asset Status Report; provided, however, that the Special Servicer may not take any action that is contrary to applicable law, the Servicing Standard or the terms of the applicable Mortgage Loan documents. If, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder disapproves such Asset Status Report within ten (10) Business Days of receipt and the Special Servicer has not made the affirmative determination described above, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report and deliver a new Asset Status Report as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days after such disapproval, to the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and, in the case of a Serviced AB Whole Loan, only prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and during an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan), the Operating Advisor (but only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall revise such Asset Status Report as described above in this Section 3.19(d) until the Directing Certificateholder shall fail to disapprove such revised Asset Status Report in writing within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such revised Asset Status Report or until the Special Servicer makes a determination, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that the disapproval is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan);

 

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provided that, if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved the Asset Status Report for a period of sixty (60) Business Days following the first submission of an Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall follow the direction of the Directing Certificateholder provided, such direction would be consistent with the Servicing Standard; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder’s direction would cause the Special Servicer to violate the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer may act upon the most recently submitted form of Asset Status Report; and provided, however, that such Asset Status Report does not, and is not intended to be, a substitute for the approvals that are specifically required pursuant to Section 6.08. The procedures described in this paragraph are collectively referred to herein as the “Directing Certificateholder Approval Process”. Prior to the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer shall deliver each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor following the conclusion of the Directing Certificateholder Approval Process.

 

The Special Servicer may, from time to time, modify any Asset Status Report it has previously delivered and implement such report; provided that such report shall have been prepared, reviewed and not rejected pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.19(d). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with an Asset Status Report for an Excluded DCH Loan which includes a Major Decision and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.08 for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

No direction or disapproval of the Directing Certificateholder hereunder or under a related Intercreditor Agreement or failure of the Directing Certificateholder to consent to or approve (including any deemed consents or approvals) any request of the Special Servicer, shall (a) require or cause the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Specially Serviced Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC, or (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions, or (c) expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Trust, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or their respective officers, directors, members, employees or agents to any claim, suit or liability or (d) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

If an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing (or, with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan, if both an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing and an AB Control Appraisal Period is in effect), the Special Servicer shall promptly deliver each Asset Status Report prepared in connection with a Specially Serviced Loan to the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder). Prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review of a Final Asset Status Report shall only provide background information to support the Operating Advisor’s duties concerning the Special Servicer’s compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor shall not provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of such Final Asset Status Report. After the

 

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occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall provide comments to the Special Servicer in respect of the Asset Status Report, if any, within ten (10) Business Days following the later of (i) receipt of such Asset Status Report or (ii) receipt of such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related thereto, and propose possible alternative courses of action to the extent it determines such alternatives to be in the best interest of the Certificateholders (including any Certificateholders that are holders of the Control Eligible Certificates), as a collective whole. The Special Servicer shall consider such alternative courses of action and any other feedback provided by the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder) in connection with the Special Servicer’s preparation of any Asset Status Report. The Special Servicer may revise the Asset Status Report as it deems necessary to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor (and if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and such Specially Serviced Loan is not an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder), to the extent the Special Servicer determines that the Operating Advisor’s and/or Directing Certificateholder’s input and/or recommendations are consistent with the Servicing Standard and in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole (or, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the best interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of the related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of such Companion Loan)).

 

Promptly upon determining whether or not to revise any Asset Status Report to take into account any input and/or comments from the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall revise the Asset Status Report, if applicable (but is under no obligation to follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder), and deliver to the Operating Advisor and the Directing Certificateholder the revised Asset Status Report (until a Final Asset Status Report is issued). The procedures described in this and the immediately preceding paragraph are collectively referred to as the “ASR Consultation Process”.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder shall have no right to consent to any Asset Status Report under this Section 3.19. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder (except with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor, shall consult with the Special Servicer and propose alternative courses of action and provide other feedback in respect of any Asset Status Report. After the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than in its capacity as a Certificateholder) shall have no right to receive any Asset Status Report or otherwise consult with the Special Servicer with respect to Asset Status Reports and the Special Servicer shall only be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor with respect to any Asset Status Report as described above. The Special Servicer may choose to revise the Asset Status Report as it deems reasonably necessary in accordance with the Servicing Standard to take into account any input and/or recommendations of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder during the applicable periods described above, but is under no obligation to

 

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follow any particular recommendation of the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period with respect to an AB Subordinate Companion Loan, the Special Servicer shall prepare an Asset Status Report for any Serviced AB Whole Loan, upon it becoming a Specially Serviced Loan pursuant to this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, but the Directing Certificateholder will have no approval rights over any such Asset Status Report, and the consent or approval rights with respect to such Asset Status Report shall be as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       (i) Upon receiving notice of the occurrence of the events described in clause (iv) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall with reasonable promptness give notice thereof, and shall use its reasonable efforts to provide the Special Servicer with all information relating to the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan and reasonably requested by the Special Servicer to enable it to negotiate with the related Mortgagor. The Master Servicer shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with the preceding sentence within five (5) Business Days of the occurrence of each such event.

 

(ii)       After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, upon receiving notice of the occurrence of an event described in clause (iv) or (ix) of the definition of Servicing Transfer Event (without regard to the 60-day or 30-day period, respectively, set forth therein), the Master Servicer shall deliver notice thereof to the Operating Advisor at the same time such notice is provided to the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (i) above.

 

(f)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, no later than two (2) Business Days following the establishment of a Final Asset Status Report with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format to the Directing Certificateholder a draft notice that will include a draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report (which briefly summarizes such Final Asset Status Report, but shall not include any Privileged Information) (and shall deliver each Asset Status Report with respect to a Serviced AB Mortgage Loan prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period (to the extent approved by the related Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder), to the Directing Certificateholder). With respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, if, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such draft summary, the Directing Certificateholder approves of, or does not disapprove of such draft summary, then the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b). If the Directing Certificateholder affirmatively disapproves of such summary in writing, then within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such disapproval, the Special Servicer shall revise the summary and deliver such new summary to the Directing Certificateholder until the Directing Certificateholder approves such draft summary; provided, however, that if the Directing Certificateholder has not approved of the draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt of

 

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the initial draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report, then the most recent draft summary of the Final Asset Status Report delivered by the Special Servicer prior to such 20th Business Day shall be deemed to be the final summary of the Final Asset Status Report; provided, further, however, that if at any time the Special Servicer determines that any affirmative disapproval of such draft summary by the Directing Certificateholder is not in the best interest of all the Certificateholders and the holder of any related Companion Loan, as a collective whole (taking into account the pari passu or subordinate nature of any Companion Loan), pursuant to the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer shall deliver in electronic format such notice and summary of the Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) notwithstanding such disapproval. The Special Servicer shall promptly deliver (but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days following its completion) a copy of each Final Asset Status Report to the Operating Advisor. The Special Servicer shall prepare a summary of any Final Asset Status Report related to any Serviced AB Whole Loan which is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, which Final Asset Status Report has been approved or deemed approved by the holder of the Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement (to the extent such Intercreditor Agreement requires such approval or deemed approval), and deliver in electronic format notice of such Final Asset Status Report and the summary of such Final Asset Status Report to the Certificate Administrator for posting on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b).

 

(g)       No provision of this Section 3.19 shall require the Special Servicer to take or to refrain from taking any action because of any proposal, objection or comment by the Operating Advisor or a recommendation of the Operating Advisor.

 

Section 3.20   Sub-Servicing Agreements. (a) The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements to provide for the performance by third parties of any or all of its respective obligations hereunder; provided that the Sub-Servicing Agreement as amended or modified: (i) is consistent with this Agreement in all material respects and requires the Sub-Servicer to comply with all of the applicable conditions of this Agreement; (ii) provides that if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall for any reason no longer act in such capacity hereunder (including, without limitation, by reason of a Servicer Termination Event), the Trustee or its designee shall thereupon assume all of the rights and, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, obligations of such party under such agreement, or, alternatively, may act in accordance with Section 7.02 under the circumstances described therein (subject to Section 3.20(g)); (iii) provides that the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under such Sub-Servicing Agreement, but that (except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of such party thereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (ii)) none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable (other than the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that enters into such Sub-Servicing Agreement), any successor master servicer or successor special servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under such Sub-Servicing Agreement or any liabilities arising therefrom; (iv) permits any purchaser of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to such

 

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purchased Mortgage Loan at its option and without penalty; provided, however, that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements may only be terminated by the Trustee or its designees as contemplated by Section 3.20(g) and in such additional manner and by such other Persons as is provided in such Sub-Servicing Agreement; (v) does not permit the Sub-Servicer any direct rights of indemnification that may be satisfied out of assets of the Trust except through the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, if and only to the extent provided pursuant to Section 6.04; (vi) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to modify any Mortgage Loan unless and to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is permitted hereunder to modify such Mortgage Loan; (vii) does not permit the Sub-Servicer to take any action constituting a Major Decision without the consent of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable (which consent shall not be granted except in accordance with Section 6.08); (viii) with respect to any Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, if such Sub-Servicer is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, such Sub-Servicer, at the time the related Sub-Servicing Agreement is entered into, is not a Prohibited Party; (ix) provides that the Sub-Servicer shall be in default under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement and such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminated (following the expiration of any applicable grace period) if the Sub-Servicer fails (A) to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor under Article XI or under the Sub-Servicing Agreement or to the master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to, or (B) to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in the Sub-Servicing Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items required for any party to this Agreement to perform its obligations under Article XI or under the Exchange Act reporting items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to; and (x) provides that such Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be terminable if at any time the related Sub-Servicer (other than a Sub-Servicer retained by the Special Servicer) is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2). Any successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, hereunder shall, upon becoming a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as applicable, be assigned and may assume any Sub-Servicing Agreements from the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (subject to Section 3.20(g)). In addition, each Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Master Servicer may but need not provide that the obligations of the Sub-Servicer thereunder may terminate with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced thereunder at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Loan; provided, however, that the Sub-Servicing Agreement may provide (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) that the Sub-Servicer will continue to make all Advances and calculations and prepare all reports required under the Sub-Servicing Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans and continue to collect its Primary Servicing Fees as if no Servicing Transfer Event had occurred and with respect to REO Properties (and the related REO Loans) as if no REO Acquisition had occurred and to render such incidental services with respect to such Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as are specifically provided for in such Sub-Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver to the Trustee copies of all Sub-Servicing Agreements, and any amendments thereto and modifications thereof, entered into by it, in each case promptly upon its execution and delivery of such documents. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master

 

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Servicer include actions taken or to be taken by a Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer; and, in connection therewith, all amounts advanced by any Sub-Servicer (if the Sub-Servicing Agreement provides for Advances by the Sub-Servicer, although it need not so provide) to satisfy the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder to make Advances shall be deemed to have been advanced by the Master Servicer out of its own funds and, accordingly, in such event, such Advances shall be recoverable by such Sub-Servicer in the same manner and out of the same funds as if such Sub-Servicer were the Master Servicer, and, for so long as they are outstanding, such Advances shall accrue interest in accordance with Section 3.03(d), such interest to be allocable between the Master Servicer and such Sub-Servicer as may be provided (if at all) pursuant to the terms of the Sub-Servicing Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received any payment when a Sub-Servicer retained by it receives such payment. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee and the Depositor (and the Special Servicer shall notify the Operating Advisor) in writing promptly of the appointment by it of any Sub-Servicer, except that the Master Servicer need not provide such notice as to the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreements.

 

(b)       Each Sub-Servicer shall be authorized to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loans or the compliance with its obligations under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall (at no expense to the Trustee, the Certificateholders or the Trust) monitor the performance and enforce the obligations of each of its Sub-Servicers under the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall be required only to use reasonable efforts to cause any Initial Sub-Servicer to comply with the requirements of Article XI. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements in accordance with their respective terms and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as is in accordance with the Servicing Standard. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, subject to the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement, have the right to remove a Sub-Servicer retained by it at any time it considers removal to be in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(d)       In the event the Trustee or its designee becomes a successor master servicer and assumes the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under any Sub-Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to such Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, if applicable, the Companion Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected and held on behalf of it thereunder, and otherwise use reasonable efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreement to the assuming party.

 

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responsible to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, holders of the Companion Loans serviced hereunder and the Certificateholders for the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for which it is responsible, and the Master Servicer shall pay the fees of any Sub-Servicer thereunder as and when due from its own funds. In no event shall the Trust bear any termination fee required to be paid to any Sub-Servicer as a result of such Sub-Servicer’s termination under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       The Trustee, upon the request of the Master Servicer, shall furnish to any Sub-Servicer any documents necessary or appropriate to enable such Sub-Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under any Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)       Each Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that, in the event the Trustee or any other Person becomes a successor master servicer, the Trustee or such successor master servicer shall have the right to terminate such Sub-Servicing Agreement with or without cause and without a fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other contrary provision in this Agreement, the Trustee and any successor master servicer shall assume each Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement and (i) the Initial Sub-Servicer’s rights and obligations under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement shall expressly survive a termination of the Master Servicer’s servicing rights under this Agreement; provided that the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement has not been terminated in accordance with its provisions; (ii) any successor master servicer, including, without limitation, the Trustee (if it assumes the servicing obligations of the Master Servicer) shall be deemed to automatically assume and agree to the then-current Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement without further action upon becoming the successor master servicer and (iii) this Agreement may not be modified in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Initial Sub-Servicer hereunder and/or under the Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Initial Sub-Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(h)       With respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Sub-Servicing Agreement with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall, upon request (such request to be made reasonably in advance as appropriate to the circumstances surrounding such request) of the related Sub-Servicer, reasonably cooperate in delivering reports and information, including remittance information, and affording access to information to the related Sub-Servicer that would be required to be delivered or afforded, as the case may be, to the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

(i)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Special Servicer shall not enter into any Sub-Servicing Agreement which provides for the performance by third parties of any or all of its obligations herein, without, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded DCH Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Control Termination Event, the consent of the Directing Certificateholder, except to the extent necessary for the Special Servicer to comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

 

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Party Purchaser if such Sub-Servicer would be a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, absent actual knowledge to the contrary, may conclusively rely upon a representation of any Sub-Servicer that such Sub-Servicer is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser. Notwithstanding the two preceding sentences, or anything herein to the contrary, it is acknowledged that no Initial Sub-Servicer is a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser as of the Closing Date. If at any time the Master Servicer obtains actual knowledge that a Sub-Servicer it has entered into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with, is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2) and a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser, the Master Servicer shall terminate such Sub-Servicer in accordance with the related Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.21   Interest Reserve Account.

 

(a)       On the P&I Advance Date occurring in each February and in any January that occurs in a year that is not a leap year (in each case, unless the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator, in respect of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans, shall deposit into the Interest Reserve Account, an amount equal to one (1) day’s interest on the Stated Principal Balance of the Actual/360 Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date occurring in the month preceding the month in which the P&I Advance Date occurs at the related Net Mortgage Rate, to the extent a full Periodic Payment or P&I Advance is made in respect thereof (all amounts so deposited in any consecutive February and January pursuant to clause (i), “Withheld Amounts”).

 

(b)       On each P&I Advance Date occurring in March (or February, if the related Distribution Date is the final Distribution Date), the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw, from the Interest Reserve Account an amount equal to the Withheld Amounts from the preceding January (if applicable) and February, if any, and deposit such amount into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

Section 3.22   Directing Certificateholder and Operating Advisor Contact with Master Servicer and Special Servicer. Within a reasonable time upon request from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and no more often than on a monthly basis, each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, without charge, make a knowledgeable Servicing Officer via telephone available to verbally answer questions from (a) the Directing Certificateholder ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) and (b) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor (with respect to the Special Servicer only), regarding the performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

Section 3.23   Controlling Class Certificateholders, Directing Certificateholder; Certain Rights and Powers of Directing Certificateholder. (a) Each Controlling Class Certificateholder is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and to notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of the transfer of any Certificate of a Controlling Class by delivering a notice to each such Person substantially in

 

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the form of Exhibit NN attached hereto, the selection of a Directing Certificateholder or the resignation or removal thereof. The Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) is hereby deemed to have agreed by virtue of its purchase of a Certificate to notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor when such Certificateholder is appointed Directing Certificateholder and when it is removed or resigns. To the extent there is only one Controlling Class Certificateholder and it is also the Special Servicer, it shall be the Directing Certificateholder.

 

On the Closing Date, the initial Directing Certificateholder (other than the Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall execute and deliver a certification to all parties to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement. Upon the resignation or removal of the existing Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder), any successor directing certificateholder shall also deliver a certification to all parties to this Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1G to this Agreement prior to being recognized as the new Directing Certificateholder.

 

(b)       Once a Directing Certificateholder has been selected, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Certificateholder (or Certificate Owner, if applicable) shall be entitled to rely on such selection unless the Controlling Class Certificateholders entitled to appoint the Directing Certificateholder, by Certificate Balance, or such Directing Certificateholder shall have notified the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and each other Controlling Class Certificateholder, in writing, of the resignation of such Directing Certificateholder or the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder. In the event that (i) the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor receives written notice from a majority of the Controlling Class Certificateholders that a Directing Certificateholder is no longer designated and (ii) the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or a representative thereof) becomes the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the proviso of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, then the Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class (or its representative) shall provide its name and address to the Certificate Administrator and notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor that it is the new Directing Certificateholder; provided that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the written notification provided by the purported Controlling Class Certificateholder that owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class without independently verifying that such Controlling Class Certificateholder actually owns the largest aggregate Certificate Balance of the Controlling Class. The foregoing provisions shall not be applicable to the Directing Certificateholder that is a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder.

 

(c)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity of the Controlling Class Certificateholder and the Directing Certificateholder.

 

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(d)       In the event that no Directing Certificateholder has been appointed or identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has attempted to obtain such information from the Certificate Administrator and no such entity has been identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, then until such time as the new Directing Certificateholder is identified to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no duty to consult with, provide notice to, or seek the approval or consent of any such Directing Certificateholder as the case may be.

 

(e)       Upon request, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, a list of each Controlling Class Certificateholder as reflected in the Certificate Register, including names and addresses. In addition to the foregoing, within five (5) Business Days of receiving notice of the selection of a new Directing Certificateholder or the existence of a new Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P. shall be the initial Directing Certificateholder (but not a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) and shall remain so until a successor is appointed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or until a Consultation Termination Event occurs and is continuing.

 

Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the preceding sentence with respect to the identity of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

(f)       If the Certificate Administrator determines that a Class of Book-Entry Certificates is the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the related Certificateholders of such Class (through the Depository) of the Class becoming the Controlling Class.

 

(g)       Each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees, by its acceptance of its Certificates, that: (i) the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of one or more Classes of Certificates; (ii) the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class or in its own interest; (iii) the Directing Certificateholder does not have any liability or duties to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class (or in the case of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder has no liabilities or duties to the Controlling Class or the Holders of any Class of Certificates); (iv) the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor interests of the Holders of one or more Classes including the Controlling Class or itself over the interests of the Holders of one or more other Classes of Certificates; and (v) the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever (other than to a Controlling Class Certificateholder; provided that a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder shall have no such liability) for having so acted as set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal of the Directing Certificateholder for having so acted.

 

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(h)       All requirements of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to provide notices, reports, statements or other information (including the access to information on a website) to the Directing Certificateholder contained in this Agreement shall also apply to each Companion Holder with respect to information relating to the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan or a Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection (h) shall in any way eliminate the obligation to deliver any information required to be delivered under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       Until it receives notice to the contrary, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to rely on the most recent notification with respect to the identity and contact information of the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Directing Certificateholder and any Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder.

 

(j)       With respect to a Serviced Whole Loan and any approval and consent rights in this Agreement with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall exercise such rights in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(k)       The Certificate Registrar shall determine which Class of Certificates is the then-current Controlling Class within two (2) Business Days of a request from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or any Certificateholder and provide such information to the requesting party.

 

(l)       Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include on its statement made available pursuant to Section 4.02(a) of this Agreement the identity of the new Controlling Class and (ii) provide to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor notice of such event and the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder (the cost of obtaining such information from DTC being an expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer within ten (10) Business Days of the existence or cessation of (i) any Control Termination Event, (ii) any Consultation Termination Event or (iii) any Operating Advisor Consultation Event. Upon the Certificate Administrator’s determination that a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred or is terminated, the Certificate Administrator shall, within ten (10) Business Days, post a “special notice” on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to this provision.

 

In the event that a Control Termination Event has occurred due to a reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of such Class in accordance with Section 4.05(a)) to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof, such special notice shall state “A Control Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of the Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates to less than 25% of the Original Certificate Balance thereof.”

 

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In the event that a Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to the reduction of each Class of Control Eligible Certificates below 25% of its Original Certificate Balance, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “A Consultation Termination Event has occurred because no Class of Control Eligible Certificates exists where such Class’s aggregate Certificate Balance is at least equal to 25% of the Original Certificate Balance of that Class, in each case without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts.”

 

In the event that an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred due to the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance, taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts, such special notice shall state: “An Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred because the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Horizontal Risk Retention Certificates to 25% or below of their aggregate Original Certificate Balance.”

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan determined to be an Excluded DCH Loan, none of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder shall have any consent or consultation rights with respect to the servicing of such Excluded DCH Loan and a Control Termination Event and Consultation Termination Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Excluded DCH Loan.

 

Section 3.24   Intercreditor Agreements. (a) Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Serviced Whole Loan being serviced under this Agreement and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt is subject to the terms and provisions of the related Intercreditor Agreement and each agrees to service each such Serviced Whole Loan, and each Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, including, without limitation, effecting distributions and allocating reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement, the related Intercreditor Agreement shall govern. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Agreement, each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer agrees not to take any action with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, or a Mortgage Loan with mezzanine debt or the related Mortgaged Property without the prior consent of the related Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, to the extent that the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender, as applicable, is required or permitted to consent to such action. Each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer acknowledges and agrees that each Companion Holder and each mezzanine lender or its respective designee has the right to purchase the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided for therein. Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer further acknowledges and agrees that any Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder will have the right to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent provided for herein and in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Holder or a mezzanine lender under the related Intercreditor Agreement or conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of any Intercreditor Agreement that may otherwise require the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to abide by any instruction or direction of a Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be required to comply with any instruction or direction the compliance with which requires an Advance that constitutes or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance. In no event shall any expense arising from compliance with an Intercreditor Agreement constitute an expense to be borne by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer for its own account without reimbursement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to consult with or obtain the consent of any Companion Holder or a mezzanine lender unless such Companion Holder or mezzanine lender has delivered notice of its identity and contact information to each of the parties to this Agreement (upon which notice each of the parties to this Agreement shall be conclusively entitled to rely). As of the Closing Date, the contact information for the Companion Holders and mezzanine lenders is as set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, be required to consult with or obtain the consent of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder unless the Certificate Administrator has delivered notice to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, as required under Section 3.23(e) or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, have actual knowledge of the identity and contact information of a new Directing Certificateholder or a new Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

(c)       No direction or disapproval of the Companion Holders or any mezzanine lender shall (a) require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to violate the terms of a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Companion Loan, applicable law or any provision of this Agreement, including the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and to maintain the REMIC status of each Trust REMIC, (b) result in the imposition of a “prohibited transaction” or “prohibited contribution” tax under the REMIC Provisions or (c) materially expand the scope of the Special Servicer’s, Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s or the Master Servicer’s responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(d)       With respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, notwithstanding any rights the Operating Advisor or the Directing Certificateholder hereunder may have to consult with respect to any action or other matter with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan, to the extent the related Intercreditor Agreement provides that such right is exercisable by the related Companion Holder or is exercisable in conjunction with any related Companion Holder, the Directing Certificateholder shall not be permitted to exercise such right or, to the extent provided in the related Intercreditor Agreement, shall be required to exercise such right in conjunction with the related Companion Holder, as applicable (except to the extent that the Directing Certificateholder is the related Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder). Additionally, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall consult, seek the approval or obtain the consent of the holder of any Serviced Companion Loan with respect to any matters with respect to the servicing of such Companion Loan to the extent required under related Intercreditor Agreement and shall not take such actions requiring consent of the related Companion Holder without such consent. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer or the

 

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Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall deliver reports and notices to the related Companion Holder as required under the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Special Servicer shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the related Companion Holder, within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Controlling Class Certificateholder (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder under this Agreement due to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with any related Companion Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such related Companion Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to a Serviced Whole Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such related Companion Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such related Companion Holder by the Special Servicer of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Controlling Class Certificateholder, the Special Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with such related Companion Holder, whether or not such related Companion Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Special Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of the related Companion Holder set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Special Servicer may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Special Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder. In no event shall the Special Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the related Companion Holder.

 

(f)       Each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder shall have the right to attend (in person or telephonically, in the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be) annual meetings with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the related Whole Loan are discussed.

 

(g)       With respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the Special Servicer shall not modify, waive or amend the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement such that the monthly remittance to the holder of the related Companion Loan is required earlier than 2 Business Days after receipt by the Master Servicer of the related Periodic Payment without the consent of the Master Servicer.

 

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(h)       To the extent not otherwise expressly included herein, any provisions required to be included herein pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement for a Whole Loan are deemed incorporated herein by reference, and the parties hereto shall comply with those provisions as if set forth herein in full.

 

Section 3.25   Rating Agency Confirmation. (a) Notwithstanding the terms of any related Mortgage Loan documents or other provisions of this Agreement, if any action under any Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement requires Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, if the party (the “RAC Requesting Party”) attempting and/or required to obtain such Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency has made a request to any Rating Agency for such Rating Agency Confirmation and, within ten (10) Business Days of the Rating Agency Confirmation request being posted to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, such Rating Agency has not replied to such request or has responded in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then such RAC Requesting Party shall be required to confirm (through direct communication and not by posting any confirmation on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website) that the applicable Rating Agency has received the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and, if it has not, promptly request the related Rating Agency Confirmation again (which may be through direct communication). The circumstances described in the preceding sentence are referred to in this Agreement as a “RAC No-Response Scenario.” Once the RAC Requesting Party has sent a request for a Rating Agency Confirmation to the 17g-5 Information Provider, such RAC Requesting Party may, but shall not be obligated to send such request directly to the Rating Agencies in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 13.10(d).

 

If there is no response to such Rating Agency Confirmation request within five (5) Business Days of such second request in a RAC No-Response Scenario or if such Rating Agency has responded in a manner that indicates such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation, then (x) with respect to any condition in any Mortgage Loan document requiring such Rating Agency Confirmation or with respect to any other matter under this Agreement relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (other than as set forth in clause (y) below), the requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) with respect to such Rating Agency and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may then take such action if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, confirms its original determination (made prior to making such request) that taking the action with respect to which it requested the Rating Agency Confirmation would still be consistent with the Servicing Standard, and (y) with respect to a replacement of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, such condition shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist) if (i) the replacement master servicer or special servicer has been appointed and currently serves as a master servicer or a special servicer, as applicable, on a transaction-level basis on a commercial mortgage-backed securities transaction currently rated by Moody’s that currently has securities outstanding and for which Moody’s has not cited servicing concerns with respect to such replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a rating downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by the applicable replacement master servicer or

 

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special servicer prior to the time of determination, if Moody’s is the non-responding Rating Agency, (ii) the replacement master servicer or special servicer is rated at least “CMS3” (in the case of the master servicer) or “CSS3” (in the case of the special servicer), if Fitch is the non-responding Rating Agency or (iii) DBRS has not publicly cited servicing concerns with respect to the applicable replacement master servicer or special servicer as the sole or a material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any other commercial mortgage-backed securitization transaction serviced by such replacement master servicer or special servicer prior to the time of determination, if DBRS is the non-responding Rating Agency.

 

Any Rating Agency Confirmation request made by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be made in writing, which writing shall contain a cover page indicating the nature of the Rating Agency Confirmation request, and shall contain all back-up material necessary for the Rating Agency to process such request. Such written Rating Agency Confirmation request shall be provided in electronic format to the 17g-5 Information Provider, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall post such request on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Promptly following the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s determination to take any action discussed in this Section 3.25(a) following any requirement to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation being deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist), the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall provide electronic written notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider of the action taken for the particular item at such time, and the 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly post such notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.25, for purposes of the provisions of any Mortgage Loan document relating to defeasance (including without limitation the type of collateral acceptable for use as defeasance collateral) or release or substitution of any collateral, any Rating Agency Confirmation requirement in the Mortgage Loan documents for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer would have been permitted to waive obtaining or to make a determination with respect to such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to Section 3.25(a) shall be deemed not to apply (as if such requirement did not exist).

 

(c)       For all other matters or actions not specifically discussed in Section 3.25(a) above, the applicable RAC Requesting Party shall deliver Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency.

 

Section 3.26   The Operating Advisor. (a) The Operating Advisor shall review (i) the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan (as provided in Section 3.08(a), Section 3.08(b), Section 3.18(a), Section 3.18(b), Section 3.19(d), Section 3.26 and Section 6.08) and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event the actions of the Special Servicer with respect to Major Decisions relating to any Mortgage Loan, (ii) all reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons

 

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that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and that are relevant to the Operating Advisor’s obligations hereunder and (iii) each Asset Status Report (after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event) and (iv) each Final Asset Status Report delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer. The Operating Advisor shall perform its duties hereunder in accordance with the Operating Advisor Standard. Furthermore, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation or responsibility at any time to review the actions of the Master Servicer for compliance with the Servicing Standard, and the Operating Advisor will not be required to consider such Master Servicer actions in connection with any Operating Advisor Annual Report.

 

(b)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates will be obligated to keep confidential any information appropriately labeled “Privileged Information” received from the Special Servicer or Directing Certificateholder in connection with the Directing Certificateholder’s exercise of its rights under this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the review and/or approval of any Asset Status Report), subject to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree requiring the disclosure of such Privileged Information. Subject to the terms and conditions in this Agreement related to Privileged Information, the Operating Advisor agrees that it shall use information received from the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement solely for purposes of complying with its duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       (i) Based on the Operating Advisor’s review of (i) any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year, (ii) prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, with respect to any Specially Serviced Loan, any related Final Asset Status Report or approved or deemed approved Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer, and (iii) after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, any Asset Status Report and any Major Decision Reporting Package provided to the Operating Advisor with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Operating Advisor shall (but only if any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan was a Specially Serviced Loan at any time during the prior calendar year or if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the prior calendar year) deliver to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider within one hundred twenty (120) days of the end of the prior calendar year, an annual report (the “Operating Advisor Annual Report”), substantially in the form of Exhibit V (which form may be modified or altered as to either its organization or content by the Operating Advisor, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement including, without limitation, provisions herein relating to Privileged Information; provided, however, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in the Operating Advisor Annual Report contravene any provision of this Agreement), setting forth whether the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer is operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on Non-Specially Serviced Loans) during the prior calendar year on an “asset-level basis” and identifying (1) which, if any, standards with which the Operating Advisor

 

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believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, the Special Servicer has failed to comply and (2) any material deviations from the Special Servicer’s obligations hereunder with respect to the resolution or liquidation of any Specially Serviced Loan or REO Property (other than with respect to any REO Property related to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan); provided, further, however, that in the event the Special Servicer is replaced, the Operating Advisor Annual Report shall only relate to the special servicer that was acting as Special Servicer as of December 31 in the prior calendar year and is continuing in such capacity through the date of such Operating Advisor Annual Report; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall prepare a separate Operating Advisor Annual Report relating to each Excluded Special Servicer and any Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s) serviced by such Excluded Special Servicer. In preparing any Operating Advisor Annual Report, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviation from, the Servicing Standard or the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial. Subject to the restrictions in this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 3.26(c), each such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall (A) identify any material deviations (i) from the Servicing Standard and (ii) from the Special Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to the resolution or liquidation of Specially Serviced Loans or REO Properties that the Special Servicer is responsible for servicing under this Agreement (other than with respect to any REO Property related to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and (B) comply with all of the confidentiality requirements described in this Agreement regarding Privileged Information (subject to any permitted exceptions). Such Operating Advisor Annual Report shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b)) and the 17g-5 Information Provider (which shall promptly post such Operating Advisor Annual Report on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c)); provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall be given an opportunity to review the Operating Advisor Annual Report at least five (5) Business Days prior to its delivery to the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider. The Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to adopt any comments to the Operating Advisor Annual Report that are provided by the Special Servicer. Only as used in this Section 3.26 in connection with the Operating Advisor Annual Report, the term “asset-level basis” refers to the Special Servicer’s performance of its duties as they relate to the pool of Specially Serviced Loans (and, after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, also with respect to Major Decisions on non-Specially Serviced Loans), taking into account the Special Servicer’s specific duties under this Agreement as well as the extent to which those duties were performed in accordance with the Servicing Standard, with reasonable consideration by the Operating Advisor of any assessment of compliance report, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package, Asset Status Report, Final Asset Status Report and any other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer (other than any communications between the Directing Certificateholder and the Special Servicer that would be Privileged Information) pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(ii)       In the event the Operating Advisor’s ability to perform its obligations in respect of the Operating Advisor Annual Report is limited or prohibited due to the failure of a party hereto to timely deliver information required to be delivered to the Operating Advisor or because such information is inaccurate or incomplete, the Operating Advisor shall set forth such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual

 

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Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from such limitations or prohibitions. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy and completeness of any information it is provided without liability for any such reliance hereunder. In the event a lack of access to Privileged Information limits or prohibits the Operating Advisor from performing its duties under this Agreement, the Operating Advisor shall set forth any such limitations or prohibitions in the related Operating Advisor Annual Report, and the Operating Advisor shall not be subject to any liability arising from its lack of access to Privileged Information.

 

(d)       [Reserved].

 

(e)       (i) With respect to any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan, after the calculation has been finalized (and, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, prior to the utilization by the Special Servicer) of any of the calculations related to (i) Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (ii) Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer, (iii) Collateral Deficiency Amounts calculated by the Special Servicer or (iv) net present value in accordance with Section 1.02(iv) calculated by the Special Servicer, the Special Servicer shall forward such calculations, together with any supporting material or additional information necessary in support thereof (including such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor to confirm the mathematical accuracy of such calculations, but not including any Privileged Communications), to the Operating Advisor promptly, but in any event no later than two (2) Business Days after preparing such calculations, and the Operating Advisor shall promptly, but no later than three (3) Business Days after receipt of such calculations and any supporting or additional materials, recalculate and verify the accuracy of the mathematical calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portion of the applicable formulas required to be utilized in connection with any such calculation.

 

(ii)       In connection with this Section 3.26(e), in the event the Operating Advisor does not agree with the mathematical calculations of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (in each case, as calculated by the Special Servicer) or net present value or the application of the applicable non-discretionary portions of the formula required to be utilized for such calculation, the Operating Advisor and Special Servicer shall consult with each other in order to resolve any material inaccuracy in the mathematical calculations or the application of the non-discretionary portions of the related formula in arriving at those mathematical calculations or any disagreement within five (5) Business Days of delivery of such calculations. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Special Servicer and provide any information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer necessary for the calculation of the Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount that is in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer. In the event the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer are not able to resolve such inaccuracies or disagreement prior to the end of such five (5) Business Day period, the Operating Advisor shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such disagreement and the Certificate Administrator shall examine the calculations and supporting materials provided by the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer and determine which

 

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calculation is to apply and shall provide such parties prompt written notice of its determination.

 

(f)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor’s review shall be limited to an after-the-action review of any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Major Decision Reporting Package relating to a Specially Serviced Loan, Asset Status Report, Final Asset Status Report and other information delivered to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer or made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website during the prior calendar year (together with any additional information and material reviewed by the Operating Advisor), and, therefore, it shall have no specific involvement with respect to collateral substitutions, assignments, workouts, modifications, consents, waivers, lockbox management, insurance policies, borrower substitutions, lease changes, additional borrower debt, defeasances, property management changes, releases from escrow, assumptions and other similar actions that the Special Servicer may perform under this Agreement and will have no obligations at any time with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan. In addition, with respect to the Operating Advisor’s review of net present value and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations as required in Section 3.26(e) above, the Operating Advisor’s recalculation shall not take into account the reasonableness of Special Servicer’s property and borrower performance assumptions or other similar discretionary portions of the net present value and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount calculation.

 

(g)       The Operating Advisor and its Affiliates shall keep all information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” confidential and shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person (including Certificateholders other than the Directing Certificateholder), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information, (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception or (3) where necessary to support specific findings or conclusions concerning allegations of deviations from the Servicing Standard (i) in the Operating Advisor Annual Report or (ii) in connection with a recommendation by the Operating Advisor to replace the Special Servicer. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Operating Advisor with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and, unless a Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any Excluded DCH Loan) other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. In addition and for the avoidance of doubt, while the Operating Advisor may serve in a similar capacity with respect to Other Securitizations that involve the same parties or borrower involved in this securitization, the knowledge of the employees performing operating advisor functions for such Other Securitizations shall not be imputed to the employees of the Operating Advisor involved in this securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall be permitted to share Privileged Information with its Affiliates and any subcontractors of the Operating Advisor that agree in writing to be bound by the same confidentiality provisions applicable to the Operating Advisor.

 

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(i)       As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to receive the Operating Advisor Fee on each Remittance Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan (excluding each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, each Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan and each Companion Loan) and each REO Loan. As to each Mortgage Loan and each REO Loan, the Operating Advisor Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Operating Advisor Fee Rate and shall be computed on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and in the same manner as interest is calculated on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, and, in connection with any partial month interest payment, for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due on the related Mortgage Loan or deemed to be due on such REO Loan is computed.

 

The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to reimbursement of any Operating Advisor Expenses provided for pursuant to Section 6.04(a) and/or Section 6.04(b), such amounts to be reimbursed from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05(a). Each successor operating advisor shall be required to acknowledge and agree to the terms of the preceding sentence.

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable to the Operating Advisor with respect to each Major Decision for which the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations hereunder. The Operating Advisor Consulting Fee shall be payable from funds on deposit in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.05(a)(ii) of this Agreement, but, with respect to the period when the outstanding Certificate Balances of the Control Eligible Certificates has not been reduced to zero as a result of the allocation of Realized Losses to such Certificates, only to the extent such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee is actually received from the related Mortgagor. When the Operating Advisor has consultation obligations with respect to a Major Decision under this Agreement, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect the applicable Operating Advisor Consulting Fee from the related Mortgagor in connection with such Major Decision that are consistent with the efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, would use to collect any borrower-paid fees not specified in the Mortgage Loan documents owed to it, and, only to the extent not prohibited by the related Mortgage Loan documents. The Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, may waive or reduce the amount of any Operating Advisor Consulting Fee payable by the related Mortgagor if it determines that such full or partial waiver is in accordance with the Servicing Standard, but in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer take any enforcement action with respect to the collection of such Operating Advisor Consulting Fee other than requests for collection; provided that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall consult, on a non-binding basis, with the Operating Advisor prior to any such waiver or reduction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor will have no obligations or consultation rights in its capacity as operating advisor with respect to: (i) any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or any related REO Property, (ii) any Serviced AB Whole Loan, prior to the occurrence and continuance of both an AB Control Appraisal Period and a Control Termination Event or (iii) any Servicing Shift Whole Loan or Related REO Property; provided, further, that the Operating Advisor shall not be entitled to an Operating Advisor Consulting Fee with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan or Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

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(j)       After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Operating Advisor may be removed upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of all Classes of Principal Balance Certificates (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable) requesting a vote to replace the Operating Advisor with a replacement Operating Advisor selected by such Certificateholders (provided that the proposed replacement Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor), (ii) payment by such requesting Holders to the Certificate Administrator of all reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and (iii) receipt by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which confirmations will be obtained by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of such Holders and will not constitute an additional expense of the Trust). The Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders of such request by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail, and conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon the vote or written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances of Classes to which such Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts are allocable), the Trustee shall immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including accrued and unpaid compensation) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination)) by prior written notice to the Operating Advisor, and the proposed successor operating advisor will be appointed.

 

(k)       After the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, the Trustee may, and upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balance of the Classes of Certificates), the Trustee shall promptly terminate the Operating Advisor for cause and appoint a replacement Operating Advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor; provided that no such termination shall be effective until a successor operating advisor has been appointed and has assumed all of the obligations of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement. No such termination shall terminate, change, reduce, or otherwise modify the rights and obligations of the Operating Advisor that accrued prior to such termination, including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement, and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination). The Trustee may rely on a certification by the replacement Operating Advisor that it is an Eligible Operating Advisor. Upon any termination of the Operating Advisor and appointment of a successor to the Operating Advisor, the Trustee will, as soon as possible, be required to give written notice of the termination and appointment to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the 17g-5 Information Provider (for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder (only if no Consultation Termination Event has occurred and is continuing), any Companion Loan holder and the Certificateholders.

 

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(l)       The Holders of Certificates representing at least 25% of the Voting Rights affected by any Operating Advisor Termination Event hereunder may waive such Operating Advisor Termination Event within twenty (20) days of the receipt of notice from the Trustee of the occurrence of such Operating Advisor Termination Event. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event, such Operating Advisor Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of an Operating Advisor Termination Event by certificateholders, the trustee and the certificate administrator will be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Operating Advisor Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust.

 

(m)       Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall have the right to consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, to the identity of any replacement Operating Advisor appointed pursuant to this Section 3.26; provided, further, that such consent will be deemed to have been granted if no objection is made within ten (10) Business Days following the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the request for consent and, if granted or deemed granted, such consent cannot thereafter be revoked or withdrawn.

 

(n)       The Operating Advisor may resign from its obligations and duties hereby imposed on it (a) upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder, and (b) upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor and receipt by the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. If no successor operating advisor has been appointed and has accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Directing Certificateholder of the resigning Operating Advisor’s notice of resignation, the resigning Operating Advisor may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor operating advisor that is an Eligible Operating Advisor. No such resignation by the Operating Advisor shall become effective until the replacement Operating Advisor shall have assumed the resigning Operating Advisor’s responsibilities and obligations. The resigning Operating Advisor shall pay all costs and expenses (including costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 3.26.

 

(o)       [RESERVED].

 

(p)       In the event the Operating Advisor resigns or is otherwise terminated for any reason it shall remain entitled to any accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Fees and Operating Advisor Consulting Fees and reimbursement of accrued and unpaid Operating Advisor Expenses pursuant to Section 3.26(i) and shall also remain entitled to any rights of indemnification provided hereunder.

 

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Advisor shall have no liability to any Certificateholder for any actions taken or for refraining from taking any actions under this Agreement, (ii) the Operating Advisor shall act solely as a contracting party to the extent set forth in this Agreement, (iii) the Operating Advisor shall have no (A) fiduciary duty, or (B) other duty except with respect to its specific obligations under this Agreement, and shall have no duty or liability to any particular Class of Certificates or particular Certificateholders or any third party, and (iv) the Operating Advisor does not constitute an “investment adviser” within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(r)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker-dealer Affiliate of the Operating Advisor or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Operating Advisor if the Operating Advisor and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Operating Advisor under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Operating Advisor and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

(s)       The Operating Advisor shall at all times be an Eligible Operating Advisor and if the Operating Advisor ceases to be an Eligible Operating Advisor, the Operating Advisor shall immediately resign under Section 3.26(n) of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor operating advisor subject to and in accordance with this Section 3.26. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor operating advisor within 30 days of the termination of the Operating Advisor, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement.

 

(t)       The Operating Advisor may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors to the extent such agents or subcontractors satisfy clauses (c), (d) and (f) of the definition of “Eligible Operating Advisor” and so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement related to the Operating Advisor’s duties and obligations; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with a Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Operating Advisor shall remain obligated and primarily liable for its obligations hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Operating Advisor alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Operating Advisor shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Operating Advisor by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

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(u)       With respect to the determination of whether an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, or has terminated, the Operating Advisor is entitled to rely solely on its receipt from the Certificate Administrator of notice thereof pursuant to Section 3.23(l), and, with respect to any obligations of the Operating Advisor that are performed only after the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Operating Advisor shall have no obligation to perform any such duties until the receipt of such notice or actual knowledge of the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event.

 

Section 3.27   Companion Paying Agent. (a) With respect to each of the Serviced Companion Loans, the Master Servicer shall be the Companion Paying Agent hereunder. The Companion Paying Agent undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Companion Paying Agent from liability for its negligent failure to act, bad faith or its own willful misfeasance; provided, however, that the duties and obligations of the Companion Paying Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The Companion Paying Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Companion Paying Agent. In the absence of bad faith on the part of the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth and correctness of the statements or conclusions expressed therein, upon any resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instrument furnished to the Companion Paying Agent by any Person and which on their face do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement.

 

(c)       In the case of each of the Serviced Companion Loans, upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Master Servicer, as the Companion Paying Agent, shall be deemed simultaneously to resign or be removed.

 

(d)       This Section 3.27 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Companion Paying Agent, as regards to rights accrued prior to such resignation or removal.

 

Section 3.28   Serviced Companion Noteholder Register. The Companion Paying Agent shall maintain a register (the “Serviced Companion Noteholder Register”) with respect to each Serviced Companion Loan on which it will record the names and address of, and wire transfer instructions for, the Serviced Companion Noteholders from time to time, to the extent such information is provided in writing to it by each Serviced Companion Noteholder. The initial Serviced Companion Noteholders, along with their respective name and address, are listed on Exhibit S hereto. In the event a Serviced Companion Noteholder transfers a Serviced Companion Loan without notice to the Companion Paying Agent, the Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability for any misdirected payment in such Serviced Companion Loan and shall have no obligation to recover and redirect such payment.

 

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The Companion Paying Agent shall promptly provide the name and address of any Serviced Companion Noteholder to any party hereto or any successor Serviced Companion Noteholder upon written request and any such Person may, without further investigation, conclusively rely upon such information. The Companion Paying Agent shall have no liability to any Person for the provision of any such name and address.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any notices or information required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement by any party hereto to a Serviced Companion Noteholder with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan that has been included in an Other Securitization shall be provided to the Other Servicer under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.29   Certain Matters Relating to the Whole Loans. (a) In the event that any of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer shall be replaced in accordance with the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall acknowledge its successor as the successor to the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be.

 

(b)       If any of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer receives notice from a Rating Agency that the Master Servicer is no longer an “approved” master servicer by any of the Rating Agencies rating the Certificates, then the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly notify each Non-Serviced Master Servicer of the same.

 

(c)       In connection with the securitization of each Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (in each case, only while it is a Serviced Companion Loan), upon the request of (and at the expense of) the related Serviced Companion Noteholder (or its designee), each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Serviced Companion Noteholder in attempting to cause the related Mortgagor to provide information relating to such Whole Loan and the related notes, and that such holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, for inclusion in any disclosure document(s) relating to such Other Securitization.

 

(d)       In connection with the sale of any Non-Serviced Whole Loan by any Non-Serviced Special Servicer, upon receipt of any notices or materials required to be furnished by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer to the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement, the Special Servicer shall, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, forward such materials to the Directing Certificateholder for its consent, if such consent is required. The Special Servicer may (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) waive any timing or delivery requirements related to such sale to the extent set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(e)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation

 

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Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(f)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, this Agreement is subject to the related Intercreditor Agreement and incorporates by reference all provisions required to be included herein pursuant to such Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(g)       With respect to each Serviced Whole Loan, if any Serviced Companion Loan becomes the subject of an “asset review” (or such analogous term defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement) pursuant to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or any other party to the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review by providing the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party with any documents reasonably requested by the Other Asset Representations Reviewer or such other requesting party, but only to the extent such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, but in any event excluding any documents known to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian to contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(h)       With respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall receive any communication from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer regarding any “Master Servicer Decision” pursuant to clause (x) of the definition of such term, then the Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall forward the communication to the Directing Certificateholder (and to the Master Servicer, if the Special Servicer is forwarding such communication) and the Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, in effecting any action by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer, in any such case subject to and consistent with the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

(i)       During the period from and after the date on which a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is deposited into an Other Securitization, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date the Master Servicer shall prepare (if and to the extent necessary) and deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement the following reports and data files with respect to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan: (A) to the extent the Master Servicer has received the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File at the time required, the most recent CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report, CREFC® Historical Loan Modification/Forbearance and Corrected Mortgage Loan Report and the CREFC® REO Status Report, (B) the CREFC® Loan Setup File (only with respect to the first “distribution date” (or analogous term) as defined in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement), (C) the most recent CREFC® Property File and the CREFC® Comparative Financial Status Report (in each case incorporating the data required to be included in the CREFC® Special Servicer Loan File pursuant to Section 3.12(c) by the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer), (D) a CREFC®

 

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Servicer Watch List with information that is current as of such Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, (E) a CREFC® Financial File, (F) a CREFC® Loan Level Reserve/LOC Report, (G) a CREFC® Advance Recovery Report, (H) a CREFC® Total Loan Report and (I) the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File. Additionally, not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on each related Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any applicable CREFC® Loan Liquidation Reports, CREFC® Loan Modification Reports and CREFC® REO Liquidation Reports received from the Special Servicer. In no event shall any report described in this subsection be required to reflect information that has not been collected by or delivered to the Master Servicer, or any payments or collections not received by the Master Servicer, as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Business Day on which the report is due. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered in electronic format to the related other master servicer under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement any and all other reports required to be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator hereunder pursuant to the terms hereof to the extent related to such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan.

 

(j)       On a Servicing Shift Date, (i) the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release, transfer the related Mortgage File (other than the Mortgage Note evidencing the related Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan, the original of which shall be retained by the Custodian) for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan to the related Non-Serviced Trustee under the related Non-Serviced PSA and retain a copy of such Mortgage File and (ii) the Master Servicer shall, upon receipt of notice from the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller that the applicable Servicing Shift Control Note has been or is being securitized and identifying the related Servicing Shift Date, transfer (and cooperate with reasonable requests in connection with such transfer of) the Servicing File for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, and any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and originals of items specified in clauses (x) and (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” for the related Servicing Shift Whole Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer identified in the above referenced notice from the Mortgage Loan Seller on the related Servicing Shift Date.

 

(k)       Promptly upon any change in the identity of the Master Servicer, the successor Master Servicer shall deliver notice of such change (together with the contact information of such successor Master Servicer) to each Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Operating Advisor.

 

(l)       With respect to any Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan that is also a Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Directing Certificateholder identified in clause (B) of the definition of “Directing Certificateholder”, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, or the Operating Advisor, following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, shall be entitled to exercise any consultation rights held by the holder of such Mortgage Loan in its capacity as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (or similar term identified in the related Intercreditor Agreement) under the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

Section 3.30   [RESERVED].

 

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Section 3.31   Resignation Upon Prohibited Risk Retention Affiliation. Upon the occurrence of (i) a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer or a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, obtaining actual knowledge that the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become Risk Retention Affiliated with or a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser (in such case, an “Impermissible TPP Affiliate”), (ii) the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Trustee receiving written notice by any other party to this Agreement, the Third Party Purchaser, any Sponsor or any Underwriter or Initial Purchaser that the Master Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is or has become an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, or (iii) the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer obtaining actual knowledge that it is or has become a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser or any other party to this Agreement (other than the Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer) (such Operating Advisor and Asset Representations Reviewer, together with an Impermissible TPP Affiliate, an “Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate”), then, in each case, such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall promptly notify the Sponsors and the other parties to this Agreement and resign in accordance with Section 3.26, Section 6.05, Section 7.03, Section 8.07 or Section 12.03, as applicable. The resigning Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate shall bear all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement, the Trust and each Rating Agency in connection with such resignation as and to the extent required under this Agreement, provided however, if the affiliation causing an Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate is the result of the Third Party Purchaser acquiring an interest in such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate or an affiliate of such Impermissible Risk Retention Affiliate, then such costs and expenses shall be an expense of the Trust.

 

Section 3.32   Litigation Control. (a) The applicable Special Servicer shall, with respect to litigation involving Specially Serviced Loans, and the applicable Master Servicer shall, with respect to litigation involving Non-Specially Serviced Loans, and, in either case, if the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, contemplates availing itself of indemnification as provided for under Section 6.04 of this Agreement, such servicer shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, direct, manage, prosecute, defend and/or settle any and all claims and litigation relating to (i) the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents and (ii) any action brought against the Trust or any party to this Agreement with respect to the servicing of any such Mortgage Loan (the foregoing rights and obligations, “Litigation Control”). Such Litigation Control shall be carried out in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard. Upon becoming aware of or being named in any claim or litigation that falls within the scope of Litigation Control and is of a material nature (“Trust-Related Litigation”), the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) and the Operating Advisor (after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event) of such claim or litigation.

 

(b)       In connection with any Trust-Related Litigation, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall submit any decision to commence any proceeding or similar action in a Trust-Related Litigation or any decision to agree to or propose any terms of settlement in a Trust-Related Litigation to the Directing Certificateholder

 

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(prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) for its approval or consent (or its deemed approval or deemed consent as provided below) and provide notice of any such decision to the related Serviced Companion Noteholder if such matter affects the a Serviced Companion Loan. Subject to Section 3.32(e), if and as applicable, the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, shall not take any action implementing any such decision described in the preceding sentence unless and until it has notified in writing the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) and the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any related Excluded Loan) has not objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice and receipt of all information that the Directing Certificateholder has reasonably requested with respect thereto promptly following its receipt of such notice. If such written objection has not been received by the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, within such five (5) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder shall be deemed to have approved the taking of such action; provided that, if the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, determines (consistent with the Servicing Standard) that immediate action is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the related Serviced Companion Noteholders, the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, may take such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response; provided that the applicable Special Servicer or applicable Master Servicer, as applicable, has confirmation that the Directing Certificateholder has received notice of such action in writing. Nothing in this Section 3.32 shall be construed to alter, modify, limit or expand the Operating Advisor’s duties, rights and obligations in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in Section 3.23, Section 3.26, Section 6.04 and Section 7.01, and the Operating Advisor shall not be required to review the actions of the applicable Special Servicer with respect to the applicable Special Servicer’s Litigation Control unless such review is otherwise related to the performance of the Operating Advisor’s duties, rights and obligations in respect of a Final Asset Status Report and/or Asset Status Report.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to any Trust-Related Litigation otherwise required to be exercised hereunder by the applicable Master Servicer relating to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (in each case, other than with respect to any Excluded Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder is a Borrower Party) that has either (i) been satisfied or paid in full, or (ii) as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, but subject to Section 3.32(d), after receiving the required notice from the applicable Master Servicer set forth above that the applicable Master Servicer became aware of or was named in any such claims or litigation, the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) may direct the applicable Master Servicer and the applicable Special Servicer in writing that such Litigation Control nevertheless be exercised by the applicable Special Servicer; provided, however, that the applicable Special Servicer (with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event)) has determined and advised the applicable Master Servicer (and the applicable Master Servicer has reasonably concurred) that its actions with respect to such obligations are indemnifiable under Section 6.04 hereof, and accordingly, any loss, liability or expense (including legal fees and expenses incurred up until

 

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such date of transfer of Litigation Control to the applicable Special Servicer) arising from the related legal action or claim underlying such Litigation Control and not otherwise paid to the applicable Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 of this Agreement shall be payable by the Trust Fund; provided, further, so as long as the Trust Fund and any applicable Other Trustee are fully indemnified and/or made whole with respect to the related legal action or claim underlying such Litigation Control from recoveries with respect to such legal action or claim, the Directing Certificateholder shall be reimbursed up to the amount of compensation paid to the applicable Special Servicer for assuming and handling such Litigation Control but only to the extent that such recoveries exceed the amount necessary to fully indemnify and make the Trust Fund whole.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if any action, suit, litigation or proceeding names the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) in their individual capacity, or if any judgment is rendered against the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) in their individual capacity, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control), as the case may be, upon prior written notice to the applicable Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable (i.e., whichever has Litigation Control), may retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interests (but not to direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim); (ii) in any action, suit, litigation or proceeding, other than an action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to the enforcement of the obligations of a Mortgagor under the related loan documents or otherwise relating to the servicing of a Mortgage Loan, Whole Loan or Mortgaged Property, neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, shall, without the prior written consent of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, (A) initiate any action, suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, whether in such capacity or individually, (B) engage counsel to represent the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or (C) prepare, execute or deliver any government filings, forms, permits, registrations or other documents or take any other similar action with the intent to cause, and that actually causes, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to be registered to do business in any state (provided that neither the applicable Master Servicer nor the applicable Special Servicer shall be responsible for any delay due to the unwillingness of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, to grant such consent); and (iii) if any court finds that the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) or any Special Servicer (if such party does not have Litigation Control) is a necessary party in respect of any action, suit, litigation or proceeding relating to or arising from this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, any Master Servicer or any Special Servicer shall each have the right to retain counsel and appear in any such proceeding on its own behalf in order to protect and represent its interest (but not to otherwise direct, manage or prosecute such litigation or claim). Subject to the rights of the Directing Certificateholder under this Section 3.32, nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted to preclude either the applicable

 

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Master Servicer or the applicable Special Servicer, as applicable, from initiating any Litigation Control-related action, suit, litigation or proceeding in its name as a representative of the Trust Fund.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no advice, direction, objection of, or consent given or withheld by the Directing Certificateholder or Operating Advisor shall (i) require or cause the applicable Special Servicer or the applicable Master Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan documents, any related Intercreditor Agreement, any related intercreditor, co-lender or similar agreement, applicable law, this Agreement or the REMIC Provisions, including without limitation, the applicable Master Servicer’s or the applicable Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the related Mortgage Loan documents, and to maintain the REMIC status of any Trust REMIC, (ii) expose any Master Servicer, any Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust Fund or the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members, managers, employees or agents to any claim, suit, or liability for which this Agreement does not provide indemnification to such party or expose any such party to prosecution for a criminal offense, or (iii) materially expand the scope of any Special Servicer’s, any Master Servicer’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Asset Representations Reviewer’s, the Trustee’s or the Operating Advisor’s responsibilities under this Agreement; and neither the applicable Special Servicer nor the applicable Master Servicer shall follow any such advice, direction or objection if given by the Directing Certificateholder, or initiate any such actions, that would have the effect described in clauses (i)-(iii) of this sentence.

 

Section 3.33   Delivery of Excluded Information to the Certificate Administrator. Any Excluded Information that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor identifies and delivers to the Certificate Administrator for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator via e-mail (or such other electronic means as is mutually acceptable to the parties) in one or more separate files labeled “Excluded Information” followed by the applicable loan name and loan file to cmbsexcludedinformation@wellsfargo.com. For the avoidance of doubt, any information that is not appropriately labeled and delivered in accordance with this Section 3.33 shall not be separately posted as Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and any information appropriately labeled and delivered to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Section 3.33 shall be posted on the Certificate Administrator’s Website under the “Excluded Information” section, as provided under Section 3.13. When so posted, the Excluded Controlling Class Holders shall be prohibited from the access of Excluded Information with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loans on the Certificate Administrator’s Website (unless a loan-by-loan segregation is later performed by the Certificate Administrator in which case such access shall only be prohibited with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loans). None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor shall have any obligations to separately label and deliver any Excluded Information in accordance with this Section 3.33 until such party has received written notice with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan in the form of Exhibit P-1E to this Agreement. Nothing set forth in this Agreement shall prohibit the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder from receiving, requesting or reviewing any Excluded Information relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or

 

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such Controlling Class Certificateholder is not a Borrower Party and, if such Excluded Information is not available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website on account of it constituting Excluded Information, such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder that is not a Borrower Party with respect to the related Excluded Controlling Class Loan shall be permitted to obtain such information in accordance with Section 4.02(f) of this Agreement.

 

[End of Article III]

 

Article IV

DISTRIBUTIONS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

 

Section 4.01   Distributions.

 

(a) Distributions of Available Funds. On each Distribution Date, to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to transfer the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 4.01(c) with respect to each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests, and immediately thereafter, shall make distributions thereof from the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account in the following order of priority, satisfying in full, to the extent required and possible, each priority before making any distribution with respect to any succeeding priority:

 

(i)       first, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates, pro rata (based upon their respective entitlements to interest for such Distribution Date), in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the aggregate Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Classes of Certificates;

 

(ii)       second, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balances thereof: (I) prior to the Cross-Over Date: (1) first, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount, until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance for such Distribution Date; (2) second, to the Holders of the Class A-1 Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clause (1) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (3) third, to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1) and (2) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (4) fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2) and (3) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate

 

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Balance of the Class A-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; (5) fifth, to the Holders of the Class A-4 Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero; and (6) sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-SB Certificates, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions specified in sub-clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) above have been made on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-SB Certificates has been reduced to zero; and (II) on or after the Cross-Over Date, to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances) up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Certificate Balance of each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates is reduced to zero, without regard to the Class A-SB Planned Principal Balance;

 

(iii)       third, to the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, first up to an amount equal to, and pro rata (based upon the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class) with, the aggregate unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to each such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(iv)       fourth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(v)       fifth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class A-S Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(vi)      sixth, to the Holders of the Class A-S Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(vii)     seventh, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

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(viii)    eighth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class B Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(ix)       ninth, to the Holders of the Class B Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(x)       tenth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xi)      eleventh, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A and Class B Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class C Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xii)     twelfth, to the Holders of the Class C Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xiii)    thirteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xiv)    fourteenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B and Class C Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class D Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xv)     fifteenth, to the Holders of the Class D Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

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(xvi)    sixteenth, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xvii)   seventeenth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class E-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xviii)  eighteenth, to the Holders of the Class E-RR Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid then interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xix)     nineteenth, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xx)      twentieth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D and Class E-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class F-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxi)     twenty-first, to the Holders of the Class F-RR Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxii)    twenty-second, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxiii)   twenty-third, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D,

 

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Class E-RR and Class F-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class G-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxiv)   twenty-fourth, to the Holders of the Class G-RR Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxv)    twenty-fifth, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxvi)   twenty-sixth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR and Class G-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR and Class G-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class H-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxvii)  twenty-seventh, to the Holders of the Class H-RR Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed;

 

(xxviii) twenty-eighth, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in respect of interest, up to an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of such Class of Certificates;

 

(xxix)    twenty-ninth, after the Certificate Balances of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class H-RR Certificates have been reduced to zero, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof, up to an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount (or the portion thereof remaining after any distributions in respect of the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR and Class H-RR Certificates on such Distribution Date), until the outstanding Certificate Balance of the Class J-RR Certificates has been reduced to zero;

 

(xxx)     thirtieth, to the Holders of the Class J-RR Certificates, first up to an amount equal to the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class, then up to an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on that amount at the Pass-Through Rate for such Class compounded monthly from the date the related

 

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Realized Loss was allocated to such Class until the date such Realized Loss is reimbursed; and

 

(xxxi)    thirty-first, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest, the amount, if any, of the Available Funds remaining in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account with respect to such Distribution Date.

 

If, in connection with any Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator has reported the amount of an anticipated distribution to DTC based on the receipt of payments as of the Determination Date and additional Periodic Payments, balloon payments or unscheduled principal payments are subsequently received by the Master Servicer and required to be part of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator and the Certificate Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause DTC to make the revised distribution on a timely basis on such Distribution Date. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Certificate Administrator shall be liable or held responsible for any resulting delay in the making of such distribution to Certificateholders solely on the basis of the actions described in the preceding sentence.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses in an amount equal to the amount of principal or reimbursement of Realized Losses actually distributable to the Holders of the respective Related Certificates as provided in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(d), Section 4.01(f) and Section 4.01(i) such that at all times the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests is equal to the Certificate Balance of the Class of Related Certificates. On each Distribution Date, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be deemed to receive distributions in respect of interest in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of its Related Certificates plus a pro rata portion of the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of (i) in the case of the Class LA1, Class LA2, Class LASB, Class LA3 and Class LA4 Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-A Certificates, (ii) in the case of the Class LAS, Class LB and Class LC Uncertificated Interests, the Class X-B Certificates and (iii) in the case of the Class LD Uncertificated Interest, the Class X-D Certificates, in each case, computed based on an interest rate equal to the excess of the Weighted Average Net Mortgage Rate over the Pass-Through Rate of the Related Certificates and a notional amount equal to its related Lower-Tier Principal Amount, in each case to the extent actually distributable thereon as provided in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), as applicable. Amounts distributable pursuant to this paragraph are referred to herein collectively as the “Lower-Tier Distribution Amount”, and shall be made by the Certificate Administrator by deeming such Lower-Tier Distribution Amount to be withdrawn from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to be deposited in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account.

 

As of any date, the principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the Certificate Balance of the Related Certificates with respect thereto, as adjusted for the allocation of Realized Losses, as provided in Sections 4.04(b) and 4.04(c). The initial principal balance of each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall equal the respective Original Lower-Tier

 

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Principal Amount. The pass-through rate with respect to each Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be the rate per annum set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

 

Any amount that remains in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on each Distribution Date after distribution of the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and distribution of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (but only to the extent of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date remaining in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, if any).

 

(d)       So long as the Certificate Balance of any Class of Certificates has been reduced to zero, such Class shall not be entitled to any further distributions in respect of interest or principal other than reimbursement of Realized Losses (with interest as provided herein) and other amounts provided for in this Section 4.01.

 

(e)       Funds on deposit in the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date that represent Prepayment Premiums or Yield Maintenance Charges received by the Trust with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Loan during the related Collection Period, in each case net of any Liquidation Fees or Workout Fees payable therefrom, shall be distributable as follows: if any Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium is collected during any particular Collection Period with respect to any Mortgage Loan, then on the Distribution Date corresponding to that Collection Period, the Certificate Administrator shall pay that Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium (net of any Liquidation Fee or Workout Fee payable therefrom) in the following manner: (i) to each of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates, the product of (A) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, (B) the related Base Interest Fraction for such Class of Certificates, and (C) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to such Class of Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to all Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, (ii) to the Class X-A Certificates, the excess, if any, of (A) the product of (I) such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium and (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the amount of principal distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates for that Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the total amount of principal distributed to all Principal Balance Certificates for that Distribution Date, over (B) the amount of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium distributed to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates as described above, and (iii) to the Class X-B Certificates, any remaining portion of such Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium not distributed as described above.

 

For purposes of the first paragraph of this Section 4.01(e), the relevant “Base Interest Fraction” in connection with any Principal Prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of a Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium, and with respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, shall be a fraction (A) the numerator of which is the greater of (x) zero and (y) the difference between (i) the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate and (B) the denominator of which is the difference between (i) the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan

 

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and (ii) the applicable Discount Rate; provided that: (a) under no circumstances will the Base Interest Fraction be greater than 1.0; (b) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is greater than or equal to the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction will equal zero; and (c) if the applicable Discount Rate is greater than or equal to the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan and is less than the Pass-Through Rate on such Class for the related Distribution Date, then the Base Interest Fraction shall be equal to 1.0. If a Mortgage Loan provides for a step-up in the Mortgage Rate, then the Mortgage Rate used in the determination of the Base Interest Fraction will be the Mortgage Rate in effect at the time of the prepayment.

 

For purposes of the preceding paragraph, the relevant “Discount Rate” in connection with any Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge collected on any prepaid Mortgage Loan or REO Loan and distributable on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to (i) if a discount rate was used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, such discount rate (as reported by the Master Servicer), converted (if necessary) to a monthly equivalent yield, or (ii) if a discount rate was not used in the calculation of the applicable Prepayment Premium or Yield Maintenance Charge pursuant to the terms of the relevant Mortgage Loan or REO Loan, as the case may be, the yield calculated by the linear interpolation of the yields (as reported under the heading “U.S. Government Securities/Treasury Constant Maturities” in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) published by the Federal Reserve Board for the week most recently ended before the date of the relevant prepayment (or deemed prepayment) of U.S. Treasury constant maturities with a maturity date, one longer and one shorter, most nearly approximating the related Stated Maturity Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is not, or is not related to, an ARD Loan) or the related Anticipated Repayment Date (in the case of a Mortgage Loan or REO Loan that is, or is related to, an ARD Loan), such interpolated yield converted to a monthly equivalent yield. If Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) is no longer published, the Master Servicer shall select a comparable publication as the source of the applicable yields of U.S. Treasury constant maturities.

 

No Yield Maintenance Charge or Prepayment Premium shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class X-D, Class E-RR, Class F-RR, Class G-RR, Class H-RR, Class J-RR or Class R Certificates. After the Certificate Balances of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates have been reduced to zero, all Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed to the Holder of the Class X-B Certificates.

 

All distributions of Yield Maintenance Charges and Prepayment Premiums made in respect of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(e) shall first be deemed to be distributed from the Lower-Tier REMIC to the Upper-Tier REMIC in respect of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, pro rata based upon the amount of principal distributed in respect of each such Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01(c) above.

 

(f)       On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall withdraw amounts from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and shall distribute such amounts to reimburse

 

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the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates (in order of their principal distribution priority) (first deeming such amounts to be distributed with respect to the Related Lower Tier Regular Interests) up to an amount equal to all Realized Losses, if any, previously deemed allocated to them and unreimbursed after application of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. Amounts paid from the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall not reduce the Certificate Balances of the Classes of Certificates receiving such distributions. Any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account after such distributions shall be applied to offset future shortfalls and Realized Losses, as applicable, with respect to the Principal Balance Certificates and related shortfalls and Realized Losses, as applicable, in each case allocable to the Regular Certificates. Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account shall be distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates from the Lower-Tier REMIC in respect of the Class LR Interest.

 

(g)       All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Except as otherwise specifically provided in Sections 4.01(h), 4.01(i) and 9.01, all such distributions with respect to each Class on each Distribution Date shall be made to the Certificateholders of the respective Class of record at the close of business on the related Record Date and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder shall have provided the Certificate Administrator with wiring instructions no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date (which wiring instructions may be in the form of a standing order applicable to all subsequent Distribution Dates), or otherwise by check mailed to such Certificateholder at its address in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.

 

(h)       Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of any amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Certificates) will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall, no later than the related P&I Advance Determination

 

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Date, post on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) a notice in electronic format to the effect that:

 

(i)       the Certificate Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein specified; and

 

(ii)       no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after such Distribution Date.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(h) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six (6) months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust hereunder by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 4.01(h).

 

(i)       Distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to the Regular Certificates shall be made in the amounts and manner specified in Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b) or Section 4.01(d), as applicable, to the Holders of the respective Class otherwise entitled to distributions of interest and principal on such Class on the relevant Distribution Date; provided that all distributions in reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to a Class of Certificates which has since been retired shall be to the prior Holders that surrendered the Certificates of such Class upon retirement thereof and shall be made by check mailed to the address of each such prior Holder last shown in the Certificate Register. Notice of any such distribution to a prior Holder shall be made in accordance with Section 13.05 at such last address. The amount of the distribution to each such prior Holder shall be based upon the aggregate Percentage Interest evidenced by the Certificates surrendered thereby. If the check mailed to any such prior Holder is returned uncashed, then the amount thereof shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of such prior Holder, and the Certificate Administrator shall attempt to contact such prior Holder in the manner contemplated by Section 4.01(h) as if such Holder had failed to surrender its Certificates.

 

(j)       [RESERVED].

 

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(k)       On each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan, the Companion Paying Agent shall make withdrawals and payments from the Companion Distribution Account for each Companion Loan in the following order of priority:

 

(i)         to pay to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, as applicable, any amounts deposited by the Master Servicer in the Companion Distribution Account not required to be deposited therein;

 

(ii)        to the extent permitted under the related Intercreditor Agreement and not otherwise previously reimbursed, to pay the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or any of their directors, officers, employees and agents, as the case may be, any amounts payable or reimbursable to any such Person pursuant to Section 8.05, to the extent that any such amounts relate solely to a Serviced Whole Loan related to such Companion Loan, and such amounts are to be paid by the related Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iii)       to pay all amounts remaining in the Companion Distribution Account related to such Serviced Companion Loan to the related Companion Holder, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement; and

 

(iv)       to clear and terminate the Companion Distribution Account at the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

All distributions from the Companion Distribution Account required hereunder shall be made by the Companion Paying Agent to the related Companion Holder by wire transfer in immediately available funds on each Serviced Whole Loan Remittance Date (and on each additional date required by this Agreement or the related Intercreditor Agreement) to the account of such Companion Holder or an agent therefor appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register on the related Record Date (or, if no such account so appears or information relating thereto is not provided at least five Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by check sent by first class mail to the address of such Companion Holder or its agent appearing on the Serviced Companion Noteholder Register). Any such account shall be located at a commercial bank in the United States.

 

On the final Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account and deliver to the Certificate Administrator who shall distribute to the Mortgage Loan Sellers, any Loss of Value Payments relating to the Mortgage Loans that it is servicing and that were transferred from the Loss of Value Reserve Fund to the Collection Account on the immediately preceding Remittance Date.

 

Section 4.02   Distribution Date Statements; CREFC® Investor Reporting Packages; Grant of Power of Attorney. (a) On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall make available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website to any Privileged Person a statement (substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit G hereto and based in part upon information supplied to the Certificate Administrator in the related CREFC® Investor Reporting Package in accordance with CREFC® guidelines) as to the

 

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distributions made on such Distribution Date (each, a “Distribution Date Statement”) which shall include:

 

(i)        the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of each Class of Certificates in reduction of the Certificate Balance thereof;

 

(ii)       the aggregate amount of Advances made, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, during the period from but not including the previous Distribution Date to and including such Distribution Date and details of P&I Advances as of the P&I Advance Date;

 

(iii)      the aggregate amount of compensation paid to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, compensation paid to the Operating Advisor, compensation paid to the Asset Representations Reviewer and CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fees paid to CREFC®, in each case, with respect to the Collection Period for such Determination Date together with detailed calculations of servicing compensation paid to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer;

 

(iv)      the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, outstanding immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date;

 

(v)       the aggregate amount of unscheduled payments received;

 

(vi)      the number of loans, their aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans, as of the end of the related Collection Period for such Distribution Date;

 

(vii)     the number and aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (A) delinquent 30-59 days, (B) delinquent 60-89 days, (C) delinquent 90 days to 120 days, (D) current but specially serviced or in foreclosure but not an REO Property and (E) for which the related Mortgagor is subject to oversight by a bankruptcy court;

 

(viii)    the value of any REO Property (and, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust Fund as of the end of the related Determination Date for such Distribution Date, on a loan-by-loan basis, based on the most recent Appraisal or valuation;

 

(ix)      the Available Funds for such Distribution Date;

 

(x)       the Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount and Interest Shortfall in respect of such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying any Interest Distribution Amount, Interest Accrual Amount or Interest Shortfall, for such Distribution Date allocated to such Class of Certificates;

 

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(xi)      the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates allocable to (A) Yield Maintenance Charges and (B) Prepayment Premiums;

 

(xii)     the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date and the next succeeding Distribution Date;

 

(xiii)    the Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount and the Unscheduled Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xiv)    the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as the case may be, of each Class of Certificates immediately before and immediately after such Distribution Date, separately identifying any reduction therein as a result of the allocation of any Realized Loss on such Distribution Date and the aggregate amount of all reductions as a result of allocations of Realized Losses in respect of the Principal Balance Certificates to date;

 

(xv)     the Certificate Factor for each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) immediately following such Distribution Date;

 

(xvi)    the amount of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts effected (including, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the amount allocable to the related Mortgage Loan and Serviced Companion Loan) in connection with such Distribution Date on a loan-by-loan basis and the total Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount effected in connection with such Distribution Date;

 

(xvii)   the current Controlling Class;

 

(xviii)  the number and related Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans extended or modified since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) on a loan-by-loan basis;

 

(xix)     a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was the subject of a Principal Prepayment since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) and the amount and the type of Principal Prepayment occurring;

 

(xx)      a loan-by-loan listing of each Mortgage Loan which was defeased since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxi)     all deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance of the Interest Reserve Account on the P&I Advance Date;

 

(xxii)    in the case of the Class R Certificates, the amount of any distributions on such Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(d) and Section 4.01(f);

 

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(xxiii)    the amount of the distribution on such Distribution Date to the Holders of such Class of Certificates in reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses;

 

(xxiv)    the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans outstanding as of the close of business on the related Determination Date, with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxv)     with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which a Liquidation Event occurred since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date) or prior to the related Determination Date (other than a payment in full), (A) the loan number thereof, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with such Liquidation Event (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in connection with such Liquidation Event;

 

(xxvi)    with respect to any REO Property (including, with respect to any Non-Serviced Whole Loan, the Trust’s interest therein) included in the Trust as to which the Special Servicer determined, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, that all payments or recoveries with respect to the Mortgaged Property have been ultimately recovered since the previous Determination Date, (A) the loan number of the related Mortgage Loan, (B) the aggregate of all Liquidation Proceeds and other amounts received in connection with that determination (separately identifying the portion thereof allocable to distributions on the Certificates) and (C) the amount of any Realized Loss allocated to the Principal Balance Certificates in respect of the related REO Loan in connection with that determination;

 

(xxvii)   the aggregate amount of interest on P&I Advances paid to the Master Servicer and the Trustee since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), with respect to the pool of Mortgage Loans;

 

(xxviii)  [RESERVED];

 

(xxix)     the then-current credit support levels for each Class of Certificates;

 

(xxx)      the aggregate amount of Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges on the Mortgage Loans (each separately identified) collected since the previous Determination Date (or in the case of the first Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date);

 

(xxxi)     a loan-by-loan listing of any material modification, extension or waiver of a Mortgage Loan;

 

(xxxii)    a loan-by-loan listing of any material breach of the representations and warranties given with respect to a Mortgage Loan by the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller; and

 

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(xxxiii)   an itemized listing of any Disclosable Special Servicer Fees received by the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates, which information will be provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer.

 

In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i), (ix), (x), (xi), (xiv), (xxiii), (xxiv) and (xxv) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount in the aggregate for all Certificates of each applicable Class and per Definitive Certificate.

 

The Certificate Administrator has not obtained and shall not be deemed to have obtained actual knowledge of any information only by virtue of its receipt and posting of such information to the Certificate Administrator’s website or filing such information pursuant to this Agreement, including, but not limited to, filing via the EDGAR system, unless the Certificate Administrator has an explicit obligation to review or prepare such information.

 

Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Certificate, a statement containing the information set forth in clauses (i) and (x) above as to the applicable Class, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which person was a Certificateholder, together with such other information as the Certificate Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or that a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to prepare their tax returns for such calendar year. Such obligation of the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.

 

Upon receipt of an Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(b)       [RESERVED].

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may, at its sole cost and expense, make available by electronic media, bulletin board service or Internet website (in addition to making information available as provided herein) any reports or other information the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is required or permitted to provide to any party to this Agreement, the Rating Agencies or any Certificateholder or any prospective Certificateholder that has provided the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, with an Investor Certification or has executed a “click-through” confidentiality agreement in accordance with Section 3.13 (which may be a licensed or registered investment advisor) to the extent such action does not conflict with the terms of this Agreement (including without limitation, any requirements to keep Privileged Information confidential), the terms of the Mortgage Loans or applicable law. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the availability of such

 

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information or reports on the Internet or similar electronic media shall not be deemed to satisfy any specific delivery requirements in this Agreement except as set forth herein. In connection with providing access to the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s Internet website, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall take reasonable measures to ensure that only such parties listed above may access such information including, without limitation, requiring registration, a confidentiality agreement and acceptance of a disclaimer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall be liable for dissemination of this information in accordance with this Agreement, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any information delivered, produced, or made available pursuant to Section 3.13 and Section 4.02(a), other than information produced by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that such information otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein with respect to the form and substance of such information or reports. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to attach to any report provided pursuant to this subsection, any reasonable disclaimer with respect to information provided, or any assumptions required to be made by such report.

 

The Special Servicer shall from time to time (and, in any event, as may be reasonably required by the Master Servicer) provide the Master Servicer with such information in its possession regarding the Specially Serviced Loans and REO Properties as may be necessary for the Master Servicer to prepare each report and any supplemental information to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator. None of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Depositor shall have any obligation to recompute, verify or recalculate the information provided thereto by the Master Servicer. Unless the Certificate Administrator has actual knowledge that any report or file received from the Master Servicer contains erroneous information, the Certificate Administrator is authorized to rely thereon in calculating and making distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 4.01, preparing the Distribution Date Statement required by Section 4.02(a) and allocating Realized Losses to the Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to disclose any information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this Section 4.02(c) or Section 4.02(d) shall not constitute a breach of this Section 4.02(c) or of Section 4.02(d) to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer so fails because such disclosure, in the reasonable belief of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, would violate any applicable law or any provision of a Mortgage Loan document prohibiting disclosure of information with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may affix to any information provided by it any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).

 

(d)       Upon the written request of a Certificateholder, any beneficial owner of a Certificate, or any prospective purchaser of a Certificate that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer and is designated by a Certificateholder or a beneficial owner of a Certificate as such and, in any case, has delivered an Investor Certification to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, as soon as reasonably practicable, at the expense of the requesting party, the Certificate Administrator shall make available to the requesting party such information that is in the Certificate Administrator’s possession or can reasonably be obtained by the Certificate

 

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Administrator as is requested by such person, for purposes of satisfying applicable reporting requirements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act. Neither the Certificate Registrar, nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any responsibility for the sufficiency under Rule 144A or any other securities laws of any available information so furnished to any person including any prospective purchaser of a Certificate or any interest therein, nor for the content or accuracy of any information so furnished which was prepared or delivered to them by another.

 

(e)       The information to which any Certificateholder is entitled is limited to the information gathered and provided to the Certificateholder by the parties hereto pursuant to this Agreement and by acceptance of any Certificate, each Certificateholder agrees that except as specifically provided herein, no Certificateholder shall contact any Mortgagor directly with respect to any Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)       Upon the reasonable request of the Directing Certificateholder or any Controlling Class Certificateholder that, in either case, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan identified to the Master Servicer’s (in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan) or the Special Servicer’s (in the case of a Specially Serviced Loan) reasonable satisfaction (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder) and if such information is in the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s possession, as applicable, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, shall provide or make available (or forward electronically) to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, (at the expense of the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable) any Excluded Information (available to Privileged Persons through the Certificate Administrator’s Website but not accessible to the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, through the Certificate Administrator’s Website because the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to another Excluded Controlling Class Loan) relating to any Excluded Controlling Class Loan with respect to which the Directing Certificateholder or such Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, is not a Borrower Party; provided that, in connection therewith, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may require a written confirmation executed by the requesting Person substantially in such form as may be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, generally to the effect that such Person is the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, will keep such Excluded Information confidential and is not a Borrower Party, upon which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer may conclusively rely. In addition, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on delivery from the Directing Certificateholder or a Controlling Class Certificateholder, as applicable, of an Investor Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1B that such Directing Certificateholder or Controlling Class Certificateholder is not an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, the Special Servicer referenced in this Section 4.02(f) shall include any applicable Excluded Special Servicer with respect to the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan(s).

 

Section 4.03   P&I Advances. (a) On or before 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on each P&I Advance Date, the Master Servicer shall (i) remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit from its own funds into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, an amount

 

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equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the related Distribution Date, (ii) apply amounts held in the Collection Account, for future distribution to Certificateholders in subsequent months in discharge of any such obligation to make such P&I Advances or (iii) make such P&I Advances in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made. Any amounts held in the Collection Account for future distribution and so used to make P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Master Servicer’s records and replaced by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Collection Account on or before the next succeeding P&I Advance Date (to the extent not previously replaced through the deposit of Late Collections of the delinquent principal and/or interest in respect of which such P&I Advances were made). The Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator of (i) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer for a Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Nonrecoverable P&I Advances for such Distribution Date, on or before two (2) Business Days prior to such Distribution Date. If the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on any P&I Advance Date, the Trustee shall make such P&I Advance pursuant to Section 7.05 by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date, unless the Master Servicer shall have cured such failure (and provided written notice of such cure to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such Distribution Date. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to make a required P&I Advance hereunder, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Trustee of such circumstances by 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the related P&I Advance Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the portion of any P&I Advance equal to the CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee shall not be remitted to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account but shall be deposited into the Collection Account for payment to CREFC® on such Distribution Date.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Serviced Whole Loan, then it shall provide to the related other master servicer and Other Trustee under the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

If the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes a P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, then it shall provide to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee written notice of the amount of such P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such P&I Advance.

 

(b)       Subject to Section 4.03(c) and Section 4.03(e) below, the amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to any Distribution Date, and each Mortgage Loan, shall be equal to: (i) the Periodic Payments (net of related Servicing Fees and, in the case of any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, a fee accruing at the related Non-Serviced Primary Servicing Fee Rate) other than Balloon Payments, that were due on such Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any related REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) during the related Collection Period and were not received as of the close of business on the Business Day preceding the related P&I Advance Date (or not advanced by any Sub-Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer) and (ii) with respect to each such Mortgage Loan delinquent in respect of its Balloon Payment as of the P&I Advance

 

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Date (including any REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan) as to which the related Balloon Payment would have been past due), an amount equal to the Assumed Scheduled Payment therefor. Subject to subsection (c) below, the obligation of the Master Servicer to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, and with respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or REO Loan (other than any portion of an REO Loan related to a Companion Loan), shall continue until the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, received in connection with a Liquidation Event or the disposition of the REO Property, as the case may be, with respect thereto are to be distributed. No P&I Advances shall be made with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance shall be required to be made hereunder if such P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. With respect to each Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Other Servicer or Other Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement in respect of the related Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Other Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, that an Other Servicer or the Other Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to a Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Other Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

With respect to each Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee shall make its determination (based on information provided by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer) that a P&I Advance that has been made on such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan is a Nonrecoverable

 

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Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan independently of any determination made by the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer or the Non-Serviced Trustee, as the case may be, under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA in respect of the related Non-Serviced Companion Loan. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall provide the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer and Non-Serviced Special Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) Business Days of the date of such determination. If the Master Servicer receives written notice from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, that either has determined, or the Non-Serviced Trustee has determined, in accordance with the applicable Non-Serviced PSA with respect to a Non-Serviced Companion Loan, that any proposed advance under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance would be, or any outstanding advance under such Non-Serviced PSA that is similar to a P&I Advance is, a nonrecoverable advance, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee may, based upon such determination, determine that any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan will be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance. Thereafter, in either case, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be required to make any additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan unless and until the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, determines that any such additional P&I Advances with respect to the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan would not be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance, which determination may be as a result of consultation with the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as the case may be, or otherwise. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall have the sole discretion provided in this Agreement to determine that any future P&I Advance or outstanding P&I Advance would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance.

 

(d)       In connection with the recovery of any P&I Advance out of the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.05(a), the Master Servicer shall be entitled to pay the Trustee and itself (in that order of priority) as the case may be, out of any amounts then on deposit in the Collection Account (but in no event from any funds allocable to a Serviced Companion Noteholder (unless related thereto), except to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement), interest at the Reimbursement Rate in effect from time to time, accrued on the amount of such P&I Advance from the date made to but not including the date of reimbursement; provided, however, that no interest will accrue on any P&I Advance (i) if the related Periodic Payment is received on or before the related Due Date has passed and any applicable Grace Period has expired or (ii) if the related Periodic Payment is received after the Determination Date but on or prior to the related P&I Advance Date. The Master Servicer shall reimburse itself and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, for any outstanding P&I Advance, subject to Section 3.17 of this Agreement, as soon as practicably possible after funds available for such purpose are deposited in the Collection Account.

 

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(e)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall make an advance for Yield Maintenance Charges, Default Interest, late payment charges, Prepayment Premiums, or Balloon Payments or make any P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan and (ii) if an Appraisal Reduction Amount has been determined with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or, in the case of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, an “appraisal reduction amount” has been made in accordance with the related Non-Serviced PSA and the Master Servicer has notice of such appraisal reduction amount) then in the event of subsequent delinquencies thereon, the interest portion of the P&I Advance in respect of such Mortgage Loan for the related Distribution Date shall be reduced (it being herein acknowledged that there shall be no reduction in the principal portion of such P&I Advance) to equal the product of (x) the amount of the interest portion of such P&I Advance for such Mortgage Loan for such Distribution Date without regard to this Section 4.03(e), and (y) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date, net of the related Appraisal Reduction Amount (or, in the case of a Serviced Whole Loan, the portion of such Appraisal Reduction Amount allocated to the related Mortgage Loan), if any, and the denominator of which is equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such Distribution Date. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, the Periodic Payment due on the Maturity Date for a Balloon Mortgage Loan will be the Assumed Scheduled Payment for the related Distribution Date.

 

(f)       In no event shall either the Master Servicer or the Trustee be required to make a P&I Advance with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

Section 4.04 Allocation of Realized Losses. (a) On each Distribution Date, immediately following the distributions to be made on such date pursuant to Section 4.01, the Certificate Administrator shall calculate the Realized Loss for such Distribution Date. Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be made by reducing the Certificate Balance thereof by the amount so allocated. Any Realized Losses so allocated to a Class of Regular Certificates shall be allocated among the respective Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby. The allocation of Realized Losses shall constitute an allocation of losses and other shortfalls experienced by the Trust. Reimbursement of previously allocated Realized Losses will not constitute distributions of principal for any purpose and will not result in an additional reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Class of Certificates in respect of which any such reimbursement is made. With respect to any Class of Principal Balance Certificates, to the extent that any Nonrecoverable Advances (plus interest thereon) that were reimbursed from principal collections on the Mortgage Loans (including REO Loans) and previously resulted in a reduction of the Principal Distribution Amount are subsequently recovered on the related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, then (on the Distribution Date related to the Collection Period during which the recovery occurred): the amount of such recovery will be added to the Certificate Balance of the Class or Classes of Principal Balance Certificates that previously were allocated Realized Losses, in each case up to the lesser of (A) the unallocated portion of the amount of such recovery and (B) the amount of the unreimbursed Realized Losses previously allocated to the subject class of certificates; and (iii) the Interest Shortfall with respect to each affected class of Certificates for the next Distribution Date shall be increased by the amount of interest that would have accrued through the then current Distribution Date if the restored write-down for the reimbursed class of Principal Balance Certificates had

 

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never been written down. If the Certificate Balance of any Class of Principal Balance Certificates is so increased, the amount of unreimbursed Realized Losses of such Class of Principal Balance Certificates shall be decreased by such amount.

 

(b)       On each Distribution Date, the Certificate Balances of the Principal Balance Certificates will be reduced without distribution, as a write-off to the extent of any Realized Losses, if any, allocable to such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date. Any such write-off to such Certificates shall be allocated in the following order: first, to the class J-RR Certificates, second to the Class H-RR Certificates, third, to the Class G-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class F-RR Certificates, fifth, to the Class E-RR Certificates, sixth, to the Class D Certificates, seventh, to the Class C Certificates, eighth, to the Class B Certificates, ninth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and then, pro rata (based on their respective Certificate Balances), to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, in each case until the remaining Certificate Balances of such Classes of Certificates have been reduced to zero.

 

(c)       With respect to any Distribution Date, any Realized Losses allocated to a Class of Principal Balance Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b), with respect to such Distribution Date shall reduce the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Related Lower-Tier Regular Interest with respect thereto as a write-off.

 

Section 4.05 Appraisal Reduction Amounts; Collateral Deficiency Amounts. (a) For purposes of (x) determining the Controlling Class (and whether a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing) and (y) determining the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts (with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, to the extent allocated to the related Mortgage Loan) shall be allocated to each Class of Principal Balance Certificates in reverse sequential order to notionally reduce the related Certificate Balances until the Certificate Balance of each such Class is reduced to zero (i.e., first, to the Class J-RR Certificates, second, to the Class H-RR Certificates, third, to the Class G-RR Certificates, fourth, to the Class F-RR Certificates, fifth, to the Class E Certificates, sixth, to the Class D Certificates, seventh, to the Class C Certificates, eighth, to the Class B Certificates, ninth, to the Class A-S Certificates, and finally, pro rata based on their respective interest entitlements, to the Senior Certificates (other than the Class X-A, Class X-B and Class X-D Certificates).

 

As of the first Determination Date after a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) becomes an AB Modified Loan, the Special Servicer shall calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent Appraisal obtained by the Special Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining knowledge or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, the Master Servicer shall (i) promptly request from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee the most recent appraisal with respect to such AB Modified Loan, in addition to all other information reasonably required by the Master Servicer to calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, and (ii)  

 

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as of the first Determination Date following receipt by the Master Servicer of the appraisal and any other information set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i) that the Master Servicer reasonably expects to receive, calculate whether a Collateral Deficiency Amount exists with respect to such AB Modified Loan, taking into account the most recent appraisal obtained by the Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and all other information in its possession relevant to a Collateral Deficiency Amount determination. Upon obtaining actual knowledge or receipt of notice by any other party to this Agreement that a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan has become an AB Modified Loan, such party shall promptly notify the Master Servicer thereof. None of the Master Servicer (with respect to Mortgage Loans other than Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the Operating Advisor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall calculate or verify any Collateral Deficiency Amount.

 

With respect to any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, calculated for purposes of determining (i) the Voting Rights of the related Classes for purposes of removal of the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor or (ii) the Controlling Class or the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property shall be determined on an “as is” basis.

 

The Special Servicer (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the Master Servicer (in the case of a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be (and the Master Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator), of the amount of any Appraisal Reduction Amount (which notification from the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator shall be made by delivery of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)), any Collateral Deficiency Amount and (except in the case of the Master Servicer) any resulting Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan, AB Modified Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, if any (which notification shall be satisfied through delivery of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount as included in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template included in the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator (which shall be delivered by the Master Servicer simultaneously with the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File in accordance with Section 3.12(d)) and the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice of such Appraisal Reduction Amount, Collateral Deficiency Amount and/or Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amount, as applicable, to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Based on information in its possession, the Certificate Administrator shall determine from time to time which Class of Certificates is the Controlling Class. Promptly upon its determination of a change in the Controlling Class, the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Operating Advisor of such event, including the identity and contact information of the new Controlling Class Certificateholder and the identity of the Controlling Class as set forth in Section 3.23(l) (the cost of obtaining such information from the Depository being an expense of the Trust).

 

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Controlling Class (any such Class, an “Appraised-Out Class”) as a result of an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) in respect of such Class shall have the right and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, the Other Special Servicer or Other Master Servicer shall have the right upon the request of similarly situated holders of certificates in the related Other Securitization, at their sole expense, to require the Special Servicer to order (or, with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, require the Master Servicer to request from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer) a second Appraisal with respect to any Mortgage Loan (or Serviced Whole Loan) for which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred or as to which there exists a Collateral Deficiency Amount (such Holders, the “Requesting Holders”). With respect to any such Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such second Appraisal to be (A) delivered within thirty (30) days from receipt of the Requesting Holders’ written request and (B) prepared on an “as-is” basis by an MAI appraiser (provided that such MAI appraiser may not be the same MAI appraiser that provided the Appraisal in respect of which the Requesting Holders are requesting the Special Servicer to obtain an additional Appraisal). With respect to any such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such second appraisal from the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer and to forward such second appraisal to the Special Servicer.

 

(ii)       Upon receipt of any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above, the Master Servicer (for Collateral Deficiency Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans), the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer (for Appraisal Reduction Amounts on Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans to the extent provided for in the applicable Non-Serviced PSA and applicable Intercreditor Agreement) and the Special Servicer shall determine, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, whether, based on its assessment of such supplemental Appraisal, any recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount (as applicable) is warranted, and if so warranted, the Special Servicer shall recalculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on such supplemental Appraisal and (in the case of a Mortgage Loan other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) any information received from the Master Servicer. If required by such recalculation, the Appraised-Out Class shall be reinstated as the Controlling Class and each other Appraised-Out Class shall, if applicable, have its related Certificate Balance notionally restored to the extent required by such recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable. The Holders of an Appraised-Out Class requesting any supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above shall refrain from exercising any direction, control, consent and/or similar rights of the Controlling Class until such time, if any, as the Class is reinstated as the Controlling Class (such period beginning upon receipt by the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer of any request to obtain a supplemental Appraisal pursuant to clause (i) above to but excluding the date on which either (A) the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer determines that no recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount is warranted or (B) the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or Non-Serviced Special Servicer recalculates the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, based on the supplemental Appraisal, the “Appraisal Review Period”). The rights of the Controlling Class during each Appraisal

 

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Review Period shall be exercised by the next most senior Class of Control Eligible Certificates, if any.

 

(c)       With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), and each Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred (unless such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan)), the Special Servicer shall (1) within thirty (30) days of the occurrence or of each anniversary of the related Appraisal Reduction Event, and (2) upon its determination that the value of the related Mortgaged Property has materially changed, notify the Master Servicer of the occurrence of such anniversary or determination and order an Appraisal (which may be an update of a prior Appraisal), the cost of which shall be paid by the Master Servicer as a Servicing Advance or to the extent it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance, an expense of the Trust, or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable and, promptly following receipt of any such Appraisal or performance of such valuation (or receipt of any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above), shall deliver a copy thereof to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder. Based upon such Appraisal or internal valuation (or any Appraisal obtained in accordance with Section 4.05(b) above) and receipt of information reasonably requested by the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer that is in the possession of the Master Servicer and reasonably necessary to calculate the Appraisal Reduction Amount that is either in the Master Servicer’s possession or reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer shall determine or redetermine, as applicable, and report to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of any Consultation Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder, the amount and calculation or recalculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable, and such report shall be delivered in the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template format; provided, however, that the Special Servicer shall not be liable for failure to comply with such duties insofar as such failure results from a failure of the Master Servicer to provide sufficient information to the Special Servicer to comply with such duties or failure by the Master Servicer to otherwise comply with its obligations hereunder. Following the Master Servicer’s receipt from the Special Servicer of the calculation of the Appraisal Reduction Amounts, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Certificate Administrator in the form of the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File and the CREFC® Appraisal Reduction Template provided to it by the Special Servicer or such other report or reports mutually agreed upon between the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. Such report shall also be forwarded by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan), to the extent the related Serviced Companion Loan has been included in an Other Securitization, to the Other Servicer of such Other Securitization into which the related Serviced Companion Loan has been sold, or to the holder of any related Serviced Companion Loan by the Master Servicer (or the Special Servicer if the related Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Loan). If the Special Servicer is required to redetermine the Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, such redetermined Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount shall replace the

 

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prior Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount, as applicable, with respect to such Mortgage Loan, Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder with respect to any Appraisal, valuation or downward adjustment in connection with an Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to Section 4.05(b), the Special Servicer will not be required to obtain an Appraisal or conduct an internal valuation, as applicable, with respect to a Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan as to which an Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred to the extent the Special Servicer has obtained an Appraisal or conducted such a valuation (in accordance with requirements of this Agreement), as applicable, with respect to the related Mortgaged Property within the twelve-month period immediately prior to the occurrence of such Appraisal Reduction Event. Instead, the Special Servicer may use such prior Appraisal or valuation, as applicable, in calculating any Appraisal Reduction Amount or Collateral Deficiency Amount with respect to such Mortgage Loan or related Companion Loan or Serviced Whole Loan; provided that the Special Servicer is not aware of any material change to the related Mortgaged Property having occurred and affecting the validity of such Appraisal or valuation.

 

The Master Servicer shall deliver by electronic mail to the Special Servicer any information in its possession that is reasonably required to determine, calculate, redetermine or recalculate any Appraisal Reduction Amount, using reasonable efforts to deliver such information, within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request therefor; provided that the Special Servicer’s failure to timely make such request shall not relieve the Master Servicer of its obligation to use reasonable efforts to provide such information to the Special Servicer within four (4) Business Days following the Special Servicer’s reasonable request.

 

(d)       Any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan), any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan previously subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount, which has become a Corrected Loan (for such purposes taking into account any amendment or modification of such Mortgage Loan, any related Serviced Companion Loan and any Serviced Whole Loan, as applicable), and with respect to which no other Appraisal Reduction Event has occurred and is continuing, will no longer be subject to an Appraisal Reduction Amount. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan shall be calculated by the applicable party under and in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the applicable Non-Serviced PSA.

 

(e)       Each Serviced Whole Loan will be treated as a single mortgage loan for purposes of calculating an Appraisal Reduction Amount with respect to the Mortgage Loan and Companion Loan(s) that comprise such Serviced Whole Loan. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount in respect of a Serviced AB Whole Loan in respect of an AB Modified Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to the related AB Subordinate Companion Loan (until its principal balance is notionally reduced to zero by such Appraisal Reduction Amounts) and second, pro rata between the related Serviced AB Mortgage Loan and any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. Any Appraisal Reduction Amount that would impact any Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan will be allocated in accordance with the related

 

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Intercreditor Agreement or, if no allocation is specified in the related Intercreditor Agreement, then, first, to any related Subordinate Companion Loan(s), and then pro rata, between the related Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan and the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, based upon their respective outstanding principal balances.

 

Section 4.06 [RESERVED].

 

Section 4.07 Investor Q&A Forum; Investor Registry; and Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall make available, only to Privileged Persons, the Investor Q&A Forum. The “Investor Q&A Forum” shall be a service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where (i) Certificateholders and beneficial owners of Certificates that are Privileged Persons may submit questions to (A) the Certificate Administrator relating to the Distribution Date Statement, (B) the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports being made available pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(e), the Mortgage Loans (excluding any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or the related Mortgaged Properties or (C) the Operating Advisor relating to the Operating Advisor Annual Report or other reports prepared by the Operating Advisor or actions by the Special Servicer referenced in any Operating Advisor Annual Report (each an “Inquiry” and collectively, “Inquiries”), and (ii) Privileged Persons may view Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the answers thereto. Upon receipt of an Inquiry for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, and in the case of any Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, to the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable, the Certificate Administrator shall forward the Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: REAM_InvestorRelations@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of an Inquiry, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, unless such party determines not to answer such Inquiry as provided below, shall reply to the Inquiry, which reply of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator by electronic mail. In the case of an Inquiry relating to a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, the Certificate Administrator shall make reasonable efforts to obtain an answer from the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer or the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer, as applicable; provided that the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the content of such answer or any delay or failure to obtain such answer. The Certificate Administrator shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following preparation or receipt of such answer, as the case may be) such Inquiry and the related answer to the Certificate Administrator’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described above, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the applicable Mortgage Loan documents or this Agreement, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information (subject to the Privileged Information Exception), (vi) that answering the Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-

 

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client privilege or disclosure of attorney work product or (vii) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, it shall not be required to answer such Inquiry and, in the case of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, shall promptly notify the Certificate Administrator of such determination. In addition, no party shall post or otherwise disclose any direct communications with the Directing Certificateholder as part of its response to any Inquiries. The Certificate Administrator shall notify the Person who submitted such Inquiry in the event that the Inquiry will not be answered. Any notice by the Certificate Administrator to the Person who submitted an Inquiry that will not be answered shall include the following statement: “Because the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor shall not answer an Inquiry if it determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) any Inquiry is beyond the scope of the topics described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) answering any Inquiry would not be in the best interests of the Trust and/or the Certificateholders, (iii) answering any Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law or the applicable Mortgage Loan documents, (iv) answering any Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional costs or expenses to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or Operating Advisor, as applicable, (v) answering any Inquiry would require the disclosure of Privileged Information, or (vi) answering any Inquiry is otherwise, for any reason, not advisable, no inference should or may be drawn from the fact that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Operating Advisor has declined to answer the Inquiry.” Answers posted on the Investor Q&A Forum will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any of the Depositor, the Underwriters or any of their respective Affiliates. None of the Underwriters, Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Investor Q&A Forum and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to post to the Certificate Administrator’s Website any Inquiry or answer thereto that the Certificate Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Investor Q&A Forum will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the Certificate Administrator’s Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be required to respond to any Inquiries from Certificateholders for which its response would require the Operating Advisor to provide information to such inquiring Certificateholders that they are otherwise not entitled to receive under the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available to any Certificateholder and any Certificate Owner that is a Privileged Person, the Investor Registry. The “Investor Registry” shall be a voluntary service available on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, where Certificateholders and Certificate Owners that are Privileged Persons can register and thereafter obtain information with respect to any other Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that has so registered. Any person registering to use the Investor Registry shall certify that (a) it is a Certificateholder or a Certificate Owner and a Privileged Person and (b) it grants authorization to the Certificate Administrator to make its name and contact information available on the Investor Registry for at least forty-five (45) days from the date of such certification to persons entitled to access to the Investor Registry. Such Person shall then be asked to enter certain mandatory fields such as the individual’s name, the company name and email address, as

 

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well as certain optional fields such as address, phone, and Class(es) of Certificates owned. If any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner notifies the Certificate Administrator that it wishes to be removed from the Investor Registry (which notice may not be within forty-five (45) days of its registration), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly remove it from the Investor Registry. The Certificate Administrator will not be responsible for verifying or validating any information submitted on the Investor Registry, or for monitoring or otherwise maintaining the accuracy of any information thereon. The Certificate Administrator may require acceptance of a waiver and disclaimer for access to the Investor Registry.

 

(c)       The 17g-5 Information Provider shall make available, only to NRSROs, the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The “Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool” shall be a service available on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, where NRSROs may (i) submit questions to the Certificate Administrator relating to any Distribution Date Statements, or submit questions to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, relating to the reports prepared by such parties (each such submission, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”), and (ii) view Rating Agency Inquiries that have been previously submitted and answered, together with the responses thereto. In addition, NRSROs may use the forum to submit requests (each such submission also, a “Rating Agency Inquiry”) to the Master Servicer for loan-level reports and other related information. Upon receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry for the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall forward the Rating Agency Inquiry to the appropriate person (in the case of the Master Servicer to the following: RAInvRequests@wellsfargo.com), in each case within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt thereof. Following receipt of a Rating Agency Inquiry from the 17g-5 Information Provider, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, unless it determines not to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry as provided below, shall reply by email to the Certificate Administrator. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall post (within a commercially reasonable period of time following receipt of such response) such Rating Agency Inquiry with the related response thereto (or such reports, as applicable) to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. Any reports posted by the 17g-5 Information Provider in response to an inquiry may be posted on a separate website or web page accessible by a link on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website. If the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer determines, in its respective sole discretion, that (i) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would be in violation of applicable law, the Servicing Standard, this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would or is reasonably expected to result in a waiver of an attorney-client privilege with, or the disclosure of attorney work product, or (iii) (A) answering any Rating Agency Inquiry would materially increase the duties of, or result in significant additional cost or expense to, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and (B) the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard (or in good faith, in the case of the Certificate Administrator) that the performance of such duties or the payment of such costs and expenses is beyond the scope of its duties in its capacity as Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement, it shall not be required to answer such Rating Agency Inquiry and shall promptly notify the 17g-5 Information Provider by email of such determination. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall promptly thereafter post the Rating Agency Inquiry with the reason it was not answered to the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool. The 17g-5 Information Provider will not be liable for the failure

 

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by any other such Person to so answer. Questions posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool shall not be attributed to the submitting NRSRO. Answers posted on the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will be attributable only to the respondent, and shall not be deemed to be answers from any other person. None of the Underwriters, the Depositor, or any of their respective Affiliates will certify to any of the information posted in the Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool and no such party shall have any responsibility or liability for the content of any such information. The 17g-5 Information Provider shall not be required to post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website any Rating Agency Inquiry or answer thereto that the 17g-5 Information Provider determines, in its sole discretion, is administrative or ministerial in nature. The Rating Agency Q&A Forum and Document Request Tool will not reflect questions, answers and other communications that are not submitted via the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Section 4.08 Secure Data Room. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall create a Secure Data Room and the Depositor shall, upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan Seller’s Diligence File Certification and within 120 days following the Closing Date, deliver to the Certificate Administrator an electronic copy of the Diligence Files for the Mortgage Loans that have been uploaded by the Mortgage Loan Sellers to the Designated Site. Upon receipt thereof, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly upload the contents of each Diligence File actually received by it to the Secure Data Room. Access to the Secure Data Room shall be granted by the Certificate Administrator to (i) the Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) any other Person at the direction of the Depositor, in each case, upon the occurrence of an Affirmative Asset Review Vote and receipt by the Certificate Administrator of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit RR hereto (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s website). In no case whatsoever shall Certificateholders be permitted to access the Secure Data Room. For the avoidance of doubt, the Certificate Administrator shall be under no obligation to post any documents or information to the Secure Data Room other than the contents of the Diligence Files initially delivered to it by the Depositor.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation or duty to verify, review, confirm or otherwise determine whether the type, number or contents of any Diligence File delivered to the Certificate Administrator is accurate, complete, or relates to the transaction or confirm that all documents and information constituting any Diligence File have actually been delivered to the Certificate Administrator. In no case shall the Certificate Administrator be deemed to have obtained actual or constructive knowledge of the contents of, or information contained in, any Diligence File by virtue of posting such Diligence File to the Secure Data Room. In the event that any document or information is posted in error, the Certificate Administrator may remove such document or information from the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to produce physical or electronic copies of any document or information provided to it for posting to the Secure Data Room. The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible or held liable for any other Person’s use or dissemination of the documents or information contained on the Secure Data Room; provided that such event or occurrence is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Certificate Administrator shall not be required to restrict access to the Secure Data Room on a loan-by-loan basis and any Person with access to the Secure Data

 

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Room shall covenant to access only the information necessary to perform its duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

(c)       Upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07, the Certificate Administrator shall transfer electronic copies of the Diligence Files to a successor certificate administrator designated in writing by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, and all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the Diligence Files shall be payable as part of the costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its responsibilities upon the resignation or removal of the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 8.07. Following the date on which any Mortgage Loan is paid in full, liquidated, repurchased or otherwise removed from the Trust, the Special Servicer may direct the Certificate Administrator in writing to delete the Diligence File related to such Mortgage Loan from the Secure Data Room; provided that absent such direction, the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to delete any Diligence File from the Secure Data Room. Following the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 9.01, the Certificate Administrator shall be permitted to delete all files from the Secure Data Room. Upon deletion, in no event shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to reproduce or retrieve such deleted files.

 

[End of Article IV]

 

Article V

THE CERTIFICATES

 

Section 5.01 The Certificates. (a) The Certificates will be substantially in the respective forms annexed hereto as Exhibits A-1 through and including A-3, with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Agreement or as may, in the reasonable judgment of the Certificate Registrar, be necessary, appropriate or convenient to comply, or facilitate compliance, with applicable laws, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required by law, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. The Class X Certificates shall be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Notional Amount of not less than $1,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-A and Class X-B Certificates) shall be issuable only in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $10,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Non-Registered Certificates (other than the Class X-D and Class R Certificates) shall be issuable in minimum Denominations of authorized initial Certificate Balance of not less than $100,000, and in integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. If the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of any Class of Certificates does not equal an integral multiple of $1.00, then a single additional Certificate of such Class may be issued in a minimum denomination of authorized initial Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, that includes the excess of (i) the Original Certificate Balance or initial Notional Amount, as applicable, of such Class over (ii) the largest integral multiple of $1.00 that does not exceed such amount. The Class R Certificates shall be issued, maintained and transferred in minimum percentage interests of 10% of such Class R Certificates and in integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

 

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(b)       One authorized signatory shall sign the Certificates for the Certificate Registrar by manual or facsimile signature. If an authorized signatory whose signature is on a Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Certificate Registrar countersigns the Certificate, the Certificate shall be valid nevertheless. A Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Certificate Registrar (who may be the same officer who executed the Certificate) manually countersigns the Certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Certificate has been executed and countersigned under this Agreement.

 

Section 5.02 Form and Registration. No transfer of any Non-Registered Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction which does not require such registration or qualification. If a transfer (other than one by the Depositor to an Affiliate thereof or by the Initial Purchasers to the Third Party Purchaser) is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act, and under the applicable state securities laws, then the following subsections (a)-(d) shall apply.

 

(a)       Each Class of the Non-Registered Certificates sold to institutions that are non-United States Securities Persons in Offshore Transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Act shall initially be represented by a temporary book-entry certificate in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto (each a “Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate”), which shall be deposited on the Closing Date on behalf of the purchasers of the Non-Registered Certificates represented thereby with the Certificate Registrar, at its principal trust office, as custodian, for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream. Prior to the expiration of the 40-day period commencing on the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”), beneficial interests in each Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may be exchanged for an interest in the related Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 5.03(f). During the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall only be made upon delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, of a Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification. After the expiration of the Restricted Period, distributions due in respect of any beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate shall not be made to the holders of such beneficial interests unless exchange for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class is improperly withheld or refused. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided;

 

On the Closing Date, the Certificate Administrator shall execute, the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, and the Certificate Administrator shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be held by the

 

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Certificate Registrar for purposes of effecting the exchanges contemplated by the preceding paragraph. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed the Authenticating Agent with the power to act, on the Trustee’s behalf, in the authentication and delivery of the Certificates in connection with transfers and exchanges as herein provided. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as Authenticating Agent. If the Authenticating Agent is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor authenticating agent, which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof.

 

(b)       Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates (other than any Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period) offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A shall be represented by Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificates, which shall be deposited with the Certificate Registrar or an agent of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository. The aggregate Certificate Balance of a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Certificate Registrar, as custodian for the Depository, as hereinafter provided.

 

(c)       Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates that are initially offered and sold to investors that are Institutional Accredited Investors that are not Qualified Institutional Buyers (the “Non-Book Entry Certificates”) shall be in the form of Definitive Certificates, substantially in the applicable form set forth as an exhibit hereto, and shall be registered in the name of such investors or their nominees by the Certificate Registrar who shall deliver the certificates for such Non-Book Entry Certificates to the respective beneficial owners or owners. For the avoidance of doubt, the Class R Certificates shall only be in the form of Definitive Certificates, and the Risk Retention Certificates shall be issued in the form of Definitive Certificates at all times during the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

(d)       Owners of beneficial interests in Book-Entry Certificates of any Class shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Certificates unless: (i) the Depository advises the Certificate Registrar in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates of such Class or ceases to be a Clearing Agency, and the Certificate Registrar and the Depository are unable to locate a qualified successor within ninety (90) days of such notice or (ii) the Trustee has instituted or has been directed to institute any judicial proceeding to enforce the rights of the Holders of such Class and the Trustee has been advised by counsel that in connection with such proceeding it is necessary or appropriate for the Certificate Registrar to obtain possession of the Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that under no circumstances will certificated Non-Registered Certificates be issued to beneficial owners of a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon notice of the occurrence of any of the events described in clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to any Certificates of a Class that are in the form of Book-Entry Certificates and upon surrender by the Depository of any Book-Entry Certificate of such Class and receipt from the Depository of instructions for re-registration, the Certificate Registrar shall issue Certificates of such Class in the form of Definitive Certificates (bearing, in the case of a Definitive Certificate issued for a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, the same legends regarding transfer restrictions borne by such Book-Entry Certificate), and thereafter the Certificate Registrar shall recognize the Holders of such Definitive Certificates as

 

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Certificateholders under this Agreement. Unless and until Definitive Certificates are issued in respect of a Class of Book-Entry Certificates, beneficial ownership interests in such Class of Certificates will be maintained and transferred on the book entry records of the Depository and Depository Participants, and all references to actions by Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to action taken by the Depository upon instructions received from the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures and, except as otherwise set forth herein, all references herein to payments, notices, reports and statements to Holders of such Class of Certificates will refer to payments, notices, reports and statements to the Depository or its nominee as the registered Holder thereof, for distribution to the related registered Holders of Certificates through the Depository Participants in accordance with the Depository’s procedures.

 

(e)       From and after the Closing Date and during the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates shall only be held as Definitive Certificates and shall be held in the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account by the Certificate Administrator (and the Retaining Party’s respective interest shall be tracked in the form of an entry in the Certificate Administrator’s trust accounting system under the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account), as custodian for and for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Certificate Administrator shall hold such Risk Retention Certificates in safekeeping and shall release the same only upon receipt of written instructions from the holder of the Risk Retention Certificates and the Retaining Sponsor, indicating whether such release is in connection with the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period or in connection with the Retaining Party’s intent to transfer pursuant to Section 5.03(i), in each case, in accordance with any additional authentication procedures as may be utilized by the Certificate Administrator and in accordance with this Agreement. After its release of the Risk Retention Certificates in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation or liability with respect to the safekeeping of the Risk Retention Certificates. There shall be, and hereby is, established by the Certificate Administrator an account which will be designated the “Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account” and in which the Risk Retention Certificates shall be held and which shall be governed by and subject to this Agreement. In addition, on and after the date hereof, the Certificate Administrator may establish any number of subaccounts to the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account for the Retaining Party. Such subaccounts shall be marked or evidenced as being for the benefit of the Holder of the related Certificate. The Risk Retention Certificates to be delivered in physical form to the Certificate Administrator shall be delivered as set forth herein. No amounts distributable to the holders of the Risk Retention Certificates shall be remitted to the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account, but shall be remitted directly to the Retaining Party in accordance with written instructions provided separately by the Retaining Party to the Certificate Administrator on the Closing Date. Under no circumstances by virtue of safekeeping the Risk Retention Certificates shall the Certificate Administrator be obligated to bring legal action or institute proceedings against any person on behalf of the Retaining Party. During the Transfer Restriction Period and for such longer time as the Retaining Party may request, the Certificate Administrator shall hold the Definitive Certificate representing the Risk Retention Certificates at the below location, or any other location; provided the Certificate Administrator has given notice to the Retaining Party of such new location:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 

Attn: Security Control and Transfer (SCAT) – MAC N9345-010

 

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425 E Hennepin Avenue 

Minneapolis, MN 55414

 

On the Closing Date, and upon completion of each transfer of the Risk Retention Certificates during the Transfer Restriction Period, the Certificate Administrator shall deliver written confirmation to the Depositor, the Retaining Sponsor, the Retaining Party substantially in the form of Exhibit TT to this Agreement evidencing its receipt of the Risk Retention Certificates.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall make available to the Retaining Party its respective account information as mutually agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator and the Retaining Party, and in accordance with the Certificate Administrator’s policies and procedures. Any transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate shall be subject to Section 5.03(g) and Section 5.03(i).

 

For the sake of clarity, after the Transfer Restriction Period, the Risk Retention Certificates may be transferred at the direction of the Holder thereof in the same manner prescribed herein for other Certificates, subject to Section 5.03(i).

 

Section 5.03 Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall keep or cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office books (the “Certificate Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Certificate Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided (the Certificate Administrator, in such capacity, being the “Certificate Registrar”). In such capacities, the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for, among other things, (i) maintaining the Certificate Register and a record of the aggregate holdings of Certificates of each Class of Non-Registered Certificates represented by a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and a Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and accepting Certificates for exchange and registration of transfer, (ii) holding the Risk Retention Certificates (during such times as required hereunder) as Definitive Certificates on behalf of each Holder of such Certificate and (iii) transmitting to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer any notices from the Certificateholders. No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of Transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in this Section 5.03.

 

(b)       Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Article V, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates in authorized denominations, in like aggregate interest and of the same Class.

 

(c)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time during the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery

 

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thereof in the form of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the Euroclear or Clearstream account to be credited with such increase and the name of such account and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit I hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions (who shall be the agent member of Euroclear or Clearstream, or both) a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(d)       Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time following the Restricted Period to exchange its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of the Depository, exchange, or cause the exchange of, such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in such Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures from a Depository Participant directing the Certificate Registrar to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, (2) a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest stating (A) that the transfer of such interest has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Book-Entry Certificates and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S, or (B) that the transferee is otherwise entitled to hold its interest in the applicable Certificates in the form of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, without any registration of such Certificates under the Act (in which case such certificate shall enclose an Opinion of Counsel to such effect and such other

 

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documents as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably require), then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, to credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such exchange or transfer the beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate that is being exchanged or transferred.

 

(e)       Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate deposited with the Certificate Registrar as custodian for the Depository wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer its interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to a Person who is required to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, and the Depository, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) instructions from Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase, (2) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be debited with such decrease and (3) with respect to a transfer of an interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for an interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate (i) during the Restricted Period, a certificate in the form of Exhibit K hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating that the Person transferring such interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate is a Qualified Institutional Buyer or (ii) after the Restricted Period, an Investment Representation Letter in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto from the transferee to the effect that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (an “Investment Representation Letter”) and is obtaining such beneficial interest in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, then the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository to reduce, or cause to be reduced, the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to increase, or cause to be increased, the Certificate Balance of the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to be exchanged, and the Certificate Registrar shall instruct the Depository, concurrently with such reduction, to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such

 

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instructions, a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate equal to the reduction in the Certificate Balance of the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and to debit, or cause to be debited, from the account of the Person making such transfer the beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate that is being transferred.

 

(f)       Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Interests in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate as to which the Certificate Registrar has received from Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, a certificate (a “Non-U.S. Beneficial Ownership Certification”) to the effect that Euroclear or Clearstream, as applicable, has received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto from the holder of a beneficial interest in such Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, shall be exchanged after the Restricted Period, for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. The Certificate Registrar shall effect such exchange by delivering to the Depository for credit to the respective accounts of such holders, a duly executed and authenticated Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, representing the aggregate Certificate Balance of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate initially exchanged for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. The delivery to the Certificate Registrar by Euroclear or Clearstream of the certificate or certificates referred to above may be relied upon by the Depositor and the Certificate Registrar as conclusive evidence that the certificate or certificates referred to therein has or have been delivered to Euroclear or Clearstream pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate. Upon any exchange of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate for interests in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall endorse the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the reduction in the Certificate Balance represented thereby by the amount so exchanged and shall endorse the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to reflect the corresponding increase in the amount represented thereby. Until so exchanged in full and except as provided therein, the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate, and the Certificates evidenced thereby, shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate and Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

(g)       Non-Book Entry Certificate to Book-Entry Certificate. If a holder of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (other than (a) a Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period or (b) a Class R Certificate) wishes at any time to exchange its interest in such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class, or to transfer all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate to a Person who is entitled to take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Book-Entry Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures of Euroclear or Clearstream, if applicable, and the Depository, cause the exchange of all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate for an equivalent beneficial interest in the appropriate Book-Entry Certificate of the same Class. Upon receipt by the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, at its office designated in Section 5.07, of (1) such Non-Book Entry Certificate, duly endorsed as provided herein, (2) instructions from such holder directing the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, to credit, or cause to be credited, a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the portion of the Certificate Balance of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged, such instructions to contain information regarding the participant account with the Depository to be credited with such increase and (3) a certificate

 

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in the form of Exhibit M hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate), in the form of Exhibit N hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate) or in the form of Exhibit O hereto (in the event that the applicable Book-Entry Certificate is the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate), then the Certificate Registrar, as registrar, shall cancel, or cause to be canceled, all or part of such Non-Book Entry Certificate, shall, if applicable, execute, authenticate and deliver to the transferor a new Non-Book Entry Certificate equal to the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion retained by such transferor and shall instruct the Depository to increase, or cause to be increased, such Book-Entry Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate to be exchanged and to credit, or cause to be credited, to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the applicable Book-Entry Certificate equal to the Certificate Balance of the portion of the Non-Book Entry Certificate so canceled. Upon the written direction of the Depositor (which may be by email to cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com) or its Affiliate, the Certificate Registrar shall execute any instrument as may be reasonably required by the Depository to effect such exchange.

 

(h)       Non-Book Entry Certificates on Initial Issuance Only. Subject to the issuance of Definitive Certificates, if and when permitted by Section 5.02(d), and subject to the issuance and transfer of a Risk Retention Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period in accordance with Section 5.03(i), no Non-Book Entry Certificate shall be issued to a transferee of an interest in any Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate, Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate or to a transferee of a Non-Book Entry Certificate (or any portion thereof).

 

(i)        Transfers of Risk Retention Certificates. During a Transfer Restriction Period, if a Transfer of any Risk Retention Certificate after the Closing Date is to be made, then the following documents shall be delivered to the Certificate Administrator, who shall facilitate such transfer in conjunction with the Certificate Registrar and shall refuse to register such transfer unless it receives (and, upon receipt, may conclusively rely upon) (i) instruction from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer and the Retaining Sponsor pursuant to Section 5.02(e) directing the Certificate Administrator to release such Risk Retention Certificate from the Retained Certificate Safekeeping Account in connection with a transfer of such Risk Retention Certificate, (ii) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (iii) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4, which such certification must be countersigned by the Retaining Sponsor, (iv) an IRS Form W-9 completed by the prospective Transferee and (v) wiring instructions and contact information of the prospective Transferee. After the Transfer Restriction Period, and for so long as the Risk Retention Certificate, as applicable, is not held in safekeeping, the Certificate Registrar shall refuse to register any Transfer unless it receives (x) a certification from such Certificateholder’s prospective Transferee substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-3 and (y) a certification from the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D-4; provided that after the Transfer Restriction Period, the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor to such certifications shall not be required. Upon receipt of the foregoing certifications, the Certificate Registrar shall, subject to Section 5.02(e) and Section 5.03(a),

 

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reflect such Risk Retention Certificate, in the name of the prospective Transferee. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Risk Retention Certificate be held as a Book-Entry Certificate during the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

(j)       Other Exchanges. In the event that a Book-Entry Certificate is exchanged for a Definitive Certificate, such Certificates may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) above (including the certification requirements intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act, at the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Certificate Registrar.

 

(k)       Restricted Period. Prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to the issuance of the Certificates, transfers of interests in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate to U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers made pursuant to the provisions of subsection (e) above.

 

(l)       If Non-Registered Certificates are issued upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Certificates bearing a restrictive legend relating to compliance with the Act, or if a request is made to remove such legend on Certificates, the Non-Registered Certificates so issued shall bear the restrictive legend, or such legend shall not be removed, as the case may be, unless there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such satisfactory evidence, which may include an Opinion of Counsel that neither such legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions of Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver Certificates that do not bear such legend.

 

(m)       All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer and exchange shall be canceled and subsequently destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the Certificate Registrar’s customary procedures.

 

(n)       With respect to the ERISA Restricted Certificates, no sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (other than any initial transfer to the Initial Purchasers or, with respect to the Risk Retention Certificates, the Retaining Party) of any such Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the proposed purchaser or transferee of such Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 attached hereto, to the effect that such proposed purchaser or transferee is not and will not be (A) an employee benefit plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA or a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each, a “Plan”) or (B) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase, holding and disposing of such Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA

 

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and the Code under Sections I and III of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 (or, with respect to the acquisition, holding and disposition of the Certificate by any Plan subject to Similar Law, such acquisition, holding and disposition by such Plan will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law) or (ii) if such Certificate is presented for registration in the name of a purchaser or transferee that is any of the foregoing, an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Agreement. The Trustee and Certificate Administrator shall not register the sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificate unless the Trustee and Certificate Administrator have received either the representation letter described in clause (i) above or the Opinion of Counsel described in clause (ii) above. The costs of any of the foregoing representation letters or Opinions of Counsel shall not be borne by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust. Each Certificate Owner of an ERISA Restricted Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. Any transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of any ERISA Restricted Certificates that would constitute or result in a prohibited transaction under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law, or would otherwise violate the provisions of this Section 5.03(n) shall be deemed absolutely null and void ab initio, to the extent permitted under applicable law.

 

(o)       No Class R Certificate may be purchased by or transferred to any prospective purchaser or transferee that is or will be a Plan, or any person acting on behalf of a Plan or using the assets of a Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such Plan and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) to purchase such Class R Certificate. Each prospective transferee of a Class R Certificate shall deliver to the transferor and the Certificate Administrator a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2, stating that the prospective transferee is not and will not become a Plan or a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate shall be deemed to represent that it is not and will not become a Person specified in the second preceding sentence. Any attempted or purported transfer in violation of these transfer restrictions shall be null and void ab initio and shall vest no rights in any purported transferee and shall not relieve the transferor of any obligations with respect to the applicable Certificates.

 

(p)       Each Person who has or acquires any Residual Ownership Interest shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Residual Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and the rights of each Person acquiring any Residual Ownership Interest are expressly subject to the following provisions:

 

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(i)       Each Person acquiring or holding any Residual Ownership Interest shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall not acquire or hold such Residual Ownership Interest as agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) on behalf of any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee. Any such Person shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its status (or the status of the beneficial owner of such Residual Ownership Interest) as a Permitted Transferee. Any acquisition described in the first sentence of this Section 5.03(p) by a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee or by a Person who is acting as an agent of a Person who is not a Permitted Transferee shall be void ab initio and of no effect, and the immediately preceding owner who was a Permitted Transferee shall be restored to registered and beneficial ownership of the Residual Ownership Interest as soon and as fully as possible.

 

(ii)       No Residual Ownership Interest may be Transferred, and no such Transfer shall be registered in the Certificate Register, without the express written consent of the Certificate Registrar, and the Certificate Registrar shall not recognize the Transfer, and such proposed Transfer shall not be effective, without such consent with respect thereto. In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Residual Ownership Interest, the Certificate Registrar shall, as a condition to such consent, (x) require the proposed transferee to deliver, and the proposed transferee shall deliver to the Certificate Registrar and to the proposed transferor, an affidavit in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) of the proposed transferee (A) that such proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee and (B) stating that (1) the proposed transferee historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to do so in the future, (2) the proposed transferee understands that, as the holder of a Residual Ownership Interest, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash flows generated by the residual interest, (3) the proposed transferee intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Residual Ownership Interest as they become due, (4) the proposed transferee will not cause income with respect to the Residual Ownership Interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such proposed transferee or any other U.S. Tax Person, (5) the proposed transferee will not transfer the Residual Ownership Interest to any Person that does not provide a Transferee Affidavit or as to which the proposed transferee has actual knowledge that such Person is not a Permitted Transferee or is acting as an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) for a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and (6) the proposed transferee expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of this Section 5.03(o) and (y) other than in connection with the initial issuance of a Class R Certificate, require a statement from the proposed transferor substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D-2 (the “Transferor Letter”), that the proposed transferor has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee and has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed transferee’s statements in its Transferee Affidavit are false.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee Affidavit by a proposed transferee under clause (ii) above, if a Responsible Officer of the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer to such proposed transferee shall be effected and such proposed Transfer shall not be registered on the Certificate Register; provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar

 

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shall not be required to conduct any independent investigation to determine whether a proposed transferee is a Permitted Transferee. Upon notice to the Certificate Registrar that there has occurred a Transfer to any Person that is a Disqualified Organization or an agent thereof (including a broker, nominee or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions, and in any event not later than sixty (60) days after a request for information from the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent, the Certificate Registrar agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and the transferor of such Residual Ownership Interest or such agent such information necessary to the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code as may be required by the Code, including, but not limited to, the present value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to such Class R Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such Transfer. At the election of the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar may charge a reasonable fee for computing and furnishing such information to the transferor or to such agent referred to above; provided, however, that such Persons shall in no event be excused from furnishing such information.

 

(q)       The Class R Certificates may only be transferred to and owned by Qualified Institutional Buyers.

 

(r)        Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders and other payees of interest or original issue discount that the Certificate Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders or payees shall not be required for such withholding, and the Certificateholders shall be required to provide the Certificate Administrator with such forms and such other information reasonably required by the Certificate Administrator. If the Certificate Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder or payee pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Certificate Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Person. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to such Persons for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

(s)        Each Certificate Owner of a Non-Registered Certificate shall be deemed to have represented and agreed as follows:

 

(i)         Such Certificate Owner (A)(i) is a Qualified Institutional Buyer, (ii) is acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Qualified Institutional Buyer, as the case may be, and (iii) is aware that the sale of the Non-Registered Certificates to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, (B)(i)(except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer and that is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate for its own account or for the account of another Institutional Accredited Investor, and (ii) is not acquiring such Non-Registered Certificate with a view to any resale or distribution of such Non-Registered Certificate other than in accordance with the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.03, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) is an institution that is not a United States Securities Person, and is purchasing such Non-Registered Certificate in an Offshore Transaction.

 

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(ii)       Such Certificate Owner understands that the Non-Registered Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws and may not be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred except (A) to a person whom the purchaser reasonably believes is a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (B) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an institution that is a non-United States Securities Person in an Offshore Transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, or (C) (except with respect to the Class R Certificates) to an Institutional Accredited Investor that is not a Qualified Institutional Buyer, and in each case, in accordance with any applicable federal securities laws and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other jurisdiction.

 

(iii)       Such Certificate Owner understands that, if the purchaser of a Non-Registered Certificate is not a Qualified Institution Buyer or a non-United States Securities Person, the Non-Registered Certificates purchased by such purchaser may not be transferred in book-entry form and may be transferred in physical form only in compliance with the restrictions in clause (ii)(C) above and no such transfer of the Non-Registered Certificates owned by such Certificate Owner will be permitted unless the purchaser provides certification that the transfer complies with such restrictions, as described in this Section 5.03.

 

(iv)       Such Certificate Owner is duly authorized to purchase the Non-Registered Certificates and its purchase of investments having the characteristics of the Non-Registered Certificate is authorized under, and not directly or indirectly in contravention of, any law, rule, regulation, charter, trust instrument or other operative document, investment guidelines or list of permissible or impermissible investments that is applicable to such Certificate Owner.

 

(t)         Each beneficial owner of a Certificate or any interest therein that is a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (an “ERISA Plan”) or is acting on behalf of or using the assets of such an ERISA Plan, as a condition of its purchase of such Certificate, will be deemed to have represented that none of the Depositor, any Underwriter, any Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, or any of their respective affiliated entities (the “Transaction Parties”), has provided any investment recommendation or investment advice on which the ERISA Plan or the fiduciary making the investment decision for the ERISA Plan has relied in connection with the decision to acquire Certificates, and they are not otherwise acting as a fiduciary (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA or Section 4975(e)(3) of the Code) to the ERISA Plan in connection with the ERISA Plan’s acquisition of Certificates (unless an applicable prohibited transaction exemption is available (all of the conditions of which are satisfied) to cover the purchase and holding of the Certificates or the transaction is not otherwise prohibited), and the ERISA Plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire the Certificates is exercising its own independent judgment in evaluating the investment in the Certificates.

 

Section 5.04 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If (a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate Registrar, or the Certificate Registrar receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and

 

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(b) there is delivered to the Certificate Registrar such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual notice to the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Certificate Registrar shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor and interest in the Trust. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 5.04, the Certificate Registrar may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

 

Section 5.05 Persons Deemed Owners. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar or any agent of any of them shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided, however, that to the extent that a party to this Agreement responsible for distributing any report, statement or other information required to be distributed to Certificateholders has been provided an Investor Certification, such party to this Agreement shall distribute such report, statement or other information to such beneficial owner (or prospective transferee).

 

Section 5.06 Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses; Special Notices. (a) The Certificate Registrar shall maintain in as current form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of the Certificateholders. If any Certificateholder that has provided an Investor Certification (i) requests in writing from the Certificate Registrar a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders, (ii) states that such Certificateholder desires to communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to its rights under this Agreement or under the Certificates and (iii) provides a copy of the communication which Certificateholder proposes to transmit, then the Certificate Registrar shall, within ten (10) Business Days after the receipt of such request, furnish such Certificateholder (at such Certificateholder’s sole cost and expense) a current list of the Certificateholders. In addition, upon written request to the Certificate Administrator of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner (if applicable) that has provided an Investor Certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly notify such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner of the identity of the then-current Directing Certificateholder. Every Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agrees that the Certificate Registrar shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the source from which information was derived. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Depositor shall be entitled to a list of the names and addresses of Certificateholders from time to time upon request therefor.

 

(b)       (i) The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D any written request received in accordance with Section 11.04(a) prior to the Distribution Date to

 

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which the Form 10-D relates (and on or after the Distribution Date preceding such Distribution Date) from a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners related to Certificateholders or Certificate Owners exercising their rights under the terms of this Agreement. Any Form 10-D containing such disclosure (a “Special Notice”) regarding the request to communicate shall include the following and no more than the following (a) the name of the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner making the request, (b) the date the request was received, (c) a statement to the effect that the Certificate Administrator has received such request, stating that such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under this Agreement, and (d) a description of the method other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners may use to contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner. It is hereby understood that a disclosure in substantially the following form shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements in the preceding sentence: “On [date], the Certificate Administrator received from [name], a Certificateholder or Certificate Owner, a request to communicate with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners in the securitization transaction to which this report on Form 10-D relates (the “Securitization”). The requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is interested in communicating with other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners with regard to the possible exercise of rights under the pooling and servicing agreement governing the Securitization. Other Certificateholders and Certificate Owners may contact the requesting Certificateholder or Certificate Owner at [telephone number], [email address] and/or [mailing address].”

 

(ii)       In verifying the identity of any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in connection with any request to communicate, (i) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall not require any further verification or (ii) if the Certificateholder or Certificate Owner is not the holder of record with respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Administrator shall require no more than (x) a written certification from such Certificateholder or Certificate Owner that it is the beneficial owner of a Certificate and (y) one of the following documents confirming ownership of such Certificate: a trade confirmation, an account statement, a letter from a broker-dealer or another document acceptable to the Certificate Administrator that is similar to any of the foregoing documents). The Certificate Administrator shall not have any obligation to verify the information provided by any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner in any request to communicate and may rely on such information conclusively. Additionally, any expenses the Certificate Administrator incurs in connection with any request to communicate will be paid by the Trust.

 

Section 5.07 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Certificate Registrar shall maintain or cause to be maintained an office or offices or agency or agencies where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Certificate Registrar in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served. The Certificate Registrar initially designates its office at 600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor, MAC N9300-070, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 as its office for such purposes. The Certificate Registrar shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders and the Mortgagors of any change in the location of the Certificate Register or any such office or agency.

 

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Section 5.08 Appointment of Certificate Administrator. (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is hereby initially appointed Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Certificate Administrator resigns or is terminated, the Trustee shall appoint a successor certificate administrator which may be the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof to fulfill the obligations of the Certificate Administrator hereunder which must satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 8.06.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator, at the expense of the Trust (but only if such amount constitutes “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii)), may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder.

 

(f)        The Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for any act or omission of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Depositor.

 

Section 5.09 [RESERVED].

 

Section 5.10 Voting Procedures. With respect to any matters submitted to Certificateholders for a vote, the Certificate Administrator shall administer such vote through the Depository with respect to Book-Entry Certificates and directly with registered Holders by mail with respect to Definitive Certificates. In each case, such vote shall be administered in accordance with the following procedures, unless different procedures are otherwise described herein with respect to a specific vote:

 

(a)       Any matter submitted to Certificateholders for a vote shall be announced in a notice prepared by the Certificate Administrator. Such notice shall include the record date determined by the Certificate Administrator for purposes of the vote and a voting deadline which shall be no less than thirty (30) days and no later than sixty (60) days after the date such notice is distributed. The notice and related ballot shall be sent to Holders of Book-Entry Certificates through the Depository and by mail to the registered Holders of Definitive Certificates. In addition, the notice and related ballot shall be posted to the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

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Notices delivered in this manner shall be considered delivered to all Holders regardless of whether any Holder actually receives the notice and ballot.

 

(b)       In connection with any vote administered pursuant to this Agreement, voting Holders shall be required to certify their holdings in the manner set forth on the ballot, unless a specific manner is otherwise provided herein. Holders may only vote in accordance with their Voting Rights. Voting Rights with respect to any outstanding Class of Certificates shall be calculated by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the definition of Voting Rights as of the record date for the vote. Only Classes with an outstanding Certificate Balance greater than zero as of the record date of the vote shall be permitted to vote. Once a Holder has cast its vote, the vote may be changed or retracted on or before the vote deadline. Any changes or retractions shall be communicated by the Certificateholder to the Certificate Administrator in writing on a ballot. After the vote deadline has passed, votes may not be changed or retracted by any Holder unless the Holder wishing to change or retract its vote holds a sufficient portion of the Voting Rights such that the Holder, by its vote alone, could approve or deny the proposition subject to a vote without taking into consideration the votes cast by any other Holder. Transferees or purchasers of any Class of Certificates are subject to and shall be bound by all votes of Holders initiated or conducted prior to its acquisition of such Certificate.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator may take up to fifteen (15) Business Days to tabulate the results of any vote. The Certificate Administrator shall use its reasonable efforts to resolve any illegible or incomplete ballots received prior to the voting deadline. Illegible or incomplete ballots that are received on the voting deadline or that cannot be resolved by the voting deadline shall not be counted. Promptly after the votes are tabulated, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare a notice announcing the results of the vote. Such notice shall include the percentage of Voting Rights in favor of the proposition, the percentage against the proposition and the percentage abstaining. In addition, the notice will announce whether the proposition has been adopted by Certificateholders. The notice shall be distributed in accordance with the methods described in Section 5.10(a) above. The Certificate Administrator shall also include such notice on the Form 10-D prepared in connection with the distribution period that corresponds with the date such notice is distributed. All vote tabulations shall be final and the Certificate Administrator shall not, absent manifest error, re-tabulate the votes or conduct a new vote for the same proposition.

 

(d)       Any and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering any vote shall be borne by the Trust. The Certificate Administrator is under no obligation to advise Holders about the matter being voted on or answer questions other than process-related questions regarding the administration of the vote.

 

(e)       If any party to this Agreement believes a vote of Certificateholders is needed for some matter related to the administration of the Trust that is not specifically contemplated herein, such party may request the Certificate Administrator to conduct a vote and the Certificate Administrator will conduct the requested vote in accordance with these procedures. Unless specifically provided herein, all such votes require a majority of Certificateholders to carry a proposition.

 

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[End of Article V]

 

Article VI

THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER AND THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

Section 6.01 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) The Master Servicer, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Master Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Master Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, do not (A) violate the Master Servicer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Master Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(iii)       The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

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(v)        The Master Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit the Master Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Master Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)      The Master Servicer has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)    No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the Master Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (A) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (B) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and

 

(ix)       To its actual knowledge, the Master Servicer is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

(b)       The Special Servicer, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Special Servicer is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America, and the Special Servicer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Special Servicer, do not (A) violate the Special Servicer’s organizational documents,

 

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(B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Special Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(iii)       The Special Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Special Servicer, enforceable against the Special Servicer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)        The Special Servicer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Special Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Special Servicer, which would prohibit the Special Servicer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Special Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)      The Special Servicer has errors and omissions coverage which is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07; and

 

(viii)     No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Special Servicer of, or compliance by the Special Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Special Servicer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Special Servicer

 

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of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Special Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)        The Operating Advisor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Operating Advisor is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York and the Operating Advisor is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Operating Advisor, do not (A) violate the Operating Advisor’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Operating Advisor or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C), is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)       The Operating Advisor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Operating Advisor, enforceable against the Operating Advisor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)        The Operating Advisor is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Operating Advisor;

 

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(vi)         The Operating Advisor has errors and omissions insurance coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(vii)        No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Operating Advisor’s knowledge, threatened against the Operating Advisor, which would prohibit the Operating Advisor from entering into this Agreement or, in the Operating Advisor’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Operating Advisor of, or compliance by the Operating Advisor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Operating Advisor contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Operating Advisor of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Operating Advisor to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)          The Operating Advisor is an Eligible Operating Advisor.

 

(d)          The Asset Representations Reviewer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for its own benefit and the benefit of the Certificateholders, and to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)            The Asset Representations Reviewer is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Asset Representations Reviewer is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(ii)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Asset Representations Reviewer, do not (A) violate the Asset Representations Reviewer’s organizational documents, (B) constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets, or (C) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Asset Representations Reviewer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either (B) or (C) above, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition;

 

(iii)          The Asset Representations Reviewer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it contemplated by this

 

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Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)         This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Asset Representations Reviewer, enforceable against the Asset Representations Reviewer in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)           The Asset Representations Reviewer is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(vi)         No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s knowledge, threatened against the Asset Representations Reviewer, which would prohibit the Asset Representations Reviewer from entering into this Agreement or, in the Asset Representations Reviewer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)        The Asset Representations Reviewer has errors and omissions coverage that is in full force and effect or is self-insuring with respect to such risks, which in either case complies with the requirements of Section 3.07;

 

(viii)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of, or compliance by the Asset Representations Reviewer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions of the Asset Representations Reviewer contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has been obtained or can be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its obligations under this Agreement, or which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(ix)          The Asset Representations Reviewer is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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knowledge by any party to this Agreement (or upon written notice thereof from any Certificateholder or any Companion Holder) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 6.01 which materially and adversely affects the interests of any party to this Agreement, the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto, each certifying Certificateholder, and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder.

 

Section 6.02 Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the respective obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer and the Asset Representations Reviewer herein.

 

Section 6.03 Merger, Consolidation or Conversion of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Special Servicer or the Asset Representations Reviewer. (a) Subject to subsection (b) below, each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, and each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans or Companion Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.

 

(b)       Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets (which may be limited to all or substantially all of its assets related to commercial mortgage loan servicing, asset representations reviewing or commercial mortgage surveillance, as the case may be) to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer (such Person, in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, in each of the foregoing cases, the “Surviving Entity”), as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper (other than an assumption agreement wherein the successor shall agree to perform the obligations of and serve as the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, or the Asset Representations Reviewer, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that with respect to such merger, consolidation or succession, Rating Agency Confirmation is received from each Rating Agency with respect to the Classes of Certificates and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation is received from each applicable rating agency that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered

 

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satisfied with respect to the Certificates as described in Section 3.25); provided, further, that if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor enters into a merger and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity under applicable law, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, shall not, as a result of the merger, be required to provide a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to ratings of the Classes of Certificates or, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings; provided, further, that for so long as the Trust, and, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan included as part of the trust in a related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor notifies the Depositor in writing (a “Merger Notice”) of any such merger, consolidation, conversion or other change in form, and the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, notifies the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, in writing that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, has discovered that such successor entity has not complied with its Exchange Act reporting obligations under any other commercial mortgage loan securitization (and specifically identifying the instance of noncompliance), then it shall be an additional condition to such succession that the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have consented (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such successor entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Operating Advisor may remain the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or Operating Advisor, as applicable, is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Depositor consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If, within sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Merger Notice to the Depositor or the depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, the Depositor or depositor in such Other Securitization, as the case may be, shall have failed to notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in writing of the Depositor’s determination, or depositor’s determination, in the case of an Other Securitization, to grant or withhold such consent, such failure shall be deemed to constitute a grant of such consent. If the conditions to the provisions in the second preceding sentence are not met, the Trustee may terminate, and if the conditions set forth in the third proviso of the third preceding sentence are not met the Trustee shall terminate, the applicable Surviving Entity’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant hereto, such termination to be effected in the manner set forth in Section 7.01.

 

(i)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall keep in full effect its existence and rights as an entity under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and shall be in compliance with the laws of all jurisdictions to the extent necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement.

 

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(ii)       Any Person into which the Asset Representations Reviewer may be merged or consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Asset Representations Reviewer, shall be the successor of the Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of such Asset Representations Reviewer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the Trustee has received a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such successor or surviving Person.

 

Section 6.04 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and Others. (a) None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing shall be under any liability to the Trust, the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of such party’s duties or by reason of negligent disregard of such party’s obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer, and any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of any of the foregoing may rely on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of litigation and of enforcement of this indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans, the Companion Loans or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense: (i) specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof; (ii) incurred in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty made by it herein; (iii) incurred by reason of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties; or (iv) in the

 

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case of the Depositor and any of its partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees and agents, incurred in connection with any violation by any of them of any state or federal securities law. In addition, absent actual fraud (as determined by a final non-appealable court order), neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator (including in its capacity as Custodian, Certificate Registrar and 17g-5 Information Provider) shall be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Each of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor conclusively may rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon, any resolution, officer’s certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, financial statement, agreement, appraisal, bond or other document (in electronic or paper format) as contemplated by and in accordance with this Agreement and reasonably believed or in good faith believed by the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and each of them may consult with counsel, in which case any written advice of counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection with respect to any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel.

 

(b)       None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law), proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective duties under this Agreement or which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability not recoverable from the Trust; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders (and, in the case of any Serviced Whole Loan, the rights of the Certificateholders and the holders of a Serviced Companion Loan (as a collective whole) taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of such Serviced Companion Loan); provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan and/or the holder of any related Companion Loan are involved, such expenses, costs and liabilities will be payable out of funds related to the applicable Serviced Whole Loan in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement and will also be payable out of the other funds in the Collection Account if amounts on deposit with respect to such Serviced Whole Loan are insufficient therefor. If any such expenses, costs or liabilities relate to a Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, then any subsequent recovery on that Mortgage Loan or Companion Loan, as applicable, will be used to reimburse the Trust for any amounts advanced for the payment of such expenses, costs or liabilities. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor shall be entitled to be

 

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reimbursed therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loan on deposit in the Collection Account (including, without duplication, any subaccount thereof), as provided by Section 3.05(a)(xii).

 

(c)       Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the related Serviced Companion Noteholders, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) (in the case of the Special Servicer), the Special Servicer (in the case of the Master Servicer) and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as applicable) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

Each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon, severally and not jointly (i) a breach by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has to deliver information to the 17g-5 Information Provider as set forth in this Agreement, including Section 3.07(a), Section 3.08, Section 3.09(e), Section 3.12, Section 3.17(c) and Section 3.18(g) or (ii) a breach by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, of any obligation it has set forth in Section 3.13(d), Section 3.13(g) and Section 3.13(i).

 

(d)       Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator (including in its role as Custodian), respectively agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Certificate

 

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Administrator (in the case of the Trustee), the Trustee (in the case of the Certificate Administrator), the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(e)       The Depositor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Depositor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Depositor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Depositor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, whereupon the Depositor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable) or the Special Servicer, as the case may be) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Depositor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may

 

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have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Depositor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(f)       The Operating Advisor agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Operating Advisor, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent disregard by the Operating Advisor of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Operating Advisor if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Operating Advisor shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Operating Advisor shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Operating Advisor’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(g)       Neither the Operating Advisor nor its Affiliates or any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Operating Advisor shall be under any liability to any Certificateholder for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Operating Advisor against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of negligent disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.

 

(h)       The Asset Representations Reviewer agrees to indemnify the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Operating Advisor and the Trust and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent thereof, and hold them harmless, from and against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs (including, without limitation, in connection with the enforcement of such indemnified party’s rights under this Agreement), judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising from or as a result of any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of the Asset Representations Reviewer, in the performance of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or by reason of negligent

 

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disregard by the Asset Representations Reviewer of its duties and obligations hereunder or by reason of breach of any representations or warranties made herein; provided that such indemnity shall not cover indirect or consequential damages. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as the case may be, shall immediately notify the Asset Representations Reviewer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans entitling the Trust to indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Asset Representations Reviewer shall assume the defense of such claim (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor) and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. Any failure to so notify the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not affect any rights any of the foregoing Persons may have to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise, unless the Asset Representations Reviewer’s defense of such claim is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

(i)       The applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Paying Agent, Non-Serviced Operating Advisor (if any), Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Certificate Administrator and Non-Serviced Trustee, and any of their respective partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Non-Serviced Indemnified Parties”), shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against the Trust’s pro rata share (subject to the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement) of any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan and the related Non-Serviced Mortgaged Property under the applicable Non-Serviced PSA (as and to the same extent the applicable Non-Serviced Trust is required to indemnify such parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the applicable Non-Serviced Trust pursuant to the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA).

 

The indemnification provided herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer (including in its capacity as Companion Paying Agent, if applicable), the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(j)       For purposes of this Section 6.04 and Section 11.12, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, will be deemed not to have engaged in willful misconduct or committed bad faith or negligence in the performance of their respective obligations and duties hereunder or acted in negligent disregard of such obligations and duties if the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, fails to follow any terms of any Mortgage Loan documents because the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, determines that compliance with such terms would or potentially would cause an Adverse REMIC Event (for which determination the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer will be entitled to rely on advice of counsel, the cost of which will be reimbursed as an additional expense of the Trust).

 

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Section 6.05 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.03, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall resign from their respective obligations and duties hereby imposed on each of them except upon (a) determination that such party’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or (b) in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon the appointment of, and the acceptance of such appointment by, a successor (which may be appointed by the resigning Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable), and receipt by the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and a confirmation of any applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities (if any) (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the resigning party) to such effect delivered to the Trustee and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder. Unless applicable law requires the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (as the case may be) to be effective immediately, and the Opinion of Counsel delivered pursuant to the prior sentence so states, no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer under clause (a) above shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as applicable, responsibilities and obligations in accordance with Section 7.02 and no such resignation by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall become effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Upon any termination (as described in Section 7.01(c)) or resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pursuant to this Section 6.05, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have the right and opportunity to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer with respect to this Section 6.05; provided that, such successor master servicer or special servicer shall not be the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or one of their respective Affiliates and (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) such successor special servicer is approved by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The resigning party shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator) associated with a transfer of its duties pursuant to this Section 6.05. Except as provided in Section 7.01(c), in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer have the right to appoint any successor master servicer or special servicer if the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is terminated or removed pursuant to Section 7.01.

 

Section 6.06 Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not be relieved of any of their respective obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by

 

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the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

Section 6.07 The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer as Certificate Owner. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may become the Holder of (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Certificate, Certificate Owner with respect to) any Certificate with (except as otherwise set forth in the definition of “Certificateholder”) the same rights it would have if it were not the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or an Affiliate thereof.

 

Section 6.08 The Directing Certificateholder.

 

(a)       Other than with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period, for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all Major Decisions for Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all Non-Specially Serviced Loans (other than any Excluded DCH Loan), as to all Major Decisions and (3) the Master Servicer to the extent the Directing Certificateholder’s consent is required by the definition of Master Servicer Decision. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except as set forth in, and in any event subject to, the third and fourth paragraphs of this Section 6.08(a) and Section 6.08(b), for so long as no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing (such limitation not to be applicable to a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder), the Special Servicer shall only be permitted to take any of the following actions (each, a “Major Decision”) as to which the Directing Certificateholder has consented in writing within ten (10) Business Days after the Directing Certificateholder’s receipt of the Special Servicer’s written recommendation, which may be in the form of an Asset Status Report, and analysis and all information reasonably requested by the Directing Certificateholder, and reasonably available to the Special Servicer in order to grant or withhold such consent, which report may (in the sole discretion of the Special Servicer) take the form of an Asset Status Report (the “Major Decision Reporting Package”) (provided that if such written consent has not been received by the Special Servicer within such ten (10) Business Day period, then the Directing Certificateholder will be deemed to have approved such action):

 

(i)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisition of an REO Property) of the ownership of properties securing any Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and Serviced Companion Loan that comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and Default Interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any extension of the maturity date of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan other than in connection with a maturity default if a refinancing or sale is expected within 120 days as provided in clause (ix) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”;

 

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(iii)         following a default or an event of default with respect to a Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(iv)        any sale of a Defaulted Loan and any related defaulted Companion Loan, or any REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust), or in accordance with Section 3.16(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the related Intercreditor Agreement in each case, for less than the applicable Purchase Price;

 

(v)        any determination to bring a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address hazardous material located at a Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;

 

(vi)        any release of collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if (i) required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or (ii) a release of a non-material, non-income producing parcel as described under clause (ii) or clause (v) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision”;

 

(vii)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) or a Serviced Whole Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the Mortgagor, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as described under clause (xiii) of the definition of “Master Servicer Decision” or, solely with regard to Specially Serviced Loans, as may be effected (I) without the consent of the lender under the related loan agreements, (II) pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and (III) for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(viii)       any consent to a property management company change with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which the proposed replacement property manager is a Borrower Party, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager;

 

(ix)         any franchise changes with respect to a Mortgage Loan for which the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the related Mortgage Loan documents;

 

(x)          other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, Reserve Funds or Letters of Credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xi)         any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting a transfer of interests in a Mortgagor or guarantor releasing a Mortgagor or guarantor from liability under a Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage

 

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Loan) or Serviced Whole Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xii)       other than in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan or a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of any Intercreditor Agreement, co-lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender, subordinate debt holder or Pari Passu Companion Loan Holder related to a Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan (except any modification, amendment, consent to a modification or waiver of any term of any Intercreditor Agreement or any intercreditor, co-lender or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder to split or resize notes consistent with the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement or such intercreditor, co-lender or similar agreement), or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto; provided, however, that any such modification or amendment that would adversely impact the Master Servicer shall additionally require the consent of the Master Servicer as a condition to its effectiveness;

 

(xiii)        any consent to incurrence of additional debt by a Mortgagor or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of a Mortgagor;

 

(xiv)       agreeing to any modification, waiver, consent or amendment of the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in connection with a defeasance if such proposed modification, waiver, consent or amendment is with respect to (A) a modification of the type of defeasance collateral required under the Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan documents such that defeasance collateral other than direct, non-callable obligations of the United States would be permitted or (B) a modification that would permit a principal prepayment instead of defeasance if the applicable Mortgage Loan documents do not otherwise permit such principal prepayment;

 

(xv)        determining whether to cure any default by a Mortgagor under a Ground Lease or permit any Ground Lease modification, waiver, amendment or subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement or entry into a new Ground Lease;

 

(xvi)       other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, and other than with respect to a Ground Lease (addressed in clause (xv) above), any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of a new lease or the granting of a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any lease at a Mortgaged Property or REO Property if the lease affects an area greater than or equal to 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property;

 

(xvii)      other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, approval of any waiver regarding the receipt of financial statements (other than immaterial timing waivers including late financial statements which in no event relieve any Mortgagor of the obligation to provide financial statements on at least a quarterly basis) following three consecutive late deliveries of financial statements;

 

(xviii)     other than in the case of a Non-Specially Serviced Loan, any approval of or consent to a grant of an easement or right of way that materially affects the use or

  

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value of a Mortgaged Property or a Mortgagor’s ability to make payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or any related Companion Loan or subordination of the lien of the Mortgage Loan to such easement or right of way; and

 

(xix)       other than in the case of any Non-Specially Serviced Loan, any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

provided, however, that, in the event that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event in this Agreement (or any matter requiring consultation with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor), is necessary to protect the interests of the Certificateholders (or, with respect to any Serviced Whole Loan, the interest of the Certificateholders and the holders of any related Serviced Companion Loan) (as a collective whole (taking into account the subordinate or pari passu nature of any Companion Loans)), the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Certificateholder’s response (or without waiting to consult with the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, as the case may be); provided that the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, provides the Directing Certificateholder (or the Operating Advisor, if applicable) with prompt written notice following such action including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer is required to obtain the consent of the Directing Certificateholder for any of the foregoing actions or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Certificateholder after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event; provided, however, that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Special Servicer shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (only prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event) in connection with any Major Decision not relating to an Excluded DCH Loan (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Directing Certificateholder prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Directing Certificateholder in respect thereof. In the event the Special Servicer receives no response (which initial request shall include a Major Decision Reporting Package) from the Directing Certificateholder within 10 Business Days following its written request for input on any required consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Directing Certificateholder on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Directing Certificateholder to respond shall not relieve the Special Servicer from consulting with the Directing Certificateholder on any future matters with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan or an Excluded Loan with respect to such party) or Serviced Whole Loan. The Special Servicer shall provide each Major Decision Reporting Package to the Operating Advisor (a) prior to the occurrence of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, promptly after the Special Servicer receives the Directing Certificateholder’s approval or deemed approval with respect to such Major Decision or (b) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, simultaneously upon providing such Major Decision Reporting Package to the Directing Certificateholder; provided, however, that, with respect to any Non-Specially Serviced Loan other than an Excluded Loan, no Major Decision Reporting Package shall be required to be delivered prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Operating Advisor

 

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Consultation Event. With respect to any particular Major Decision and related Major Decision Reporting Package and any Asset Status Report, the Special Servicer shall make available to the Operating Advisor a Servicing Officer with relevant knowledge regarding the related Mortgage Loan and such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report in order to address reasonable questions that the Operating Advisor may have relating to, among other things, such Major Decision and/or Asset Status Report. In addition, if an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing, the Special Servicer shall also consult with the Operating Advisor in connection with any proposed Major Decision (and any other actions which otherwise require consultation with the Operating Advisor after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Operating Advisor Consultation Event hereunder) and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, provided that such consultation is on a non-binding basis. In the event that the Special Servicer receives no response from the Operating Advisor within 10 Business Days following the later of (i) its written request for input (which request shall include the related Major Decision Reporting Package) on any required consultation and (ii) delivery of all such additional information reasonably requested by the Operating Advisor related to the subject matter of such consultation, the Special Servicer shall not be obligated to consult with the Operating Advisor on the specific matter; provided, however, that the failure of the Operating Advisor to respond on any specific matters shall not relieve the Special Servicer from its obligation to consult with the Operating Advisor on any future matter with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan or any other Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan (regardless of whether a Control Termination Event, a Consultation Termination Event or an Operating Advisor Consultation Event has occurred and is continuing), the Special Servicer shall consult with the Operating Advisor, on a non-binding basis, in connection with the related transactions involving proposed Major Decisions and consider alternative actions recommended by the Operating Advisor, in respect thereof, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6.08(a) for consulting with the Operating Advisor.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.08(a), the Special Servicer shall process all requests for any matter that constitutes a “Major Decision” with respect to all Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan).

 

Upon receiving a request for any matter that constitutes a Major Decision with respect to a Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) and any Serviced Companion Loan that is not a Specially Serviced Loan, the Master Servicer shall promptly forward such request to the Special Servicer and the Special Servicer shall process such request (including, without limitation, interfacing with the Mortgagor) and except as provided in the next sentence, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation with respect to such request or the Major Decision. With respect to such request, the Master Servicer shall continue to cooperate with the Special Servicer by delivering any additional information in the Master Servicer’s possession to the Special Servicer requested by the Special Servicer relating to such Major Decision. The Master Servicer shall not be permitted to process any Major Decision and shall not be required to interface with the Mortgagor or provide a written recommendation and analysis with respect to any Major Decision.

 

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Certificateholder, subject to any rights, if any, of the related Companion Holder to advise the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan, pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement, may direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to a Mortgage Loan, as the Directing Certificateholder may deem advisable or as to which provision is otherwise made herein; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no such direction or objection contemplated by the first paragraph of this Section 6.08(a) or this paragraph may require or cause the Master Servicer or Special Servicer to violate any provision of any Mortgage Loan or related Intercreditor Agreement or mezzanine intercreditor agreement, applicable law, this Agreement, or the REMIC Provisions (and, with respect to a Serviced Whole Loan, subject to the rights of the holders of the related Companion Loan), including without limitation the obligation of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, or expose the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trust or the Trustee to liability, or materially expand the scope of the responsibilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to act, or fail to act, in a manner which in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not in the best interests of the Certificateholders.

 

In the event the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, determines that a refusal to consent by the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor or any advice from the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor would cause the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, to violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or this Agreement, including without limitation, the Servicing Standard, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall disregard such refusal to consent or advise and notify the Directing Certificateholder or the Operating Advisor, respectively, and the Trustee and the Rating Agencies of its determination, including a reasonably detailed explanation of the basis therefor. The taking of, or refraining from taking, any action by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with the direction of or approval of the Directing Certificateholder or the advice of the Operating Advisor that does not violate the terms of any Mortgage Loan, applicable law or the Servicing Standard or any other provisions of this Agreement, will not result in any liability on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

The Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that the Directing Certificateholder (exclusive of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall not be protected against any liability to a Controlling Class Certificateholder that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations or duties owed to the Controlling Class Certificateholders. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that the Directing Certificateholder may take actions that favor the interests of one or more Classes of the Certificates including the Holders of the Controlling Class over other Classes of the Certificates, and that the Directing Certificateholder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that the Directing Certificateholder may act solely in its own interests or the interests of the

 

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Holders of the Controlling Class, that the Directing Certificateholder does not have any duties or liability to the Holders of any Class of Certificates other than the Controlling Class except in the case of a Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder, that the Directing Certificateholder shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in its own interests or the interests of the Holders of the Controlling Class, and that the Directing Certificateholder shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against the Directing Certificateholder or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

Any Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability to the Trust or the Certificateholders for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, or for errors in judgment. By its acceptance of a Certificate, each Certificateholder acknowledges and agrees that any such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may take actions that favor the interests of one or more classes of the certificates issued under the related Non-Serviced PSA including the holders of the controlling class under such Non-Serviced PSA over other classes of the certificates issued under the Non-Serviced PSA and/or any Class of Certificates, and that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may have special relationships and interests that conflict with those of Holders of some Classes of the Certificates, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, may act solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, that such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, shall not be liable to any Certificateholder, by reason of its having acted solely in the interests of the Holders of the controlling class under the related Non-Serviced PSA, and that the Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, shall have no liability whatsoever for having so acted, and no Certificateholder may take any action whatsoever against such Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder, with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan, or any director, officer, employee, agent or principal thereof for having so acted.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (i) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no right to consent to or direct any action taken or not taken by any party to this Agreement; (ii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event but prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder shall remain entitled to receive any notices, reports or information to which it is entitled pursuant to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and any other applicable party shall consult with the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), to the extent set forth herein in connection with any action to be taken or refrained from taking to the extent set forth herein; and (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Consultation Termination Event (and at any time with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan), the Directing Certificateholder (other than any Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder) shall have no direction, consultation or consent rights hereunder and no right to receive any notices, reports or information (other than notices, reports or information required to be delivered to all Certificateholders) or any other rights as Directing Certificateholder.

 

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Section 6.09 Knowledge of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association acting in any particular capacity hereunder will not be deemed to be imputed with knowledge of (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in a capacity that is unrelated to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in any other capacity hereunder, except, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), where some or all of the obligations performed in such capacities are performed by one or more employees within the same group or division of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or where the groups or divisions responsible for performing the obligations in such capacities have one or more of the same Responsible Officers or Servicing Officers, as applicable.

 

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Article VII

SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS

 

Section 7.01 Servicer Termination Events; Master Servicer and Special Servicer Termination. (a) “Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein, means, with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, any one of the following events:

 

(i)       (A) any failure by the Master Servicer to make any deposit required to be made by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account, or remit to the Companion Paying Agent for deposit into the related Companion Distribution Account, on the day and by the time such deposit or remittance is first required to be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure is not remedied within one (1) Business Day or (B) any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into, or remit to the Certificate Administrator for deposit into, any Distribution Account any amount required to be so deposited or remitted, which failure is not remedied by 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Distribution Date; or

 

(ii)       any failure by the Special Servicer to deposit into the REO Account, within one (1) Business Day after such deposit is required to be made or to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account or any other required account hereunder, any amount required to be so deposited or remitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to, and at the time specified by, the terms of this Agreement; or

 

(iii)       any failure on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of its other covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, five (5) Business Days in the case of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s obligations, as the case may be, contemplated by Article XI, (B) fifteen (15) days in the case of the Master Servicer’s failure to make a Servicing Advance or (C) fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any property insurance policy required to be maintained) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given (A) to the

 

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Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by any other party hereto, or (B) to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with a copy to each other party to this Agreement, by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, solely as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan if affected by that failure, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholders; provided, however, if such failure is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, is diligently pursuing such cure, such period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; provided, further, however, that such extended period will not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting; or

 

(iv)       any breach on the part of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders (excluding the holder of any Non-Serviced Companion Loan) and which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of all Voting Rights or, as it relates to the servicing of a Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan affected by such breach, by the related Serviced Companion Noteholders; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured and the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is diligently pursuing such cure, such 30-day period will be extended an additional thirty (30) days; or

 

(v)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or

 

(vi)      the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vii)     the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or

 

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(viii)    either Moody’s or DBRS (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, as applicable, on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal (and such qualification, downgrade, withdrawal or “watch status” placement shall not have been withdrawn by Moody’s or DBRS, as applicable (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency), within sixty (60) days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), publicly citing servicing concerns with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(ix)       the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is no longer rated at least “CMS3” or “CSS3”, respectively, by Fitch and such Master Servicer or such Special Servicer, as the case may be, is not reinstated to at least that rating within 60 days of the delisting.

 

(b)       If any Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (in either case, for purposes of this Section 7.01(b), the “Affected Party”) shall occur and be continuing, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the written direction of ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 25% of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, terminate (and the Depositor may direct the Trustee to terminate each of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, upon five (5) Business Days’ written notice if there is a Servicer Termination Event under clause (A) in the parenthetical in Section 7.01(a)(iii) above), by notice in writing to the Affected Party, with a copy of such notice to the Depositor and the Operating Advisor, all of the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Affected Party under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof (other than as a Certificateholder or Companion Holder, if applicable); provided, however, that the Affected Party shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement through the date of such termination as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred. From and after the receipt by the Affected Party of such written notice except as otherwise provided in this Article VII, all authority and power of the Affected Party under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee with respect to a termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to and under this Section 7.01, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Affected Party, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each agree that if it is terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b), it shall promptly (and in any event no later than twenty (20) Business Days subsequent to its

 

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receipt of the notice of termination) provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, functions hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s, as the case may be, responsibilities and rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer within five (5) Business Days to the Trustee for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection Account or any Servicing Account (if it is the Affected Party), by the Special Servicer to the REO Account (if it is the Affected Party) or thereafter be received with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loans or any REO Property (provided, however, that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer each shall, if terminated pursuant to this Section 7.01(b) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Special Servicer), continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of Advances (in the case of the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer) or otherwise, and it and its Affiliates and the directors, managers, officers, members, employees and agents of it and its Affiliates shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 3.11 and Section 6.04 notwithstanding any such termination).

 

(c)       If the Master Servicer receives notice of termination under Section 7.01(b) solely due to a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(viii) or Section 7.01(a)(ix), the Master Servicer shall have a forty-five (45) day period after such notice in which to find a successor master servicer qualified to act as Master Servicer hereunder in accordance with Section 6.03 and Section 7.02 and to which the Master Servicer can sell its rights to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. During such forty-five (45) day period the Master Servicer may continue to serve as the Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that the Master Servicer is unable, within such forty-five (45) day period, to cause a qualified successor master servicer to assume the duties of the Master Servicer hereunder, then and in such event, the Trustee shall assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder.

 

Notwithstanding Section 7.01(b), if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer shall occur and be continuing that affects the Holder of a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan, then, so long as the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated, the Holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan or the Other Trustee appointed under the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to direct the Trustee to terminate the Special Servicer with respect to the related Serviced Pari Passu Whole Loan. The Special Servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan cannot at any time be (without the prior written consent of the holder of such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan) the person (or Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan. The Special Servicer under this paragraph shall meet the eligibility requirements of Section 7.02 and the eligibility requirements of the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the appointment thereof shall comply with the provisions of Section 7.02. Any appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to the receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment or replacement will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Companion Loan Securities (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any

 

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Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(d)       Subject to the rights of the holder of any Subordinate Companion Holder pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement at any time prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall be entitled to terminate the rights (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement, with or without cause, upon ten (10) Business Days’ notice to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor; such termination to be effective upon the appointment of a successor special servicer meeting the requirements of this Section 7.01(d) provided that, with respect to a Servicing Shift Whole Loan, the ten (10) Business Days’ notice set forth in this Section 7.01(d) shall not apply to the related Loan-Specific Directing Certificateholder’s right to terminate the Special Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement without cause with respect to such Servicing Shift Whole Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Intercreditor Agreement. Upon a termination of the Special Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder (other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) shall appoint a successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that (i) such successor will meet the requirements set forth in Section 7.02, (ii) each Rating Agency delivers Rating Agency Confirmation and, in the case of any class of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies deliver a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and (iii) no replacement of the Special Servicer shall be effective until the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event and upon (a) the written direction of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the Certificate Balances pursuant to Section 4.05) of the Principal Balance Certificates requesting a vote to replace the Special Servicer with a new special servicer designated in such written direction to assume the duties of the Special Servicer hereunder, (b) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses (including any legal fees and any Rating Agency fees and expenses) to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote and which will not be additional expenses of the Trust and (c) delivery by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator and Trustee of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency (which Rating Agency Confirmation shall be obtained at the expense of such Holders) and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of

 

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any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such request on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and concurrently by mail, conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard, which requisite affirmative votes must be received within one hundred-eighty (180) days of the posting of such notice, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66-2/3% of a Certificateholder Quorum of Certificates, the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint the successor special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer (which must be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer) designated by such Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall include on each Distribution Date Statement a statement that each Certificateholder may (i) access such notices via the Certificate Administrator’s Website and (ii) register to receive electronic mail notifications when such notices are posted thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Certificateholder’s direction to remove the Special Servicer shall not apply to any Serviced AB Whole Loan that is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period or to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan.

 

A Serviced AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder shall have the right, prior to the occurrence and continuance of an AB Control Appraisal Period, to replace the Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Serviced AB Whole Loan, so long as (A) each Rating Agency delivers a Rating Agency Confirmation; (B) the successor special servicer has assumed in writing (from and after the date such successor special servicer becomes the Special Servicer) all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Special Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date it becomes the Special Servicer as they relate to any Serviced AB Whole Loan pursuant to an assumption agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator; and (C) the Certificate Administrator shall have received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Certificate Administrator to the effect that (x) the designation of such replacement to serve as Special Servicer is in compliance with this Agreement, (y) such replacement will be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to any Serviced AB Whole Loan and (z) subject to customary qualifications and exceptions, this Agreement will be enforceable against such replacement in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The parties hereto acknowledge that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement, if a servicer termination event on the part of a Non-Serviced Special Servicer under a Non-Serviced PSA remains unremedied and affects the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, and the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer has not otherwise been terminated, the holder of the related Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan (or the Trustee, acting at the direction of the Directing Certificateholder) will be entitled to direct the related Non-Serviced Trustee to terminate the related Non-Serviced Special Servicer solely with respect to the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan. The appointment (or replacement) of the applicable Non-Serviced Special Servicer with respect to a Non-Serviced Whole Loan will in any event be subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency. A replacement special servicer will be selected by the related Non-Serviced Trustee or, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a consultation termination event under the related Non-Serviced PSA, by the related Non-Serviced Whole Loan Controlling Holder; provided, however, that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Serviced Whole Loan cannot at any time be the

 

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Person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was terminated at the direction of the holder of such Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, without the prior written consent of the Directing Certificateholder.

 

If at any time the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (i) the Special Servicer is not performing its duties as required hereunder or is otherwise not acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard, and (ii) the replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the Certificateholders as a collective whole, the Operating Advisor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, with a copy to the Special Servicer, a written report in the form of Exhibit W attached hereto, setting forth the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with any information the Operating Advisor considered relevant to its recommendation) and recommending a replacement Special Servicer (which form may be modified or supplemented from time to time to cure any ambiguity or error or to incorporate any additional information, subject to compliance of such form with the terms and provisions of this Agreement; provided, further, that in no event shall the information or any other content included in such written recommendation contravene any provision of this Agreement) detailing the reasons supporting its recommendation (along with relevant information justifying its recommendation) and recommending a suggested replacement special servicer to assume the duties of the Special Servicer, which shall be a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer. In such event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly post notice to all Certificateholders of such recommendation and the related report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b), and concurrently by mail conduct the solicitation of votes of all Certificates in such regard. Upon (i) the affirmative vote of Holders of Principal Balance Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (which quorum, for this purpose, is the Holders of Certificates that (A) evidence at least 20% of the Voting Rights (taking into account the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts to notionally reduce the respective Certificate Balances of such Certificates) of all Principal Balance Certificates on an aggregate basis within 180 days of posting of the Operating Advisor’s recommendation to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and if not so received, such votes shall be null and void ab initio, and (B) consist of at least three Certificateholders or Certificate Owners that are not Risk Retention Affiliated with each other) and (ii) receipt by the Certificate Administrator following satisfaction of the foregoing clause (i) of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation from the applicable rating agencies that such appointment (or replacement) will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then current ratings of any class of any related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, the Trustee shall (i) terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and appoint a successor special servicer approved by the holders of Certificates evidencing at least a majority of a quorum of Certificateholders (as set forth above) and (ii) promptly notify such outgoing Special Servicer of the effective date of such termination. The reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel) associated with obtaining such Rating Agency Confirmations and administering such vote and the Operating Advisor’s identification of a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall be an additional expense of the Trust. In the event that the Trustee does not receive at least a majority of the requested votes, then the Trustee shall have no obligation to remove the Special Servicer. Prior to the appointment of any replacement special servicer, such replacement special servicer shall have agreed to succeed to the obligations of the Special Servicer under this Agreement and to act

 

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as the Special Servicer’s successor hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Operating Advisor shall not be permitted to recommend the replacement of the Special Servicer with respect to a Serviced AB Whole Loan so long as the related Serviced Companion Noteholder is not subject to an AB Control Appraisal Period under the related Intercreditor Agreement or with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan. For the sake of clarity, the recommendation of replacement of the Special Servicer by the Operating Advisor and the approval of the Certificateholders of such Qualified Replacement Special Servicer shall not preclude the Directing Certificateholder from appointing a replacement special servicer, provided that such replacement may not be the removed Special Servicer or its Affiliate.

 

No penalty or fee shall be payable to the terminated Special Servicer with respect to any termination pursuant to this Section 7.01(d). All costs of any such termination made by the Directing Certificateholder without cause shall be paid by the Holders of the Controlling Class.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification of the Operating Advisor in Section 6.04 shall include, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.04, any action or claim arising from, or relating to, the Operating Advisor’s determination under this Section 7.01(d) (regarding removal of the Special Servicer), or the result of the vote of the Certificateholders (regarding removal of the Special Servicer).

 

(e)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, as the case may be, from time to time, take all such reasonable actions as are required by it in accordance with the related Servicing Standard in order to prevent the Certificates from being placed on “watch” status or downgraded due to servicing or special servicing, as applicable, concerns by any Rating Agency with respect to the Master Servicer or Special Servicer. In no event shall the remedy for a breach of the foregoing covenant extend beyond termination pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(viii) and the resulting operation of Section 7.01(b) and (c). The operation of this subsection (e) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a)(viii).

 

(f)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) if any Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, and if the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated, or (2) if a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Master Servicer affects only a Serviced Companion Loan, the related holder of a Serviced Companion Loan or the rating on any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, then the Master Servicer may not be terminated by or at the direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan or the holders of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, but upon the written direction of the related holder of such Serviced Companion Loan, the Master Servicer shall be required to appoint a sub-servicer that will be responsible for servicing the related Serviced Whole Loan.

 

(g)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 7.01, with respect to any Excluded Special Servicer Loan, if any, the Special Servicer shall resign as Special Servicer of that Excluded Special Servicer Loan. Prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, if the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is not also an Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder shall select an Excluded Special

 

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Servicer, as successor to the resigning Special Servicer, for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan in accordance with this Agreement. After the occurrence and during the continuance of a Control Termination Event or if at any time the applicable Excluded Special Servicer Loan is also an Excluded DCH Loan, the resigning Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint the related Excluded Special Servicer. The Special Servicer shall not have any liability with respect to the actions or inactions of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer or with respect to the identity of the applicable Excluded Special Servicer. It shall be a condition to any such appointment that (i) the Rating Agencies confirm that the appointment would not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of any of their then-current ratings of the Certificates and each NRSRO hired to provide ratings with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities makes the equivalent confirmation, (ii) the related Excluded Special Servicer is a Qualified Replacement Special Servicer and (iii) the related Excluded Special Servicer delivers to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and any applicable Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator, the information, if any, required under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act regarding itself in its role as Excluded Special Servicer.

 

If at any time the Special Servicer that had previously acted as the Special Servicer is no longer a Borrower Party with respect to an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (including, without limitation, as a result of the related Mortgaged Property becoming REO Property), (1) the related Excluded Special Servicer shall resign, (2) the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan shall no longer be an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, (3) such original Special Servicer shall become the Special Servicer again for such related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan and (4) such original Special Servicer shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan earned during such time on and after such Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is no longer an Excluded Special Servicer Loan.

 

The applicable Excluded Special Servicer shall perform all of the obligations of the Special Servicer for the related Excluded Special Servicer Loan and shall be entitled to all special servicing compensation with respect to such Excluded Special Servicer Loan earned during such time as the related Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan is an Excluded Special Servicer Loan (provided that the Special Servicer shall remain entitled to all other special servicing compensation with respect to all Mortgage Loans and Serviced Whole Loans that are not Excluded Special Servicer Loans during such time).

 

If a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, a related Excluded Special Servicer, or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge that a Mortgage Loan is no longer an Excluded Loan, an Excluded Controlling Class Loan or an Excluded Special Servicer Loan, as applicable, the Master Servicer, the related Excluded Special Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall provide prompt written notice thereof to each of the other parties to this Agreement.

 

Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after the time the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, either resigns pursuant to subsection (a) of the first sentence of Section 6.05 or receives a notice of termination for cause pursuant to Section 7.01(b), and provided that no acceptable successor has been appointed within the time period specified in Section 7.01(c), the Trustee shall be the successor to such party, until

 

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such successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, is appointed as provided in this Section 7.02 or by the Directing Certificateholder as provided in Section 7.01(d), as applicable, in all respects in its capacity as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to, and have the benefit of, all of the rights, (subject to Section 3.11 and Section 6.04) benefits, responsibilities, duties, liabilities and limitations on liability relating thereto and that arise thereafter placed on or for the benefit of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, by the terms and provisions hereof; provided, however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the terminated party’s failure under Section 7.01 to provide information or moneys required hereunder shall not be considered a default by such successor hereunder. The appointment of a successor master servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Master Servicer, and the appointment of a successor special servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Special Servicer which may have arisen prior to its termination as Special Servicer. The Trustee in its capacity as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall not be liable for any of the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, herein or in any related document or agreement, for any acts or omissions of the predecessor master servicer or special servicer or for any losses incurred by the predecessor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06 hereunder, nor shall the Trustee be required to purchase any Mortgage Loan hereunder solely as a result of its obligations as successor master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be. Subject to Section 3.11, as compensation therefor, the Trustee as successor master servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fees and all fees relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Companion Loans which that Master Servicer would have been entitled to if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, including but not limited to any income or other benefit from any Permitted Investment pursuant to Section 3.06, and subject to Section 3.11, and the Trustee as successor to the Special Servicer shall be entitled to the Special Servicing Fees to which the Special Servicer would have been entitled if the Special Servicer had continued to act hereunder. Should the Trustee succeed to the capacity of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Trustee shall be afforded the same standard of care and liability as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder notwithstanding anything in Section 8.01 to the contrary, but only with respect to actions taken by it in its role as successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, and not with respect to its role as Trustee hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to act as successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, or shall, if it is unable to so act, or if the Trustee is not approved as a servicer by each Rating Agency, or if the Directing Certificateholder (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) ((i) prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event and (ii) other than with respect to any Excluded DCH Loan) or the Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights so request in writing to the Trustee, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established mortgage loan servicing institution which meets the criteria set forth in Section 6.05 and otherwise herein, as the successor to that Master Servicer or that Special Servicer, as applicable, hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder shall be effective until (i) the assumption in writing by the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer of all its responsibilities, duties and liabilities

 

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hereunder that arise thereafter, (ii) receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), (iii) such appointment (solely with respect to the Special Servicer) has been approved (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event) by the Directing Certificateholder, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and (iv) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 hereof and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee shall be prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee shall act in such capacity as herein above provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer as described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation with respect to a successor master servicer or successor special servicer, as the case may be, shall be in excess of that permitted the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder. The Trustee, the non-terminated Master Servicer or the non-terminated Special Servicer and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the transfer of the servicing function (other than with respect to a termination without cause) under this Agreement shall be borne by the predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable. If such predecessor Master Servicer or Special Servicer (as the case may be) has not reimbursed the party requesting such termination or the successor master servicer or special servicer for such expenses within 90 days after the presentation of reasonable documentation, such expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust; provided that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of its liability for such expenses. If and to the extent that the terminated Master Servicer or Special Servicer has not reimbursed such costs and expenses, the party requesting such termination shall have an affirmative obligation to take all reasonable actions to collect such expenses on behalf of the Trust. In the event of a termination without cause, such costs and expenses shall be borne by the party requesting such termination, or as otherwise set forth herein; provided that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall not bear any such costs and expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Trustee is terminating the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in accordance with this Agreement at the direction of any party or parties permitted to direct the Trustee to so terminate the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall not have any liability for such expenses pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any resignation of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 6.05, any termination of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02, the Certificate Administrator shall give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.

 

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(b)       Not later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Termination Event and (ii) five (5) days after the Certificate Administrator would be deemed to have notice of the occurrence of such an event in accordance with Section 8.02(vii), the Certificate Administrator shall transmit by mail to the Depositor and all Certificateholders (and, if a Serviced Whole Loan is affected, the related Serviced Companion Noteholder) notice of such occurrence, unless such default shall have been cured.

 

Section 7.04 Waiver of Servicer Termination Events. The Holders of Certificates representing at least 66-2/3% of the Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates affected by any Servicer Termination Event hereunder may waive such Servicer Termination Event; provided, however, that a Servicer Termination Event under clause (i), (ii) or (viii) of Section 7.01(a) may be waived only with the consent of all of the Certificateholders of the affected Classes, and a Servicer Termination Event under clause (iii) of Section 7.01(a) (with respect to obligations under Article XI) may be waived only with the consent of the Depositor. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event, subject to the rights of any affected holder of a Serviced Companion Loan under Section 7.01(c) or Section 7.01(f), such Servicer Termination Event shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. Upon any such waiver of a Servicer Termination Event by Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with enforcement action taken with respect to such Servicer Termination Event prior to such waiver from the Trust. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Servicer Termination Event or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, for purposes of waiving any Servicer Termination Event pursuant to this Section 7.04, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to the matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates.

 

Section 7.05 Trustee as Maker of Advances. In the event that the Master Servicer fails to fulfill its obligations hereunder to make any Advances and such failure remains uncured, the Trustee shall perform such obligations (x) within five (5) Business Days following such failure by the Master Servicer with respect to Servicing Advances resulting in a Servicer Termination Event under Section 7.01(a)(iii) to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of such failure with respect to such Servicing Advances and (y) by noon, New York City time, on the related Distribution Date with respect to P&I Advances pursuant to the Certificate Administrator’s notice of failure pursuant to Section 4.03(a) unless such failure has been cured. With respect to any such Advance made by the Trustee, the Trustee shall succeed to all of the Master Servicer’s rights with respect to Advances hereunder, including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s rights of reimbursement and interest on each Advance at the Reimbursement Rate, and rights to determine that a proposed Advance is a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be, (without regard to any impairment of any such rights of reimbursement caused by the Master Servicer’s default in its obligations hereunder); provided, however, that if Advances made by the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall at any time be outstanding, or any interest on any Advance shall be accrued and unpaid, all amounts available to repay such Advances and the interest thereon hereunder shall be applied entirely to the Advances outstanding to the Trustee, until such Advances shall have been

 

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repaid in full, together with all interest accrued thereon, prior to reimbursement of the Master Servicer for such Advances. The Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any notice given with respect to a Nonrecoverable Advance hereunder.

 

[End of Article VII]

 

Article VIII

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event and after the curing or waiving of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. If a Servicer Termination Event occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator contained in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.

 

(b)       The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement (other than the Mortgage Files, the review of which is specifically governed by the terms of Article II, the Diligence Files, any CREFC® reports and any information delivered for posting to the Certificate Administrator’s Website or the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall notify the party providing such instrument and requesting the correction thereof. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer or another Person, and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(c)       No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct or bad faith; provided, however, that:

 

(i)        Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, and after the curing of all such Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator and, in the

 

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absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement;

 

(ii)        Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to greater than 25% (i) of the Percentage Interest of each affected Class, or (ii) if each Class is an affected Class of the aggregate Voting Rights of the Certificates, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, under this Agreement (unless a higher percentage of Voting Rights is required for such action).

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall make available via its internet website initially located at www.ctslink.com to the Serviced Companion Noteholders all reports that the Certificate Administrator has made available to Certificateholders under this Agreement to the extent such reports relate to the related Serviced Companion Loan and upon the submission of an Investor Certification pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:

 

(i)         The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, direction of the Depositor, Officer’s Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, Appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

 

(ii)        The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance therewith;

 

(iii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or the Certificates or to make any investigation of matters arising hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or

 

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direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it, against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, unless repayment of such funds or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event which has not been cured, to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs;

 

(iv)      Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be liable for any action reasonably taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(v)       Prior to the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event hereunder and after the curing of all Servicer Termination Events which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled to more than 50% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it from such requesting Holders against such expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action. The reasonable expense of every such reasonable examination shall be paid by the requesting Holders;

 

(vi)      The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys; provided, however, that the appointment of such agents or attorneys shall not relieve the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator of its duties or obligations hereunder; provided, further, that the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, may not perform any duties hereunder through any Person that is a Prohibited Party;

 

(vii)     For all purposes under this Agreement, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator shall be deemed to have actual knowledge or notice of any Servicer Termination Event or Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event or any act, failure or breach of any Person upon the occurrence of which the Trustee or

 

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Certificate Administrator may be required to act unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event, act, failure or breach, as applicable, which is in fact such a default is received by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator at the respective Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references the Certificates or this Agreement;

 

(viii)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be responsible for any act or omission of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (unless the Trustee is acting as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, in which case the Trustee shall only be responsible for its own actions as the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or of the Depositor, the Operating Advisor or the Asset Representations Reviewer;

 

(ix)       Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall in any way be liable by reason of any insufficiency in the Trust Fund unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee’s or Certificate Administrator’s, as applicable, negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of such insufficiency;

 

(x)       In no event shall the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder due to force majeure or acts of God; provided that such failure or delay is not also a result of its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct;

 

(xi)       Nothing herein shall require the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator to act in any manner that is contrary to applicable law; and

 

(xii)       Nothing herein shall be construed as an obligation for any party to this Agreement to advise a Certificateholder with respect to its rights and protections relative to the Trust.

 

Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to all of the same rights, protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to it as Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, in each capacity for which it serves hereunder (including, without limitation, as Custodian, Certificate Registrar, 17g-5 Information Provider and Authenticating Agent).

 

Section 8.03 Trustee and Certificate Administrator Not Liable for Validity or Sufficiency of Certificates or Mortgage Loans. The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates, other than the acknowledgments of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator in Section 2.01(h) and Section 2.04 and the signature, if any, of the Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent set forth on any outstanding Certificate, shall not be taken as the statements of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator assume no responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator makes any representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement or of any Certificate (other than as to the signature, if any, of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator set forth thereon) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall be accountable for the use or

 

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application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates issued to it or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust, or any funds deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account or any other account by or on behalf of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or in the case of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be responsible for and may rely upon the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument furnished by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer and accepted by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, in good faith, pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 8.04 Trustee or Certificate Administrator May Own Certificates. The Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, each in its individual capacity, not as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates, and may deal with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Underwriters in banking transactions, with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 8.05 Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Certificate Administrator; Indemnification of Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) As compensation for the performance of their respective duties hereunder, the Trustee will be paid the Trustee Fee, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Trustee, and the Certificate Administrator will be paid the Certificate Administrator Fee equal to the Certificate Administrator’s portion of one month’s interest at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate, which shall cover recurring and otherwise reasonably anticipated expenses of the Certificate Administrator. The Trustee Fee and Certificate Administrator Fee shall be paid monthly on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. As to each Mortgage Loan and REO Loan (other than the portion of an REO Loan related to any Companion Loan), the Certificate Administrator shall pay to the Trustee monthly the Trustee Fee from the Certificate Administrator Fee, which Certificate Administrator Fee shall accrue from time to time at the Certificate Administrator Fee Rate and the Certificate Administrator Fee shall be computed in the same manner as interest is calculated thereon and for the same period respecting which any related interest payment due or deemed thereon is computed. The Trustee Fee (which shall not be limited to any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust) shall constitute the Trustee’s sole form of compensation for all services rendered by it in the execution of the trusts hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trustee hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. The Certificate Administrator Fee shall constitute the Certificate Administrator’s sole form of compensation for the exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder, except for the reimbursement of expenses specifically provided for herein. No Trustee Fee or Certificate Administrator Fee shall be payable with respect to any Companion Loan.

 

(b)       The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (in each case, including in its capacity as Custodian and in its individual capacity) and any director, officer, employee, representative or agent of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator, respectively, shall be entitled to be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust (to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account or the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account, as applicable, from time to time) against any loss, liability or expense (including, without limitation, costs and expenses

 

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of litigation and of enforcement of this indemnity, and of investigation, counsel fees, damages, judgments and amounts paid in settlement, and expenses incurred in becoming the successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, to the extent not otherwise paid hereunder) arising out of, or incurred in connection with, any act or omission of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, relating to the exercise and performance of any of the powers, rights and duties of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively (including in any capacities in which they serve, such as paying agent, REMIC Administrator, Authenticating Agent, Custodian, Certificate Registrar, and 17g-5 Information Provider) hereunder; provided, however, that none of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, nor any of the other above specified Persons shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.05(b) for (i) allocable overhead, (ii) expenses or disbursements incurred or made by or on behalf of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, in the normal course of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, performing its duties in accordance with any of the provisions hereof, which are not “unanticipated expenses of the REMIC” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii), (iii) any expense or liability specifically required to be borne thereby pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of the Trustee’s or the Certificate Administrator’s, respectively, obligations and duties hereunder, or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations or duties, or as may arise from a breach of any representation or warranty of the Trustee specified in Section 8.12 or the Certificate Administrator specified in Section 8.14, respectively, made herein. The provisions of this Section 8.05(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, respectively, and appointment of a successor thereto. The foregoing indemnity shall also apply to the Certificate Administrator in all of its capacities hereunder, including Custodian, Certificate Registrar and Authenticating Agent.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Sellers from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor, any Mortgage Loan Seller or its Affiliates that arise out of or are based upon (i) a breach by the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Certificate Administrator, in its capacity as 17g-5 Information Provider or in any other capacity in which the Certificate Administrator is required to make available information to a Privileged Person that is an NRSRO, in the performance of such obligations or its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

 

Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Certificate Administrator. Each of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder shall at all times be, and will be required to resign if it fails to be, (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred under this Agreement, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and in the case of the Trustee, shall not be an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer (except during

 

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any period when the Trustee is acting as, or has become successor to, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 7.02), (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A-“ by Fitch and “A” by DBRS; provided that the Trustee will not become ineligible to serve based on a failure to satisfy such rating requirements as long as (a) it maintains a long-term unsecured debt rating of no less than “Baa2” by Moody’s, “A-“ by Fitch and “A(low)” by DBRS, (b) its short-term debt obligations have a short-term rating of not less than “P-2” from Moody’s and “F1” by Fitch and “R-1(low)” by DBRS and (c) the Master Servicer maintains a long-term unsecured rating of at least “A2” by Moody’s, “A+” by Fitch and “A” by DBRS; provided that nothing in this proviso shall impose on the Master Servicer any obligation to maintain such rating; provided, further, that if any such institution is not rated by DBRS, it maintains an equivalent (or higher) rating by any two other NRSROs (which may include Moody’s and/or Fitch) or such other rating with respect to which the Rating Agencies have provided a Rating Agency Confirmation and (iv) an entity that is not a Prohibited Party.

 

If such corporation, national bank or national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06 the combined capital and surplus of such corporation, national bank or national banking association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. In the event the place of business from which the Certificate Administrator administers the Trust REMICs or in which the Trustee’s office is located is in a state or local jurisdiction that imposes a tax on the Trust on the net income of a REMIC (other than a tax corresponding to a tax imposed under the REMIC Provisions), the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable shall elect either to (i) resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07, (ii) pay such tax at no expense to the Trust or (iii) administer the Trust REMICs from a state and local jurisdiction that does not impose such a tax.

 

Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and Certificate Administrator. (a) The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, 17g-5 Information Provider and to all Certificateholders. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and provide notice of such event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c). Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator acceptable to the Master Servicer and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety

 

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(90) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, and such petition will be an expense of the Trust.

 

(b)       If at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 (and in the case of the Certificate Administrator, Section 5.08) and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor or the Master Servicer, or if at any time the Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Trustee or Certificate Administrator (if different than the Trustee) shall fail to timely publish any report to be delivered, published or otherwise made available by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.02 and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) days, or if the Certificate Administrator fails to make distributions required pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 9.01, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator acceptable to the requesting Master Servicer, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or certificate administrator in the case of the removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificateholders by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or certificate administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within ninety (90) days after the giving of such notice of removal, the removed Trustee or Certificate Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, at the expense of the Trust.

 

(c)       The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 75% of the Voting Rights may, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, with or without cause, remove the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or certificate administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Master Servicer, one complete set to the Trustee or Certificate Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Special Servicer and the remaining Certificateholders by the Master Servicer. In the event of any such termination without cause pursuant to this Section 8.07(c), the successor trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be responsible for all costs and expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(d)       Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or certificate administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 8.07 shall not become effective until (i) acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or certificate administrator as provided in Section 8.08 and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall have filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to Section 11.07 and any other Form 8-K filings have been completed with respect to any related Companion Loan. Further, the

 

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resigning Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall pay all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of its duties.

 

If the same party is acting as Trustee and Certificate Administrator pursuant to this Agreement, any removal of either such party in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall also result in such party’s removal in its capacity as Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor shall appoint a successor certificate administrator and a successor trustee, in each instance meeting the eligibility requirements set forth hereunder.

 

Upon any succession of the Trustee or Certificate Administrator under this Agreement, the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to the payment of accrued and unpaid compensation and reimbursement as provided for under this Agreement for services rendered and expenses incurred (including without limitation, unreimbursed Advances). No Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall be personally liable for any action or omission of any successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

(e)       Upon the resignation, assignment, merger, consolidation, or transfer of the Trustee or its business to a successor, or upon the termination of the Trustee, (a) the outgoing Trustee shall (i) endorse the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the original executed Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan was endorsed to the outgoing trustee), without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 or in blank, and (ii) in the case of the other assignable Mortgage Loan documents (to the extent such other Mortgage Loan documents were assigned to the outgoing trustee), assign such Mortgage Loan documents to such successor, and such successor shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsement and assignment has been made; (b) if any original executed Mortgage Note for a Mortgage Loan was not endorsed to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Note to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Note is endorsed (without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied) to the order of the successor, as trustee for the registered Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 or in blank; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that any such endorsement of such Mortgage Note requires the signature of the related Mortgage Loan Seller in order to comply with the foregoing, then the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to cause the related Mortgage Loan Seller to execute such endorsement; (c) if any other assignable Mortgage Loan document was not assigned to the outgoing trustee, the Custodian shall, upon its receipt of a Request for Release, deliver such Mortgage Loan document to the Depositor or the successor trustee, as requested, and the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall cooperate with any successor trustee to ensure that such Mortgage Loan document is assigned to such successor trustee; and (d) in any case, such successor trustee shall review the documents delivered to it or to the Custodian with respect to each Mortgage Loan, and certify in writing that, as to each Mortgage Loan then subject to this Agreement, such endorsements and

 

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assignments have been made or, in the event such endorsement or assignment cannot be made for any reason, to note the same in such certification.

 

(f)        Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates may be appointed as successor trustee or certificate administrator.

 

Section 8.08 Successor Trustee or Certificate Administrator. (a) Any successor trustee or certificate administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and to its predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor Trustee or Certificate Administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or certificate administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as Trustee or Certificate Administrator herein. The predecessor Trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held on its behalf by the Custodian, which Custodian, at Custodian’s option shall become the agent of the successor trustee), and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the predecessor Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and obligations, and to enable the successor trustee to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

(b)       No successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall, as applicable, accept appointment as provided in this Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06.

 

(c)       Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor certificate administrator as provided in this Section 8.08, the Master Servicer shall deliver notice of the succession of such Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, to the Depositor and the Certificateholders. If the Master Servicer fails to deliver such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor certificate administrator, as applicable, such successor trustee or successor certificate administrator shall cause such notice to be delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer.

 

Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Certificate Administrator. Any Person into which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, hereunder; provided that, in the case of the Trustee, such successor person shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(b) and shall provide notice of such

 

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event to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with Section 3.13(c).

 

Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer shall not have joined in such appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request to do so, or in case a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08. All co-trustee fees shall be payable out of the Trust Fund.

 

(b)       In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.

 

(c)       Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then-separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.

 

(d)       Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of

 

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its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee.

 

(e)        The appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee under this Section 8.10 shall not relieve the Trustee of its duties and responsibilities hereunder.

 

Section 8.11 Appointment of Custodians. The Certificate Administrator is hereby appointed as the Custodian to hold all or a portion of the Mortgage Files. The Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The Custodian shall be subject to the same obligations and standard of care as would be imposed on the Certificate Administrator hereunder in connection with the retention of Mortgage Files directly by the Certificate Administrator. Upon termination or resignation of the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator may appoint another Custodian meeting the foregoing requirements. The appointment of one or more Custodians by the Certificate Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible for all acts and omissions of any Custodian other than the initial Custodian. Any Custodian appointed hereunder must maintain a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in an amount customary for Custodians which serve in such capacity in commercial mortgage loan securitization transactions, or may self-insure.

 

Section 8.12 Representations and Warranties of the Trustee. The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the Certificate Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Trustee is a national banking association, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Trustee, will not violate the Trustee’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)       The Trustee has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws

 

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affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)        The Trustee is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vi)       No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, threatened against the Trustee which would prohibit the Trustee from entering into this Agreement or, in the Trustee’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(vii)      No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Trustee, or compliance by the Trustee with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Trustee of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)     To its actual knowledge, the Trustee is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.13 Provision of Information to Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer. The Master Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator with notice of any change in the identity and/or contact information of any Serviced Companion Noteholder (to the extent it receives written notice of such change). The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer may each conclusively rely on the information provided to them regarding identity and/or contact information regarding any Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall have no liability for notices not sent to the correct Serviced Companion Noteholders or any obligation to determine the identity and/or contact information of the Serviced Companion Noteholders to the extent updated or correct information regarding the holders of any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders or the most recent identity and/or contact information regarding any of the Serviced Companion Noteholders has not been provided to the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

Section 8.14 Representations and Warranties of the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Master

 

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Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, each Serviced Companion Noteholder, and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date, that:

 

(i)         The Certificate Administrator is a national banking association duly organized under the laws of the United States of America, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof;

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the Certificate Administrator, will not violate the Certificate Administrator’s charter and by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets;

 

(iii)       The Certificate Administrator has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(iv)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Certificate Administrator, enforceable against the Certificate Administrator in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the rights of creditors of national banking associations specifically and (b) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(v)       The Certificate Administrator is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vi)      No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Certificate Administrator’s knowledge, threatened against the Certificate Administrator which would prohibit the Certificate Administrator from entering into this Agreement or, in the Certificate Administrator’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the financial condition of the Certificate Administrator;

 

(vii)     No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Certificate

 

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Administrator, or compliance by the Certificate Administrator with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any consent, approval, authorization or order which has not been obtained or cannot be obtained prior to the actual performance by the Certificate Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement, and which, if not obtained would not have a materially adverse effect on the ability of the Certificate Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder; and

 

(viii)       To its actual knowledge, the Certificate Administrator is not a Risk Retention Affiliate of the Third Party Purchaser.

 

Section 8.15 Compliance with the PATRIOT Act. In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (“Applicable Laws”), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer is required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable, arising out of the Trust or this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer, upon its respective reasonable request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer and the Master Servicer to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

[End of Article VIII]

 

Article IX

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01 Termination upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans. Subject to this Section 9.01 and Section 9.02, the Trust and the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Certificate Administrator (other than the obligations of the Certificate Administrator to provide for and make payments to Certificateholders as hereafter set forth), the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee, shall terminate upon payment (or provision for payment) to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Certificate Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid on the Distribution Date following the earlier to occur of (i) the final payment (or related Advance) or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan and REO Property (as applicable) subject hereto, (ii) the purchase or other liquidation by the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, of all the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at a price equal to (a) the sum of (1) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans (exclusive of REO Loans) included in the Trust Fund, (2) the Appraised Value of the Trust’s portion of each REO Property, if any, included in the Trust Fund (such Appraisals in clause (a)(2) to be conducted by an Independent MAI-designated appraiser selected by the

 

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Special Servicer and approved by the Master Servicer and the Controlling Class) (prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Termination Event, with respect to the Controlling Class approval), (3) the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to such termination, other than in the case of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, that is a purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and (4) if a Mortgaged Property secures a Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan and is an “REO property” under the terms of the related Non-Serviced PSA, the pro rata portion of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property, as determined by the related Non-Serviced Master Servicer in accordance with clauses (2) and (3) above, minus (b) solely in the case where the Master Servicer is exercising such purchase right, the aggregate amount of unreimbursed Advances, together with any interest accrued and payable to the Master Servicer in respect of such Advances in accordance with Sections 3.03(d) and 4.03(d) and any unpaid Servicing Fees, remaining outstanding and payable solely to the Master Servicer (which items shall be deemed to have been paid or reimbursed to the Master Servicer in connection with such purchase) or (iii) so long as the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding, the voluntary exchange by the Sole Certificateholder of all the outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for the remaining Mortgage Loans and REO Properties in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the immediately succeeding paragraph; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Upon termination of the Trust pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Servicer, at the address provided in Section 13.05 of this Agreement or to such other address designated by the Servicer in writing, any Mortgage Files remaining in its possession.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (iii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to all the parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of exchange. In the event that the Sole Certificateholder elects to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust in accordance with the preceding sentence, such Sole Certificateholder, not later than the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, shall remit for deposit in the Collection Account an amount in immediately available funds equal to all amounts due and owing to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator hereunder through the date of the liquidation of the Trust that may be withdrawn from the Collection Account, or an escrow account acceptable to the respective parties hereto, pursuant to Section 3.05(a) or that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.05(b), but only to the extent that such amounts are not already on deposit in the Collection Account. In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer all amounts required to be transferred to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account on the P&I Advance Date related to such Distribution Date in which the

 

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final distribution on the Certificates is to occur from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b) (provided, however, that if a Serviced Whole Loan is secured by REO Property, the portion of the above-described purchase price allocable to such Trust’s portion of REO Property shall initially be deposited into the related REO Account). Upon confirmation that such final deposits have been made and following the surrender of all its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) on the applicable Distribution Date, the Custodian shall, upon receipt of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, release or cause to be released to the Sole Certificateholder or any designee thereof, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Sole Certificateholder as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund, and the Trust shall be liquidated in accordance with Section 9.02. Solely for federal income tax purposes, the Sole Certificateholder shall be deemed to have purchased the assets of the Lower-Tier REMIC for an amount equal to the remaining Certificate Balance of the Principal Balance Certificates, plus accrued, unpaid interest with respect thereto, and the Certificate Administrator shall credit such amounts against amounts distributable in respect of such Certificates and Related Lower-Tier Regular Interests.

 

The obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Companion Paying Agent shall terminate with respect to any Companion Loan to the extent (i) its related Serviced Mortgage Loan has been paid in full or is no longer part of the Trust Fund and (ii) no amounts payable by the related Companion Holder to or for the benefit of the Trust or any party hereto in accordance with the related Intercreditor Agreement remain due and owing.

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of this Section 9.01 by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and the other parties hereto no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. This purchase shall terminate the Trust and retire the then-outstanding Certificates. In the event that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund in accordance with the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, shall deposit in the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account not later than the P&I Advance Date relating to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates is to occur, an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price (exclusive of any

 

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portion thereof payable to any Person other than the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.05(a), which portion shall be deposited in the Collection Account). In addition, the Master Servicer shall transfer to the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account all amounts required to be transferred thereto on such P&I Advance Date from the Collection Account pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 3.04(b), together with any other amounts on deposit in the Collection Account that would otherwise be held for future distribution. Upon confirmation that such final deposits and payments have been made, the Custodian shall release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments furnished to it by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to effectuate transfer of the Mortgage Loans as assets of the Trust and REO Properties remaining in the Trust Fund.

 

For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class shall have the first option to terminate the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, then the Special Servicer, then the Master Servicer, and then the Holders of the Class R Certificates. For purposes of this Section 9.01, the Directing Certificateholder with the consent of the Holders of the Controlling Class, shall act on behalf of the Holders of the Controlling Class in purchasing the assets of the Trust and terminating the Trust.

 

Notice of any termination pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall be given promptly by the Certificate Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders, each Serviced Companion Noteholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c) (who shall promptly post a copy of such additional notice on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13(c)) and, if not previously notified pursuant to this Section 9.01, to the other parties hereto mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans is an asset of the Trust) and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates, or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the P&I Advance Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust will terminate and final payment of the Certificates will be made, (ii) the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location therein designated.

 

After transferring the Lower-Tier Distribution Amount and the amount of any Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges distributable to the Regular Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(e) to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.04(b) and upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates (i) such Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of that portion of the amounts then on deposit in the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account that are allocable to payments on the Class of Certificates so presented and

 

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(ii) any remaining amount shall be distributed to the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest or the Class UR Interest, as applicable. Amounts transferred from the Lower-Tier REMIC Distribution Account to the Upper-Tier REMIC Distribution Account as of the final Distribution Date, shall be distributed in termination and liquidation of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Class LR Interest in accordance with Section 4.01(a), Section 4.01(b), Section 4.01(c), Section 4.01(e) and Section 4.01(f). Any funds not distributed on such Distribution Date shall be set aside and held uninvested in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering their Certificates in the aforesaid manner and shall be disposed of in accordance with this Section 9.01 and Section 4.01(h).

 

Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements. (a) In the event the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer purchases, or the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates purchase, all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as provided in Section 9.01, the Upper-Tier REMIC and Lower-Tier REMIC, as applicable, shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, which meet the definition of a “qualified liquidation” in Section 860F(a)(4) of the Code:

 

(i)         the Certificate Administrator shall specify the date of adoption of the plan of complete liquidation (which shall be the date of mailing of the notice specified in Section 9.01) in a statement attached to each of the related Trust REMICs’ final Tax Returns pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-1;

 

(ii)       during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator on behalf of the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the related Trust REMICs to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Holders of the Controlling Class or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, as applicable, for cash; and

 

(iii)       within such 90-day liquidation period and immediately following the making of the final payment on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest (in the case of the Lower-Tier REMIC) and in respect of the Class UR Interest (in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC) all cash on hand (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust (if applicable) or the related Trust REMIC(s) shall terminate at that time.

 

[End of Article IX]

 

Article X

ADDITIONAL REMIC PROVISIONS

 

Section 10.01 REMIC Administration. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall make elections or cause elections to be made to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under Applicable State and Local Tax Law. Each such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax return for the taxable year ending on the last

 

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day of the calendar year in which the Lower-Tier Regular Interests and the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Upper-Tier REMIC, each Class of the Regular Certificates shall be designated as the “regular interests” and the Class UR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Upper-Tier REMIC. For purposes of the REMIC election in respect of the Lower-Tier REMIC, each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests shall be designated as a class of “regular interests” and the Class LR Interest shall be designated as the sole class of “residual interests” in the Lower-Tier REMIC. None of the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall permit the creation of any “interests” (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) in any Trust REMIC other than the foregoing interests.

 

(b)       The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” (“Startup Day”) of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.

 

(c)       The Certificate Administrator shall act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving either such Trust REMIC and shall represent each such Trust REMIC in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ or accountants’ fees, and costs of any such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the Trust and the Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans and any REO Properties on deposit in the Collection Account as provided by Section 3.05 unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Certificate Administrator’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence. The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC. By their acceptance thereof, the Holders of the Class R Certificates hereby agree to such designation, on behalf of themselves and all successor Holder of Class R Certificates.

 

(d)       The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared and shall file, or cause to be filed, all of the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and shall cause the Trustee to sign (and the Trustee shall timely sign) such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The ordinary expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the Certificate Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor. The Certificate Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared, and file or cause to be filed with the IRS, on behalf of each of the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, an application for a taxpayer identification number for such REMIC on IRS Form SS-4 or obtain such number by other permissible means.

 

(e)       The Certificate Administrator shall provide or cause to be provided (i) to any Transferor of a Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of such Class R Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, or in the case of a Transfer to an agent thereof, to such agent, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 8811, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the name, title, address and telephone

 

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number of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” of each of the Trust REMICs created hereunder.

 

(f)       The Certificate Administrator shall take such actions and shall cause the Trust to take such actions as are reasonably within the Certificate Administrator’s control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and the Trustee shall assist the Certificate Administrator to the extent reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator to do so. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code, but not including the tax on “net income from foreclosure property”) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless the Certificate Administrator receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Certificate Administrator determines that taking such action is in the best interest of the Trust and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the Trust, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to the Trust or any Trust REMIC created hereunder, cause the loss of such status or, unless the Certificate Administrator determines in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, result in the imposition of such a tax (not including a tax on “net income from foreclosure property”). The Trustee shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Certificate Administrator has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. The Certificate Administrator may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no event at the expense of the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee. At all times as may be required by the Code, the Certificate Administrator will to the extent within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each Trust REMIC as “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(g)       In the event that any applicable federal, state or local tax, including interest, penalties or assessments, additional amounts or additions to tax, is imposed on any Trust REMIC, such tax shall be charged against amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of the Certificates, except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 10.01(g); provided that with respect to the estimated amount of tax imposed on any “net income from foreclosure property” pursuant to Section 860G(c) of the Code or any similar tax imposed by a state or local tax authority, the Special Servicer shall retain in the related REO Account a reserve for the payment of such taxes in such amounts and at such times as it shall deem appropriate (or as advised by the Certificate Administrator in writing), and shall remit to the Master Servicer such reserved amounts as the Master Servicer shall request in order to pay such taxes. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the Collection Account

 

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sufficient funds to pay or provide for the payment of, and to actually pay, such tax as is estimated to be legally owed by any Trust REMIC (but such authorization shall not prevent the Certificate Administrator from contesting, at the expense of the Trust (other than as a consequence of a breach of its obligations under this Agreement), any such tax in appropriate proceedings, and withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings). The Certificate Administrator is hereby authorized to and shall segregate, into a separate non-interest bearing account, the net income from any “prohibited transaction” under Section 860F(a) of the Code or the amount of any taxable contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Startup Day that is subject to tax under Section 860G(d) of the Code and use such income or amount, to the extent necessary, to pay such prohibited transactions tax. To the extent that any such tax (other than any such tax paid in respect of “net income from foreclosure property”) is paid to the Internal Revenue Service or applicable state or local tax authorities, the Certificate Administrator shall retain an equal amount from future amounts otherwise distributable to the Holders of Class R Certificates (as applicable) and shall distribute such retained amounts, (x) in the case of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests, to the Upper-Tier REMIC to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class LR Interest in the manner specified in Section 4.01(c) and (y) in the case of the Upper-Tier REMIC, to the Holders of the Principal Balance Certificates in the manner specified in Section 4.01(a) or Section 4.01(b), as applicable, to the extent they are fully reimbursed for any Realized Losses arising therefrom and then to the Holders of the Class R Certificates in respect of the Class UR Interest. None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall be responsible for any taxes imposed on any Trust REMIC except to the extent such taxes arise as a consequence of a breach of their respective obligations under this Agreement which breach constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence by such party.

 

(h)       The Certificate Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain or cause to be maintained books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

(i)       Following the Startup Day, neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC unless the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such Trust REMIC will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

(j)       Neither the Certificate Administrator nor the Trustee shall enter into any arrangement by which the Trust or any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit the Trust or any Trust REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.

 

(k)       Solely for the purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” by which the Certificate Balance or Notional Amount of each Class of Regular Certificates and by which the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of each Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests would be reduced to zero is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date.

 

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(l)       None of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust, (iii) the termination of the Trust pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement or (iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or Article III of this Agreement) or acquire any assets for the Trust or any Trust REMIC or sell or dispose of any investments in the Collection Account or the REO Account for gain unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition or substitution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) unless the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, has determined in its sole discretion to indemnify the Trust against such tax, cause the Trust or any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.

 

(m)       The Certificate Administrator’s authority under this Agreement includes the authority to make, and the Certificate Administrator is hereby directed to make, any elections allowed under the Code (i) to avoid the application of Section 6221 of the Code (or successor provisions) to either Trust REMIC and (ii) to avoid payment by either Trust REMIC under Section 6225 of the Code (or successor provisions) of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on any Holder of a Class R Certificate, past or present. Each Holder of a Class R Certificate agrees, by acquiring such Certificate, to any such elections, and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

 

Section 10.02 Use of Agents. (a) The Trustee shall execute all of its obligations and duties under this Article X through its Corporate Trust Office. The Trustee may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Trustee shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

(b)       The Certificate Administrator may execute any of its obligations and duties under this Article X either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Certificate Administrator shall not be relieved of any of its duties or obligations under this Article X by virtue of the appointment of any such agents or attorneys.

 

Section 10.03 Depositor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer to Cooperate with Certificate Administrator. (a) The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Certificate Administrator within ten (10) days after the Depositor receives a request from the Certificate Administrator, all information or data that the Certificate Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, Prepayment Assumptions and projected cash flow of the Certificates.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each furnish such reports, certifications and information, and upon reasonable notice and during normal business

 

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hours, access to such books and records maintained thereby, as may relate to the Certificates or the Trust and as shall be reasonably requested by the Certificate Administrator in order to enable it to perform its duties hereunder.

 

Section 10.04 Appointment of REMIC Administrators. (a) The Certificate Administrator may appoint at the Certificate Administrator’s expense, one or more REMIC Administrators, which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Certificate Administrator in performing the functions set forth in Section 10.01 herein. The Certificate Administrator shall cause any such REMIC Administrator to execute and deliver to the Certificate Administrator an instrument in which REMIC Administrator shall agree to act in such capacity, with the obligations and responsibilities herein. The appointment of a REMIC Administrator shall not relieve the Certificate Administrator from any of its obligations hereunder, and the Certificate Administrator shall remain responsible and liable for all acts and omissions of the REMIC Administrator. Each REMIC Administrator must be acceptable to the Certificate Administrator and must be organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any State and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities. In the absence of any other Person appointed in accordance herewith acting as REMIC Administrator, the Certificate Administrator hereby agrees to act in such capacity in accordance with the terms hereof. If Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is removed as Certificate Administrator, then Wells Fargo Bank, National Association shall be terminated as REMIC Administrator.

 

(b)       Any Person into which any REMIC Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion, or consolidation to which any REMIC Administrator shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any REMIC Administrator, shall continue to be the REMIC Administrator without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Certificate Administrator or the REMIC Administrator.

 

(c)       Any REMIC Administrator may at any time resign by giving at least thirty (30) days’ advance written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Depositor. The Certificate Administrator may at any time terminate the agency of any REMIC Administrator by giving written notice of termination to such REMIC Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor. Upon receiving a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any REMIC Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.04, the Certificate Administrator may appoint a successor REMIC Administrator, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall give written notice of such appointment to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Certificateholders; provided, however, that no successor REMIC Administrator shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 10.04. Any successor REMIC Administrator upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as REMIC Administrator. No REMIC Administrator shall have responsibility or liability for any action taken by it as such at the direction of the Certificate Administrator.

 

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[End of Article X]

 

Article XI

EXCHANGE ACT REPORTING AND REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE

 

Section 11.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article XI of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor (and any Other Depositor of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) with the provisions of Regulation AB and the related rules and regulations of the Commission. The Depositor shall not exercise its rights to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in reasonable good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, in each case, the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agree to comply with requests made by the Depositor (or any Other Depositor or Other Trustee of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan) in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of such evolving interpretations of Regulation AB (to the extent such interpretations require compliance and are not “grandfathered”). In connection with the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, and any Other Securitization subject to Regulation AB that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Certificate Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, and any Other Depositor, Other Trustee and Other Certificate Administrator of any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan, as applicable, to deliver or make available to the Depositor or the Certificate Administrator, and any such Other Depositor, Other Trustee or Other Certificate Administrator, as applicable (including any of its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information (in its possession or reasonably attainable) necessary in the reasonable good faith determination of the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to permit the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, and any Sub-Servicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (and the related Serviced Companion Loan, if applicable), reasonably believed by the Depositor or the related Other Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. Each party to this Agreement shall have a reasonable period of time to comply with any written request made under this Section 11.01, but in any event, shall, upon reasonable advance written request, provide information in sufficient time to allow the Depositor and each Other Depositor to satisfy any related filing requirements. For purposes of this Article XI, to the extent that any party has an obligation to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to cause a third party to perform, such party hereunder shall not be required to bring any legal action against such third party in connection with such obligation.

 

Section 11.02 Succession; Subcontractors. (a) As a condition to the succession to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any Sub-Servicer (but only if such Sub-

 

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Servicer is a servicer as contemplated by Item 1108(a)(2)) as servicer or sub-servicer or succession to the Certificate Administrator under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or to any such Sub-Servicer or Certificate Administrator, the person removing and replacing the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer or Certificate Administrator shall provide to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and each Other Depositor, as applicable, at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor), (x) written notice to the Depositor, the Other Depositor and the Other Certificate Administrator of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information relating to such successor reasonably requested by the Depositor, Other Depositor or Other Certificate Administrator in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act); provided, however that if disclosing such information prior to such effective date would violate any applicable law or confidentiality agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Additional Servicer or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, shall submit such disclosure to the Depositor and the Other Depositor no later than the effective date of such succession or appointment.

 

(b)       Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Sub-Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator (each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator and each Sub-Servicer, for purposes of this Section 11.02, a “Servicer”) is permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations hereunder. If such Subcontractor will be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall promptly upon written request provide to the Depositor or any Mortgage Loan Seller (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, such Mortgage Loan Seller or such Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator or Other Depositor, as applicable) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of such Subcontractor and (ii) the elements of the Servicing Criteria that will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer of any Subcontractor determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, such Servicer shall (i) with respect to any such Subcontractor engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and (ii) with respect to any other subcontractor with which it has entered into a servicing relationship, cause such Subcontractor used by such Servicer for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee (and any Other Trustee, Other Certificate Administrator and Other Depositor related to any Other Securitization that includes a related Serviced Companion Loan) to comply with the provisions of Section 11.10 and Section 11.11 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were such Servicer. With respect to any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, and with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant engaged by such Servicer, such Servicer shall obtain from each such Servicing Function Participant and deliver to the applicable Persons

 

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any assessment of compliance report and related accountant’s attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 11.10 and Section 11.11, in each case, as and when required to be delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, the Custodian shall not be permitted to utilize any Subcontractor to perform any of its obligations hereunder.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor, other than an Initial Sub-Servicer in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any such Subcontractor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a “servicer” within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i), (ii) or (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a Sub-Servicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Sub-Servicer shall not be effective unless and until notice is given to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator of any such Sub-Servicer and Sub-Servicing Agreement. Other than with respect to the Initial Sub-Servicer, no Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be effective until fifteen (15) days after such written notice is received by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or such shorter period as is agreed to by the Depositor). Such notice shall contain all information reasonably necessary to enable the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(d)       In connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall deliver written notice to the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the 17g-5 Information Provider, which shall promptly post such notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), in each case at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment (or if such prior notice is violative of applicable law or any applicable confidentiality agreement, no later than one (1) Business Day after such effective date of succession) and shall furnish to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, all information reasonably necessary for the Certificate Administrator to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 11.07, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article XI, in connection with any Sub-Servicer and/or any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of an Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement, with respect to all matters related to Regulation AB, the Master Servicer shall not have any obligation other than to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Sub-Servicer to comply with its obligations under such Initial Sub-Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.02 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the information relates to a party that services, specially

 

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services or is trustee for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.03 Filing Obligations. (a) The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the satisfaction of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act. Pursuant to Sections 11.04, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.07 of this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K required by the Exchange Act, in order to permit the timely filing thereof, and the Certificate Administrator shall file (via the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”)) such Forms executed by the Depositor.

 

Each party hereto shall be entitled to rely on the information in the Prospectus or this Agreement with respect to the identity of any “sponsor”, credit enhancer, derivative provider or “significant obligor” as of the Closing Date other than with respect to itself or any information required to be provided by it or indemnified for by it pursuant to any separate agreement.

 

(b)       In the event that the Certificate Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K or 8-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator will promptly notify the Depositor. In the case of Forms 10-D, ABS-EE and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A or Form 10-K/A, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next succeeding Form 10-D to be filed for the Trust. In the event that any previously filed Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will notify the Depositor, and such other parties as needed and the parties hereto will cooperate with the Certificate Administrator to prepare any necessary Form 10-D/A, Form ABS-EE/A, Form 10-K/A or Form 8-K/A. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K shall be signed by an officer of the Depositor. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.03 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K is contingent upon the parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under Sections 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.07, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11 and 11.15 of this Agreement. The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE, Form 10-K or Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

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Section 11.04 Form 10-D and Form ABS-EE Filings. (a) Within fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit BB to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as set forth on Exhibit BB hereto, within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to this Agreement identified on Exhibit BB hereto shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor (and in the case of any Servicing Function Participant, with a copy to the Master Servicer), to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable; provided that information relating to any REO Account to be reported under “Item 9: Other Information” on Exhibit BB shall be reported by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer within four (4) calendar days after the related Distribution Date on Exhibit MM; (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit BB hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE (except with respect to the reporting of REO Account balances which shall be delivered in the form of Exhibit MM hereto) and (iii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com (or such other e-mail address as the Certificate Administrator may instruct) or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit BB of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee or Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.

 

The Certificate Administrator shall include in any Form 10-D filed by it (i) the information required by Rule 15Ga-1(a) of the Exchange Act concerning all assets of the Trust that were subject of a demand for the repurchase of, or the substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for, a Mortgage Loan contemplated by Section 2.03(b), (ii) a reference to the most recent Form ABS-15G filed by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, if applicable, and the Commission’s assigned “Central Index Key” for each such filer and (iii) to the extent such information is provided to the Certificate Administrator by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit MM hereto for inclusion therein within the time period described in this Section 11.04, the balances of the REO Account (to the extent the related information has been

 

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received from the Special Servicer within the time period specified in this Section 11.04) and the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date and (iv) the balances of the Distribution Accounts, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the Interest Reserve Account, in each case as of the related Distribution Date and as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date. The Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Sellers, in accordance with Section 5(f) of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall deliver such information as described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of this paragraph.

 

Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com, no later than the 5th calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan that permits Additional Debt or mezzanine debt in the future, the Certificate Administrator shall include as part of any applicable Form 10-D filed by it (to the extent it receives such information from the applicable Servicer) the identity of such Mortgage Loan and, to the extent such information is received by the Certificate Administrator from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, substantially in the form of Exhibit KK (A) the amount of any such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, that is incurred during the related Collection Period, (B) the total debt service coverage ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable, and (C) the aggregate LTV Ratio calculated on the basis of such Mortgage Loan and such Additional Debt or mezzanine debt, as applicable.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form 10-D for each reporting period: Name: A.J. Sfarra, Telephone: (212) 214-5613. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

Upon receipt of the Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 12.01(b), the Certificate Administrator shall (i) include such Asset Review Report Summary in Item 1B on the Form 10-D in accordance with Section 11.04 for such period in which such Asset Review Report Summary was delivered, and (ii) post such Asset Review Report Summary to the Certificate Administrator’s Website not later than two (2) Business Days after receipt of such Asset Review Report Summary from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives a request from any Certificateholder or Certificate Owner to communicate with other Certificateholders or Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 5.06, the Certificate Administrator shall include on the

 

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Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which such request was received a Special Notice including the information required to be included pursuant to Section 5.06.

 

(b)       After preparing the Form 10-D, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor for review no later than ten (10) calendar days after the related Distribution Date or, if the 10th calendar day after the related Distribution Date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day. Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D and, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. Alternatively, if the Certificate Administrator agrees in its sole discretion, the Depositor may deliver to the Certificate Administrator manually signed copies of a power of attorney meeting the requirements of Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and certified copies of a resolution of the Depositor’s board of directors authorizing such power of attorney, each to be filed with each Form 10-D, in which case the Certificate Administrator shall sign such Forms 10-D as attorney in fact for the Depositor. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(b) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(b). Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)       Prior to the filing of each Form 10-D by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 11.04(a), the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form ABS-EE in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Form ABS-EE required to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference in either the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus. The Certificate Administrator shall file each Form ABS-EE with a copy of the related CREFC® Schedule AL File received by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 3.12(d) as Exhibit 102 thereto. To the extent the Certificate Administrator receives any Schedule AL Additional File with respect to such Form ABS-EE pursuant to Section 3.12(d), the Certificate Administrator shall file such Schedule AL Additional File as Exhibit 103 to such Form ABS-EE. After preparing the Form ABS-EE, the Certificate

 

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Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of such Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File, any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator in both EDGAR-Compatible Format and Excel format) concurrently with the related Form 10-D to the Depositor for review and approval. Any questions are to be directed to ssreports@wellsfargo.com (or such other email address as is provided by the Master Servicer in writing to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator). The Master Servicer shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor to answer any questions that the Depositor may pose to the Master Servicer regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File (other than questions regarding data that is in the Initial Schedule AL File) or Schedule AL Additional File. The Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor shall each, to the extent related to such party’s obligations hereunder, reasonably cooperate to remedy any filing errors regarding any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File promptly.

 

Within two (2) Business Days after receipt of the copy of Form ABS-EE for review, but no later than the two (2) Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form ABS-EE, and a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form ABS-EE and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form ABS-EE (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. The Certificate Administrator shall file such Form ABS-EE, upon receipt of the Depositor’s signature thereof, prior to the filing of the related Form 10-D. If a Form ABS-EE cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form ABS-EE needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator shall, pursuant to Section 3.13(b), make available on the Certificate Administrator’s website a final executed copy of each Form ABS-EE (together with the related CREFC® Schedule AL File and any Schedule AL Additional File received by the Certificate Administrator) filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.04(c) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form ABS-EE is contingent upon the responsible parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.04(c). The Certificate Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare or file such Form ABS-EE where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form ABS-EE, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Depositor hereby directs the Certificate Administrator to include the following individual’s name and phone number on the cover of Form ABS-EE for each reporting period: Name: A.J. Sfarra, Telephone: (212) 214-5613. The Certificate Administrator may rely without further investigation that this information remains correct unless and until the Depositor provides the Certificate Administrator with a new individual’s name and phone number in writing.

 

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(d)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.04.

 

Section 11.05 Form 10-K Filings. (a) Within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31 of each year) or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in March 2019, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Certificate Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement:

 

(i)        an annual compliance statement for the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian and each Additional Servicer, as described under Section 11.09, including disclosure regarding any material instance of noncompliance and the nature and status thereof;

 

(ii)       (A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each other Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or Trustee, as described under Section 11.10; and

 

(B)       if any such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance (including whether such instance of noncompliance involved the servicing of the assets backing the Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement and any steps taken to remedy such instance of noncompliance), or if such report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 11.10 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included;

 

(iii)       (A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, each Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Trustee, as described under Section 11.11; and

 

(B)       if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 11.11 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K,

 

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disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included; and

 

(iv)       a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Y, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”), which shall, except as described below, be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of securitization.

 

Any disclosure or information in addition to clauses (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit CC to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, absent such reporting, direction and approval. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered (i) by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to (410) 715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications and also (ii) by email to Form10k.Compliance@cwt.com.

 

As set forth on Exhibit CC hereto, no later than March 1st of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2019, (i) the parties listed on Exhibit CC shall be required to provide to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format as otherwise agreed upon by the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and such providing parties, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit CC hereto shall include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit CC of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.

 

Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding twelve (12) months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety (90) days.” The Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing, no later than March 1st with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report.

 

(b)       After preparing the Form 10-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review no later than six (6) Business

 

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Days prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline. Within three (3) Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K and the senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator at such time. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.05 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the parties to this Agreement (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized, as applicable, by any such parties) observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.05. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement (or any Sub-Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such parties) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

(c)       Upon written request from any Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator shall confirm to such Mortgage Loan Seller, Other Depositor, Master Servicer or Special Servicer whether it has received notice that any party to this Agreement has changed since the Closing Date and will provide to such Mortgage Loan Seller or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, if known to the Certificate Administrator, the identity of the new party.

 

(d)       Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.05 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.05.

 

Section 11.06 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification. Each Form 10-K shall include a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For so long as the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer (in the case of the Asset Representations Reviewer, solely with respect to reporting periods in which the Asset Representations Reviewer is required to deliver an Asset Review Report) shall provide, and (i) with respect to each Initial

 

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Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, that is a Servicing Function Participant shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Initial Sub-Servicer to provide, and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall cause such Servicing Function Participant to provide, to each Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification for the Trust or any Other Securitization that includes a Serviced Companion Loan (individually and collectively, the “Certifying Person”), on or before March 1st of each year commencing in March 2019, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibits Z-1, Z-2, Z-3, Z-4, Z-5, Z-6 or Z-7 (each, a “Performance Certification”), as applicable, on which each Certifying Person, the entity for which such Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely; provided that, if a Servicing Function Participant (other than an Initial Sub-Servicer) with which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans fails to provide a Performance Certification, the Performance Certification provided by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, that engaged such Servicing Function Participant shall not exclude information that would have been provided by such Servicing Function Participant. In addition, in the event that any Companion Loan (other than a Non-Serviced Companion Loan) is deposited into a commercial mortgage securitization (an “Other Securitization”) and the Reporting Servicer is provided with timely and complete contact information for the parties to such Other Securitization, each Reporting Servicer, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written request, shall provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification with respect to such Other Securitization either the Performance Certification or a separate certification in form and substance similar to applicable Performance Certification (which shall address the matters contained in the applicable Performance Certification, but solely with respect to the related Companion Loan) on which such Person, the entity for which the Person acts as an officer (if the Person is an individual), and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably rely. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to a Performance Certification. The senior officer in charge of securitization for the Depositor shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In addition, each Reporting Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate (which may be included as part of such other certifications being delivered by such Reporting Servicer) to enable the Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 11.09, if applicable, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 11.10 and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 11.11, and shall include a certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of such Reporting Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 11.11. In the event any Reporting Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be, such Reporting

 

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Servicer shall provide a certification to each affected Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 11.06 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, as the case may be. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, any affected Other Depositor and Other Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 11.06 shall require any Reporting Servicer (i) to certify or verify the accurateness or completeness of any information provided to such Reporting Servicer by third parties (including a “significant obligor”, but other than an Additional Servicer or a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20), (ii) to certify information other than to such Reporting Servicer’s knowledge and in accordance with such Reporting Servicer’s responsibilities hereunder or (iii) with respect to completeness of information and reports, to certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by such Reporting Servicer have been completed except as they have been left blank on their face.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 11.06, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties required to deliver any certification under this Section 11.06 shall be obligated to do so.

 

Section 11.07 Form 8-K Filings. Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor and to the extent it receives the Form 8-K Disclosure Information described below, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act and shall provide notice thereof to Form10K.Compliance@cwt.com, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall, pursuant to the following paragraph be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit DD to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator and approved by the Depositor, and the Certificate Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, absent such reporting, direction and approval.

 

As set forth on Exhibit DD hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth on Exhibit DD hereto shall be required to provide to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, (ii) the parties listed on Exhibit DD hereto shall include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit EE and (iii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator has any duty under this Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit DD

 

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of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph. Information delivered to the Certificate Administrator hereunder should be delivered by email to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile to 410-715-2380, Attn: CTS SEC Notifications.

 

After preparing the Form 8-K, the Certificate Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review no later than noon, New York City time, on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, but in no event earlier than 24 hours after having received the Form 8-K Disclosure Information pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Certificate Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. No later than noon, New York City time, on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Certificate Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Certificate Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 11.03(b). Promptly after filing with the Commission, the Certificate Administrator will, make available on its Internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Certificate Administrator. The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023, New York, New York 10152, Attention: A.J. Sfarra, with a copy to: Troy B. Stoddard, Esq., Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300, 301 South College St., Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Certificate Administrator of its duties under this Section 11.07 related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 11.07. Neither the Trustee nor the Certificate Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, arrange for execution and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Certificate Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from the parties to this Agreement needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall promptly notify (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer that is an Additional Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than a party to this Agreement) cause such Additional Servicer to promptly notify) the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator, but in no event later than noon, New York City time, on the 2nd Business Day after its occurrence, of any Reportable Event applicable to such party to the extent a Regulation AB Servicing Officer or Responsible Officer, as the case may be, has actual knowledge, in EDGAR-Compatible Format.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.07, with respect to each year in which the Trust and the trust for each Other Securitization is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, none of the parties hereto are required to deliver Form 8-K Disclosure Information.

 

Any notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.07.

 

For so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, with respect to any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan serviced under a related Non-Serviced PSA, no resignation, removal or replacement of any party to such Non-Serviced PSA that would be required to be reported on a Form 8-K relating to this Trust shall become effective with respect to this Trust until the Certificate Administrator has filed any required Form 8-K pursuant to this Section 11.07.

 

Section 11.08 Form 15 Filing. On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator of its ability under applicable law to suspend its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall prepare and file a notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act (the “Form 15 Suspension Notification”) or any form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend such reporting obligations. With respect to any reporting period occurring after the filing of such form, subject to Section 11.15(h), the obligations of the parties to this Agreement under Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07 shall be suspended and reports or certifications due under Section 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be due until April 15th of each year. The Certificate Administrator shall provide prompt notice to the Mortgage Loan Sellers and all other parties hereto that such form has been filed. If, after the filing of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, the Depositor shall provide notice to the Certificate Administrator that it is required to resume its Exchange Act filings, the Certificate Administrator shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Forms 10-D, ABS-EE, 10-K and 8-K as required pursuant to Section 11.04, Section 11.05 and Section 11.07, and all parties’ obligations under this Article XI shall recommence.

 

Section 11.09 Annual Compliance Statements. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of a Mortgage Loan), the Custodian, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it) and the Certificate Administrator (each, a “Certifying Servicer”) shall (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by the Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer that is also a Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to deliver to), on or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate

 

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Administrator when made available on its Internet website), the Depositor and the 17g-5 Information Provider (who shall post to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), an Officer’s Certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such Certifying Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Certifying Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or the applicable sub-servicing agreement or primary servicing agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and such providing parties. Each Certifying Servicer shall (i) with respect to each Additional Servicer engaged by such Certifying Servicer that is an Initial Sub-Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Additional Servicer to forward a copy of each such statement (or, in the case of the Certificate Administrator, make a copy of each such statement available on its Internet website) to the Directing Certificateholder and the 17g-5 Information Provider. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such Officer’s Certificate from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit HH. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor may review each such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the Certifying Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Certifying Servicer or any related Additional Servicer with which the Certifying Servicer has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the fulfillment of any of the Certifying Servicer’s or Additional Servicer’s obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement. The obligations of the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer under this Section 11.09 apply to the Certifying Servicer and each Additional Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such Certifying Servicer or Additional Servicer is acting as the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator or Additional Servicer at the time such Officer’s Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Additional Servicer shall be required to cause the delivery of any such statement until April 15 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by such party that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to

 

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cause such Additional Servicer to provide and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer engaged by such party that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide, an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.09 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that such Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

Any certificate, statement, report, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.09 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.09.

 

Section 11.10 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria. (a) On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer (regardless of whether the Special Servicer has commenced special servicing of the Mortgage Loans), the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall be required to deliver an assessment of compliance only if an Advance was made by the Trustee in such calendar year), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and each Additional Servicer, each at its own expense, shall furnish (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to furnish) to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor (which copy shall be deemed furnished by the Certificate Administrator when made available on its Internet website) (and, with respect to the Special Servicer, also to the Operating Advisor), and the 17g-5 Information Provider, a report substantially in the form of Exhibit II or such other form provided by such Reporting Servicer that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such Reporting Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such Reporting Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 11.05, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee in form and substance similar to the form attached hereto as Exhibit II. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the Reporting Servicer.

 

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Each such report shall be addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable company, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit AA hereto delivered to the Depositor on the Closing Date. Promptly after receipt of each such report, (i) the Depositor may review each such report and, if applicable, consult with each Reporting Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by each Reporting Servicer, as applicable), and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that the assessments taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit AA and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust or the trust for any Other Securitization for the preceding calendar year.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Certificate Administrator and Trustee may provide a combined assessment of compliance required pursuant to this Section 11.10(a) in respect of their combined Relevant Servicing Criteria as set forth on Exhibit AA hereto.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator hereby acknowledge and agree that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth on Exhibit AA is appropriately set forth with respect to such party and any Servicing Function Participant with which the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator has entered into a servicing relationship.

 

(c)       No later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal year for the Trust, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall notify the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Additional Servicer engaged by it and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case other than with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer, and the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall notify the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller as to the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, in each case by providing an updated Exhibit GG, and each such notice (except to a Mortgage Loan Seller) will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor submit their assessments pursuant to Section 11.10(a), the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Operating Advisor, as applicable, will also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to Section 11.11) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.

 

In the event the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party shall provide, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to provide (and each of the Master Servicer and the Special

 

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Servicer shall (i) with respect to an Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer that is an Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, use its reasonable efforts to cause such Additional Servicer and (ii) with respect to any other Additional Servicer that resigns or is terminated under any applicable servicing agreement, cause such Additional Servicer to provide) an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 11.10, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 11.11 with respect to the period of time that the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator was subject to this Agreement or the period of time that the Additional Servicer was subject to such other servicing agreement.

 

(d)       Each of the Operating Advisor and the Special Servicer may at any time request from the Certificate Administrator confirmation of whether a Control Termination Event, Consultation Termination Event or Operating Advisor Consultation Event occurred during the previous calendar year, and upon such request the Certificate Administrator shall deliver such confirmation to the Operating Advisor or the Special Servicer, as applicable, within fifteen (15) days of such request.

 

(e)       Any certificate, statement, report, assessment, attestation, notice and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent such item and/or information relates to a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this Section 11.10.

 

Section 11.11 Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report. On or before March 1st of each year, commencing in March 2019, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee (provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to deliver an assessment of compliance with respect to any period during which there was no Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it), the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause (and each such party shall (i) with respect to each Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Trustee, Operating Advisor or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause and (ii) with respect to each other Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such Servicing Function Participant to cause) a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor or the applicable Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator (who will promptly post such report on the Certificate Administrator’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) and the Depositor, the 17g-5 Information Provider and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder, and, promptly, but not earlier than the second Business Day following the delivery of such report to the 17g-5 Information Provider, to the Rating Agencies, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such Reporting Servicer, which includes an assertion that such Reporting

 

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Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether such Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. With respect to any Non-Serviced Companion Loan, the Certificate Administrator will use its reasonable efforts to procure such report from the applicable Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer and Non-Serviced Trustee. Copies of such statement will be provided by the Certificate Administrator in accordance with Section 3.13(b). Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator and the providing parties.

 

Promptly after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant, (i) the Depositor may review the report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator as to the nature of any defaults by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Master Servicer’s, the Special Servicer’s, the Trustee’s, the Certificate Administrator’s, the Operating Advisor’s, the Custodian’s or the applicable Servicing Function Participants’ obligations hereunder or under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, and (ii) the Certificate Administrator shall confirm that each accountants’ attestation report submitted pursuant to this Section 11.11 relates to an assessment of compliance meeting the requirements of Section 11.10 and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or any Additional Servicer shall be required to deliver, or shall be required to cause the delivery of such reports until April 15th in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed with respect to the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.

 

Any notice, report, assessment of compliance, statement, certificate and/or information furnished or required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 11.11 shall also be provided to each Other Depositor and each Other Certificate Administrator (to the extent the notice and/or information relates to a Serviced Companion Loan or a party that services, specially services or is trustee or custodian for a Serviced Companion Loan) in the same time frame as set forth in this ‎Section 11.11.

 

Section 11.12 Indemnification. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and

 

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related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator in the performance of such obligations, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable by, or on behalf of, such party.

 

The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, in each case, indemnify and hold harmless each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of (a) a breach of its obligations to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria or attestation reports pursuant to the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement, (b) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (c) any failure by it, as a Servicer (as defined in Section 11.02(b)) to identify a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 11.02(c), or (d) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement) with the Depositor and each Other Depositor as necessary for the Depositor or such Other Depositor, as applicable, to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (“Reporting Requirements”).

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, as applicable (“Affected Reporting Party”), (y) regarding such Affected Reporting Party, and (z) prepared by such Affected Reporting Party or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by such Affected Reporting Party to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or any Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s filing of such report, the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall promptly provide to such Affected Reporting Party any such comments which

 

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relate to such Affected Reporting Party. Such Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s response to the Commission or its staff, unless such Affected Reporting Party elects, with the consent of the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as applicable (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided, however, that if an Affected Reporting Party is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall receive copies of all material communications pursuant to this Section 11.12. If such election is made, the applicable Affected Reporting Party shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided that (i) such Affected Reporting Party shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or any Other Depositor informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or any Other Depositor on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or any Other Depositor with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Depositor or any Other Depositor shall cooperate with any Affected Reporting Party in order to authorize such Affected Reporting Party and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments from the Commission or its staff relating to such Affected Reporting Party and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Depositor (or any Other Depositor) and the Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate and coordinate with one another with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or any Other Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or any Other Depositor’s expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff related thereto shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or any Other Depositor, as the case may be. Each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Certification Party, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Custodian or the Operating Advisor (the “Performing Party”) shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the Certification Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Certification Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Certification Party on the one hand and the Performing Party on the other in connection with a breach of the Performing Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 11.06, Section 11.09 (if applicable), Section 11.10 or Section 11.11 (or breach of its

 

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obligations under the applicable sub-servicing or primary servicing agreement to provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports) or the Performing Party’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor and the Certificate Administrator shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in each case, with which it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans cause such party, in each case, to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations. This Section 11.12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian or the Certificate Administrator.

 

Section 11.13 Amendments. This Article XI may be amended with the written consent of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 13.01 for purposes of complying with Regulation AB and/or to conform to standards developed within the commercial mortgage-backed securities market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act without any Opinions of Counsel, Officer’s Certificates, Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25), or the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement; provided that the reports and certificates required to be prepared pursuant to Sections 3.13, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.11 shall not be eliminated without Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to the Certificates or, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, without a confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25). For the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this Article XI affecting a Serviced Companion Loan shall be subject to Section 13.01(k).

 

Section 11.14 Regulation AB Notices. Any notice, report or certificate required to be delivered by any of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Custodian or the Trustee, as the case may be, to the Depositor pursuant to this Article XI may be delivered via email (and additionally delivered via phone or telecopy), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13.05, to cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com and Form10K.compliance@cwt.com.

 

Section 11.15 Certain Matters Relating to the Future Securitization of the Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loans. (a) Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any sub-servicer appointed with respect to any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan to, upon written request or notice from a

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller (or a permitted transferee of such Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the related Intercreditor Agreement), reasonably cooperate with the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) selling any Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan into a securitization that is required to comply with Regulation AB (a “Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization”) and, to the extent needed in order to comply with Regulation AB, provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller (or such permitted transferee) information about itself that such Mortgage Loan Seller reasonably requires to meet the requirements of Items 1117 and 1119 and paragraphs (b), (c)(2), (c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(6) and (e) of Item 1108 of Regulation AB and shall reasonably cooperate with such Mortgage Loan Seller to provide such other information as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of Regulation AB. Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer understands that such information may be included in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization and agrees to (b) negotiate in good faith an agreement (subject to the final sentence of this sub-section) to indemnify and hold the related depositor and underwriters involved in the offering of the related commercial mortgage pass through certificates harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by the depositor or such underwriters as a result of any material misstatements or omissions or alleged material misstatements or omissions in any such offering material to the extent that such material misstatement or omission was made in reliance upon any such information provided by the Trustee (where such information pertains to the Trustee individually and not to any specific aspect of the Trustee’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Certificate Administrator (where such information pertains to the Certificate Administrator individually and not to any specific aspect of the Certificate Administrator’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), the Master Servicer (where such information pertains to the Master Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Master Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement) and the Special Servicer (where such information pertains to the Special Servicer individually and not to any specific aspect of the Special Servicer’s duties or obligations under this Agreement), as applicable, to such depositor, underwriters or Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) as required by this Section 11.15(a) and deliver such securities law opinion(s) of counsel, certifications and/or indemnification agreement(s) (to the extent the cost thereof is paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller) with respect to such information that are substantially similar to those delivered with respect to the offering material for this securitization by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator, as the case may be, or their respective counsel, in connection with the information concerning such party in the offering material related to a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the information provided by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, for inclusion in the offering materials related to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is substantially and materially similar to the information provided by such party with respect to the offering materials related to this transaction, subject to any required changes due to any amendments to Regulation AB or any changes in the interpretation of Regulation AB or changes in factual circumstances, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section 11.15(a). Any indemnification agreement executed by the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall be substantially similar to the related indemnification agreement executed in connection with this Agreement. It shall be a condition precedent to any party’s obligations otherwise set forth above

 

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and/or elsewhere in Article XI that the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee) shall have (a) provided reasonable advance notice (and, in any event, not less than 10 Business Days) of the exercise of its rights hereunder and (b) paid, or entered into reasonable agreement to cause to be paid, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by such party in reviewing and/or causing the delivery of any disclosure, opinion of counsel or indemnification agreement.

 

(b)       Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) cooperate with the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator, master servicer or special servicer for any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization in preparing each Form 10-D, Form ABS-EE and Form 10-K required to be filed by such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or other applicable party for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) and shall provide to such depositor, trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer within the time period set forth in the Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement (so long as such time period is no earlier than the time periods set forth herein) for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization such information relating to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan as may be reasonably necessary for the depositor, trustee, certificate administrator and master servicer of the Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization to comply with the reporting requirements of Regulation AB and the Exchange Act; provided, however, that any parties to any Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization shall consult with the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall consult with any sub-servicer appointed by it with respect to the related Serviced Whole Loan), and the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall cooperate with such parties in respect of establishing the time periods for preparation of the Form 10-D reports in the documentation for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(b) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(b).

 

(c)       Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the

 

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applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) provide the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (until January 30 of the first year in which the trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, for such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization files a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust) information with respect to any event that is required to be disclosed under Form 8-K with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of such event of which it has knowledge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(c) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(c).

 

(d)       On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) provide, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator, as applicable, under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB, (i) a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(a) of Regulation AB, (ii) a registered accounting firm’s attestation report on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria to the extent required pursuant to Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB and (iii) such other information as may be required pursuant to Item 1122(c) of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(d) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(d).

 

(e)       On or before March 1st of each year during which a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K (and not in respect of any year in which such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization is not required to file an annual report on Form 10-K because a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the related trust was filed), each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer

 

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and the Special Servicer shall, and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant appointed with respect to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan to, to the extent required pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, deliver, with respect to itself, to the depositor, trustee or certificate administrator under such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization (provided that (a) such party has received notice of the occurrence of the related Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, or (b) such party is also a party to the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement, or (c) the applicable Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization closed prior to the Closing Date, as reflected on Exhibit S) a servicer compliance statement signed by an authorized officer of such Person that satisfies the requirements of Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, complies in all material respects with the timing, reporting and attestation requirements imposed on such party in Article XI of this Agreement (other than this Section 11.15) with respect to the comparable timing, reporting and attestation requirements contemplated in this Section 11.15(e) with respect to such Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, such party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.15(e).

 

(f)       Each of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Servicing Function Participant to agree (severally but not jointly) to indemnify (such indemnity limited to each such parties respective failure described below) and hold the related Mortgage Loan Seller (or permitted transferee), depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer under a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization harmless for any costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred by such Mortgage Loan Seller, depositor, sponsor(s), trustee, certificate administrator or master servicer as a result of any failure by the Servicing Function Participant to comply with the reporting requirements to the extent applicable set forth under Sections 11.15(b), (c), (d) or (e) above.

 

Any subservicing agreement related to a Serviced Securitized Companion Loan shall contain a provision requiring the related Sub-Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, information, reports, statements and certificates with respect to itself and such Serviced Securitized Companion Loan comparable to any information, reports, statements or certificates required to be provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer pursuant to this Section 11.15, even if such Sub-Servicer is not otherwise required to provide such information, reports or certificates to any Person in order to comply with Regulation AB. Such information, reports or certificates shall be provided to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, no later than two Business Days prior to the date on which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, is required to deliver its comparable information, reports, statements or certificates pursuant to this Section 11.15.

 

(g)       With respect to any Mortgaged Property that secures a Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan that the applicable Other Depositor has notified the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in writing is a “significant obligor” (within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB) (together with notification of the relevant Distribution Date) with respect to an Other Securitization that includes such Serviced Companion Loan, to the extent that the Master Servicer is in receipt of the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any

 

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calendar quarter (other than the fourth calendar quarter of any calendar year) from the Mortgagor (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans and Serviced REO Properties), beginning with the first calendar quarter in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, or the updated financial statements of such “significant obligor” for any calendar year, beginning for the calendar year in which such notice from the Other Depositor was received, as applicable, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Other Depositor, on or prior to the day that occurs two (2) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seven (7) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, (A) if such financial statement receipt occurs twelve (12) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or seventeen (17) or more Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, the financial statements of such “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as calculated by the Master Servicer (or by the Special Servicer and provided to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or Serviced REO Property) in accordance with CREFC® guidelines and (B) if such financial statement receipt occurs less than twelve (12) Business Day prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Quarterly Filing Deadline or less than seventeen (17) Business Days prior to the related Significant Obligor NOI Yearly Filing Deadline, as applicable, such financial statements of the “significant obligor”, together with the net operating income of such “significant obligor” for the applicable period as reported by the related Mortgagor in such financial statements (or as reported by the related Mortgagor to the Special Servicer and provided by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer solely in the case of any related Specially Serviced Loan or as reported by the Special Servicer with respect to Serviced REO Property and provided by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer).

 

If the Master Servicer does not receive such financial information satisfactory to comply with Item 6 of Form 10-D or Item 1112(b)(1) of Form 10-K, as the case may be, of such “significant obligor” within ten (10) Business Days after the date such financial information is required to be delivered under the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Master Servicer shall notify the Other Depositor with respect to such Other Securitization that includes the related Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to notify such Other Depositor) that it has not received such financial information. The Master Servicer (in the case of Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (in the case of Specially Serviced Loans) shall use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard (taking into account, in addition, the ongoing reporting obligations of such Other Depositor under the Exchange Act) to obtain the periodic financial statements required to be delivered by the related Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

The Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) shall (and shall cause each applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into after receipt of written notice from the Other Depositor that such Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan is a significant obligor to require the related Sub-Servicer to) retain written evidence of each instance in which it (or a Sub-Servicer) attempts to contact the related Mortgagor related to any such “significant obligor” (identified to it as such

 

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by the Other Depositor in accordance with the second preceding paragraph) to obtain the required financial information and is unsuccessful and, within five (5) Business Days prior to the date in which a Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as applicable, is required to be filed with respect to the Other Securitization, shall forward an Officer’s Certificate evidencing its attempts to obtain this information to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization; provided, however, the Special Servicer shall provide such Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall forward such Officer’s Certificate to the Other Exchange Act Reporting Party and Other Depositor related to such Other Securitization. This Officer’s Certificate should be addressed to the certificate administrator at its corporate trust office, as specified in the related Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)       If any Other Securitization includes a Serviced Companion Loan and is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the obligations of the parties hereto set forth in this Article XI with respect such Other Securitization shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that the Trust may cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 11.16 Certain Matters Regarding Significant Obligors. As of the Closing Date, with respect to the Trust, there is no “significant obligor” within the meaning of Item 1101(k) of Regulation AB (“Significant Obligor”).

 

Section 11.17 Impact of Cure Period. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, during any grace period provided for in this Article XI; provided that if any such party fails to comply with the delivery requirements of this Article XI by the expiration of any applicable grace period such failure shall constitute a Servicer Termination Event. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Special Servicer shall be subject to a Servicer Termination Event pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period applicable to such party’s obligations under this Article XI as provided for in such clause (iii) nor shall any such party be deemed to not be in compliance under this Agreement, for failing to deliver any item required under this Article XI by the time required hereunder with respect to any reporting period for which the Trust (or any trust in a related Other Securitization) is not required to file Exchange Act reports.

 

[End of Article XI]

 

Article XII

THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

Section 12.01 Asset Review.

 

(a)       On or prior to each Distribution Date, based either on the CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report and/or the CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File delivered by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date, the Certificate Administrator shall determine if an

 

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Asset Review Trigger has occurred. If an Asset Review Trigger is determined to have occurred, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide notice to all Certificateholders and each other party to this Agreement. Any notice required to be delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to this Article XII shall be delivered by the Certificate Administrator by posting such notice on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, by mailing such notice to the Certificateholders’ addresses appearing in the Certificate Register in the case of Definitive Certificates and by delivering such notice via the Depository in the case of Book-Entry Certificates. The Certificate Administrator shall include in the Form 10-D relating to the reporting period in which the Asset Review Trigger occurred the following statement describing the events that caused the Asset Review Trigger to occur: “As of the [Date of Distribution], the following Mortgage Loans identified below are 60 or more days delinquent and an Asset Review Trigger as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has occurred.” On each Distribution Date occurring after providing such notice to Certificateholders, the Certificate Administrator, based on information provided to it by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, shall determine whether (1) any additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan, (2) any Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan and (3) whether an Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist, and, if there is an occurrence of any of the events or circumstances identified in clauses (1), (2) and/or (3), deliver such information in a written notice (which may be via email) in the form of Exhibit SS within two (2) Business Days to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

If Certificateholders evidencing not less than 5% of the Voting Rights of the Certificates deliver to the Certificate Administrator, within 90 days after the filing of the Form 10-D reporting the occurrence of an Asset Review Trigger, a written direction requesting a vote to commence an Asset Review (an “Asset Review Vote Election”), then the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all Certificateholders (with a copy to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and conduct a solicitation of votes in accordance with Section 5.10 to authorize an Asset Review. Upon the affirmative vote to authorize an Asset Review by Holders of Certificates evidencing at least (i) a majority of those Certificateholders who cast votes and (ii) a majority of an Asset Review Quorum within one-hundred fifty (150) days of receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election (an “Affirmative Asset Review Vote”), the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to all parties to this Agreement, the Underwriters, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Directing Certificateholder and the other Certificateholders (the “Asset Review Notice”). Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request access to the Secure Data Room by providing the Certificate Administrator with a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit RR (which shall be sent via email to trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com or submitted electronically via the Certificate Administrator’s Website). Upon receipt of such certification, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly (and in any case within two (2) Business Days after such receipt) grant the Asset Representations Reviewer access to the Secure Data Room. In the event an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has not occurred within such 150-day period following the receipt of the Asset Review Vote Election, no Certificateholder may request a vote or cast a vote for an Asset Review and the Asset Representations Reviewer will not be required to review any Delinquent Loan unless and until (A) an additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan after the expiration of such 150-day period, (B) a new Asset Review Trigger has occurred as a result or an Asset Review Trigger is otherwise in effect,

 

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(C) the Certificate Administrator has timely received any Asset Review Vote Election after the occurrence of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) in this sentence and (D) an Affirmative Asset Review Vote has occurred within 150 days after the Asset Review Vote Election described in clause (C) in this sentence. After the occurrence of any Asset Review Vote Election or an Affirmative Asset Review Vote, no Certificateholder may make any additional Asset Review Vote Election except as described in the immediately preceding sentence. Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote will be paid as an expense of the Trust from the Collection Account. The Certificate Administrator shall be entitled to administer any vote in connection with the foregoing through an agent.

 

(b)       (i) Upon receipt of an Asset Review Notice, the Custodian (with respect to clauses (1)-(5) below for all Mortgage Loans), the Master Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to clause (6) below for Specially Serviced Loans), in each case, to the extent in such party’s possession, shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, provide the following materials in electronic format to the extent in their possession to the Asset Representations Reviewer (collectively, with the Diligence Files posted on the Secure Data Room by the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Section 4.08, a copy of the Prospectus, a copy of each related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and a copy of this Agreement, the “Review Materials”):

 

(1)       a copy of an assignment of the Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, for each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(2)       a copy of an assignment of any related assignment of leases (if such item is a document separate from the Mortgage) in favor of the Trustee, with evidence of recording thereon, related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(3)       a copy of the assignment of all unrecorded documents relating to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review, if not already covered pursuant to items (1) or (2) above;

 

(4)       copies of all filed copies (bearing evidence of filing) or evidence of filing of any UCC financing statements related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review;

 

(5)       a copy of an assignment in favor of the Trustee of any financing statement executed and filed in the relevant jurisdiction related to each Delinquent Loan that is subject to an Asset Review; and

 

(6)       copies of any other related documents that were entered into or delivered in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan that the Asset Representations Reviewer has determined are necessary in connection with its completion of any Asset Review and that are requested by the Asset

 

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Representations Reviewer, in the time frames and as otherwise described in clause (ii) hereof.

 

(ii)       In addition, in the event that, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the Review Materials, notify the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), as applicable, of such missing document(s), and request that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notification from the Asset Representations Reviewer, deliver to the Asset Representations Reviewer such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession. In the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, within such ten (10) Business Day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to deliver such missing document only to the extent such document is in the possession of such party but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(iii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, consider and rely upon information furnished to it by a Person that is not a party to this Agreement or the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, and shall do so only if such information can be independently verified (without unreasonable effort or expense to the Asset Representations Reviewer) and is determined by the Asset Representations Reviewer in its good faith and sole discretion to be relevant to the Asset Review conducted pursuant to this Section 12.01 (any such information, “Unsolicited Information”).

 

(iv)      Upon receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of the Asset Review Notice and access to the Diligence File with respect to a Delinquent Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer, as an independent contractor, shall commence a review of the compliance of each Delinquent Loan with the representations and warranties related to that Delinquent Loan (such review, the “Asset Review”). The Asset Representations Reviewer shall perform an Asset Review with respect to each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Delinquent Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth on Exhibit QQ (each such procedure, a “Test”); provided, however, that the Asset Representations Reviewer may, but is under no obligation to, (x) modify any Test and/or (y) modify any associated Review Materials to include any items not specified for the particular Test on Exhibit QQ (but in no event shall the modified Review Materials include materials not contemplated by the definition of “Review Materials”), in either case, only to the extent the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Representations Standard that it is necessary to modify such Test and/or such associated Review Materials in order to facilitate its

 

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Asset Review in accordance with the Asset Review Standard. Once an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan is completed, no further Asset Review shall be required in respect of, or performed on, such Mortgage Loan notwithstanding that such Mortgage Loan may continue to be a Delinquent Loan or again become a Delinquent Loan at a time when a new Asset Review Trigger occurs and a new Affirmative Asset Review Vote is obtained subsequent to the occurrence of such new Asset Review Trigger.

 

(v)       No Certificateholder shall have the right to change the scope of the Asset Review, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to review any information other than (1) the Review Materials and (2) if applicable, Unsolicited Information.

 

(vi)      The Asset Representations Reviewer may, absent manifest error and subject to the Asset Review Standard, (i) assume, without independent investigation or verification, that the Review Materials are accurate and complete in all material respects and (ii) conclusively rely on such Review Materials.

 

(vii)     The Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare a preliminary report with respect to each Delinquent Loan within fifty-six (56) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided, subject to the last sentence of this paragraph. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that the Review Materials are insufficient to complete a Test and such missing documentation is not delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) to the extent in the possession of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, or from the related Mortgage Loan Seller within ten (10) Business Days following the request by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the related Mortgage Loan Seller, as the case may be, as described in Section 12.01(b)(ii), the Asset Representations Reviewer shall list such missing documents in such preliminary report setting forth the preliminary results of the application of the Tests and the reasons why such missing documents are necessary to complete a Test and (if the Asset Representations Reviewer has so concluded) that the absence of such documents will be deemed to be a failure of such Test. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall provide such preliminary report to the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) or the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans), and the related Mortgage Loan Seller. If the preliminary report indicates that any of the representations and warranties fails or is deemed to fail any Test, the related Mortgage Loan Seller shall have ninety (90) days (the “Cure/Contest Period”) to remedy or otherwise refute the failure. Any documents or explanations to support the related Mortgage Loan Seller’s claim that the representation and warranty has not failed a Test or that any missing information or documents in the Review Materials are not required to complete a Test shall be sent by such Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer. For avoidance of doubt, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall not be required to prepare a preliminary report in the event the Asset Representations Reviewer determines that there is no Test failure with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.

 

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(viii)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall, within sixty (60) days after the date on which access to the Secure Data Room is provided to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Certificate Administrator or within the ten (10) days after the expiration of the Cure/Contest Period (whichever is later), complete an Asset Review with respect to each Delinquent Loan and deliver (i) a report setting forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions as to whether or not it has determined there is any evidence of a failure of any Test based on the Asset Review and a statement that the Asset Representations Reviewer’s findings and conclusions set forth in such report were not influenced by any third party (an “Asset Review Report”) to each party to this Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan Seller for each Delinquent Loan and the Directing Certificateholder and (ii) a summary of the Asset Representations Reviewer’s conclusions included in such Asset Review Report (an “Asset Review Report Summary”) to the Trustee, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Administrator. The period of time by which the Asset Review Report must be completed and delivered may be extended by up to an additional thirty (30) days, upon written notice to the parties to this Agreement and the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, if the Asset Representations Reviewer determines pursuant to the Asset Review Standard that such additional time is required due to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loan and/or the Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties. In no event may the Asset Representations Reviewer determine whether any Test failure constitutes a Material Defect, or whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller (or, in the case of Ladder, LC Holdings, LC REIT and LC TRS in respect of its payment guarantee), which, in each case, shall be a responsibility of the Enforcing Servicer pursuant to Section 12.01(b)(x) of this Agreement.

 

(ix)       In addition, in the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer does not receive any documentation that it requested from the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans), the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) or the related Mortgage Loan Seller in sufficient time to allow the Asset Representations Reviewer to complete its Asset Review and deliver an Asset Review Report, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall prepare the Asset Review Report solely based on the documentation received by the Asset Representations Reviewer with respect to the related Delinquent Loan, and the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have no responsibility to independently obtain any such documentation from any party to this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(x)        Within forty-five (45) days after receipt of an Asset Review Report with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Enforcing Servicer shall determine, based on the Servicing Standard, whether there exists a Material Defect with respect to such Mortgage Loan. If the Enforcing Servicer determines that a Material Defect exists, the Enforcing Servicer shall enforce the obligations of the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Material Defect in accordance with Section 2.03(b).

 

(c)       The Asset Representations Reviewer and its affiliates shall keep confidential any information appropriately labeled as “Privileged Information” received from any party to this Agreement or any Sponsor (including, without limitation, in connection with the review of the Mortgage Loans) and not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person

  

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(including Certificateholders), other than (1) to the extent expressly required by this Agreement in an Asset Review Report or otherwise, to the other parties to this Agreement with a notice indicating that such information is Privileged Information or (2) pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception. Each party to this Agreement that receives Privileged Information from the Asset Representations Reviewer with a notice stating that such information is Privileged Information shall not disclose such Privileged Information to any Person without the prior written consent of the Special Servicer other than pursuant to a Privileged Information Exception.

 

(d)       The Asset Representations Reviewer may delegate its duties to agents or subcontractors so long as the related agreements or arrangements with such agents or subcontractors are consistent with the provisions of this Section 12.01; provided that no agent or subcontractor may (i) be affiliated with any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates or (ii) have been paid any fees, compensation or other remuneration by an Underwriter, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Directing Certificateholder or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with due diligence or other services with respect to any Mortgage Loan prior to the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall remain obligated and primarily liable for any Asset Review required hereunder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability or related obligation or liability by virtue of such delegation or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from any Person acting as its agents or subcontractor to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Asset Representations Reviewer alone were performing its obligations under this Agreement. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with any agent or subcontractor providing for indemnification of the Asset Representations Reviewer by such agent or subcontractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 

(e)        The Asset Representations Reviewer may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of its asset representations reviewer portfolio, provided that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (A) is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer resulting from a merger, consolidation or succession that is permitted under this Agreement, (B) assumes in writing each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the asset representations reviewer under this Agreement and (C) is not a prohibited party under this Agreement; (ii) the asset representations reviewer will not be released from its obligations under this Agreement that arose prior to the effective date of such assignment and delegation; (iii) the rate at which each of the Asset Representations Reviewer Fee and the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee (or any component thereof) is calculated may not exceed the rate then in effect and (iv) the resigning asset representations reviewer will be required to be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses of each other party to this Agreement and the Rating Agencies in connection with such transfer. Upon acceptance of such assignment and delegation, the purchaser or transferee will be required to provide notice to each party to this Agreement and then will be the successor asset representations reviewer under this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.02 Payment of Asset Representations Reviewer Fees and Expenses; Limitation of Liability(a)  The Depositor shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer a fee of $5,000 (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Upfront Fee”) on the Closing Date. As compensation for the performance of its routine duties, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee”), payable monthly from amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans and shall be equal to the product of a rate equal to 0.00032% per annum (the “Asset Representations Reviewer Fee Rate”) and the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Loans (including any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan, but not any Companion Loan) and shall be calculated in the same manner as interest is calculated on such Mortgage Loans.

 

(b)       As compensation for the performance of its duties hereunder, with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger and each Mortgage Loan that is a Delinquent Loan and is subject to an Asset Review (for purposes of this paragraph, each a “Subject Loans”), upon the completion of any Asset Review with respect to an individual Asset Review Trigger, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall be paid a fee equal to the sum of (i) $15,000 plus (ii) $2,000 per additional Mortgaged Property in excess of one Mortgaged Property with respect to such Subject Loan, plus (iii) $2,000 per Mortgaged Property subject to a ground lease with respect to such Subject Loan, plus (iv) $1,500 per Mortgaged Property with respect to such Subject Loan subject to a franchise, hotel management or hotel license agreement, subject, in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv), to adjustments on the basis of the year-end Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, or other similar index if the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is no longer calculated for the year of the Closing Date and for the year of the occurrence of the Asset Review (any such fee, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee”). The Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to each Delinquent Loan shall be paid by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; provided, however, that if the related Mortgage Loan Seller is insolvent or fails to pay such amount within ninety (90) days of written request by the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee shall be paid by the Trust following delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a certification to the Master Servicer that the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b) have been met. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall not deliver any such certificate unless it has invoiced payment of such amount and otherwise met the requirements for payment set forth in this Section 12.02(b), including receipt of evidence of such insolvency or failure to pay such amount. A Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have failed to pay such amount hereunder ninety (90) days after delivery by the Asset Representations Reviewer of an itemized invoice to such Mortgage Loan Seller by registered mail or overnight courier to the address listed in this Agreement for such Mortgage Loan Seller, or to such other address as shall be provided by such Mortgage Loan Seller for delivery of notices in accordance with this Agreement, or ninety (90) days following attempted delivery of such invoice by registered mail or overnight courier and reasonable follow-up by telephone or e-mail. Notwithstanding any payment of such fee by the Trust to the Asset Representations Reviewer, such fee will remain an obligation of the related Mortgage Loan Seller and the Enforcing Servicer shall pursue remedies against such Mortgage Loan Seller to recover any such amounts to the extent paid by the Trust.

 

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(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee with respect to a Delinquent Loan shall be included in the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a completed Asset Review that is repurchased or substituted by a Mortgage Loan Seller, and such portion of the Purchase Price received shall be used to reimburse the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Trust, as the case may be, for such fees pursuant to Section 12.02(b).

 

(d)       The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement.

 

Section 12.03 Resignation of the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer may resign and be discharged from its obligations hereunder by giving written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and each Rating Agency. Upon such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. If no successor asset representations reviewer shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Asset Representations Reviewer may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer will bear all reasonable costs and expenses of each party hereto and each Rating Agency in connection with its resignation.

 

Section 12.04 Restrictions of the Asset Representations Reviewer. Neither the Asset Representations Reviewer nor any of its Affiliates shall make any investment in any Class of Certificates; provided, however, that such prohibition shall not apply to (i) riskless principal transactions effected by a broker dealer Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer or (ii) investments by an Affiliate of the Asset Representations Reviewer if the Asset Representations Reviewer and such Affiliate maintain policies and procedures that (A) segregate personnel involved in the activities of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement from personnel involved in such Affiliate’s investment activities and (B) prevent such Affiliate and its personnel from gaining access to information regarding the Trust and the Asset Representations Reviewer and its personnel from gaining access to such Affiliate’s information regarding its investment activities.

 

Section 12.05 Termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(a)      An “Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event” means any one of the following events whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body:

 

(i)       any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants or agreements or the material breach of any of its representations or warranties under this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by the Trustee or to the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee by the

 

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Holders of Certificates evidencing greater than 25% of the Voting Rights, provided that any such failure that is not curable within such thirty (30) day period, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall have an additional cure period of thirty (30) days to effect such cure so long as it has commenced to cure such failure within the initial thirty (30) day period and has provided the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator with an officer’s certificate certifying that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, such cure;

 

(ii)        any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform its obligations hereunder in accordance with the Asset Review Standard in any material respect, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iii)       any failure by the Asset Representations Reviewer to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, which failure shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, is given to the Asset Representations Reviewer by any party to this Agreement;

 

(iv)       a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Asset Representations Reviewer, and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;

 

(v)       the Asset Representations Reviewer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or liquidation committee in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, voluntary liquidation, or similar proceedings of or relating to the Asset Representations Reviewer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)       the Asset Representations Reviewer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.

 

Upon receipt by the Certificate Administrator of written notice of the occurrence of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice to all Certificateholders (which shall be simultaneously delivered to the Asset Representations Reviewer) in accordance with the notice distribution procedures described in Section 12.01(a), unless the Certificate Administrator has received written notice that such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event has been remedied. If an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall occur then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, either the Trustee (i) may or (ii) upon the written direction of Holders of

 

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Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), shall, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement, other than rights and obligations accrued prior to such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination), by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer. The Asset Representations Reviewer is required to bear all reasonable costs and expenses of itself and of each other party to this Agreement in connection with its termination due to an Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Depositor and each Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to notify the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee of any Asset Representations Reviewer Termination Event of which it becomes aware.

 

(b)       Upon (i) the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) requesting a vote to terminate and replace the Asset Representations Reviewer with a proposed successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and (ii) payment by such Holders to the Certificate Administrator of the reasonable fees and expenses to be incurred by the Certificate Administrator in connection with administering such vote, the Certificate Administrator shall promptly provide written notice thereof to the Asset Representations Reviewer and to all Certificateholders by (i) posting such notice on its internet website, and (ii) mailing such notice to all Certificateholders at their addresses appearing in the Certificate Register and to the Asset Representations Reviewer. Upon the written direction of Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 75% of a Certificateholder Quorum (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts), the Trustee shall terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Asset Representations Reviewer under this Agreement (other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination and other than indemnification rights arising out of events occurring prior to such termination) by notice in writing to the Asset Representations Reviewer and appoint the proposed successor. As between the Asset Representations Reviewer, on the one hand, and the Certificateholders, on the other, the Certificateholders shall be entitled in their sole discretion to vote for the termination or not vote for the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer. In the event that Holders of the Certificates evidencing at least 75% of the Voting Rights (without regard to the application of any Cumulative Appraisal Reduction Amounts) elect to remove the Asset Representations Reviewer without cause and appoint a successor, the successor asset representations reviewer will be responsible for all expenses necessary to effect the transfer of responsibilities from its predecessor.

 

(c)       On or after the receipt by the Asset Representations Reviewer of written notice of termination, subject to this Section 12.05, all of its authority and power under this Agreement shall be terminated and, without limitation, the terminated Asset Representations Reviewer shall execute any and all documents and other instruments, and do or accomplish all other acts or things reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 days after (1) the Asset Representations Reviewer resigns pursuant to Section 12.03 of this Agreement or (2) the Trustee delivers such written notice of termination to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer that is an Eligible Asset Representations

 

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Reviewer. The Trustee shall provide written notice of the appointment of an Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder and each Certificateholder within one Business Day of such appointment.

 

The Asset Representations Reviewer shall at all times be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer and if the Asset Representations Reviewer ceases to be an Eligible Asset Representations Reviewer, the Asset Representations Reviewer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Certificate Administrator and the Directing Certificateholder of such disqualification and immediately resign under Section 12.03 of this Agreement and the Trustee shall appoint a successor asset representations reviewer subject to and in accordance with this Section 12.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee is unable to find a successor asset representations reviewer within thirty (30) days of the termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Depositor shall be permitted to find a replacement. The Trustee shall not be liable for any failure to identify and appoint a successor asset representations reviewer so long as the Trustee uses commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a search for a successor asset representations reviewer and such failure is not a result of the Trustee’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)       Upon any termination of the Asset Representations Reviewer and appointment of a successor to the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator (who shall, as soon as possible, give written notice thereof to the Certificateholders), the Operating Advisor, the Mortgage Loan Sellers, the Depositor, each Rating Agency and, prior to the occurrence and continuance of a Consultation Termination Event, the Directing Certificateholder. In the event that the Asset Representations Reviewer is terminated, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall terminate, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination (including the right to receive all amounts accrued and owing to it under this Agreement) and other than indemnification rights (arising out of events occurring prior to such termination).

 

[End of Article XII]

 

Article XIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 13.01 Amendment. (a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)        to correct any defect or ambiguity in this Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of this Agreement;

 

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any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)       to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)      to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust or any Trust REMIC; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)       to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)      to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(vii)     to amend or supplement any provision hereof to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not

 

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result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)    to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded DCH Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25);

 

(ix)       to modify the procedures of this Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)        to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)       to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal.

 

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any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller, or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

(b)       This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties hereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)        reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)       reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)      adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)      change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary hereunder, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)       amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment hereto without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted hereunder, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment

 

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or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to this Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in this Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

(d)       No later than the effective date of any amendment to this Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall post a copy of the same to the Certificate Administrator’s Website, deliver a copy of the same to the 17g-5 Information Provider who shall post a copy of the same on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(b) and Section 3.13(c), as applicable, and thereafter, the Certificate Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format to each Certificateholder and each Serviced Companion Noteholder, the Depositor, each Other Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Underwriters and the Rating Agencies.

 

(e)       It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 13.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Certificate Administrator may prescribe.

 

(f)        The Trustee and the Certificate Administrator shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section 13.01 that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

 

(g)       The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) and the cost of any amendment entered into hereunder shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, except that if the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee requests any amendment of this Agreement in furtherance of the rights and interests of Certificateholders, the cost of any Opinion of Counsel required in connection therewith pursuant to Section 13.01(a) or Section 13.01(c) shall be payable out of the Collection Account.

 

(h)       The Servicing Standard shall not be amended unless each Rating Agency provides Rating Agency Confirmation and, with respect to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies provide a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25).

 

(i)        To the extent the Operating Advisor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or

 

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Depositor obtains an Opinion of Counsel as provided for in Section 13.01(c) in connection with executing any amendment to this Agreement, such party shall be deemed not to have acted negligently in connection with entering into such amendment for purposes of availing itself of any indemnity provided to such party under this Agreement.

 

(j)         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor shall be entitled to the same Voting Rights with respect to matters described above as they would if any other Person held such Certificates, so long as neither the Depositor nor any of its Affiliates is performing servicing duties with respect to any of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(k)        This Agreement may not be amended without the consent of any holder of a Companion Loan if such amendment would materially and adversely affect the rights of such Companion Holder hereunder.

 

Section 13.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. (a) To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Certificate Administrator at the expense of the Depositor on direction by the Special Servicer and with the consent of the Depositor (which may not be unreasonably withheld), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (the cost of which shall be paid by the Depositor) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.

 

(b)       For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(c)        The Trustee shall make any filings required under the laws of the state of its place of business required solely by virtue of the fact of the location of the Trustee’s place of business, the costs of which, if any, to be at the Trustee’s expense.

 

Section 13.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.

 

(b)       No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in

 

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the terms of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.

 

(c)       No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, any Mortgage Loan, or with respect to the Certificates, unless, with respect to any suit, action or proceeding upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator a written notice of default, and of the continuance thereof, as herein before provided, or of the need to institute such suit, action or proceeding on behalf of the Trust and unless also (except in the case of a default by the Trustee) the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing not less than 25% of the related Percentage Interests in such Class shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty (60) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of such indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it hereunder or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders of Certificates unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or hereby. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement or the Certificates to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, which priority or preference is not otherwise provided for herein, or to enforce any right under this Agreement or the Certificates, except in the manner herein or therein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section 13.03(c), each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

Section 13.04 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.05 Notices. (a) Any communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to (or, in the case of facsimile or electronic notices, when received by):

 

In the case of the Depositor:

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023

New York, New York 10152

Attention: A.J. Sfarra

CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.

Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300

301 South College St.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

In the case of the Master Servicer:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Three Wells Fargo

MAC D1050-084

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor

 

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Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP

214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.

 

In the case of the Special Servicer:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP

1201 Walnut Street

Suite 2900

Kansas City, Missouri 64106 2150

Fax Number: (816)-412-9338

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

In the case of the Directing Certificateholder:

 

KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile number: (212) 750-0003
Attention: Matt Salem

 

In the case of the Trustee:

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2018-C47

 

with a copy to:

 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

Facsimile No.: (302) 636-4140

 

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In the case of the Certificate Administrator:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – WFCM 2018-C47

 

with a copy to:

 

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of any transfer or surrender of a Risk Retention Certificate pursuant to Article V:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

9062 Old Annapolis Road

Columbia, Maryland 21045

Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) – WFCM 2018-C47

 

with a copy to:

 

riskretentioncustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of the Custodian:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

1055 10th Avenue SE

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Attention: Document Custody Group – WFCM 2018-C47

 

with a copy to cmbscustody@wellsfargo.com

 

In the case of a surrender, transfer or exchange of a Certificate other than a Risk Retention Certificate:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 South 4th Street

7th Floor, MAC 9300-070

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

Attention: Certificate Transfer Services – WFCM 2018-C47

 

In the case of the Mortgage Loan Sellers:

 

1.            Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

301 South College St.

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47,

 

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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

with a copy to:

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.,

Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300

301 South College St.

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202

 

and a copy to:

 

Jacqueline Gelman

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

10 South Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone number: (312) 827-1531

Email: jacqueline.m.gelman@wellsfargo.com

 

2.            Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, New York 10154

Attention: Pamela McCormack

 

with electronic copies to:

 

Pamela McCormack (pamela.mccormack@laddercapital.com)

Robert Perelman (robert.perelman@laddercapital.com)

David Traitel (david.traitel@laddercapital.com)

 

3.            Barclays Bank PLC 

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York

Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519

Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department

Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

4.            Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

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5.            C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC 

5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 800

Irving, Texas 75039

Attention: Jenna Vick Unell, General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (972) 868-5490

 

with a copy to:

 

C-III Capital Partners LLC

717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Jeffrey Cohen

Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to:

 

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC

717 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Michael Pierro

Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to:

 

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC

717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Paul Hughson

Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

In the case of the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer:

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC

600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager

(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

In the case of any mezzanine lender:

 

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

In the case of any Companion Loan Holder:

 

The address set forth in the related Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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To each such Person, such other address as may hereafter be furnished by such Person to the parties hereto in writing. Any communication required or permitted to be delivered to a Certificateholder shall be deemed to have been duly given when mailed first class, postage prepaid, to the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.

 

(b)       Any party required to deliver any notice or information pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the Rating Agencies shall deliver such written notice of the events or information specified in Section 3.13(c) to the Rating Agencies at the address listed below, promptly following the occurrence thereof. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the Certificate Administrator, and Trustee also shall furnish such other information regarding the Trust as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to the extent such party has or can obtain such information without unreasonable effort or expense; provided, however, that such other information is first provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.13(c); provided, further, that the 17g-5 Information Provider shall not disclose which Rating Agency has requested such information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to deliver such notices or copies shall not constitute a Servicer Termination Event, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Any confirmation of the rating by the Rating Agencies required hereunder shall be in writing.

 

Any notices to the Rating Agencies shall be sent to the following addresses:

 

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

33 Whitehall Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295

E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

DBRS, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance
Facsimile No.: (312) 332-3492

Email: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

7 World Trade Center

250 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10007

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group

E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

Section 13.06 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the

 

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remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.

 

Section 13.07 Grant of a Security Interest. The Depositor intends that the conveyance of the Conveyed Property shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Depositor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Depositor also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trustee (in such capacity) a first priority security interest in the Depositor’s entire right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or arising, the Conveyed Property and all proceeds thereof and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. The Depositor shall file or cause to be filed, as a precautionary filing, a UCC Financing Statement in all appropriate locations in the State of Delaware promptly following the initial issuance of the Certificates, and the Certificate Administrator shall, at the expense of the Depositor (to the extent reasonable), prepare and file continuation statements with respect thereto, in each case in the six-month period prior to every fifth anniversary of the date of the initial UCC Financing Statement. The Depositor shall cooperate in a reasonable manner with the Certificate Administrator in the preparation and filing of such continuation statements. This Section 13.07 shall constitute notice to the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee pursuant to any of the requirements of the applicable UCC.

 

Section 13.08 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each Mortgage Loan Seller (and its respective agents), each Companion Holder (and its respective agents), each Underwriter, each depositor of a Regulation AB Companion Loan Securitization, each Other Exchange Act Reporting Party (with respect to its rights under Article XI of this Agreement) and each Initial Purchaser is an intended third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect of the respective rights afforded it hereunder. No other person, including, without limitation, any Mortgagor, shall be entitled to any benefit or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement.

 

(b)       Each Serviced Companion Noteholder shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to the rights afforded it hereunder. Each of the Other Servicers and the Other Trustees shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to all provisions herein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Other Servicer and Other Trustee, and any provisions regarding reimbursement or advances or interest thereon to such Other Servicer or Other Trustee.

 

(c)       Each of the applicable Non-Serviced Trustee, Non-Serviced Master Servicer, Non-Serviced Special Servicer, Non-Serviced Depositor, Non-Serviced Paying Agent and any Non-Serviced Trust holding a related Non-Serviced Companion Loan, shall be a third-party beneficiary to this Agreement in respect to its rights as specifically provided for herein and under the applicable Non-Serviced Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(d)         Subject to Section 2.03(k), Section 2.03(l)(iv) and Section 2.03(l)(v), any Requesting Certificateholder shall be an express third-party beneficiary to this Agreement for purposes of exercising rights under Section 2.03(k) through Section 2.03(o).

 

Section 13.09 Article and Section Headings. The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 13.10 Notices to the Rating Agencies. (a) The Certificate Administrator shall use reasonable efforts promptly to provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), (and the related 17g-5 information provider for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)          any material change or amendment to this Agreement;

 

(ii)         the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event that has not been cured;

 

(iii)        the resignation or termination of the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer or the Special Servicer; and

 

(iv)        the repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans by the related Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to Section 5 of the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

(b)         The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to promptly provide notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), with respect to each of the following of which it has actual knowledge:

 

(i)          the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator;

 

(ii)         any change in the location of the Collection Account;

 

(iii)        any event that would result in the voluntary or involuntary termination of any insurance of the accounts of the Trustee;

 

(iv)        any change in the lien priority of any Mortgage Loan with respect to an assumption of the Mortgage Loan or additional encumbrance described in Section 3.08;

 

(v)         any additional lease to an anchor tenant or termination of any existing lease to an anchor tenant at retail properties for any Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance that is equal to or greater than the lesser of (1) an amount greater than 5% of the then-aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Mortgage Loans and (2) $35,000,000;

 

(vi)        any material damage to any Mortgaged Property;

 

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(vii)       any assumption with respect to a Mortgage Loan; and

 

(viii)      any release or substitution of any Mortgaged Property.

 

(c)         The Certificate Administrator shall promptly furnish notice to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to the Rating Agencies of (i) any change in the location of the Distribution Accounts and (ii) the final payment to any Class of Certificateholders.

 

(d)         The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall furnish to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c), and thereafter to each Rating Agency (and any rating agency for any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities to the extent applicable to any Serviced Whole Loan) with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any Non-Serviced Mortgage Loan) such information as any Rating Agency shall reasonably request and which the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, can reasonably provide in accordance with applicable law and without waiving any attorney-client privilege relating to such information or violating the terms of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan documents. The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, as applicable, may include any reasonable disclaimer it deems appropriate with respect to such information. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 13.10 shall require a party to provide duplicative notices or copies to the Rating Agencies with respect to any of the above listed items. In connection with the delivery by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to the 17g-5 Information Provider of any information, report, notice or document for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, the 17g-5 Information Provider shall notify the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer when such information, report, notice or document has been posted. The Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may, but shall not be obligated to send such information, report, notice or document to the applicable Rating Agency so long as such information, report, notice or document (i) was previously provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider or (ii) is simultaneously provided, by 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, to the 17g-5 Information Provider.

 

[End of Article XIII]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.

 

  WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.,
    Depositor
     
  By: /s/ A.J. Sfarra
    Name: A.J. Sfarra
    Title: Managing Director
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    Master Servicer
     
  By: /s/ Nachette Hadden
    Name: Nachette Hadden
    Title: Director
     
  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By: /s/ David D. Spotts
    Name: David D. Spotts
    Title: Senior Vice President
     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    not in its individual capacity, but solely as Certificate Administrator
     
  By: /s/ Anna M. Lopez
    Name: Anna M. Lopez
    Title: Vice President

 

WFCM 2018-C47: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    not in its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee
     
  By: /s/ Beverly D. Capers
    Name: Beverly D. Capers
    Title: Assistant Vice President

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC
     
  By: Park Bridge Advisors LLC
    Its Sole Member
     
  By: Park Bridge Financial LLC
       Its Sole Member
     
  By: /s/ Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Name: Robert J. Spinna, Jr.
    Title: Managing Member

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

 

On the 18 day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared A.J. Sfarra known to me to be a Managing Director of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., a corporation, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Dayna M. Delville
DAYNA M. DELVILLE Notary Public
NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF NEW YORK  
NEW YORK COUNTY  
LIC. #01DE6235170  
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   
February 7, 2019  

 

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG    )

 

On the 22 day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Nachette Hadden known to me to be a Director of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Erica L Smith
  Notary Public
   
  ERICA L SMITH
  NOTARY PUBLIC
[SEAL] MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NC.
  My Commission Expires 07-20-2022
My commission expires:  
   

 

 

 

 

STATE OF KANSAS )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF JOHNSON )

 

On the 18th day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared David D. Spotts known to me to be a Senior Vice President of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a limited liability company, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such limited liability company executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Brent Kinder
  Notary Public
   
  BRENT KINDER
  NOTARY PUBLIC - State of Kansas
  My Appt. Exp. January 30, 2022

 

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STATE OF MARYLAND )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF HOWARD )

 

On the 17th day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Anna M. Lopez known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Andrew Crews
  Notary Public
   
  Andrew Crews
  NOTARY PUBLIC
[SEAL] CECIL COUNTY, MD
  MY COMMISSION EXPIRES OCTOBER 27, 2021
My commission expires:  
   

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE    )

 

On the 15th day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Beverly D. Capers known to me to be an Assistant Vice President of Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Christina Bader
  Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   
   
   
Christina Bader  
NOTARY PUBLIC  
STATE OF DELAWARE  
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES MARCH 22, 2020  

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK )
  )       ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )

 

On the 15th day of October, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Robert J. Spinna, Jr., known to me to be a Managing Member of Park Bridge Financial LLC, which is the sole member of Park Bridge Advisors LLC, which in turn is the sole member of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of such limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such limited liability company executed the within instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 

  /s/ Niaja W. Mowatt
  Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   
3/31/20  
   
NIAJA WILLIAMS MOWATT  
Notary Public - State of New York  
NO. 01WI6184241  
Qualified in Suffolk County  
My Commission Expires 3/31/20  

 

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EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATE (OTHER THAN CLASS R CERTIFICATES)

 

CLASS [__]

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

 

SERIES 2018-C47, CLASS [__]

 

[FOR CLASS E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR AND J-RR: THIS CERTIFICATE IS PART OF THE ELIGIBLE HORIZONTAL RESIDUAL INTEREST FOR THE RELATED SECURITIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE CREDIT RISK RETENTION RULES

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE IS A TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S (“REGULATION S”) UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). NEITHER THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.

 

NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREON UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]1

 

[FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS

 

 

 

1            Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

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WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]2

 

[TRANSFERS OF THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE, AND TRANSFERS OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN THIS BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO BELOW.]3

 

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE DISTRIBUTABLE AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE BALANCE SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR PRIVATELY OFFERED CERTIFICATES (CERTIFICATES OTHER THAN CLASSES A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B AND C): THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A)(1) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER”, WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (2) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS A NON-“U.S. PERSON” IN AN “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” AS DEFINED IN, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF, REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (3) TO AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN “ACCREDITED

 

 

 

2            Legend required as long as DTC is the Depository under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3           Book-Entry Certificate legend.

 

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INVESTOR” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“REGULATION D”) OR ANY ENTITY IN WHICH ALL OF THE EQUITY OWNERS ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF REGULATION D (COLLECTIVELY, “INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTORS”), AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

 

[FOR CLASS G-RR, CLASS H-RR OR CLASS J-RR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAW”), OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE, UNLESS (A)(I) SUCH PERSON IS AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60, AND (II) ALL CONDITIONS OF SECTIONS I AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 WILL BE MET WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT’S ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR (B) WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION, HOLDING OR DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ANY PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, SUCH ACQUISITION, HOLDING AND DISPOSITION BY SUCH PLAN WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR OTHERWISE RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT VIOLATION OF SIMILAR LAW.]

 

[FOR CLASS E-RR, CLASS F-RR, CLASS G-RR, CLASS H-RR AND CLASS J-RR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER, HEDGING AND PLEDGING PURSUANT TO THE RISK RETENTION RULES. THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. THE CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR SHALL REFUSE TO REGISTER THE TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5.03(i) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

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[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES: THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT”, AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(1) AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED.]

 

[FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES: THE PORTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PORTION OF PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTIONS ON THE CERTIFICATES AND THE PORTION OF REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE TO THIS CERTIFICATE AND WILL BE INCREASED BY RECOVERIES ON THE RELATED MORTGAGE LOANS FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES (PLUS INTEREST THEREON) THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY REIMBURSED FROM PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS THAT RESULTED IN A REDUCTION OF THE PRINCIPAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT. ACCORDINGLY, THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CURRENT CERTIFICATE BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THIS [CLASS X-A][CLASS X-B][CLASS X-D] CERTIFICATE HAS NO PRINCIPAL BALANCE AND WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY DISTRIBUTIONS OF PRINCIPAL.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-A CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-1, CLASS A-2, CLASS A-SB, CLASS A-3 AND CLASS A-4 CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-B CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE AGGREGATE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS A-S, CLASS B AND CLASS C CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X-D CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE REDUCED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE BALANCE OF THE CLASS D CERTIFICATES. ACCORDINGLY, THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT OF THIS CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE INITIAL NOTIONAL AMOUNT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: THE NOTIONAL AMOUNT ON WHICH THE INTEREST PAYABLE TO THE HOLDERS OF THE CLASS [X-A][X-B][X-D] CERTIFICATES IS BASED WILL BE REDUCED AS A RESULT OF PRINCIPAL

 

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PAYMENTS AND LOSSES ON THE MORTGAGE LOANS. ACCORDINGLY, THE INTEREST PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LESS THAN THAT SET FORTH BELOW.]

 

[FOR SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-S, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, CLASS E-RR, CLASS F-RR, CLASS G-RR, CLASS H-RR AND CLASS J-RR): THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME SERIES AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.]

 

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PASS-THROUGH RATE: [FOR FIXED CLASSES: [____]% per annum] [FOR WAC, WAC CAP AND CLASS X CERTIFICATES: VARIABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]

 

INITIAL [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS OF THE CLOSING DATE: $[               ]

 

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

 

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

 

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2018

 

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

 

APPROXIMATE AGGREGATE [CERTIFICATE BALANCE][NOTIONAL AMOUNT] OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES
AS OF THE CLOSING DATE:
$[_________]

 

MASTER SERVICER: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:
MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

OPERATING ADVISOR:
PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

 

CUSIP NO.: [              ]

 

ISIN NO.: [              ]

 

CERTIFICATE NO.: [_] - ______

 

 

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CLASS [__] CERTIFICATE

 

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

 

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [FOR BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATES: CEDE & CO.] [FOR DEFINITIVE CERTIFICATES: [______]] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class [__] Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of this Certificate specified on the face hereof, by the aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

 

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

 

[FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATES: This Certificate represents a “regular interest” in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit”, as those terms are defined, respectively,

 

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in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).] Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate Administrator shall distribute to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date, an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) of that portion of the aggregate amount of [FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR AND J-RR): principal and] interest then distributable, if any, allocable to the Class of Certificates of the same Class as this Certificate for such Distribution Date, all as more fully described in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. [FOR CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, X-A, X-B, A-S, B, C AND D CERTIFICATES: Holders of this Certificate may be entitled to Prepayment Premiums and Yield Maintenance Charges as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.] All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

 

Interest on this Certificate will accrue (computed as if each year consisted of 360 days and each month consisted of 30 days) during the Interest Accrual Period relating to such Distribution Date at the Class [__] Pass-Through Rate specified above on the [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of this Certificate immediately prior to each Distribution Date. [FOR CLASS X CERTIFICATES: Interest][FOR PRINCIPAL BALANCE CERTIFICATES (CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3, A-4, A-S, B, C, D, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR AND J-RR): Principal and interest] allocated to this Certificate on any Distribution Date will be in an amount equal to this Certificate’s pro rata share of the Available Funds to be distributed on the Certificates of this Class as of such Distribution Date, with a final distribution to be made upon retirement of this Certificate as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Realized Losses and certain other amounts on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on the applicable Distribution Date to Certificateholders in the manner set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any Class of Certificates will be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates of such Class.

 

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time

 

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for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

 

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

 

Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

Subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Class [__] Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $[FOR CLASS A-1, A-2, A-SB, A-3,

 

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A-4, A-S, B AND C: 10,000 initial Certificate Balance][FOR CLASS D, E-RR, F-RR, G-RR, H-RR AND J-RR CERTIFICATES: 100,000 initial Certificate Balance][FOR CLASS X-A, X-B AND X-D CERTIFICATES: 1,000,000 initial Notional Amount], and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof, with one Certificate of each such Class evidencing an additional amount equal to the remainder of the initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] of such Class.

 

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

 

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

 

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

 

(i)            to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)           to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

 

(iii)          to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

 

(iv)          to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust

 

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REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

 

(v)          to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

 

(vi)         to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(vii)        to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

 

(viii)       to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the

 

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Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

 

(ix)          to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

 

(x)           to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

 

(xi)          to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal, upon the consent of the Retaining Sponsor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

 

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The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

 

(i)            reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

 

(ii)           reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

 

(iii)          adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

 

(iv)          change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

 

(v)           amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate

 

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Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

 

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the

 

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statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

 

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal. 

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

Dated: October 25, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS [__] CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

     
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Authenticating Agent
     
  By:   
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________ Custodian
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties      (Cust)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    survivorship and not as tenants in  
    common Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable. 

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:

 

Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to ________________________________________ for the account of __________________________________ account number ___________________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE

CLASS R

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES

SERIES 2018-C47, CLASS R

[THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.]

[THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES NOT TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH CERTIFICATE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND (A) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) FOR SO LONG AS THIS CERTIFICATE IS ELIGIBLE FOR SALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A.]

[THE INITIAL INVESTOR IN THIS CERTIFICATE, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE OR AN INTEREST HEREIN, IS DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT. A TRANSFEREE IS ALSO REQUIRED TO DELIVER AN INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT C TO THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.]

THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INTEREST IN OR OBLIGATION OF THE DEPOSITOR, THE BORROWERS, THE SPONSORS, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SPECIAL SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR, THE OPERATING ADVISOR, THE ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER, THE UNDERWRITERS, THE INITIAL PURCHASERS, THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE

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INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OR PRIVATE INSURER.

[THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE OR FOREIGN SECURITIES LAW. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A (A “QIB”), OR IS PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QIB, AND WHOM THE HOLDER HAS INFORMED THAT THE REOFFER, RESALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, AND (B) IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.]

THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE PURCHASED BY OR PLEDGED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON THAT IS OR BECOMES AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR TO SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), OR A GOVERNMENTAL PLAN (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(32) OF ERISA) OR OTHER PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW THAT IS, TO A MATERIAL EXTENT, SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, OR ANY PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN (INCLUDING AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE PLAN ASSETS BY REASON OF INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY BY SUCH PLAN OR PLANS AND THE APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION § 2510.3-101, AS MODIFIED BY SECTION 3(42) OF ERISA) OR USING THE ASSETS OF SUCH PLAN TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE.

[THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN TWO “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G(a)(2) AND 860D OF THE CODE. EACH TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, IS DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CERTIFICATE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY TO DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS, DISQUALIFIED NON-U.S. TAX PERSONS OR AGENTS OF EITHER, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.03 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO FURNISH AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE TRANSFEROR, THE CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR AND THE TRUSTEE TO THE EFFECT THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, (A) IT IS NOT A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 860E(e)(5) OF THE CODE, OR AN AGENT (INCLUDING A BROKER, NOMINEE OR OTHER MIDDLEMAN) FOR SUCH

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DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND IS OTHERWISE A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE, (B) IT HAS HISTORICALLY PAID ITS DEBTS AS THEY HAVE COME DUE AND INTENDS TO PAY ITS DEBTS AS THEY COME DUE IN THE FUTURE, (C) IT UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY INCUR TAX LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE IN EXCESS OF CASH FLOWS GENERATED HEREBY, (D) IT INTENDS TO PAY ANY TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE AS THEY BECOME DUE, (E) IT WILL NOT CAUSE INCOME WITH RESPECT TO THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOREIGN PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OR FIXED BASE, WITHIN THE MEANING OF AN APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY, OF SUCH PERSON OR ANY OTHER U.S. PERSON AND (F) IT WILL NOT TRANSFER THIS CERTIFICATE TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMILAR AFFIDAVIT. ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR OTHER PERSON THAT IS NOT A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE OR OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY NULL AND VOID AND SHALL VEST NO RIGHTS IN ANY PURPORTED TRANSFEREE. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS ONE OR MORE “NON-ECONOMIC RESIDUAL INTERESTS”, AS DEFINED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS SECTION 1.860E-1(c), AND THEREFORE, TRANSFERS OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE DISREGARDED FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. IN ORDER TO SATISFY A REGULATORY SAFE HARBOR UNDER WHICH SUCH TRANSFERS WILL NOT BE DISREGARDED, THE TRANSFEROR MAY BE REQUIRED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SATISFY ITSELF AS TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND EITHER TO TRANSFER AT A MINIMUM PRICE OR TO AN ELIGIBLE TRANSFEREE AS SPECIFIED IN TREASURY REGULATIONS.]

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PERCENTAGE INTEREST EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE: [100%]

DATE OF POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT: AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2018

CUT-OFF DATE: AS SET FORTH IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN)

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2018

FIRST DISTRIBUTION DATE:
NOVEMBER 19, 2018

MASTER SERVICER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SPECIAL SERVICER: MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

TRUSTEE: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

OPERATING ADVISOR:
PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER: PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC

CUSIP NO.: [          ]

ISIN NO.: [          ]

CERTIFICATE NO.: R-____

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CLASS R CERTIFICATE

evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund, consisting primarily of a pool of commercial mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, all REO Properties and revenues received in respect thereof, the mortgagee’s rights under the insurance policies, any Assignment of Leases, and any guaranties or other collateral as security for the Mortgage Loans and such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts, the Interest Reserve Account, the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account and the REO Accounts, formed and sold by

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC.

THIS CERTIFIES THAT [____________________] is the registered owner of the interest evidenced by this Certificate in the Class R Certificates issued by the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor and the Asset Representations Reviewer. A summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Certificates of the series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing an interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the percentage interest specified on the face hereof. The Certificates are designated as the WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 and are issued in the classes as specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Certificates will evidence in the aggregate 100% of the beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.

This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and reference is made to that agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits, obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby and the rights, duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as amended from time to time, the Certificateholder by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which the Certificateholder is bound. In the case of any conflict between terms specified in this Certificate and terms specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.

This Class R Certificate represents a “residual interest” in two “real estate mortgage investment conduits”, as those terms are defined, respectively, in Sections 860G(a)(1) and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to treat, and take no action inconsistent with the treatment of, this Certificate in accordance with the preceding sentence for purposes of federal

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income taxes, state and local income and franchise taxes and other taxes imposed on or measured by income. The Certificate Administrator is hereby designated as the “partnership representative” (within the meaning of Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC. Each holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, consents to the Certificate Administrator making any elections allowed under the Code (a) to avoid the application of Section 6221 (or successor provision) to the Trust REMICs and (b) to avoid payment by the Trust REMICs under Section 6225 of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on a Holder of this Certificate. Each Holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof, agrees to any such elections and to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

Pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, distributions, if any, on this Certificate shall be made by the Certificate Administrator in an amount equal to such Person’s pro rata share (based on the Percentage Interest represented by this Certificate) and to the extent and subject to the limitations set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the Distribution Date to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as of the related Record Date. All sums distributable on this Certificate are payable in the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

This Certificate is limited in right of payment to, among other things, certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Collection Account and the Distribution Accounts will be held on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of Certificates specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Master Servicer (with respect to the Collection Account) or the Certificate Administrator (with respect to the Distribution Accounts) will be authorized to make withdrawals therefrom. Amounts on deposit in such accounts may be invested in Permitted Investments. Interest or other investment income earned on funds in the Collection Account will be paid to the Master Servicer as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account shall be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of certain expenses incurred with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and administration of the Trust Fund.

All distributions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to a Class of Certificates shall be made on each Distribution Date (other than the final distribution on any Certificate) to Certificateholders of record on the related Record Date by check mailed to the address set forth therefor in the Certificate Register or, provided that such Certificateholder has provided the Certificate Administrator with wire instructions at least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Record Date, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor. The final distribution on this Certificate (determined without regard to any possible future reimbursement of Realized Losses previously allocated to this Certificate) shall be made in like manner, but only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the offices of the Certificate Registrar or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.

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Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held uninvested in trust and credited to the account or accounts of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Certificate Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Certificate Administrator, directly or through an agent, shall take such steps to contact the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning the surrender of their Certificates as it shall deem appropriate, subject to applicable law with respect to escheatment of funds. The costs and expenses of holding such funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders following the first anniversary of the delivery of such second notice to the non-tendering Certificateholders shall be paid out of such funds. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Certificate Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance with Section 4.01(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registerable in the Certificate Register only upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the office of the Certificate Registrar or at the office of its transfer agent, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized Denominations will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions: (A) no Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including a nominee, middleman or similar person) (an “Agent”), a Plan or a Person acting on behalf of or using the assets of a Plan (such Plan or Person, an “ERISA Prohibited Holder”) or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person and shall promptly notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change to such status; (B) in connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall require delivery to it, and no Transfer of any Class R Certificate shall be registered until the Certificate Registrar receives, an affidavit substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1 (a “Transferee Affidavit”) from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is not a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof, an ERISA Prohibited Holder or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, and that it has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and agrees to be bound by them; (C) notwithstanding the delivery of a Transferee

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Affidavit by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if the Certificate Registrar has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is a Disqualified Organization or Agent thereof, an ERISA Prohibited Holder or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be effected; and (D) each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate shall agree (1) to require a Transferee Affidavit from any prospective Transferee to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate and (2) not to transfer its Ownership Interest in such Class R Certificate unless it provides to the Certificate Registrar a letter substantially in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-2 (a “Transferor Letter”) certifying that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge or reason to know that the proposed Transferee’s statements in such Transferee Affidavit are false.

The Class R Certificates will be issued in fully registered, certificated form, in minimum percentage interests of 10% and integral multiples of 1% in excess thereof.

No fee or service charge shall be imposed by the Certificate Registrar for its services in respect of any registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate (other than Definitive Certificates) referred to in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In connection with any transfer to an Institutional Accredited Investor, the Transferor shall reimburse the Trust for any costs (including the cost of the Certificate Registrar’s counsel’s review of the documents and any legal opinions, submitted by the transferor or transferee to the Certificate Registrar as provided in Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) incurred by the Certificate Registrar in connection with such transfer. The Certificate Registrar may require payment by each transferor of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, expense or other governmental charge payable in connection with any such transfer or exchange.

The Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Registrar, and any agent of any of them, may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, or any agent of any of them, shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto, without the consent of any of the Certificateholders or the Companion Holders:

(i)         to correct any defect or ambiguity in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in order to address any manifest error in any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;

(ii)        to cause the provisions in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to conform or be consistent with or in furtherance of the statements made in the Prospectus (or in an offering document for any related non-offered certificates) with respect to the Certificates, the Trust or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or to correct or supplement any of its provisions which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions therein or to correct any error;

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(iii)       to change the timing and/or nature of deposits in the Collection Account, the Distribution Accounts or any REO Account; provided that (a) the P&I Advance Date shall in no event be later than the Business Day prior to the related Distribution Date and (b) such change shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder, as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such amendment;

(iv)       to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as shall be necessary to maintain the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code at all times that any Certificate is outstanding, or to avoid or minimize the risk of imposition of any tax on the Trust, any Trust REMIC or the Grantor Trust; provided that the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that (a) such action is necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (b) such action will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Companion Holder;

(v)        to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section 5.03(o) or Section 5.03(p) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement restricting transfer of the Class R Certificates; provided the Depositor has determined that such change shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, cause the Trust, any Trust REMIC or any of the Certificateholders (other than the Transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a Transfer to a Person that is a Disqualified Organization or a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person;

(vi)       to revise or add any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any other change; provided that the required action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder or any holder of a Serviced Companion Loan not consenting to such revision or addition as evidenced in writing by an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such amendment or supplement and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

(vii)       to amend or supplement any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent necessary to maintain the then-current ratings assigned to each Class of Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that

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such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); provided that such amendment or supplement shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder not consenting to such amendment or supplement, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel;

(viii)    to modify the provisions of Sections 3.05 and 3.17 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (with respect to reimbursement of Nonrecoverable Advances and Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts) if (a) the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and, for so long as a Control Termination Event has not occurred and is not continuing and with respect to the Mortgage Loans other than any Excluded Loan, the Directing Certificateholder, determine that the commercial mortgage-backed securities industry standard for such provisions has changed, in order to conform to such industry standard, (b) such modification does not adversely affect the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or the status of the Grantor Trust as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel and (c) each Rating Agency has delivered a Rating Agency Confirmation and, with regard to any class of Serviced Companion Loan Securities, the applicable rating agencies have delivered a confirmation that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement);

(ix)       to modify the procedures of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to compliance with Rule 17g-5 of the Exchange Act; provided that such amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respects the interests of any Certificateholders, as evidenced by (x) an Opinion of Counsel or (y) if any Certificate is then rated, receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency rating such Certificates; and provided, further, that the Certificate Administrator shall give notice of any such amendment to the 17g-5 Information Provider for posting to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website pursuant to Section 3.13(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Certificate Administrator shall post such notice to the Certificate Administrator’s Website;

(x)        to modify, eliminate or add to any provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to such extent as will be necessary to comply with the requirements for use of Form SF-3 in registered offerings to the extent provided in C.F.R. 239.45(b)(1)(ii), (iii) or (iv); or

(xi)       to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions in the event the Risk Retention Rules or any other regulations applicable to the risk retention requirements for this securitization transaction are amended or repealed, to the extent required to comply with any such amendment or to modify or eliminate the provision related to the risk retention requirements in the event of such repeal, upon the consent of the Retaining Sponsor, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment (A) may change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller or (B) may materially and adversely affect the holder of a Companion Loan without such Companion Holder’s consent.

The Pooling and Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the parties thereto with the consent of the Holders of Certificates of each Class affected by such amendment evidencing in the aggregate not less than a majority of the aggregate Percentage Interests constituting the Class for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no such amendment shall:

(i)         reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on the Mortgage Loans or Whole Loans that are required to be distributed on a Certificate of any Class without the consent of the Holder of the Certificate or which are required to be distributed to a Companion Holder without the consent of such Companion Holder; or

(ii)        reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment or remove the requirement to obtain consent of any Companion Holder, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then-outstanding or such Companion Holders, as applicable; or

(iii)       adversely affect the Voting Rights of any Class of Certificates without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates of such Class then outstanding; or

(iv)      change in any manner any defined term used in any Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the obligations or rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller under such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or otherwise or change any rights of any Mortgage Loan Seller as a third party beneficiary under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of such Mortgage Loan Seller; or

(v)       amend the Servicing Standard without the consent of 100% of the Certificateholders or receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency and confirmation of the applicable rating agencies that such action will not result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of its then-current ratings of any Serviced Companion Loan Securities, if any (provided that such rating agency confirmation may be considered satisfied in the same manner as any Rating Agency Confirmation may be considered satisfied with respect to the Certificates pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, if required under the related Intercreditor Agreement, the consent of the Subordinate Companion Holder(s) for each Serviced AB Whole Loan.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer shall consent to any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement without having first received an Opinion of Counsel (at the Trust’s expense) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, that all conditions precedent have been satisfied and that such amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer or any other specified person in accordance with such amendment will not result in the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund or any Trust REMIC, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or cause the Grantor Trust to fail to qualify as a grantor trust under the relevant provisions of the Code. Furthermore, no amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement may be made that changes any provision specifically required to be included in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by any Designated Intercreditor Agreement, without in each case the consent of the holder of the related Companion Loan(s).

The Holders of the majority of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in that order of priority, may, at their option, elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans (and all property acquired through exercise of remedies in respect of any related Mortgage Loan) and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund as contemplated by clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 9.01 in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by giving written notice to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the other parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement no later than sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of purchase; provided, however, that the Holders of the Controlling Class, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Holders of the Class R Certificates may so elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and the Trust’s portion of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund only on or after the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and the portion of any REO Loans held by the Trust is less than 1.0% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Following the date on which the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-S, Class B, Class C and Class D Certificates are no longer outstanding (and provided that there is only one Holder (or multiple Holders acting in unanimity) of the then-outstanding Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates)), the Sole Certificateholder shall have the right, with the consent of the Master Servicer, to exchange all of its Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates) for all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

The obligations created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trust created thereby (other than the obligation of the Certificate Administrator to make payments to Certificateholders as provided for in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), shall terminate upon reduction of the Certificate Balances of all the Certificates to zero (including, without limitation, any such final payment resulting from a termination of the Trust due to a sale of its property) pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In no event, however, will the Trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement continue beyond the expiration of 21

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years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Authenticating Agent, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or be valid for any purpose. The Certificate Registrar has executed this Certificate on behalf of the Trust as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and makes no representation or warranty as to any of the statements contained herein or the validity or sufficiency of the Certificates or the Mortgage Loans.

THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES APPLIED IN NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Certificate Registrar has caused this Certificate to be duly executed under this official seal.

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
   
  By:     
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

Dated:  October 25, 2018

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASS R CERTIFICATES REFERRED TO IN THE WITHIN-MENTIONED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
, as Authenticating Agent
   
  By:     
    AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

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ABBREVIATIONS

 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:  

       
TEN COM    -    as tenant in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT __________ Custodian
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties       (Cust)
JT TEN - as joint tenants with rights of Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
    survivorship and not as tenants in  
    common Act __________________________
    (State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

 

FORM OF TRANSFER

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ____________________________

 

 

(Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee)

 

 

(Please print or typewrite name and address of assignee)

 

 

 

the within Certificate and does hereby or irrevocably constitute and appoint to transfer the said Certificate in the Certificate register of the within-named Trust, with full power of substitution in the premises.

  

Dated:  _______________ NOTICE:  The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of this Certificate in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

   
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED  

 

The signature must be guaranteed by a commercial bank or trust company or by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange. Notarized or witnessed signatures are not acceptable. 

 

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS

 

The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available funds to _________________________________ for the account of __________________________ account number ____________________________ or, if mailed by check, to _____________________________________________. Statements should be mailed to _______________________________________________________________. This information is provided by assignee named above, or ______________________________, as its agent.

 

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EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exhibit B-1

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio Various Various Various Various Various Hospitality
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel 9801 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis MO 63134 St. Louis Hospitality
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel 401 Locust Street Des Moines IA 50309 Polk Hospitality
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown 525 South Jefferson Avenue St. Louis MO 63103 St. Louis City Hospitality
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport 1808 South Australian Avenue West Palm Beach FL 33409 Palm Beach Hospitality
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront 1600 East Beach Boulevard Gulfport MS 39501 Harrison Hospitality
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown 54 Peachtree Street SW Atlanta GA 30303 Fulton Hospitality
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills 450 North Milwaukee Avenue Vernon Hills IL 60061 Lake Hospitality
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale 15W90 North Frontage Road Burr Ridge IL 60527 Du Page Hospitality
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium 2785 Ramada Way Green Bay WI 54304 Brown Hospitality
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area 410 West Lake Street Elmhurst IL 60126 Du Page Hospitality
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita 2041 North Bradley Fair Parkway Wichita KS 67206 Sedgwick Hospitality
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman 770 Copperfield Drive Norman OK 73072 Cleveland Hospitality
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre 19 Radcliffe Drive Moosic PA 18507 Lackawanna Hospitality
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury 128 Troopers Way Salisbury MD 21804 Wicomico Hospitality
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West 13639 Riverport Drive Maryland Heights MO 63043 St. Louis Hospitality
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount 230 Gateway Boulevard Rocky Mount NC 27804 Nash Hospitality
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast 2433 North Greenwich Road Wichita KS 67226 Sedgwick Hospitality
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury 140 Centre Road Salisbury MD 21801 Wicomico Hospitality
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount 250 Gateway Boulevard Rocky Mount NC 27804 Nash Hospitality
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio 1220 North Greenwich Road Wichita KS 67206 Sedgwick Hospitality
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio 1212 North Greenwich Road Wichita KS 67206 Sedgwick Hospitality
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest 3022 Northwest Expressway Oklahoma City OK 73112 Oklahoma Hospitality
2 WFB Aventura Mall 19501 Biscayne Boulevard Aventura FL 33180 Miami-Dade Retail
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 132 Christiana Mall Newark DE 19702 New Castle Retail
4 WFB Showcase II 3791 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas NV 89109 Clark Retail
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Various Virginia Beach VA 23451 Virginia Beach Hospitality
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront 3001 Atlantic Avenue Virginia Beach VA 23451 Virginia Beach Hospitality
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront 3315 Atlantic Avenue Virginia Beach VA 23451 Virginia Beach Hospitality
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 99 and 103 Washington Street New York NY 10006 New York Hospitality
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040 and 1050 Stony Hill Road Lower Makefield Township PA 19067 Bucks Office
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 2747-2785 Park Boulevard Palo Alto CA 94306 Santa Clara Office
9 LCF Meridian at North 500, 509, 550 Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46204 Marion Office
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 8661 Colesville Road; 8645 Colesville Road Silver Spring MD 20910 Montgomery Retail
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II Various Various Various Various Various Industrial
11.01 LCF Jackson 840 Boling Street Jackson MS 39209 Hinds Industrial
11.02 LCF Kilgore 1010 Energy Drive Kilgore TX 75662 Gregg Industrial
11.03 LCF Norwich 57-59 Borden Avenue Norwich NY 13815 Chenango Industrial
11.04 LCF Ottawa 4200 North Columbus Street Ottawa IL 61350 LaSalle Industrial
11.05 LCF Oglesby 32 Marquette Avenue Oglesby IL 61348 LaSalle Industrial
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 19101 Euclid Avenue Euclid OH 44117 Cuyahoga Multifamily
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 4855 Technology Way Boca Raton FL 33431 Palm Beach Office
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 10601 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park KS 66212 Johnson Hospitality
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 8845, 8855, 8875, 8885, 8905, 8915 Christenbury Parkway; 3020 Derita Road Concord NC 28027 Cabarrus Retail
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 8462-8594 Palm Parkway Orlando FL 32836 Orange Retail
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 1274, 1280, 1290, 1296, 1300 and 1320 East Plumb Lane; 2000, 2002, 2210 and 2212 Harvard Way Reno NV 89502 Washoe Retail
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 1776 Independence Square Utica NY 13502 Oneida Multifamily
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 26-49 96th Street East Elmhurst NY 11369 Queens Multifamily
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 438 Summit Avenue Jersey City NJ 07306 Hudson Office
21 LCF Camden Oakes 7925 Carlington Road Indianapolis IN 46237 Marion Multifamily
22 RMF Allen Central Market 204 & 210 Central Expressway; 805 West McDermott Drive Allen TX 75013 Collin Retail
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 3570 Northwest 74th Avenue Miami FL 33122 Miami-Dade Hospitality
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 1616 Valley Oak Lane Fairborn OH 45324 Greene Multifamily
25 WFB UA Roseville 520 North Sunrise Avenue Roseville CA 95661 Placer Retail
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 1400 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10030 New York Retail
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 4645, 4701 and 4711 Live Oak Street Cudahy CA 90201 Los Angeles Multifamily
28 WFB Batavia Founders 4101 Founders Boulevard Batavia OH 45103 Clermont Industrial
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage Various Various GA Various Various Industrial
29.01 Barclays Lithonia 2200 and 2400 Lithonia Industrial Boulevard Lithonia GA 30058 DeKalb Industrial
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee 5200 Phillip Lee Drive SW Atlanta GA 30336 Fulton Industrial
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center Various Various TX Various Various Various
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building 9255 North Dallas Parkway Frisco TX 75034 Denton Office
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center 30340 FM 2978 The Woodlands TX 77382 Montgomery Retail
31 Barclays Skyline Village 2035 East Market Street Harrisonburg VA 22801 Rockingham Retail
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 11750 South Homan Avenue Merrionette Park IL 60803 Cook Manufactured Housing Community

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-1  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Loan Amortization Type
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 2,943 Rooms 70,000,000.00 70,000,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel 393 Rooms 9,236,239.02    
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel 209 Rooms 6,249,670.79    
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown 188 Rooms 5,862,522.98    
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport 175 Rooms 5,788,780.49    
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront 149 Rooms 4,166,447.28    
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown 156 Rooms 3,871,477.58    
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills 127 Rooms 3,558,072.26    
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale 128 Rooms 3,189,360.08    
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium 118 Rooms 3,115,617.58    
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area 128 Rooms 2,857,519.13    
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita 103 Rooms 2,488,806.94    
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman 113 Rooms 2,138,530.38    
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre 102 Rooms 2,046,352.26    
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury 106 Rooms 1,972,610.04    
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West 104 Rooms 1,954,174.42    
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount 77 Rooms 1,954,174.42    
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast 102 Rooms 1,861,996.30    
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury 84 Rooms 1,843,560.68    
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount 90 Rooms 1,493,284.11    
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio 102 Rooms 1,474,848.49    
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio 93 Rooms 1,474,848.49    
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest 96 Rooms 1,401,106.28    
2 WFB Aventura Mall 1,217,508 Sq. Ft. 50,000,000.00 50,000,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 779,084 Sq. Ft. 50,000,000.00 50,000,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
4 WFB Showcase II 41,407 Sq. Ft. 45,000,000.00 45,000,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 456 Rooms 45,000,000.00 45,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront 289 Rooms 29,263,803.68    
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront 167 Rooms 15,736,196.32    
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 492 Rooms 35,000,000.00 35,000,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 190,183 Sq. Ft. 29,150,000.00 29,150,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 36,120 Sq. Ft. 26,000,000.00 26,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
9 LCF Meridian at North 334,506 Sq. Ft. 25,900,000.00 25,900,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 347,758 Sq. Ft. 24,000,000.00 24,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 818,802 Sq. Ft. 22,051,995.00 22,004,846.41 Amortizing Balloon
11.01 LCF Jackson 377,950 Sq. Ft. 8,832,495.00    
11.02 LCF Kilgore 145,083 Sq. Ft. 5,810,000.00    
11.03 LCF Norwich 139,925 Sq. Ft. 4,334,500.00    
11.04 LCF Ottawa 92,250 Sq. Ft. 1,925,000.00    
11.05 LCF Oglesby 63,594 Sq. Ft. 1,150,000.00    
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 1,572 Units 22,000,000.00 22,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 108,616 Sq. Ft. 20,260,000.00 20,260,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 199 Rooms 19,000,000.00 19,000,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 118,473 Sq. Ft. 18,500,000.00 18,500,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 98,136 Sq. Ft. 18,000,000.00 18,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 170,796 Sq. Ft. 17,000,000.00 17,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 144 Units 16,800,000.00 16,800,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 69 Units 15,800,000.00 15,800,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 123,760 Sq. Ft. 15,500,000.00 15,500,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
21 LCF Camden Oakes 110 Units 15,500,000.00 15,489,601.91 Amortizing Balloon
22 RMF Allen Central Market 77,833 Sq. Ft. 14,500,000.00 14,483,429.92 Amortizing Balloon
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 124 Rooms 13,750,000.00 13,750,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 102 Units 13,500,000.00 13,500,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
25 WFB UA Roseville 47,200 Sq. Ft. 13,065,000.00 13,049,732.30 Amortizing Balloon
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 31,806 Sq. Ft. 12,300,000.00 12,300,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 83 Units 11,750,000.00 11,750,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
28 WFB Batavia Founders 292,500 Sq. Ft. 11,750,000.00 11,750,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 277,915 Sq. Ft. 10,900,000.00 10,900,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
29.01 Barclays Lithonia 185,858 Sq. Ft. 7,050,000.00    
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee 92,057 Sq. Ft. 3,850,000.00    
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 49,348 Sq. Ft. 10,538,000.00 10,538,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building 24,911 Sq. Ft. 5,682,795.81    
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center 24,437 Sq. Ft. 4,855,204.19    
31 Barclays Skyline Village 190,384 Sq. Ft. 9,800,000.00 9,800,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 224 Pads 9,775,000.00 9,763,534.45 Amortizing Balloon

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-2  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 304,589.12 Actual/360 5.1500000% 0.0151600% 5.1348400% 11
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel            
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel            
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown            
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport            
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront            
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown            
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills            
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale            
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium            
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area            
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita            
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman            
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre            
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury            
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West            
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount            
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast            
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury            
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount            
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio            
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio            
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest            
2 WFB Aventura Mall 174,103.73 Actual/360 4.1212500% 0.0119700% 4.1092800% 1
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 180,704.57 Actual/360 4.2775000% 0.0119700% 4.2655300% 1
4 WFB Showcase II 186,161.41 Actual/360 4.8963000% 0.0132200% 4.8830800% 11
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 239,169.04 Actual/360 4.9125000% 0.0151600% 4.8973400% 6
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront            
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront            
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 151,422.19 Actual/360 5.1205000% 0.0132200% 5.1072800% 6
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 150,133.47 Actual/360 4.6400000% 0.0151600% 4.6248400% 6
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 127,407.13 Actual/360 4.2173000% 0.0151600% 4.2021400% 6
9 LCF Meridian at North 140,242.28 Actual/360 5.0760000% 0.0151600% 5.0608400% 6
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 128,983.91 Actual/360 5.0100000% 0.0139100% 4.9960900% 6
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 122,209.37 Actual/360 5.2820000% 0.0151600% 5.2668400% 6
11.01 LCF Jackson            
11.02 LCF Kilgore            
11.03 LCF Norwich            
11.04 LCF Ottawa            
11.05 LCF Oglesby            
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 119,854.83 Actual/360 5.1300000% 0.0532200% 5.0767800% 6
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 74,633.71 Actual/360 4.3600000% 0.0451600% 4.3148400% 1
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 106,122.26 Actual/360 5.3520000% 0.0151600% 5.3368400% 6
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 99,764.75 Actual/360 5.0400000% 0.0151600% 5.0248400% 11
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 96,089.57 Actual/360 4.9510000% 0.0151600% 4.9358400% 6
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 89,759.14 Actual/360 4.8550000% 0.0151600% 4.8398400% 11
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 87,393.89 Actual/360 4.7260000% 0.0151600% 4.7108400% 6
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 72,754.98 Actual/360 5.4500000% 0.0151600% 5.4348400% 6
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 59,390.65 Actual/360 4.5350000% 0.0151600% 4.5198400% 11
21 LCF Camden Oakes 73,818.92 Actual/360 4.9100000% 0.0151600% 4.8948400% 6
22 RMF Allen Central Market 80,249.25 Actual/360 5.2700000% 0.0151600% 5.2548400% 6
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 78,762.54 Actual/360 5.5800000% 0.0451600% 5.5348400% 11
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 72,660.80 Actual/360 5.0230000% 0.0151600% 5.0078400% 6
25 WFB UA Roseville 71,338.33 Actual/360 5.1500000% 0.0151600% 5.1348400% 11
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 51,909.84 Actual/360 4.9950000% 0.0151600% 4.9798400% 6
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 49,042.65 Actual/360 4.9400000% 0.0151600% 4.9248400% 11
28 WFB Batavia Founders 66,641.51 Actual/360 5.4900000% 0.0526600% 5.4373400% 11
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 57,419.35 Actual/360 4.8350000% 0.0151600% 4.8198400% 6
29.01 Barclays Lithonia            
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee            
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 43,244.95 Actual/360 4.8570000% 0.0551600% 4.8018400% 6
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building            
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center            
31 Barclays Skyline Village 52,848.35 Actual/360 5.0400000% 0.0532200% 4.9867800% 6
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 53,253.68 Actual/360 5.1300000% 0.0151600% 5.1148400% 11

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-3  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel              
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel              
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown              
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport              
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront              
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown              
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills              
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale              
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium              
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area              
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita              
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman              
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre              
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury              
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West              
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount              
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast              
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury              
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount              
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio              
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio              
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest              
2 WFB Aventura Mall 7/1/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 IO IO
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 8/1/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO
4 WFB Showcase II 5/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 115 IO IO
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront              
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront              
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 IO IO
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 119 119 360 360
9 LCF Meridian at North 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358
11.01 LCF Jackson              
11.02 LCF Kilgore              
11.03 LCF Norwich              
11.04 LCF Ottawa              
11.05 LCF Oglesby              
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 10/1/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 IO IO
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 7/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 7/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 IO IO
21 LCF Camden Oakes 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 480 479
22 RMF Allen Central Market 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 10/11/2023 NAP NAP 61 60 360 360
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
25 WFB UA Roseville 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 9/11/2023 NAP NAP 60 59 IO IO
28 WFB Batavia Founders 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
29.01 Barclays Lithonia              
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee              
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building              
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center              
31 Barclays Skyline Village 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-4  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP L(11),GRTR 1% or YM(14),GRTR 1% or YM or D(88),O(7) Fee
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel      
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel      
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown      
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport      
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront      
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown      
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills      
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale      
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium      
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area      
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita      
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman      
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre      
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury      
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West      
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount      
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast      
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury      
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount      
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest      
2 WFB Aventura Mall NAP L(27),D(86),O(7) Fee
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP L(26),D(87),O(7) Both
4 WFB Showcase II NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Both
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi NAP L(24),D(91),O(5) Fee
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard NAP GRTR 1% or YM(24),GRTR 1% or YM or D(88),O(7) Fee
9 LCF Meridian at North NAP L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(92),O(3) Fee
10 RMF Ellsworth Place NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(90),O(7) Fee
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee
11.01 LCF Jackson      
11.02 LCF Kilgore      
11.03 LCF Norwich      
11.04 LCF Ottawa      
11.05 LCF Oglesby      
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP L(25),D(90),O(5) Fee
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center NAP L(24),D(89),O(7) Fee
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park NAP L(24),GRTR 1% or YM or D(91),O(5) Fee
15 WFB Christenbury Corners NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes NAP L(25),D(88),O(7) Fee
17 WFB Airport Square - NV NAP L(25),D(88),O(7) Fee
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP L(27),D(89),O(4) Fee
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP L(25),D(92),O(3) Fee
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP L(24),GRTR 1% or YM(89),O(7) Fee
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP L(25),D(32),O(4) Fee
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP L(26),D(91),O(3) Fee
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP L(25),D(30),O(5) Fee
28 WFB Batavia Founders NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
29.01 Barclays Lithonia      
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee      
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building      
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center      
31 Barclays Skyline Village NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP L(25),D(92),O(3) Fee

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-5  

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 0 0 0 0
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel        
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel        
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown        
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport        
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront        
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown        
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills        
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale        
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium        
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area        
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita        
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman        
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre        
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury        
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West        
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount        
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast        
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury        
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount        
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio        
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio        
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest        
2 WFB Aventura Mall 0 0 0 0
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 0 0 0 0
4 WFB Showcase II 5 0 26,118 8,706
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 0 0 326,006 81,502
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront        
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront        
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 0 0 1,617,071 323,414
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 0 0 106,041 50,496
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 0 0 72,697 12,480
9 LCF Meridian at North 0 19,375 124,018 20,670
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 0 16,875 0 41,858
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 0 237,125 218,574 36,429
11.01 LCF Jackson        
11.02 LCF Kilgore        
11.03 LCF Norwich        
11.04 LCF Ottawa        
11.05 LCF Oglesby        
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 0 449,381 497,268 124,317
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 0 0 0 0
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 5 0 311,249 44,464
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 0 0 89,210 12,745
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 5 0 266,608 26,661
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 0 26,450 18,460 18,460
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 0 0 66,982 0
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 0 212,801 52,954 13,239
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 5 0 131,827 43,941
21 LCF Camden Oakes 0 0 49,399 9,880
22 RMF Allen Central Market 10 0 292,981 31,003
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 5 0 142,183 14,218
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 0 0 25,079 8,360
25 WFB UA Roseville 0 0 0 0
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 0 0 159 53
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 0 108,813 92,790 15,465
28 WFB Batavia Founders 5 0 52,474 13,118
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 0 11,470 27,637 7,626
29.01 Barclays Lithonia        
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee        
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 0 15,445 148,673 16,519
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building        
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center        
31 Barclays Skyline Village 0 158,750 43,338 21,669
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 0 83,974 127,831 18,262

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel          
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel          
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown          
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport          
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront          
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown          
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills          
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale          
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium          
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area          
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita          
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman          
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre          
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury          
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West          
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount          
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast          
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury          
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount          
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest          
2 WFB Aventura Mall NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
4 WFB Showcase II Cash NAP 41,517 6,920 Cash
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Cash NAP 0 28,642 Cash
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi Cash NAP 189,683 31,614 Cash
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
9 LCF Meridian at North Cash NAP 24,540 6,135 Cash
10 RMF Ellsworth Place Cash NAP 61,994 6,560 Cash
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II Cash NAP 90,964 9,096 Cash
11.01 LCF Jackson          
11.02 LCF Kilgore          
11.03 LCF Norwich          
11.04 LCF Ottawa          
11.05 LCF Oglesby          
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community Cash NAP 234,079 18,006 Cash
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park Cash NAP 25,810 4,302 Cash
15 WFB Christenbury Corners Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes Cash NAP 38,633 3,863 Cash
17 WFB Airport Square - NV Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons Cash NAP 70,451 0 Cash
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street Cash NAP 15,033 3,758 Cash
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue Cash NAP 53,544 4,868 Cash
21 LCF Camden Oakes Cash NAP 10,270 1,027 Cash
22 RMF Allen Central Market Cash NAP 9,451 1,800 Cash
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport Cash NAP 1,122 125 Cash
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes Cash NAP 11,804 1,312 Cash
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue Cash NAP 10,607 1,061 Cash
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street Cash NAP 5,040 1,680 Cash
28 WFB Batavia Founders Cash NAP 15,115 2,160 Cash
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
29.01 Barclays Lithonia          
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee          
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center Cash NAP 12,146 1,350 Cash
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building          
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center          
31 Barclays Skyline Village Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC Cash NAP 3,190 1,595 Cash

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 330,760 0 Cash
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel          
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel          
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown          
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport          
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront          
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown          
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills          
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale          
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium          
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area          
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita          
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman          
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre          
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury          
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West          
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount          
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast          
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury          
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount          
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest          
2 WFB Aventura Mall NAP 0 0 487,003 NAP
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP 0 0 0 NAP
4 WFB Showcase II NAP 0 6,909 0 Cash
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 104,329 3,755,852 Cash
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi NAP 0 Equal to the greater of (i) 1/12th of 2.0% of Gross Revenue for the first Loan Year, 3.0% of Gross Revenue for the second Loan Year, and 4% of Gross Revenue for each remaining Loan Year during the Term and (ii) the Gross Revenue projected in the then-effective Approved Annual Budget for the twelve (12) month period to which such Approved Annual Budget relates 0 Cash
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North NAP 0 3,170 0 Cash
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard NAP 0 602 0 Cash
9 LCF Meridian at North NAP 0 6,969 0 Cash
10 RMF Ellsworth Place NAP 0 7,245 0 Cash
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II NAP 0 6,823 0 Cash
11.01 LCF Jackson          
11.02 LCF Kilgore          
11.03 LCF Norwich          
11.04 LCF Ottawa          
11.05 LCF Oglesby          
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP 0 32,750 0 Cash
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center NAP 0 0 0 NAP
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park NAP 0 On each Monthly Payment Date commencing on 11/6/2018 to 10/6/2021, for FF&E costs, an amount equals to 1/12th of 1% of the rents per annum, and commencing on 11/6/2021 and thereafter, 1/12 of 4% of the rents per annum 0 Cash
15 WFB Christenbury Corners NAP 0 900 30,000 Cash
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes NAP 200,000 0 0 Cash
17 WFB Airport Square - NV NAP 0 0 (A) if both a Costco Occupancy Event has occurred and the Required Capital Improvements Condition has been satisfied, an amount equal to $85,932.00 or (B) if a Costco Occupancy Event has not occurred, but the Required Capital Improvements Condition has been satisfied, an amount equal to $102,480.00. NAP
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP 360,000 3,000 360,000 Cash
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP 0 1,438 0 Cash
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP 0 2,063 0 Cash
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP 0 2,292 0 Cash
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP 0 1,622 58,375 Cash
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP 0 8,819 0 Cash
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP 0 2,125 0 Cash
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP 0 787 18,880 Cash
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP 0 424 0 Cash
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP 0 1,729 41,500 Cash
28 WFB Batavia Founders NAP 0 2,732 0 Cash
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP 0 3,011 0 Cash
29.01 Barclays Lithonia          
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee          
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center NAP 0 617 29,605 Cash
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building          
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center          
31 Barclays Skyline Village NAP 0 2,380 0 Cash
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP 933 933 0 Cash

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel          
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel          
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown          
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport          
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront          
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown          
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills          
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale          
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium          
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area          
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita          
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman          
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre          
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury          
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West          
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount          
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast          
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury          
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount          
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest          
2 WFB Aventura Mall NAP 0 0 6,087,540 NAP
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP 0 0 0 NAP
4 WFB Showcase II NAP 8,563,335 0 0 Cash
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 0 0 NAP
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi NAP 0 0 0 NAP
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North NAP 500,000 19,811 750,000 Cash
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard NAP 2,889,600 0 0 Cash
9 LCF Meridian at North NAP 0 22,305 0 Cash
10 RMF Ellsworth Place NAP 2,000,000 27,531 2,000,000 Cash
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II NAP 0 13,647 875,000 Cash
11.01 LCF Jackson          
11.02 LCF Kilgore          
11.03 LCF Norwich          
11.04 LCF Ottawa          
11.05 LCF Oglesby          
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP 0 0 0 NAP
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center NAP 735,000 0 0 Cash
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park NAP 0 0 0 NAP
15 WFB Christenbury Corners NAP 425,000 6,250 425,000 Cash
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes NAP 700,000 0 300,000 Cash
17 WFB Airport Square - NV NAP 150,000 7,117 450,000 Cash
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP 0 0 0 NAP
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP 0 0 0 NAP
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP 0 0 0 NAP
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP 0 0 0 NAP
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP 500,000 4,540 560,000 Cash
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP 0 0 0 NAP
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP 0 0 0 NAP
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP 0 5,215 350,000 Cash
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP 0 3,313 300,000 Cash
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP 0 0 0 NAP
28 WFB Batavia Founders NAP 0 0 550,000 NAP
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP 500,000 24,080 1,200,000 Cash
29.01 Barclays Lithonia          
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee          
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center NAP 0 4,112 197,368 Cash
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building          
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center          
31 Barclays Skyline Village NAP 341,250 11,899 713,940 Cash
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP 0 0 0 NAP

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel          
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel          
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown          
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport          
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront          
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown          
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills          
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale          
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium          
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area          
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita          
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman          
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre          
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury          
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West          
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount          
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast          
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury          
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount          
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest          
2 WFB Aventura Mall NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
4 WFB Showcase II NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
9 LCF Meridian at North NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
10 RMF Ellsworth Place NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
11.01 LCF Jackson          
11.02 LCF Kilgore          
11.03 LCF Norwich          
11.04 LCF Ottawa          
11.05 LCF Oglesby          
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park NAP 106,122 0 Cash NAP
15 WFB Christenbury Corners NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
17 WFB Airport Square - NV NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
28 WFB Batavia Founders NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
29.01 Barclays Lithonia          
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee          
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building          
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center          
31 Barclays Skyline Village NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP 0 0 NAP NAP

 

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MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio PIP Reserve 5,408,895 0
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel      
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel      
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown      
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport      
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront      
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown      
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills      
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale      
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium      
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area      
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita      
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman      
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre      
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury      
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West      
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount      
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast      
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury      
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount      
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest      
2 WFB Aventura Mall Outstanding Rollover Reserve 19,392,145 0
3 Barclays Christiana Mall Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 1,804,093 0
4 WFB Showcase II Rent Concession Reserve 1,116,622 0
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio HGI PIP Reserve 741,954 0
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi Seasonality Reserve 1,300,000 0
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North Upfront Landlord Obligations 517,500 0
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard Rent Concession Funds 976,143 0
9 LCF Meridian at North HVAC Maintenance 50,000 0
10 RMF Ellsworth Place Five Below Rent Reserve ($382,927); Five Below TI Reserve ($313,155); Five Below LC Reserve ($104,737) 800,819 0
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II Kerry Bio-Science Earnout Reserve 1,750,000 0
11.01 LCF Jackson      
11.02 LCF Kilgore      
11.03 LCF Norwich      
11.04 LCF Ottawa      
11.05 LCF Oglesby      
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP 0 0
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center Outstanding TI Reserve ($179,750); Free Rent Reserve ($310,425.24) 490,175 0
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park Seasonality reserve 80,000 0
15 WFB Christenbury Corners Rent Concession Reserve 40,000 0
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes Outstanding TI/LC Reserve 116,422 0
17 WFB Airport Square - NV Dawg Wash Reserve 20,000 0
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP 0 0
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP 0 0
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP 0 0
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP 0 0
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP 0 0
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP 0 0
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP 0 0
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP 0 0
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP 0 0
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP 0 0
28 WFB Batavia Founders Existing TI/LC Reserve 1,056,137 0
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP 0 0
29.01 Barclays Lithonia      
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee      
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center USMD Free Rent Reserve 23,642 0
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building      
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center      
31 Barclays Skyline Village Tenant Obligation Funds 30,000 0
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP 0 0

 

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Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 0 Cash NAP
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel      
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel      
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown      
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport      
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront      
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown      
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills      
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale      
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium      
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area      
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita      
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman      
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre      
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury      
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West      
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount      
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast      
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury      
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount      
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest      
2 WFB Aventura Mall 0 Cash NAP
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 0 Cash NAP
4 WFB Showcase II 0 Cash NAP
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 0 Cash NAP
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 1,300,000 Cash NAP
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 0 Cash NAP
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 0 Cash NAP
9 LCF Meridian at North 0 Cash NAP
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 0 Cash NAP
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 0 Cash NAP
11.01 LCF Jackson      
11.02 LCF Kilgore      
11.03 LCF Norwich      
11.04 LCF Ottawa      
11.05 LCF Oglesby      
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 0 NAP NAP
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 0 Cash NAP
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 100,000 Cash NAP
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 0 Cash NAP
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 0 Cash NAP
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 0 Cash NAP
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 0 NAP NAP
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 0 NAP NAP
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 0 NAP NAP
21 LCF Camden Oakes 0 NAP NAP
22 RMF Allen Central Market 0 NAP NAP
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 0 NAP NAP
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 0 NAP NAP
25 WFB UA Roseville 0 NAP NAP
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 0 NAP NAP
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 0 NAP NAP
28 WFB Batavia Founders 0 Cash NAP
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 0 NAP NAP
29.01 Barclays Lithonia      
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee      
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 0 Cash NAP
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building      
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center      
31 Barclays Skyline Village 0 Cash NAP
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 0 NAP NAP

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio NAP 0 0
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel      
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel      
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown      
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport      
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront      
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown      
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills      
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale      
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium      
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area      
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita      
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman      
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre      
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury      
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West      
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount      
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast      
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury      
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount      
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest      
2 WFB Aventura Mall Free Rent/Gap Reserve 6,776,765 0
3 Barclays Christiana Mall NAP 0 0
4 WFB Showcase II NAP 0 0
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Parking and Retail Lease Reserve 0 0
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi NAP 0 0
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North Free Rent Reserve ($241,940); Stifel Reserve ($98,860) 340,800 0
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard Lease Sweep Reserve Funds 0 0
9 LCF Meridian at North NAP 0 0
10 RMF Ellsworth Place Metro PCS TI Reserve ($152,100); Panadian TI Reserve ($32,164); Burlington TI Reserve ($22,519) 206,783 0
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II Oglesby Environmental Reserve ($150,000); Office Depot Rent Reserve ($58,327) 208,327 0
11.01 LCF Jackson      
11.02 LCF Kilgore      
11.03 LCF Norwich      
11.04 LCF Ottawa      
11.05 LCF Oglesby      
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community NAP 0 0
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center Condominium Assessments Reserve 47,745 0
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park PIP Reserve 9,000,000 0
15 WFB Christenbury Corners NAP 0 0
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes Free Rent Reserve 34,933 0
17 WFB Airport Square - NV NAP 0 0
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons NAP 0 0
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street NAP 0 0
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue NAP 0 0
21 LCF Camden Oakes NAP 0 0
22 RMF Allen Central Market NAP 0 0
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport NAP 0 0
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes NAP 0 0
25 WFB UA Roseville NAP 0 0
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue NAP 0 0
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street NAP 0 0
28 WFB Batavia Founders NAP 0 0
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage NAP 0 0
29.01 Barclays Lithonia      
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee      
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center USMD Reserve 0 0
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building      
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center      
31 Barclays Skyline Village NAP 0 0
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC NAP 0 0

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Cap ($) Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty Holdback Secured by LOC (Y/N)
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio 0 NAP NAP NAP N
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel          
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel          
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown          
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport          
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront          
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown          
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills          
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale          
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium          
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area          
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita          
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman          
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre          
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury          
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West          
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount          
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast          
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury          
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount          
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio          
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest          
2 WFB Aventura Mall 0 Cash NAP NAP N
3 Barclays Christiana Mall 0 NAP NAP NAP N
4 WFB Showcase II 0 NAP NAP NAP N
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio 0 NAP NAP NAP N
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront          
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi 0 NAP NAP NAP N
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North 0 Cash NAP NAP N
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard 0 NAP NAP NAP N
9 LCF Meridian at North 0 NAP NAP NAP N
10 RMF Ellsworth Place 0 Cash NAP NAP N
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II 0 Cash NAP NAP N
11.01 LCF Jackson          
11.02 LCF Kilgore          
11.03 LCF Norwich          
11.04 LCF Ottawa          
11.05 LCF Oglesby          
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community 0 NAP NAP NAP N
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center 0 Cash NAP NAP N
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park 0 Cash NAP NAP N
15 WFB Christenbury Corners 0 NAP NAP NAP N
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes 0 Cash NAP NAP N
17 WFB Airport Square - NV 0 NAP NAP NAP N
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons 0 NAP NAP NAP N
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street 0 NAP NAP NAP N
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue 0 NAP NAP NAP N
21 LCF Camden Oakes 0 NAP NAP NAP N
22 RMF Allen Central Market 0 NAP NAP NAP N
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport 0 NAP NAP NAP N
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes 0 NAP NAP NAP N
25 WFB UA Roseville 0 NAP NAP NAP N
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue 0 NAP NAP NAP N
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street 0 NAP NAP NAP N
28 WFB Batavia Founders 0 NAP NAP NAP N
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage 0 NAP NAP NAP N
29.01 Barclays Lithonia          
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee          
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building          
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center          
31 Barclays Skyline Village 0 NAP NAP NAP N
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC 0 NAP NAP NAP N

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio   Soft/Springing Cash Management Hotel St. Louis Natural Bridge, L.P.; Hotel Des Moines, L.P.; Hotel St. Louis Jefferson, L.P.; Hotel West Palm Beach, L.P. ; Hotel Gulfport, L.P.; Hotel Atlanta, L.P.; Hotel Vernon Hills, L.P.; Hotel Burr Ridge, L.P.; Hotel Green Bay, L.P.; Hotel Elmhurst, L.P.; Hotel Wichita Bradley Fair, L.P.; Hotel Norman, L.P.; Hotel Scranton II, L.P.; Hotel Salisbury Troopers, L.P.; Hotel Maryland Heights, L.P.; Hotel Rocky Mount II, L.P.; Hotel Wichita Greenwich I, L.P.; Hotel Salisbury Centre, L.P.; Hotel Rocky Mount I, L.P.; Hotel Wichita Greenwich III, L.P.; Hotel Wichita Greenwich II, L.P.; Hotel OKC, L.P.
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel      
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel      
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown      
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport      
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront      
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown      
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills      
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale      
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium      
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area      
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita      
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman      
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre      
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury      
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West      
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount      
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast      
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury      
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount      
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio      
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest      
2 WFB Aventura Mall   Hard/Springing Cash Management Aventura Mall Venture
3 Barclays Christiana Mall   Hard/Springing Cash Management Christiana Mall LLC
4 WFB Showcase II   Hard/Upfront Cash Management SG Island Plaza LLC; Nakash Showcase II, LLC; Nakash Holding Island Plaza LLC; EG Island Plaza LLC; JG Island Plaza LLC
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio   Springing 3001 Atlantic, LLC; 3315 Atlantic, LLC
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront      
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi   Hard/Upfront Cash Management Golden Seahorse LLC
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North   Hard/Springing Cash Management LMCC North Acquisitions LLC
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard   Hard/Upfront Cash Management 2747 Park PA LLC
9 LCF Meridian at North   Hard/Springing Cash Management M500, LLC
10 RMF Ellsworth Place   Hard/Springing Cash Management Avante Ellsworth Venture I LLC
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II   Soft/Springing Cash Management 57-59 Borden Norwich Properties, LLC; 840 Boling Jackson Properties, LLC; Energy Kilgore Properties, LLC; Oglesby Ottawa Properties, LLC
11.01 LCF Jackson      
11.02 LCF Kilgore      
11.03 LCF Norwich      
11.04 LCF Ottawa      
11.05 LCF Oglesby      
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community   Springing Euclid Indian Hills, LLC
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center   Springing BVCC Corp.
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park   Hard/Springing Cash Management EH Overland Park, LLC
15 WFB Christenbury Corners   Soft/Springing Cash Management Concord Mills NC, LLC
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes   Springing Miami Core Vista, LLC; Washington Gardens Orlando Vista, LLC; GL Orlando Vista, LLC
17 WFB Airport Square - NV   Springing B33 Airport Square LLC
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons   Soft/Springing Cash Management LSC-SCH Multi1, DST
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street   Springing Madison Court Limited Parternship; Madison Court Housing Development Fund Corporation
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue   Hard/Springing Cash Management 438 Realty Associates, L.L.C.
21 LCF Camden Oakes   Springing Camden Oakes One SPE, LLC
22 RMF Allen Central Market   Springing Allen Central Market Allen, TX. LLC
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport   Springing 36th Street Three, LLC
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes   Springing Fairfield Oakes LLC
25 WFB UA Roseville   Springing UA Roseville, LLC
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue   Hard/Springing Cash Management 1400 Retail Owner LLC; AJC 1400 Retail Owner LLC
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street   Springing 4645 Live Oak, LLC
28 WFB Batavia Founders   Springing Batavia Founders, LLC; Holdings Batavia Founders, LLC
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage   Hard/Springing Cash Management 2200 Lithonia, LLC
29.01 Barclays Lithonia      
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee      
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center   Springing Frisco ED MOB, LLC; Terramont Retail Partners, LLC
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building      
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center      
31 Barclays Skyline Village   Hard/Springing Cash Management BI Skyline LLC
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC   Springing Oak Lane Property LLC

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Sponsor Name Servicing
Fee Rate
1 WFB Starwood Hotel Portfolio SCG Hotel Investors Holdings L.P. 0.00500%
1.01 WFB Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel    
1.02 WFB Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel    
1.03 WFB Residence Inn St. Louis Downtown    
1.04 WFB Doubletree Hotel West Palm Beach Airport    
1.05 WFB Courtyard Gulfport Beachfront    
1.06 WFB Fairfield Inn Atlanta Downtown    
1.07 WFB Hotel Indigo Chicago Vernon Hills    
1.08 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Southwest at Burr Ridge Hinsdale    
1.09 WFB Holiday Inn & Suites Green Bay Stadium    
1.10 WFB Springhill Suites Chicago Elmhurst Oakbrook Area    
1.11 WFB Hilton Garden Inn Wichita    
1.12 WFB Courtyard Norman    
1.13 WFB Springhill Suites Scranton Wilkes Barre    
1.14 WFB Courtyard Salisbury    
1.15 WFB Homewood Suites St. Louis Riverport Airport West    
1.16 WFB Residence Inn Rocky Mount    
1.17 WFB Hampton Inn and Suites Wichita Northeast    
1.18 WFB Residence Inn Salisbury    
1.19 WFB Courtyard Rocky Mount    
1.20 WFB Springhill Suites Wichita East at Plazzio    
1.21 WFB Residence Inn Wichita East at Plazzio    
1.22 WFB Hampton Inn Oklahoma City Northwest    
2 WFB Aventura Mall Simon Property Group, L.P.; Jacquelyn Soffer; Jeffrey Soffer 0.00250%
3 Barclays Christiana Mall GGP Inc.; PPF Retail, LLC 0.00250%
4 WFB Showcase II Nakash Properties LLC; Nakash Holding LLC; Eli Gindi; Jeffrey Gindi 0.00250%
5 Barclays Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio Neil P. Amin; Jay B. Shah 0.00500%
5.01 Barclays Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront    
5.02 Barclays Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront    
6 LCF Holiday Inn FiDi Jubao Xie 0.00500%
7 RMF Lower Makefield Corporate Center - North Rubenstein Properties Fund III, L.P. 0.00500%
8 Barclays 2747 Park Boulevard The Jay Paul Company 0.00500%
9 LCF Meridian at North Yoav Merary 0.00500%
10 RMF Ellsworth Place George B. Tomlin, Jr. 0.00375%
11 LCF Triyar Portfolio II Bob Yari 0.00500%
11.01 LCF Jackson    
11.02 LCF Kilgore    
11.03 LCF Norwich    
11.04 LCF Ottawa    
11.05 LCF Oglesby    
12 LCF Indian Hills Senior Community Michael E. Gibbons 0.04500%
13 Barclays Boca Village Corporate Center AGS Properties Corporation 0.03500%
14 LCF Embassy Suites Overland Park Encore Enterprises, Inc. 0.00500%
15 WFB Christenbury Corners John G. Thompson; John G. Thompson Revocable Trust u/t/d December 2, 2003; Paul M. Thrift Revocable Trust u/t/d May 16, 2003; Paul M. Thrift 0.00500%
16 Barclays Vista Centre Shoppes Michael Lapointe; Adam Greenberg 0.00500%
17 WFB Airport Square - NV Jahan Moslehi; Andy Chien 0.00500%
18 Barclays Schuyler Commons Pietro V. Scola; Joseph L. Fox 0.00500%
19 LCF 26-49 96th Street Aaron Jungreis; Marc Blumenfrucht; Edward Lifshitz 0.00500%
20 WFB 438 Summit Avenue Jason Kimmel; Carol Kimmel 0.00500%
21 LCF Camden Oakes David M. Conwill; Steven B. Kimmelman; Leslie Leohr 0.00500%
22 RMF Allen Central Market Lakeview Crossing Shopping Center Dallas, TX. Limited Partnership 0.00500%
23 WFB Four Points by Sheraton Miami Airport Nicholas Economos, Sr. 0.03500%
24 LCF Fairfield Oakes David M. Conwill; Steven B. Kimmelman; Leslie Leohr 0.00500%
25 WFB UA Roseville Mark Cunningham 0.00500%
26 Barclays 1400 Fifth Avenue Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation; Andrew J. Cohen; Ben K. Ashkenazy 0.00500%
27 WFB 4645 Live Oak Street Daniel A. Murillo 0.00500%
28 WFB Batavia Founders Christopher Semarjian; Stuart Lichter 0.04250%
29 Barclays Atlanta Cold Storage Mark Cusumano; John V. Cusumano, Jr. 0.00500%
29.01 Barclays Lithonia    
29.02 Barclays Phillip Lee    
30 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building and Terramont Village Shopping Center Pinecroft Core Holdings, LLC 0.04500%
30.01 Barclays Frisco Medical Office Building    
30.02 Barclays Terramont Village Shopping Center    
31 Barclays Skyline Village Bon Investments USA LLC 0.00250%
32 CIIICM Oak Lane MHC James W. Soboleski; Benjamin L. Kadish 0.00500%

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Address City State Zip Code County General Property Type
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 20770 and 20790 Interstate 30 North Benton AR 72019 Saline Retail
34 Barclays Shady Park 36773 Lighthouse Road Selbyville DE 19975 Sussex Manufactured Housing Community
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 1251 Hurffville Road Deptford Township NJ 08096 Gloucester Hospitality
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 1685 Monroe Avenue Bronx NY 10457 Bronx Multifamily
37 WFB Browning Business Center 1628 Browning Road Columbia SC 29210 Richland Office
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 111 Muir Station Road Martinez CA 94553 Contra Costa Self Storage
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 199 Brook Forest Avenue Shorewood IL 60404 Will Retail
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 798 Chancellor Lane Fenton MO 63026 Jefferson Manufactured Housing Community
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 2200-2280 Del Paso Road Sacramento CA 95834 Sacramento Office
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 5319 New Hope Commons Drive Durham NC 27707 Durham Retail
43 WFB South Lake Center 310 South Lake Avenue and 315 South Mentor Avenue Pasadena CA 91101 Los Angeles Mixed Use
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 155 Interchange Boulevard Ormond Beach FL 32174 Volusia Hospitality
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio Various Various Various Various Various Retail
45.01 RMF Academy Sports 1580 Crater Lake Drive Kennesaw GA 30152 Cobb Retail
45.02 RMF USPS 41 Raymond Avenue Poughkeepsie NY 12603 Dutchess Retail
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 3795 Orchard Road Oswego IL 60543 Kendall Retail
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 3823 Guess Road at Horton Road Durham NC 27705 Durham Retail
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 1520 Stonecreek Drive South Pickerington OH 43147 Fairfield Retail
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 2030 North Jackson Street Tullahoma TN 37388 Coffee Hospitality
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 7242-7422 Gall Boulevard Zephyrhills FL 33541 Pasco Retail
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 2320 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota FL 34239 Sarasota Manufactured Housing Community
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 300 Kate Street Madison TN 37115 Davidson Multifamily
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 26676 Canal Road Orange Beach AL 36561 Baldwin Multifamily
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III Various Various Various Various Various Retail
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport 41491 US Highway 27 Davenport FL 33837 Polk Retail
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville 14837 Normandy Boulevard Jacksonville FL 32234 Duval Retail
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre 2694 FL 87 South Navarre FL 32566 Santa Rosa Retail
54.04 WFB DG - Midland 10404 FM 307 Midland TX 79706 Midland Retail
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 9350 19th Lane Vero Beach FL 32966 Indian River Hospitality
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 2451 East Baseline Road Gilbert AZ 85234 Maricopa Office
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 3277 1st Avenue Mims FL 32754 Brevard Manufactured Housing Community
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 100-104 Lakeview Drive; 200-210 Lakeview Center; 212 Lakeview Center; 300 & 304 Lakeview Center; 500 Lakeview Center Parkersburg WV 26101 Wood Retail
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 1962 - 1996 2nd Street Highland Park IL 60035 Lake Retail
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 2145 Stewart Road Vestal NY 13850 Broome Manufactured Housing Community
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 345 East 20th Street Dubuque IA 52001 Debuque Retail
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 103 Madison Drive Trussville AL 35173 Jefferson Manufactured Housing Community
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 1357 East League City Parkway League City TX 77573 Harris Retail
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 16523 Huebner Road San Antonio TX 78248 Bexar Self Storage
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 1432 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 Broward Retail
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 1824 Dobi Lane Stillwater OK 74075 Payne Manufactured Housing Community
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 4901 Olde Towne Parkway Marietta GA 30068 Cobb Office
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 1279 West Frontage Road Rio Rico AZ 85648 Santa Cruz Mixed Use
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 120 North Lynhurst Drive Indianapolis IN 46204 Marion Industrial
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 3974 Amboy Road Staten Island NY 10308 Richmond Mixed Use
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 4379 GA Route 42 Ellenwood GA 30294 Clayton Manufactured Housing Community
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 16551 SE 82nd Drive Clackamas OR 97015 Clackamas Manufactured Housing Community
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 1680 Main Street Morro Bay CA 93442 San Luis Obispo Manufactured Housing Community
74 WFB Airlane Building 3631 44th Street Southeast Kentwood MI 49512 Kent Industrial

 

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Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Number of Units Unit of Measure Original Principal Balance ($) Cut-off Date Principal Balance ($) Loan Amortization Type
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 79,291 Sq. Ft. 9,750,000.00 9,750,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
34 Barclays Shady Park 304 Pads 9,710,000.00 9,710,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 108 Rooms 9,700,000.00 9,700,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 42 Units 9,700,000.00 9,700,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
37 WFB Browning Business Center 201,777 Sq. Ft. 9,500,000.00 9,500,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 59,273 Sq. Ft. 9,000,000.00 9,000,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 66,437 Sq. Ft. 8,600,000.00 8,600,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 284 Pads 8,400,000.00 8,390,147.25 Amortizing Balloon
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 53,500 Sq. Ft. 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 28,563 Sq. Ft. 7,500,000.00 7,500,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
43 WFB South Lake Center 39,290 Sq. Ft. 7,500,000.00 7,490,615.72 Amortizing Balloon
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 84 Rooms 7,000,000.00 7,000,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 70,031 Sq. Ft. 6,920,000.00 6,920,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
45.01 RMF Academy Sports 62,943 Sq. Ft. 5,310,000.00    
45.02 RMF USPS 7,088 Sq. Ft. 1,610,000.00    
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 62,164 Sq. Ft. 6,800,000.00 6,800,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 93,217 Sq. Ft. 6,800,000.00 6,800,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 44,874 Sq. Ft. 6,562,500.00 6,547,971.73 Amortizing Balloon
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 80 Rooms 6,500,000.00 6,491,941.29 Amortizing Balloon
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 175,471 Sq. Ft. 6,250,000.00 6,237,163.27 Amortizing Balloon
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 127 Pads 5,140,000.00 5,140,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 88 Units 5,100,000.00 5,100,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 56 Units 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 35,448 Sq. Ft. 4,933,500.00 4,933,500.00 Interest-only, Balloon
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport 9,002 Sq. Ft. 1,462,500.00    
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville 9,026 Sq. Ft. 1,300,000.00    
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre 8,320 Sq. Ft. 1,170,000.00    
54.04 WFB DG - Midland 9,100 Sq. Ft. 1,001,000.00    
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 63 Rooms 4,750,000.00 4,750,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 39,315 Sq. Ft. 4,500,000.00 4,500,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 284 Pads 4,395,000.00 4,395,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 67,172 Sq. Ft. 3,900,000.00 3,893,672.83 Amortizing Balloon
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 10,132 Sq. Ft. 3,300,000.00 3,300,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 121 Pads 3,250,000.00 3,250,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 14,568 Sq. Ft. 3,200,000.00 3,200,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 157 Pads 3,175,000.00 3,175,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 11,548 Sq. Ft. 3,150,000.00 3,150,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 47,850 Sq. Ft. 2,500,000.00 2,500,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 16,054 Sq. Ft. 2,475,000.00 2,475,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 151 Pads 2,475,000.00 2,472,270.52 Amortizing Balloon
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 25,794 Sq. Ft. 2,400,000.00 2,397,226.51 Amortizing Balloon
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 56,542 Sq. Ft. 2,325,000.00 2,325,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 54,777 Sq. Ft. 2,050,000.00 2,050,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 13,652 Sq. Ft. 1,879,000.00 1,879,000.00 Amortizing Balloon
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 84 Pads 1,785,000.00 1,785,000.00 Interest-only, Amortizing Balloon
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 44 Pads 1,525,000.00 1,525,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 51 Pads 1,375,000.00 1,375,000.00 Interest-only, Balloon
74 WFB Airlane Building 28,600 Sq. Ft. 1,358,000.00 1,358,000.00 Amortizing Balloon

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-18  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Monthly P&I Payment ($) Interest Accrual Basis Mortgage Rate Administrative Fee Rate Net Mortgage Rate Payment Due Date
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 52,221.00 Actual/360 4.9800000% 0.0151600% 4.9648400% 11
34 Barclays Shady Park 51,297.75 Actual/360 4.8600000% 0.0151600% 4.8448400% 6
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 66,615.55 Actual/360 5.4800000% 0.0151600% 5.4648400% 11
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 44,788.96 Actual/360 5.4650000% 0.0151600% 5.4498400% 6
37 WFB Browning Business Center 49,527.87 Actual/360 4.7450000% 0.0451600% 4.6998400% 11
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 47,056.82 Actual/360 4.7700000% 0.0151600% 4.7548400% 11
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 39,382.82 Actual/360 5.4200000% 0.0151600% 5.4048400% 6
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 45,762.75 Actual/360 5.1300000% 0.0151600% 5.1148400% 11
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 41,834.34 Actual/360 5.3400000% 0.0151600% 5.3248400% 6
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 40,055.61 Actual/360 4.9550000% 0.0151600% 4.9398400% 6
43 WFB South Lake Center 39,259.28 Actual/360 4.7800000% 0.0151600% 4.7648400% 11
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 40,362.27 Actual/360 5.6400000% 0.0151600% 5.6248400% 6
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 39,377.88 Actual/360 5.5200000% 0.0151600% 5.5048400% 6
45.01 RMF Academy Sports            
45.02 RMF USPS            
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 30,565.37 Actual/360 5.3200000% 0.0151600% 5.3048400% 11
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 38,737.74 Actual/360 5.5300000% 0.0151600% 5.5148400% 6
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 35,699.66 Actual/360 5.1170000% 0.0151600% 5.1018400% 6
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 34,221.21 Actual/360 4.8300000% 0.0626600% 4.7673400% 6
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 35,369.26 Actual/360 5.4700000% 0.0151600% 5.4548400% 11
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 28,319.63 Actual/360 5.2300000% 0.0151600% 5.2148400% 11
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 28,510.86 Actual/360 5.3600000% 0.0151600% 5.3448400% 6
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 27,703.16 Actual/360 5.2800000% 0.0726600% 5.2073400% 11
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 22,008.89 Actual/360 5.2800000% 0.0151600% 5.2648400% 11
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport            
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville            
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre            
54.04 WFB DG - Midland            
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 26,613.44 Actual/360 5.3800000% 0.0151600% 5.3648400% 6
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 24,571.18 Actual/360 5.1500000% 0.0151600% 5.1348400% 11
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 24,679.28 Actual/360 5.4000000% 0.0151600% 5.3848400% 11
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 23,324.67 Actual/360 5.2300000% 0.0151600% 5.2148400% 6
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 17,715.11 Actual/360 5.0000000% 0.0151600% 4.9848400% 11
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 18,047.40 Actual/360 5.3000000% 0.0151600% 5.2848400% 11
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 17,472.84 Actual/360 5.1500000% 0.0151600% 5.1348400% 6
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 17,788.98 Actual/360 5.3800000% 0.0151600% 5.3648400% 11
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 17,505.79 Actual/360 5.3070000% 0.0151600% 5.2918400% 6
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 11,152.78 Actual/360 5.2800000% 0.0151600% 5.2648400% 6
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 13,975.23 Actual/360 5.4500000% 0.0151600% 5.4348400% 11
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 13,990.73 Actual/360 5.4600000% 0.0151600% 5.4448400% 11
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 13,193.49 Actual/360 5.2100000% 0.0151600% 5.1948400% 11
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 13,157.37 Actual/360 5.4700000% 0.0151600% 5.4548400% 11
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 11,358.30 Actual/360 5.2800000% 0.0151600% 5.2648400% 11
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 11,061.01 Actual/360 5.8300000% 0.0151600% 5.8148400% 11
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 10,473.54 Actual/360 5.8000000% 0.0151600% 5.7848400% 11
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 6,700.12 Actual/360 5.2000000% 0.0151600% 5.1848400% 11
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 6,354.76 Actual/360 5.4700000% 0.0151600% 5.4548400% 11
74 WFB Airlane Building 7,693.54 Actual/360 5.4800000% 0.0151600% 5.4648400% 11

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-19  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Stated Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date ARD Loan Maturity Date ARD Mortgage Rate After Anticipated Repayment Date Original Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD (Mos.) Amortization Term (Original) (Mos.) Amortization Term (Remaining) (Mos.)
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 5/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 115 360 360
34 Barclays Shady Park 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 240 240
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
37 WFB Browning Business Center 8/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
43 WFB South Lake Center 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
45.01 RMF Academy Sports              
45.02 RMF USPS              
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 IO IO
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 8/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 358
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport              
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville              
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre              
54.04 WFB DG - Midland              
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 10/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 300 299
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 7/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 360
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 8/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 9/6/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 360 359
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 7/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 8/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 360 360
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 7/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 117 360 360
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 8/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 118 IO IO
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 9/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 119 IO IO
74 WFB Airlane Building 10/11/2028 NAP NAP 120 120 360 360

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-20  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cross Collateralized and Cross Defaulted Loan Flag Prepayment Provisions Ownership Interest
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP L(29),D(87),O(4) Fee
34 Barclays Shady Park NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford NAP L(24),D(93),O(3) Fee
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP L(25),D(88),O(7) Fee
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP L(25),GRTR 1% or YM or D(88),O(7) Fee
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP L(25),D(92),O(3) Fee
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP L(25),GRTR 1% or YM(91),O(4) Fee
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
45.01 RMF Academy Sports      
45.02 RMF USPS      
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP L(24),D(89),O(7) Fee
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP L(26),D(88),O(6) Fee
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP L(25),D(92),O(3) Fee
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments NAP L(23),GRTR 1% or YM(93),O(4) Fee
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport      
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville      
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre      
54.04 WFB DG - Midland      
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP L(24),D(90),O(6) Fee
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP NAP L(24),D(93),O(3) Fee
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center NAP L(24),D(93),O(3) Fee
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP L(27),D(90),O(3) Fee
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP L(25),D(90),O(5) Fee
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP L(24),GRTR 1% or YM(95),O(1) Fee
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP L(26),D(90),O(4) Fee
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP L(25),D(91),O(4) Fee
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP L(24),D(93),O(3) Fee
66 CIIICM Park West MHP NAP L(25),D(92),O(3) Fee
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP L(25),D(90),O(5) Fee
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP L(27),D(90),O(3) Fee
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP L(26),D(91),O(3) Fee
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP L(24),D(93),O(3) Fee
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP L(27),D(90),O(3) Fee
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP L(26),D(91),O(3) Fee
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP L(25),D(89),O(6) Fee
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP L(24),D(92),O(4) Fee

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-21  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Grace Period Late (Days) Engineering Escrow / Deferred Maintenance ($) Tax Escrow (Initial) Monthly Tax Escrow ($)
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 0 0 21,672 2,709
34 Barclays Shady Park 0 0 0 1,132
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 0 2,500 84,812 28,271
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 0 0 3,033 758
37 WFB Browning Business Center 0 0 120,328 15,041
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 0 0 0 0
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 0 0 0 0
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 0 93,750 48,420 4,842
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 0 0 85,069 10,425
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 0 23,756 0 11,542
43 WFB South Lake Center 0 0 76,326 12,721
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 0 0 84,789 6,729
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 0 14,250 14,783 3,520
45.01 RMF Academy Sports        
45.02 RMF USPS        
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 0 0 0 0
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 0 13,313 91,657 8,729
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 0 88,164 23,632 11,816
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 0 0 69,250 8,656
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 0 314,796 105,606 10,561
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 0 41,283 85,299 7,754
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 0 23,571 28,405 4,596
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 0 0 3,063 3,063
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 0 0 0 0
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport        
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville        
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre        
54.04 WFB DG - Midland        
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 0 0 40,668 3,228
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 0 6,125 48,718 5,413
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 0 76,663 62,551 6,255
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 0 505,450 36,691 5,824
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 0 0 26,279 6,570
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 0 34,938 31,221 5,204
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 0 0 0 0
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 0 438 12,233 1,112
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 3 0 35,751 5,959
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 0 0 80,101 8,900
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 0 56,000 47,501 3,958
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 0 19,375 12,876 1,288
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 0 0 3,363 3,363
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 0 0 11,285 3,762
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 0 0 10,613 3,538
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 0 12,500 33,034 8,259
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 0 625 23,175 2,575
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 0 88,834 14,073 1,407
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 0 10,688 20,246 2,531
74 WFB Airlane Building 0 0 5,668 2,834

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-22  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Tax Escrow - Cash or LoC Tax Escrow - LoC Counterparty Insurance Escrow (Initial) Monthly Insurance Escrow ($) Insurance Escrow - Cash or LoC
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village Cash NAP 9,877 823 Cash
34 Barclays Shady Park Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford Cash NAP 3,075 3,075 Cash
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue Cash NAP 6,420 2,140 Cash
37 WFB Browning Business Center Cash NAP 4,344 2,172 Cash
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC Cash NAP 4,363 2,181 Cash
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Cash NAP 7,457 3,551 Cash
42 Barclays Indigo Corners Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
43 WFB South Lake Center Cash NAP 5,349 892 Cash
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach Cash NAP 8,290 2,632 Cash
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio Cash NAP 1,872 891 Cash
45.01 RMF Academy Sports          
45.02 RMF USPS          
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center Cash NAP 8,892 1,694 Cash
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek Cash NAP 3,568 714 Cash
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center Cash NAP 9,163 4,582 Cash
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC Cash NAP 2,078 1,039 Cash
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments Cash NAP 33,725 2,729 Cash
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments Cash NAP 16,188 2,698 Cash
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport          
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville          
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre          
54.04 WFB DG - Midland          
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach Cash NAP 6,222 1,975 Cash
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park Cash NAP 10,558 1,173 Cash
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP Cash NAP 32,563 4,652 Cash
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center Cash NAP 7,196 600 Cash
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP Cash NAP 3,046 508 Cash
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP NAP 0 0 NAP
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates Cash NAP 7,101 1,420 Cash
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage Cash NAP 4,583 417 Cash
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center Cash NAP 4,415 2,207 Cash
66 CIIICM Park West MHP Cash NAP 1,040 1,040 Cash
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway Cash NAP 0 0 NAP
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail Cash NAP 1,346 673 Cash
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale Cash NAP 1,477 738 Cash
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road Cash NAP 4,380 1,460 Cash
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC Cash NAP 425 425 Cash
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village Cash NAP 993 496 Cash
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay Cash NAP 684 684 Cash
74 WFB Airlane Building Cash NAP 705 100 Cash

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-23  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Insurance Escrow - LoC Counterparty Upfront Replacement Reserve ($) Monthly Replacement Reserve ($)(15) Replacement Reserve Cap ($) Replacement Reserve Escrow - Cash or LoC
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP 0 1,322 31,728 Cash
34 Barclays Shady Park NAP 300,000 0 0 Cash
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford NAP 6,360 6,360 0 Cash
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP 0 613 0 Cash
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP 0 3,363 121,068 Cash
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP 0 0 0 NAP
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP 0 0 0 NAP
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP 1,183 1,183 0 Cash
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing NAP 0 669 0 Cash
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP 0 1,006 0 Cash
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP 0 0 0 NAP
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach NAP 0 8,859 0 Cash
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP 0 875 0 Cash
45.01 RMF Academy Sports          
45.02 RMF USPS          
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP 0 0 0 NAP
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP 0 1,165 0 Cash
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek NAP 0 747 0 Cash
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma NAP 0 8,419 0 Cash
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP 125,000 3,071 0 Cash
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP 156,400 525 0 Cash
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments NAP 0 1,833 0 Cash
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP 0 1,167 0 Cash
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP 0 0 0 NAP
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport          
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville          
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre          
54.04 WFB DG - Midland          
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach NAP 0 6,957 0 Cash
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP 655 655 0 Cash
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP NAP 1,183 1,183 0 Cash
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center NAP 0 840 0 Cash
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center NAP 127 127 0 Cash
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP 513 513 0 Cash
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP 0 0 0 NAP
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP 758 758 0 Cash
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP 0 144 0 Cash
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP 0 399 0 Cash
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP 201 201 0 Cash
66 CIIICM Park West MHP NAP 25,629 629 0 Cash
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP 46,586 545 0 Cash
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP 652 652 23,468 Cash
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP 412 412 0 Cash
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP 239 239 0 Cash
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP 172,090 350 0 Cash
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP 246 246 0 Cash
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP 213 213 0 Cash
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP 0 358 0 Cash

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-24  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Replacement Reserve Escrow - LoC Counterparty Upfront TI/LC Reserve ($) Monthly TI/LC Reserve ($) TI/LC Reserve Cap ($) TI/LC Escrow - Cash or LoC
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP 250,000 3,305 594,915 Cash
34 Barclays Shady Park NAP 0 0 0 NAP
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford NAP 0 0 0 NAP
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP 0 0 0 NAP
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP 300,000 12,500 500,000 Cash
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP 0 0 0 NAP
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP 0 0 0 NAP
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP 0 0 0 NAP
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing NAP 150,000 5,730 200,000 Cash
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP 140,000 0 0 Cash
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP 0 0 0 NAP
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach NAP 0 0 0 NAP
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP 0 1,751 0 Cash
45.01 RMF Academy Sports          
45.02 RMF USPS          
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP 0 0 0 NAP
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP 175,000 6,603 300,000 Cash
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek NAP 0 2,461 0 Cash
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma NAP 0 0 0 NAP
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP 385,320 8,481 385,320 Cash
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP 0 0 0 NAP
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP 0 0 0 NAP
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP 0 0 0 NAP
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport          
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville          
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre          
54.04 WFB DG - Midland          
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach NAP 0 0 0 NAP
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP 100,000 5,960 200,000 Cash
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP NAP 0 0 0 NAP
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center NAP 250,000 4,478 350,000 Cash
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center NAP 700 700 0 Cash
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP 0 0 0 NAP
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP 0 0 0 NAP
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP 0 0 0 NAP
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP 256,130 1,289 0 Cash
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP 0 0 0 NAP
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP 1,581 1,581 0 Cash
66 CIIICM Park West MHP NAP 0 0 0 NAP
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP 150,000 $3,334 until September 2021 and $2,500 thereafter 240,000 Cash
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP 331 331 19,875 Cash
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP 1,054 1,054 0 Cash
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP 1,286 1,286 0 Cash
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP 0 0 0 NAP
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP 0 0 0 NAP
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP 0 0 0 NAP
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP 100,000 0 0 Cash

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-25  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name TI/LC Escrow - LoC Counterparty Debt Service Escrow (Initial) ($) Debt Service Escrow (Monthly) ($) Debt Service Escrow - Cash or LoC Debt Service Escrow - LoC Counterparty
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
34 Barclays Shady Park NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
45.01 RMF Academy Sports          
45.02 RMF USPS          
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP 66,902 0 Cash NAP
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport          
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville          
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre          
54.04 WFB DG - Midland          
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
66 CIIICM Park West MHP NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP 0 0 NAP NAP
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP 0 0 NAP NAP

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-26  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I Reserve Description Other Escrow I (Initial) ($) Other Escrow I (Monthly) ($)(11)(16)
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP 0 0
34 Barclays Shady Park Prepaid Rent Funds 197,930 Borrower shall deposit on each Prepaid Rent Deposit Date, an amount equal to the Prepaid Rent attributable to the third (3rd) through sixth (6th) calendar months which have been prepaid (i.e. such deposit shall exclude the first two (2) months of the prepaid rent period, which are September and October and March and April, respectively, but shall include the next four (4) months, which are November through February and May through August, respectively)
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford Additional Tax Reserve 22,426 0
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP 0 0
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP 0 0
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP 0 0
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP 0 0
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP 0 0
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Outstanding TIs 413,004 0
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP 0 0
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP 0 0
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach Seasonality Reserve 71,741 Borrower shall deposit with lender on each payment date during the months of February through August commencing in 2019 an amount equal to 1/7th of the Seasonality Reserve Aggregate Shortfall Amount, capped at the Seasonality Reserve Aggregate Shortfall Amount.
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP 0 0
45.01 RMF Academy Sports      
45.02 RMF USPS      
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP 0 0
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP 0 0
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek Free Rent Reserve 7,995 0
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma PIP Reserve 1,900,000 0
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP 0 0
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP 0 0
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments Unit Restoration Funds 805,036 0
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP 0 0
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP 0 0
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport      
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville      
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre      
54.04 WFB DG - Midland      
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach Seasonality Reserve 55,967 Borrower shall deposit with lender on each payment date during the months of February through July commencing in 2019 an amount equal to 1/6th of the Seasonality Reserve Aggregate Shortfall Amount, capped at the Seasonality Reserve Aggregate Shortfall Amount.
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP 0 0
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP Liquidity Reserve 50,000 0
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center Free Rent Reserve 8,733 0
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center Atletico TI Reserve 55,200 0
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP 0 0
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP 0 0
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP 0 0
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP 0 0
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP 0 0
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP 0 0
66 CIIICM Park West MHP New Home Purchase Reserve 140,000 0
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP 0 0
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP 0 0
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP 0 0
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP 0 0
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP 0 0
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP 0 0
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP 0 0
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP 0 0

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-27  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow I Cap ($) Other Escrow I Escrow - Cash or LoC Other  Escrow I - LoC Counterparty
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 0 NAP NAP
34 Barclays Shady Park 0 Cash NAP
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 0 Cash NAP
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 0 NAP NAP
37 WFB Browning Business Center 0 NAP NAP
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 0 NAP NAP
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 0 NAP NAP
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 0 NAP NAP
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 0 Cash NAP
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 0 NAP NAP
43 WFB South Lake Center 0 NAP NAP
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 0 Cash NAP
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 0 NAP NAP
45.01 RMF Academy Sports      
45.02 RMF USPS      
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 0 NAP NAP
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 0 Cash NAP
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 0 Cash NAP
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 0 NAP NAP
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 0 NAP NAP
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 0 Cash NAP
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 0 NAP NAP
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 0 NAP NAP
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport      
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville      
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre      
54.04 WFB DG - Midland      
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 0 Cash NAP
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 0 NAP NAP
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 0 Cash NAP
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 0 Cash NAP
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 0 Cash NAP
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 0 NAP NAP
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 0 NAP NAP
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 0 NAP NAP
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 0 NAP NAP
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 0 NAP NAP
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 0 Cash NAP
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 0 NAP NAP
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 0 NAP NAP
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 0 NAP NAP
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 0 NAP NAP
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 0 NAP NAP
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 0 NAP NAP
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 0 NAP NAP
74 WFB Airlane Building 0 NAP NAP

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-28  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Reserve Description Other Escrow II (Initial) ($) Other Escrow II (Monthly) ($)
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village NAP 0 0
34 Barclays Shady Park NAP 0 0
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford Seasonality Reserve 6,000 3,000
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue NAP 0 0
37 WFB Browning Business Center NAP 0 0
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA NAP 0 0
39 LCF Jewel-Osco NAP 0 0
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC NAP 0 0
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Free Rent Reserve 90,752 0
42 Barclays Indigo Corners NAP 0 0
43 WFB South Lake Center NAP 0 0
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach NAP 0 0
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio NAP 0 0
45.01 RMF Academy Sports      
45.02 RMF USPS      
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL NAP 0 0
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center NAP 0 0
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek Vitality Bowl Reserve 16,800 0
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma NAP 0 0
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center NAP 0 0
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC NAP 0 0
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments Rent Reserve 109,440 0
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments NAP 0 0
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III NAP 0 0
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport      
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville      
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre      
54.04 WFB DG - Midland      
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach NAP 0 0
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park NAP 0 0
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP Seasonality Reserve 10,000 5,000
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center NAP 0 0
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center NAP 0 0
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP NAP 0 0
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa NAP 0 0
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates NAP 0 0
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II NAP 0 0
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage NAP 0 0
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center NAP 0 0
66 CIIICM Park West MHP Submeter Reserve 13,000 0
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway NAP 0 0
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail NAP 0 0
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale NAP 0 0
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road NAP 0 0
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC NAP 0 0
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village NAP 0 0
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay NAP 0 0
74 WFB Airlane Building NAP 0 0

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-29  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Other Escrow II Cap ($) Other Escrow II Escrow - Cash or LoC Other  Escrow II - LoC Counterparty Holdback Secured by LOC (Y/N)
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village 0 NAP NAP NAP N
34 Barclays Shady Park 0 NAP NAP NAP N
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford 0 Cash NAP NAP N
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue 0 NAP NAP NAP N
37 WFB Browning Business Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA 0 NAP NAP NAP N
39 LCF Jewel-Osco 0 NAP NAP NAP N
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC 0 NAP NAP NAP N
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing 0 Cash NAP NAP N
42 Barclays Indigo Corners 0 NAP NAP NAP N
43 WFB South Lake Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach 0 NAP NAP NAP N
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio 0 NAP NAP NAP N
45.01 RMF Academy Sports          
45.02 RMF USPS          
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL 0 NAP NAP NAP N
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek 0 Cash NAP NAP N
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma 0 NAP NAP NAP N
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC 0 NAP NAP NAP N
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments 0 Cash NAP NAP N
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments 0 NAP NAP NAP N
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III 0 NAP NAP NAP N
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport          
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville          
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre          
54.04 WFB DG - Midland          
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach 0 NAP NAP NAP N
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park 0 NAP NAP NAP N
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP 0 Cash NAP NAP N
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP 0 NAP NAP NAP N
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa 0 NAP NAP NAP N
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates 0 NAP NAP NAP N
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II 0 NAP NAP NAP N
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage 0 NAP NAP NAP N
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center 0 NAP NAP NAP N
66 CIIICM Park West MHP 0 Cash NAP NAP N
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway 0 NAP NAP NAP N
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail 0 NAP NAP NAP N
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale 0 NAP NAP NAP N
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road 0 NAP NAP NAP N
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC 0 NAP NAP NAP N
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village 0 NAP NAP NAP N
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay 0 NAP NAP NAP N
74 WFB Airlane Building 0 NAP NAP NAP N

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-30  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name LOC Amount Type of Lockbox Borrower Name
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village   Springing Benton Hurricane Retail LLC
34 Barclays Shady Park   Springing Shady Park MHC, LLC
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford   Springing 43 Hospitality Associates, LLC
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue   Springing 1685 Monroe Development, LLC
37 WFB Browning Business Center   Springing Browning Office Investment, LLC
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA   None Security Public Storage - Martinez LLC
39 LCF Jewel-Osco   Springing TPA Illinois, LLC
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC   Springing Chancellor Farms Property LLC
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing   Springing Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Phase I, LLC; Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Development Phase II, LLC
42 Barclays Indigo Corners   Springing Bond Street Fund 17, LLC
43 WFB South Lake Center   Springing 310 S. Lake Ave. ISC, LLC; 310 S. Lake Ave. LN, LLC
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach   Springing Liberty Ormond LLC
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio   Hard/Springing Cash Management Invyncde LLC
45.01 RMF Academy Sports      
45.02 RMF USPS      
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL   Hard/Upfront Cash Management Oswego Orchard, LLC
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center   Springing ML & UK Palm LLC
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek   Hard/Springing Cash Management Stonecreek Delaware, LLC
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma   Springing Vision Tullahoma LLC
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center   Springing Provest Townview LLC; Mission Hills Equities LLC
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC   Springing Villager Resort, LLC
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments   Springing 300 Kate Street Partners, LLC
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments   None GPJ Island Oaks, LLC
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III   Springing DG Virginia 2, LLC
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport      
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville      
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre      
54.04 WFB DG - Midland      
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach   Springing Liberty Vero LLC
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park   Springing ArroyoBel BPMC Operating LLC
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP   Springing Northgate Mobile Ranch, LLC
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center   Springing Parkersburg Center Limited Partnership
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center   Springing MJM/1992 Second Street Real Estate Holding Company, LLC
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP   Springing Stewart Park Homes LLC
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa   Springing Glickman Dubuque LLC
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates   Springing Cahaba MHP LLC
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II   Hard/Springing Cash Management Shops at Tuscan Lakes II, LLC
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage   Springing Huebner SPE, LLC
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center   Springing Greenpoint Federal Investments LLC
66 CIIICM Park West MHP   Springing SCI Parkwest MHP LLC
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway   Springing D-S Old Town, LLC; D. Dendy Investments, LLC
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail   Springing MR Investments #6, LLLP
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale   Springing Elevado Capital Indy LLC
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road   Springing LYT002 Real Estate LLC
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC   Springing FV MHP, LLC
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village   Springing Frontier Urban Village, LLC
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay   Springing Silver City West, LLC
74 WFB Airlane Building   None 3631 Ventures, LLC

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-31  

 

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Sponsor Name Servicing
Fee Rate
33 WFB Hurricane Creek Village Alan P. Shor; David C. Wilson; Steven A. Lieberman 0.00500%
34 Barclays Shady Park Ross H. Patrich 0.00500%
35 CIIICM Courtyard by Marriott Deptford Ajesh Patel 0.00500%
36 LCF 1685 Monroe Avenue Ayush Kapahi; Michael Froning 0.00500%
37 WFB Browning Business Center Andrew C. Hooker 0.03500%
38 WFB SPS Martinez - CA Benjamin D. Eisler and Shirley E. Eisler, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Eisler Revocable Trust; Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz, individually and as Co-Trustees of the Allen Orwitz and Lea Orwitz Revocable Trusts 0.00500%
39 LCF Jewel-Osco Elliott S. Horwitch; The Horwitch Family Living Trust 0.00500%
40 CIIICM Chancellor Farms MHC James W. Soboleski; Benjamin L. Kadish 0.00500%
41 RMF Centerpointe at Natomas Crossing Jack Meissner; Mary Anne Meissner; Jack and Mary Meissner Family Revocable Trust Dated February 23, 1984 0.00500%
42 Barclays Indigo Corners Michael D. Reynolds 0.00500%
43 WFB South Lake Center Leon Zekaria; Isaac Zekaria 0.00500%
44 RMF Hampton Inn - Daytona-Ormond Beach Punit R. Shah 0.00500%
45 RMF Academy Sports and USPS Portfolio Senthil Ranganathan; Valli V. Murugesan 0.00500%
45.01 RMF Academy Sports    
45.02 RMF USPS    
46 WFB Jewel-Osco Oswego, IL Alton Butler; Sira Butler 0.00500%
47 RMF Willowdaile Shopping Center Meyer Lebovitz 0.00500%
48 LCF Shoppes at Stonecreek Robert L. Stark 0.00500%
49 Barclays Holiday Inn Express - Tullahoma Mitul I. Patel 0.05250%
50 CIIICM Town View Retail Center Mark Salomon; Ram P. Gupta 0.00500%
51 CIIICM Pine Ridge MHC Hugh Reid; Margaret Reid 0.00500%
52 RMF Amalie Meadows Apartments Alan Kuatt 0.00500%
53 WFB Island Oaks Apartments J. Gregory Kennedy; Phillip D. Long; James R. Owen, Jr. 0.06250%
54 WFB UNICO Portfolio III Union Investment Company of Newport News, VA. 0.00500%
54.01 WFB DG - Davenport    
54.02 WFB DG - Jacksonville    
54.03 WFB FM - Navarre    
54.04 WFB DG - Midland    
55 RMF Hampton Inn - Vero Beach Punit R. Shah 0.00500%
56 CIIICM Baseline Professional Park Neal Smaler; Charles Bruni 0.00500%
57 CIIICM Northgate MHP Lester E. Grooms, Jr. 0.00500%
58 RMF Lakeview Shopping Center Stuart F. Kline; Stuart F. Kline Trust Under 2015 Restatement of Trust Agreement of Stuart F. Kline 0.00500%
59 CIIICM Highland Park Retail Center Morris Silverman; Jeffrey  D. Silverman; Michael N. Jaffe 0.00500%
60 CIIICM Stewart MHP Glen Biswurm 0.00500%
61 RMF Walgreens Iowa Edwin J. Glickman 0.00500%
62 CIIICM Cahaba Mobile Estates Matthew Udell 0.00500%
63 Barclays Shops at Tuscan Lakes II Sanford P. Aron; Hunington Properties 0.00500%
64 LCF Huebner Mini Storage Matthew N. Follett 0.00500%
65 CIIICM Fort Lauderdale Shopping Center Rewtie R. Misir; Kaysaree N. Misir 0.00500%
66 CIIICM Park West MHP Kevin Bupp; Charles DeHart; Brian Spear 0.00500%
67 WFB 4901 Olde Towne Parkway Rocco M. Kaufmann 0.00500%
68 CIIICM Allsafe SS & Retail Michael E. Ransome 0.00500%
69 CIIICM Allied Wholesale Jonathan Sassover; Elliott Sassover 0.00500%
70 CIIICM 3974 Amboy Road Xiao Lin Law 0.00500%
71 CIIICM Forest Valley MHC Douglas A. Dattilo; Roland Hauber 0.00500%
72 CIIICM Frontier Urban Village Daniel R. Weisfield; Joel D. Kelman 0.00500%
73 CIIICM Tratel Morro Bay Angus Keith; Frances V.Keith; Angus Keith and Frances V.Keith as trustee of The Keith Family Revocable Trust Established March 7, 2005 0.00500%
74 WFB Airlane Building Jeffrey L. Baker; Jeffrey L. Baker Trust; Robert Schierbeek 0.00500%

 

Mortgage Loan ScheduleExh. B-32  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION LETTER

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
            [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 in connection with the transfer by _________________ (the “Seller”) to the undersigned (the “Purchaser”) of $_______________ aggregate [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount][__% Percentage Interest] of Class ___ Certificates (collectively, the “Certificates”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to you and the addressees hereof as follows:

 

1.          Check one of the following:*

 

The Purchaser is not purchasing a Class R Certificate and the Purchaser is an institution that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (“Regulation D”) under the Securities Act of 1933,

 

 

*      Purchaser must select one of the following two certifications.

 

Exhibit C-1

 

 

  as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any entity in which all of the equity owners are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D (each, an “Institutional Accredited Investor”) and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Certificates, and the Purchaser and any accounts for which it is acting are each able to bear the economic risk of the Purchaser’s or such account’s investment. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates purchased by it for its own account or for one or more accounts, each of which is an Institutional Accredited Investor, as to each of which the Purchaser exercises sole investment discretion. The Purchaser hereby undertakes to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with this transfer.

 

The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act. The Purchaser is aware that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, and the Purchaser has had the opportunity to obtain the information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (d)(4)(i) of Rule 144A.

 

2.       The Purchaser’s intention is to acquire the Certificates (a) for investment for the Purchaser’s own account or (b) for reoffer, resale, pledge or other transfer (i) to QIBs in transactions under Rule 144A, and not in any event with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof, or (ii) (other than with respect to a Class R Certificate) to Institutional Accredited Investors, subject in the case of clause (ii) above to (w) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a letter substantially in the form hereof, (x) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Trustee and Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (y) the receipt by the Certificate Registrar of such other evidence acceptable to the Certificate Registrar that such reoffer, resale, pledge or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable laws and (z) a written undertaking to reimburse the Trust for any costs incurred by it in connection with the proposed transfer. The Purchaser understands that the Certificates (and any subsequent Certificates) have not been registered under the Securities Act, by reason of a specified exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Purchaser’s investment intent (or intent to reoffer, resell, pledge or transfer the Certificates only to certain investors in certain exempted transactions) as expressed herein.

 

3.       The Purchaser has reviewed the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus relating to the Offered Certificates (collectively, the “Prospectus”) (and, with respect to Offered Private Certificates, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum and the Final Private Placement Memorandum related to such Offered Private Certificates) and the agreements and other materials referred to therein and has had the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

4.       The Purchaser acknowledges that the Certificates (and any Certificates issued on transfer or exchange thereof) have not been registered or qualified under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State or any other jurisdiction, and that the Certificates cannot

 

Exhibit C-2

 

 

be reoffered, resold, pledged or otherwise transferred unless it is registered or qualified thereunder or unless an exemption from such registration or qualification is available.

 

5.       The Purchaser hereby undertakes to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in its capacity as an owner of a Certificate or Certificates, as the case may be (each, a “Certificateholder”), in all respects as if it were a signatory thereto. This undertaking is made for the benefit of the Trust, the Certificate Registrar and all Certificateholders present and future.

 

6.       The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any portion of the Certificate or Certificates, except in compliance with Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       Check one of the following:**

 

The Purchaser is a U.S. Tax Person (as defined below) and it has attached hereto an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or successor form).

 

The Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person and under applicable law in effect on the date hereof, no taxes will be required to be withheld by the Certificate Registrar (or its agent) with respect to distributions to be made on the Certificates. The Purchaser has attached hereto [(i) a duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or successor form, as applicable), which identifies such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and states that such Purchaser is not a U.S. Tax Person, (ii) IRS Form W-8IMY (with all appropriate attachments) or (iii)]*** two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or successor form), which identify such Purchaser as the beneficial owner of the Certificates and state that interest and original issue discount on the Certificates and Permitted Investments is, or is expected to be, effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. The Purchaser agrees to provide to the Certificate Registrar updated [IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or]*** IRS Form W-8ECI, [as the case may be,]*** any applicable successor IRS forms, or such other certifications as the Certificate Registrar may reasonably request, on or before the date that any such IRS form or certification expires or becomes obsolete, or promptly after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent IRS form of certification furnished by it to the Certificate Registrar.

 

For purposes of this paragraph 7, “U.S. Tax Person” means a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source or a trust if a court within the United States is able to

 

 

**     Each Purchaser must select one of the two alternative certifications.

 

***  Does not apply to a transfer of Class R Certificates.

 

Exhibit C-3

 

 

exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Tax Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that have elected to be treated as U.S. Tax Persons).

 

8.            Please make all payments due on the Certificates:****

 

  (a)by wire transfer to the following account at a bank or entity in New York, New York, having appropriate facilities therefor:

 

Bank: 
ABA #: 
Account #: 
Attention: 

 

  (b)by mailing a check or draft to the following address:

 

  
  
  

 

9.           If the Purchaser is purchasing a Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes), any interest in which is owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more partnerships, trusts or other pass-through entities by a Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
     
    [The Purchaser]
     
  By:   
    Name:
Title:

 

 

****   Only to be filled out by Purchasers of Definitive Certificates. Please select (a) or (b). For holders of the Definitive Certificates, wire transfers are only available if such holder’s Definitive Certificates have an aggregate Certificate Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of at least U.S. $5,000,000.

 

Exhibit C-4

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE AFFIDAVIT
FOR TRANSFERS OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
               [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

STATE OF )
  ) ss.:
COUNTY OF )

 

I, [______], under penalties of perjury, declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct and complete, and being first sworn, depose and say that:

 

1.         I am a [______] of [______] (the “Purchaser”), on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.

 

2.         The Purchaser is acquiring Class R Certificates representing [__]% of the residual interest in each of the real estate mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”) designated as the (i) “Lower-Tier REMIC” and (ii) “Upper-Tier REMIC”, respectively, relating to the Certificates for which an election is to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”).

 

3.         The Purchaser is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and that the Purchaser is not acquiring the Class R Certificates for the account of, or as agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect record or beneficial ownership thereof, to a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes hereof, a Disqualified Organization is

 

Exhibit D-1-1

 

 

any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to the Class R Certificates (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code and (v) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel as provided to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator (at no expense to the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator) that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate by such Person may cause a Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

4.         The Purchaser acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose a substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an agent for the transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Class R Certificates to a Disqualified Organization.

 

5.         The Purchaser is a Permitted Transferee and, to the extent applicable, the Purchaser’s U.S. taxpayer identification number is [__________].

 

6.         No purpose of the acquisition of the Class R Certificates is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.

 

7.         The Purchaser will not cause income from the Class R Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the Purchaser or any other person.

 

8.         Check the applicable paragraph:

 

☐        The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the Class R Certificate, as applicable, does not exceed the sum of:

 

(i)        the present value of any consideration given to the Purchaser to acquire such Class R Certificate;

 

(ii)       the present value of the expected future distributions on such Class R Certificate; and

 

Exhibit D-1-2

 

 

(iii)      the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding such Class R Certificate as the related REMIC generates losses.

 

For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Purchaser is assumed to pay tax at the rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code (but the tax rate in Section 55(b) of the Code may be used in lieu of the corporate income tax rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Purchaser has been subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding period used by the Purchaser.

 

☐        The transfer of the Class R Certificate complies with U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and, accordingly,

 

(i)        the Purchaser is an “eligible corporation,” as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to which income from the Class R Certificate will only be taxed in the United States;

 

(ii)       at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the Purchaser’s two fiscal years preceding the year of the transfer, the Purchaser had gross assets for financial reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person related to the Purchaser within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100 million and net assets in excess of $10 million;

 

(iii)      the Purchaser will transfer the Class R Certificate only to another “eligible corporation,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii) and (iii) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(5); and

 

(iv)      the Purchaser determined the consideration paid to it to acquire the Class R Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions (including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific to the Purchaser) that it has determined in good faith.

 

☐        None of the above.

 

9.         The Purchaser historically has paid its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come due in the future and the Purchaser intends to pay taxes associated with holding the Class R Certificates as they become due.

 

10.       The Purchaser understands that it may incur tax liabilities with respect to the Class R Certificate in excess of any cash flows generated by such Certificate.

 

11.       The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a Class R Certificate by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, an affidavit and agreement in

 

Exhibit D-1-3

 

 

substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such affidavit and agreement is false.

 

12.       The Purchaser represents that it is not acquiring the Class R Certificate as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Permitted Transferee and that for so long as it retains its interest in the Class R Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee.

 

13.       The Purchaser consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificate will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by a Permitted Transferee.

 

14.       The Purchaser has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a description of which provisions is set forth in the Class R Certificates; and the Purchaser expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such provisions.

 

15.       The Purchaser consents to the (i) designation of the Certificate Administrator as the “partnership representative” (as defined in Section 6223 of the Code) of each Trust REMIC pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (ii) Certificate Administrator making any elections allowed under the Code (a) to avoid the application of Section 6221 (or successor provision) to the Trust REMICs and (b) to avoid payment by the Trust REMICs under Section 6225 of any tax, penalty, interest or other amount imposed under the Code that would otherwise be imposed on a Holder of Class R Certificates. The Purchaser agrees, by acquiring such certificate, to any such elections and to reasonably cooperate with the Certificate Administrator in connection with any such elections the Certificate Administrator determines in its discretion are necessary or advisable.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-1-4

 

 

On this ____ day of _______20__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of _______________, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared ______________________ and ________________________, known or proved to me to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and to be _____________________________ and ___________________________, respectively, of the Purchaser, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same as their respective free acts and deeds and as the free act and deed of the Purchaser.

 

  
 NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the
State of _______________
  
[SEAL] 
  

My Commission expires:

 

_________________

 

Exhibit D-1-5

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR LETTER FOR TRANSFERS
OF CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
            as Certificate Registrar
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
               [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of Class R Certificates evidencing a [__]% Percentage Interest in such Class (the “Residual Certificates”). The Certificates, including the Residual Certificates, were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

(1)       No purpose of the Transferor relating to the transfer of the Residual Certificates by the Transferor to the Transferee is or will be to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

(2)       The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Affidavit in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-1. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

(3)       The Transferor has at the time of this transfer conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee as contemplated by Treasury regulation Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Transferor has determined that the Transferee has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in

 

Exhibit D-2-1

 

 

the future. The Transferor understands that the transfer of the Residual Certificates may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Transferor may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Transferor has conducted such an investigation.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferor)
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-3

 

FORM OF TRANSFEREE CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
               [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
               as Retaining Sponsor
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

Exhibit D-3-1

 

 

[_____] (the “Purchaser”) hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar and as “retaining sponsor” as such term is defined in Regulation RR, that:

 

1.         The Purchaser is acquiring $[_____] Certificate Balance of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates] from [_____] (the “Transferor”).

 

2.         The Purchaser is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not register any transfer of a [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificate] by the Transferor unless the Purchaser, or such Purchaser’s agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things, a certificate in substantially the same form as this certificate. The Purchaser expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any representation contained in such certificate is false.

 

3.         If the Purchaser is (i) a Plan (or is acting on behalf of or using the asset of a Plan) subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on PTE 96-22 or (ii) an insurance company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates], (a) all of the conditions of PTE 96-22 or of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60, as applicable, will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates] and (b) the acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates] will be effected through Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. or Academy Securities, Inc., or an affiliate thereof.

 

4.         Check one of the following:

 

The transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

A.It is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor (a “Majority-Owned Affiliate”).

 

B.It is not acquiring the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates] as a nominee, trustee or agent for any person that is not a Majority-Owned Affiliate, and that for so long as it retains its interest in the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates], it will remain a Majority-Owned Affiliate.

 

C.The transfer will comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation RR.

 

The transfer will occur on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Purchaser certifies, represents and warrants to you, as Certificate Registrar, that:

 

A.The transfer will comply with all applicable provisions of Regulation RR.

 

The transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period and the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor is not required.

 

Exhibit D-3-2

 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Retaining Sponsor
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-3-3

 

 

EXHIBIT D-4

 

FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFERS
OF RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Risk Retention Custody (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
               [OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
               as Retaining Sponsor
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.
Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”)

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by [______] (the “Transferor”) to [______] (the “Transferee”) of a [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificate] evidencing $[____] Certificate Balance in such Class. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Transferor hereby certifies, represents and warrants to you that:

 

1.         The transfer is in compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.         If the Purchaser is (i) a Plan (or is acting on behalf of or using the asset of a Plan) subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code relying on PTE 96-22 or (ii) an insurance

 

Exhibit D-4-1

 

 

company general account relying on PTCE 95-60 to cover its acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR] Certificate], (a) all of the conditions of PTE 96-22 or of Parts I and III of PTCE 95-60, as applicable, will be satisfied with respect to the acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificate] and (b) the acquisition of the [Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificate] will be effected through Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. or Academy Securities, Inc., or an affiliate thereof

 

3.         Check one of the following:

 

The transfer will occur during the Transfer Restriction Period, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that the Transferee is a “majority-owned affiliate”, as such term is defined in Regulation RR, of the Transferor.

 

The transfer will occur after the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period and the countersignature of the Retaining Sponsor is not required.

 

The transfer will occur on and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, and the Transferor certifies, represents and warrants to you that the Transferor has satisfied all of the conditions under the Credit Risk Retention Agreement, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Ladder Capital Finance LLC and Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC applicable to transfers by the Transferor to subsequent Third Party Purchasers.

 

4.         The Transferor understands that the Transferee has delivered to you a Transferee Certificate in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit D-3. The Transferor does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferor has caused this instrument to be duly executed on its behalf by its duly authorized senior officer this ___day of _________, 20__.

 

  [TRANSFEROR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-4-2

 

 

The foregoing certificate is hereby confirmed, and the transfer is accepted, as of the date first above written:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  as Retaining Sponsor
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit D-4-3

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE

 

(for Custodian)

 

Loan Information  
   
  Name of Mortgagor:  
     
  [Master Servicer]  
  [Special Servicer]  
  Loan No.:  
     
Custodian  
   
  Name: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
    1055 10th Ave SE
  Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414
    Attention: Document Custody Group
    Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
     
  Custodian/Trustee  
  Mortgage File No.:  
     
Depositor  
   
  Name: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
     
  Address: c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
    375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
    New York, New York 10152
    Attention: A.J. Sfarra
     
  Certificates: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby requests delivery from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian (the “Custodian”) on behalf of Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), for the Holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, the documents referred to below (the “Documents”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington

 

Exhibit E-1

 

 

Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”).

 

  ( )    
       
  ( )    
       
  ( )    
       
  ( )    

 

The undersigned [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:

 

(1)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall hold and retain possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for the purposes provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(2)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall not cause or permit the Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claims, liens, security interests, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of set-off to or against the Documents or any proceeds thereof except as otherwise provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(3)       The [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall return the Documents to the Custodian when the need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loans have been liquidated or the Mortgage Loans have been paid in full and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the Collection Account except as expressly provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(4)       The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the [Master Servicer] [Special Servicer] shall keep the Documents separate and distinct from all other property in the [Master Servicer’s] [Special Servicer’s] possession, custody or control.

 

  [_____________]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit E-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER
REGARDING ERISA RESTRICTED CERTIFICATES

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

Re:Transfer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase US$[___] aggregate initial [Certificate Balance][Notional Amount] in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you as follows:

 

1.          The Purchaser is not and will not be (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), or any other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law (“Similar Law”) which is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (each a “Plan”)

 

Exhibit F-1-1

 

 

or (b) a person acting on behalf of or using the assets of any such Plan (including an entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA), other than an insurance company using the assets of its “insurance company general account” (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60) under circumstances whereby the purchase, holding and disposition of Certificates by such insurance company would be exempt from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 (or with respect to the acquisition, holding and disposition of the Certificates by any Plan subject to Similar Law, such acquisition, holding and disposition by such Plan will not constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of applicable Similar Law).

 

2.          The Purchaser understands that if the Purchaser is or becomes a Person referred to in 1(a) or (b) above, such Purchaser is required to provide to the Trustee and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor to the effect that the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by such purchaser or transferee will not constitute or result in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” within the meaning of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of any Similar Law, and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any such Similar Law) in addition to those set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, any sub-servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Initial Purchasers, the Underwriters or the Trust.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of _____________, 20__.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Date: _________

 

Exhibit F-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF ERISA REPRESENTATION LETTER
REGARDING CLASS R CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) –
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

[OR OTHER CERTIFICATE REGISTRAR]

 

[Transferor]
[______]
[______]
Attention: [______]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned (the “Purchaser”) proposes to purchase [__]% Percentage Interest in the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class R Certificates (the “Class R Certificate”) issued pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

In connection with such transfer, the undersigned hereby represents and warrants to you that, with respect to the Class R Certificate, the Purchaser is not and will not become (a) an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or a governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) or other plan that is subject to any federal, state or local law that is, to a material extent, similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (each, a “Plan”), or (b) a person acting on behalf of any such Plan (including any entity whose underlying assets include Plan assets by reason of investment in the entity by such a Plan

 

Exhibit F-2-1

 

 

or Plans and the application of Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) or using the assets of a Plan to purchase such Class R Certificate.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser hereby executes this ERISA Representation Letter on the ___ day of ____________, 20__.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
  [The Purchaser]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Date: _______

 

Exhibit F-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT

 

Exhibit G-1

 

 

 

 

       
(WELLS FARGO LOGO)

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 
Series 2018-C47


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Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 10/31/18
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Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                 
        DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT      
               
        Table of Contents      
                 
                 
                 
        STATEMENT SECTIONS PAGE(s)      
        Certificate Distribution Detail 2      
        Certificate Factor Detail 3      
        Reconciliation Detail 4      
        Other Required Information 5      
        Cash Reconciliation Detail 6      
        Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables 7 - 9      
        Mortgage Loan Detail 10      
        NOI Detail 11      
        Principal Prepayment Detail 12      
        Historical Detail 13      
        Delinquency Loan Detail 14      
        Specially Serviced Loan Detail 15 - 16      
        Advance Summary 17      
        Modified Loan Detail 18      
        Historical Liquidated Loan Detail 19      
        Historical Bond / Collateral Loss Reconciliation 20      
        Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail 21 - 22      
        Supplemental Reporting 23      
                 
                 

                                     
      Depositor       Master Servicer       Special Servicer       Operating Advisor      
                                     
      Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.       Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.      

Midland Loan Services

      Park Bridge Lender Services LLC      
      1901 Harrison Street       1901 Harrison Street       A Division of PNC Bank, N.A.       600 Third Avenue      
      Oakland, CA 94612      

Oakland, CA 94612

      10851 Mastin Street, Building 82       40th Floor      
                      Overland Park, KS 66210       New York, NY 10016      
                                     
                                   
      Contact:       Contact: REAM_InvestorRelations@WellsFargo.com       Contact:       Heather Wagner       Contact:              David Rodgers      
      REAM_InvestorRelations@WellsFargo.com               Phone Number:   (913) 253-9570       Phone Number:   (212) 310-9821      
                                     
                                     
 

This report is compiled by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. from information provided by third parties. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has not independently confirmed the accuracy of the information.

 

Please visit www.ctslink.com for additional information and if applicable, any special notices and any credit risk retention notices. In addition, certificateholders may register online for email notification when special notices are posted. For information or assistance please call 866-846-4526.

 
                                     

  

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Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2018-C47

For Additional Information please contact
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1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 11/19/18
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 10/31/18
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 11/13/18
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                                                     
    Certificate Distribution Detail    
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
  Original
Balance
  Beginning
Balance
  Principal
Distribution
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses
Total
Distribution
Ending
Balance
Current
 Subordination
Level (1)
   
    A-1       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-2       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-SB       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-3       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-4       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    A-S       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    C       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    D       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    E-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    F-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    G-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    H-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    J-RR       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    R       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
    Totals           0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00    
                                                     
    Class    CUSIP   Pass-Through
Rate
Original
Notional
Amount
Beginning
Notional
Amount
  Interest
Distribution
  Prepayment
Premium
  Total
Distribution
Ending
Notional
Amount
               
    X-A       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
    X-B       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
    X-D       0.000000%   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00                
   

(1) Calculated by taking (A) the sum of the ending certificate balance of all classes less (B) the sum of (i) the ending balance of the designated class and (ii) the ending certificate balance of all classes which are not subordinate to the designated class and dividing the result by (A).

 

 

 

   
                                                     

 

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Series 2018-C47

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Certificate Factor Detail
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning
Balance

Principal
Distribution

Interest
Distribution

Prepayment
Premium

Realized Loss/
Additional Trust
Fund Expenses

Ending
Balance

 
   
   
  A-1   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-2   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-SB   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-3   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-4   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  A-S   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  C   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  D   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  E-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  F-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  G-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  H-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  J-RR   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
  R   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000  
                   
  Class CUSIP

Beginning

Notional

Amount

Interest

Distribution

Prepayment

Premium

Ending

Notional

Amount

     
       
       
  X-A   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  X-B   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
  X-D   0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000      
                   
 

   
                   
                   
                   
                   

 

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Series 2018-C47

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    Reconciliation Detail    
    Principal Reconciliation    
        Stated Beginning
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Beginning
Principal Balance
  Scheduled
Principal
  Unscheduled Principal Principal Adjustments   Realized Loss   Stated Ending
Principal Balance
  Unpaid Ending
Principal Balance
  Current Principal
Distribution Amount
   
    Total   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00     
                                                   
    Certificate Interest Reconciliation                                
                                     
    Class   Accrual
Dates
  Accrual
Days
  Accrued
Certificate
Interest
  Net Aggregate
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall
  Distributable
Certificate
Interest
  Distributable
Certificate Interest
Adjustment
  WAC CAP
Shortfall
  Interest
Shortfall/(Excess)
  Interest
Distribution
  Remaining Unpaid
Distributable
Certificate Interest
   
    A-1   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-2   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-SB   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-3   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-4   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-A   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    A-S   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    B   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    C   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    X-D   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    D   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    E-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    F-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    G-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    H-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    J-RR   0   0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
    Totals       0   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00   0.00      
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

 

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    Other Required Information  
                                       
                                       
    Available Distribution Amount (1)       0.00                            
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
              Appraisal Reduction Amount        
                     
              Loan
Number
    Appraisal     Cumulative     Most Recent      
                  Reduction     ASER    

App. Reduction

     
                  Effected     Amount     Date      
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
              Total                        
                                   
   

(1) The Available Distribution Amount includes any Prepayment Fees.

                             
                                       
                                       

 

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Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                 
                 
  Cash Reconciliation Detail  
                 
                 
  Total Funds Collected       Total Funds Distributed      
                 
  Interest:       Fees:      
  Scheduled Interest 0.00     Master Servicing Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Interest reductions due to Nonrecoverability Determinations  0.00     Trustee Fee - Wilmington Trust, N.A. 0.00    
  Interest Adjustments 0.00     Certificate Administrator Fee - Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 0.00    
  Deferred Interest 0.00     CREFC® Intellectual Property Royalty License Fee 0.00    
  ARD Interest 0.00     Operating Advisor Fee - Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 0.00    
  Default Interest and Late Payment Charges 0.00     Asset Representations Reviewer Fee - Park Bridge Lender    
  Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall 0.00     Services LLC 0.00    
  Net Prepayment Interest Excess 0.00     Total Fees   0.00  
  Extension Interest 0.00            
  Interest Reserve Withdrawal 0.00        
  Total Interest Collected   0.00   Additional Trust Fund Expenses:      
          Reimbursement for Interest on Advances 0.00    
  Principal:       ASER Amount 0.00    
  Scheduled Principal 0.00     Special Servicing Fee 0.00    
  Unscheduled Principal 0.00     Attorney Fees & Expenses 0.00    
  Principal Prepayments 0.00     Bankruptcy Expense 0.00    
  Collection of Principal after Maturity Date 0.00     Taxes Imposed on Trust Fund 0.00    
  Recoveries from Liquidation and Insurance Proceeds 0.00     Non-Recoverable Advances 0.00    
  Excess of Prior Principal Amounts paid 0.00     Workout-Delayed Reimbursement Amounts 0.00    
  Curtailments 0.00     Other Expenses 0.00    
  Negative Amortization 0.00     Total Additional Trust Fund Expenses  0.00  
  Principal Adjustments 0.00        
  Total Principal Collected 0.00    Interest Reserve Deposit   0.00  
                 
          Payments to Certificateholders & Others:      
  Other:       Interest Distribution 0.00    
  Prepayment Penalties/Yield Maintenance Charges 0.00     Principal Distribution 0.00    
  Repayment Fees 0.00     Prepayment Penalties/Yield Maintenance Charges 0.00    
  Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00     Borrower Option Extension Fees 0.00    
  Excess Liquidation Proceeds 0.00     Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00    
  Net Swap Counterparty Payments Received 0.00     Total Payments to Certificateholders & Others 0.00  
  Total Other Collected   0.00   Total Funds Distributed   0.00  
  Total Funds Collected   0.00      
                 

 

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Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables

Aggregate Pool

 
                                 
  Scheduled Balance   State (3)  
         
  Scheduled
Balance

# of

loans

Scheduled

Balance

% of

Agg.

Bal.

WAM

(2)

WAC

Weighted

Avg DSCR (1)

  State

# of

Props.

Scheduled

Balance

% of

Agg.

Bal.

WAM

(2)

WAC

Weighted

Avg DSCR (1)

 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
    See footnotes on last page of this section.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                                 

 

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Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                                 
                                 
  Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables
Aggregate Pool
 
                                 
  Debt Service Coverage Ratio   Property Type (3)  
                                 
  Debt Service
Coverage Ratio
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Property Type # of
Props.
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  Note Rate   Seasoning  
                                 
  Note
Rate
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Seasoning # of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  See footnotes on last page of this section.  
                                 

 

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  Current Mortgage Loan and Property Stratification Tables
Aggregate Pool
 
         
  Anticipated Remaining Term (ARD and Balloon Loans)   Remaining Stated Term (Fully Amortizing Loans)  
                                 
  Anticipated Remaining
Term (2)
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Remaining Stated
Term
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
  Remaining Amortization Term (ARD and Balloon Loans)   Age of Most Recent NOI  
                                 
  Remaining Amortization
Term
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
  Age of Most
Recent NOI
# of
loans
Scheduled
Balance
% of
Agg.
Bal.
WAM
(2)
WAC Weighted
Avg DSCR (1)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
  Totals               Totals              
                                 
 

(1) Debt Service Coverage Ratios are updated periodically as new NOI figures become available from borrowers on an asset level. In all cases the most current DSCR provided by the Servicer is used. To the extent that no DSCR is provided by the Servicer, information from the offering document is used. The Trustee makes no representations as to the accuracy of the data provided by the borrower for this calculation.

 
     
 

(2) Anticipated Remaining Term and WAM are each calculated based upon the term from the current month to the earlier of the Anticipated Repayment Date, if applicable, and the Maturity Date.

 
     
 

(3) Data in this table was calculated by allocating pro-rata the current loan information to the properties based upon the Cut-Off Date balance of each property as disclosed in the offering document.

 
     
  The Scheduled Balance Totals reflect the aggregate balances of all pooled loans as reported in the CREFC Loan Periodic Update File. To the extent that the Scheduled Balance Total figure for the “State” and “Property” stratification tables is not equal to the sum of the scheduled balance figures for each state or property, the difference is explained by loans that have been modified into a split loan structure. The “State” and “Property” stratification tables do not include the balance of the subordinate note (sometimes called the B-piece or a “hope note”) of a loan that has been modified into a split-loan structure. Rather, the scheduled balance for each state or property only reflects the balance of the senior note (sometimes called the A-piece) of a loan that has been modified into a split-loan structure.  
     
  Note: There are no Hyper-Amortization Loans included in the Mortgage Pool.  
         

 

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Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                                       
  Mortgage Loan Detail  
     
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type (1)
City State Interest
Payment
Principal
Payment
Gross
Coupon
Anticipated
Repayment
Date
Maturity
Date
Neg.
Amort
(Y/N)
Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Paid
Thru
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Date
Appraisal
Reduction
Amount
Res.
Strat.
(2)
Mod.
Code
(3)
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
  Totals                                    

 

                                             
(1) Property Type Code (2) Resolution Strategy Code (3) Modification Code
     
  MF - Multi-Family

SS

-

Self Storage

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff 1 - Maturity Date Extension 6 - Capitalization on Interest  
  RT - Retail 98 -

Other

2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12   - Reps and Warranties 2 - Amortization Change 7 - Capitalization on Taxes  
  HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD 3 - Principal Write-Off 8 - Other  
  IN   - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other 4 - Blank 9 - Combination  
  MH - Mobile Home Park WH - Warehouse 5 - Note Sale 10 Deed in Lieu Of 5 - Temporary Rate Reduction 10  -

Forbearance

 
  OF - Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

6 -

DPO

   

Foreclosure

                   
 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF -

Single Family

                               
 

LO

- Lodging                                      
                                             

 

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  NOI Detail  
                       
  Loan
Number
ODCR Property
Type
City State Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Most
Recent
Fiscal NOI (1)
Most
Recent
NOI (1)
Most Recent
NOI Start
Date
Most Recent
NOI End
Date
 
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
  Total                    
                       

(1) The Most Recent Fiscal NOI and Most Recent NOI fields correspond to the financial data reported by the Master Servicer. An NOI of 0.00 means the Master Servicer did not report NOI figures in their loan level reporting.

                       
                       

 

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  Principal Prepayment Detail  
                 
  Loan Number Loan Group

Offering Document
Principal Prepayment Amount Prepayment Penalties  
  Cross-Reference Payoff Amount Curtailment Amount Prepayment
Premium
Yield Maintenance
Charge
 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Totals              
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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  Historical Detail  
                                           
  Delinquencies Prepayments Rate and Maturities  
  Distribution 30-59 Days 60-89 Days 90 Days or More Foreclosure REO Modifications Curtailments Payoff Next Weighted Avg. WAM   
  Date # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Balance # Amount  # Amount Coupon Remit  
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
  Note: Foreclosure and REO Totals are excluded from the delinquencies.                    
                       

 

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  Delinquency Loan Detail  
                               
  Loan Number Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
# of
Months
Delinq.
Paid Through
Date
Current
P & I
Advances
Outstanding
P & I
Advances **
Status of
Loan  (1)
Resolution
Strategy
Code  (2)
Servicing
Transfer Date
Foreclosure
Date
Actual
Principal
Balance
Outstanding
Servicing
Advances
Bankruptcy
Date
REO
Date
 
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
  Totals                            
                                         
                                         
        (1) Status of Mortgage Loan     (2) Resolution Strategy Code    
                                         
    A - Payment Not Received 0 - Current 4 -

Performing Matured Balloon

1 - Modification 7 - REO 11 -

Full Payoff

   
        But Still in Grace Period 1 - 30-59 Days Delinquent Non Performing Matured Balloon 2 - Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12  - Reps and Warranties    
        Or Not Yet Due 2 - 60-89 Days Delinquent 6 - 121+ Days Delinquent 3 - Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD    
    B - Late Payment But Less 3 - 90-120 Days Delinquent       4 - Extension to Master Servicer 98 -

Other

   
        Than 30 Days Delinquent           5 - Note Sale 10  -

Deed In Lieu Of

   
                    6 - DPO    

    Foreclosure

         
    ** Outstanding P & I Advances include the current period advance.          
                                         

 

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  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 1  
                                 
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Servicing
Transfer
Date
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Scheduled
Balance
Property
Type (2)
State Interest
Rate
Actual
Balance
Net
Operating
Income
DSCR
Date
DSCR Note
Date
Maturity
Date
Remaining
Amortization
Term
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               
(1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code            
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

Mixed Use

SF  Single Family   
                 

LO

Lodging

       
                               

 

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  Specially Serviced Loan Detail - Part 2  
                     
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
 Cross-Reference 
Resolution
Strategy
Code (1)
Site
Inspection
Date

Phase 1 Date
Appraisal Date Appraisal
Value
Other REO
Property Revenue

Comment from Special Servicer

 
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                               
(1) Resolution Strategy Code (2) Property Type Code            
                               
  1 -  Modification 7 - REO 11 - Full Payoff MF - Multi-Family SS -

Self Storage

 
  2 -  Foreclosure 8 - Resolved 12 Reps and Warranties RT - Retail 98 -

Other

 
  3 -  Bankruptcy 9 - Pending Return 13 - TBD HC - Health Care SE -

Securities

 
  4 -  Extension to Master Servicer 98 - Other IN - Industrial CH -

Cooperative Housing

 
  5 -  Note Sale 10  - Deed in Lieu Of MH - Mobile Home Park WH -

Warehouse

 
  6 -  DPO     Foreclosure      

OF

-

Office

ZZ

-

Missing Information

 
                 

MU

-

Mixed Use

SF  - Single Family   
                 

LO

-

Lodging

       
                               

 

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Advance Summary
             
  Loan Group  Current P&I
Advances
Outstanding P&I
Advances
Outstanding Servicing
Advances
Current Period Interest
on P&I and Servicing
Advances Paid
 
             
             
  Totals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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  Modified Loan Detail  
                   
  Loan
Number
Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Pre-Modification
Balance
Post-Modification
Balance
Pre-Modification
Interest Rate
Post-Modification
Interest Rate
Modification
Date
Modification Description  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  Totals                
                   
                   
                   

 

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  Historical Liquidated Loan Detail  
                             
  Distribution
Date
ODCR Beginning
Scheduled
Balance
Fees,
Advances,
and Expenses *
Most Recent
Appraised
Value or BPO
Gross Sales
Proceeds or
Other Proceeds
Net Proceeds
Received on
Liquidation
Net Proceeds
Available for
Distribution
Realized
Loss to Trust
Date of Current
Period Adj.
to Trust
Current Period
Adjustment
to Trust
Cumulative
Adjustment
to Trust
Loss to Loan
with Cum
Adj. to Trust
 
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
  Current Total                        
  Cumulative Total                        
                             
  * Fees, Advances and Expenses also include outstanding P & I advances and unpaid fees (servicing, trustee, etc.).  
                             

 

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  Historical Bond/Collateral Loss Reconciliation Detail  
     
  Distribution
Date
    Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
    Beginning
Balance
at Liquidation
    Aggregate
Realized Loss
on Loans
    Prior Realized
Loss Applied
to Certificates
    Amounts
Covered by
Credit Support
    Interest
(Shortages)/
Excesses
    Modification
/Appraisal
Reduction Adj.
    Additional
(Recoveries)
/Expenses
    Realized Loss
Applied to
Certificates to Date
    Recoveries of
Realized Losses
Paid as Cash
    (Recoveries)/
Losses Applied to
Certificate Interest
 
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
  Totals                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 11/19/18
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 10/31/18
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 11/13/18
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                                                                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 1  
                                                                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-
Reference
    Stated
Principal
Balance at
Contribution
    Current
Ending
Scheduled
Balance
    Special Servicing Fees     ASER     (PPIS) Excess     Non-Recoverable
(Scheduled
Interest)
    Interest on
Advances
    Modified Interest
Rate (Reduction)
/Excess
 
Monthly     Liquidation   Work Out
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
  Totals                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO) Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2018-C47

For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 11/19/18
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 10/31/18
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 11/13/18
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

                 
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail - Part 2  
                 
  Offering
Document
Cross-Reference
Stated Principal
Balance at
Contribution
Current Ending
Scheduled
Balance
Reimb of Advances to the Servicer Other (Shortfalls)/
Refunds
Comments  
Current Month Left to Reimburse
Master Servicer
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Totals              
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 2 Total 0.00      
  Interest Shortfall Reconciliation Detail Part 1 Total 0.00      
  Total Interest Shortfall Allocated to Trust 0.00      
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

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(WELLS FARGO LOGO) Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

Series 2018-C47

For Additional Information please contact
CTSLink Customer Service
1-866-846-4526
Reports Available     www.ctslink.com
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Distribution Date: 11/19/18
Corporate Trust Services Record Date: 10/31/18
8480 Stagecoach Circle Determination Date: 11/13/18
Frederick, MD 21701-4747

     
     
  Supplemental Reporting  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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EXHIBIT H

FORM OF OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT

 

[NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] having an address at [ADDRESS OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR] (the “Assignor”) for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, delivers, sets over and conveys, without recourse, representation or warranty, express or implied, unto “Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47” (the “Assignee”), having an office at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2018-C47, its successors and assigns, all right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to:

 

That certain mortgage and security agreement, deed of trust and security agreement, deed to secure debt and security agreement, or similar security instrument (the “Security Instrument”), and that certain Promissory Note (the “Mortgage Note”), for each of the Mortgage Loans shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B, and that certain assignment of leases and rents given in connection therewith and all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in any claims, collateral, insurance policies, certificates of deposit, letters of credit, escrow accounts, performance bonds, demands, causes of action and any other collateral arising out of and/or executed and/or delivered in or to or with respect to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note, together with any other documents or instruments executed and/or delivered in connection with or otherwise related to the Security Instrument and the Mortgage Note.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor has executed this instrument under seal to be effective as of the [__] day of [_____________], 20[__].

 

  [NAME OF CURRENT ASSIGNOR]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit H-1

 

 

EXHIBIT I

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR RULE 144A
BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S
BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(c)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with the Depository in the name of [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)        the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 

 
*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit I-1

 

 

[(2)       at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)       the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)        no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)        the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

**   Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit I-2

 

 

EXHIBIT J

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE AFTER RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(d)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) with the Depository in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)        the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit J-1

 

 

[(2)       at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)       the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)        no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)        the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: ________

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

* Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit J-2

 

 

EXHIBIT K

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE DURING RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(e)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of

 

 
*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit K-1

 

 

Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit K-2

 

 

EXHIBIT L

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE AFTER RESTRICTED PERIOD

 

(Exchanges pursuant to Section 5.03(f)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[For purposes of acquiring a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above after the expiration of the Restricted Period,] [For purposes of receiving payments under a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above,]* the undersigned holder of a beneficial interest in a Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of the Class specified above issued under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement certifies that it is not a U.S. Person as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

We undertake to advise you promptly by facsimile on or prior to the date on which you intend to submit your corresponding certification relating to the Certificates of the Class specified above held by you for our account if any applicable statement herein is not correct on such date, and in the absence of any such notification it may be assumed that this certification applies as of such date.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

 
*Select, as applicable.

 

Exhibit L-1

 

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  Dated:______________
     
  By:  
    as, or as agent for, the holder of a beneficial interest in the Certificates to which this certificate relates.

 

Exhibit L-2

 

 

EXHIBIT M

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO TEMPORARY REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchanges or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Temporary Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CINS No. [______] and ISIN No. [______]) to be held with [Euroclear] [Clearstream]* (Common Code [______]) through the Depository.

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)        the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;

 

 
*Select appropriate depository.

 

Exhibit M-1

 

 

[(2)       at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States;]**

 

[(2)       the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States;]**

 

(3)        no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable; and

 

(4)        the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: ________

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 

** Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit M-2

 

 

EXHIBIT N

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE TO REGULATION S BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such Non-Book Entry Certificates for a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Book-Entry Certificate (CINS No. [______], ISIN No. [______], and Common Code No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such exchange or transfer has been made in compliance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation S (“Regulation S”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and accordingly the Transferor does hereby certify that:

 

(1)        the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States,

 

Exhibit N-1

 

 

[(2)       at the time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the transferee was outside the United States,]*

 

[(2)       the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither the Transferor nor any person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was pre-arranged with a buyer in the United States,]*

 

(3)        no “directed selling efforts” within the meaning of Rule 902(c) of Regulation S have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable, and

 

(4)        the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

 
*Insert one of these two provisions, which come from the definition of “offshore transaction” in Regulation S.

 

Exhibit N-2

 

 

EXHIBIT O

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR NON-BOOK ENTRY CERTIFICATE
TO RULE 144A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE

 

(Exchange or transfers pursuant to Section 5.03(g)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as Certificate Registrar

600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__]

 

Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

This letter relates to US $[______] aggregate [Certificate Balance] [Notional Amount] of the Class [__] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the form of Non-Book Entry Certificates of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]) in the name of [insert name of transferor] (the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested an exchange or transfer of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Book-Entry Certificate of such Class (CUSIP No. [______]).

 

In connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the Transferor does hereby certify that such Certificates are being exchanged or transferred in accordance with Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Certificates for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the transferee exercises sole investment discretion, and the transferee and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in each case in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction.

 

We understand that this certificate is required in connection with certain securities laws of the United States. In connection therewith, if administrative or legal proceedings are

 

Exhibit O-1

 

 

commenced or threatened in connection with which this certificate is or would be relevant, we irrevocably authorize you to produce this certificate to any interested party in such proceeding. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Initial Purchasers.

 

  [Insert Name of Transferor]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit O-2

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1A

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION for Non-Borrower PartY
(for Persons other than the DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER and/or a Controlling Class Certificateholder)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either (a) a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of the above-referenced Class [__] Certificates or (b) a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related

 

Exhibit P-1A-1 

 

Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

 

Exhibit P-1A-2 

 

EXHIBIT P-1B

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR NON-BORROWER PARTY (FOR THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager 

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
   

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor 

New York, New York 10016 

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager 

With a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
   

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of a majority of the Controlling Class or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

Exhibit P-1B-1 

 

2.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

3.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

4.       The undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

6.       At any time the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned shall deliver the certification attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       [For use with any party other than the initial Directing Certificateholder]The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice

 

Exhibit P-1B-2 

 

provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

9.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

  

Exhibit P-1B-3 

 

EXHIBIT P-1C

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR BORROWER PARTY (FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage 2018-C47 Asset Manager

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is either (a) a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of the above-referenced Class [__] Certificates or (b) a Companion Holder (or any investment advisor or manager or other representative of the foregoing).

 

2.       The undersigned is neither the Directing Certificateholder nor a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

3.       In the case that the undersigned is a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of an Offered Certificate, the undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party.

 

Exhibit P-1C-1 

 

5.       The undersigned is requesting access to the Distribution Date Statement pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Distribution Date Statement, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Distribution Date Statement confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Distribution Date Statement will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Distribution Date Statement confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Distribution Date Statement (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Distribution Date Statement in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Distribution Date Statement on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

8.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

 

Exhibit P-1C-2 

 

EXHIBIT P-1D

FORM OF INVESTOR CERTIFICATION FOR BORROWER PARTY
(FOR THE DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER AND/OR A
CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATEHOLDER)

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager 

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor 

New York, New York 10016 

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager 

With a copy sent contemporaneously via email to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
   

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565 

   
Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class Certificates

 

In accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.      The undersigned is the Directing Certificateholder, the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or a Controlling Class Certificateholder.

 

Exhibit P-1D-1 

 

2.       The undersigned is a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s):

 

[IDENTIFY [EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN](S)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”)

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

3.       The undersigned has received a copy of the Prospectus.

 

4.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

Exhibit P-1D-2 

 

7.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in [paper][electronic click-through] form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the applicable Information provider listed above [(a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid].

 

10.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

 

Exhibit P-1D-3 

 

EXHIBIT P-1E

FORM OF NOTICE OF EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager 

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
   

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor 

New York, New York 10016 

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance 

Manager 

With a copy sent contemporaneously via email 

to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

Series 2018-C47

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC 

Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class Certificates

 

THIS NOTICE IDENTIFIES AN “[EXCLUDED LOAN][EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS LOAN]” RELATING TO THE WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2018-C47, REQUIRING ACTION BY YOU AS THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3.13(b) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT.

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

Exhibit P-1E-1 

 

2.       The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

[[If applicable] For the avoidance of doubt, [each] of the foregoing loans is both an Excluded Loan and an Excluded Controlling Class Loan.]

 

3.       As of the date above, the undersigned is the beneficial owner of the following certificates, and is providing the below information to the addressees hereto for purposes of their compliance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, among other things, the Certificate Administrator’s determination as to whether a Consultation Termination Event is in effect with respect to the Excluded Controlling Class Loans listed in paragraph 2 if any such mortgage loan is an Excluded Loan:

 

CUSIP Class Outstanding Certificate Balance Initial Certificate Balance
       
       
       

 

The undersigned is not a Borrower Party with respect to any other Mortgage Loan.

 

4.       Except with respect to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), the undersigned is requesting access pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website [and/or is requesting the information identified on the schedule attached hereto (also, the “Information”) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement]. In consideration of the disclosure to the undersigned of the Information, or the access thereto, the undersigned will keep the Information confidential (except from such outside persons as are assisting it in making an evaluation in connection with purchasing the related Certificates, from its accountants and attorneys, and otherwise from such governmental or banking authorities or agencies to which the undersigned is subject), and such Information will not, without the prior written consent of the Depositor, be otherwise disclosed by the undersigned or by its officers, directors, partners,

 

Exhibit P-1E-2 

 

employees, agents or representatives (collectively, the “Representatives”) in any manner whatsoever, in whole or in part; provided, however, that the obligations of the undersigned to keep any such Information confidential shall expire one year following the date that the undersigned receives such Information (with respect to a prospective purchaser only) or is no longer a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of the Class of Certificates referenced above. The undersigned will not use or disclose the Information in any manner which could result in a violation of any provision of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or would require registration of any Certificate not previously registered pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities Act.

 

5.       The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is prohibited from accessing, reviewing and using Excluded Information (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) to the extent the undersigned receives access to such Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information in connection with its duties, or exercise of its rights pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

6.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

7.       To the extent the undersigned receives access to any Excluded Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website or otherwise receives access to such Excluded Information, the undersigned shall be deemed to have agreed that it (i) will not directly or indirectly provide any such Excluded Information to (A) the related Borrower Party, (B) any related Excluded Controlling Class Holder, (C) any employees or personnel of the undersigned or any of its Affiliates involved in the management of any investment in the related Borrower Party or the related Mortgaged Property or (D) to its actual knowledge, any non-Affiliate that holds a direct or indirect ownership interest in the related Borrower Party, and (ii) will maintain sufficient internal controls and appropriate policies and procedures in place in order to comply with the obligations described in clause (i) above.

 

8.       The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website, and the Certificate Administrator shall have no obligation to monitor, determine or verify whether the undersigned has properly certified or recertified under this Investor Certification any time the undersigned accesses the Certificate Administrator’s Website.

 

9.       The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.

 

Exhibit P-1E-3 

 

10.       The undersigned is simultaneously providing notice to the Certificate Administrator in the form of Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, requesting termination of access to any Excluded Information. The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it has (i) delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (ii) submitted a new investor certification in accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

11.       The undersigned agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Trust Fund from any damage, loss, cost or liability (including legal fees and expenses and the cost of enforcing this indemnity) arising out of or resulting from any unauthorized access by the undersigned or any agent, employee, representative or person acting on its behalf of any Excluded Information relating to the [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) listed in Paragraph 2 above.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit P-1E-4 

 

EXHIBIT P-1F

FORM OF NOTICE OF [EXCLUDED LOAN] [EXCLUDED CONTROLLING CLASS HOLDER] TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

[Date]

 

Via: Email
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
8480 Stagecoach Circle
Frederick, Maryland 21701-4747
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

In accordance with Section 3.13(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned (the “Excluded Controlling Class Holder”) hereby directs you as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is [the Directing Certificateholder][the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][a Controlling Class Certificateholder] as of the date hereof.

 

2.       The undersigned has become a Borrower Party with respect to the following [Mortgage Loan(s)] [and] [Whole Loan(s)] (the “[Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s)”):

 

Loan Number ODCR Loan Name Borrower Name
       
       
       

 

3.       The following USER IDs for CTSLink are affiliated with the undersigned and access to any information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website with respect to the

 

 Exhibit P-1F-1 

 

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 securitization should be revoked as to such users:

 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  

4.       The undersigned acknowledges that it is not permitted to access and shall not access any Excluded Information with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s) on the Certificate Administrator’s Website unless and until it (i) is no longer an Excluded Controlling Class Holder with respect to such [Excluded Loan][Excluded Controlling Class Loan](s), (ii) has delivered notice of the termination of the related Excluded Controlling Class Holder status and (iii) has submitted an investor certification in the form of Exhibit P-1B to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

 Exhibit P-1F-2 

 

 

  [Directing Certificateholder][Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class][Controlling Class Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that
access to CTSLink has been revoked for
the users listed in Paragraph 3.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Certificate Administrator


   

Name:
Title:

 

 Exhibit P-1F-3 

 

 

EXHIBIT P-1G

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF THE DIRECTING
CERTIFICATEHOLDER

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager 

Commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
   

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor 

New York, New York 10016 

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager 

With a copy sent contemporaneously via email 

to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
600 South 4th Street, 7th Floor
MAC N9300-070
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2018-C47

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 

CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC 

Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Class [__] Certificates

 

In accordance with Section 3.23 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned has been appointed to act as the Directing Certificateholder.

 

2.       The undersigned is not a Borrower Party.

 

3.       If the undersigned becomes a Borrower Party with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, the undersigned agrees to and shall deliver the certification

 

Exhibit P-1G-1 

 

attached as Exhibit P-1D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall deliver to the applicable parties the notices attached as Exhibit P-1E and Exhibit P-1F to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.       [[For Directing Certificateholders other than the initial Directing Certificateholder] The undersigned hereby certifies that an executed copy of this certification in paper form has been delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to each of the addressees listed above (a) by overnight courier or (b) mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid.]

 

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [Directing Certificateholder]
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Dated: _______

cc: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

 

Exhibit P-1G-2 

 

EXHIBIT P-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION FOR NRSROs

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2018-C47

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is a Rating Agency hired by the Depositor to provide ratings on the Certificates; or

 

2.       The undersigned is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization and either (x) has provided the Depositor with the appropriate certifications under Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(e), had access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, is requesting access pursuant to the Agreement to certain information (the “Information”) on such 17g-5 website pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, and agrees that any confidentiality agreement applicable to the undersigned with respect to the information obtained from the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date shall also be applicable to information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website (including without limitation, to any information received by the Depositor for posting on the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website), or (y), if the undersigned did not have access to the Depositor’s 17g-5 website prior to the Closing Date, it hereby agrees that it shall be bound by the provisions of the confidentiality agreement attached hereto as Annex A which shall be applicable to it with respect to any information obtained from the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website, including any information that is obtained from the section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date.

 

The undersigned shall be deemed to have recertified to the provisions herein each time it accesses the Information on the Certificate Administrator’s Website and the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

Exhibit P-2-1 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified. 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

 

Exhibit P-2-2 

 

ANNEX A

 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

This Confidentiality Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”) is made in connection with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (together with its affiliates, the “Furnishing Entities” and each a “Furnishing Entity”) furnishing certain financial, operational, structural and other information relating to the issuance of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”) pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Custodian, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and the assets underlying or referenced by the Certificates, including the identity of, and financial information with respect to borrowers, sponsors, guarantors, managers and lessees with respect to such assets (together, the “Collateral”) to you (the “NRSRO”) through the website of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as 17g-5 Information Provider under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the [section of the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website that hosts the Depositor’s 17g-5 website after the Closing Date (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)]. Information provided by each Furnishing Entity is labeled as provided by the specific Furnishing Entity.

 

Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Confidentiality Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include the following information (irrespective of its source or form of communication, including information obtained by you through access to this site) that may be furnished to you by or on behalf of a Furnishing Entity in connection with the issuance or monitoring of a rating with respect to the Certificates: (x) all data, reports, interpretations, forecasts, records, agreements, legal documents and other information (such information, the “Evaluation Material”) and (y) any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including the status thereof; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include information which:

 

was or becomes generally available to the public (including through filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission or disclosure in an offering document) other than as a result of a disclosure by you or a NRSRO Representative (as defined in Section 2(c)(i) below) in violation of this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

was or is lawfully obtained by you from a source other than a Furnishing Entity or its representatives that (i) is reasonably believed by you to be under no obligation to maintain the information as confidential and (ii) provides it to you without any obligation to maintain the information as confidential; or

 

is independently developed by the NRSRO without reference to any Confidential Information.

 

Exhibit P-2-3 

 

Information to Be Held in Confidence.

 

You will use the Confidential Information solely for the purpose of determining or monitoring a credit rating on the Certificates and, to the extent that any information used is derived from but does not reveal any Confidential Information, for benchmarking, modeling or research purposes (the “Intended Purpose”).

 

You acknowledge that you are aware that the United States and state securities laws impose restrictions on trading in securities when in possession of material, non-public information and that the NRSRO will advise (through policy manuals or otherwise) each NRSRO Representative who is informed of the matters that are the subject of this Confidentiality Agreement to that effect.

 

You will treat the Confidential Information as private and confidential. Subject to Section 4, without the prior written consent of the applicable Furnishing Entity, you will not disclose to any person any Confidential Information, whether such Confidential Information was furnished to you before, on or after the date of this Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you may:

 

disclose the Confidential Information to any of the NRSRO’s affiliates, directors, officers, employees, legal representatives, agents and advisors (each, a “NRSRO Representative”) who, in the reasonable judgment of the NRSRO, need to know such Confidential Information in connection with the Intended Purpose; provided, that, prior to disclosure of the Confidential Information to a NRSRO Representative, the NRSRO shall have taken reasonable precautions to ensure, and shall be satisfied, that such NRSRO Representative will act in accordance with this Confidentiality Agreement;

 

solely to the extent required for compliance with Rule 17g-5(a)(3) of the Act (17 C.F.R. 240.17g-5),post the Confidential Information to the NRSRO’s password protected website; and

 

use information derived from the Confidential Information in connection with an Intended Purpose, if such derived information does not reveal any Confidential Information.

 

Disclosures Required by Law. If you or any NRSRO Representative is requested or required (orally or in writing, by interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigatory demand, request for information or documents, deposition or similar process relating to any legal proceeding, investigation, hearing or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information, you agree to provide the relevant Furnishing Entity with notice as soon as practicable (except in the case of regulatory or other governmental inquiry, examination or investigation, and otherwise to the extent practical and permitted by law, regulation or regulatory or other governmental authority) that a request to disclose the Confidential Information has been made so that the relevant Furnishing Entity may seek an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information if it so chooses. Unless otherwise required by a court or other governmental or regulatory authority to do so, and provided that you been informed by written notice that the related Furnishing Entity is

 

Exhibit P-2-4 

 

seeking a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment with respect to the requested Confidential Information, you agree not to disclose the Confidential Information while the Furnishing Entity’s effort to obtain such a protective order or other reasonable assurance for confidential treatment is pending. You agree to reasonably cooperate with each Furnishing Entity in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to the portion of the Confidential Information that is being disclosed, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity; provided, however, that in no event shall the NRSRO be required to take a position that such information should be entitled to receive such a protective order or reasonable assurance as to confidential treatment. If a Furnishing Entity succeeds in obtaining a protective order or other remedy, you agree to comply with its terms with respect to the disclosure of the Confidential Information, at the sole expense of such Furnishing Entity. If a protective order or other remedy is not obtained or if the relevant Furnishing Entity waives compliance with the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement in writing, you agree to furnish only such information as you are legally required to disclose, at the sole expense of the relevant Furnishing Entity.

 

Obligation to Return Evaluation Material. Promptly upon written request by or on behalf of the relevant Furnishing Entity, all material or documents, including copies thereof, that contain Evaluation Material will be destroyed or, in your sole discretion, returned to the relevant Furnishing Entity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the NRSRO may retain one or more copies of any document or other material containing Evaluation Material to the extent necessary for legal or regulatory compliance (or compliance with the NRSRO’s internal policies and procedures designed to ensure legal or regulatory compliance) and (b) the NRSRO may retain any portion of the Evaluation Material that may be found in backup tapes or other archive or electronic media or other documents prepared by the NRSRO and any Evaluation Material obtained in an oral communication; provided, that any Evaluation Material so retained by the NRSRO will remain subject to this Confidentiality Agreement and the NRSRO will remain bound by the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

Violations of this Confidentiality Agreement.

 

The NRSRO will be responsible for any breach of this Confidentiality Agreement by you, the NRSRO or any NRSRO Representative.

 

You agree promptly to advise each relevant Furnishing Entity in writing of any misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure or use by any person of the Confidential Information which may come to your attention and to take all steps reasonably requested by such Furnishing Entity to limit, stop or otherwise remedy such misappropriation, or unauthorized disclosure or use.

 

You acknowledge and agree that the Furnishing Entities would not have an adequate remedy at law and would be irreparably harmed in the event that any of the provisions of this Confidentiality Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each Furnishing Entity shall be entitled to specific performance and injunctive relief to prevent breaches of this Confidentiality Agreement and to specifically enforce the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which a Furnishing Entity may be entitled at law or in equity. It is further understood and agreed

 

Exhibit P-2-5 

 

that no failure to or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege.

 

Term. Notwithstanding the termination or cancellation of this Confidentiality Agreement and regardless of whether the NRSRO has provided a credit rating on a Security, your obligations under this Confidentiality Agreement will survive indefinitely.

 

Governing Law. This Confidentiality Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under the Confidentiality Agreement, the relationships of the parties and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed within such State.

 

Amendments. This Confidentiality Agreement may be modified or waived only by a separate writing by the NRSRO and each Furnishing Entity.

 

Entire Agreement. This Confidentiality Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and the Furnishing Entities relating to the treatment of Confidential Information heretofore or hereafter reviewed or inspected by you. This agreement supersedes all other understandings and agreements between us relating to such matters; provided, however, that, if the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with another agreement relating to the Confidential Information that specifically states that the terms of such agreement shall supersede, modify or amend the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement, then to the extent the terms of this Confidentiality Agreement conflict with such agreement, the terms of such agreement shall control notwithstanding acceptance by you of the terms hereof by entry into this website.

 

Contact Information. Notices for each Furnishing Entity under this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be directed as set forth below:

 

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10152
Attention: Matthew Orrino
E-mail: wfs.cmbs@wellsfargo.com

 

Exhibit P-2-6 

 

EXHIBIT P-3

ONLINE MARKET DATA PROVIDER CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2018-C47

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

This Certification has been prepared for provision of information to the market data providers listed in Paragraph 1 below pursuant to the direction of the Depositor. If you represent a Market Data Provider not listed herein and would like access to the information, please contact CTSLink at 866-846-4526, or at ctslink.customerservice@wellsfargo.com.

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining certain information pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the above-referenced certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.       The undersigned is an employee or agent of Bloomberg, L.P., Trepp, LLC, Intex Solutions, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Interactive Data Corp., CMBS.com, Inc., Markit Group Limited, Moody’s Analytics, MBS Data LLC or Thomson Reuters Corporation, a market data provider that has been given access to the Statements to Certificateholders, CREFC® Reports and supplemental notices on www.ctslink.com (“CTSLink”) by request of the Depositor.

 

2.       The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses CTSLink, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representation above remains true and correct.

 

3.       The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the provision to it of information and/or reports on CTSLink is for its own use only, and agrees that it will not disseminate or otherwise make such information available to any other person without the written consent of the Depositor.

 

4.       The undersigned shall be fully liable for any breach of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by itself or any of its Representatives and shall indemnify the Depositor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or expense incurred thereby with respect to any such breach by the undersigned or any of its Representatives.

 

Exhibit P-3-1 

 

5.       Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

     
  By:  
    Title:
Company:
Phone:

 

Exhibit P-3-2 

 

EXHIBIT Q

CUSTODIAN CERTIFICATION/EXCEPTION REPORT

 

[DATE]

 

To the Persons Listed on the attached Schedule A

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attached Custodial Exception Report, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or for which a Liquidation Event has occurred) the Custodian has, subject to Section 2.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, reviewed the documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and has determined that (i) subject to the final proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”, all documents specified in clauses (i) through (v), (viii), (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) (or, with respect to clause (xii), a copy of such letter of credit and the required officer’s certificate), if any, of the definition of “Mortgage File,” as applicable, are in its possession, (ii) the foregoing documents delivered or caused to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller have been reviewed by it or by a Custodian on its behalf and appear regular on their face and appear to be executed and to relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on such examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the items specified in clauses (iv), (vi) and (viii)(c) in the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” is correct.

 

Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit Q-1 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

[APPLICABLE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER’S NOTICE ADDRESS]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager
commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2018-C47
CMBSTrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2018-C47
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager
With a copy sent contemporaneously via email
to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exhibit Q-2 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47,
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

with a copy to:

 

Troy B. Stoddard, Esq.,
Wells Fargo Law Department, D1053-300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28202
Email: troy.stoddard@wellsfargo.com

 

and a copy to:

 

Jacqueline Gelman
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
10 South Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone number: (312) 827-1531
Email: jacqueline.m.gelman@wellsfargo.com

 

Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson, Managing Director
Email: daniel.vinson@barclays.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
Facsimile No.: (212) 412-7519
Attention: Steven P. Glynn, Legal Department
Email: steven.glynn@barclays.com

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director

 

and

 

Exhibit Q-3 

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Pamela McCormack

 

with a copy to:

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Robert Perelman

 

and a copy to:

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC or Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP
345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10154
Attention: David Traitel

 

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
5221 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 600
Irving, Texas 75039
Attention: Jenna Vick Unell, General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (972) 868-5490

 

with a copy to:

 

C-III Capital Partners LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Jeffrey Cohen
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to:

 

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Michael Pierro
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

and a copy to:

 

C-III Commercial Mortgage LLC
717 Fifth Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Paul Hughson
Facsimile No.: (212) 705-5001

 

Exhibit Q-4 

 

EXHIBIT R-1

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE FOR MASTER SERVICER

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “ Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (in such capacity, the “Special Servicer”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), the Trustee, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, hereby constitutes and appoints the Master Servicer, by and through the Master Servicer’s officers and authorized employees, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Master Servicer and all properties (“Mortgaged Properties”) administered by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items 1 through 12 below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and Mortgaged Properties; provided, however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.       The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

Exhibit R-1-1 

 

2.       The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

3.       The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.       The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

 

5.       The completion of loan assumption agreements.

 

6.       The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or deed of trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

 

7.       The assignment of any Mortgage or deed of trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.       The full assignment of a Mortgage or deed of trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

 

9.       The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in the Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and the deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

Exhibit R-1-2 

 

e.the taking of deed in lieu of foreclosure;

 

f.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and to appear on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or deeds of trust;

 

g.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

h.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, deed of trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.          With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.          The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.          The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the Mortgage, deed of trust or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments; and

 

Exhibit R-1-3 

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers), documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Master Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Master Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Master Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Master Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Master Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein or in the Agreement. If the Master Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington

 

Exhibit R-1-4 

 

Trust, National Association, then the Master Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend or limit the powers granted to the Master Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Master Servicer to take any action with respect to Mortgages, deeds of trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Master Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Master Servicer. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:

 

Witness:

   

 

Exhibit R-1-5 

 

Witness:

   

 

Exhibit R-1-6 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE )  
  )  ss.:
COUNTY OF )  

 

On ____________________, before me, _________________________________ Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

   
   Notary Public
   
[SEAL]  
   
My commission expires:  
   

 

Exhibit R-1-7 

 

EXHIBIT R-2

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY BY TRUSTEE FOR SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

 

SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE

 

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Wilmington Trust, National Association, a national banking association, incorporated and existing under the laws of the United States, having its usual place of business at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”) by and between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, the Trustee, as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, hereby constitutes and appoints the Special Servicer, by and through the Special Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) serviced by the Special Servicer and all properties (“REO Properties”) administered by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, to execute and acknowledge in writing or by facsimile stamp all documents customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the enumerated transactions described in items (1) through (13) below with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties; provided however, that the documents described below may only be executed and delivered by such Attorneys-in-Fact if such documents are required or permitted under the terms of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

1.       The endorsement on behalf of the Trustee of all checks, drafts and/or other negotiable instruments made payable to the Trustee and to draw upon, replace, substitute, release or amend letters of credit standing as collateral securing any Mortgage Loan.

 

2.       The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or deed of trust, where said modification or re-recording is solely for the purpose of correcting such Mortgage or deed of trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued; provided that said modification or re-recording, in either instance, (i) does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or deed of trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of the Agreement.

 

Exhibit R-2-1 

 

3.       The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or deed of trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

 

4.       The conveyance of any property to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of title to any mortgaged property (a “Mortgaged Property”) to be acquired as REO Property, or conveyance of title to any REO Property.

 

5.       The completion of loan assumption agreements and transfers of interest in borrower entities.

 

6.       The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related promissory note.

 

7.       The assignment of any Mortgage and the related promissory note and other loan documents, in connection with the purchase or repurchase of the Mortgage Loan secured and evidenced thereby.

 

8.       The full assignment of a Mortgage upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related promissory note and other loan documents.

 

9.       The full enforcement of and preservation of the Trustee’s interests in any Mortgage or the related promissory note, and in the proceeds thereof, by way of, including but not limited to, taking title to any Mortgaged Property on behalf of the Trust, foreclosure, the taking of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure and/or any related litigation, including without limitation, guaranty or receivership litigation, or litigation on the note, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, the initiation, prosecution and completion of eviction actions or proceedings with respect to, or the termination, cancellation or rescission of any such eviction actions or proceedings, the initiation or defense of any litigation related to the ownership of any REO Property, and the pursuit of title insurance, hazard insurance and claims in bankruptcy proceedings, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 

a.the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and such deed of trust;

 

b.the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 

c.the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

d.the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 

Exhibit R-2-2 

 

e.the filing, prosecution and defense of claims, and the appearance on behalf of the Trustee, in bankruptcy cases affecting any Mortgage or the related promissory note;

 

f.the preparation and service of notices to quit and all other documents necessary to initiate, prosecute and complete eviction actions or proceedings;

 

g.the tendering, filing, prosecution and defense, as applicable, of hazard insurance and title insurance claims, including but not limited to appearing on behalf of the Trustee in quiet title actions;

 

h.the creation of a wholly-owned entity of the Trust for purposes of holding foreclosed property; and

 

i.the preparation and execution of such other documents and the performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 9.a. through 9.h. above.

 

10.        With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or deed-in lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution of the following documentation:

 

a.listing agreements;

 

b.purchase and sale agreements;

 

c.grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase same;

 

d.escrow instructions; and

 

e.any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.

 

11.       The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs to the Mortgaged Property or reserves for replacement of personal property.

 

12.       Execute and/or file such documents and take such other action as is proper and necessary to defend the Trustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee, in litigation and to resolve such litigation, provided that such resolution shall not include any admission of fault or wrongdoing by the Trustee or, without the Trustee’s consent, subject the Trustee to any form of injunctive relief.

 

13.       The execution and delivery of the following:

 

a.any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien created by the

 

Exhibit R-2-3 

 

  Mortgage or other security document in the related Mortgage File or the related Mortgaged Property and other related collateral;

 

b.any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of partial or full defeasance, and all other comparable instruments;

 

c.any and all assumptions, modifications, waivers, substitutions, extensions, amendments, consents to transfers of interests in borrowers, consents to any subordinate financings to be secured by any related Mortgaged Property, consents to any mezzanine financing to be secured by the ownership interests in a borrower, consents to and monitoring of the application of any proceeds of insurance policies or condemnation awards to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property or otherwise, documents relating to the management, operation, maintenance, repair, leasing and marketing of the related Mortgaged Properties (including agreements and requests by any borrower with respect to modifications of the standards of operation and management of such Mortgaged Properties or the replacement of asset managers) or REO Properties, documents exercising any or all of the rights, powers and privileges granted or provided to the holder of any Mortgage Loan under the related loan documents, lease subordination agreements, non-disturbance and attornment agreements or other leasing or rental arrangements, management agreements, any easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, equitable servitudes, or land use or zoning requirements with respect to the Mortgaged Properties or REO Properties, instruments relating to the custody of any collateral that now secures or hereafter may secure any Mortgage Loan and any other consents; and

 

d.any and all documents, instruments and certifications as are reasonably necessary to complete or accomplish the Special Servicer’s duties and responsibilities under the Agreement.

 

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall be effective as of the date set forth below.

 

This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be construed as a general power of attorney.

 

Solely to the extent that the Special Servicer has the power to delegate its rights or obligations under the Agreement, the Special Servicer also has the power to delegate the authority given to it by Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, under this Limited Power of Attorney, for purposes of performing its obligations and duties by executing such

 

Exhibit R-2-4 

 

additional powers of attorney in favor of its attorneys-in-fact as are necessary for such purpose. The Special Servicer’s attorneys-in-fact shall have no greater authority than that held by the Special Servicer.

 

Nothing contained herein shall: (i) limit in any manner any indemnification provided to the Trustee under the Agreement, (ii) limit in any manner the rights and protections afforded the Trustee under the Agreement, or (iii) be construed to grant the Special Servicer the power to initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association except as specifically provided for herein or in the Agreement. If the Special Servicer receives any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of Wilmington Trust, National Association, then the Special Servicer shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.

 

This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend or limit the powers granted to the Special Servicer under the Agreement or to allow the Special Servicer to take any action with respect to mortgages, deeds of trust or the related promissory notes not authorized by the Agreement.

 

The Special Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by the Trustee by reason or result of or in connection with the negligent use, or negligent or willful misuse, of this Limited Power of Attorney by the Special Servicer, or its attorneys-in-fact, of the powers granted to it hereunder. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.

 

This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles of such state.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized signatory this ___________ day of ____________.

 

 Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit R-2-5 

 

Witness: 

____________________

 

Exhibit R-2-6 

 

State of Delaware} 

County of }

 

On ________________________, before me, _________________________________Notary Public, personally appeared ___________________________, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity and that by his/her signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of Delaware that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

 

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

_________________________________ 

Notary signature

 

Exhibit R-2-7 

 

EXHIBIT S

INITIAL SERVICED COMPANION NOTEHOLDERS

 

Loan Companion Holder  
Starwood Hotel Portfolio

Note A-2

 

BANK 2018-BNK14 General Master Servicer 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing 

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

MAC D1050-084 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: BANK 2018-BNK14 Asset Manager 

Facsimile number: (704) 715-0036 

Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP 

Hearst Tower, 38th Floor 

214 North Tryon Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Christopher J. Brady 

Facsimile Number: (704) 377-2033

 

Notes A-3 and A-4

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
J0127-023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra 

Email: Anthony.sfarra@wellsfargo.com

with a copy to:

Jeff D. Blake, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Wells Fargo Law Department
D1053-300
301 South College St.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Email: jeff.blake@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to (if by email):  

 

 

Exhibit S-1 

 

  mike.jewesson@alston.com and peter.mckee@alston.com  
Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio

Note A-2 

Barclays Bank PLC 

745 Seventh Avenue 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Sabrina Khabie 

Facsimile No.: (212) 294-0299

 

with a copy to:

 

Reed Smith LLP 

599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Jodi Schwimmer, Esq. 

 
Holiday Inn FiDi

Notes A-1 and A-3

 

Ladder Capital Finance LLC 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, New York 10154

 

Note B

 

IGIS US Private Placement Real Estate Investment Trust No. 228 

c/o IGIS Asset Management 

14 F, Sewoo Building, 115 Yeouigongwon-ro, 

Yeoungdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150 868, Korea 

Attention: Taeil Song 

Phone: +82269594032 

Email: t.song@igisam.com

 

For legal notices, with a copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP 

599 Lexington Avenue 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Henry Shin, Esq. 

 
Ellsworth Place

Note A-2

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, 10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head, 

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565 

 

 

Exhibit S-2 

 

 

 

with a copy to:

 

Stinson Leonard Street LLP 

1201 Walnut Street 

Suite 2900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150 

Fax Number: (816) 412-9338 

Attention: Kenda K. Tomes 

Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

Notes A-3, A-4 and A-5

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, Managing Director 

 

Indian Hills Senior Community

Notes A-1 and A-3

 

Ladder Capital Finance I LLC and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance I LLC 

c/o Ladder Capital Finance LLC 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, New York 10154 

Attention: Mark Ableman

 

with a copy to:

 

Ladder Capital Finance I LLC and Series TRS of Ladder Capital Finance I LLC 

c/o Ladder Capital Finance LLC 

345 Park Avenue, 8th Floor 

New York, New York 10154 

Attention: Kelly Porcella

 

with a copy to:

 

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 

One Jefferson Road 

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 

Attention: James F. Jacobus, Esq.

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing 

 

 

Exhibit S-3 

 

 

MAC D1050-084 

401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Asset Management

 

 

 

Exhibit S-4 

 

EXHIBIT T

FORM OF NOTICE FOR NON-SERVICED MORTGAGE LOAN

 

[FOR AVENTURA MALL MORTGAGE LOAN:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: JPMCC 2018-AVM Asset Manager
Facsimile: (704) 715-0036
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Legal Department, D1053-300
301 South College Street, 30th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Reference: JPMCC 2018-AVM
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com]

 

[FOR CHRISTIANA MALL MORTGAGE LOAN:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor
MAC D1050-084
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Facsimile: (704) 715-0036
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Exhibit T-1 

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Legal Department, D1053-300
301 South College Street, 30th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

 

K&L Gates LLP
Hearst Tower
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com]

 

[FOR SHOWCASE II MORTGAGE LOAN:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: BANK 2018-BNK12 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

and a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP
Hearst Tower, 38th Floor
214 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Christopher J. Brady
Facsimile Number: (704) 377-2033]

 

[FOR SKYLINE VILLAGE MORTGAGE LOAN:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050 084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C46 Asset Manager
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

Exhibit T-2 

 

with a copy to:

 

Mayer Brown LLP
214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: Christopher J. Brady, Esq.]

 

VIA EMAIL

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

As you know, [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association] [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association][_], acts as the master servicer (the “Lead Master Servicer”) for the whole loan secured by the [mortgaged property][portfolio of mortgaged properties] identified as [Fair Oaks Mall][Town Center Aventura][Showcase II][Constitution Plaza][Torrance Technology Campus][Conway Commons] (the “Subject Whole Loan”) under the [BANK 2018-BNK12] [BANK 2018-BNK13] [BANK 2018-BNK13] [JPMDB 2018-C8] [UBS 2018-C11] [CSAIL 2018-CX12] pooling and servicing agreement (the “Lead PSA”). This is to inform you that Note[s] [_][_][_] of the Subject Whole Loan (the “Subject Mortgage Loan”) [has][have] been transferred to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated October 1, 2018 (the “2018-C47 Pooling Agreement”) between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “2018-C47 Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “2018-C47 Certificate Administrator”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “2018-C47 Trustee”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, and that the 2018-C47 Trustee is the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan.

 

The undersigned, as 2018-C47 Certificate Administrator, hereby directs you, in your capacity as the Lead Master Servicer of the Subject Whole Loan, to remit to the 2018-C47 Master Servicer all amounts payable to, and forward, deliver or otherwise make available, as the case may be, to the 2018-C47 Master Servicer all reports, statements, documents, communications, and other information that are to be forwarded, delivered or otherwise made available to, the holder of the Subject Mortgage Loan under the related Intercreditor Agreement (as such term is defined in the 2018-C47 Pooling Agreement) and the Lead PSA.

 

The Subject Mortgage Loan is not a Significant Obligor (as such term is defined in the 2018-C47 Pooling Agreement) under the 2018-C47 Pooling Agreement.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

 

Date:  ________________________

 

Exhibit T-3 

 

 Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit T-4 

 

EXHIBIT U

FORM OF NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION
REGARDING DEFEASANCE OF MORTGAGE LOAN

 

To:Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
Facsimile No.: (212) 635-0295
E-mail: info.cmbs@fitchratings.com

 

Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
E-mail: CMBSSurveillance@moodys.com

 

DBRS, Inc.
333 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Commercial Mortgage Surveillance
Facsimile No.: (312) 332-3492
Email: cmbs.surveillance@dbrs.com

 

From:Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

Date: _________, 20___

 

Exhibit U-1 

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Mortgage Loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) identified by loan number _____ [and loan number [_______]] on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and heretofore secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the following names:____________________
____________________

 

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement described above. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

As Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby:

 

(a)        Notify you that the Mortgagor has consummated a defeasance of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, of the type checked below:

 

____ a full defeasance of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; or

 

____ a partial defeasance of a portion of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan that represents and, an allocated loan amount of $____________ or _______% of the entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(b)        Certify that each of the following is true, subject to those exceptions set forth with explanatory notes on Exhibit A hereto, which exceptions the Master Servicer has determined, consistent with the Servicing Standards, will have no material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan or the defeasance transaction:

 

(i)         The Mortgage Loan documents permit the defeasance, and the terms and conditions for defeasance specified therein were satisfied in all material respects in completing the defeasance.

 

(ii)        The defeasance was consummated on __________, 20__.

 

(iii)       The defeasance collateral consists of securities that (i) constitute “government securities” as defined in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (15 U.S.C. 80A1), (ii) are listed as “Qualified Investments for ‘AAA’ Financings” under Paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 of “Cash Flow Approach” in Standard & Poor’s Public Finance Criteria 2000, as amended to the date of the defeasance, (iii) if they include a principal obligation, the principal due at maturity cannot vary or change, and (iv) are not subject to prepayment, call or early redemption.

 

(iv)       The Master Servicer received an opinion of counsel (from counsel approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard) that the defeasance will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event.

 

Exhibit U-2 

 

(v)        The Master Servicer determined that the defeasance collateral will be owned by an entity (the “Defeasance Obligor”) that is a Single-Purpose Entity (as defined in Standard & Poor’s Structured Finance Ratings Real Estate Finance Criteria, as amended to the date of the defeasance (the “S&P Criteria”)) or is subject to restrictions in its organizational documents substantially similar to those contained in the organization documents of the original Borrower with respect to bankruptcy remoteness and single purpose as of the date of the defeasance, and after the defeasance owns no assets other than the defeasance collateral and real property securing Mortgage Loans included in the pool.

 

(vi)       The defeasance documents require the crediting of the defeasance collateral to an Eligible Account (as defined in the S&P Criteria) in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the Trust, which account is maintained as a securities account by a securities intermediary and has been pledged to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust.

 

(vii)      The agreements executed in connection with the defeasance (i) grant control of the pledged securities account to Trustee on behalf of the Trust, (ii) require the securities intermediary to make the scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan from the proceeds of the defeasance collateral directly to the Master Servicer’s collection account in the amounts and on the dates specified in the Mortgage Loan documents or, in a partial defeasance, the portion of such scheduled payments attributed to the allocated loan amount for the real property defeased, increased by any defeasance premium specified in the Mortgage Loan documents (the “Scheduled Payments”), (iii) permit reinvestment of proceeds of the defeasance collateral only in Permitted Investments (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or as defined in the documents evidencing the defeasance), (iv) permit release of surplus defeasance collateral and earnings on reinvestment from the pledged securities account only after the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, if any such release is permitted, (v) prohibit transfers by the Defeasance Obligor of the defeasance collateral and subordinate liens against the defeasance collateral, and (vi) provide for payment from sources other than the defeasance collateral or other assets of the Defeasance Obligor of all fees and expenses of the securities intermediary for administering the defeasance and the securities account and all fees and expenses of maintaining the existence of the Defeasance Obligor.

 

(viii)     The Master Servicer received written confirmation from a firm of independent certified public accountants, who were approved by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard stating that (i) revenues from the defeasance collateral (without taking into account any earnings on reinvestment of such revenues) will be sufficient to timely pay each of the Scheduled Payments after the defeasance including the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in connection with a partial defeasance) on its Maturity Date (or, in the case of an ARD Loan, on its Anticipated Repayment Date), (ii) the revenues received in any month from the defeasance collateral will be applied to make Scheduled Payments within four (4) months after the date of receipt, and (iii) interest income from the defeasance collateral to the Defeasance Obligor in any calendar or fiscal year will not exceed such Defeasance Obligor’s interest expense for the Mortgage Loan (or the allocated portion thereof in a partial defeasance) for such year.

 

Exhibit U-3 

 

(ix)        The Mortgage Loan is not among the ten (10) largest loans in the pool as of the date of the Current Report (as defined below). The entire principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of defeasance was less than both $[______] and five percent of pool balance, which is less than [__]% of the aggregate Certificate Balance of the Certificates as of the date of the most recent Distribution Date Statement received by us (the “Current Report”).

 

(x)         The Master Servicer has received opinions of counsel stating that the Trustee on behalf of the Trust possesses a valid, perfected first priority security interest in the defeasance collateral and that the documents executed in connection with the defeasance are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)        Certify that Exhibit B hereto is a list of the material agreements, instruments, organizational documents for the Defeasance Obligor, and opinions of counsel and independent accountants executed and delivered in connection with the defeasance.

 

(d)        Certify that the individual under whose hand the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed did constitute a Servicing Officer as of the date of the defeasance described above.

 

(e)        Agree to provide copies of all items listed in Exhibit B to you upon request.

 

Exhibit U-4 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer has caused this Notice and Certification to be executed as of the date captioned above.

 

 WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  as Master Servicer
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:

 

Exhibit U-5 

 

EXHIBIT V

FORM OF OPERATING ADVISOR ANNUAL REPORT1

 

Report Date: This report will be delivered annually no later than [INSERT DATE], pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”). 

Transaction: Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 

Operating Advisor: Park Bridge Lender Services LLC 

Special Servicer: Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

Directing Certificateholder: KKR Real Estate Credit Opportunity Partners Aggregator I L.P.

 

I.Population of Mortgage Loans that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

1.The Special Servicer has notified the Operating Advisor that [●] Specially Serviced Loans were transferred to special servicing in the prior calendar year [INSERT YEAR].

 

(a)[●] of those Specially Serviced Loans are still being analyzed by the Special Servicer as part of the development of an Asset Status Report.

 

(b)[Final] Asset Status Reports were issued with respect to [] of such Specially Serviced Loans. This report is based only on the Specially Serviced Loans in respect of which an Asset Status Report has been issued. The Asset Status Reports may not yet be fully implemented.

 

2.Prior to an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, if one Mortgage Loan is in special servicing and if the Special Servicer has subsequently completed a Major Decision with respect to such Specially Serviced Loan, the Special Servicer has provided the applicable fully executed Major Decision Reporting Package approved or deemed approved by the Directing Holder to the Operating Advisor.

 

3.After an Operating Advisor Consultation Event, the Special Servicer has provided to the Operating Advisor:

 

(a)with respect to each Major Decision for the following non-Specially Serviced Loans, the related Major Decision Reporting Package and the opportunity to consult with respect to such Major Decision and recommended action:

 

________________________

 

 

1     This report is an indicative report and does not reflect the final form of annual report to be used in any particular year. The Operating Advisor will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of any particular report, subject to the compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit V-1 

________________________

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

(b)with respect to following Specially Serviced Loans, each related Asset Status Report and the opportunity to consult with respect to such recommended action:

 

________________________

 

________________________

 

II.Executive Summary

 

Based on the requirements and qualifications set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as well as the items listed below, the Operating Advisor (in accordance with the Operating Advisor’s analysis requirements outlined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) has undertaken a limited review of the Special Servicer’s reported actions under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on the loans identified in this report. Based solely on such limited review and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth herein, the Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer [is/is not] operating in compliance with the Servicing Standard with respect to its performance of its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the prior calendar year on a “trust level basis”. [The Operating Advisor believes, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that the Special Servicer has failed to materially comply with the Servicing Standard as a result of the following material deviations.]

 

[LIST OF MATERIAL DEVIATION ITEMS]

 

In addition, the Operating Advisor notes the following: [PROVIDE SUMMARY OF ANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL INFORMATION].

 

[ADD RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER, IF APPLICABLE]

 

III.List of Items that Were Considered in Compiling this Report

 

In rendering the assessment set forth in this report, the Operating Advisor examined and relied upon the accuracy and the completion of the items listed below:

 

1.Any Major Decision Reporting Package that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Reports by the Special Servicer made available to Privileged Persons that are posted on the certificate administrator’s website that is relevant to the Operating Advisor’s

 

Exhibit V-2 

 

  obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each Asset Status Report (after an Operating Advisor Consultation Event), and each Final Asset Status Report, in each case, delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

3.The Special Servicer’s assessment of compliance report, attestation report by a third party regarding the Special Servicer’s compliance with its obligations and net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction Amount calculations delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

4.[LIST OTHER REVIEWED INFORMATION].

 

5.[INSERT IF AFTER AN OPERATING ADVISOR CONSULTATION EVENT: Consulted with the Special Servicer as provided under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement on Asset Status Reports for a Specially Serviced Loan delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and with respect to Major Decisions processed by the Special Servicer.]

 

NOTE: The Operating Advisor’s review of the above materials should be considered a limited review and not be considered a full or limited audit , legal review or legal conclusion. For instance, we did not review each page of the Special Servicer’s policy and procedure manuals (including amendments and appendices), review underlying lease agreements or similar underlying documents, re-engineer the quantitative aspects of their net present value calculator, visit any related property, visit the Special Servicer, visit the Directing Holder or interact with any borrower. In addition, our review of the net present value calculations and Appraisal Reduction calculations is limited to the mathematical accuracy of the calculations and the corresponding application of the non-discretionary portions of the applicable formulas, and as such, does not take into account the reasonableness of the discretionary portions of such formulas.

 

IV.Assumptions, Qualifications Related to the Work Product Undertaken and Opinions Related to this Report

 

1.As provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor is not required to report on instances of non-compliance with, or deviations from, the Servicing Standard or the special servicer’s obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that the Operating Advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, to be immaterial.

 

2.In rendering our assessment herein, we have assumed that all executed factual statements, instruments, and other documents that we have relied upon in rendering this assessment have been executed by persons with legal capacity to execute such documents.

 

3.Other than the receipt of any Major Decision Reporting Package or any Asset Status Report that is delivered or made available to the Operating Advisor pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Operating Advisor did not participate in, or have access to, the Special Servicer’s and Directing Certificateholder’s discussion(s)

 

Exhibit V-3 

 

  regarding any Specially Serviced Loan. The Operating Advisor does not have authority to speak with the Directing Certificateholder directly. As such, the Operating Advisor generally relied upon the information delivered to it by the Special Servicer as well as its interaction with the Special Servicer, if any, in gathering the relevant information to generate this report. The services that we perform are not designed and cannot be relied upon to detect fraud or illegal acts should any exist.

 

4.The Special Servicer has the legal authority and responsibility to service any Specially Serviced Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Operating Advisor has no responsibility or authority to alter the standards set forth therein or direct the actions of the Special Servicer.

 

5.Confidentiality and other contractual limitations limit the Operating Advisor’s ability to outline the details or substance of any communications held between it and the Special Servicer regarding any Specially Serviced Loans and certain information it reviewed in connection with its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. As a result, this report may not reflect all the relevant information that the Operating Advisor is given access to by the Special Servicer.

 

6.There are many tasks that the Special Servicer undertakes on an ongoing basis related to Specially Serviced Loans. These include, but are not limited to, assumptions, ownership changes, collateral substitutions, capital reserve changes, etc. The Operating Advisor does not participate in any discussions regarding such actions. As such, Operating Advisor has not assessed the Special Servicer’s operational compliance with respect to those types of actions.

 

7.The Operating Advisor is not empowered to speak with any investors directly. If the investors have questions regarding this report, they should address such questions to the certificate administrator through the certificate administrator’s website.

 

8.This report does not constitute recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security, nor does the Operating Advisor take into account market prices of securities or financial markets generally when performing its limited review of the Special Servicer as described above. The Operating Advisor does not have a fiduciary relationship with any Certificateholder or any other party or individual. Nothing is intended to or should be construed as creating a fiduciary relationship between the Operating Advisor and any Certificateholder, party or individual.

 

Terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit V-4 

 

EXHIBIT W

FORM OF NOTICE FROM OPERATING ADVISOR RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF SPECIAL SERVICER

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
as Trustee

1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: CMBS Trustee WFCM 2018-C47

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
as Special Servicer
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47, Recommendation of Replacement of Special Servicer

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter is delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the holders of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”) regarding the replacement of the Special Servicer. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Based upon our review of the Special Servicer’s actions conducted pursuant to and in accordance with Section 3.26 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, it is our

 

Exhibit W-1 

 

assessment that Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, in its current capacity as Special Servicer, is not [performing its duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement][acting in accordance with the Servicing Standard]. The following factors support our assessment: [________].

 

Based upon such assessment, we further hereby recommend that Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association be removed as Special Servicer and that [________] be appointed its successor in such capacity.

 

 Very truly yours,
   
  
 [The Operating Advisor]
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:

 

Dated:

 

Exhibit W-2 

 

EXHIBIT X

FORM OF CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036]

 

[Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565]

 

Re:Access to Certain Information Regarding Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

[Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”)/Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (“Midland”)] understands that [____] (the “Company”) is requesting certain confidential or non-public information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Company has continuing rights as a Certificateholder. The Company is requesting such information for the purpose of analyzing asset performance and evaluating any continuing rights the Company may have under the Trust (the “Permitted Purpose”). The Company agrees that the Permitted Purpose shall not include the use or disclosure of the Confidential Information (as defined below) in any manner that violates any applicable law, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the related mortgage loan documents.

 

[Wells Fargo/Midland] will provide the Company with certain confidential, non-public servicing information (the “Confidential Information”) pertaining to the Mortgage Loans

 

Exhibit X-1 

 

and the related Mortgaged Properties and borrowers. The Company acknowledges that the Confidential Information (a) includes or may be based upon information provided to [Wells Fargo/Midland] by third parties, (b) may not have been verified by [Wells Fargo/Midland], and (c) may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. The Company agrees that [Wells Fargo/Midland], the [“Master Servicer”/”Special Servicer”] (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and its respective Representatives (as defined below) shall not have any liability to the Company or its Representatives resulting from (x) any inaccuracies or omissions in the Confidential Information, (y) any use of the Confidential Information, or (z) [Wells Fargo/ Midland]’s failure or inability to provide the Confidential Information to the Company for any reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following will not constitute “Confidential Information” for purposes of this letter agreement: (a) information that was already in Company’s possession prior to its receipt from [Wells Fargo/Midland]; (b) information that is obtained by Company from a third person who, insofar as is known to Company, is not prohibited from transmitting the information to Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to [Wells Fargo/Midland]; (c) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of Company; and (d) information that is independently developed by Company. The term “Representatives” with respect to any entity shall mean the officers, directors, general partners, employees, agents, affiliates, auditors and legal counsel (which may be internal counsel) of that entity.

 

The Company may have access to the Confidential Information through (at [Wells Fargo/ Midland]’s election): (i) responses to reasonable written inquiries received from the Company, (ii) conference calls conducted on a reasonably scheduled basis with [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s surveillance group, or (iii) direct on-line access (read-only capacity) to the information available on the applicable [____] system or any successor or replacement system (“System”). [Wells Fargo/Midland] may cease or defer providing the Company with Confidential Information in the event that (a) the Company or its Representatives violate any provision hereof, or (b) [Wells Fargo/Midland] determines (in its sole discretion) that such termination is necessary for any reason, including its determination that such action is required pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the related Mortgage Loan documents, or any applicable law. [Wells Fargo/Midland] shall cease to provide the Company with Confidential Information if [Wells Fargo/Midland] has actual knowledge that the Company or its Representatives are affiliates of any borrower under the Mortgage Loan documents and [Wells Fargo/Midland] determines that the provision, notice or access to such Confidential Information would violate the accepted servicing practices or servicing standards as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Company’s obligations and the restrictions applicable to the protection of the Confidential Information hereunder shall survive the termination of the Company’s access to the Confidential Information. [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s remedies hereunder, at law or at equity, are cumulative and may be combined.

 

The Company agrees that it will not, and it shall not permit its Representatives, to disclose the Confidential Information in any manner whatsoever to any other person or entity, other than its Representatives (but only to the extent necessary to accomplish the Permitted Purpose) who have a need to know the information, or as otherwise required by applicable law, court order or any governmental agency or regulator. The Company acknowledges (i) its obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, and (ii) that any disclosure of the Confidential Information by it or its Representatives for any purpose other than a Permitted Purpose, in

 

Exhibit X-2 

 

addition to being a breach of this letter agreement, may constitute a violation of federal and state securities laws. The Company will take reasonable measures to ensure that each Representative is advised of this letter agreement and agrees to keep the Confidential Information confidential. The Company shall be liable for any breach of this letter agreement by its Representatives. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may subsequently provide all or any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity that holds or is contemplating the purchase of any Certificate or interest therein, but only if such person or entity confirms such ownership interest or prospective ownership interest and provided that, prior to the delivery of such Confidential Information, such persons shall have executed and delivered to the Company an agreement that is substantially similar in form and substance to this agreement.

 

If the provisions of this Agreement are breached by the Company or its Representatives, Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless [Wells Fargo/Midland] their successors and assigns, from and against any resulting loss, cost, damage or expense undertaken, paid, awarded, assessed, incurred or suffered by [Wells Fargo/Midland]. Company shall be liable to [Wells Fargo/Midland] for all court costs, reasonable and out of pocket attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by [Wells Fargo/Midland] in enforcing its rights under this Agreement, recovering damages and/or obtaining other appropriate relief.

 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without the application of conflict of laws principles. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, [Wells Fargo/Midland] intends at all times to comply with the terms and provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and nothing in this letter agreement should be construed to limit or qualify any of [Wells Fargo/Midland]’s rights or obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile/Portable Document Format (PDF); each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts together shall constitute one agreement.

 

This agreement shall terminate with respect to the information received by the Company one year after the Company receives such information or ceases to be a Certificateholder. Company agrees that this letter agreement supersedes and replaces and survives any click-through agreement regarding confidentiality of Confidential Information agreed to in connection with accessing the System whether agreed to in accessing the System before or after signing this letter agreement.

 

Exhibit X-3 

 

Please have an authorized signatory countersign in the space provided below to indicate the Company’s confirmation of, and agreement to, the matters set forth herein.

 

 Very truly yours,
   
 [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
   
By: 
  Name:
Title:]
   
 [MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  
 By: 
  Name:
  Title:]

  

CONFIRMED AND AGREED TO:

[COMPANY NAME]

By:   
 Name:  
 Title:  

 

Exhibit X-4 

 

EXHIBIT Y

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., the depositor into the above-referenced Trust, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47 (the “Exchange Act periodic reports”);

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;

 

4.Based on my knowledge and the servicer compliance statements required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the servicing agreements in all material respects; and

 

5.All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.

 

Exhibit Y-1 

 

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [(A) Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, (B) [list other applicable parties to servicing agreements for Non-Serviced Mortgage Loans].

 

Date: _____________________________

 

__________________________________ 

President and Chief Executive Officer
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
(Senior officer in charge of the securitization of the
depositor)

 

Exhibit Y-2 

 

EXHIBIT Z-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Certificate Administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (the “Depositor”), as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, the Certificate Administrator, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 20[__] (the “Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D and Form 8-K to be filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by the Annual Report (collectively with the Annual Report, the “Reports”), of the Trust;

 

2.To my knowledge, the Reports taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by the Annual Report;

 

3.To my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;

 

4.I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Certificate Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based on my knowledge and the compliance reviews conducted in preparing the Certificate Administrator compliance statements required for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed on any Reports, the Certificate Administrator has fulfilled its obligations in all material respects under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Certificate Administrator for asset-backed securities with respect to the Certificate Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Certificate

 

Exhibit Z-1-1 

 

 Administrator and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

In giving the certifications above, the Certificate Administrator has reasonably relied on information provided to it by the following unaffiliated persons: the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee and/or the Custodian.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-1-2 

 

EXHIBIT Z-2

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY MASTER SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Master Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, all servicing information and all reports (the “Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator pursuant to Sections 3.12(b) and (d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Master Servicer to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of the statements required to be made by the Special Servicer in the special servicer backup certificate delivered by the Special Servicer relating to the Relevant Period, the master servicing information contained in the Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Master Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Master Servicer under Section 11.09 of the

 

Exhibit Z-2-1 

 

 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Master Servicer with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Master Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Master Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Master Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Master Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

[In giving the certification above, I have reasonably relied on and make no certification as to information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [name(s) of third parties (including the Special Servicer, but other than a Sub-Servicer, Additional Servicer or any other third party retained by the Master Servicer that is not a Sub-Servicer appointed pursuant to Section 3.20 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) and, notwithstanding the foregoing certifications, neither I nor the Master Servicer makes any certification under the foregoing clauses (2) and (3) with respect to the information in the Servicer Reports that is in turn dependent upon information provided by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Solely with respect to the completeness of information and reports, I do not certify anything other than that all fields of information called for in written reports prepared by the Master Servicer have been properly completed and that any fields that have been left blank on their face have been done so in accordance with the CREFC procedures for such report.]

 

Exhibit Z-2-2 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  [WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:]

 

Exhibit Z-2-3 

 

EXHIBIT Z-3

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY SPECIAL SERVICER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________ ] of Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association as Special Servicer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Special Servicer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all servicing information and all required reports (the “Special Servicer Reports”) required to be submitted by the Special Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K have been submitted by the Special Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the special servicing information contained in the Special Servicer Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.I am, or a Servicing Officer under my supervision is, responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Special Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance reviews conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statements required to be delivered under Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Form 10-K under Item 1123 of Regulation AB with respect to the Special Servicer, and except as disclosed in the compliance certificate delivered by the Special Servicer under Section 11.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Special Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Relevant Period;

 

4.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Special Servicer with

 

Exhibit Z-3-1 

 

respect to the Trust’s fiscal year _____ have been provided all information relating to the Special Servicer assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

5.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Special Servicer for asset-backed securities with respect to the Special Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Special Servicer and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  Special Servicer
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-3-2 

 

EXHIBIT Z-4

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY TRUSTEE

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Trustee for asset-backed securities with respect to the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Trustee and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-4-1 

 

EXHIBIT Z-5

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY OPERATING ADVISOR

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC (the “Operating Advisor”) as Operating Advisor under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as asset representations reviewer, on behalf of the Operating Advisor, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Operating Advisor, collectively, the “Operating Advisor Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Operating Advisor to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Operating Advisor Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports;

 

3.The accountants that are to deliver the annual attestation report on assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria in respect of the Operating Advisor with respect to the Trust’s fiscal year ________ have been provided all information relating to the Operating Advisor’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, in order to enable them to conduct a review in compliance with the standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB; and

 

4.The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Operating Advisor for asset-backed securities with respect to the Operating Advisor or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Operating Advisor and related

 

Exhibit Z-5-1 

 

 attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
  as Operating Advisor
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-5-2 

 

EXHIBIT Z-6

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO DEPOSITOR BY CUSTODIAN

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (The “Trust”)

 

The undersigned, __________, a __________ of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian (the “Custodian”), under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer, certifies to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, to the extent that the following information is within our normal area of responsibilities and duties under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to the Custodian for asset-backed securities with respect to the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant retained by the Custodian and related attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to it required to be included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and to the Certificate Administrator for inclusion as an exhibit to such Form 10-K. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been provided to the Certificate Administrator and the Depositor for disclosure in such annual report on Form 10-K.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-6-1 

 

EXHIBIT Z-7

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO DEPOSITOR BY ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

 

WELLS FARGO COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identify the certifying individual], a [_______________] of Park Bridge Lender Services LLC (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”) as Asset Representations Reviewer under that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), entered into by Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, on behalf of the Asset Representations Reviewer, certify to [Name of Certifying Person(s) for Sarbanes-Oxley Certification], the Depositor, [Name of the Other Depositor] and [its][their respective] officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.Based on my knowledge, with respect to the period ending [December 31, 20__] (the “Relevant Period”), all information required to be submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the annual report on Form 10-K for the Relevant Period and inclusion in all reports on Form 10-D or Form 8-K (the “Reports”) (such information provided by the Asset Representations Reviewer, collectively, the “Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information”) have been submitted by the Asset Representations Reviewer to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as applicable, for inclusion in these reports; and

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Asset Representations Reviewer Periodic Information contained in the Reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by these reports.

 

Exhibit Z-7-1 

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Date:

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
as Operating Advisor
    
  By: 
   Name:
   Title:

 

Exhibit Z-7-2 

 

EXHIBIT AA

SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED
IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

 

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the referenced party shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria” applicable to such party, as such criteria may be updated or limited by the Commission or its staff (including, without limitation, not requiring the delivery of certain of the items set forth on this Exhibit based on interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff relating to Item 1122 of Regulation AB). In addition, this Exhibit AA shall not be construed to impose on any Person any servicing duty that is not otherwise imposed on such Person under the main body of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of which this Exhibit AA forms a part or to require an assessment of a criterion that is not encompassed by the servicing duties of the applicable party that are set forth in the main body of such Pooling and Servicing Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Exhibit AA, other than with respect to Item 1122(d)(2)(iii), references to Servicer below shall include any Sub-Servicer engaged by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer.

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
   Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained. N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv) A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
Custodian (as applicable)
1122(d)(1)(v) Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
  Cash Collection and Administration  
1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(2)(iii) Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. Trustee (as applicable)1
Master Servicer
Special Servicer

1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

 

1     Only to the extent that the Trustee was required to make an Advance pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement during the applicable calendar year.

 

Exhibit AA-1 

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
   Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(2)(v) Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.

Certificate Administrator 

Master Servicer
Special Servicer

 

1122(d)(2)(vii) Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations (A) are mathematically accurate; (B) are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
  Investor Remittances and Reporting  
1122(d)(3)(i) Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Reporting Servicer. Certificate Administrator
Operating Advisor (with respect to A and B)
1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Certificate Administrator
1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. Certificate Administrator
  Pool Asset Administration  
1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents. Custodian
Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ii) Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements Custodian
1122(d)(4)(iii) Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.

Certificate Administrator
Master Servicer
Special Servicer 

1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(v) The Reporting Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Reporting Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vii) Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. Special Servicer
Operating Advisor

 

Exhibit AA-2 

 

  APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE PARTY
Reference Criteria  
   Servicing Considerations  
1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). Master Servicer
Special Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(x) Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer

1122(d)(4)(xi) Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. Master Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. N/A

 

At all times that the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee are the same entity, the Trustee and Certificate Administrator may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

At all times that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer are the same entity, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer, may provide a combined assessment of compliance in respect of their combined responsibilities under Section 1122 of Regulation AB.

 

Exhibit AA-3 

 

EXHIBIT BB

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator (or the Master Servicer to the extent specified in Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) any information described in the corresponding Form 10-D Item described in the “Item on Form 10-D” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with Item 6 below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-D that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C47 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

  Item on Form 10-D   Party Responsible

Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information:  

●     Item 1121(a)(13) of Regulation AB 

●     Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor

 

Item 1A: Asset-Level Information  

●     Item 1111(h) of Regulation AB 

●     Item 1125 of Regulation AB 

  ●     Master Servicer

Item 1B: Asset Representations Reviewer and Investor Communication:  

●     Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB 

●     Item 1121(e) of Regulation AB

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor 

●     Asset Representations Reviewer (with respect to Item 1121(d) of Regulation AB only) 

 

Exhibit BB-1 

 

  Item on Form 10-D   Party Responsible
  Item 2: Legal Proceedings:   ●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●      Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

●     Special Servicer (as to itself) 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself) 

●     Trustee (as to itself) 

●     Depositor (as to itself) 

●     Operating Advisor (as to itself) 

●     Any other Reporting Servicer (as to itself) 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator/Master Servicer/Depositor/Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings) 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB) 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB 

  Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds    ●     Depositor
  Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities    ●     Certificate Administrator
  Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    ●     Certificate Administrator

Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets: 

●      Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply: 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus; 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this  

   ●     Master Servicer

 

Exhibit BB-2 

 

  Item on Form 10-D   Party Responsible  

Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and   
(c) the information shall be reportable in the Form 10-D that relates to the Distribution Date that immediately follows the Collection Period in which the information was received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” as described in clause (b) above.

   

Item 7: Change in Sponsor Interest in the Securities:  

●     Item 1124 of Regulation AB. 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller (as to itself in its capacity as a sponsor as defined in Regulation AB)

 

Item 8: Significant Enhancement Provider Information:  

●     Item 1114(b)(2) and Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB 

   ●     Depositor  
Item 9: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions: (a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD, (b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”.

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the Party Responsiblewith respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD

●     Certificate Administrator (including the balances of the Distribution Account, the Interest Reserve Account and the Gain-on-Sale Reserve Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date) 

●     Master Servicer (with respect to the balance of the Collection Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date) 

●     Special Servicer (with respect to the balance of each REO Account as of the related Distribution Date and the preceding Distribution Date) 

●     Any other party responsible for  

 

 

Exhibit BB-3 

 

  Item on Form 10-D   Party Responsible  
          disclosure items on Form 8-K (including each applicable Seller with respect to Item 1100(e) of Regulation AB to the extent material to Certificateholders)  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 3):  

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

   ●    Depositor  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 4):  

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement 

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party. 

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 10):  

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.

 

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 22):  

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 above elects to publish a report containing the information required by such Item 5 above and also elects to report the  

●     The applicable party that is the “Party Responsible” with respect to Item 5 as set forth above.

 

 

Exhibit BB-4 

 

  Item on Form 10-D   Party Responsible  
information on Form 10-D by means of filing the published report and answering Item 5 by referencing the published report.    

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 23):  

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement. 

●     Depositor  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 24)  

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney. 

●     Certificate Administrator  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 99)  

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K) 

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 10: Exhibits (no. 100)  

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K). 

●     Not Applicable.  
Item 10: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 8 Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-D relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure”. ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the Party Responsiblefor the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a Party Responsibleunder Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K); provided that, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party for this Item 10.  

 

Exhibit BB-5 

 

EXHIBIT CC

ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.05 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to disclose to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator any information described in the corresponding Form 10-K Item described in the “Item on Form 10-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge (and in the case of net operating income information, financial statements, annual operating statements, budgets and/or rent rolls required to be provided in connection with 1112(b) below, possession) of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 10-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C47 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments ●     Depositor

Item 9B: Other Information, but only to the extent of any information that meets all the following conditions:

 

(a) such information constitutes “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” pursuant to Exhibit DD,

 

(b) such information is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and

 

(c) such information was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8 K Disclosure” or as “Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” with respect to such information pursuant to Exhibit DD.
  Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules (SEE BELOW) SEE BELOW

 

Exhibit CC-1 

 

 

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 1 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was required to have been set forth in the Prospectus, (ii) such information was not so set forth and (iii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     The applicable Mortgage Loan Seller.

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 2 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB, but only to the extent that (i) such information was set forth in the Prospectus and (ii) the applicable Master Servicer has not previously reported such information or updated versions thereof as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

●     Depositor

Instruction J(2)(b) (Significant Obligors of Pool Assets) – Part 3 of 3 Parts:

 

●     Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that all of the following conditions shall apply:

 

(a) information shall be required to be reported only with respect to a party or property (if any) identified as a “significant obligor” in the Prospectus;

 

(b) the information to be reported shall consist of such quarterly and annual operating statements, budgets and rent rolls of the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property (as applicable), and quarterly and annual financial statements of the related Borrower (except in the case of an REO Property), received or prepared by the “Party Responsible” pursuant to its obligations under Section 3.12(b) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that for a significant obligor 

●     Master Servicer

 

Exhibit CC-2 

 

 

described under item 1101(k)(2) of Regulation AB, only net operating income for the most recent fiscal year and interim period is required and, if such information for a prior period was required but not previously reported, such information for such prior period; and

 

(c) the information shall be reportable only to the extent that is has not previously been reported as “Additional Form 10-D Information”.

 

 

Instruction J(2)(c) (Significant Enhancement Provider Information):

 

●     Items 1114(b)(2) and 1115(b) of Regulation AB

 

  ●     Depositor

Instruction J(2)(d) (Legal Proceedings):

 

●     Item 1117 of Regulation AB (it being acknowledged that such Item 1117 requires disclosure only of proceedings described therein that are material to security holders)

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Special Servicer (as to itself)

 

●     Certificate Administrator (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee (as to itself)

 

●     Depositor (as to itself)

 

●     Trustee/Certificate Administrator / Master Servicer/Depositor/ Special Servicer as to the Trust (whichever of them is in principal control of the proceedings)

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller as sponsor (as defined in Regulation AB)

 

●     Originators under Item 1110 of Regulation AB

 

●     Party under Item 1100(d)(1) of Regulation AB

 

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:  

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

●     Master Servicer (as to itself) (only as to affiliations under Item 1119(a) with the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Special Servicer or a sub-servicer retained by it meeting any of the 

 

Exhibit CC-3 

 

 

but only the existence and (if existent) how there is (that is, the nature of) any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, (3) the Trust and (4) any other party listed under this item as a “Party Responsible”; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.  

 

and  

 

           1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C47 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10 K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a 

       descriptions in Item 1108(a)(3)).

 

     Special Servicer

 

     Certificate Administrator

 

     Trustee

 

     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is identified in the Prospectus as an “originator” of one or more Mortgage Loans, if the Prospectus specifically states that the applicable Mortgage Loans were 10% or more of the assets of the Trust at the date of the Prospectus (provided that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the effect that such party no longer constitutes an originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust).

 

     Each party (other than a Mortgage Loan Seller), if any, that is specifically identified as an “originator of 10% or more of the assets of the Trust for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10 K” in a written notice delivered to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10 K is due.

 

     Each party (if any) that is identified in the Prospectus as an “other material party to the securities or transaction” (or substantially similar phrasing); provided, however, that such a party shall no longer constitute a “Party Responsible” under this item from and after the date (if any) when the Depositor notifies the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to

 

Exhibit CC-4 

 

 

description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C47 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the following, on the other: (1) the Depositor, (2) any Mortgage Loan Seller, and (3) the Trust; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10 K Disclosure”.

 

        the effect that such party no longer constitutes a material party for purposes of Regulation AB.

 

     Each party (if any) that that is specifically identified as an “other material party to the securities or transaction for purposes of Regulation AB and the upcoming Form 10 K” (or substantially similar phrasing) in a written notice delivered by the Depositor to the parties to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which notice is delivered not later than February 15 of the year in which the Form 10 K is due.

Instruction J(2)(e) (Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

1119(a) of Regulation AB,

 

But only the existence and (if existent) how there is any affiliation between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that an affiliation need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and

 

●     1119(b) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) the general character of any business relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding that is entered into outside the ordinary course of business or is on terms other than would be obtained in an arm’s 

●     Depositor

 

●     Each Mortgage Loan Seller

 

 

Exhibit CC-5 

 

 

length transaction with an unrelated third party (apart from the Series 2018-C47 transaction) between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”), on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship, agreement, arrangement, transaction or understanding (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

 

and 

 

●     1119(c) of Regulation AB,

 

but only the existence and (if existent) a description (including the terms and approximate dollar amount) of any specific relationship involving or related to the Series 2018-C47 transaction or the Mortgage Loans between itself (that is, the particular “Party Responsible”) or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the parties listed under the preceding item as a “Party Responsible”, on the other; provided, however, that a relationship (A) must be reported only if it then exists or existed within the two prior years, (B) need not be reported if it is not material to an investor’s understanding of the Certificates and (C) need not be disclosed for purposes of the applicable Form 10-K if it was disclosed in the Prospectus or if it was previously reported as “Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”.

   

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit  

●     Depositor  

 

Exhibit CC-6 

 

 

No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)    

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Trustee 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

provided, further, in each case, that in the event any reportable agreement is executed by the Depositor and the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, then the Depositor shall be the responsible party.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 10):

 

Material contracts (Exhibit No. 10 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 11):

 

Statement regarding computation of per share earnings (Exhibit No. 11 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 12):

 

●     Not Applicable.  

 

Exhibit CC-7 

 

 

Statement regarding computation of ratios (Exhibit No. 12 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)    

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 13):

 

Annual report to security holders, Form 10 Q and Form 10 QSB, or quarterly report to security holders (Exhibit No. 13 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Not Applicable  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 18):

 

Letter re change in accounting principles (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 21):

 

Subsidiaries of registrant (Exhibit No. 18 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Depositor.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 22):

 

Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to a Vote of Security Holders (Exhibit No. 22 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

  ●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 1 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where (a) the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) 

  ●     Depositor  

 

Exhibit CC-8 

 

 

that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement and (b) the consent is not the consent of a registered public accounting firm in connection with an attestation delivered pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

   

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 23) – Part 2 of 2 Parts:

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but the required shall consist of a consent of the registered public accounting firm for purposes of any attestation report rendered with respect to the particular “Party Responsible” pursuant to Section 11.13 of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

●     Master Servicer 

●     Special Servicer 

●     Depositor 

●     Any other Servicing Function Participant

 

provided, however, in each case, that such party shall have the duty to report or deliver, or cause the reporting or delivery, of such consent only to the extent that such party is required to deliver or cause the delivery of the related attestation report.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(i))

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(i) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 31(ii))

 

Rule 13a-14(d)/15d-14(d) Certifications (Exhibit No. 31(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Delivery of this exhibit (Sarbanes-Oxley certification and backup certifications) is governed by Section 11.08 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 32)

 

Section 1350 Certifications (Exhibit No. 32 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit CC-9 

 

 

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 33)

 

Report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 33 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual compliance assessment) is governed by Section 11.10 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 34)

 

Attestation report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities (Exhibit No. 34 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual accountants’ attestation report) is governed by Section 11.11 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 35)

 

Servicer compliance statement (Exhibit No. 35 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Delivery of this exhibit (annual servicer compliance statements) is governed by Section 11.09 (and Section 11.07) of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.  

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 36)

 

Certification For Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities (Exhibit No. 36 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Depositor  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable.  

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Not Applicable.  
Item 15: Exhibits (By Operation of Item 9B Above), but only to the extent of any document that meets all the following conditions: (a) such document constitutes “Additional Form 8 K Disclosure” pursuant to Item 9.01(d) of Exhibit DD, (b) such document is required to be reported as “Additional Form 8-K Disclosure” during the period to which the Form 10-K relates, and (c) such document was not previously reported as “Additional Form 8- ●     Certificate Administrator, Depositor and Trustee, in each case only to the extent that such party is the “Party Responsible” for the exhibit pursuant to Item 9(d) of Exhibit DD (it being acknowledged that none of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer constitutes a “Party Responsible” under Exhibit DD with respect to any exhibits to a Form 10-K).  

 

Exhibit CC-10 

 

 

K Disclosure”.

 

 

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 101)

 

Interactive Data File (Exhibit No. 101 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

Not Applicable

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 102)

 

Asset Data File (Exhibit No. 102 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor 

Item 15: Exhibit (no. 103)

 

Asset Related Document (Exhibit No, 103 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor 

 

Exhibit CC-11 

 

 

EXHIBIT DD

FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

 

The parties identified in the “Party Responsible” column are obligated pursuant to Section 11.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to report to the Depositor and the Certificate Administrator the occurrence of any event described in the corresponding Form 8-K Item described in the “Item on Form 8-K” column to the extent such party has actual knowledge of such information (other than information as to itself). Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to rely on the accuracy of the Prospectus (other than information with respect to itself that is set forth in or omitted from the Prospectus), in the absence of specific written notice to the contrary from the Depositor or a Mortgage Loan Seller. Each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively assume that there is no “significant obligor” other than a party or property identified as such in the Prospectus and to assume that no other party or property will constitute a “significant obligor” after the Cut-off Date. In no event shall the Master Servicer, or the Special Servicer be required to provide any information for inclusion in a Form 8-K that relates to any Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is not the applicable Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be. For this Series 2018-C47 Pooling and Servicing Agreement, each of the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be entitled to assume that there is no provider of credit enhancement, liquidity or derivative instruments within the meaning of Items 1114 or 1115 of Regulation AB.

 

Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

●     Depositor, except as described in the next bullet (it being acknowledged that Item 601 of Regulation S-K requires filing of material contracts to which the registrant or a subsidiary thereof is a party).

 

●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer (it being acknowledged that Instruction 3 to Item 1.01 of Form 8-K requires disclosure regarding the entry into or an amendment of a definitive agreement that is material to the asset-backed securities transaction, even if the registrant is not a party to such agreement), in each case to the extent of any amendment or definitive agreement that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such amendment or definitive agreement 

 

Exhibit DD-1 

 

  relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such amendment or definitive agreement is an amendment or definitive agreement to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 1 of 2 Parts ●     Certificate Administrator, Trustee, Master Servicer and/or Special Servicer, in each case to the extent of any contract that satisfies all the following conditions: (a) such contract relates to the Trust or one or more Mortgage Loans or REO Mortgage Loans, and (b) such contract is a contract to which such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) is a party or that such party (or a subcontractor or vendor engaged by such party) has caused to have been executed on behalf of the Trust; provided, however, that the Certificate Administrator shall be the “Party Responsible” in connection with any amendment to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Item 1.02: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement– Part 2 of 2 Parts ●     Depositor, to the extent of any material agreement not covered in the prior item
Item 1.03: Bankruptcy or Receivership ●     Depositor
Item 2.04: Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

     ●     Depositor 

     ●     Certificate Administrator

 

 

Exhibit DD-2 

 

Item 3.03: Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders   ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 5.03: Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal Year   ●     Depositor
Item 6.01: ABS Informational and Computational Material   ●     Depositor
Item 6.02 (Part 1 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in trustee

●     Trustee 

●     Depositor

 

Item 6.02 (Part 2 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a change in Master Servicer or Special Servicer

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as the case may be (in each case, as to itself)

 

Item 6.02 (Part 3 of 3 Parts): Change of Servicer or Trustee, but only to the extent related to a servicer (other than a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) appointed by the particular “Party Responsible”.

●     Master Servicer (as to a party appointed by the Master Servicer) 

●     Special Servicer 

●     Certificate Administrator 

●     Depositor

 

Item 6.03: Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support

●     Depositor 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

Item 6.04: Failure to Make a Required Distribution   ●     Certificate Administrator
Item 6.05: Securities Act Updating Disclosure   ●     Depositor
Item 7.01: Regulation FD Disclosure   ●     Depositor
Item 8.01: Other Events   ●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 1):

 

Underwriting agreement (Exhibit No. 1 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Not applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 2):

 

Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession (Exhibit No. 2 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-3 

 

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 3):

 

Articles of incorporation and by-laws (Exhibit No. 3(i) and 3(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

  ●     Depositor

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 4):

 

With respect to instruments defining the rights of security holders (Exhibit No. 4 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Certificate Administrator

 

provided that, in each case, that this shall in no event be construed to make such party responsible for the initial filing of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 7):

 

Correspondence from an independent accountant regarding non-reliance on a previously issued audit report or completed interim review. (Exhibit No. 7 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 14):

 

Code of Ethics (Exhibit No. 14 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 16):

 

Letter re change in certifying accountant (Exhibit No. 16 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 17):

 

Correspondence on departure of director (Exhibit No. 17 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 20):

 

Other documents or statements to security holders (Exhibit No. 20 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 23):

 

Consents of Experts and Counsel (Exhibit No. 23(ii) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), where  

●     Depositor

 

Exhibit DD-4 

 

the filing of a written consent is required with respect to material (in the Form 10-D) that is incorporated by reference in the Depositor’s registration statement.  

Item 9.01(d): Exhibits (no. 24)

 

Power of Attorney (Exhibit No. 24 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K), but only if the name of any party signing the Form 10-D, or the name of any officer signing the Form 10-D on behalf of a party, is signed pursuant to a power of attorney.

 

●     Certificate Administrator

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 99)

 

Additional exhibits (Exhibit No. 99 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

 

●     Not Applicable.

Item 15: Exhibits (no. 100)

 

XBRL-Related Documents (Exhibit No. 100 of Item 601 of Regulation S-K).

 

●     Not Applicable.

 

Exhibit DD-5 

 

EXHIBIT EE

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION

 

**SEND VIA FAX TO 410-715-2380 AND VIA EMAIL TO cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS)
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47—SEC REPORT PROCESSING

 

RE:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section [11.04] [11.05] [11.07] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Exhibit EE-1

 

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [                     ], phone number: [          ]; email address: [                     ].

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit EE-2

 

 

EXHIBIT FF

INITIAL SUB-SERVICERS

 

1.Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital, LLC

 

2.Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC

 

3.CBRE Loan Services, Inc.

 

4.Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.

 

5.MMI Servicing Inc.

 

Exhibit FF-1

 

 

EXHIBIT GG

SERVICING FUNCTION PARTICIPANTS

 

None.

 

Exhibit GG-1

 

 

EXHIBIT HH

FORM OF ANNUAL COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

 

CERTIFICATION

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Trust”)

 

I, [identifying the certifying individual], on behalf of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer] [Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer] [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator] [Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee] (the “Certifying Servicer”), certify to Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

 

1.I (or Servicing Officers under my supervision) have reviewed the Certifying Servicer’s activities [during the preceding calendar year] [between [__] and [__]] (the “Reporting Period”) and the Certifying Servicer’s performance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and

 

2.To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Certifying Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in all material respects during the Reporting Period. [To my knowledge, the Certifying Servicer has failed to fulfill the following obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement: [SPECIFY EACH SUCH FAILURE AND THE NATURE AND STATUS THEREOF]].

 

Date:    

 

[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as master servicer]
[MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as special servicer]
[WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as certificate administrator]
[WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as trustee]

 

By:    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

Exhibit HH-1

 

 

EXHIBIT II

FORM OF REPORT ON ASSESSMENT
OF COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICING CRITERIA

 

[Name of Reporting Servicer] (the “Reporting Servicer”) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the 12-month period ending December 31, 20[__] (the “Reporting Period”), as set forth in Exhibit AA to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions for which the Reporting Servicer acted as [a master servicer, special servicer, trustee, certificate administrator] involving commercial mortgage loans [other than __________________1] (the “Platform”);

 

The Reporting Servicer has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the “Vendors”) to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and the Reporting Servicer elects to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to such Vendors’ activities as set forth on Schedule A;

 

Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, the Reporting Servicer used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria;

 

The criteria listed in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria” on Schedule A hereto are inapplicable to the Reporting Servicer based on the activities it performs, directly or through its Vendors, with respect to the Platform;

 

The Reporting Servicer has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto];

 

The Reporting Servicer has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the Vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 20[__] and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole[, except as described on Schedule B hereto]; and

 

 

 

1      Describe any permissible exclusions, including those permitted under telephone interpretation 17.04 (i.e., transactions registered prior to compliance with Regulation AB, transactions involving an offer and sale of asset-backed securities that were not required to be issued), if applicable.

 

Exhibit II-1

 

 

[____], a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Reporting Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.

 

[Date of Certification]

 

  [NAME OF REPORTING SERVICER]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit II-2

 

 

EXHIBIT JJ

CREFC® PAYMENT INFORMATION

 

Payments shall be made to “CRE Finance Council” and sent to:
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc.
28 West 44th Street, Suite 815
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Executive Director

 

or by wire transfer to:

 

Account Name: Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC®)
Bank Name: Chase
Bank Address: 80 Broadway, New York, NY 10005
Routing Number: 021000021
Account Number: 213597397

 

Exhibit JJ-1

 

 

EXHIBIT KK

FORM OF NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL
INDEBTEDNESS

 

VIA E-MAIL:

 

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator; cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com and cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

Ref: WFCM 2018-C47, Additional Debt Notice for Form 10-D

 

The following information is being furnished to you for inclusion on Form 10-D pursuant to Section 3.18(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement

 

Portfolio Name Mortgage
Loan
Position in Debt Stack Additional Debt OPB OPB Date Appraised Value Appraised Value Date Aggregate LTV Aggregate NCF DSCR Aggregate NCF DSCR Date Primary Servicer Master Servicer Lead Servicer Prospectus ID
WFCM 2018-C47     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
Total     $                      
WFCM 2018-C47     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
Total     $                      
WFCM 2018-C47     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust     $     $   %            
Outside the Trust    

$

    $   %            
Total     $                      

 

Exhibit KK-1

 

 

EXHIBIT LL

[RESERVED]

 

Exhibit LL-1

 

 

EXHIBIT MM

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION (ACCOUNTS)

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

FOR ACCOUNT BALANCE REPORTING: SEND VIA EMAIL TO: CTS.SEC.NOTIFICATIONS@WELLSFARGO.COM

 

FOR ALL OTHER NOTIFICATIONS: SEND VIA FAX, EMAIL AND OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW**

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services (CMBS) WFCM 2018-C47—SEC REPORT PROCESSING
Email: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com

 

RE:**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 11.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the undersigned, as [ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].

 

Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

[With respect to the Collection Account and REO Account balance information:

 

Account Name Beginning Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY
Ending Balance as of
MM/DD/YYYY
Master Servicer’s Collection Account    
REO Account    

 

List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:

 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [           ], phone number: [                 ]; email address: [                 ].

 

Exhibit MM-1

 

 

 

[NAME OF PARTY],

  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

cc: Depositor

 

Exhibit MM-2

 

 

EXHIBIT NN

FORM OF NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF
CONTROLLING CLASS CERTIFICATE

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Certificate Administrator

9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com
Attention: Corporate Trust Services WFCM 2018-C47
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com and cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
as Master Servicer

Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager
Telecopy Number: (704) 715-0036

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC
Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance Manager
With a copy sent contemporaneously via email
to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47 (the “Certificates”) issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 2018, between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge

 

Exhibit NN-1

 

 

   Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer

 

This letter is delivered to you, pursuant to Section 3.23(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with the transfer by ____________ (the “Transferor”) to us (the “Transferee”) of $__________________ original principal balance in the Class [__] Certificates, representing [_____]% of the Class [__] Certificates. The Certificates were issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

1.Our name and address is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Info: [Tel/Email]

 

2.[IF APPLICABLE] We hereby certify, represent and warrant to you, as Certificate Administrator, that we are purchasing a majority interest in the Class [__] Certificates, and that we are not affiliated with the Transferor. To the extent that any Control Termination Event or Consultation Termination Event has occurred due to a waiver of a prior Class [__] Certificateholder of its rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, we hereby request that you reinstate such rights and post a “special notice” on your website to the following effect:

 

“A Consultation Termination Event or a Control Termination Event has been terminated and is no longer in effect due to a transfer of a majority interest of the Controlling Class to an unaffiliated third party which has terminated any waiver by the prior Holder.

 

All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

  Very truly yours,
     
    (Transferee)
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit NN-2

 

 

EXHIBIT OO

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT BY THE
ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report.

 

1.As described in the detailed scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A, we have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a Test failure/evidence of [●] Test failures] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this report to the persons listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit OO-1

 

 

 

PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,

    as Asset Representations Reviewer
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit OO-2

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Detailed Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name R&W # R&W Name Test Description Findings
[Insert Loan Number] [Insert Loan Name] 44 Lease Estoppels [Insert Test Description] [Insert Test findings]
32 Due on Sale or Encumbrance    

 

Exhibit OO-3

 

 

EXHIBIT PP

FORM OF ASSET REVIEW REPORT SUMMARY1

 

To: [Addresses of Recipients]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

In accordance with Section 12.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as asset representations reviewer (the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), has performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and is hereby issuing the following Asset Review Report Summary.

 

1.As described in the summary scorecard attached hereto as Exhibit A, we have performed an Asset Review on each Delinquent Loan identified in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and our conclusion is that there is [no evidence of a Test failure/evidence of [●] Test failures] with respect to the Delinquent Loans.

 

2.A conclusion by the Asset Representations Reviewer of a Test pass or a Test failure shall not constitute a determination by the Asset Representations Reviewer of (i) the existence or nonexistence of a Material Defect, or (ii) whether the Trust should enforce any rights it may have against the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller. In addition, the Tests may not be sufficient to determine every instance of noncompliance.

 

3.The Asset Representations Reviewer, other than forwarding this Asset Review Report Summary to the parties listed above, will not be required to take or participate in any other or further action with respect to the aforementioned Asset Review Report Summary.

 

4.Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

 

1 This report is an indicative report, and the Asset Representations Reviewer will have the ability to modify or alter the organization and content of this report, subject to compliance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including without limitation, provisions relating to Privileged Information.

 

Exhibit PP-1

 

 

  PARK BRIDGE LENDER SERVICES LLC,
   

as Asset Representations Reviewer

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit PP-2

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Summary Scorecard
[Template Example Below]

 

Test failures

 

Loan # Loan Name Mortgage Loan Seller Representations and Warranty # Representation and Warranty Name
[Insert Loan #] [Insert Loan Name] [Insert Mortgage Loan Seller] 21 Compliance with Usury Laws
31 Single-Purpose Entity

 

Exhibit PP-3

 

 

EXHIBIT QQ

ASSET REVIEW PROCEDURES

 

Subject to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, this Exhibit sets forth the Asset Representations Reviewer’s review procedures for each Delinquent Loan based on the information provided for an Asset Review. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Exhibit QQ and the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall control and govern the Asset Representations Reviewer’s responsibilities and duties with respect to Asset Reviews.

 

Call for Review and Collection and Inventory of Review Materials

 

Step 1Asset Representations Reviewer (“ARR”) receives the following items before beginning its review:

 

CREFC® Delinquent Loan Status Report

 

Notice of Asset Review Trigger (with attachments)

 

Notice of Asset Review Vote Election

 

Notice of Affirmative Asset Review Vote

 

Asset Review Notice

 

List of all Subject Loans

 

Review Materials for each Subject Loan via Secure Data Room access, including the Diligence File

 

Any Unsolicited Information (if applicable)

 

Step 2For each Subject Loan, ARR inventories all Review Materials to which ARR is provided access in the Secure Data Room to determine what, if any, Review Materials for such Subject Loan are missing, using the list of documents provided in the definition of “Mortgage File” of this Agreement, any comparable lists included in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and any closing checklist from the origination of such Subject Loan, to guide its review and determination.

 

Step 3If ARR determines that the information made available to it in the Secure Data Room with respect to any Subject Loan is missing any documents required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR prepares list of such

 

Exhibit QQ-1

 

 

  missing documents and (i) notifies the Master Servicer (with respect to Non-Specially Serviced Loans) and the Special Servicer (with respect to Specially Serviced Loans) of such missing documents, and requests that the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, deliver to the ARR such missing document(s) to the extent in its possession and (ii) in the event any missing documents are not provided by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, the ARR shall request such documents from the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Analysis and Testing of Representations and Warranties

 

Step 4For each Subject Loan for which ARR has received all Review Materials required to complete an Asset Review of such Subject Loan, ARR tests such Subject Loan for compliance with each representation and warranty made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to such Subject Loan as follows:

 

ARR reviews each representation and warranty and each item included in the Review Materials applicable or related to such representation or warranty to determine whether there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

For each representation and warranty, ARR lists

 

all items from the Review Materials reviewed or used in its testing of such representation and warranty;

 

whether ARR has determined that there is any evidence that such representation or warranty was not true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller; and

 

if so, stating the aspect of the applicable representation or warranty that does not appear to have been true when made by the related Mortgage Loan Seller and ARR’s basis for its conclusion;

 

completing the Asset Review Report by setting forth, for each Subject Loan, the information contemplated herein with respect to each representation and warranty.

 

ARR will not attempt (and has no obligation) to determine the materiality of any potential breach of a representation or warranty that it discovers evidence of during its review as contemplated herein.

 

Exhibit QQ-2

 

 

EXHIBIT RR

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING ACCESS TO SECURE DATA ROOM

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: Corporate Trust Services - WFCM 2018-C47
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

In accordance with the requirements for obtaining access to the Secure Data Room pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the certificates (the “Certificates”), the undersigned hereby certifies and agrees as follows:

 

1.The undersigned is [an authorized representative of the Asset Representations Reviewer][an authorized representative of the Depositor][a designee of the Depositor].

 

2.The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that (a) access to the Secure Data Room is being granted to it solely for purposes of the undersigned carrying out its obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (b) it will not disseminate or otherwise make information contained on the Secure Data Room available to any other person except in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or otherwise with the written consent of the Depositor and (c) it will only access information relating to the Mortgage Loans to which the Asset Review relates.

 

3.The undersigned agrees that each time it accesses the Secure Data Room, the undersigned is deemed to have recertified that the representations above remains true and correct.

 

4.[The undersigned is not a Certificateholder, a beneficial owner or a prospective purchaser of any Certificate.]*

 

 

*     Required to the extent that a party other than the Asset Representations Reviewer is identified by the Depositor as needing access to the Secure Data Room.

 

Exhibit RR-1

 

 

BY ITS CERTIFICATION HEREOF, the undersigned has made the representations above and shall have caused, or shall be deemed to have caused its name to be signed hereto by its duly authorized signatory, as of the date certified.

 

  [NAME OF PARTY],
  as [role]
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Dated: _______

 

[Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor]*  
 
     
By:    
  [Name]  
  [Title]  

 

Exhibit RR-2

 

 

EXHIBIT SS

FORM OF NOTICE OF [ADDITIONAL DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF DELINQUENT LOAN][CESSATION OF ASSET REVIEW TRIGGER]

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Commercial Mortgage Servicing
Three Wells Fargo
MAC D1050-084
401 South Tryon Street, 8th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Asset Manager

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10016

Attention: WFCM 2018-C47 Surveillance

Manager

With a copy sent contemporaneously via email

to cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC

Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division

Head
Fax Number: (888) 706-3565

 

 
Attention:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

In accordance with Section 12.01(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator hereby notifies you that as of [RELATED DISTRIBUTION DATE]:

 

1._____ An additional Mortgage Loan has become a Delinquent Loan.

 

2._____ A Mortgage Loan has ceased to be a Delinquent Loan.

 

3._____ An Asset Review Trigger has ceased to exist.

 

(check all that apply)

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Exhibit SS-1

 

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator for the Holders of the Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47
     
  By:  
    [Name]
    [Title]

 

Exhibit SS-2

 

 

EXHIBIT TT

FORM OF CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF THE RISK RETENTION CERTIFICATES

 

[Date]

 

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127-023
New York, New York 10152
Attention: A.J. Sfarra
CRRCompliance@wellsfargo.com

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

c/o Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

375 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, J0127 023

New York, New York 10152

Attention: A.J. Sfarra

 

[OR SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREE]

 

Re:Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C47, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C47

 

In accordance with Section [5.02(e)][5.03(i)] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Agreement”), the Certificate Administrator, as custodian, hereby acknowledges receipt of $[_] of the Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] Certificates in the form of Definitive Certificates (CUSIP No. [_]) as defined in the Agreement, for the benefit of [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association][Subsequent Transferee]. A copy of the Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] is attached as Exhibit A. Payments on the Class [E-RR][F-RR][G-RR][H-RR][J-RR] will be made to the registered holder thereto in accordance with the Agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

 

  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    not in its individual capacity but solely as Certificate Administrator
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exhibit TT-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

MORTGAGE LOANS WITH ADDITIONAL DEBT

 

1.Starwood Hotel Portfolio

 

2.Aventura Mall

 

3.Christiana Mall

 

4.Showcase II

 

5.Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio

 

6.Holiday Inn FiDi

 

7.Ellsworth Place

 

8.Indian Hills Senior Community

 

9.Skyline Village

 

Schedule 1-1

 

 

SCHEDULE 2

CLASS A-SB PLANNED PRINCIPAL BALANCE SCHEDULE

 

Distribution Date

Class A-SB Planned Principal
Balance ($)

November 2018 45,625,000.00
December 2018 45,625,000.00
January 2019 45,625,000.00
February 2019 45,625,000.00
March 2019 45,625,000.00
April 2019 45,625,000.00
May 2019 45,625,000.00
June 2019 45,625,000.00
July 2019 45,625,000.00
August 2019 45,625,000.00
September 2019 45,625,000.00
October 2019 45,625,000.00
November 2019 45,625,000.00
December 2019 45,625,000.00
January 2020 45,625,000.00
February 2020 45,625,000.00
March 2020 45,625,000.00
April 2020 45,625,000.00
May 2020 45,625,000.00
June 2020 45,625,000.00
July 2020 45,625,000.00
August 2020 45,625,000.00
September 2020 45,625,000.00
October 2020 45,625,000.00
November 2020 45,625,000.00
December 2020 45,625,000.00
January 2021 45,625,000.00
February 2021 45,625,000.00
March 2021 45,625,000.00
April 2021 45,625,000.00
May 2021 45,625,000.00
June 2021 45,625,000.00
July 2021 45,625,000.00
August 2021 45,625,000.00
September 2021 45,625,000.00
October 2021 45,625,000.00
November 2021 45,625,000.00
December 2021 45,625,000.00
January 2022 45,625,000.00
February 2022 45,625,000.00
March 2022 45,625,000.00
April 2022 45,625,000.00
May 2022 45,625,000.00
June 2022 45,625,000.00
July 2022 45,625,000.00
August 2022 45,625,000.00
September 2022 45,625,000.00
October 2022 45,625,000.00
November 2022 45,625,000.00
December 2022 45,625,000.00
January 2023 45,625,000.00
February 2023 45,625,000.00
March 2023 45,625,000.00
April 2023 45,625,000.00
May 2023 45,625,000.00
June 2023 45,625,000.00
July 2023 45,625,000.00
August 2023 45,625,000.00
September 2023 45,625,000.00
October 2023 45,624,482.57
November 2023 44,913,590.56
December 2023 44,123,929.49
January 2024  43,406,506.91
February 2024  42,685,961.87
March 2024  41,811,555.98
April 2024  41,084,069.43
May 2024  40,278,278.99
June 2024  39,544,118.93
July 2024  38,731,842.03

Distribution Date

Class A-SB Planned Principal
Balance ($)

August 2024  37,990,950.97  
September 2024  37,246,834.91  
October 2024  36,424,881.07  
November 2024  35,673,948.23  
December 2024  34,845,368.68  
January 2025  34,087,560.32  
February 2025  33,326,453.05  
March 2025  32,339,887.88  
April 2025  31,571,173.36  
May 2025  30,725,310.54  
June 2025  29,949,567.30  
July 2025  29,096,872.78  
August 2025  28,314,040.25  
September 2025  27,527,799.46  
October 2025  26,664,901.63  
November 2025  25,871,481.10  
December 2025  25,001,604.77  
January 2026  24,200,942.63  
February 2026  23,396,794.31  
March 2026  22,371,183.49  
April 2026  21,559,069.22  
May 2026  20,671,023.13  
June 2026  19,851,506.16  
July 2026  18,956,264.84  
August 2026  18,129,281.36  
September 2026  17,298,696.68  
October 2026  16,392,697.87  
November 2026  15,554,551.29  
December 2026  14,641,202.53  
January 2027  13,795,428.89  
February 2027  12,945,971.91  
March 2027  11,879,258.27  
April 2027  11,021,457.68  
May 2027  10,089,005.77  
June 2027    9,223,408.71  
July 2027    8,283,378.85  
August 2027    7,409,918.11  
September 2027   6,532,653.03  
October 2027  5,581,282.17  
November 2027  4,696,052.82  
December 2027  3,736,940.93  
January 2028  2,843,678.67  
February 2028  1,946,525.49  
March 2028    906,183.54  
April 2028          591.88  
May 2028 and thereafter             0.00  


 

Schedule 2-1

 

  

SCHEDULE 3 

 

DESIGNATED ESCROWS AND RESERVES

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Name Applicable Escrow or Reserve (Initial Amount)
5 Virginia Beach Hotel Portfolio – Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront PIP Reserve ($741,954)
6 Holiday Inn FiDi Seasonality Reserve ($1,300,000)
8 2747 Park Boulevard TI/LC Reserve ($2,889,600); Rent Concession Reserve ($976,143)
11 Triyar Portfolio II Earnout Reserve ($1,750,000)
14 Embassy Suites Overland Park PIP Reserve ($9,000,000)
49 Holiday Inn Express – Tullahoma PIP Reserve ($1,900,000)
50 Town View Retail Center TI/LC Escrow ($385,320)
52 Amalie Meadows Apartments

Restoration Reserve ($805,036); 

Rent Reserve ($109,440) 

71 Forest Valley MHC Replacement Reserve ($172,090)

 

Schedule 3-1

 

EX-4.6 8 exh4-6gnlcla.htm GNL PORTFOLIO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.6

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS

 

Dated as of November 9, 2018


by and among

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

 

and

 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Initial Note A-2 Holder and Initial Note A-3 Holder)

 

GNL Portfolio

 

 

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTEHOLDERS (“Agreement”), dated as of November 9, 2018 by and between KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (together with its successors in interest, “KeyBank”), in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1 (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), and Société Générale Financial Corporation (together with its successors and assigns in interest “SocGen”), in its capacity as initial owner of each of Note A-2 (in such capacity, the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”) and Note A-3 (in such capacity, the “Initial Note A-3 Holder” and together with its capacity as the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the “Other Notes Holder”, and, collectively with the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Other Notes Holder, in their capacity as co-lenders (individually and collectively, as the context requires, the “Original Lender”), co-originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrowers described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which, as of the date hereof, is evidenced, inter alia, by that certain (i) Promissory Note A-1, dated November 9, 2018 and effective as of November 9, 2018, in the original principal amount of $54,175,000.00 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower to the Initial Note A-1 Holder (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, “Note A-1”); (ii) Promissory Note A-2, dated November 9, 2018 and effective as of November 9, 2018, in the original principal amount of $34,325,000.00 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower to the Other Notes Holder (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, “Note A-2”); and (iii) Promissory Note A-3, dated November 9, 2018 and effective as of November 9, 2018, in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower to the Other Notes Holder (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, “Note A-3”), each secured by one or more first-priority deeds of trust and mortgages between the Original Lender and the entities comprising the Mortgage Loan Borrower, all dated on or as-of November 9, 2018, as listed on Exhibit B attached hereto (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Mortgages”), encumbering that certain real property located at the locations listed on Exhibit C, attached hereto (the “Mortgaged Property”).

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Other Notes Holder desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Other Notes Holder are holding Note A-1, with respect to KeyBank, and Notes A-2 and A-3, with respect to SocGen, in the Mortgage Loan.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms, or terms of substantially

 

 

 

 

similar import, in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office initially shall be the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit D hereto and, after the Securitization Date, shall be the offices of the Master Servicer. The Agent Office is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

Borrower Party” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in California, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Kansas, Pennsylvania, or the city and state in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, or the principal place of business or principal commercial mortgage loan servicing office of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer is located, or the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

CDO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

CDO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

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Certificate Account” shall mean the “Certificate Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controls” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that if at any time 25% or more of the Controlling Note (or the class of securities issued under the Controlling Note PSA designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate, the Controlling Note Holder (or the class of securities issued under the Controlling Note PSA designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean the depositor for the Lead Securitization.

 

Directing Certificateholder” shall mean the “Controlling Class Certificateholder” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization, Note A-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Indemnified Items” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c) of this Agreement.

 

Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c) of this Agreement.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

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Interest Rate” shall mean the Interest Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

 

Interested Person” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CDO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

KeyBank” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-1) but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note(s) to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the Securitization that is then the Lead Securitization; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the “Directing Certificateholder” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Major Decisions” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, provided, however, that if there is no Lead Servicing Agreement, “Major Decisions” mean any of the actions set forth on Annex A, attached hereto.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loan appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the Payment Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and between Mortgage Loan Borrower, as borrower, KeyBank and SocGen, as co-lenders, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing, guarantying or securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 32.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means each of Note A-2, Note A-3, and/or any New Note(s) issued in respect thereof.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means each holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that with respect to each Non-Controlling Note, at any time such Non-Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the related

 

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Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice; provided that if at any time 25% or more of Note A-1 is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate, the Note A-1 Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and the Other Notes Holder shall be the Controlling Note Holder unless 25% or more of each of Note A-2 or Note A-3 is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate. If 25% or more of each of Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder. With respect to any Non-Controlling Note, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising the rights of any particular “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and, (x) to the extent that the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party, or (y) to the extent a Non-Controlling Note is split into two or more New Notes pursuant to Section 32, for purposes of this Agreement, the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or the holders of such New Notes shall designate one party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the Non-Controlling Note Holder with respect to such Non-Controlling Note, as the Non-Controlling Note Holder for such Non-Controlling Note for all purposes of this Agreement. As of the date hereof and until further notice from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Non-Lead Master Servicer or another party acting on its behalf), the Other Notes Holder is the Non-Controlling Note Holder with respect to Note A-2 and Note A-3.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(c).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

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Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any Securitization of a Note in a Securitization Trust other than the First Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative” shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note designated as the “controlling class” pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or their duly appointed representative; provided that if 50% or more of the class of securities issued in any Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate, no person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(c).

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder other than a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon (or on any New Notes issued in substitution thereof) received by the Note A-1 Holder (or any holders of New Notes issued in substitution of the Note A-1) or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

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Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon (or on any New Notes issued in substitution thereof) received by the Note A-2 Holder (or any holders of New Notes issued in substitution of the Note A-2) or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Other Notes Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon (or on any New Notes issued in substitution thereof) received by the Note A-3 Holder (or any holders of New Notes issued in substitution of the Note A-3) or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans. 

 

Note Holders” shall mean, collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Principal Balance” shall mean, (i) with respect to Note A-1, the Note A-1 Principal Balance, (ii) with respect to Note A-2, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, and (iii) with respect to Note A-3, the Note A-3 Principal Balance.

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3.

 

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Other Notes Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Lead Securitization Note or a Non-Lead Securitization Note, as applicable.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to each Note Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of the Note held by such Note Holder and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note Principal Balances of all of the Notes.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit E attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)          an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)          the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CDO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CDO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies, that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)          one or more of the following:

 

(i)          an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan,

 

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pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)        an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of, or any entity in which each of the equity owners is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of, Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CDO, either (x) the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or (y) Rating Agency Confirmations have been obtained from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (in the case of either (x) or (y), such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, the CDO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CDO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (c)(i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

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(v)        an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)          any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (b) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top three rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar, and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder or the applicable depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean a confirmation in writing by each of the Rating Agencies that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to a Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise act upon any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition

 

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that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise act upon any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise act upon any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended and are in effect from time to time, but only to the extent compliance is required as of the applicable date of determination, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(d).

 

Remittance Date” shall mean the date that is the earliest of (A) four (4) Business Days prior to the related distribution date in each calendar month for the Non-Lead Securitization or (B) the eleventh (11th) day of each calendar month (or, if the eleventh (11th) calendar day of that month is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately succeeding such eleventh (11th) calendar day); provided, however, that such Remittance Date shall not be earlier than four (4) Business Days following the date the Master Servicer receives the related Monthly Payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of at least “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS or KBRA and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that, and Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other transactions, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of securities issued in such transactions, (v) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS, and DBRS has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the

 

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sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

 

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Note Holder of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization (rated by at least two Rating Agencies if such Securitization is the Lead Securitization) of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note or Notes, as applicable, to such Securitization.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which any Note or portion thereof is held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Senior Trust Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or similar entity appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account” shall mean the subaccount of the “Certificate Account” or other analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement as more particularly described in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Servicing Advances” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

SocGen” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the Special Servicer of the Mortgage Loan appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

 

Trustee” shall mean the Trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.     Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           Prior to any Securitization Date, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be interim serviced by KeyBank and KeyBank shall perform custodial responsibilities.

 

(b)           Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the First Securitization pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than Note A-1 if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Note A-1 PSA including any provisions governing the determination of non-recoverability. The Note A-1

 

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PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of any Securitization Trust, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) generally required by the Rating Agencies in connection with the issuance of ratings in securitizations similar to the Securitizations. In addition, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall have such additional provisions as are set forth in Schedule I hereto. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note or Notes, as applicable, in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the initial Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder as may be replaced pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby irrevocably appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement require the Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder against any other Note Holder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder; provided that, if any payment is made from general funds on deposit in the Certificate Account for the Lead Securitization Trust and the Lead Securitization Trust is entitled under the terms of this Agreement to reimbursement from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to all or a portion of such Non-Lead Securitization’s “share” of such payment, the Servicer may use efforts in accordance with the Servicing Standard to exercise promptly the rights of the Lead Securitization Trust under this Agreement to obtain reimbursement from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders’ allocable share of the amount so paid. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, shall provide information to each Non-Lead Servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to enable each such Non-Lead Servicer to perform its servicing duties under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan, following the Securitization Date pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead

 

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Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with the Securitization for the Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a servicer meeting the requirements of a master servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) (i) shall be required to make Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note, if and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Certificate Account and/or the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Certificate Account with respect to the Lead Securitization Note, together with funds on deposit in the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account, are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for accrued and unpaid interest on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or any accrued and unpaid interest on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

In addition, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Non-Lead Securitization Trust) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Senior Trust Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead

 

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Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than P&I Advances and interest thereon), to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account” are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts and to the extent that funds from general collections in the Lead Securitization are applied towards the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of the insufficiency. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall indemnify (i) (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Senior Trust Advisor (if and to the extent it has responsibilities with respect to the Non-Lead Securitization Notes) and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust (such parties in clause (i) and the Lead Securitization Trust, collectively, (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Senior Trust Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account” that are allocated to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency (including, if a Non-Lead Securitization Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization, from general collections or any other amounts from such Non-Lead Securitization Trust).

 

The applicable master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization (the “Non-Lead Master Servicer”) may be required to make P&I Advances on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the servicing agreement for the related Securitization (the “Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement”), the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Non-Lead Master Servicer and the applicable special servicer and the trustee under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (respectively, the “Non-Lead Special Servicer” and the “Non-Lead Trustee”), as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the related Non-Lead Master Servicer, the related Non-Lead Special Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the related Master Servicer and the related Trustee, or the Non-Lead Master Servicer and the Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of the other Securitization promptly upon making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee will only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note and advance interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first from the Certificate Account from amounts allocable to the Lead Securitization Note, and then, if funds are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each of a Non-Lead Master Servicer and a Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, will only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance made with respect to the Non-Lead Securitization Note and advance interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable from general collections of the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)         Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that, if the related Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)          such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (and accrued and unpaid interest thereon) and any additional Trust Fund expenses (but not any interest on P&I Advances), but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (A) the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (B) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer,

 

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the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so, and the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

 

(ii)         each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding the Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, from amounts on deposit in the “Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account”, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account” are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)        the Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Senior Trust Advisor (i) promptly following Securitization of the Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of the Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice shall also provide contact information for the Non-Lead Trustee, the certificate administrator, the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a copy of the executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)        the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(e)         Prior to Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note (including any New Notes), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative and, when so delivered to such Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to

 

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have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Special Servicer, the related certificate administrator and the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such Non-Lead Master Servicer, such Non-Lead Special Servicer, the related certificate administrator and the related Non-Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(f)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, until such time as the Lead Securitization Note is placed into the Lead Securitization, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced, including reporting and remittance, pursuant to the Non-Lead Securitization Agreement. After such time as the Lead Securitization Note is placed into the Lead Securitization all servicing shall be done pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(g)         Any proceeds received from the sale of the primary servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted, promptly upon receipt thereof, to the Note Holders on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis. Any proceeds received by any Note Holder from the sale of the master servicing rights with respect to its respective Note shall be for its own account.

 

Section 3.     Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable (except for (i) any reimbursement of P&I Advances (and interest thereon) made with respect to any Note which may only be reimbursed out of payments and collections allocable to such Note and (ii) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in

 

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excess of that portion of such Servicing Fees calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate applicable to the Non-Lead Securitization Note as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement which excess may only be paid out of payments and collections allocable to the Lead Securitization Note) to any Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including without limitation, any additional Trust Fund expenses (other than interest on P&I Advances) relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph) and any other additional compensation payable pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

For clarification purposes, Penalty Charges (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, a Non-Lead Master Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay additional trust fund expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, (i) in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to the Lead Securitization Note, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of the remaining amount of Penalty Charges allocable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note, be paid, (x) prior to the securitization of such Note, to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and (y) following the securitization of such Note, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 4.     Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.     Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

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(a)         Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and the determination by the Special Servicer to sell the Lead Securitization Note in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Certificate Administrator or Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in writing. The Trustee (based upon updated Appraisals ordered by the Special Servicer and received by the Trustee (or ordered by the Trustee if the Special Servicer or any of its Affiliates is an Interested Person)) shall determine the fair price for the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (in the manner set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) if the highest offeror is an Interested Person, and any such determination by the Trustee shall be binding upon all parties; provided, however if the highest offeror is not an Interested Person the Special Servicer shall determine the fair price for the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (in the manner set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and any such determination by the Special Servicer shall be binding upon all

 

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parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (provided that such consent is not required if the related Non-Controlling Note is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Controlling Note Holder: (a) at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by a Non-Controlling Note Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan and (d) until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, however, that any Non-Controlling Note Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Non-Controlling Note Holders and the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representatives shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is a Borrower Party Affiliate or an agent or Borrower Party Affiliate.

 

The Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Securitization Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, and the obligations of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the Non-Lead Securitization Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the Initial Note A-1 Holder from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by the Initial Note A-1 Holder with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by the Initial Note A-1 Holder with respect to Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit

 

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of any representation or warranty made by the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any document delivery obligation imposed on the Initial Note A-1 Holder under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by the Initial Note A-1 Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)         The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard taking into account the interests of each of the Note Holders as a collective whole. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and/or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as or a Borrower Party Affiliate) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the occurrence and continuance of a Control Event or a Consultation Termination Event) and (ii) to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf)

 

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of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically or in person, at the discretion of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) at the offices of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed; provided that such Non-Controlling Note Holder, at the request of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, shall execute a confidentiality agreement in form and substance satisfactory to it, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, and the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(d)         If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any

 

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powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes any of the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by the compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and the other is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.     Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

(a)         The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than a Borrower Party Affiliate, its principal or any Borrower Party Affiliate), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any Affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer, Senior Trust Advisor, Trustee or Certificate Administrator acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified the Servicer, Senior Trust Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer, Senior Trust Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The

 

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Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer, Senior Trust Advisor, Trustee and Certificate Administrator. So long as no Consultation Termination Event (including any such deemed event) is in effect, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder Representative shall be the Lead Securitization Subordinate Class Representative.

 

(b)         Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will have any liability to the other Note Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over another Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

(c)         Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (a “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and Section 6(b) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and any related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis.

 

(d)         The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Certificateholder” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the

 

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Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which, the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS (OR, IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACCEPTABLE INSURANCE DEFAULT, THIRTY (30) DAYS), SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or, in connection with an Acceptable Insurance Default, thirty (30) day period), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent, advice or consultation contemplated by the preceding paragraphs of this Section 6(d) or elsewhere in this Agreement may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement or the REMIC provisions of the Code, be inconsistent with the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard or materially expand the scope of responsibilities of any of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable. The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to the other Note Holders or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders

 

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agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holders, and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.     Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of, and conditions and requirements set forth in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to the other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and delivering to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to any rated securities issued in a Non-Lead Securitization, in each case if applicable. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects a Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced) solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the successor servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced). The Controlling Note Holder and the Non-Controlling Note Holders acknowledge and agree that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to

 

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the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. The Non-Controlling Note Holder that directs the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Certificate Account under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 8.     Payment Procedure.

 

(a)         The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes into the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within two Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that all amounts on deposit in the Serviced Whole Loan Custodial Account on a Remittance Date allocable under this Agreement to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be deposited or credited on the Remittance Date for such Non-Lead Securitization by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account specified by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(b)         If the Lead Securitization Note Holder determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to the Lead Securitization Note Holder, a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)         If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder makes any payment to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead

 

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Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(d)         Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.     Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder shall have no liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note or Notes, as applicable, except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the express terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 10.   Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders in connection with any

 

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case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 11.   Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.   No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates and if any Note Holder chooses to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

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credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.   Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)         Except with the consents contemplated by the second following sentence, each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note or Notes, as applicable, (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, each non-transferring Note Holder shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note or Notes, as applicable, in whole or in part, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the written consent of each non-transferring Note Holder or, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior written consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note or Notes, as applicable, (or a participation interest in such Note or Notes) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of each non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to obtaining Rating Agency Confirmation in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without receipt of Rating Agency Confirmation and without the need to obtain the consent of the other Note Holders or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note or Notes, as applicable. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of all of the Notes together, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

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(ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)         Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note or Notes, as applicable, to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note or Notes, as applicable, and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to any other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), such other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to any other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the other Note Holders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Note Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note

 

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Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)         Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note or Notes, as applicable, to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)          The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note or Notes, as applicable, requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)         The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)        Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note or Notes, as applicable, to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)        The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)         Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.   Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form

 

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of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of the other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Note Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and the other Note Holders against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.   Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)         SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

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(b)         CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)         AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)         AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.   Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization (subject to the provisions of each Securitization Servicing Agreement addressing non-responsive Rating Agencies); provided that no such Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) to make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or (iii) if and to the extent the it would be deemed given or not required pursuant to the definition of Rating Agency Confirmation in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and/or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Section 19.   Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Initial Note Holder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.   Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person

 

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not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

 

Section 21.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.   Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.   Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.   Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)         Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from

 

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payments made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)         Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder represents to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable and upon written request, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder the above required forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.   Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Non-Lead Securitization Notes) (a) prior to the Lead Securitization will be held by the Initial Agent and (b) after the Lead Securitization, will be held by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (in the name of the Trustee and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), in each case, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 27.   Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)         Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note or Notes, as applicable, in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies or applicable law in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be required by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies or prospective investors to effect such Securitization; provided, however, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note or Notes, as applicable, as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with such Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable such Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Note Holder and its Note or Notes, as applicable, in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder.

 

(b)         The holder of any Note that will, upon Securitization, be the Lead Securitization Note shall give each of the other Note Holders and parties to any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) notice of the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Note in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable closing date for the Securitization of such Note. Such notice shall contain contact

 

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information for each of the parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the holder of the Note that will, upon Securitization, be the Lead Securitization Note shall send each distributed draft of the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each of the other Note Holders and parties to any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that are not also parties to the proposed Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and shall send copies of the offering documents (prior to printing or filing thereof) related to the Securitization of such Note to each of the other Note Holders and the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon.

 

Section 28.   Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (ii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iii) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit D hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.   Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

 

Section 30.   Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)         The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)         The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)         The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)         The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)         The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

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(f)         The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)         The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 31.   Resignation of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. KeyBank, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of KeyBank without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 32.   Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as KeyBank or an Affiliate of KeyBank (an “Original Entity”) is the owner of a Non-Lead Securitization Note (the “Owned Note”), such Original Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note; provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the Original Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and (v) the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate the Servicing Standard. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Original Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of the other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the Original Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master

 

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Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the Non-Controlling Note Holder of such New Notes shall be as provided in the definition of such term in this Agreement.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders and Initial Agent have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

     
  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Initial Note A-1 Holder and Initial Agent
     
  By: /s/ Kathy Messner
    Name: Kathy Messner
    Title:   Vice President

 

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(Signature Page - Co-Lender Agreement)

 

 

 

 

     
  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Other Notes Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name: Kevin Kelley
    Title:   VP

 

(Signature Page - Co-Lender Agreement)

 

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

MAJOR DECISIONS

 

(a)          any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which may include acquisitions of the REO Property) of the ownership of the Property or the exercise of any other remedies with respect to the Loan;

 

(b)          any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of a monetary term or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs but excluding late payment charges or default interest) of the Loan or any extension of the maturity date of the Loan;

 

(c)          any sale of the Loan if it is a “Defaulted Loan” or REO Property (other than in connection with the termination of the Trust) for less than the applicable Repurchase Price;

 

(d)          any determination to bring the REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address Hazardous Materials located at the REO Property;

 

(e)          any requests for property releases or substitutions, other than (i) grants of easements or rights of way that do not materially affect the use or value of the Property or the Borrower’s ability to make any payments with respect to the Loan, (ii) release of non-material parcels of the Property (including, without limitation, any such releases (A) to which the Loan Documents expressly require the Lenders to make such releases upon the satisfaction of certain conditions (and the conditions to the release that are set forth in the Loan Documents do not include the approval of the Lenders or the exercise of lender discretion (other than confirming the satisfaction of the other conditions to the release set forth in the Loan Documents that do not include any other approval or exercise)) and such release is made as required by the Loan Documents or (B) that are related to any condemnation action that is pending, or threatened in writing, and would affect a non-material portion of the Property), or (iii) the release of collateral securing the Loan in connection with a defeasance of such collateral;

 

(f)           any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Loan or any consent to such waiver or consent to a transfer of the Property or interests in the Borrower or consent to the incurrence of additional debt, other than any such transfer or incurrence of debt as may be effected without the consent of the Lenders under the Loan Agreement;

 

(g)          any property management company changes or franchise changes with respect to the Loan for which the Lender(s) are/is required to consent or approve under the Loan Documents;

 

(h)          releases of any amounts from escrow accounts, reserve accounts or letters of credit held as performance escrows (or reserves) or earn-out escrows (or reserves) other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

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(i)           any acceptance of an assumption agreement or any other agreement permitting a transfer of interests in the Borrower or guarantor or releasing the Borrower or guarantor from liability under the Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of the Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(j)           any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(k)          any exercise of a material remedy with respect to the Loan following a default or event of default under the Loan Documents;

 

(1)          any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any material term of the Co-Lender Agreement or similar agreement related to the Loan, or any action to enforce rights with respect to the Loan; and

 

(m)         any consent to incurrence of additional debt by the Borrower or mezzanine debt by a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, to the extent the mortgagee’s approval is required under the Loan Documents.

 

Defined Terms:

 

“Acceptable Insurance Default”: A default on the Loan arising when the Loan Documents require that the Borrower maintain all-risk casualty insurance or other insurance that covers damages or losses arising from acts of terrorism and the Special Servicer has determined, in its reasonable judgment in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (or the Servicing Standard, if such term is used in the applicable pooling and servicing agreement) and, if the Loan has been securitized, the applicable pooling and servicing agreement, that (i) such insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates and the subject hazards are not commonly insured against by prudent owners of similar real properties located in or near the geographic region in which the Property is located (but only by reference to such insurance that has been obtained by such owners at current market rates), or (ii) such insurance is not available at any rate; provided, however, that the Lenders (if the Lenders remain in control by virtue of owning the Controlling Note) or Directing Certificateholder (if the Controlling Note has been securitized) shall have no more than thirty (30) days to respond to the Special Servicer’s request for such consent; provided, further, that upon the Special Servicer’s determination, consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices (or the Servicing Standard, if such term is used in the applicable pooling and servicing agreement), that exigent circumstances do not allow the Special Servicer to consult with the Holder of the Controlling Note or the Directing Certificateholder the Special Servicer shall not be required to do so. In making this determination, the Special Servicer, to the extent consistent with the Accepted Servicing Practices or the Servicing Standard, as applicable may rely on the opinion of an insurance consultant.

 

“Defaulted Loan”: The Loan if it is either (A) is a Specially Serviced Loan within the meaning of the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” in the applicable pooling and servicing agreement, or (B) is a Specially Serviced Loan as to which the amounts due thereunder have been accelerated following any other material default.

 

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“Hazardous Materials”: Any dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, chemicals, wastes, or substances, including, without limitation, those so identified pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., or any other environmental laws now or hereafter existing, and specifically including, without limitation, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being “in inventory,” “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition.

 

“Property” means the property subject to the Mortgage.

 

“REO Property” means a mortgaged property acquired on behalf and in the name of the Trustee or a nominee thereof for the benefit of the Certificateholders (or, prior to any Securitization, the Lenders) through foreclosure, acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise in accordance with applicable law in connection with the default or imminent default of the Loan.

 

“Repurchase Price” means the price payable for the repurchase of a Note or the Loan from a Securitization pursuant to the applicable pooling and servicing agreement.

 

“Trust” means the trust created and to be administrated pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement.

 

Capitalized terms used in this Annex but not defined herein or in the Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the applicable pooling and servicing agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower:

ARG FEGRFMT001, LLC,

ARC MPSTLMO001, LLC,

ARG NSALNTX001, LLC,

ARC NSSNJCA001, LLC,

ARC PNEREPA001, LLC,

ARC PPHHTKY001, LLC, and

ARC WIODSTX001, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company

Date of Mortgage Loan: November 9, 2018
Date of Notes: Dated November 9, 2018, effective as of November 9, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $98,500,000.00
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $98,500,000.00
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $54,175,000.00
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $34,325,000.00
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance $10,000,000.00

 

 Exhibit A-1

 

 

Location of Mortgaged Property:

6401 18th Ave. North, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT 59405;

381 Marshall Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO 63119;

13400 West Highway 80 East, Odessa, Collin County, TX 75013;

211,251 & 281 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA 95134;

901 State Street, Erie, Erie County, PA 16501;

2 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Campbell County, KY 41076;

915 Guardians Way, Allen, Collin County, TX 75013

Initial Maturity Date: December 1, 2028

 

 Exhibit A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

List of deeds of trust and mortgages securing the Notes:

 

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARG FEGRFMT001, LLC;

 

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARC MPSTLMO001, LLC;

 

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARG NSALNTX001, LLC;

 

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARC NSSNJCA001, LLC;

 

OPEN-END MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018 and effective as of November 9, 2018, by ARC PNEREPA001, LLC;

 

MORTGAGE, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARC PPHHTKY001, LLC;

 

DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES AND RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING made as of November 9, 2018, by ARC WIODSTX001, LLC;

 

 Exhibit B-1

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

6401 18th Ave. North, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT 59405;

 

381 Marshall Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO 63119;

 

13400 West Highway 80 East, Odessa, Collin County, TX 75013;

 

211, 251 & 281 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA 95134;

 

901 State Street, Erie, Erie County, PA 16501;

 

2 Tesseneer Drive, Highland Heights, Campbell County, KY 41076;

 

915 Guardians Way, Allen, Collin County, TX 75013

 

 Exhibit C-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D

 

1.        Initial Note A-1 Holder

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Facsimile No.: 877-379-1625 

Attn: Loan Servicing

 

with a copy to:

 

Daniel Flanigan, Esq. 

Polsinelli 

900 West 48th Place, Suite 900 

Kansas City, Missouri 64112 

Facsimile No.: 816-753-1536

 

2.        Other Notes Holder

 

Société Générale 

245 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10167 

Attn: Jim Barnard

 

with a copy to:

  

Société Générale 

245 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10167 

Attn: General Counsel

 

and

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

Attn: David S. Gingold, Esq.

 

with copy to:

 

KeyBank National Association 

11501 Outlook Street, Suite 300 

Overland Park, Kansas 66211 

Facsimile No.: 877-379-1625 

Attn: Loan Servicing 

 

 Exhibit D-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS 

 

1.Apollo Global Real Estate
2.Archon Capital, L.P.
3.AREA Property Partners
4.BlackRock, Inc.
5.The Blackstone Group International Ltd.
6.Capital Trust, Inc.
7.Clarion Partners
8.Colony Capital, Inc.
9.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
10.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
11.Fortress Investment Group LLC
12.Garrison Investment Group
13.Goldman, Sachs & Co.
14.iStar Financial Inc.
15.J.E. Roberts Companies
16.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
17.LoanCore Capital
18.Lonestar Funds
19.Praedium Group
20.Raith Capital Partners, LLC
21.Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
22.Rialto Capital Management, LLC
23.Rockpoint Group
24.Starwood Capital/Starwood Financial Trust
25.Torchlight Investors
26.Walton Street Capital, LLC
27.Westbrook Partners
28.WestRiver Capital
29.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

 Exhibit E-1

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that:

 

(i)          the applicable Master Servicer or Trustee for the Lead Securitization shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Trustee of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note within two (2) Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)         if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or Servicing Advance with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance or Servicing Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide each Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination promptly after such determination was made together with such reports that the Master Servicer delivered to the Special Servicer or Trustee in connection with notification of its determination of nonrecoverability;

 

(iii)        the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, net of the Servicing Fee payable with respect to each such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee to the other holders on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding the Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(iv)        with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note that is held by a Securitization, the Certificate Administrator agrees to make available to each of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders or, if such Non-Lead Securitization Note is securitized, to each of the Non-Lead Master Servicers (or, if so requested, the related certificate administrator) certain reports required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which shall include all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC Investor Reporting Package) to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan or the Non-Lead Securitization Note;

 

(v)         the Master Servicer shall provide (in electronic media) to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (i) copies of operating statements and rent rolls; (ii) annual CREFC® NOI Adjustment Worksheets (with annual operating statements as exhibits); and (iii) annual CREFC® Operating Statement Analysis Reports, in each case prepared, received or obtained by it pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgaged Propert(y)(ies) securing the Non-Lead Securitization Note;

 

(vi)        the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Mortgage Loan and all of the Notes on behalf of the Note Holders (including the respective trustees and certificateholders) in accordance with (i) applicable laws, (ii) this

 

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Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (iii) to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicing Standard;

 

(vii)       the Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder and act in the best interests and for the benefit of the Note Holders together with the certificateholders of the Lead Securitization, as a collective whole as if such Note Holders and certificateholders constituted a single lender;

 

(viii)      the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Senior Trust Advisor shall be required to indemnify each Certification Party, each Non-Lead Depositor and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and their respective employees, directors and officers for all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses arising out of (i) the failure to deliver the items in clause (ix) below, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by a Servicer to identify a Servicing Function Participant under such Article X of the Lead Securitization Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period and cure period and/or (iv) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

 

(ix)        with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization that is subject to following reporting requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, (a) the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver; provided that such party shall only be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause an Initial Sub-Servicer to deliver), in a timely manner (i) the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form ABS-15G, Form 10-K, Form 10-D and Form 8-K), and (ii) upon request, any other materials specified in each of the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreements, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), as the Non-Lead Depositor or the Non-Lead Trustee to the applicable Securitization reasonably believes, in good faith, are required in order for the Non-Lead Depositor or the Non-Lead Trustee to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1, as amended) and Regulation AB, and (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing (x) the Trustee or Certificate Administrator, as applicable, shall, upon request, provide or cause to be provided with notice in a timely manner to each Non-Lead Depositor and Non-Lead Trustee for any Non-Lead Securitization a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y)

 

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the Master Servicer and Special Servicer shall, upon reasonable prior written request, and subject to the right of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to review and approve such disclosure materials, permit a holder of a related Non-Lead Securitization Note to use such party’s description contained in the Lead Securitization prospectus (updated as appropriate by the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, at the cost of the Non-Lead Depositor) for inclusion in the disclosure materials relating to any securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note and (z) the Master Servicer and Special Servicer, shall provide indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization (in each case, at the cost of the Non-Lead Depositor). The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to any Certifying Person with respect to any applicable Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms);

 

(x)          the Non-Lead Depositor shall be entitled to indemnification from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of (i) an actual breach by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, of its obligations under Article X of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, in the performance of its obligations under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (iii) delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, the Non-Lead Depositor, and will be entitled to reimbursement for any reasonable out-of-pocket legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, as such expenses are incurred;

 

(xi)        the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders are intended third-party beneficiaries in respect of the rights afforded them under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the Non-Lead Master Servicers will be entitled to enforce the rights of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(xii)       each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Special Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to Article 11 of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(xiii)       if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer determines to sell the Lead Securitization Note in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall have the right and the obligation to sell all of the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each Non-Controlling Note Holder of the planned sale and of such Non-Controlling Note Holder’s opportunity to bid on the Mortgage Loan;

 

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(xiv)      if any action relating to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a condition precedent to such action, then, except as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, such action shall also require delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency that was engaged by a participant in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization to assign a rating to the related commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization;

 

(xv)       Servicer Termination Events (or analogous term) with respect to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall include (i) the failure to timely remit payments to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders, which failure continues unremedied for one Business Day following the date on which such payment was to be made; and (ii) the failure to provide to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders (if and to the extent required under the applicable Non-Lead Securitization) reports required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, in a timely fashion. Upon the occurrence of such a Servicer Termination Event affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Trustee shall, upon the direction of the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, require the appointment of a subservicer with respect to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note;

 

(xvi)      compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to each Note will be allocated by the Master Servicer between each Note, pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of a Non-Lead Securitization Note to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

 

(xvii)     it shall have provisions materially consistent with those set forth in the Note A-2 PSA and Note A-3 PSA with respect to:

 

(A) servicing transfer events that would result in the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status;

 

(B) the authority of the servicers in the Note A-2 and Note A-3 Securitization to grant or agree or consent to material modifications, waivers and amendments to the Mortgage Loan, or to approve material assignments and assumptions or material additional indebtedness in connection with the Mortgage Loan;

 

(C) requirements to obtain and appraisal or appraisal update following a transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status and periodic updates thereof;

 

(D) duties of the special servicer in respect of foreclosure and the management of REO property; and

 

(E) subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Note A-1 PSA (which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Note A-2 and Note A-3 PSA), primary servicing, special servicing, workout and liquidation fees

 

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(and, in any event, the fees at which such compensation accure or are determined shall not exceed 0.0025% per annum, 0.25% per annum, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively;

 

provided, however, that (1) this clause (xvii) shall not be construed to prohibit differences in timing, control or consultation triggers or thresholds, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers or certificate holder or investor voting or consent thresholds, or to prohibit or restrict additional approval, consent, consultation, notice or rating agency confirmation requirements; and (2) in the event of any conflict between this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement, such other provision of this Agreement shall control; and

 

(xviii)     any conflict between the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement provided, that in no event shall any Servicer take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that would cause such Servicer to violate the Servicing Standard of the REMIC provisions.

 

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EX-4.7 9 exh4-7heartlanddentalcla.htm HEARTLAND DENTAL MEDICAL OFFICE PORTFOLIO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.7

 

EXECUTION VERSION

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

 

Dated as of December 12, 2018

 

by and between

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-3 Holder, Initial Note A-4 Holder, Initial Note A-5 Holder, Initial Note A-6 Holder, Initial Note A-7 Holder, Initial Note A-8 Holder, Initial Note A-9 Holder and Initial Note A-10 Holder),

 

Heartland Dental Portfolio

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

      Page
Section 1. Definitions   3
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan   24
Section 3. Priority of Payments   35
Section 4. Workout   36
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan   36
Section 6. Rights of the Controlling Note Holder   41
Section 7. Appointment of Special Servicer   44
Section 8. Payment Procedure   44
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders   46
Section 10. Bankruptcy   46
Section 11. Representations of the Note Holders   47
Section 12. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right   47
Section 13. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders   48
Section 14. Sale of the Notes   48
Section 15. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder   51
Section 16. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial   52
Section 17. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers   52
Section 18. Modifications   52
Section 19. Statement of Intent   53
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   53
Section 21. Counterparts   53
Section 22. Captions   53
Section 23. Severability   53
Section 24. Entire Agreement   53
Section 25. Withholding Taxes   53
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents   55
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization   55
Section 28. Notices   56
Section 29. Broker   57
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent   57
Section 31. Reserved   57
Section 32. Resignation or Termination of Agent   57
Section 33. Resizing   58

 

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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2018 by and between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch” (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”)), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-3 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-4 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-4 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-5 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-5 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-6 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-6 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-7 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-7 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-8 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-8 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-9 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-9 Holder”), and UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-10 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-10 Holder”); the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial A-4 Holder, the Initial A-5 Holder, the Initial A-6 Holder, the Initial A-7 Holder, the Initial A-8 Holder, the Initial A-9 Holder and the Initial A-10 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), UBS AG, New York Branch originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by five promissory notes, each dated as of the respective dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto: (i) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-1 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $40,000,000.00, (ii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-2 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $30,000,000.00, (iii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-3 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00, (iv) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-4 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00, (v) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-5 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00, (vi) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-6 made

 

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by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $15,000,000.00, (vii) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-7 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $15,000,000.00, (viii) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-8 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00, (ix) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-9 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $6,500,000.00, and (x) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-10 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00. The note referenced in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-1”; the note referenced in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-2”; the note referenced in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-3”; the note referenced in clause (iv) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-4”; the note referenced in clause (v) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-5”; the note referenced in clause (vi) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-6”; the note referenced in clause (vii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-7”; the note referenced in clause (viii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-8”; the note referenced in clause (ix) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-9”, and the note referenced in clause (x) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-10”. Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9 and Note A-10 are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”. The Notes are secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-10 Holder each intends to sell, transfer and assign its respective right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 and Note A-10 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBSCMSC”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement expected to be entered into in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 transaction, between UBSCMSC, as purchaser, and the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-10 Holder, as seller, and UBSCMSC intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to each of Note A-1 and Note A-10 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 under a pooling and servicing agreement, expected to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among UBSCMSC, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer;

 

WHEREAS, each Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Definitions.

 

References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Whenever a term is defined as having the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall be deemed to refer to the definition of such term (or if no such definition exists, the definition of any term substantially similar thereto) as is set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

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CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Commission” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(g)(viii).

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-2.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. If at any time 50% or more of the Controlling Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Note Holder (and such party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” as described above) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and neither the Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder (and if the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization the related Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of the Controlling Note Holder that can be exercised by a certificateholder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

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Custodian” shall mean the custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA, (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, (iii) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA, (iv) with respect to the Note A-4 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4 PSA, (v) with respect to the Note A-5 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-5 PSA, (vi) with respect to the Note A-6 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-6 PSA, (vii) with respect to the Note A-7 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-7 PSA, (viii) with respect to the Note A-8 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-8 PSA, (ix) with respect to the Note A-9 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-9 PSA , and (x) with respect to the Note A-10 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-10 PSA.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization, Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization, the Note A-6 Securitization, the Note A-7 Securitization, the Note A-8 Securitization, the Note A-9 Securitization and the Note A-10 Securitization.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-4 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-5 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-6 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Initial Note A-7 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-8 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-9 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-10 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Operating Advisor, the Non-Lead Operating Advisor, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

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KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Lead Depositor” shall mean the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-2 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-2 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-2) but prior to the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, Note A-2.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the Securitization that is then the Lead Securitization; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall mean each “Major Decision” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer related to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

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Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018, between UBS AG, New York Branch, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means each of Note A-1, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9 and Note A-10 and any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, the consultation and other rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the directing certificateholder under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. If at any time 50% or more of a Non-Controlling Note is held by (or the majority “controlling class” holder or other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (as described above) is) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder and neither any Non-Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

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Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the depositor under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, (i) on and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization, the Note A-6 Securitization, the Note A-7 Securitization, the Note A-8 Securitization, the Note A-9 Securitization and the Note A-10 Securitization, as applicable and (ii) prior to the Note A-2 Securitization Date, any Securitization other than the First Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note included in a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the

 

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Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

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Note A-3 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-4 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-4 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-4 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-4 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-4 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-5” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-5 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-5 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-5, as applicable.

 

Note A-5 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-5 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-5 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

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Note A-5 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Note A-5 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-5 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-5 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-5 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-5 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Note A-5 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-6” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-6 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-6 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-6, as applicable.

 

Note A-6 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-6 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-6 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-6 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-6 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-6 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-6 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-6 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-6 PSA.

 

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Note A-7” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-7 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-7 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-7, as applicable.

 

Note A-7 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-7 PSA.

 

Note A-7 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-7 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-7 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-7 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-7 Securitization.

 

Note A-7 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-7 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-7 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-7 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-7 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-7 Securitization.

 

Note A-7 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-7 PSA.

 

Note A-7 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-7 PSA.

 

Note A-7 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-7 PSA.

 

Note A-8” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-8 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-8 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-8, as applicable.

 

Note A-8 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-8 PSA.

 

Note A-8 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-8 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-8 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-8 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-8 Securitization.

 

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Note A-8 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-8 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-8 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-8 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-8 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-8 Securitization.

 

Note A-8 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-8 PSA.

 

Note A-8 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-8 PSA.

 

Note A-8 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-8 PSA.

 

Note A-9” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-9 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-9 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-9, as applicable.

 

Note A-9 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-9 PSA.

 

Note A-9 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-9 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-9 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-9 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-9 Securitization.

 

Note A-9 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-9 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-9 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-9 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-9 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-9 Securitization.

 

Note A-9 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-9 PSA.

 

Note A-9 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-9 PSA.

 

Note A-9 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-9 PSA.

 

Note A-10” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Note A-10 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-10 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-10, as applicable.

 

Note A-10 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-10 PSA.

 

Note A-10 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-10 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-10 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-10 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-10 Securitization.

 

Note A-10 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-10 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-10 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-10 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-10 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-10 Securitization.

 

Note A-10 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-10 PSA.

 

Note A-10 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-10 PSA.

 

Note A-10 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-10 PSA.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable (including any Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative and any “directing certificateholder”, “controlling class representative” or similar person acting pursuant to a Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be).

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder, the Note A-8 Holder, the Note A-9 Holder and the Note A-10 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (d) with respect to the Note A-4 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-4 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (e) with respect to the Note A-5 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (f) with respect to the Note A-6 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-6 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (g) with respect to the Note A-7 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-7 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, (h) with respect to the Note A-8 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-8 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the

 

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Note A-10 Principal Balance, (i) with respect to the Note A-9 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance, and (j) with respect to the Note A-10 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-10 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance, the Note A-6 Principal Balance, the Note A-7 Principal Balance, the Note A-8 Principal Balance, the Note A-9 Principal Balance and the Note A-10 Principal Balance,.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)            an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)            the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

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(c)            one or more of the following:

 

(i)         an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)        an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is an Approved Servicer)); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity

 

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interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)        an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)           any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document

 

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format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning 860D(a) of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “REO Property” or such other analogous term used in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on

 

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S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization, the Note A-6 Securitization, the Note A-7 Securitization, the Note A-8 Securitization, the Note A-9 Securitization and the Note A-10 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or any portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

 

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Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or excluded mortgage loan special servicer, as applicable, appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

UBSCMSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an

 

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estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.     Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)            Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer as the initial Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not require the Servicer to enforce the rights of one Note Holder against the other Note Holder, and shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

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be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is an Approved Servicer. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)            The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be

 

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required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor or CREFC®, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such

 

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advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and Advance Interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first, from the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)            Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)             such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and any additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or additional trust fund expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances and/or additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from

 

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the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and/or additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(ii)            each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor;

 

(iii)           the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the related executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)           the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

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(d)           Following the Securitization of one Note, but prior to the Securitization of any other particular Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement or with respect to a Note that has not been securitized, the related Note Holder) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to a Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

 

(e)            In addition to the foregoing, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, as long as each such Servicer satisfies the conditions to be the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement for the Lead Securitization with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee and Operating Advisor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the related operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items.

 

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(f)             The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

 

(g)            The Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to provide as follows (and to the extent such following provisions are not included in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, they shall be deemed incorporated therein and made a part thereof):

 

(i)             the Master Servicer or Trustee shall be required to provide written notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Trustee of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Lead Securitization Note within two (2) business days of making such advance;

 

(ii)            if the Master Servicer determines that a proposed P&I Advance with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance or Servicing Advances previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a Nonrecoverable Advance, the Master Servicer shall provide each Non-Lead Master Servicer written notice of such determination within two (2) business days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)           the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note, net of the servicing fees payable to the Master Servicer and Special Servicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note, and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by the earlier of (x) the “master servicer remittance date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) the business day following the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (such determination date, the “Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date”), in each case as long as the date on which remittance is required under this clause (iii) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Loan Agreement;

 

(iv)           with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note that is held by a Securitization, the Master Servicer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered or to make available to the related Non-Lead Master Servicer all loan-level reports constituting the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package) pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, such Non-Lead Securitization Note, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, by the earlier of (x) the “master servicer remittance date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) the Business Day following the applicable

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date, in each case so long as the date on which delivery is required under this clause (iv) is at least one business day after the scheduled monthly payment date under the Loan Agreement;

 

(v)            the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Mortgage Loan and all of the Notes on behalf of the Note Holders (including the respective trustees and certificateholders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Standard;

 

(vi)          each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the following items; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, and the Custodian shall be required to indemnify each certifying person and each Non-Lead Depositor for any public Other Securitization Trust, and their respective directors and officers and controlling persons, to the same extent that they indemnify the Depositor (as depositor in respect of the Lead Securitization) and each certifying person for (a) its failure to deliver the items in clause (vii) below in a timely manner, (b) its failure to perform its obligations to such Non-Lead Depositor or applicable Non-Lead Trustee under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto that addresses Exchange Act reporting and Regulation AB compliance) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period, (c) the failure of any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it to perform its obligations to such Non-Lead Depositor or Non-Lead Trustee under Article XI (or any article substantially similar thereto that addresses Exchange Act reporting and Regulation AB compliance) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period; and/or (d) any deficient Exchange Act report regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

 

(vii)         each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor, the Custodian, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee shall (i) with respect to any Initial Sub-Servicer engaged by it that is a Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to and (ii) with respect to each other Additional Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loan, cause such party to comply with the foregoing Section 2(h)(vi) by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement;

 

(viii)         the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, Certificate Administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in a timely manner, (i) the reports, certifications,

 

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compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, any Lead Servicing Agreement amendments, and all information (including information regarding any replacement Servicer) to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form ABS 15G, Form 10K, Form 10D and Form 8K), and (ii) upon request, any other materials specified in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may reasonably require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including Rule 15Ga-1) and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Note Holder shall provide in a timely manner to each Non-Lead Depositor and each Non-Lead Trustee a copy of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in EDGAR-compatible format (but not later than one business day following the closing date of the Lead Securitization) and each Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to each Non-Lead Depositor and each Non-Lead Trustee any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB, in each case in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and a replacement Servicer, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to such Servicers, upon prior written request, at the expense of the requesting party, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix)           each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee and each Affected Reporting Party shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under the applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement), with each Non-Lead Depositor to the same extent as such party is required to cooperate with the Lead Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with the reporting requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. All respective reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each Non-Lead Depositor (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to such depositor) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses related to participation by such Non-Lead Depositor in any telephone conferences and meetings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and other costs such Non-Lead Depositor must bear pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and any amendments to any

 

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reports filed with the Commission therewith shall be promptly paid by the applicable Affected Reporting Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice from such Non-Lead Depositor;

 

(x)            any late collections received by the Master Servicer from the Mortgage Loan Borrower that are allocable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or reimbursable to a Non-Lead Master Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee in accordance with this Agreement shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day of receipt and identification thereof unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder for such month; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given business day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections to each applicable Non-Lead Master Servicer within one (1) business day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two (2) business days of receipt of properly identified funds;

 

(xi)           each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(xii)          each Non-Lead Master Servicer and each Non-Lead Special Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such Non-Lead Master Servicer or such Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of advances;

 

(xiii)         if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan and the Special Servicer determines to sell the Lead Securitization Note in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall have the right and the obligation to sell both of the Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall provide notice to each Non-Lead Master Servicer who shall provide notice to the related Non-Controlling Note Holder of the planned sale;

 

(xiv)         the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without the consent of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder;

 

(xv)          to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, any Rating Agency Confirmation shall be provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with each the Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent provided with respect to the commercial mortgage pass-through certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization;

 

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respect to failure to make advances, failure to timely remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holders as required hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject to no more than one business day grace period), failure to timely deposit amounts into any REO Account or to remit to a Servicer for deposit into a related collection or custodial account, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for each Non-Lead Note Holder or each Non-Lead Depositor to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and Form SF-3, and for rating agency downgrades or other triggers with respect to any certificates issued in connection with a Non-Lead Securitization, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a Non-Lead Depositor to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws). Upon the occurrence of such a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Master Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be required, upon the direction of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, to appoint a subservicer with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note. Upon the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event with respect to the Special Servicer affecting a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall, upon direction of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, terminate the Special Servicer with respect to, but only with respect to, the Mortgage Loan;

 

(xvii)        in connection with (A) any amendment of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, a party to such Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to each Non-Lead Depositor and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to each Non-Lead Depositor and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

 

(xviii)       if a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate with the related Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent (x) such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and (y) such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has not been able to obtain such documents from the related mortgage loan seller;

 

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(xix)         any conflict between the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement; and

 

(xx)          have provisions materially consistent with those set forth in the Note A-1 PSA with respect to:

 

(A)           servicing transfer events that would result in the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status;

 

(B)           the authority of the servicers in the Note A-1 Securitization to grant or agree or consent to material modifications, waivers and amendments to the Mortgage Loan, or to approve material assignments and assumptions or material additional indebtedness in connection with the Mortgage Loan;

 

(C)           requirements to obtain an appraisal or appraisal update following a transfer of the Mortgage Loan to special servicing status and periodic updates thereof;

 

(D)           duties of the special servicer in respect of foreclosure and the management of REO property; and

 

(E)           subject to various adjustments and caps provided for in the Note A-2 PSA (which shall be substantially similar to those set forth in the Note A-1 PSA), primary servicing, special servicing, workout and liquidation fees (and, in any event, the fees at which such compensation accrue or are determined shall not exceed 0.0025% per annum, 0.25% per annum, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively);

 

provided, however, that (1) this clause (xx) shall not be construed to prohibit differences in timing, control or consultation triggers or thresholds, terminology, allocation of ministerial duties between multiple servicers or other service providers or certificate holder or investor voting or consent thresholds, or to prohibit or restrict additional approval, consent, consultation, notice or rating agency confirmation requirements; and (2) in the event of any conflict between this sentence and any other provision of this Agreement, such other provision of the Agreement shall control.

 

(h)           Unless UBS AG, New York Branch is the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder, the Note A-6 Holder, the Note A-7 Holder, the Note A-8 Holder, the Note A-9 Holder and the Note A-10 Holder, the holder of each Lead Securitization Note shall:

 

(i)       on or promptly after, but in no event more than two (2) business days after, the closing date of the Lead Securitization, send a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each other Note Holder; and

 

(ii)            give each other Note Holder written notice in a timely manner (but no later than one (1) business day prior to the applicable filing date) of any re-filing (other than a filing made in connection with a formal amendment of the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement) by the Depositor of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement subsequent to the Securitization Date.

 

Section 3.     Priority of Payments.

 

Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled Interest Payments, Scheduled Principal Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided, that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Master Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall, first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as

 

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applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay additional trust fund expenses under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any proceeds received from the sale of the primary servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted, promptly upon receipt thereof, to the Note-Holders on a pro rata and pari passu basis. Any proceeds received by any Note-Holder from the sale of master servicing rights with respect to its Note shall be for its own account.

 

Section 4.     Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.     Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the initial Securitization Date to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee

 

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acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, 50% or more of the related Note (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive (only with respect to itself) any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly

 

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following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)            The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead

 

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Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the related “Subordinate Control Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) or the “Collective Consultation Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)            If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary

 

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notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by all of the Note Holders collectively, each contributing on a pro rata and pari passu basis according to the Percentage Interest represented by each Note.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.     Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)          The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note

 

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Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

(b)            The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming that a “Subordinate Control Period” or similar period under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is in effect). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with

 

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respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)            Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial Note A-4 Holder, the Initial Note A-5 Holder, the Initial Note A-6 Holder, the Initial Note A-7 Holder, the Initial Note A-8 Holder, the Initial Note A-9 Holder and the Initial Note A-10 Holder, as applicable, provided that at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the related “Directing Certificateholder”, “Directing Holder” or “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) under the Non-Lead Securitization or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice.

 

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

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(d)            The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s), for purposes of this Agreement, such Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) as the representative of the related “controlling class” holder(s) in exercising its rights as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and such party shall provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

 

(e)            No Note Holder Representative will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or any Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that a Note Holder Representative may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that any Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of any other Note Holder and, absent willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Note Holder Representative, agree to take no action against the Note Holder Representative or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that no Note Holder Representative will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful malfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.     Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer that satisfies the Required Special Servicer Rating requirements in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such

 

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designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s collection account (or equivalent account).

 

Section 8.     Payment Procedure.

 

(a)            The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the “Collection Account” and/or “Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account” (or the related analogous term and each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payment into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds).

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(b)            If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)            If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf).

 

(d)           Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.     Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.   Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.   Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants to each other Note Holder that, as of the date hereof (or in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(a)            the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder,

 

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(b)            this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law,

 

(c)            it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business,

 

(d)            this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, and

 

(e)            to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (B) there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.   No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.   Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Affiliate thereof or any entity any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate thereof or any entity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.   Sale of the Notes.

 

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(a)            Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the related Note is included in a Securitization, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9 and Note A-10 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(b)            In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)            Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”) or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Note Holder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any

 

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Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)             the loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)            the Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)           such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)           the Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)           unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note

 

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Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.   Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.   Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)            SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION

 

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AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)            CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)            AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)           AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.   Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first delivering a Rating Agency Communication to each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Communication shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct any scrivener error, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

 

Section 19.   Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.   Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the

 

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provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

 

Section 21.   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.   Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.   Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.   Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.   Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)            Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument

 

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made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)            Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

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Section 26.   Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note A-3 Securitization Date, the Note A-4 Securitization Date, the Note A-5 Securitization Date, the Note A-6 Securitization Date, the Note A-7 Securitization Date, the Note A-8 Securitization Date, the Note A-9 Securitization Date and the Note A-10 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9 and Note A-10) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. If the Lead Securitization is not also the Note A-2 Securitization, then on and after the Lead Securitization Date the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2 and any other Notes not included in such Lead Securitization) shall be held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5, Note A-6, Note A-7, Note A-8, Note A-9 and Note A-10, unless any such Note is also included in the Note A-2 Securitization) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-2 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 27.   Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)            Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and

 

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deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

(b)           Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

(c)            If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate at the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received, the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Section 28.   Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.   Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that it has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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Section 30.   Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)            The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)            The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)            The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)            The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)            The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)             The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)            The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 31.   Reserved.

 

Section 32.   Resignation or Termination of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. UBS AG, New York Branch, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of UBS AG, New York Branch without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

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Section 33.   Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as any Note Holder or an affiliate thereof (each, a “Resizing Entity”) is the owner of any Note that is not included in a Securitization (each, an “Owned Note”), such Resizing Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing, provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for purposes of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
   
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
   
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (HEARTLAND DENTAL PORTFOLIO)

 

 

 

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-4 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-5 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-6 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (HEARTLAND DENTAL PORTFOLIO)

 

 

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-7 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
   
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-8 Holder
   
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
   
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-9 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (HEARTLAND DENTAL PORTFOLIO)

 

 

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-10 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Chistopher LaBianca
    Name: Chistopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director

 

UBS 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (HEARTLAND DENTAL PORTFOLIO)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower(s): PRD Owner, LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: October 26, 2018
Date of Notes: October 26, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $180,500,000
Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance: $40,000,000
Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance: $30,000,000
Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Promissory Note A-4 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Promissory Note A-5 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Promissory Note A-6 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Promissory Note A-7 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Promissory Note A-8 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Promissory Note A-9 Principal Balance: $6,500,000
Promissory Note A-10 Principal Balance: $4,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Various throughout the United States
Initial Maturity Date: November 6, 2028

 

 

A-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

1.            Initial Note A-1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

2.             Initial Note A-2 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

 

B-1

 

 

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-2 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

3.             Initial Note A-3 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

B-2

 

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

 

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-3 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

4.             Initial Note A-4 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-4):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-4 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-3

 

 

5.Initial Note A-5 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-5):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-5 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

6.Initial Note A-6 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-6):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

 

B-4

 

 

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-6 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

7.Initial Note A-7 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-7):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

B-5

 

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-7 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

8.Initial Note A-8 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-8):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to: 

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

B-6

 

 

Following Securitization of Note A-8 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

9.Initial Note A-9 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-9):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-9 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

10.Initial Note A-10 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-10):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

B-7

 

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Henry Chung

Email: henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-10 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-8

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein
2.Annaly Capital Management
3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors
4.Archon Capital, L.P.
5.AREA Property Partners
6.Artemis Real Estate Partners
7.BlackRock, Inc.
8.Capital Trust, Inc.
9.Clarion Partners
10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.
11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management
12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
13.Dune Real Estate Partners
14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
15.Five Mile Capital Partners
16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC
17.Garrison Investment Group
18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.
19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC
20.Hudson Advisors
21.Investcorp International
22.iStar Financial Inc.
23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
24.JER Partners
25.KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC
26.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
27.Libremax Capital LLC
28.LoanCore Capital
29.Lone Star Funds
30.Lowe Enterprises
31.Normandy Real Estate Partners
32.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.
33.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.
34.Praedium Group
35.Raith Capital Partners, LLC
36.Rialto Capital Management, LLC
37.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
38.Rimrock Capital Management LLC
39.Rockpoint Group
40.Rockwood
41.RREEF Funds
42.Square Mile Capital Management
43.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust
44.The Blackstone Group
45.The Carlyle Group
46.Torchlight Investors
47.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
48.Westbrook Partners
49.WestRiver Capital
50.Wheelock Street Capital
51.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

C-1

 

 

EX-4.8 10 exh4-8lafayettecla.htm LAFAYETTE PARK INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.8 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

LAFAYETTE PARK

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of November 29, 2018

 

by and between

 

NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC

(Note A-1 Holder)

 

and

 

NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
(Note A-2 Holder)

 

 

  

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page
     
1. Definitions; Conflicts 2
2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 15
3. Priority of  Notes 16
4. Workout 17
5. Accounts; Payment Procedure 17
6. Limitation on Liability 18
7. Representations of the Holders 18
8. Independent Analyses of each Holder 19
9. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 19
10. Not a Security 20
11. Other Business Activities of the Holders 20
12. Transfer of Notes 20
13. Registration of Transfer 22
14.  Registration of Note A-1 and Note A-2 22
15.  Statement of Intent 23
16. Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer 23
17. Rights of the Directing Holder 25
18. Appointment of Special Servicer 26
19. Rights of the Non-Directing Holder 27
20. Advances; Reimbursement of Advances 28
21. Provisions Relating to Securitization 29
22. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 34
23. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 35
24. Modifications 35
25. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 35
26. Counterparts 35
27. Captions 36
28. Notices 36
29. Severability 36
30. Entire Agreement 36
31. Withholding Taxes 36
32. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 37
33. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 37
34. Termination of Agent 38

 

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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 29, 2018, is by and between NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Natixis”), having an address at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, as the holder of Note A-1, Natixis in its capacity as initial agent, the “Initial Agent” and Natixis, as the holder of Note A-2.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Natixis has made a mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $75,250,000.00 (the “Mortgage Loan”) to LPOC (443) Property Company LLC, LPOC (444) Property Company LLC, LPOC (500) Property Company LLC and LPOC (520) Property Company LLC (individually and collectively, the “Borrower”) pursuant to a loan agreement between the Borrower, as borrower, and Natixis, as lender, dated as of September 27, 2018 (the “Loan Agreement”), which Mortgage Loan was evidenced by a single promissory note in the original principal amount of $75,250,000 (the “Original Promissory Note”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first mortgage lien (the “Mortgage”) on the Borrower’s fee interest in the property known as Lafayette Park, located at 443, 444, 500 and 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, Minnesota (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Note Splitter and Modification Agreement, dated on or about November 13, 2018, the Original Promissory Note was split, amended and restated as follows: (i) Promissory Note A-1 in the principal amount of $38,000,000 (“Note A-1”) and (ii) Promissory Note A-2 in the principal amount of $37,250,000 (“Note A-2”, collectively with Note A-1, each, a “Note” and collectively the “Notes”);

 

WHEREAS, Natixis intends to sell, transfer and assign all of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (“CSCM”), as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 20, 2018, by and between CSCM, as purchaser, and Natixis, as seller, and CSCM, as purchaser, intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee for the CSAIL 2018-C14 Commercial Mortgage Trust under the CSAIL 2018-C14 pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of November 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among CSCM, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-1 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, Note A-2 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-2 to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1 and Note A-2, respectively;

 

  

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1.           Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Servicing Agreement. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or such other analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Advance” shall mean any P&I Advance or Property Advance made with respect to any of the Notes, the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA or the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person Controlling or Controlled by or under common Control with such specified Person.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer in its role as “Companion Paying Agent” (or equivalent term) under the Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent in the State of New York, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Appraisal” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Asset Status Report” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement or such other analogous term used in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Transferee.”

 

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering the underlying assets of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, the assets of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the Directing Holder).

 

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization or the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall mean the “collection account” or sub-account thereof, established under the Servicing Agreement for the purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Consultation Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

CREFC® Investor Reporting Package®” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgage Loan is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or more than 60 days in respect of its balloon payment, in either case to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, CSCM and (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Directing Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder or, if Note A-1 is included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party that the Note A-1 Holder grants the right to exercise the rights granted to the Directing Holder in this Agreement; provided, that no Borrower Party, as defined in the applicable Servicing Agreement thereof shall be entitled to act as Directing Holder.

 

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Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Excluded Amounts” shall mean:

 

(i)             proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)             amounts required to be deposited in reserve or escrow pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

 

(iii)             amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to the parties to the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, as applicable, reimbursement of costs and expenses, reimbursement of Property Advances and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate;

 

but shall not include (A) any amounts received in respect of any P&I Advances (and interest thereon), (B) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of the Servicing Fee calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (C) any trustee fees.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder and/or the Note A-2 Holder, as the context indicates.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity which holds Note A-1 as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Lead Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean the trust established under the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established under the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

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Lead Servicer” shall mean  the master servicer designated under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee designated under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Major Action” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Action”, “Major Action”, “Major Decision” or any equivalent term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

 

(i)             with respect to Note A-1, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement; and

 

(ii)             with respect to Note A-2, the earlier of (a) the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement or (b) the first Business Day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-2 PSA, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until two Business Days after receipt of the scheduled monthly payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit A.

 

Monthly Payment” with respect to any period shall mean all amounts due and payable to any Holder or Holders during such period in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each of Note A-1 and Note A-2.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal balance of the Notes evidencing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Natixis” shall mean Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, and its successors in interest.

 

Non-Directing Holder” shall mean the Note A-2 Holder or, if Note A-2 is included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party otherwise entitled under the Note A-2 PSA, to exercise the rights granted to the Non-Directing Holder in this Agreement. If Note A-2 is no longer in a Securitization, the Non-Directing Holder with respect to such Note will be the then-current Holder of such Note.

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit Note A-1 Holder to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean, from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the master servicer designated under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Non-Lead Note” shall mean Note A-2.

 

Non-Lead Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Non-Lead Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean, the special servicer designated under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean Natixis or any subsequent holder of Note A-1.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer for the Mortgage Loan under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean Natixis or any subsequent holder of Note A-2.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

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Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer for the Mortgage Loan under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to the Note A-1 PSA or the Note A-2 PSA, as applicable, with respect to a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Notes included in the related Securitization.

 

Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts collected from the Borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and/or default interest, but excluding any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person (a) listed on Exhibit C attached hereto or (b) that on the date of determination is (i) a other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through one or more funds with committed capital of at least $100,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Property Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of property protection expenses or expenses incurred to protect, preserve and enforce the security for the Mortgage Loan or to pay taxes and assessments or insurance premiums with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and each Holder, (i) for purposes of allocating payments of interest among the Notes, each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the interest accrued on such Note at the respective Mortgage Interest Rate of such Note based on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and (ii) for all other purposes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Holder over another Note or Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the principal balance of its Note in relation to the principal balance of the entire Mortgage Loan of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

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Qualified Servicer” shall mean any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer (1) rated at least “CSS3,” in the case of a special servicer, or at least “CMS2,” in the case of a master servicer, by Fitch, (2) on the S&P Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, (3) as to which neither Moody’s nor KBRA has cited servicing concerns of such servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable, and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (4) a servicer that (i) during the 12-month period prior to the date of determination, acted as master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by Morningstar and (ii) Morningstar has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating or ratings of one or more classes of such certificates citing servicing concerns with the servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action and (5) in the case of DBRS, that within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination such servicer was acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal. For purposes of this definition, for so long as any Note is included in a Securitization, the ratings or actions of any Rating Agency that is not rating any such Securitization(s) shall not be considered.

 

Qualified Transferee” shall mean each of:

 

(a)             the initial Holders;

 

(b)            any other Person that is an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, under Common Control with or Controlling of any of the initial Holders; or

 

(c)             one or more of the following:

 

(i)             a real estate investment bank, an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)             an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)             a Qualified Trustee (or in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity that contemporaneously assigns or pledges the Note, or a participation interest therein (or any portion thereof) to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt

 

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obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by two nationally recognized credit rating agencies; (2) the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, are each a Qualified Transferee under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)             an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any initial Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above) or clause (c) below (with respect to an entity Controlled by an entity referred to in clause (i),(ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above)), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle, or

 

(v)              an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, or

 

(vi)             any Person that is otherwise a Qualified Transferee but is acting in an agency capacity in connection with a lending syndicate, so long as more than fifty percent (50%) of the lenders in the lending syndicate (by loan balance or committed loan amounts) are Qualified Transferees, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity or parent has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity including uncalled capital commitments (except with respect to a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets including uncalled capital commitments (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

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(d)            any entity approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Transferee for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer; or

 

For purposes of this definition only, “Control” means the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” has the meaning correlative thereto).

 

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is then rated in one of the top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, Morningstar, DBRS and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, unless specified otherwise, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the applicable Depositor from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean each of the applicable Rating Agencies for each Securitization shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding or none of the Notes are included in a Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement and the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity,

 

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any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Advance Rate” or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

REO Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

REO Property” shall mean any Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of (or other Person designated by) the Holder through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, and its successors in interest.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization, as the context requires.

 

Servicer” shall mean (i) the Master Servicer with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or (ii) with respect to a specific function, right or obligation as to which the Servicing Agreement designates the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the party so designated, as applicable, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Note A-1 PSA; provided that in the event the Lead Note is no longer an asset of the trust fund created pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the term “Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

 

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fee of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, which will generally be calculated as the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination.

 

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning applied to such term in the Servicing Agreement, being the rate per annum which, when applied to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance (which may be a different rate with respect to each of the Notes), will determine the servicing fee payable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing File” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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Servicing Transfer Event” shall mean any of the events specified in the Servicing Agreement, whereby the servicing of the Mortgage Loan is required to be transferred to the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan as appointed under the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided thereunder and hereunder.

 

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan during the period it is serviced by the Special Servicer following a Servicing Transfer Event.

 

Transfer” shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA or the Note A-2 PSA, as the context requires.

 

2.           Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. (a) Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to the specific terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Note A-1 Master Servicer and the Note A-1 Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Each Holder agrees to reasonably cooperate with each Servicer with respect to its exercise of its rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)            The Note A-1 PSA and Note A-2 PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the Note A-1 Trust Fund and the Note A-2 Trust Fund, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the Note A-1 Securitization or the Note A-2 Securitization. In addition, the Note A-1 PSA and Note A-2 PSA shall have such additional provisions as are set forth in Section 21. The Note A-1 Holder shall have the right to designate the Master Servicer and Special Servicer for the Note A-1 Securitization as long as each such party is a Qualified Servicer.

 

(c)             Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Directing Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. Each Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage

 

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Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Holders as set forth herein and in such Servicing Agreement).

 

(d)            If, at any time the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement that is substantially similar to the Servicing Agreement (and, if the Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, subject to receipt of a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies that were engaged by the Depositor to rate such Securitization) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement has been entered into (and such written confirmation has been obtained), the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any Qualified Servicer appointed by the Note A-1 Holder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement that was previously in effect.

 

(e)             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Sections 4 and 16(a)), each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard as set forth in such Servicing Agreement, and any Holder who is not the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement that run to the benefit of such Holder. It is understood that the Non-Lead Note Holder may separately appoint a servicer for the Non-Lead Note, by itself or together with other assets, but any such servicer will have no responsibility hereunder and shall be compensated solely by the Non-Lead Note Holder from funds payable to it hereunder or otherwise.

 

(f)             The Holders acknowledge that the Servicer is to comply with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(g)            If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights that the Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the

 

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startup day of the REMIC that includes any Note (or any portion thereof). Each Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(h)            In the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, the other Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Holder or any other Person for payment of any taxes imposed on such REMIC or Advances therefor or for any interest on such Advance or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

3.           Priority of Notes. Note A-1 and Note A-2 shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any of Note A-1 or Note A-2 shall have priority or preference over any portion of the other Note or security therefor. Except for the Excluded Amounts, all amounts tendered by the Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, a balloon payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other instrument serving as security on the Mortgage Loan, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be distributed by the Master Servicer and applied to Note A-1 and Note A-2 on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

The Servicing Agreement may provide for the application of Penalty Charges paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan to be used to (i) pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for interest accrued on any Property Advances, (ii) to pay the parties to any Securitization for interest accrued on any P&I Advance, (iii) to pay certain other expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (iv) to pay to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

4.           Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 16 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on Note A-1 or Note A-2 are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of Note A-1 and Note A-2 as described in Section 3.

 

5.           Accounts; Payment Procedure. The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain the Collection Account or Collection Accounts, as applicable. Each of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder hereby directs the Master Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement all payments received with respect

 

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to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account for deposit or credit on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to Note A-1 and Note A-2, by wire transfer to accounts maintained by the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder, respectively; provided that delinquent payments received by the Master Servicer after the related Master Servicer Remittance Date shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such accounts within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement.

 

If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1 or Note A-2 determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of Note A-1 or Note A-2 must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Borrower or paid to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Servicer shall be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, and the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion thereof that has been distributed to the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Borrower, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, any Servicer or such other person or entity with respect thereto. Each of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to the Note A-1 Holder or the Note A-2 Holder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that the obligations of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder under this Section 5 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall any Servicer enforce the obligations of any Holder against any other Holder. The obligations of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder under this Section 5 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of these provisions.

 

6.           Limitation on Liability. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, no Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have any liability to any other Holder with respect to any Note, except (1) with respect to the Advance reimbursement provisions set forth in Section 20 and (2) with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement on the part of such Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf, except that the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s liability may be further limited or expanded as set forth in the Servicing Agreement).

 

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7.           Representations of the Holders. (a)  Each of the initial Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof:

 

(i)          It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized.

 

(ii)        The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)        Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(iv)       This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

 

(v)         It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

 

(vi)       It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(vii)     It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(viii)    It is a Qualified Transferee.

 

8.           Independent Analyses of each Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that, except for the representations made in Section 7, it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Holder and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase its respective Note. Each Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holder shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity,

 

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sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its respective Note for reasons other than gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by any other Holder or negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer.

 

9.           No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute among any Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) and any other Holder a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. Each Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to the other Holder the opportunity to purchase notes or interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and if any Holder chooses to offer to the other Holder, the opportunity to purchase notes or interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. Neither Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the other Holder any notes or interests in any future loans originated by the other Holder or any of its Affiliates.

 

10.            Not a Security. Neither of Note A-1 nor Note A-2 shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

11.            Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each Holder acknowledges that the other Holder may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Affiliate of the Borrower, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Affiliate of the Borrower and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability, but only if none of the foregoing violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

12.            Transfer of Notes. (a)  Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Transferee without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Holder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Note, the other Holder has consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (iii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee, or (iv) such Transfer is in connection with a sale by a Securitization trust. Any such transferee must assume in writing the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement. Such proposed transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) shall also remake each of the representations and warranties contained herein for

 

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the benefit of the other Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Holder’s Note is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee.

 

(b)            Except for a Transfer made in connection with a Securitization, or a Transfer made by an initial Holder to an Affiliate, at least five (5) days prior to a transfer of any Note, the transferring Holder shall provide to the other Holder and, if any Certificates are outstanding, to the Rating Agencies, a certification that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 12, such certification to include (1) the name and contact information of the transferee and (2) if applicable, a certification by the transferee that it is a Qualified Transferee.

 

(c)             The Holders acknowledge that any Rating Agency Confirmation may be granted or denied by the Rating Agencies in their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge the transferring Holder customary fees in connection with providing such Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder may pledge or transfer (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) that has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12(d), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to any Holder or any Affiliate that Controls such Holder that is secured by such Holder’s interest in its respective Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that, a Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Holder to the other Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the other Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agree: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the other Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 Business Days after request therefor; (iv) that the other Holder shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Holder

 

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which such pledging Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (v) that the other Holder or Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the pledging Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee (or at any time that pledging Holder otherwise directs that such payment be made to Note Pledgee pursuant to a separate notice) shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Holder on account of any Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other Holder in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law, the pledge agreement, repurchase agreement or similar agreement between the pledging Holder and the Note Pledgee and this Agreement. In such event, or if the pledging Holder otherwise assigns its interests to the Note Pledgee, the other Holder and the Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 12(d) shall remain effective as to any Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

13.            Registration of Transfer. In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Note Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), except for transfer of a participation interest, a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 12, from and after the date of such assignment. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a Trustee shall not be required to execute an assignment and assumption agreement in connection with any Transfer of a Note if the obligations are assumed pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 12 and this Section 13. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby

 

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agree to, indemnify the Agent and any other Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Upon a Securitization of Note A-1, the Certificate Administrator shall automatically become and be the Agent.

 

14.            Registration of Note A-1 and Note A-2. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial Note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes, the principal amount (and stated interest) of the Notes owing to each Holder and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 13, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement, except in the case of the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-2 Holder who may hold their Notes through a nominee. Upon request of a Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of the Holders. To the extent another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 14 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

15.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Holder intend that the Notes be classified and the arrangement hereby be maintained, in a manner consistent with rules applicable to a grantor trust under subtitle A, chapter 1, subchapter J, part I, subpart E of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

16.            Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. (a)  Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority to (i) modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) consent to any action or failure to act by the Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action, and the Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan other than as provided in the Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority to make Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has to (A) call or cause the Servicer to call an Event of Default under the

 

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Mortgage Loan, or (B) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as any Servicer shall reasonably require to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the first sentence in this Section 16(a).

 

(b)            The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee shall not have any fiduciary duty to the Non-Lead Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Servicer and the related Trustee from their respective obligation under the Servicing Agreement to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

 

(c)             The Holders hereby acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement shall provide that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the next sentence, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, if the Special Servicer determines to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (or the Lead Note), it will be required to sell the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan (i.e., both the Lead Note and Non-Lead Note). Any such sale of the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following:

 

(i)          The Non-Lead Note Holder has provided written consent to such sale; or

 

(ii)          The Special Servicer has delivered the following notices and information to the Non-Lead Note Holder:

 

(1)            at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan;

 

(2)            at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale;

 

(3)            at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File reasonably requested by a Non-Lead Note Holder; and

 

(4)            until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

The Non-Lead Note Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth above only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Lead Note Holder, the Directing Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holder and the Non-Directing Holder shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (unless such Person is the Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Borrower).

 

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The Non-Lead Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Note. The Non-Lead Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Note Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following such request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Note Holder to sell the Non-Lead Note, and the obligations of the Non-Lead Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the Non-Lead Note upon request of the Lead Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Note is repurchased by Natixis, as the initial Note A-1 Holder from the trust fund established under the Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by the initial Note A-1 Holder with respect to the Lead Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by Natixis, as the initial Note A-1 Holder with respect to the Lead Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization.

 

(d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders of its rights under this Section 16 shall be subject in all respects to any section of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action if taking or failing to take such action, as the case may be, would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents or be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or violate the REMIC provisions of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2(g) of this Agreement.

 

17.            Rights of the Directing Holder.             (a) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Holder,” “Controlling Class Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Action unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any Major Action nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any Major Action as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make

 

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a judgment with respect to such Major Action. The Directing Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)            If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Action within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Directing Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Action together with any information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Action shall be deemed to have been approved by the Directing Holder.

 

(c)             In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

 

(d)            No objection, direction or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard or expose the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(e)             The Directing Holder shall have no liability to the other Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Holders agree that the Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Holder over the other Holder, and that the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Directing Holder agree to take no action against the Directing Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Directing Holder will not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Holder.

 

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The Holders acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement may contain certain provisions that give an operating advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Actions.

 

18.            Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a Qualified Servicer as the replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. The Directing Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the other Holder and the parties to the Note A-1 PSA and the Note A-2 PSA a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), if any.

 

The Directing Holder agrees and acknowledges that the Special Servicer could be terminated under the Servicing Agreement in connection with a “servicer termination event” thereunder, or otherwise based on a recommendation by the operating advisor under the Servicing Agreement if (1) the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (a) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (b) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of Certificates issued under the Servicing Agreement (as a collective whole) and (2) the affirmative vote of the requisite certificate holders is obtained. The Directing Holder will retain its right to remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Directing Holder may not restore a Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

19.            Rights of the Non-Directing Holder. (a)  The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required:

 

(i)          to provide copies of the same notices, information and reports that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Actions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Non-Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), within the same time frame as specified with respect to the Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event); provided, however, that if Note A-2 has been included in a Securitization, then for any information for which the Special Servicer would be required to provide to such Non-Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall provide such notice to the master servicer of the other Securitization transaction, who shall forward such notice as and when required under the terms of the related Securitization documents; and

 

(ii)          to consult with the Non-Directing Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, if, having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Directing Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Action or the implementation of any

 

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recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by the Non-Directing Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to the Non-Directing Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Directing Holder, whether or not the Non-Directing Holder has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless the Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

 

(b)            Notwithstanding the foregoing non-binding consultation rights of the Non-Directing Holder, the Servicer may take any Major Action or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders.

 

(c)             In addition to the foregoing non-binding consultation rights, the Non-Directing Holder shall have the right to annual conference calls with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)            In no event shall the Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Directing Holder.

 

(e)             Any Non-Directing Holder that is the Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower shall not be entitled to any of the rights set forth in this Section 19.

 

20.            Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. (a)  From time to time, (i) pursuant to terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make (1) Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property and (2) P&I Advances with respect to the Lead Note and (ii) pursuant to the terms of the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to the Non-Lead Note. The Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to the Non-Lead Note and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Lead Note or any Property Advance. The Lead Servicer, the Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Trustee will be entitled to interest on any Advance made in the manner and from the sources provided in the Note A-1 PSA and the Note A-2 PSA, as applicable.

 

(b)            The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Advance, first from the Collection Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and then, if such Property Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance,

 

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if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)             To the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Lead Servicer for any Property Advance and/or interest thereon and the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Property Advance or interest thereon, the Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which the Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Lead Servicer, pay to the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Property Advance and/or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate. In addition, the Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which the Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall promptly reimburse the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee for the Non-Lead Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Lead Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts).

 

(d)            The parties to each of the Note A-1 PSA and the Note A-2 PSA shall each be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Note A-1 PSA and the Note A-2 PSA, as applicable.

 

(e)             If the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee elects to defer the reimbursement of a Property Advance in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee shall also defer its reimbursement of the Non-Lead Note share from the Non-Lead Note Holder.

 

21.            Provisions Relating to Securitization. (a)  For so long as Natixis or an Affiliate of Natixis (an “Initial Note A-2 Holder”) is the owner of Note A-2, such Initial Note A-2 Holder shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, the “New A-2 Notes”) reallocating the principal of Note A-2 among other New A-2 Notes; reducing the Interest Rates of such New A-2 Notes or severing the Note A-2 into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of Note A-2, provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of the Amended A-2 Notes and New A-2 Notes following such amendments is no greater than the principal balance of Note A-2 prior to such amendments, (ii) all New A-2 Notes continue to have the same interest rate as the Note A-2 prior to such amendments, (iii) all New A-2 Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Initial Note A-2 Holder holding the New A-2 Notes shall notify the parties to the Note A-1 PSA in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. In connection with the foregoing, (1) the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to execute amendments to the Loan Agreement and this Agreement (or to amend and restate the Loan Agreement and this Agreement) on behalf of either of the Holders solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal or such severing of Note A-2, (2) if a Note 2 is severed

 

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into “component” notes, such component notes shall each have their same rights as the respective original Note and (3) the definition of the term “Securitization” and all of the related defined terms may be amended (and new terms added, as necessary) to reflect the New A-2 Notes. Rating Agency Confirmation shall not be required for any amendments to this Agreement required to facilitate the terms of this Section 21(a). The Initial Note A-1 Holder whose Note is being reallocated or split pursuant to this Section 21(a) shall reimburse the other Holder for all costs and expenses incurred by the other Holder in connection with the reallocation or split.

 

(b)            The Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall provide that:

 

(i)          the applicable master servicer and trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)          if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)          in the event the Non-Lead Note Holder is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 20, and funds received with respect to the Non-Lead Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Lead Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account then the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(iv)          each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each such party) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

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(v)          each of trustee and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer and the Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement will be a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Master Servicer or the Lead Trustee under the Servicing Agreement and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to the Non-Lead Note and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to the Non-Lead Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note; and

 

(vi)          the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(c)             The Note A-2 Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Note A-1 PSA (as of the Note A-2 Securitization Date) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-1 PSA) notice of the Note A-2 Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-2 Securitization Date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Note A-1 PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under such Note A-2 PSA. In addition, after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Holder shall send a copy of the Note A-2 PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Note A-2 PSA (as of the Note A-2 Securitization Date) provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

(d)            The Note A-1 PSA shall provide that:

 

(i)          the Master Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer, special servicer and trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)          if the Master Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)          the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received (or advanced) with respect to the Non-Lead Note, net of its Servicing Fee and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Note Holder on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

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(iv)          the Master Servicer agrees to make available to the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package® pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(v)          the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Lead Trustee, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, at its own expense, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10K, Form 10D, Form 8K), and other materials specified in each of the other Servicing Agreements as the parties to the Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lead Note Holder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization a copy of the Servicing Agreement and each Lead Servicer (at the expense of the Lead Note Holder) will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to the depositor and the trustee for any prior Securitization any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to the Lead Servicers, upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer, upon prior written request, shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(vi)          the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service the Non-Lead Note on behalf of the related Trustees and related Certificate holders in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

 

(vii)          provide that the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the Holder of the Non-Lead Note, within two (2) Business Days of

 

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receipt of properly identified funds, any amounts that represent late collections or principal prepayments on such Non-Lead Note or any successor REO Property with respect thereto (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any third party in accordance with this Agreement), unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the Holder of such Non-Lead Note for such month; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections or principal prepayments to the Non-Lead Master Servicer within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds;

 

(viii)          the Non-Lead Note Holder is an intended third-party beneficiary in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Note under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix)          each master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

 

(x)          it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Non-Lead Note Holder without their consent;

 

(xi)          satisfy Moody’s rating methodology as of the closing date of the Lead Securitization related to permitted investments and eligible accounts applicable to securities rated “Aaa” by Moody’s;

 

(xii)          provide that, in connection with (A) any amendment of the Servicing Agreement, a party to such Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to the depositor under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to the depositor under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

 

(xiii)          provide that “servicer termination events” (or any analogous term under the Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holder as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for the Non-Lead Note Holder or the depositor under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities

 

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Act or Form SF-3, and for rating agency triggers with respect to any Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a depositor under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws); and

 

(xiv)          provide that if the Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an “asset review” under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related asset representations reviewer or other applicable party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review, including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents to the extent the asset representations reviewer or such other applicable party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from the Non-Lead Note Holder and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Servicing Agreement;

 

(e)             If any provision required to be included in the Note A-1 PSA or the Note A-2 PSA is not included therein as required in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that each such provision shall be deemed to be incorporated as a provision of and made a part of the Note A-1 PSA or the Note A-2 PSA, as the case may be.

 

22.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

23.            Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)             SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)            CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH

 

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ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)             AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)            AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

24.            Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Additionally, from and after a Securitization, except to cure any ambiguity or to correct any error or as set forth in Section 21(a), (b) and (c) of this Agreement may not be modified unless a Rating Agency Confirmation has been delivered with respect to each Securitization, except that no Rating Agency Confirmation shall be required in connection with a modification to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement.

 

25.            Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each of the Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and related Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

 

26.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement

 

27.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

28.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and

 

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addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

29.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

30.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

31.            Withholding Taxes.

 

(a)             If the Note A-1 Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to the Note A-2 Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of the Note A-2 Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Note A-1 Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to the Note A-2 Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to the Note A-2 Holder), provided that the Note A-1 Holder shall furnish the Note A-2 Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting the Note A-2 Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which the Note A-2 Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)            The Note A-2 Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Note A-1 Holder against and hold the Note A-2 Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Note A-1 Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) to withhold Taxes from payment made to the Note A-2 Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by the Note A-2 Holder to the Note A-1 Holder in connection with the obligation of the Note A-1 Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to the Note A-2 Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Note A-1 Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same.

 

(c)             Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Note A-1 Holder or Servicer during the term of this Agreement, the Note A-2 Holder shall deliver to the Note A-1 Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Note A-1 Holder substantiating whether the Note A-2 Holder is a Non-Exempt Person and whether the Note A-1 Holder is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this

 

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Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if the Note A-2 Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Note A-1 Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if the Note A-2 Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, the Note A-2 Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Note A-1 Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by the Note A-2 Holder. The Note A-1 Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder to the Note A-2 Holder in respect of the Note A-2 or otherwise until the Note A-2 Holder shall have furnished to the Note A-1 Holder the requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

32.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A 2) will be held by the Note A 1 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) under the terms of the Note A-1 PSA on behalf of all of the Holders.

 

33.            Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)             The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 13;

 

(b)            The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)             The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)            The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)             The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 13; and

 

(f)             The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder.

 

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34.            Termination of Agent. The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Note A-1 Holder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 34, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

 

The Agent may resign at any time upon notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Holders, has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Natixis, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to the Servicer, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Holder. Natixis, as Initial Agent, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause such Servicer to act as successor Agent, and, if such Servicer declines to act in such capacity, shall promptly and diligently attempt to cause a similar servicer to act as successor Agent. The termination or resignation of such Servicer, as Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Servicer as Agent under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the to the contrary in this Agreement, upon a Securitization of Note A-1, the Certificate Administrator shall automatically become and be the Agent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Note A-1 Holder and Initial Agent:
   
  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
   
  By: /s/ Matthew Feast
    Name: Matthew Feast
    Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Delphine Clerjaud
    Name: Delphine Clerjaud
    Title: Director

 

  Note A-2 Holder:
       
  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
       
  By: /s/ Matthew Feast
    Name: Matthew Feast
    Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Delphine Clerjaud
    Name: Delphine Clerjaud
    Title: Director

 

CSAIL 2018-C14: CO-LENDER AGREEMENT – LAFAYETTE PARK

 

   

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Lafayette Park
Borrower: LPOC (443) Property Company LLC, LPOC (444) Property Company LLC, LPOC (500) Property Company LLC and LPOC (520) Property Company LLC
Mortgage Loan Origination Date:   September 27, 2018
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $75,250,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: St. Paul, Minnesota
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Office
Mortgage Interest Rate: 4.72230% per annum
Maturity Date: October 5, 2028

 

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B.       Description of Notes

 

Mortgage Loan Origination Date: September 27, 2018
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $38,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $37,250,000
Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 50.50%
Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 49.5%
Note A-1 Interest Rate: 4.72230% per annum
Note A-2 Interest Rate: 4.72230% per annum
Note A-1 Default Interest Rate: A rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, or (ii) 5% above the Note A-1 Interest Rate, compounded monthly
Note A-2 Default Interest Rate:   A rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, or (ii) 5% above the Note A-2 Interest Rate, compounded monthly

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Note A-1 Holder and Note A-2 Holder:

 

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Real Estate Administration
Facsimile: (212) 891-5777
Email: USCIBSAFAssetManagementTeam@natixis.com

 

with a copy to:

Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Office of the General Counsel

for legal notices, with a copy to:

 

CMBSlegal.notices@natixis.com

 

B-1  

 

EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

Westbrook Partners

iStar Financial Inc.

Capital Trust

Archon Capital, L.P.

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

The Blackstone Group

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Dune Real Estate Partners

AllianceBernstein

Rockwood

RREEF Funds

Hudson Advisors

Artemis Real Estate Partners

Apollo Real Estate Advisors

Colony Capital, Inc.

Praedium Group

Fortress Investment Group, LLC

Lonestar Opportunity Funds

Clarion Partners

Walton Street Capital, LLC

Starwood Financial Trust

BlackRock, Inc.

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

Rialto Capital Management, LLC

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

Raith Capital Partners, LLC

 

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EX-4.9 11 exh4-9riverwakiicla.htm RIVERWALK II INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.9 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

Riverwalk II

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of December 11, 2018

 

between

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-1 Holder)

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-2 Holder)

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-3 Holder)

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-4 Holder)

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-5 Holder)

 

and

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

(Note A-6 Holder)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

1.  Definitions; Conflicts 2
2.      Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 14
3.  Priority of Notes 16
4.   Workout 16
5.     Accounts; Payment Procedure 16
6.     Limitation on Liability 17
7.    Representations of the Holders 17
8.    Independent Analyses of each Holder 18
9.   No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 18
10. Not a Security 19
11.  Other Business Activities of the Holders 19
12.   Transfer of Notes 19
13.   Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer 21
14.   Rights of the Directing Holder 23
15.   Appointment of Special Servicer 24
16.   Rights of the Non-Directing Holders 24
17.  Advances; Reimbursement of Advances 26
18.    Provisions Relating to Securitization 27
19.   Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 33
20.   Modifications 33
21.    Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 33
22.    Counterparts 33
23.    Captions 33
24.   Notices 34
25.   Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 34

 

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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of December 11, 2018, is between CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“CCRE”), having an address at 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York 10022, as the holder of Note A-1 (in such capacity, the “Note A-1 Holder”), CCRE, as the holder of Note A-2 (in such capacity, the “Note A-2 Holder”) CCRE, as the holder of Note A-3 (in such capacity, the “Note A-3 Holder”), CCRE, as the holder of Note A-4 (in such capacity, the “Note A-4 Holder”), CCRE, as the holder of Note A-5 (in such capacity, the “Note A-5 Holder”) and CCRE, as the holder of Note A-6 (in such capacity, the “Note A-6 Holder”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, CCRE has made a mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $60,000,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”) to 280 Riverwalk Development, LLC, 290 Riverwalk Development, LLC and 350 Riverwalk Development, LLC (collectively and together with each of its permitted successors and assigns, the “Borrower”) pursuant to a loan agreement between the Borrower, as mortgage loan borrower (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), and CCRE, as lender, dated as of November 6, 2018 (the “Loan Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is evidenced by six promissory notes and the Mortgage Loan Borrower has executed and delivered to CCRE (i) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $15,000,000 (“Note A-1”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-1 Holder, (ii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $15,000,000 (“Note A-2”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-2 Holder, (iii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 (“Note A-3”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-3 Holder, (iv) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $10,000,000 (“Note A-4”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-4 Holder, (v) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,000,000 (“Note A-5”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-5 Holder and (vi) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $5,000,000 (“Note A-6” and together with Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5, the “Notes”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Note A-6 Holder;

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first mortgage lien (the “Mortgage”) on the three buildings located at 280, 290 and 350 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts, as described on Exhibit A (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, CCRE intends (but is not bound) to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-5 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBS Depositor”) as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, to be dated as of November 28, 2018, by and between UBS Depositor, as purchaser, and CCRE, as seller, and UBS Depositor intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-5 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as trustee for the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), between UBS Depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells

 

 

 

 

Fargo, as trustee, Wells Fargo, as certificate administrator, paying agent and custodian and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-1 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, CCRE intends (but is not bound) to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-3 to one or more future Securitizations (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-3 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, CCRE intends (but is not bound) to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-4 to one or more future Securitizations (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-4 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, CCRE intends (but is not bound) to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-6 to one or more future Securitizations (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-6 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold each Note;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1.          Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Servicing Agreement. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Advance” shall mean any P&I Advance or Property Advance made with respect to any of the Notes, the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property pursuant to a PSA.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization PSA.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by the “Asset Representations Reviewer” under a Non-Lead Securitization, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

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Borrower” shall mean the “Mortgage Loan Borrower” as such term is defined in in the recitals.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or a restricted mezzanine holder, (a) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, mortgagor, manager or restricted mezzanine holder, as applicable, (b) any other person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, mortgagor or manager, as applicable, or (c) any other person owning, directly or indirectly 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such restricted mezzanine holder. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

CCRE” shall mean Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. and its successors in interest.

 

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with a Securitization.

 

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering the underlying assets of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, the assets of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the Directing Holder).

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall mean the “collection account” or sub-account thereof, established under the Servicing Agreement for the purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Commission” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18(d)(v).

 

Consultation Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “controlled by,” “controlling” and “under common control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

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Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgage Loan is delinquent at least 60 days in respect of its Monthly Payments or more than 60 days in respect of its balloon payment, in either case to be determined without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the Mortgage Loan Documents and without regard to any acceleration of payments under the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Depositor” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, the depositor under the related PSA.

 

Designated Holder” shall mean the Holder of Note A-1.

 

Directing Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder or, if Note A-1 is included in a Securitization, the holders of the Note A-1 Securitization Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party that the Note A-1 Holder grants the right to exercise the rights granted to the Directing Holder in this Agreement; provided, that no Borrower, property manager or Borrower Party Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to act as Directing Holder.

 

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Excluded Amounts” shall mean:

 

(i)       proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)      amounts required to be deposited in reserve or escrow pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

 

(iii)     amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to the parties to the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, as applicable, reimbursement of costs and expenses, reimbursement of Property Advances and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate;

 

but shall not include (A) any amounts received in respect of any P&I Advances (and interest thereon), (B) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of the Servicing Fee calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (C) any trustee fees.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the first Securitization to close, which will be the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

First Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date for the First Securitization.

 

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First Securitization PSA” shall mean the PSA entered into in connection with the First Securitization.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Holder” shall mean the holder(s) of any one or more of the Notes, as the context indicates.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity which holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Lead Note” shall mean a Note held by the Lead Securitization.

 

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, provided that if the Note A-1 Securitization is not the First Securitization, (a) during the period from and after the First Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Lead Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization PSA” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization PSA, provided that if the Note A-1 Securitization is not the First Securitization, (a) during the period from and after the First Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the trust established under the Note A-1 Securitization, provided that if the Note A-1 Securitization is not the First Securitization, (a) during the period from and after the First Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the trust established under the First Securitization PSA in connection with the First Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the trust established under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Servicer” shall mean the master servicer designated under the Note A-1 PSA, provided that if the Note A-1 Securitization is not the First Securitization, (a) during the period from and after the First Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the master servicer designated under the First Securitization PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the master servicer designated under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Major Action” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Action,” “Major Action,” “Major Decision” or any equivalent term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

 

(a)       With respect to the Lead Note, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement, and

 

(b)       with respect to each other Note, the earlier of (1) the date set forth in clause (a) above and (2) the first Business Day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the related PSA for any such Note that has been securitized, provided, however, that in no event may any such “determination date” occur prior to (and any such otherwise earlier “determination date” shall, for purposes of this definition, be deemed to occur on) the sixth day of each month or, if such sixth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any late collections received by the Master Servicer after the related due date under the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 18(d)(vii) below.

 

Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit A.

 

Monthly Payment” with respect to any period shall mean all amounts due and payable to any Holder or Holders during such period in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each Note.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and all other documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

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Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal balance of the Notes evidencing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the schedule in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned such term in the recitals.

 

Non-Directing Holders” shall mean the holders of all or a portion of each Note (other than Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-5) or, if all or a portion of any other such Note is included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party otherwise entitled under each related PSA to exercise the rights granted to the Non-Directing Holders in this Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean (i) from and after the First Securitization (if it is not the Note A-1 Securitization), to the extent any Note has been deposited into a Securitization, the master servicer under such related PSA, and (ii) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization, the master servicer designated under any PSA other than the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Non-Lead Note” shall mean each of the Notes other than the Lead Note.

 

Non-Lead Note Holders” shall mean the holders of the Non-Lead Notes (other than a Non-Lead Note that is included in the Lead Securitization).

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, at any time, each Securitization that is not then the Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Servicing Agreements” shall mean from and after the date that any Note (other than Note A-1 or any other Note that is deposited into the Note A-1 Securitization) is deposited into a Securitization, the related PSA.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-1.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer for the Mortgage Loan under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

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Note A-1 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the Trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-2.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-3.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Trustee” shall mean the Trustee under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-4.

 

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-4 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of

 

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principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-4 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Trustee” shall mean the Trustee under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-5” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-5 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-5.

 

Note A-5 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-5 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-5 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-6” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-6 Holder” shall mean CCRE or any subsequent holder of Note A-6.

 

Note A-6 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-6 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-6 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-6 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Securitization” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-6 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Trustee” shall mean the Trustee under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any PSA with respect to a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Notes included in the related Securitization.

 

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Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts collected from the Borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and/or default interest, but excluding any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person (a) listed on Exhibit C attached hereto or (b) that on the date of determination is (i) a Qualified Transferee or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through one or more funds with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and each Holder, (i) for purposes of allocating payments of interest among the Notes, each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the interest accrued on such Note at the respective Mortgage Interest Rate of such Note based on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and (ii) for all other purposes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Holder over another Note or Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the outstanding principal balance of its Note in relation to the outstanding principal balance of the entire Mortgage Loan of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Property Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of property protection expenses or expenses incurred to protect, preserve and enforce the security for the Mortgage Loan or to pay taxes and assessments or insurance premiums with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

 

PSA” shall mean each “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with each related Securitization.

 

Qualified Servicer” shall mean any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer (1) rated at least “CSS3,” in the case of a special servicer, or at least “CMS2,” in the case of a master servicer, by Fitch, (2) on the S&P Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, (3) as to which neither Moody’s nor KBRA has cited servicing concerns of such servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable, and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (4) that (i) is then acting as master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by Morningstar and (ii) Morningstar has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating or ratings of one or more classes of such certificates citing servicing concerns with the servicer or special servicer,

 

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as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action and (5) in the case of DBRS, such servicer is then acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal. For purposes of this definition, for so long as any Note is included in a Securitization, the ratings or actions of any Rating Agency that is not rating any such Securitization(s) shall not be considered.

 

Qualified Transferee” shall mean any Holder of a Note (or an Affiliate of any such entity) or one or more of the following (other than a Borrower or any entity which is a Borrower Party Affiliate):

 

(i)        an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust or governmental entity or plan; or

 

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which regularly engages in the business of making or owning investments of types similar to the Mortgage Loan; or

 

(iii)      an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses (i) or (ii) above; or

 

(iv)      any entity Controlled by or under common Control or Controlling any of the entities described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or

 

(v)       a Qualified Trustee (or, in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy-remote entity that contemporaneously pledges its interest in a Note to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (A) a securitization of, (B) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (C) a financing through an “owner trust” of, any interest in a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that either (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by at least two of the Rating Agencies that also assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Securitization of a Note; (2) the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is a Qualified Servicer at the time of transfer; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, is a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition; or

 

(vi)      an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership in which a Permitted Fund Manager acts as the general

 

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partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day to day management and operation of such investment vehicle, provided that greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees,

 

which, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this definition, has at least $650,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management) and (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) at least $250,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity, and is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans or commercial loans similar to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is then rated in one of the top two rating categories of each of the Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, unless specified otherwise, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the applicable Depositor from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean each of the applicable Rating Agencies shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Designated Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in each PSA, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes

 

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of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Advance Rate” or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(f).

 

REO Property” shall mean the Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of (or other Person designated by) the Holders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

Reporting Article” shall mean, with respect to any PSA, the article of such PSA that relates to reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation AB.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global, and its successors in interest.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-6 Securitization and/or any other Securitization that includes one or more Notes.

 

Servicer” shall mean (i) the Master Servicer with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or (ii) with respect to a specific function, right or obligation as to which the Servicing Agreement designates the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the party so designated, as applicable, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Agreement” shall mean (a) during the period prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, if applicable, the First Securitization PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA. In the event that the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization the term “Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

 

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fee of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, which will generally be calculated as the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination.

 

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning applied to such term in the Servicing Agreement, being the rate per annum which, when applied to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance (which may be a different rate with respect to each of the Notes), will determine the servicing fee payable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

 

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Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Transfer Event” shall mean any of the events specified in the Servicing Agreement, whereby the servicing of the Mortgage Loan is required to be transferred to the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan as appointed under the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided thereunder or hereunder.

 

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan during the period it is serviced by the Special Servicer following a Servicing Transfer Event.

 

Transfer” shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any PSA, as the context requires.

 

UBS Depositor” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

2.          Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. (a) Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to the specific terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in effect at any given time.

 

(b)       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Directing Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. Each Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Holders as set forth herein and in such Servicing Agreement).

 

(c)       If, at any time the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Designated Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement that is substantially similar to the Servicing Agreement (and, if any Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, a Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies that were engaged by the Depositor to rate such Securitization shall be obtained) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent Servicing Agreement; provided, however,

 

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that until a replacement Servicing Agreement has been entered into (and such written confirmation has been obtained), the Designated Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any Qualified Servicer appointed by the Designated Holder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement that was previously in effect.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Sections 4 and 13(a)), each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard as set forth in such Servicing Agreement, and any Holder who is not a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. It is understood that any Non-Lead Note Holder may separately appoint a servicer for its Non-Lead Note, by itself or together with other assets, but any such servicer will have no responsibility hereunder and shall be compensated solely by the applicable Non-Lead Note Holder from funds payable to it hereunder or otherwise.

 

(e)       The Holders acknowledge that the Servicer is to comply with this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Documents in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(f)       If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights that the Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC that includes any Note (or any portion thereof). Each Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(g)       In the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, the other Holders shall not be required to reimburse such Holder or any other Person for payment of any taxes imposed on such REMIC or Advances therefor or for any interest on such Advance or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of

 

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any such taxes, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Holders be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

3.       Priority of Notes. The Notes shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. Except for the Excluded Amounts, all amounts tendered by the Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, a balloon payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other instrument serving as security on the Mortgage Loan, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be distributed by the Master Servicer and applied to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

The Servicing Agreement may provide for the application of Penalty Charges paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan to be used to (i) pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for interest accrued on any Property Advances and reimbursement of Property Advances, (ii) to pay the parties to any Securitization for interest accrued on any P&I Advance, (iii) to pay certain other expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (iv) to pay to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation.

 

4.       Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 13 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of the Notes as described in Section 3.

 

5.       Accounts; Payment Procedure. The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain the Collection Account or Collection Accounts, as applicable. Each of the Holders hereby directs the Master Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement all payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account for deposit or credit on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to any Note by wire transfer to accounts maintained by the related Holder; provided that any late collections received by the Master Servicer after the related due date under the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 18(d)(vii) of this Agreement.

 

If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of any Note determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency,

 

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bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Borrower or paid to the related Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Servicer shall be required to distribute any portion thereof to the related Holder, and such related Holder shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion thereof, which shall have been theretofore distributed to such Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Borrower, the related Holder, any Servicer or such other person or entity with respect thereto. Each Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Holder under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that the obligations of the Holders under this Section 5 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall any Servicer enforce the obligations of any Holder against any other Holder. The obligations of the Holders under this Section 5 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of these provisions.

 

6.        Limitation on Liability. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, no Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have any liability to any other Holder with respect to any Note, except (1) with respect to the Advance reimbursement provisions set forth in Section 17 and (2) with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement on the part of such Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf, except that the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s liability may be further limited or expanded as set forth in the Servicing Agreement).

 

7.        Representations of the Holders. Each of the Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof (or, in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(i)        It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized.

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)      Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

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(iv)      This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

 

(v)       It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

 

(vi)      It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(vii)    It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(viii)    It is a Qualified Transferee.

 

8.          Independent Analyses of each Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that, except for the representations made in Section 7, it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Holders and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase its respective Note. Each Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its respective Note for reasons other than gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by any other Holder or negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

9.          No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute among any Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) and any other Holder a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. Each Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and if any Holder chooses to offer to any of the other Holders, the opportunity to purchase notes or interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. None of the Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Holder any notes or interests in any future loans originated by any other Holder or any of its Affiliates.

 

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10.       Not a Security. None of the Notes shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

11.       Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each Holder acknowledges that the other Holders may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Borrower Party Affiliate, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Borrower Party Affiliate and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability, but only if none of the foregoing violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

12.       Transfer of Notes. (a) Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Transferee without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Holder agrees it shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note, except to a Qualified Transferee, unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee (and its Affiliates) shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, or (iii) such Transfer is in connection with a sale by a Securitization Trust; provided that if such Transfer is a Transfer of the Lead Note, such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee. With respect to any Transfers pursuant to (i) or (ii) above (except with respect to a Transfer to a Securitization Trust) such transferee must (x) assume in writing the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and, if applicable, the Servicing Agreement and (y) remake each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Holder’s Note is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. None of the provisions of this Section 12(a) shall apply in the case of a sale of all of the Notes together, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization PSA.

 

(b)       Except for a Transfer made in connection with a Securitization, or a Transfer made by a Holder to an Affiliate, at least five (5) days prior to a transfer of any Note, the transferring Holder shall provide to the other Holders and, if any Certificates are outstanding, to the Rating Agencies, a certification that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 12, such certification to include (1) the name and contact information of the transferee and (2) if applicable, a certification by the transferee that it is a Qualified Transferee.

 

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their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge the transferring Holder customary fees in connection with providing such Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder may pledge or transfer (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than a Borrower or any Borrower Party Affiliate) that has extended a credit facility to such Holder or has entered into a repurchase agreement with such Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12(d), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to any Holder or any Affiliate that controls such Holder that is secured by such Holder’s interest in its respective Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder on the condition that all applicable terms and conditions of this Section 12 are complied with. A Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to a Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Holder to the other Holders and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the other Holders agree to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agree: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the other Holders hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the other Holders shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Holder which such pledging Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (v) that the other Holders or Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other Holders; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the pledging Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee (or at any time that pledging Holder otherwise directs that such payment be made to Note Pledgee pursuant to a separate notice) shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to make to the pledging Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Holder on account of any Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other

 

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Holders in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law, the pledge agreement, repurchase agreement or similar agreement between the pledging Holder and the Note Pledgee and this Agreement. In such event, or if the pledging holder otherwise assigns its interests to the Note Pledgee, the other Holders and the Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee (other than a Borrower or any Borrower Party Affiliate) that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and such Person’s successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 12(d) shall remain effective as to any Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

13.         Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. (a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority to (i) modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) consent to any action or failure to act by the Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action, and the Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan other than as provided in the Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority to make Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has to (A) call or cause the Servicer to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (B) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as any Servicer shall reasonably require to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the first sentence in this Section 13(a).

 

(b)       The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee shall not have any fiduciary duty to the Non-Lead Note Holders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Servicer and the related Trustee from their

 

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respective obligation under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein).

 

(c)       The Holders hereby acknowledge and agree that the Servicing Agreement shall provide that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the next sentence, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, if the Special Servicer determines to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (or the Lead Note), it will be required to sell the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan (i.e., both the Lead Note and Non-Lead Notes). Any such sale of the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following:

 

(i)       Each Non-Lead Note Holder has provided written consent to such sale; or

 

(ii)      The Special Servicer has delivered the following notices and information to each Non-Lead Note Holder:

 

(1)       at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan;

 

(2)       at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the  Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale;

 

(3)       at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing  File requested by a Non-Lead Note Holder; and

 

(4)       until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the  proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master  Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

 Any Non-Lead Note Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth above only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Lead Note Holder, the Directing Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holders and the Non-Directing Holders shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (unless such Person is a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate).

 

 The Non-Lead Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Notes. Each Non-Lead Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Note Holder, such Non-Lead Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and

 

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grant, in each case promptly following such request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders of its rights under this Section 13 shall be subject in all respects to any section of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action if taking or failing to take such action, as the case may be, would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents or be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or violate the REMIC provisions of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2(f) of this Agreement.

 

14.       Rights of the Directing Holder. (a) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Holder,” “Controlling Class Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Action unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any Major Action nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any Major Action as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Action. The Directing Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)       If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Action within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Directing Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Action together with any information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Action shall be deemed to have been approved by the Directing Holder.

 

(c)       In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact

 

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the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

 

(d)       No objection, direction or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard or expose the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(e)       The Directing Holder shall have no liability to the other Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Holders agree that the Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Holder over the other Holder, and that the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Directing Holder agree to take no action against the Directing Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Directing Holder will not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Holder.

 

The Holders acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement may contain certain provisions that give any operating advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Actions.

 

15.       Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a Qualified Servicer as the replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. The Directing Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the other Holders (including, to the extent a Note is included in a Securitization, the parties to the related PSA) a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), if any.

 

16.       Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. (a) The Lead Securitization PSA shall provide that the Servicer shall be required:

 

(i)       to provide copies of the same notices, information and reports that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with

 

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respect to any Major Actions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Non-Directing Holders (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), within the same time frame as specified with respect to the Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), provided, however, that if a Note has been included in a Non-Lead Securitization transaction, then for any information for which the Special Servicer would be required to provide to such Non-Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall provide such notice to the master servicer of the Non-Lead Securitization(s), who shall forward such notice as and when required under the terms of the related Securitization documents; and

 

(ii)       to consult with each Non-Directing Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, if, having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Directing Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Action or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Directing Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to each Non-Directing Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Directing Holders, whether or not the Non-Directing Holders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless the Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding the foregoing non-binding consultation rights of the Non-Directing Holders, the Servicer may take any Major Action or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders.

 

(c)       In addition to the foregoing non-binding consultation rights, the Non-Directing Holders shall have the right to annual conference calls with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)       In no event shall the Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any of the Non-Directing Holders.

 

(e)       Any Non-Directing Holder that is a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate shall not be entitled to any of the rights set forth in this Section 16.

 

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17.       Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. (a) From time to time, (i) pursuant to terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make (1) Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property and (2) P&I Advances with respect to the Lead Note and (ii) pursuant to the terms of a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to a Non-Lead Note. The Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Non-Lead Note and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Lead Note, any other Non-Lead Note or any Property Advance. The Lead Servicer, each Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Trustee will be entitled to interest on any Advance made in the manner and from the sources provided in the applicable PSA.

 

(b)       The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Advance, first from the Collection Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and then, if such Property Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       To the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Lead Servicer for any Property Advance and/or interest thereon and the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Property Advance or interest thereon, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Lead Servicer, pay to the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Property Advance and/or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate. In addition, each Non-Lead Note Holder (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall promptly reimburse the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee for such Non-Lead Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Lead Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts).

 

(d)       The parties to each PSA shall each be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with such PSA.

 

(e)       If the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee elects to defer the reimbursement of a Property Advance in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee shall also defer its reimbursement of each Non-Lead Note share from the Non-Lead Note Holders.

 

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18.       Provisions Relating to Securitization.

 

(a) New Notes. For so long as a Note is not included in a Securitization, the Holder of such Note (the “Resizing Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Borrower to execute amended and restated notes (“Amended Notes”) or additional notes (“New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Note or Notes that it owns (but in no case any Note that it does not then own) among Amended Notes and New Notes or severing a Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Note or Notes being amended or created, provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes prior to such amendments, (ii) all New Notes continue to have the same interest rate as the Amended Note of which it was a part prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis with the Amended Notes and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Resizing Holder holding the New Notes shall notify each other Holder, as applicable, and, if any other Note has been included in a securitization, the parties under each applicable PSA, in writing (which may be by email) of such modified allocations and principal amounts. In connection with the foregoing, (1) the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to execute amendments to the Loan Agreement and this Agreement (or to amend and restate the Loan Agreement and this Agreement) on behalf of any or all of the Holders for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal or such severing of a Note, (2) if a Note is severed into “component” notes, such component notes shall each have their same rights as the respective original Note, (3) the definition of the term “Securitization” and all of the related defined terms may be amended (and new terms added, as necessary) to reflect the New Notes and (4) if Note A-1 is severed into “component” notes, another note (or one of the New Notes) may be substituted for Note A-1 in the definition of “Designated Holder” and “Directing Holder” and the definitions of “Lead Note” and “Lead Securitization” and “Non-Directing Holder” will be revised accordingly. Neither Rating Agency Confirmation nor approval of the Directing Holder shall be required for any amendments to this Agreement required to facilitate the terms of this Section 18(a). The Resizing Holder whose Note is being reallocated or split pursuant to this Section 18(a) shall reimburse the other Holders for all costs and expenses incurred by the other Holders in connection with the reallocation or split.

 

(b)       Each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall provide that:

 

(i)       the applicable master servicer or Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and Trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)       if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

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(iii)       in the event such Non-Lead Note Holder is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 17, and funds received with respect to such Non-Lead Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required (to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account then the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required (to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(iv)       each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each such party and to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse (to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(v)       each of Trustee and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement will be (to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Master Servicer or the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note and (ii) the Special Servicer will be (to the extent of the related Non-Lead Note Holder’s proportionate share) a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note; and

 

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(vi)      the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(c)       Notices to Parties.

 

(i)        The Holder of the Lead Note shall provide the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, and the Special Servicer under each Non-Lead Servicing Agreement notice of the Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to, or promptly following the Lead Securitization Date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Lead Securitization PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization PSA. In addition, on the Lead Securitization Date, the Lead Note Holder shall send a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of the Lead Securitization PSA to each Non-Lead Note Holder (or in the case of any Non-Lead Note that is in a Securitization, to the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Special Servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement).

 

(ii)       The Holder of each Note that is not included in the Lead Securitization shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization PSA (as of the closing date of each respective Securitization) (provided such party is not also a party to the related PSA) notice of the applicable Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the closing date of such Securitization. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the related PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under the related PSA. In addition, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the applicable Holder shall send a copy of the related PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization PSA (as of closing date of such Securitization).

 

(iii)      The Holder of any Note that, upon closing of the Securitization of such Note, will constitute the Lead Note under this Agreement, shall give the other Note Holders (except any Holder of any other Note included in such Securitization) written notice in a timely manner (but no later than two (2) Business Day after the applicable filing date) of any 8-K/A filing made by the Depositor regarding the related PSA if such filing contains revisions or changes to such PSA that are material to the other Note Holders.

 

(d)      The Lead Securitization PSA shall:

 

(i)       provide that the Master Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer, special servicer and Trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)      provide that if the Master Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed Advance, if made, or any outstanding Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within two Business Days after such determination was made;

 

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(iii)     provide that the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received (or advanced) with respect to any Non-Lead Note, net of its Servicing Fee and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Note Holder on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date; provided, that any late collections received by the Master Servicer after the related due date under the Mortgage Loan shall be remitted by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 18(d)(vii) below;

 

(iv)     provide that the Master Servicer agrees to make available to each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package® pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(v)      provide that (a) the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee for the Lead Securitization, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, at its own expense, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form ABS-15G, Form 10K, Form 10D, Form 8K), notices, and other materials specified in each of the other Servicing Agreements as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with (1) their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, Regulation AB and Form SF-3, and (2) any applicable comment letter from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or its obligations with respect to any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable and any other applicable law and (b) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Depositor or the related Lead Note Holder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the Trustee for any prior Securitization a copy of the Lead Securitization PSA and each Lead Servicer (at the expense of the Lead Note Holder) will be required, upon prior written request, to provide to the depositor and the Trustee for any prior Securitization any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to the Lead Servicers (at the expense of the requesting party), upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer and the Special Servicer, upon prior

 

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written request, shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreements;

 

(vi)      provide that the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service each Non-Lead Note on behalf of the Holders (including the related Trustees and related Certificate holders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement;

 

(vii)     provide that, with respect to any/each Non-Lead Note, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the Holder of the Non-Lead Note, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, any amounts that represent late collections or principal prepayments on such Non-Lead Note or any successor REO Property with respect thereto (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any third party in accordance with this Agreement), unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the Holder of such Non-Lead Note for such month; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit late collections to the Non-Lead Master Servicer within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds;

 

(viii)     provide that the Non-Lead Note Holders are intended third-party beneficiaries in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Note under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix)       provide that each master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

 

(x)        provide that it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Non-Lead Note Holders without their consent;

 

(xi)       satisfy Moody’s rating methodology as of the Closing Date of the Lead Securitization related to permitted investments and eligible accounts applicable to securities rated “Aaa” by Moody’s;

 

(xii)       provide that, in connection with (A) any amendment of the Servicing Agreement, a party to such Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to the depositor under each related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the

 

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effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to the depositor under each related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof (including, without limitation, any disclosure required under Item 1108 of Regulation AB) for the related Non-Lead Securitization to comply with the applicable reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(xiii)      provide that “servicer termination events” (or any analogous term under the Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holders as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for the Non-Lead Note Holders or the depositor under a related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to timely comply with its obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Form SF-3, and for rating agency triggers with respect to any Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a depositor under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws);

 

(xiv)       provide that if a Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an “asset review” under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related asset representations reviewer and other applicable party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in connection with such asset review, including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents to the extent the asset representations reviewer and any such other applicable party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from the related Non-Lead Note Holder and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Servicing Agreement;

 

(xv)       provide that the Non-Lead Note Holders shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Note Holder under the Lead Securitization PSA with respect to the following items; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor, and the custodian shall be required to indemnify each certifying person and the Depositor under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, and their respective directors and officers and controlling persons, to the same extent that they indemnify the Depositor of the Lead Securitization (in its capacity as such) and each certifying person for (i) its failure to deliver the items in clause (v) above in a timely manner, (ii) its failure to perform its obligations to such Depositor of a Non-Lead Securitization or Trustee of a Non-Lead Securitization under the Reporting Article (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization PSA by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period, (iii) the failure of any servicer or servicing function participant retained by it to perform its obligations to such Depositor of a Non-Lead Securitization or Trustee of a Non-Lead Securitization under such the Reporting Article (or any article substantially similar

 

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thereto) of the Lead Securitization PSA by the time required and/or (iv) any deficient Securities Exchange Act of 1934 report regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party; and

 

(xvi)       provide that, subject to certain applicable market caps and floor provisions, the special servicing, workout and liquidation fee rates shall not exceed 0.25%, 1.00% and 1.00% (or, if such rate would result in a workout fee or liquidation fee that would be less than $25,000, such higher rate as would result in a workout fee or liquidation fee equal to $25,000), respectively, subject to any market minimum special servicing fees and fee offsets set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

 

19.       Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

20.       Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Additionally, from and after a Securitization, except (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct any error, (iii) to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision or provisions herein or in the Servicing Agreement or (iv) as set forth in Section 18(a), this Agreement may not be modified unless a Rating Agency Confirmation has been delivered with respect to each Securitization.

 

21.       Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each of the Master Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicer and related Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

 

22.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement

 

23.       Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or

 

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otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

24.       Notices. Unless stated otherwise, all notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission or email if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

25.       Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than any Notes that are not included in the Note A-1 Securitization) will be held by the Note A-1 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) under the terms of the Note A-1 PSA on behalf of all of the Holders; provided however, if the Note A-1 Securitization is not the First Securitization, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than any Note(s) not included in the First Securitization) will be held by the Trustee for the First Securitization (or by a custodian on its behalf), under the terms of the First Securitization PSA, on behalf of all of the Holders until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than the Notes not included in the Note A-1 Securitization) will be transferred to and held by the Note A-1 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) on behalf of all of the Holders.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Holders has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. 

 

  Note A-1 Holder:
     
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary
     
  Note A-2 Holder:
     
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary
     
  Note A-3 Holder:
     
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary
     
  Note A-4 Holder:
     
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary

 

UBS 2018-C14 - Riverwalk II Co-Lender Agreement

 

 

 

 

  Note A-5 Holder:
   
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary
     
  Note A-6 Holder:
   
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name: Gary Stellato
    Title: Secretary

 

UBS 2018-C14 - Riverwalk II Co-Lender Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Borrower: 280 Riverwalk Development, LLC, 290 Riverwalk Development, LLC and 350 Riverwalk Development, LLC
Mortgage Loan Origination Date: November 6, 2018
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $60,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: 280, 290 and 350 Merrimack Street, Lawrence, MA 01843
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Office
Mortgage Interest Rate: Note A-1:           5.356750%
Note A-2:           5.356750%
Note A-3:           5.356750%
Note A-4:           5.356750%
Note A-5:           5.356750%
Note A-6:           5.356750%
Maturity Date: November 6, 2028

 

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B.       Description of Notes

 

Mortgage Loan Origination Date: November 6, 2018
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Initial Note A-5 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Initial Note A-6 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 25.00%
Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 25.00%
Initial Note A-3 Percentage Interest: 16.67%
Initial Note A-4 Percentage Interest: 16.67%
Initial Note A-5 Percentage Interest: 8.83%
Initial Note A-6 Percentage Interest: 8.83%
Note A-1 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-2 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-3 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-4 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-5 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-6 Interest Rate: 5.356750%
Note A-1 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-1 Interest Rate
Note A-2 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-2 Interest Rate
Note A-3 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-3 Interest Rate
Note A-4 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-4 Interest Rate
Note A-5 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-5 Interest Rate
Note A-6 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-6 Interest Rate

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Holders of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6:

 

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.
110 East 59th Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Legal Department
Facsimile No.: (212) 610-3623
E-Mail: legal@ccre.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Lisa Pauquette, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
E-Mail: lisa.pauquette@cwt.com

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

Westbrook Partners

iStar Financial Inc.

Capital Trust

Archon Capital, L.P.

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

The Blackstone Group

Normandy Real Estate Partners

Dune Real Estate Partners

AllianceBernstein

Rockwood

RREEF Funds

Hudson Advisors

Artemis Real Estate Partners

Apollo Real Estate Advisors

Colony Capital, Inc.

Praedium Group

Fortress Investment Group, LLC

Lonestar Opportunity Funds

Clarion Partners

Walton Street Capital, LLC

Starwood Financial Trust

BlackRock, Inc.

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

KKR Real Estate Finance Manager LLC

Raith Capital Partners, LLC

Rialto Capital Management, LLC

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC

 

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EX-4.10 12 exh4-10nebraskacla.htm NEBRASKA CROSSING INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.10

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS
 

Dated as of December 12, 2018

by and between
 

Société Générale
(Initial Note A-1 Holder)

 

and

 

Société Générale
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

 

and

 

Société Générale
(Initial Note A-3 Holder)

 

and

 

Société Générale
(Initial Note A-4 Holder)

 

NEBRASKA CROSSING

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Section 1 Definitions 2
Section 2 Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 17
Section 3 Priority of Payments 23
Section 4 Workout 24
Section 5 Administration of the Mortgage Loan 25
Section 6 Rights of the Controlling Note Holder 29
Section 7 Appointment of Special Servicer 32
Section 8 Payment Procedure 33
Section 9 Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders 34
Section 10 Bankruptcy 34
Section 11 Representations of the Note Holders 35
Section 12 No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 35
Section 13 Other Business Activities of the Note Holders 36
Section 14 Sale of the Notes 36
Section 15 Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder 39
Section 16 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 39
Section 17 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 40
Section 18 Modifications 40
Section 19 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 41
Section 20 Counterparts 41
Section 21 Captions 41
Section 22 Severability 41
Section 23 Entire Agreement 41
Section 24 Withholding Taxes 41
Section 25 Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 42
Section 26 Cooperation in Securitization 43
Section 27 Notices 44
Section 28 Broker 44
Section 29 Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 44
Section 30 Agency 45
Section 31 Resignation of Agent 45
Section 32 Resizing 45

 

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THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (“Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2018 by and between Société Générale (“SG” and together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-1, the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), SG (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-2, the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), SG (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-3, the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”) and SG (together with its successors and assigns in interest, in its capacity as initial owner of the Note A-4, the “Initial Note A-4 Holder” and, together with the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), SG originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”) which was evidenced by a single promissory note. Pursuant to a Note Splitter Agreement and Modification Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2018 between Omaha Outlets SPE, LLC and SG, the note was split and the Mortgage Loan is currently evidenced by (i) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $35,000,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-1”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note A-1 Holder, (ii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $15,000,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-2”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note A-2 Holder, (iii) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $13,000,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-3”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note A-3 Holder and (iv) one promissory note in the original principal amount of $8,500,000 (as amended, modified or supplemented, “Note A-4” and together with Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3, the “Notes”) made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note A-4 Holder and secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and commonly known as “Nebraska Crossing” (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder intends to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“Depositor”), as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be dated as of November 28, 2018, by and between Depositor, as purchaser, and Initial Note A-1 Holder, as seller, and Depositor intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 under a pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among Depositor, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, Initial Note A-2 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn transfer the same to a trust as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; and

 

WHEREAS, Initial Note A-3 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn transfer the same to a trust as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; and

 

WHEREAS, Initial Note A-4 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-4 to a depositor who will in turn transfer the same to a trust as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans; and

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Note A-4 Holder desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4 respectively;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.      Definitions.   References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office at the date of this Agreement is located at Société Générale, 245 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10167, Attention: Jim Barnard, Facsimile number: (212) 278-2074, Email address: Jim.Barnard@sgcib.com, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

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Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CDO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

CDO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder; provided that at any time Note A-1 is included in a Securitization, references to the “Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in such Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that if at any time 50% or more of Note A-1 (or class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) is held by a Borrower Party or a Borrower Party Affiliate, Note A-1 (or the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other

 

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class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder”) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, (iii) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA and (iv) with respect to the Note A-4 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-4 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted

 

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transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall mean the Interest Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CDO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the “asset representations reviewer” under any Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean during the period from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean during the period from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA, and (b) on and after the date on which the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

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Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean during the period from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the trust established under the Note A-1 PSA in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Loan Combination Custodial Account” shall mean the “Loan Combination Custodial Account” or similar term for such account as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Major Decisions” shall have the meaning given to such term or one or more analogous terms in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that at any time none of the Notes are included in a Securitization, “Major Decision” shall mean:

 

(i)       any proposed or actual foreclosure upon or comparable conversion (which shall include acquisitions of any REO Property) of the ownership of the property or properties securing the Mortgage Loan if it comes into and continues in default;

 

(ii)       any modification, consent to a modification or waiver of any monetary term (other than late fees and default interest) or material non-monetary term (including, without limitation, the timing of payments and acceptance of discounted payoffs) of the Mortgage Loan or any extension of the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan;

 

(iii)       following a default or an event of default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, any exercise of remedies, including the acceleration of the Mortgage Loan or initiation of any proceedings, judicial or otherwise, under the related Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(iv)       any sale of the Mortgage Loan (when it is a Defaulted Mortgage Loan) or REO Property for less than the applicable Purchase Price (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement);

 

(v)       any determination to bring the Mortgaged Property or an REO Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws or to otherwise address any Hazardous Materials (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) located at the Mortgaged Property or an REO Property;

 

(vi)       any release of material collateral or any acceptance of substitute or additional collateral for the Mortgage Loan or any consent to either of the foregoing, other than if required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(vii)       any waiver of a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause with respect to the Mortgage Loan or any consent to such a waiver or consent to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property or interests in the borrower;

 

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(viii)       any incurrence of additional debt by a borrower or any mezzanine financing by any beneficial owner of a borrower (to the extent that the lender has consent rights pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents);

 

(ix)       any material modification, waiver or amendment of an intercreditor agreement, co-lender agreement or similar agreement with any mezzanine lender or subordinate debt holder related to the Mortgage Loan, or any action to enforce rights (or decision not to enforce rights) with respect thereto, or any material modification, waiver or amendment thereof;

 

(x)       any property management company changes, including, without limitation, approval of the termination of a manager and appointment of a new property manager or franchise changes (in each case, if the lender is required to consent or approve such changes under the Mortgage Loan Documents);

 

(xi)       releases of any material amounts from any escrow accounts, reserve funds or letters of credit, in each case, held as performance escrows or reserves, other than those required pursuant to the specific terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xii)       any acceptance of an assumption agreement releasing a borrower, guarantor or other obligor from liability under the Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to the specific terms of such Mortgage Loan and for which there is no lender discretion;

 

(xiii)       any determination of an Acceptable Insurance Default;

 

(xiv)       any determination by the Master Servicer to transfer the Mortgage Loan to the Special Servicer under the circumstances described in paragraph (c) of the definition of “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement); or

 

(xv)       any modification, waiver or amendment of any lease, the execution of any new lease or the granting of a subordination and nondisturbance or attornment agreement in connection with any lease, at the Mortgaged Property if (a) the lease involves a ground lease or lease of an outparcel or affects an area greater than or equal to the lesser of (1) 30% of the net rentable area of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (2) 30,000 square feet of the improvements at the Mortgaged Property and (b) either approval of such transaction by the Master Servicer is not expressly permitted under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the Scheduled Payment Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

 

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Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2018, between Omaha Outlets SPE, LLC, as Borrower, and SG, as Lender, as may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof).

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 32.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder or Note A-4 Holder, as applicable; provided that at any time Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the Controlling Class Representative under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party exercising the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and, (x) to the extent that the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one party or (y) to the extent Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 is split into

 

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two or more New Notes pursuant to Section 32, for purposes of this Agreement, the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or the holders of such New Notes shall designate one party to deal with Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) and provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as a Non-Controlling Note Holder, as a Non-Controlling Note Holder for all purposes of this Agreement. As of the date hereof and until further notice from the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Non-Lead Master Servicer or another party acting on its behalf), the Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Initial Note A-4 Holder are each Non-Controlling Note Holders.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(b).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the “Asset Representations Reviewer” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the “depositor” under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the “master servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor”, “operating advisor” or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization or Note A-4 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean during the period from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holders of the Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA and the Note A-4 PSA.

 

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Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the “special servicer” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the “trustee” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the sale by the Note A-1 holder of all or any portion of the Note A-1 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

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Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-4 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-4 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-4 to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder and the Note A-4 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

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Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall mean, collectively, Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the “trust advisor”, “operating advisor” or other analogous term and its successor in interest, or any successor appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement, in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance and (d) with respect to the Note A-4 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-4 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the Note A-4 Principal Balance.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

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Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)       an entity Controlled (as defined below) by any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)       the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CDO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CDO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies, that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)       one or more of the following:

 

(i)       an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CDO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with a Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CDO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CDO, the CDO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not

 

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administered and managed by a CDO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)       an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)       any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (b) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time

 

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during which the Mortgage Loan is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean prior to a Securitization with respect to any matter, confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each applicable Rating Agency that a proposed action, failure to act or other event so specified will not, in and of itself, result in the downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the then-current rating assigned to any class of certificates (if then rated by the Rating Agency); provided that a written waiver or other acknowledgment from the Rating Agency indicating its decision not to review the matter for which the Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for the Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency with respect to such matter and after a Securitization, the meaning given thereto or any analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, including any deemed Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100 229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the SEC or by the staff of the SEC, or as may be provided by the SEC or its staff from time to time.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(d).

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii)  in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS or KBRA and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to

 

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the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is currently acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that is rated by DBRS, and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination.

 

SG” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business and its successors in interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization or the Note A-4 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 is held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the

 

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Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or its successor in interest, or any successor appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee or its successor in interest, or any successor Trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which has elected to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.      Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date by the Note A-1 Master Servicer and the Note A-1 Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Note A-1 PSA, provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 26, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as

 

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such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement require the Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

If, at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization, then a written confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency that the appointment of the servicer(s) pursuant to such servicing agreement would not, in and of itself, cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the then-current ratings assigned to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization; provided, further, however, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the Loan Combination Custodial Account for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Loan Combination Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and from general collections of the Non-Lead Securitization as provided below. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for advance interest on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization and, in the case of Servicing

 

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Advances, from general collections of Non-Lead Securitizations as provided below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or any advance interest on a Servicing Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders (including any Securitization Trust into which a Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or advance interest.

 

In addition, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor or the Depositor, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Loan Combination Custodial Account” that are allocated to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts and to the extent that funds from general collections in the Lead Securitization are applied towards the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of the insufficiency. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Trustee (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Loan Combination Custodial Account” are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, however, that each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determinations with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or the Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitizations within one business day of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and advance interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first from the Loan Combination Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if the Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)       such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any Additional Trust Fund Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover

 

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such Servicing Advances or Additional Trust Fund Expenses, (i) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property), and (ii) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Operating Advisor or the Trustee, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances (together with advance interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Fund Expenses (including compensation due to the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to the extent related to the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property);

 

(ii)       each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the “Loan Combination Custodial Account” that are allocated to the Non-Lead Securitization Note are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement may include limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements).

 

(iii)       the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and Master Servicer (i) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, certificate administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder”

 

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under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)       the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(d)       Prior to the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement or with respect to a Note that has not been securitized, the related Note Holder) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(e)       The Note A-1 PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the Note A-1 Trust Fund, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

(f)       In the event any filing is required to be made by a Non-Lead Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in order to comply with such Non-Lead Depositor’s requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the related Lead Securitization Note Holder (including the related Lead Depositor and Lead Trustee) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to timely comply with any such filing.

 

(g)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Note A-1 PSA, (that will not also be a party to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), as applicable, notice of the related Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) not less than five (5) Business Days subsequent to the related Securitization

 

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Date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)       The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that compensating interest payments as defined therein with respect to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4 will be allocated by the Master Servicer among Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 and Note A-4, pro rata, in accordance with their respective principal amounts. The Master Servicer shall remit any compensating interest payment in respect of each Non-Lead Securitization Note to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(i)       The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that (i) customary CREFC® reports related to the Mortgage Loan and Mortgaged Property are required to be made available to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in order to permit the applicable Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee to comply in a timely manner with their respective reporting obligations under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) in connection with (x) any amendment of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, a party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is required to provide promptly a copy of the executed amendment to each Non-Lead Depositor (which may be by email), and (y) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer, such replacement Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable, is required to provide all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof, (iii) each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is an intended third-party beneficiary of the rights under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the extent such rights affect the related Non-Lead Securitization Note or the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, (iv) it shall not be amended in any manner that materially and adversely (or words of similar import) affects the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders without the consent of such parties, (v) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an “Asset Review” (or such similar term, as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), the applicable parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer or other applicable party to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review (or a substantially similar provision), including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents.

 

Section 3.      Priority of Payments.  Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents), but excluding (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as

 

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reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable (except for (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) made with respect to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4 which may only be reimbursed out of payments and collections allocable to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3 or Note A-4, as applicable, on the Lead Securitization Note and (ii) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of such Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such Servicing Fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) to any Servicer, with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including without limitation, any Additional Trust Fund Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Default Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph) and any other additional compensation payable pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

For clarification purposes, Default Charges (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall be allocated to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis and applied first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay Additional Trust Fund Expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, (i) in the case of the remaining amount of Default Charges allocable to the Lead Securitization Note, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of the remaining amount of Default Charges allocable to each Non-Lead Securitization Note, be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 4.      Workout.      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.      Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Note A-1 Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has prior to the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Date to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Note A-1 Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Date, to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Certificate Administrator or Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in writing and be

 

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accompanied by a refundable deposit of cash in an amount equal to 5% of the offer amount (subject to a cap of $2,500,000). Whether any cash offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan shall be determined by the Trustee or Special Servicer, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that no offer from an Interested Person shall constitute a fair price unless (i) it is the highest offer received and (ii) at least two bona fide other offers are received from independent third parties. In determining whether any offer received represents a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall be supplied with and shall rely on the most recent Appraisal or updated Appraisal conducted in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement within the preceding nine (9)-month period or, in the absence of any such Appraisal, on a new Appraisal. The Trustee shall select the Appraiser conducting any such new Appraisal. In determining whether any such offer constitutes a fair price for the Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall instruct the Appraiser to take into account (in addition to the results of any Appraisal or updated Appraisal that it may have obtained pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), as applicable, among other factors, the period and amount of any delinquency on the affected Mortgage Loan, the occupancy level and physical condition of the related Mortgaged Property and the state of the local economy. The Trustee may conclusively rely on the opinion of an Independent appraiser or other Independent expert in real estate matters retained by the Trustee at the expense of the Holders in connection with making such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder unless the Special Servicer has delivered to such Non- Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale, (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related “Controlling Class Representative” (or other similar term)) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided that any majority holder of any Non-Lead Securitization Note or the related Subordinate Class Representative may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Non-Controlling Note Holders and any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representatives shall be permitted to bid at any sale of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such

 

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powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any of the Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Agreement in connection with a material breach of a representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or a material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)       The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead

 

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Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its related Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the Subordinate Control Period or the Collective Consultation Period) and (ii) to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or the related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

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(d)       If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.      Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)       The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder

 

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Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified the Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer, Operating Advisor or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative. Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

(b)       Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of such Non-Controlling Note Holder’s rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to the Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis.

 

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The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement,

 

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the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to the other Note Holders or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.      Appointment of Special Servicer.   The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage

 

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Loan that was terminated for cause at such Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s “collection account”.

 

Section 8.      Payment Procedure.

 

(a)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, will deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the Collection Account and/or Loan Combination Custodial Account (each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one Business Day after receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, however, that, to the extent any such amounts are received after 2:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such amounts into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt thereof but, in any event, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt thereof) and shall remit payments due on each Non-Lead Securitization Note to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Non-Lead Master Servicer on its behalf) no later than one Business Day following the “Determination Date” under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)       If the Lead Securitization Note Holder determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder will promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)       If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead

 

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Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(d)       Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.      Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders.      Each Note Holder shall have no liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 10.      Bankruptcy.     Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled

 

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with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

Section 11.      Representations of the Note Holders.      Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.      No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right.    Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be obligated

 

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whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.      Other Business Activities of the Note Holders.   Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.      Sale of the Notes.

 

Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, the non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (1) prior to a Securitization, the consent of the related non-transferring Note Holders or, (2) after a Securitization of such non-transferring Note Holders’ Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a confirmation in writing from each Rating Agency that such Transfer will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it will pay the expenses of each non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its Note or any beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in

 

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which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(a)       In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holder shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(b)       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give the Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any

 

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notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)       The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)       The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)       Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

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(iv)       The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)       Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.      Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder.  The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note Holder is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.      Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF

 

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THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.      Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)       SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)       CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)       AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)       AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.      Modifications.  This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such amendment or modification will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of its then current ratings of the securities issued in connection with a Securitization; provided that no such confirmation from the Rating Agencies shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) to make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and (iii) if and to the extent that it would be deemed given or not required pursuant to the definition

 

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of Rating Agency Confirmation in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and/or Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 19.      Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Operating Advisor, Master Servicer and Special Servicer, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

 

Section 20.      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 21.      Captions.   The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.      Severability.    Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.      Entire Agreement.   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 24.      Withholding Taxes.   (a)  If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

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(b)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 25.      Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents.   Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2,

 

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Note A-3 and Note A-4) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents will be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 26.      Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which the Lead Securitization Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with the Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect the Securitization; provided, however, that either in connection with the Lead Securitization or otherwise at any time prior to the Lead Securitization, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with the Lead Securitization, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the Lead Securitization such information concerning such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and its Non-Lead Securitization Note as the Lead Securitization Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Lead Securitization Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and the Lead Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and its Non-Lead Securitization Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that the information provided by it to the Lead Securitization Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for the Lead Securitization. The Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, any Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Note Holder will

 

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reasonably cooperate with each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

Upon request, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final Lead Securitization offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

Section 27.       Notices.   All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i)  facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (ii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iii) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 28.      Broker.   Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

 

Section 29.      Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)       The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)       The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)       The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)       The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)       The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

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(f)       The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)       The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 30.      Agency.  RESERVED.

 

Section 31.      Resignation of Agent.   The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. SG, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of SG without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement.

 

Section 32.      Resizing.    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as SG or an affiliate thereof (a “SG Entity”) is the owner of the Non-Lead Securitization Note (the “Owned Note”), such SG Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the SG Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and (v) the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate the Servicing Standard. To the extent that the Owned Note is a Non-Lead Securitization Note, the SG Entity shall be entitled to designate one of the New Notes to be treated as a Non-Lead Securitization Note for purposes of the determining the Controlling Note Holder, Lead Securitization, Lead Securitization Note, Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, Non-Lead Securitization and Non-Lead Securitization Date hereunder. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the SG Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without

 

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the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of the other Note. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the SG Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the Non-Controlling Note Holder of such New Notes shall be as provided in the definition of such term in this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name:  Kevin Kelley
    Title:    Director
     
  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name:  Kevin Kelley
    Title:    Director
     
  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name:  Kevin Kelley
    Title:    Director
     
  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, as Initial Note A-4 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name:  Kevin Kelley
    Title:    Director

 

UBS 2018-C14: Agreement Between Note Holders – Nebraska Crossing

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower: Omaha Outlets SPE, LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: October 31, 2018
Date of Notes: December 10, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $71,500,000
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $71,500,000
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $35,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $13,000,000
Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance: $8,500,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: 21209-21417 Nebraska Crossing Drive
Gretna, NE 68028
Initial Maturity Date: November 1, 2028

 

 A-1

 

EXHIBIT B

 

1.Initial Note A-1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel

 

(Following Securitization of Note A-1):

 

(i)Depositor:

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Nicholas Galeone
Email: nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS AG
153 West 51st Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel

 

and a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820

 

 B-1

 

 

(ii)Master Servicer:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association
10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head,
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

 

with a copy to:

Stinson Leonard Street LLP
1201 Walnut Street
Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2150
Fax Number: (816) 412-9338
Attention: Kenda K. Tomes
Email: kenda.tomes@stinson.com

 

(iii)Special Servicer:

 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Fax number: 1-305-229-6425

 

with a copy to:

Jeff Krasnoff
Fax Number: 1-305-229-6425
Email: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

Niral Shah
Fax Number: 1-305-229-6425
Email: niral.shah@rialtocapital.com

 

Adam Singer
Fax Number: 1-305-229-6425
Email: adam.singer@rialtocapital.com

 

(vi)Certificate Administrator

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14

 

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with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

(v)Trustee:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services: UBS 2018-C14

 

with a copy to:

cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

(vi)Operating Advisor:

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

(vii)Asset Representations Reviewer:

 

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14 – Surveillance Manager
(with a copy sent contemporaneously via email to:
cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com)

 

2.Initial Note A-2 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

 B-3

 

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel

 

(Following Securitization of Note A-2):

 

(i)Depositor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(ii)Master Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(iii)Special Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(iv)Trustee:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(v)Certificate Administrator:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(vi)Operating Advisor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

(vii)Asset Representations Reviewer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-2.

 

3.Initial Note A-3 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

 B-4

 

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel

 

(Following Securitization of Note A-3):

 

(i)Depositor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(ii)Master Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(iii)Special Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(iv)Trustee:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(v)Certificate Administrator:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(vi)Operating Advisor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

(vii)Asset Representations Reviewer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-3.

 

4.Initial Note A-4 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-4):

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

 

 B-5

 

 

with a copy to:

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel

 

(Following Securitization of Note A-4):

 

(i)Depositor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(ii)Master Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(iii)Special Servicer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(iv)Trustee:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(v)Certificate Administrator:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(vi)Operating Advisor:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

(vii)Asset Representations Reviewer:

 

To be provided following the securitization of Note A-4.

 

 B-6

 

 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Westbrook Partners

2.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners

3.iStar Financial Inc.

4.Capital Trust, Inc.

5.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments

6.Archon Capital, L.P.

7.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

8.The Blackstone Group International Ltd.

9.Apollo Real Estate Advisors

10.Colony Capital, Inc.

11.Praedium Group

12.J.E. Roberts Companies

13.Fortress Investment Group, LLC

14.Lonestar Opportunity Fund

15.Clarion Partners

16.Walton Street Capital, LLC

17.Starwood Financial Trust

18.BlackRock, Inc.

19.Raith Capital Partners, LLC

20.Rialto Capital Management LLC

21.Rialto Capital Partners LLC

 

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EX-4.11 13 exh4-11clevelandercla.htm CLEVELANDER SOUTH BEACH INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.11

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

 

Dated as of December 12, 2018

 

by and between

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-1 Holder),

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-2 Holder),

 

and

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-3 Holder)

 

Clevelander South Beach

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

      Page
       
Section 1. Definitions   2
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan   17
Section 3. Priority of Payments   23
Section 4. Workout   24
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan   25
Section 6. Rights of the Controlling Note Holder   29
Section 7. Appointment of Special Servicer   32
Section 8. Payment Procedure   33
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders   34
Section 10. Bankruptcy   34
Section 11. Representations of the Note Holders   35
Section 12. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right   35
Section 13. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders   36
Section 14. Sale of the Notes   36
Section 15. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder   39
Section 16. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial   40
Section 17. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers   40
Section 18. Modifications   41
Section 19. Statement of Intent   41
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries   41
Section 21. Counterparts   41
Section 22. Captions   41
Section 23. Severability   41
Section 24. Entire Agreement   42
Section 25. Withholding Taxes   42
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents   43
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization   43
Section 28. Notices   44
Section 29. Broker   45
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent   45
Section 31. Reserved   45
Section 32. Resignation or Termination of Agent   45
Section 33. Resizing   46

 

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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2018 by and between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch” (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”)), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”) and UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-3 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”); the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), UBS AG, New York Branch originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by two promissory notes, each dated as of the respective dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto: (i) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-1 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00, (ii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-2 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $15,000,000.00 and (iii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-3 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $7,500,000.00. The note referenced in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-1”; the note referenced in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-2” and the note referenced in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is refserred to herein as “Note A-3”. Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3 are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”. The Notes are secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder each intends to sell, transfer and assign its respective right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 and Note A-3 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBSCMSC”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement expected to be entered into in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 transaction, between UBSCMSC, as purchaser, and the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder, as seller, and UBSCMSC intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 and Note A-3 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 under a pooling and servicing agreement, expected to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among UBSCMSC, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank ,National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National

 

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Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer;

 

WHEREAS, each the Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.      Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Whenever a term is defined as having the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall be deemed to refer to the definition of such term (or if no such definition exists, the definition of any term substantially similar thereto) as is set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

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Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. If at any time 50% or more of the Controlling Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Note Holder (and such party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” as described above) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and neither the Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder (and if the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization the related Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of the Controlling Note Holder that can be exercised by a certificateholder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

 

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Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Custodian” shall mean the custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA, (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, and (iii) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this

 

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Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Lead Depositor” shall mean the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-1) but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, the Note A-1 PSA; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

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Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall mean each “Major Decision” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer related to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2018, between UBS AG, New York Branch, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means each of Note A-2 and Note A-3 and any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

 

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Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, the consultation and other rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the directing certificateholder under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. If at any time 50% or more of a Non-Controlling Note is held by (or the majority “controlling class” holder or other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (as described above) is) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder and neither any Non-Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the depositor under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, (i) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization, as applicable and (ii) prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, any Securitization other than the First Securitization.

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note included in a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

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Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

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Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable (including any Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative and any “directing certificateholder”, “controlling class representative” or similar person acting pursuant to a Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be).

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder and the Note A-3 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance, and (c) with respect to the Note A-3

 

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Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the Note A-3 Principal Balance.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)          an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)          the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)          one or more of the following:

 

(i)      an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)     an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of

 

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1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)     a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is an Approved Servicer)); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)     an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)      an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or

 

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shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)           any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any

 

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action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning 860D(a) of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “REO Property” or such other analogous term used in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such

 

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special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization and the Note A-3 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or any portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer

 

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subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or excluded mortgage loan special servicer, as applicable, appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

UBSCMSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.      Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing

 

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Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full

 

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force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is an Approved Servicer. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)           The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor or CREFC®, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer,

 

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the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead

 

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Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and Advance Interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first, from the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)           Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)           such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and any Additional Trust Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or Additional Trust Expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances and/or Additional Trust Expenses, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Expenses;

 

(ii)          each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding

 

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such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor;

 

(iii)         the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the related executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)          the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(d)           Prior to the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing

 

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Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to a Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

 

(e)      In addition to the foregoing, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, as long as each such Servicer satisfies the conditions to be the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in Note A-1 PSA with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee and Operating Advisor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the related operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items.

 

(f)      The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

 

Section 3.      Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled Interest Payments, Scheduled Principal Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the

 

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restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided, that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any Additional Trust Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Master Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall, first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay Additional Trust Expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

Section 4.      Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any

 

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Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.      Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)           Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the initial Securitization Date to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, 50% or more of the related Note (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of

 

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the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive (only with respect to itself) any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

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(b)           The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the related “Subordinate Control Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) or the “Collective Consultation Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to

 

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consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)           If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any

 

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REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by all of the Note Holders collectively, each contributing on a pro rata and pari passu basis according to the Percentage Interest represented by each Note.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.      Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)           The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

(b)          The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming

 

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that a “Subordinate Control Period” or similar period under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is in effect). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

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(c)           Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder, provided that at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the related “Directing Certificateholder”, “Directing Holder” or “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) under the Non-Lead Securitization or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice.

 

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

(d)           The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s), for purposes of this Agreement, such Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) as the representative of the related “controlling class” holder(s) in exercising its rights as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and such party shall provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

 

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(e)           No Note Holder Representative will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or any Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that a Note Holder Representative may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that any Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of any other Note Holder and, absent willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Note Holder Representative, agree to take no action against the Note Holder Representative or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that no Note Holder Representative will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful malfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.      Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer that satisfies the Required Special Servicer Rating requirements in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s

 

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direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s collection account (or equivalent account).

 

Section 8.      Payment Procedure.

 

(a)          The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the “Collection Account” and/or “Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account” (or the related analogous term and each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payment into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds).

 

(b)           If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)           If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its

 

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behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf).

 

(d)           Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.      Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.    Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code

 

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or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.     Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants to each other Note Holder that, as of the date hereof (or in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(a)           the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder,

 

(b)           this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law,

 

(c)            it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business,

 

(d)           this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, and

 

(e)           to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (B) there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.      No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.      Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Affiliate thereof or any entity any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate thereof or any entity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.       Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)           Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or

 

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a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the related Note is included in a Securitization, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2 and Note A-3, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(b)           In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”) or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this

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a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Note Holder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have

 

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notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)          Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)           the loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)          the Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)         such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)         the Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)          unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.      Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee

 

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assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.     Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.      Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)           SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)           CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)           AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

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(d)           AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.      Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first delivering a Rating Agency Communication to each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Communication shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct any scrivener error, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

 

Section 19.     Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.     Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

 

Section 21.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.     Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.     Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any

 

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provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.     Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)           Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)            Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable,

 

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evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.      Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization Date and the Note A-3 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1, Note A-2 and Note A-3) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2 and Note A-3, unless any such Note is also included in the Note A-1 Securitization) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 27.      Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)           Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the

 

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interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

(b)           Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

(c)           If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate at the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received, the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Section 28.       Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii)

 

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sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.       Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that it has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 30.       Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)           The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)           The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)           The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)           The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)           The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)           The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)           The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 31.     Reserved.

 

Section 32.     Resignation or Termination of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a

 

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Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. UBS AG, New York Branch, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of UBS AG, New York Branch without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 33.       Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as any Note Holder or an affiliate thereof (each, a “Resizing Entity”) is the owner of any Note that is not included in a Securitization (each, an “Owned Note”), such Resizing Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing, provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for purposes of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
  Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
    Title:    Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title:    Managing Director

 

USB 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (CLEVELANDER SOUTH BEACH)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower(s): CLEVELANDER HOLDINGS, LP and CLEVELANDER OCEAN, LP
Date of Mortgage Loan: October 4, 2018
Date of Notes: October 4, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $42,500,000
Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance: $25,000,000
Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance: $7,500,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Miami Beach, Florida
Initial Maturity Date: October 6, 2028

 

A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

1. Initial Note A-1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

2.           Initial Note A-2 Holder

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

 

B-1

 

 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street

New York, New York 10281

Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666

Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-2 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

3.             Initial Note A-3 Holder

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019 

Attention:  Henry Chung 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com 

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com 

 

B-2

 

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-3 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-3

 

 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein
2.Annaly Capital Management
3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors
4.Archon Capital, L.P.
5.AREA Property Partners
6.Artemis Real Estate Partners
7.BlackRock, Inc.
8.Capital Trust, Inc.
9.Clarion Partners
10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.
11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management
12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners
13.Dune Real Estate Partners
14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.
15.Five Mile Capital Partners
16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC
17.Garrison Investment Group
18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.
19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC
20.Hudson Advisors
21.Investcorp International
22.iStar Financial Inc.
23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
24.JER Partners
25.KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC
26.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments
27.Libremax Capital LLC
28.LoanCore Capital
29.Lone Star Funds
30.Lowe Enterprises
31.Normandy Real Estate Partners
32.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.
33.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.
34.Praedium Group
35.Raith Capital Partners, LLC
36.Rialto Capital Management, LLC
37.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC
38.Rimrock Capital Management LLC
39.Rockpoint Group
40.Rockwood
41.RREEF Funds
42.Square Mile Capital Management
43.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust
44.The Blackstone Group
45.The Carlyle Group
46.Torchlight Investors
47.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
48.Westbrook Partners
49.WestRiver Capital
50.Wheelock Street Capital
51.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

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EX-4.12 14 exh4-12_1670broadwaycla.htm 1670 BROADWAY INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.12

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

 

Dated as of October 11, 2018

 

by and between

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-1 Holder),

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-2 Holder),

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-3 Holder),

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-4 Holder),

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-5 Holder),

 

and

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-6 Holder)

 

1670 Broadway

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Section 1. Definitions 2
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 17
Section 3. Priority of Payments 23
Section 4. Workout 24
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan 25
Section 6. Rights of the Controlling Note Holder 29
Section 7. Appointment of Special Servicer 32
Section 8. Payment Procedure 33
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders 34
Section 10. Bankruptcy 34
Section 11. Representations of the Note Holders 35
Section 12. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 35
Section 13. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders 36
Section 14. Sale of the Notes 36
Section 15. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder 39
Section 16. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 40
Section 17. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 40
Section 18. Modifications 41
Section 19. Statement of Intent 41
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 41
Section 21. Counterparts 41
Section 22. Captions 41
Section 23. Severability 41
Section 24. Entire Agreement 42
Section 25. Withholding Taxes 42
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 43
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization 43
Section 28. Notices 44
Section 29. Broker 45
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 45
Section 31. Reserved 45
Section 32. Resignation or Termination of Agent 45
Section 33. Resizing 46

 

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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 11, 2018 by and between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch” (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”)), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-3 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-4 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-4 Holder”), UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-5 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-5 Holder”) and UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-6 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-6 Holder”); the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder, the Initial A-4 Holder, the Initial A-5 Holder and the Initial Note A-6 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), UBS AG, New York Branch originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by five promissory notes, each dated as of the respective dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto: (i) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-1 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $30,000,000.00, (ii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-2 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00, (iii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-3 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00, (iv) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-4 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $5,000,000.00, (v) one promissory note designated as Promissory Note A-5 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $5,000,000.00 and (vi) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-6 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $8,000,000.00. The note referenced in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-1”; the note referenced in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-2”; the note referenced in clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-3”; the note referenced in clause (iv) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-4”; the note referenced in clause (v) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-5”; and the note referenced in clause (vi) of the

 

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preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-6”. Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6 are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”. The Notes are secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-3 Holder and Initial Note A-6 Holder each intends to sell, transfer and assign its respective right, title and interest in and to Note A-1, Note A-3 and Note A-6 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBSCMSC”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement expected to be entered into in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 transaction, between UBSCMSC, as purchaser, and the Initial Note A-1 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Initial Note A-3 Holder, as seller, and UBSCMSC intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to each of Note A-1, Note A-3 and Note A-6 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 under a pooling and servicing agreement, expected to be dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among UBSCMSC, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank ,National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer;

 

WHEREAS, each Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.       Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Whenever a term is defined as having the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall be deemed to refer to the definition of such term (or if no such definition exists, the definition of any term substantially similar thereto) as is set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management

 

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or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. If at any time 50% or more of the Controlling Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Note Holder (and such party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” as described above) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and neither the Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder (and if the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization the related Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of the Controlling Note Holder that can be exercised by a certificateholder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Custodian” shall mean the custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA, (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, (iii) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA, (iv) with respect to the Note A-4 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4 PSA, (v) with respect to the Note A-5 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-5 PSA, and (vi) with respect to the Note A-6 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization, Note A-2 Securitization, Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization and the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-3 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-4 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-5 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-6 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

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Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Lead Depositor” shall mean the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-1) but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the pooling and servicing agreement that governs the Securitization that is then the Lead Securitization; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall mean each “Major Decision” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer related to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

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Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2018, between UBS AG, New York Branch, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means each of Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6 and any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, the consultation and other rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the directing certificateholder under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. If at any time 50% or more of a Non-Controlling Note is held by (or the majority “controlling class” holder or other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (as described above) is) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder and neither any Non-Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

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Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the depositor under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, (i) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization and the Note A-6 Securitization, as applicable and (ii) prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, any Securitization other than the First Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note included in a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

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Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-3 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-3, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-3 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-3 PSA.

 

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Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-4 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-4 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-4 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-4 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-4 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-4 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-4 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-5” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-5 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-5 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-5, as applicable.

 

Note A-5 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-5 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-5 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-5 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

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Note A-5 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-5 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-5 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-5 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-5 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Note A-5 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-5 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Note A-6” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-6 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-6 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-6, as applicable.

 

Note A-6 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-6 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-6 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-6 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-6 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-6 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-6 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-6 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-6 Securitization.

 

Note A-6 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note A-6 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-6 PSA.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable (including any

 

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Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative and any “directing certificateholder”, “controlling class representative” or similar person acting pursuant to a Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be).

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder and the Note A-6 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance, (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance, (c) with respect to the Note A-3 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-3 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance, (d) with respect to the Note A-4 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-4 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance (e) with respect to the Note A-5 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance and (f) with respect to the Note A-6 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-6 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance, the Note A-2 Principal Balance, the Note A-3 Principal Balance, the Note A-4 Principal Balance, the Note A-5 Principal Balance and the Note A-6 Principal Balance.

 

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Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)       an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)       the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)       one or more of the following:

 

(i)       an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

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(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is an Approved Servicer)); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)       an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto)

 

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or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)       any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation

 

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hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning 860D(a) of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “REO Property” or such other analogous term used in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities

 

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on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization, the Note A-5 Securitization and the Note A-6 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or any portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or excluded mortgage loan special servicer, as applicable, appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

UBSCMSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.       Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the

 

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maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is an Approved Servicer. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master

 

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Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor or CREFC®, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines,

 

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forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only

 

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be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and Advance Interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first, from the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)       such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and any Additional Trust Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or Additional Trust Expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances and/or Additional Trust Expenses, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Expenses;

 

(ii)       each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse

 

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each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor;

 

(iii)       the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the related executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)       the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(d)       Following the Securitization of one Note, but prior to the Securitization of any other particular Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement or with respect to a Note that has not been securitized, the related Note Holder) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its

 

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delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to a Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

 

(e)       In addition to the foregoing, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, as long as each such Servicer satisfies the conditions to be the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in the pooling and servicing agreement for the Lead Securitization with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee and Operating Advisor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the related operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items.

 

(f)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

 

Section 3.       Priority of Payments.  Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled Interest Payments, Scheduled Principal Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in

 

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accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided, that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any Additional Trust Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Master Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall, first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay Additional Trust Expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

Section 4.       Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment

 

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terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.       Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the initial Securitization Date to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, 50% or more of the related Note (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the

 

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Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive (only with respect to itself) any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

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(b)       The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the related “Subordinate Control Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) or the “Collective Consultation Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to

 

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consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)       If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any

 

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REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by all of the Note Holders collectively, each contributing on a pro rata and pari passu basis according to the Percentage Interest represented by each Note.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.       Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)       The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

(b)       The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming

 

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that a “Subordinate Control Period” or similar period under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is in effect). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

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(c)       Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder, the Initial Note A-3 Holder and the Initial Note A-4 Holder, as applicable, provided that at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the related “Directing Certificateholder”, “Directing Holder” or “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) under the Non-Lead Securitization or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice.

 

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

(d)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s), for purposes of this Agreement, such Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) as the representative of the related “controlling class” holder(s) in exercising its rights as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and such party shall provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

 

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(e)       No Note Holder Representative will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or any Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that a Note Holder Representative may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that any Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of any other Note Holder and, absent willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Note Holder Representative, agree to take no action against the Note Holder Representative or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that no Note Holder Representative will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful malfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.       Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer that satisfies the Required Special Servicer Rating requirements in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s

 

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direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s collection account (or equivalent account).

 

Section 8.       Payment Procedure.

 

(a)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the “Collection Account” and/or “Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account” (or the related analogous term and each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payment into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds).

 

(b)       If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)       If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its

 

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behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf).

 

(d)       Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.       Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.       Bankruptcy.  Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code

 

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or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.       Representations of the Note Holders.   Each Note Holder represents and warrants to each other Note Holder that, as of the date hereof (or in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(a)       the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder,

 

(b)       this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law,

 

(c)       it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business,

 

(d)       this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, and

 

(e)       to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (B) there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.       No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right.   Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.       Other Business Activities of the Note Holders.    Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Affiliate thereof or any entity any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate thereof or any entity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.       Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or

 

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a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the related Note is included in a Securitization, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(b)       In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”) or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that

 

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a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Note Holder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have

 

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notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)       the loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)       the Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)       such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)       the Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)       unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.       Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee

 

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assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.       Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.       Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.   Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)       SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)       CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)       AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

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(d)       AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.       Modifications.  This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first delivering a Rating Agency Communication to each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Communication shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct any scrivener error, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

 

Section 19.       Statement of Intent.  The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.       Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

 

Section 21.       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.       Captions.  The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.       Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any

 

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provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.       Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.       Withholding Taxes.  (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable,

 

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evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.       Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents.  Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the Note A-3 Securitization Date, the Note A-4 Securitization Date, the Note A-5 Securitization Date and the Note A-6 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. If the Lead Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then on and after the Lead Securitization Date the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1 and any other Notes not included in such Lead Securitization) shall be held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4, Note A-5 and Note A-6, unless any such Note is also included in the Note A-1 Securitization) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 27.       Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

(b)       Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

(c)       If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate at the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset

 

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Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received, the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Section 28.       Notices.   All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.       Broker.  Each Note Holder represents to each other that it has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 30.       Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)       The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)       The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)       The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)       The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)       The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)       The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)       The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

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Section 31.       Reserved.

 

Section 32.       Resignation or Termination of Agent.  The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. UBS AG, New York Branch, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of UBS AG, New York Branch without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 33.       Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as any Note Holder or an affiliate thereof (each, a “Resizing Entity”) is the owner of any Note that is not included in a Securitization (each, an “Owned Note”), such Resizing Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing, provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for purposes of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the

 

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definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

  

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-3 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

 

1670 Broadway Agreement Between Note Holders

 

 

 

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-4 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-5 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-6 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
Title: Managing Director

 

1670 Broadway Agreement Between Note Holders

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower(s): HFI 1670 BDWY LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: August 16, 2018
Date of Notes: August 16, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $78,000,000
Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance: $30,000,000
Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Promissory Note A-3 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Promissory Note A-4 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Promissory Note A-5 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Promissory Note A-6 Principal Balance: $8,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Denver, Colorado
Initial Maturity Date: September 6, 2023

 

A-1 

 

 

EXHIBIT B

1.             Initial Note A-1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

2.             Initial Note A-2 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

 

B-1

 

 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

  

with a copy to:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-2 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

3.             Initial Note A-3 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-3):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

B-2

 


Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-3 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

4.             Initial Note A-4 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-4):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-4 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

5.             Initial Note A-5 Holder:

B-3

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-5):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

with a copy to:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-5 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

6.             Initial Note A-6 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-6):

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention:  Henry Chung

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

B-4

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Chad Eisenberger

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-6 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-5

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein

2.Annaly Capital Management

3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors

4.Archon Capital, L.P.

5.AREA Property Partners

6.Artemis Real Estate Partners

7.BlackRock, Inc.

8.Capital Trust, Inc.

9.Clarion Partners

10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.

11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management

12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners

13.Dune Real Estate Partners

14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

15.Five Mile Capital Partners

16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC

17.Garrison Investment Group

18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.

19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC

20.Hudson Advisors

21.Investcorp International

22.iStar Financial Inc.

23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

24.JER Partners

25.KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC

26.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments

27.Libremax Capital LLC

28.LoanCore Capital

29.Lone Star Funds

30.Lowe Enterprises

31.Normandy Real Estate Partners

32.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.

33.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.

34.Praedium Group

35.Raith Capital Partners, LLC

36.Rialto Capital Management, LLC

37.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC

38.Rimrock Capital Management LLC

39.Rockpoint Group

40.Rockwood

41.RREEF Funds

42.Square Mile Capital Management

43.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust

44.The Blackstone Group

45.The Carlyle Group

46.Torchlight Investors

47.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

48.Westbrook Partners

49.WestRiver Capital

50.Wheelock Street Capital

51.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

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EX-4.13 15 exh4-13christianacla.htm CHRISTIANA MALL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.13

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of August 9, 2018

by and among

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(Initial Note 1 Holder)

 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
(Initial Note 2 Holder)

 

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
(Initial Note 3 Holder)

 

Christiana Mall

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Section 1 Definitions 2
Section 2 Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 13
Section 3 Priority of Payments 17
Section 4 Workout 18
Section 5 Administration of the Mortgage Loan 19
Section 6 Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative 21
Section 7 Appointment of Special Servicer 25
Section 8 Payment Procedure 26
Section 9 Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders 27
Section 10 Bankruptcy 27
Section 11 Representations of the Note Holders 28
Section 12 No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 28
Section 13 Other Business Activities of the Note Holders 28
Section 14 Sale of the Notes 29
Section 15 Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder 31
Section 16 Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 32
Section 17 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 32
Section 18 Modifications 33
Section 19 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 33
Section 20 Counterparts 33
Section 21 Captions 33
Section 22 Severability 33
Section 23 Entire Agreement 33
Section 24 Withholding Taxes 34
Section 25 Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 35
Section 26 Cooperation in Securitization 35
Section 27 Notices 36
Section 28 Broker 36
Section 29 Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 36
Section 30 Termination and Resignation of Agent 37
Section 31 Resizing 37

 

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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 9, 2018, by and among BARCLAYS BANK PLC (“Barclays”, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-1-C, Note A-1-D, Note A-1-E and Note B-1 the “Initial Note 1 Holder”, and in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”), SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE (“SG”, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-2-C, Note A-2-D, Note A-2-E and Note B-2, the “Initial Note 2 Holder”) and DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH (“DBNY”, in its capacity as initial owner of Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B, Note A-3-C and Note B-3, the “Initial Note 3 Holder” and, together with the Initial Note 1 Holder and the Initial Note 2 Holder, the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), Barclays, DBNY and SG originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by 16 promissory notes (as further described below) in the aggregate original principal amount of $550,000,000 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note Holders, and secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described in the Mortgage Loan Agreement (collectively, the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS the Mortgage Loan is evidenced by the following promissory notes (as amended, modified or supplemented, each a “Note” and collectively, the “Notes”), the designation and original principal amount set forth below, each dated as of July 12, 2018, made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of the Initial Note Holder:

 

Note Initial Note Holder Original Principal Balance
Note A-1-A Barclays $36,160,000
Note A-1-B Barclays $50,000,000
Note A-1-C Barclays $40,000,000
Note A-1-D Barclays $28,000,000
Note A-1-E Barclays $14,840,000
Note A-2-A SG $21,696,000
Note A-2-B SG $30,000,000
Note A-2-C SG $25,000,000
Note A-2-D SG $15,000,000
Note A-2-E SG $9,704,000
Note A-3-A DBNY $14,464,000
Note A-3-B DBNY $30,000,000
Note A-3-C DBNY $23,136,000
Note B-1 Barclays $106,000,000
Note B-2 SG $63,600,000

 

 

 

Note B-3 DBNY $42,400,000

 

WHEREAS, each Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

A Notes” shall mean each of Note A-1-A, Note A-1-B, Note A-1-C, Note A-1-D, Note A-1-E, Note A-2-A, Note A-2-B, Note A-2-C, Note A-2-D, Note A-2-E, Note A-3-A, Note A-3-B and Note A-3-C, as further described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Administrative Advance” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office initially shall be the office of the Initial Note 1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto and after the Securitization Date, shall be the offices of the Servicer. The Agent Office is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Noteholders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedule hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

B Notes” shall mean each of Note B-1, Note B-2 and Note B-3, as further described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

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Barclays” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization or a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or its successor in interest, or any successor Certificate Administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle which is a CLO, shall mean the entity which is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“Controlled” and “Controls” have meanings correlative thereto.)

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the Note A-1-A Holder; provided that at any time Note A-1-A is included in the Lead Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the Directing Certificateholder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (which Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall provide that a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party may not be appointed as or act as a Directing Certificateholder).

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

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Directing Certificateholder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term (or an analogous term) in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

DBNY” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Defaulted Loan” shall mean “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Depositor” shall mean Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, however, that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, however, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

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Lead Securitization” shall mean the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Notes in a Securitization Trust to be designated by the Initial Note 1 Holder.

 

Lead Securitization Notes” shall mean the Note A-1-A, Note A-2-A, Note A-3-A and the B Notes.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Notes.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the trust and servicing agreement to be entered into in connection with the Securitization of the Lead Securitization Notes and issuance of the BBCMS 2018-CHRS Mortgage Trust, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-CHRS, by and among (a) the Trustee, (b) the Master Servicer, (c) the Special Servicer, (d) the Depositor and (e) the Certificate Administrator.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or its successor in interest, or any successor Master Servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Monthly Payment Date” shall mean the Payment Date (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Documents).

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of July 12, 2018, between Christiana Mall LLC, as Borrower, and Barclays, DBNY and SG, collectively, as Lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning given to the term “Borrower Related Party” in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Net Note Rate” means, with respect to each Note, the Note Rate minus the applicable Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means each of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means each Note Holder of a Non-Controlling Note.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(c).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit the Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(f).

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean any Securitization of a Note in a Securitization Trust other than the Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of any Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note other than the Lead Securitization Notes.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(f).

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust into which any Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited.

 

Non-Lead Servicer” shall mean the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the Non-Lead Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(f).

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(f).

 

Note(s)” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

“Note A Holder” shall mean with regards to any A Note, the Initial Note Holder or any subsequent holder of such A Note, as applicable.

 

“Note B Holder” shall mean with regards to any B Note, the Initial Note Holder or any subsequent holder of such B Note, as applicable.

 

“Note Holder” shall mean with regards to any Note, the Initial Note Holder or any subsequent holder of such Note, as applicable.

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Initial Note Holders or any subsequent holder of the Notes.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to each Note, at any time of determination, the Principal Balance for such Note, as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon (or any New Notes issued in substitution thereof) received by the related Note Holder (or any holders of New Notes in substitution thereof) or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by (a) a party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Lead Securitization Notes or (b) a party to a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, with respect to each Note Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of the Note held by such Note Holder and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note Principal Balance of all the Notes.

 

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Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with total assets of at least $3,000,000,000 and committed capital of at least $1,500,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean (i) with respect to the A Notes and the Note Holders of the A Notes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount among such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such A Note or any such Note Holder over another such A Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each A Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Pro Rata Share of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount and (ii) with respect to the B Notes and the Note Holders of the B Notes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount among such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such B Note or any such Note Holder over another such B Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each B Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Pro Rata Share of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Pro Rata Share” shall mean (a) with respect to each A Note and the Note Holder of such A Note, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of such A Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note Principal Balance of all of the A Notes and (b) with respect to each B Note and the Note Holder of such B Note, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance of such B Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note Principal Balance of all of the B Notes.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)       an entity Controlled (as defined below) by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)       the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated initially at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies, that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

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(c)       one or more of the following:

 

(i)        a real estate investment bank, an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized debt obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with a Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle); (2) the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise acceptable to the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $1,500,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders, or

 

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(v)       an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $1,500,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm, asset manager or similar fiduciary) and at least $3,000,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)       any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (b) above or approved by the Rating Agencies hereunder as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement, or as to which the Rating Agencies have stated they would not review such entity in connection with the subject transfer.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization(s) of such Notes.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean each of the applicable Rating Agencies shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the holder of Note A-1-A, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization,

 

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or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or as may be provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5(b).

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) a rating of “CSS3” in the case of Fitch, (ii) being on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer in the case of S&P, (iii) in the case of Moody’s such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch publicly citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans as the sole or material factor in such ratings action and (iv) in the case of Morningstar, either (a) the applicable replacement has a special servicer ranking of at least “MOR CS3” by Morningstar (if ranked by Morningstar) or (b) if not ranked by Morningstar, is currently acting as a special servicer on a deal or transaction-level basis for all or a significant portion of the related mortgage loans in other CMBS transactions rated by any of S&P, Moody’s, Morningstar, Fitch, DBRS or Kroll and the trustee does not have actual knowledge that Morningstar has, and the replacement special servicer certifies that Morningstar has not, with respect to any such other CMBS transaction, qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings on one or more classes of such CMBS transaction citing servicing concerns of the applicable replacement as the sole or material factor in such rating action.

 

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and its successors in interest.

 

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Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean one or more sales by a Note Holder of all or a portion of such Note to a depositor, who will in turn include such portion of such Note as part of a securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which any Notes are held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender.”

 

Sequential Order” shall mean (a) first, to the reduction of the Note Principal Balance of each of the A Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Note Principal Balance of each such Note is reduced to zero and (b) second, to the reduction of the Note Principal Balance of each of the B Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, until the Note Principal Balance of each such Note is reduced to zero.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

Servicing Advance” shall mean “Property Protection Advances” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (or other analogous term under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

SG” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successor in interest, or any successor Special Servicer appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.

 

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Trust Fund Expenses” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Trust Loan” means the portion of the Mortgage Loan evidenced by the Lead Securitization Notes.

 

Trustee” shall mean Wilmington Trust, National Association or its successor in interest, or any successor Trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

Section 2.           Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced from and after the Securitization Date pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor as each such party may be replaced pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby irrevocably appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of such Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). In no event shall the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement require the Servicer to enforce the rights of any Note Holder against any other Note Holder or limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder; however, this statement shall not be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices (which shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of the Note Holders as a collective whole taking into account that the B Notes are junior to the A Notes)), the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, shall provide information to each Non-Lead Servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to enable

 

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each such Non-Lead Servicer to perform its servicing duties under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and shall not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

(b)       At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, all applicable provisions relating to delivery of information and reports necessary for any Non-Lead Securitization to comply with any applicable reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, however, that (1) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization, then a Rating Agency Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency and (2) until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a qualified servicer meeting the requirements of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, except that the Servicer shall have no obligation to make any P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Notes or Administrative Advances.

 

(c)       The Master Servicer shall be the master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee, to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) (i) shall be required to make Servicing Advances and Administrative Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and (ii) may be required to make P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Notes, if and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for an Advance and interest thereon and Trust Fund Expenses in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement.

 

(d)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (i) (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of the Mortgage Loan) and (ii) the Lead Securitization Trust (such parties in clause (i) and the Lead Securitization Trust, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”).

 

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(e)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to pay its Pro Rata Share of (i) any Servicing Advances or Administrative Advances and any interest accrued and payable on such Advances at the Advance Rate and (ii) any Trust Fund Expenses and any other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (including, without, limitation, any costs, fees and expenses related to obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation and any Indemnified Items) in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement to the extent that such amounts remain unpaid or unreimbursed after funds received from the Borrower for payment of such amounts and any principal and interest collections allocable to the B Notes have been applied to pay such amounts.

 

In the event that the Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined that expected proceeds of the Mortgage Loan (or foreclosed property) would be insufficient for reimbursement of (i) any Servicing Advances or Administrative Advances and any interest accrued and payable on such Advances at the Advance Rate, (ii) the Indemnified Items and (iii) any other Trust Fund Expenses and any other fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (including, without, limitation, any costs, fees and expenses related to obtaining any Rating Agency Confirmation), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, pay the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust’s pro rata share of the insufficiency (which shall be determined based on the original principal balance of each Note) from general collections on the other mortgage loans in the related Non-Lead Securitization Trust.

 

(f)       The master servicer under the Securitization of a Non-Lead Securitization Note (a “Non-Lead Master Servicer”) may be required to make P&I Advances on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related servicing agreement for the related Securitization (each such agreement, a “Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement”) and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Non-Lead Master Servicer and the special servicer and the trustee under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (respectively, a “Non-Lead Special Servicer” and a “Non-Lead Trustee”), as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee shall be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two business days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-

 

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recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then, if and to the extent such information is not already included in the Distribution Date Statement for the month in which such P&I Advance is made, the Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the related Non-Lead Master Servicer, the related Non-Lead Special Servicer or the related Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of the other Securitization within two business days of making such determination.

 

(g)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that, if the related Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, it shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)       any Servicing Advances (and advance interest thereon), Administrative Advances (and advance interest thereon) and any Trust Fund Expenses (including Indemnified Items) relating to servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Mortgage Loan will be paid in accordance with Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)       in the event that (A) the Servicer or the Special Servicer has determined that proceeds of the Mortgage Loan (or foreclosed property) would be insufficient for reimbursement of the amounts described in clause (i) above, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, or the Lead Securitization Trust, as applicable, such Non-Lead Securitization Trust’s pro rata share of the insufficiency (which shall be determined based on the original principal balance of each Note) out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement;

 

(iii)      any matter affecting the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan that requires delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall also require delivery of a Rating Agency Confirmation under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

 

(iv)     the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(h)      Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall give each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (that will not also be a party to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) notice of the Non-Lead Securitization in writing (which may be by e-mail) prior to or promptly following the related Non-Lead Securitization

 

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Date. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In addition, after the related Non-Lead Securitization Date, the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall send a copy of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to each of the parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.          Priority of Payments. Each of the B Notes and the right of the related holders to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to its respective B Note shall at all times be junior, subject and subordinate to each A Note and the right of the related holder to receive payments of interest, principal and other amounts with respect to such A Note, in each case as further described below.

 

All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan or Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds (other than (1) proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of a Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions, (2) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows, (3) all amounts received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Servicer or the Non-Lead Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (4) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer, Certificate Administrator or Trustee with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, reimbursement of Servicing Advances and P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Notes and interest thereon) and (5) any amounts that are then due and payable to any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee) in respect of any P&I Advances and interest thereon in respect of Note A-1-B, Note A-1-C, Note A-1-D, Note A-1-E, Note A-2-B, Note A-2-C, Note A-2-D, Note A-2-E, Note A-3-B and A-3-C) shall be applied and distributed by the Servicer in the following order of priority without duplication (and payments shall be made at such times as are set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement):

 

(i)        first, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the A Notes (other than default interest) to each Note Holder of an A Note in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the applicable Note Principal Balances at the applicable Net Note Rate;

 

(ii)       second, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to each Note Holder of an A Note in an amount equal to all principal payments (or other amounts allocated to principal) received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date, until the respective Note Principal Balances have been reduced to zero;

 

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(iii)       third, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to pay accrued and unpaid interest on the B Notes (other than default interest) to each Note Holder of a B Note in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid interest on the applicable Note Principal Balances at the applicable Net Note Rate;

 

(iv)       fourth, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, to each Note Holder of a B Note in an amount equal to all principal payments (or other amounts allocated to principal) received, if any, with respect to such Monthly Payment Date, until the respective Note Principal Balances have been reduced to zero;

 

(v)        fifth, to pay Yield Maintenance Premium and Yield Maintenance Default Premium then due and payable in respect of the A Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, then the B Notes, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis;

 

(vi)       sixth, to pay default interest and late payment charges then due and owing under the Mortgage Loan, all of which will be applied in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; and

 

(vii)      seventh, if any excess amount is available to be distributed in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and not otherwise applied in accordance with the foregoing clauses (i)-(vi), any remaining amount shall be paid pro rata to each Note A Holder and each Note B Holder based on their initial principal balances.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent required under the REMIC Provisions of the Code, payments or proceeds received with respect to any partial release of the Mortgaged Property (including following a condemnation) from the lien of the applicable Mortgage and Mortgage Loan Documents must be allocated to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the manner permitted by such REMIC provisions if, immediately following such release, the loan-to value ratio of the Mortgage Loan exceeds 125% (based solely on real property and excluding any personal property and going concern value).

 

Section 4.             Workout.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Note Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the Sequential Order of payment of the Notes and all payments to the Note A Holders pursuant to Section 3 shall be made as though such workout did not occur, with the payment terms of each A Note remaining the same as they are on the date hereof, and the full economic effect of all waivers, reductions or deferrals of amounts due on the Mortgage Loan attributable to such workout shall be borne, first, by the Note B Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, based on their respective Note Principal Balances (up to their respective Note Principal Balances, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note Rate and any other amounts due to each Note B Holder, as applicable) and then, by the Note A

 

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Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis (up to their respective Note Principal Balances, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note Rate and any other amounts due to each Note A Holder, as applicable). Any recoveries in connection with a workout of the Mortgage Loan will be allocated first, to the Note A Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, based on their respective Note Principal Balances (up to their respective Note Principal Balances, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note Rate and any other amounts due to each Note A Holder, as applicable), and then, to the Note B Holders, on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis, based on their respective Note Principal Balances (up to their respective Note Principal Balances, together with accrued interest thereon at the Note Rate and any other amounts due to each Note B Holder, as applicable).

 

Section 5.             Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Subject to this Agreement (including but not limited to Section 5(b)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has to, (i) call or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow Accepted Servicing Practices (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder) to sell the Non-Lead Securitization Notes together with the Lead Securitization Notes as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead

 

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Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell each Non-Lead Securitization Note together with the Lead Securitization Notes in the manner set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) will not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loan if the Mortgage Loan becomes a Defaulted Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (provided that such consent is not required from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder that is a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least 15 business days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the servicing file reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder that are material to the price of the Mortgage Loan; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive any of the delivery or timing requirements described in this sentence. Subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its representative) that is not a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Securitization Notes. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Securitization Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell the Non-Lead Securitization Notes, and the obligations of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the Non-Lead Securitization Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization is terminated in accordance with its terms.

 

(b)       If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered

 

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such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC provisions in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Note Holders be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan shall be treated as a single loan for purposes of calculating the Appraisal Reduction Amount. Appraisal Reduction Amounts with respect to the Mortgage Loan shall be allocated, first, to the B Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their relative outstanding principal balances), up to its respective outstanding principal balance, and then to the A Notes on a pro rata and pari passu basis (based on their relative outstanding principal balances).

 

Section 6.               Appointment of Controlling Note Holder Representative and Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

(a)    The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any

 

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Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. No Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and facsimile number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such Person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and facsimile numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator.

 

(b)       Neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will have any liability to the other Note Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder Representative and the Controlling Note Holder (whether acting in place of the Controlling Note Holder Representative when no Controlling Note Holder Representative shall have been appointed hereunder or otherwise exercising any right, power or privilege granted to the Controlling Note Holder hereunder) may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holder, and that the Controlling Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of a Note Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder Representative or the Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Controlling Note Holder or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that neither the Controlling Note Holder Representative nor the Controlling Note Holder will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

(c)       The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Note Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “controlling class representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all

 

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Major Decisions related to a “Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all Major Decisions for which the Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of the written analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision, together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Days such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Servicer (in the event the Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder, for so long as no Control Termination Event is continuing, is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole taking into account that the B Notes are junior to the A Notes) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC provisions of the Code or the Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or materially expand the scope of responsibilities of any of the Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable.

 

The Controlling Note Holder shall have no liability to the other Note Holders or any other party for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that the Controlling Note Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over the other Note Holders,

 

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and that the Controlling Note Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Note Holder and, absent willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Controlling Note Holder, agree to take no action against the Controlling Note Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Controlling Note Holder shall not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misconduct or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

(d)       Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, each Non-Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party), including, without limitation, the related Non-Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the related Non-Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the related Non-Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than such Non-Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by each Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

(e)       No Servicer, Trustee or Certificate Administrator acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to recognize any Person as a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative until the related Non-Controlling Note Holder has notified each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator of such appointment and, if the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the related Non-Controlling Note Holder, the Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative provides each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment (and such parties will be entitled to rely on such notice), an address and facsimile number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such Person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and facsimile numbers). The related Non-Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to each Servicer, Trustee and Certificate Administrator.

 

(f)       For so long as the Lead Securitization has not been terminated, after the Consultation Termination Event (and for so long as such Consultation Termination Event remains in effect), (1) the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required to provide to each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) (i) notice, information and reports with respect to any Major Decisions (similar to such notice, information and report it would have been required to deliver to the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement had

 

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a Consultation Termination Event not been in effect) and (ii) a summary of the Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan (at the same time as it would have been required to deliver to the Directing Certificateholder pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement had a Consultation Termination Event not been in effect) and (2) the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis with respect to any such Major Decision or the implementation of any recommended actions in the summary of the Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by the related Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to a Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Non-Controlling Note Holder, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Special Servicer acting on its behalf) may make any Major Decision or take any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Special Servicer) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its related Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

Section 7.             Appointment of Special Servicer.  Subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to the other Note Holder, the Servicer, the then existing Special Servicer and other parties to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its

 

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appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid.

 

Section 8.                 Payment Procedure.

 

(a)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments and collections on the Mortgage Loan to the Collection Account and the portion of such payments and collections that are distributable to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall be deposited into the Companion Loan Distribution Account pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within two (2) Business Days after receipt of properly identified funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

(b)       If the Lead Securitization Note Holder determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to the Lead Securitization Note Holder, a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

(c)       If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder makes any payment to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(d)       Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this

 

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Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.            Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders.  Each Note Holder shall have no liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, Accepted Servicing Practices, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, however, that the Servicer must act in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Section 10.           Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(b), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization

 

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Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by the Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.

 

Section 11.            Representations of the Note Holders.  Each Note Holder represents and warrants that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder, and that this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business. Each Note Holder represents and warrants that (a) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, (b) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any, required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (c) to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates and if any Note Holder chooses to offer to any other Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Note Holder shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by such Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.            Other Business Activities of the Note Holders.  Each Note Holder acknowledges that the other Note Holders or their Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

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Section 14.           Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, participate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose (either (i) directly or (ii) indirectly through entering into a derivatives contract or any other similar agreement, excluding a repo financing or a Pledge in accordance with Section 14(d)) of a Note (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender. Promptly after the Transfer, the non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from a transferee or the applicable Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer to a Securitization (and the related pooling and servicing or similar agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement) or in accordance with the immediately following sentence) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15. If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain (x) prior to a Securitization, the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder or (2) after a Securitization of such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note, Rating Agency Confirmation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without Rating Agency Confirmation, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it will pay the expenses of the non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its Note or any beneficial interest in its Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of all of the Notes in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

(b)       In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate

 

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thereof) which has extended a credit facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any Person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to any other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), such other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to any other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the other Note Holders and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Note Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. A Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under

 

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this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)         The loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)        The Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)       Such Note Holder pledges its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)       The Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)       Unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.           Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder.  The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, in the form of a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in this Section 15, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note Holder is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of the other Note Holders. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such Person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement

 

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requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and the other Note Holders against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.           Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.  THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.           Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers.  Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)       SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)       CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)       AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

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(d)       AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.          Modifications.  This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first receiving a Rating Agency Confirmation; provided that no such confirmation from the Rating Agencies shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) to make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, (iii) entered into pursuant to Section 31 of this Agreement or (iv) if and to the extent that it would be deemed given or not required pursuant to the definition of Rating Agency Confirmation in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and/or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Section 19.           Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer, Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder.

 

Section 20.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 21.           Captions.  The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.            Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 24.           Withholding Taxes.   (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, the Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder represents to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization

 

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Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments) or Form W-8BEN, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the related Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 25.           Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents.  The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than each Non-Lead Securitization Note) (a) prior to the Lead Securitization will be held by the Initial Agent and (b) after the Lead Securitization, will be held by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (in the name of the Trustee and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), in each case, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 26.            Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which the Lead Securitization Note Holder customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with the Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with the Lead Securitization Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect the Securitization; provided, however, that either in connection with the Lead Securitization or otherwise at any time prior to the Lead Securitization, none of the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder or (ii) materially increase a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders’ obligations or materially decrease any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders’ rights, remedies or protections. In connection with the Lead Securitization, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to the Lead Securitization such information concerning such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note as the Lead Securitization Note Holder reasonably determines to be

 

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necessary or appropriate, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder covenants and agrees that it shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Lead Securitization Noteholder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Lead Securitization Noteholder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and the Lead Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and the related Non-Lead Securitization Note in any Securitization document. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder acknowledges that the information provided by it to the Lead Securitization Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for the Lead Securitization. The Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder. The Lead Securitization Note Holder will reasonably cooperate with each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s possession in connection with each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders’ preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

Upon request, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall deliver to a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final Lead Securitization offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

Section 27.          Notices.  All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 28.          Broker.  Each Note Holder represents to each other that no broker was responsible for bringing about this transaction.

 

Section 29.          Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)       The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

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(b)       The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)       The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)       The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)       The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any officer’s certificate or assignment and assumption agreement delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)       The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)       The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

Section 30.           Termination and Resignation of Agent.

 

(a)       The Agent may be terminated at any time upon ten (10) days prior written notice from the Senior Noteholder. In the event that the Agent is terminated pursuant to this Section 30, all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated, other than any rights or obligations that accrued prior to the date of such termination.

 

(b)       The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. Barclays, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of Barclays without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement.

 

Section 31.           Resizing.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as Barclays, SG or an affiliate of either of them (an “Original Entity”) is the owner of a Non-Lead Securitization Note (the “Owned Note”), such Original Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan

 

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Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in either case, “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing the Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of the Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis (to the extent described in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the Original Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Lead Securitization Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts, and (v) the execution of such amendments and New Notes does not violate Accepted Servicing Practices. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Original Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holders of the other Notes. In connection with the foregoing (provided the conditions set forth in (i) through (v) above are satisfied, with respect to (i) through (iv), as certified by the Original Entity, on which certification the Master Servicer can rely), the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” of such New Notes shall be as provided in the definition of such term in this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  BARCLAYS BANK PLC, a public limited company, as Initial Note 1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ David Kung
    Name: David Kung
    Title:  Authorized Signatory
     
  SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, a société anonyme, as Initial Note 2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name: Kevin Kelley
    Title:  Director
     
  DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH, a German corporation, as Initial Note 3 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Natalie Grainger
    Name: Natalie Grainger
    Title: Director
     
  By: /s/ Matt Smith
    Name: Matt Smith
    Title: Director

 

BBCMS 2018-CHRS: CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower: Christiana Mall LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: July 12, 2018
Date of Notes: July 12, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $550,000,000
Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan as of the date hereof: $550,000,000
Initial A-1-A Note Principal Balance: $36,160,000
Initial A-1-B Note Principal Balance: $50,000,000
Initial A-1-C Note Principal Balance: $40,000,000
Initial A-1-D Note Principal Balance: $28,000,000
Initial A-1-E Note Principal Balance: $14,840,000
Initial A-2-A Note Principal Balance: $21,696,000
Initial A-2-B Note Principal Balance: $30,000,000
Initial A-2-C Note Principal Balance: $25,000,000
Initial A-2-D Note Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial A-2-E Note Principal Balance: $9,704,000
Initial A-3-A Note Principal Balance: $14,464,000
Initial A-3-B Note Principal Balance: $30,000,000
Initial A-3-C Note Principal Balance: $23,136,000
Initial B-1 Note Principal Balance: $106,000,000
Initial B-2 Note Principal Balance: $63,600,000
Initial B-3 Note Principal Balance: $42,400,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Newark, Delaware
Initial Maturity Date: August 2028

 

 A-1

 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

1.       Initial Note 1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note 1):

 

Barclays Bank PLC

Notice Address:
Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Michael Birajiclian

 

with a copy to:

Paul, Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Eric F. Allendorf

 

2.       Initial Note 2 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note 2):

 

Société Générale

Notice Address:
Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: Jim Barnard

and

 

Société Générale
245 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10167
Attention: General Counsel

 

 B-1

 

 

with a copy to:

Paul, Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Eric F. Allendorf

 

3.       Initial Note 3 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note 3):

 

Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch

Notice Address:
Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Lainie Kaye

 

with a copy to:

Paul, Hastings LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Eric F. Allendorf

 

(Following Securitization of Note A-1-A):

 

(i)       Depositor:

 

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC
745 7th Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Daniel Vinson
Facsimile number: (646) 758-1527
E-mail: daniel.vinson@barcap.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Robert Kim
Facsimile number: (212) 504-6666
E-mail: Robert.Kim@cwt.com;

 

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(ii)       Master Servicer:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Servicing 

Three Wells Fargo 

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

MAC D1050-084 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Facsimile: (704) 715-0036
Email: commercial.servicing@wellsfargo.com

 

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Legal Department, D1053-300 

301 South College Street, 30th Floor 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

K&L Gates LLP 

Hearst Tower 

214 North Tryon Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com

 

(iii)       Special Servicer:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Commercial Mortgage Special Servicing 

Three Wells Fargo 

401 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor 

MAC D1050-084 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS Special Servicing – Daniel Marthinsen
Facsimile: (704) 715-0055
Email: dan.marthinsen@wellsfargo.com

 

 B-3

 

 

with a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association 

Legal Department, D1053-300 

301 South College Street, 30th Floor 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing Legal Support
Facsimile: (704) 383-0353

 

with an additional copy to:

K&L Gates LLP 

Hearst Tower 

214 North Tryon Street 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

Attention: Stacy G. Ackermann
Reference: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (704) 353-3190
Email: stacy.ackermann@klgates.com

 

(iv)       Trustee:

 

Wilmington Trust, National Association
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19890
Attention: BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Fax Number: (302) 630-4140
Email: cmbstrustee@wilmingtontrust.com

 

(with a copy to be sent contemporaneously via e-mail to cmbstrustee@wilmingtontrust.com)

 

(v)       Certificate Administrator:

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: CMBS – Corporate Trust Services BBCMS 2018-CHRS
Telephone: (410) 884-2000
Facsimile: (410) 715-2380
Email: trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

 B-4

 

 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1. Apollo Global Real Estate 

2. Archon Capital, L.P. 

3. AREA Property Partners 

4. BlackRock, Inc. 

5. The Blackstone Group International Ltd. 

6. Capital Trust, Inc. 

7. Clarion Partners 

8. Colony Capital, Inc. 

9. DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners 

10. Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P. 

11. Fortress Investment Group LLC 

12. Garrison Investment Group 

13. Goldman, Sachs & Co. 

14. iStar Financial Inc. 

15. J.E. Roberts Companies 

16. Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments 

17. LoanCore Capital 

18. Lonestar Funds 

19. Praedium Group 

20. Raith Capital Partners, LLC 

21. Rialto Capital Management, LLC 

22. Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

23. Rockpoint Group 

24. Starwood Capital/Starwood Financial Trust 

25. Torchlight Investors 

26. Walton Street Capital, LLC 

27. Westbrook Partners 

28. WestRiver Capital 

29. Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

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EX-4.14 16 exh4-14regency.htm REGENCY PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.14 

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

 

Dated as of December 12, 2018

 

by and between

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-1 Holder),

 

and

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

 

Regency Properties Portfolio

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
Section 1. Definitions 2
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 17
Section 3. Priority of Payments 23
Section 4. Workout 24
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan 25
Section 6. Rights of the Controlling Note Holder 29
Section 7. Appointment of Special Servicer 32
Section 8. Payment Procedure 33
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders 34
Section 10. Bankruptcy 34
Section 11. Representations of the Note Holders 35
Section 12. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 35
Section 13. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders 36
Section 14. Sale of the Notes 36
Section 15. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder 39
Section 16. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 40
Section 17. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 40
Section 18. Modifications 41
Section 19. Statement of Intent 41
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 41
Section 21. Counterparts 41
Section 22. Captions 41
Section 23. Severability 41
Section 24. Entire Agreement 42
Section 25. Withholding Taxes 42
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 43
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization 43
Section 28. Notices 44
Section 29. Broker 45
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 45
Section 31. Reserved 45
Section 32. Resignation or Termination of Agent 45
Section 33. Resizing 46

 

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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 12, 2018 by and between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch” (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”)) and UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”); the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-2 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), UBS AG, New York Branch originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by two promissory notes, each dated as of the respective dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto: (i) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-1 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $20,000,000.00 and (ii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-2 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $15,250,000.00. The note referenced in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-1”; and the note referenced in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-2”. Note A-1 and Note A-2 are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”. The Notes are secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder intends to sell, transfer and assign its respective right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBSCMSC”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement expected to be entered into in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 transaction, between UBSCMSC, as purchaser, and the Initial Note A-1 Holder, as seller, and UBSCMSC intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 under a pooling and servicing agreement, expected to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among UBSCMSC, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank ,National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer;

 

WHEREAS, each the Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.                Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Whenever a term is defined as having the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall be deemed to refer to the definition of such term (or if no such definition exists, the definition of any term substantially similar thereto) as is set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

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CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. If at any time 50% or more of the Controlling Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Note Holder (and such party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” as described above) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and neither the Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder (and if the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization the related Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of the Controlling Note Holder that can be exercised by a certificateholder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Custodian” shall mean the custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA and (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special

 

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Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Lead Depositor” shall mean the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-1) but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, the Note A-1 PSA; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall mean each “Major Decision” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer related to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2018, between UBS AG, New York Branch, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means Note A-2 and any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, the consultation and other rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the directing certificateholder under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. If at any time 50% or more of a Non-Controlling Note is held by (or the majority “controlling class” holder or other party

 

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assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (as described above) is) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder and neither any Non-Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the depositor under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, (i) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization and (ii) prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, any Securitization other than the First Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note included in a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

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Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable (including any Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative and any “directing certificateholder”, “controlling class representative” or similar person acting pursuant to a Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be).

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance

 

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and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the Note A-2 Principal Balance and (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the Note A-2 Principal Balance.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)          an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)          the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)          one or more of the following:

 

(i)               an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

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(ii)              an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)             a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is an Approved Servicer)); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)             an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)              an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

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in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)               any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed

 

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by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning 860D(a) of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “REO Property” or such other analogous term used in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special

 

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servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or any portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

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Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or excluded mortgage loan special servicer, as applicable, appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

UBSCMSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

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Section 2.                Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency

 

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Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is an Approved Servicer. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)               The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor or CREFC®, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient

 

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for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the

 

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Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and Advance Interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first, from the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)                Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)                such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and any Additional Trust Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or Additional Trust Expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances and/or Additional Trust Expenses, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Expenses;

 

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(ii)              each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor;

 

(iii)             the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the related executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)              the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(d)               Prior to the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to a Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

 

(e)                In addition to the foregoing, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, as long as each such Servicer satisfies the conditions to be the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in Note A-1 PSA with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee and Operating Advisor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the related operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items.

 

(f)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

 

Section 3.                Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled

 

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Interest Payments, Scheduled Principal Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided, that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any Additional Trust Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Master Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall, first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay Additional Trust Expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

Section 4.                Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement,

 

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and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.                Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)                Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the initial Securitization Date to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to

 

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sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, 50% or more of the related Note (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive (only with respect to itself) any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold

 

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such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)               The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the related “Subordinate Control Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) or the “Collective Consultation Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its

 

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Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)               If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions

 

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in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by all of the Note Holders collectively, each contributing on a pro rata and pari passu basis according to the Percentage Interest represented by each Note.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.                Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)                The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

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(b)               The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming that a “Subordinate Control Period” or similar period under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is in effect). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder, provided that at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the related “Directing Certificateholder”, “Directing Holder” or “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) under the Non-Lead Securitization or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice.

 

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

(d)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s), for purposes of this Agreement, such Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) as the representative of the related “controlling class” holder(s) in exercising its rights as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and such party shall provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting

 

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on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

 

(e)       No Note Holder Representative will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or any Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that a Note Holder Representative may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that any Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of any other Note Holder and, absent willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Note Holder Representative, agree to take no action against the Note Holder Representative or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that no Note Holder Representative will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful malfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.                Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer that satisfies the Required Special Servicer Rating requirements in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s collection account (or equivalent account).

 

Section 8.                Payment Procedure.

 

(a)                The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the “Collection Account” and/or “Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account” (or the related analogous term and each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payment into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds).

 

(b)                If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

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(c)                If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf).

  

(d)               Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.              Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.            Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its

 

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property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.            Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants to each other Note Holder that, as of the date hereof (or in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(a)                the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder,

 

(b)               this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law,

 

(c)                it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business,

 

(d)               this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, and

 

(e)               to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any,

 

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required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (B) there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.            No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.            Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Affiliate thereof or any entity any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate thereof or any entity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.            Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)                Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the

 

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applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the related Note is included in a Securitization, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(b)               In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)                Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated

 

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at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”) or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Note Holder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e.,

 

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realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)               Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)                the loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)               the Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)              such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)               the Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)               unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.            Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

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In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.            Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.            Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)                SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)               CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)                AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED

 

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OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)               AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.            Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first delivering a Rating Agency Communication to each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Communication shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct any scrivener error, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

 

Section 19.            Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.            Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

 

Section 21.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 22.            Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to

 

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summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.            Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.            Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.            Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)               Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)               Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage

 

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Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.            Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date and the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1 and Note A-2) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2, unless any such Note is also included in the Note A-1 Securitization) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 27.            Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)                Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan

 

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Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

(b)              Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

(c)               If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate at the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received,

 

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the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Section 28.            Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.            Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that it has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 30.             Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)               The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)               The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)                The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)               The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)               The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)                The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)               The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

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Section 31.             Reserved.

 

Section 32.            Resignation or Termination of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. UBS AG, New York Branch, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of UBS AG, New York Branch without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 33.            Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as any Note Holder or an affiliate thereof (each, a “Resizing Entity”) is the owner of any Note that is not included in a Securitization (each, an “Owned Note”), such Resizing Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing, provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for purposes of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the

 

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definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name:      Christopher LaBianca
    Title:        Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name:      Kathleen Donovan
    Title:        Managing Director

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name:      Christopher LaBianca
    Title:        Managing Director

  

  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name:      Kathleen Donovan
    Title:        Managing Director

 

USB 2018-C14: AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (REGENCIES PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO)

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower(s): REGENCY VERNAL LLC, REGENCY OXFORD II LLC, REGENCY CUT OFF LLC, REGENCY WABASH EAST LLC, REGENCY MONTICELLO LLC, REGENCY COLUMBIA CITY LLC, and REGENCY KNOXVILLE LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: October 15, 2018
Date of Notes: October 15, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $35,250,000
Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance: $15,250,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Various throughout the United States
Initial Maturity Date: November 6, 2028

 

A-2

 

EXHIBIT B

 

1.Initial Note A-1 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch: 

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention:  Henry Chung 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

2.Initial Note A-2 Holder:

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention:  Henry Chung

 

B-1

 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com

 

with a copy to:  

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-2 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

B-2

 

EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein

2.Annaly Capital Management

3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors

4.Archon Capital, L.P.

5.AREA Property Partners

6.Artemis Real Estate Partners

7.BlackRock, Inc.

8.Capital Trust, Inc.

9.Clarion Partners

10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.

11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management

12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners

13.Dune Real Estate Partners

14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

15.Five Mile Capital Partners

16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC

17.Garrison Investment Group

18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.

19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC

20.Hudson Advisors

21.Investcorp International

22.iStar Financial Inc.

23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

24.JER Partners

25.KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC

26.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments

27.Libremax Capital LLC

28.LoanCore Capital

29.Lone Star Funds

30.Lowe Enterprises

31.Normandy Real Estate Partners

32.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.

33.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.

34.Praedium Group

35.Raith Capital Partners, LLC

36.Rialto Capital Management, LLC

37.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC

38.Rimrock Capital Management LLC

39.Rockpoint Group

40.Rockwood

41.RREEF Funds

42.Square Mile Capital Management

43.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust

44.The Blackstone Group

45.The Carlyle Group

46.Torchlight Investors

47.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

48.Westbrook Partners

49.WestRiver Capital

50.Wheelock Street Capital

51.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

C-1

 

EX-4.15 17 exh4-15ellsworthcla.htm ELLSWORTH PLACE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.15

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

Ellsworth Place

 

CO-LENDER AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of September 25, 2018

 

between

 

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
(Note A-1 Holder)

  

and

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

(Note A-2 Holder)

 

and

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

(Note A-3 Holder)

 

and

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

(Note A-4 Holder)

 

and

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

(Note A-5 Holder) 

 

  

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
1. Definitions; Conflicts 2
2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 15
3. Priority of Notes 17
4. Workout 18
5. Accounts; Payment Procedure 18
6. Limitation on Liability 19
7. Representations of the Holders 19
8. Independent Analyses of each Holder 20
9. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 20
10. Not a Security 20
11. Other Business Activities of the Holders 21
12. Transfer of Notes 21
13. Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer 23
14. Rights of the Directing Holder 25
15. Appointment of Special Servicer 27
16. Rights of the Non-Directing Holders 27
17. Advances; Reimbursement of Advances 28
18. Provisions Relating to Securitization 29
19. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 37
20. Modifications 37
21. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 38
22. Counterparts 38
23. Captions 38
24. Notices 38
25. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 38

 

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THIS CO-LENDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 25, 2018, is between RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RMF”), having an address at 600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, as the holder of Note A-1 (the “Initial Note A-1 Holder”), RMF, as the holder of Note A-2 (the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”), RMF, as the holder of Note A-3 (the “Initial Note A-3 Holder”), RMF, as the holder of Note A-4 (the “Initial Note A-4 Holder”) and RMF, as the holder of Note A-5 (the “Initial Note A-5 Holder”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, RMF has made a mortgage loan in the original principal amount of $69,000,000 (the “Mortgage Loan”) to Avante Ellsworth Venture I LLC, a Delaware limited partnership, (the “Borrower”) pursuant to a loan agreement between the Borrower, as borrower, and RMF, as lender, dated as of July 20, 2018 (the “Loan Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan was originally evidenced by one Promissory Note in the original principal amount of $69,000,000 (the “Promissory Note”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a Note Splitter and Modification Agreement dated as of September 25, 2018 by and between the Borrower and the Lender, the Promissory Note was delivered to (or at the instruction of) the Borrower and the Borrower delivered to RMF five replacement notes: Note A-1 in the original principal amount of $24,000,000, Note A-2 in the original principal balance of $20,000,000, Note A-3 in the original principal amount of $15,000,000, Note A-4 in the original principal balance of $5,000,000 and Note A-5 in the original principal balance of $5,000,000 (“Note A-1”, “Note A-2”, “Note A-3”, “Note A-4” and “Note A-5” respectively, and individually, each, a “Note” and collectively the “Notes”); 

 

WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first mortgage lien (the “Mortgage”) on the real property known as Conway Commons (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, RMF intends (but is not bound) to sell, transfer and assign its right, title and interest in and to Note A-2 to UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP. (“UBS Depositor”), as depositor, pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by and between UBS Depositor, as purchaser, and RMF as seller, and UBS Depositor intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-2 to a trustee for the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13; provided, however, that RMF may sell, transfer and assign Note A-2 to another depositor for deposit into another securitization trust (such sales, transfers and assignments, the “Note A-2 Securitization”);

 

WHEREAS, the Note A-1 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans;

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Note A-3 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-3 to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans;

 

WHEREAS, the Note A-4 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-4 to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans;

 

WHEREAS, the Note A-5 Holder intends, but is not bound, to sell, transfer and assign all or a portion of its right, title and interest in and to Note A-5 to one or more depositors who will in turn transfer the same to one or more trusts as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans;

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5 respectively; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

1.         Definitions; Conflicts. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto, or terms of substantially similar import, in the Servicing Agreement. To the extent of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Advance” shall mean any P&I Advance or Property Advance made with respect to any of the Notes, the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA or the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Affiliate” shall mean this Co Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Co-Lender Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

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Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Borrower Party Affiliate”: With respect to a borrower, a mortgagor, a manager of a Mortgaged Property or a restricted mezzanine holder, (a) any other person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such borrower, mortgagor, manager or restricted mezzanine holder, as applicable, (b) any other person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such borrower, mortgagor or manager, as applicable, or (c) any other person owning, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the beneficial interests in such restricted mezzanine holder. For the purposes of this definition, (1) ”control” when used with respect to any specified person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing and (2) ”restricted mezzanine lender” includes “accelerated mezzanine loan lender” or such other similar term as used in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Business Day” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

CLO Asset Manager” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the entity that is responsible for managing or administering the underlying assets of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, the assets of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the Directing Holder).

 

Certificates” shall mean any securities issued in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization or the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Collection Account” shall mean the “collection account” or sub-account thereof, established under the Servicing Agreement for the purpose of servicing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Consultation Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “controlled by,” “controlling” and “under common control with” shall have the respective correlative meaning thereto.

 

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CREFC® Investor Reporting Package®” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Defaulted Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA, (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA, (i) with respect to the Note A-3 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-3 PSA, (ii) with respect to the Note A-4 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-4 PSA and (iii) with respect to the Note A-5 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Directing Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder or, if Note A-1 is included in a Securitization, the holders of the Note A-1 Securitization Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party that the Note A-1 Holder grants the right to exercise the rights granted to the Directing Holder in this Agreement; provided, that no Borrower or Borrower Party Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to act as Directing Holder.

 

Event of Default” shall mean an “Event of Default” as defined in the Loan Agreement.

 

Excluded Amounts” shall mean:

 

(i)         proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents;

 

(ii)        amounts required to be deposited in reserve or escrow pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; and

 

(iii)       amounts that are then due and payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement to the parties to the Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation, Servicing Fees, Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, as applicable, reimbursement of costs and expenses, reimbursement of Property Advances and interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate;

 

but shall not include (A) any amounts received in respect of any P&I Advances (and interest thereon), (B) any Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of the Servicing Fee calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” set forth in the Servicing Agreement and (C) any trustee fees.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

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Holder” shall mean the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder and/or the Note A-5 Holder, as the context indicates.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, a trust vehicle or entity which holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Lead Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date, but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the related Note A-2 Securitization, and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Note Holder” shall mean the Holder of the Lead Note.

 

Lead Note Seller” shall mean the entity that sells the Lead Note into the Lead Securitization.

 

Lead PSA” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization PSA” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the trust established under the Note A-2 PSA in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the trust established under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Lead Servicer” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the servicer designated under the Note A-2 PSA and (b) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the servicer designated under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Liquidation Proceeds” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Loan Agreement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

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Major Action” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “Material Action,” “Major Action,” “Major Decision” or any equivalent term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Servicing Agreement and any successor thereunder.

 

Master Servicer Remittance Date” shall mean:

 

(a)      during the period after the Note A-2 Securitization date but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date:

 

(i)        with respect to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Note A-2 PSA, and

 

(b)      after the Note A-1 Securitization Date:

 

(i)        with respect to Note A-1, the “Master Servicer Remittance Date” (or analogous term) as defined in the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ii)       with respect to Note A-2, the first business day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-2 PSA, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the scheduled monthly payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(iii)      with respect to Note A-3, the first business day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-3 PSA, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the scheduled monthly payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(iv)      with respect to Note A-4, the first business day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-4 PSA, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the scheduled monthly payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

 

(v)       with respect to Note A-5, the first business day after the “determination date,” as such term or a similar term is defined in the Note A-5 PSA, provided, however, that no remittance is required to be made until two Business Days after receipt of properly identified and available funds constituting the scheduled monthly payment with respect to the Mortgage Loan; and

 

Provided, however, that in no event may any such “determination date” occur prior to the sixth day of each month, or, if such sixth day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Exhibit A.

 

Monthly Payment” with respect to any period shall mean all amounts due and payable to any Holder or Holders during such period in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors in interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC and its successors in interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to each Note.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the Notes, and all other documents evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Principal Balance” shall mean, at any date of determination, the aggregate principal balance of the Notes evidencing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall mean the schedule in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which schedule sets forth certain information regarding the Mortgage Loan and the Notes.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Non-Directing Holders” shall mean the holders of any Note other than Note A-1 or, if any of such Notes have been included in a Securitization, the holders of Certificates representing the specified interest in the class of Certificates designated as the “controlling class” or the duly appointed representative of the holders of such Certificates or such other party otherwise entitled under the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA and the Note A-5 PSA to exercise the rights granted to the Non-Directing Holders in this Agreement. If Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 or Note A-5 is no longer in a Securitization, the Non-Directing Holder with respect to such Note will be the then-current Holder of such Note.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean, (i) with respect to Note A-2, from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the master servicer designated under the Note A-2 PSA, (ii) with respect to Note A-3, the master servicer designated under the Note A-3 PSA, (iii) with respect to Note A-4, the master servicer designated under the Note A-4 PSA and (iv) with respect to Note A-5, the master servicer designated under the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Non-Lead Note” shall mean each Note other than the Lead Note.

 

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Non-Lead Note Holders” shall mean the holders of the Non-Lead Notes.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, at any time, each Securitization that is not then the Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Servicing Agreements” shall mean (i) from and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 PSA, (ii) the Note A-3 PSA, (iii) the Note A-4 PSA and (iv) the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Nonrecoverable Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean RMF or any subsequent holder of Note A-1.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-1 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean RMF or any subsequent holder of Note A-2.

 

Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-2 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

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Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-3” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-3 Holder” shall mean RMF or any subsequent holder of Note A-3.

 

Note A-3 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-3 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-3 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-3 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-3 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-3 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-3 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-3 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-3 Securitization.

 

Note A-3 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-3 PSA.

 

Note A-4” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-4 Holder” shall mean RMF or any subsequent holder of Note A-4.

 

Note A-4 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-4 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-4 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-4 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-4 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-4 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-4 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

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Note A-4 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-4 Securitization.

 

Note A-4 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-4 PSA.

 

Note A-5” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-5 Holder” shall mean RMF or any subsequent holder of Note A-5.

 

Note A-5 Principal Balance” shall mean at any time of determination, the initial Note A-5 Principal Balance as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-5 Holder and any reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 4.

 

Note A-5 PSA” shall mean the “pooling and servicing agreement” entered into in connection with the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Note A-5 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-5 Holder of all or any portion of Note A-5 to a depositor who will in turn include all or such portion (as applicable) of Note A-5 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-5 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-5 Securitization.

 

Note A-5 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-5 PSA.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA or the Note A-5 PSA, as applicable, with respect to a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Notes included in the related Securitization.

 

Penalty Charges” shall mean any amounts collected from the Borrower that represent default charges, penalty charges, late fees and/or default interest, but excluding any yield maintenance charge or prepayment premium.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person (a) listed on Exhibit C attached hereto or (b) that on the date of determination is (i) a Qualified Transferee or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through one or more funds with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

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Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Property Advance” shall mean an advance made in respect of property protection expenses or expenses incurred to protect, preserve and enforce the security for the Mortgage Loan or to pay taxes and assessments or insurance premiums with respect to the Mortgaged Property.

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and each Holder, (i) for purposes of allocating payments of interest among the Notes, each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the interest accrued on such Note at the respective Interest Rate of such Note based on the outstanding principal balance of such Note and (ii) for all other purposes, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Holder over another Note or Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective pro rata share based on the principal balance of its Note in relation to the principal balance of the entire Mortgage Loan of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

PSA” shall mean the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA, and the Note A-5 PSA, as the context requires.

 

Qualified Servicer” shall mean any nationally recognized commercial mortgage loan servicer (1) rated at least “CSS3,” in the case of a special servicer, or at least “CMS2,” in the case of a master servicer, by Fitch, (2) on the S&P Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Master Servicer or a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, as applicable, (3) as to which neither Moody’s nor KBRA has cited servicing concerns of such servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in any CMBS transaction rated by Moody’s or KBRA, as applicable, and serviced by such servicer prior to the time of determination, (4) a servicer that (i) during the 12-month period prior to the date of determination, acted as master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization rated by Morningstar and (ii) Morningstar has not qualified, downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating or ratings of one or more classes of such certificates citing servicing concerns with the servicer or special servicer, as applicable, as the sole or material factor in such rating action and (5) in the case of DBRS, that within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination such servicer was acting as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such servicer as servicer or special servicer, as applicable, of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal (or placement on watch status). For purposes of this definition, for so long as any Note is included in a Securitization, the ratings or actions of any Rating Agency that is not rating any such Securitization(s) shall not be considered.

 

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Qualified Transferee” shall mean an Affiliate of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder or the Note A-5 Holder or one or more of the following (other than a Borrower or any entity which is a Borrower Party Affiliate):

 

(i)        an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust or governmental entity or plan; or

 

(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which regularly engages in the business of making or owning investments of types similar to the Mortgage Loan; or

 

(iii)      an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing entities described in clauses (i) or (ii) above; or

 

(iv)      any entity Controlled by or under common Control or Controlling any of the entities described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or

 

(v)       a Qualified Trustee (or, in the case of a CLO, a single purpose bankruptcy-remote entity that contemporaneously pledges its interest in a Note to a Qualified Trustee) in connection with (A) a securitization of, (B) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) secured by, or (C) a financing through an “owner trust” of, any interest in a Note (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that either (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by at least two of the Rating Agencies that also assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Securitization of a Note (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is a Qualified Servicer); (2) the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is a Qualified Servicer at the time of transfer; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager that is a Qualified Transferee, is a Qualified Transferee under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this definition; or

 

(vi)      an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership in which a Permitted Fund Manager acts as the general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day to day management and operation of such investment vehicle, provided that greater than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Transferees,

 

which, in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this definition, has at least $650,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management) and (except with respect to a pension advisory

 

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firm or similar fiduciary) at least $250,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity, and is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans or commercial loans similar to the Mortgage Loan.

 

Qualified Trustee” shall mean (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is then rated in one of the top two rating categories of each of the Rating Agencies.

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, unless specified otherwise, at any time during which any Note is an asset of a Securitization, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the applicable Depositor from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean each of the applicable Rating Agencies shall have confirmed in writing that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the Certificates then outstanding. In the event that no Certificates are outstanding, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall require the consent of the Note A-1 Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency (1) waives, declines or refuses, in writing, to review or otherwise engage any request for a confirmation hereunder from such Rating Agency that a proposed action will not result in a qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of its then current rating of the securities issued pursuant to the related Securitization, or (2) does not reply to such request or responds in a manner that indicates that such Rating Agency is neither reviewing such request nor waiving the requirement for Rating Agency Confirmation and the related timing, notice and other applicable provisions set forth in the Servicing Agreement, or any PSA that is not the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, have been satisfied, then for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained will be deemed not to apply for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

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Reimbursement Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or the term “Advance Rate” or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

REMIC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2(g).

 

“REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall mean the Mortgaged Property, title to which has been acquired by the Servicer on behalf of (or other Person designated by) the Holders through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise.

 

Reporting Article” shall mean, with respect to any PSA, the article of such PSA that relates to reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation AB.

 

RMF” shall mean Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC and its successors in interest.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, and its successors in interest.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization and/or the Note A-5 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Securitization, as applicable.

 

Servicer” shall mean (i) the Master Servicer with respect to a non-Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and the Special Servicer with respect to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan, or (ii) with respect to a specific function, right or obligation as to which the Servicing Agreement designates the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, the party so designated, as applicable, pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Agreement” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Note A-2 Securitization Date and prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 PSA and (b) after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 PSA. In the event the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the term “Servicing Agreement” shall refer to the subsequent servicing agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.

 

Servicing Fee” shall mean the fee of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, which will generally be calculated as the product of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination.

 

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Servicing Fee Rate” shall have the meaning applied to such term in the Servicing Agreement, being the rate per annum which, when applied to the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance (which may be a different rate with respect to each of the Notes), will determine the servicing fee payable to the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing File” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of the Noteholders as a collective whole, taking into account the pari passu nature of the Mortgage Loan.

 

Servicing Transfer Event” shall mean any of the events specified in the Servicing Agreement, whereby the servicing of the Mortgage Loan is required to be transferred to the Special Servicer from the Master Servicer.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer of the Mortgage Loan as appointed under the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, or any successor special servicer appointed as provided thereunder and hereunder.

 

Special Servicing Fee” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Servicing Agreement.

 

Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan” shall mean the Mortgage Loan during the period it is serviced by the Special Servicer following a Servicing Transfer Event.

 

Transfer” shall mean any assignment, pledge, conveyance, sale, transfer, mortgage, encumbrance, grant of a security interest, issuance of a participation interest, or other disposition, either directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise.

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any PSA, as the context requires.

 

UBS Depositor” shall mean UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. and its successors in interest.

 

2.         Servicing of the Mortgage Loan. (a)  Each Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to the specific terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in effect at any given time. Each holder agrees to reasonably cooperate with each Servicer with respect to its exercise of its rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(b)       The Note A-1 PSA, Note A-2 PSA, Note A-3 PSA, Note A-4 PSA and Note A-5 PSA shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the Note A-1 Trust Fund, the Note A-2 Trust Fund, the

 

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Note A-3 Trust Fund, the Note A-4 Trust Fund and the Note A-5 Trust Fund, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the Note A-1 Securitization, the Note A-2 Securitization, the Note A-3 Securitization, the Note A-4 Securitization or the Note A-5 Securitization. In addition, the Note A-1 PSA, Note A-2 PSA, Note A-3 PSA, Note A-4 PSA and Note A-5 PSA shall have such additional provisions as are set forth in Section 18. The Note A-1 Holder shall have the right to designate the Master Servicer and Special Servicer for the Note A-1 Securitization as long as each such party is a Qualified Servicer.

 

(c)       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Directing Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Agreement. Each Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Holders as set forth herein and in such Servicing Agreement).

 

(d)       If, at any time the Lead Note is no longer in a Securitization, the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to a servicing agreement that is substantially similar to the Servicing Agreement (provided that, if any Non-Lead Note is in a Securitization, a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such servicing agreement shall be obtained from the Rating Agencies that were engaged by the Depositor to rate such Securitization) and all references herein to the “Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement has been entered into (and such Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained), the Note A-1 Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement as if such agreement was still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, further, however, that until a replacement Servicing Agreement is in place, the actual servicing of the Mortgage Loan may be performed by any Qualified Servicer appointed by the Note A-1 Holder and does not have to be performed by the service providers set forth under the Servicing Agreement that was previously in effect.

 

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein (including Sections 4 and 13(a)), each Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard as set forth in such Servicing Agreement, and any Holder who is not a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of such provisions of the Servicing Agreement. It is understood that any Non-Lead Note Holder may separately appoint a servicer for its Non-Lead Note, by itself or together with other assets, but any such servicer will have no responsibility hereunder and shall be compensated solely by the applicable Non-Lead Note Holder from funds payable to it hereunder or otherwise.

 

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the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Any conflict between the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement provided that in no event shall the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, take any action or omit to take any action in accordance with the terms of this Agreement that would cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, to violate the Servicing Standard or the REMIC Provisions.

 

(g)       If any Note is included as an asset of a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a “REMIC”), within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights that the Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC that includes any Note (or any portion thereof). Each Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC Provisions in the Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(h)       In the event that one of the Notes is included in a REMIC, the other Holders shall not be required to reimburse such Holder or any other Person for payment of any taxes imposed on such REMIC or Advances therefor or for any interest on such Advance or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to the other Holders be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

3.         Priority of Notes. Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5 shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 or Note A-5 shall have priority or preference over any portion of the other Notes or security therefor. Except for the Excluded Amounts, all amounts tendered by the Borrower or otherwise available for payment on the Mortgage Loan, whether received in the form of Monthly Payments, a balloon payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other instrument serving as security on the Mortgage Loan, proceeds under title, hazard or other insurance policies or awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or similar exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be distributed by the Master Servicer and applied to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5 on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis.

 

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The Servicing Agreement may provide for the application of Penalty Charges paid in respect of the Mortgage Loan to be used to (i) pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for interest accrued on any Property Advances, (ii) to pay the parties to any Securitization for interest accrued on any P&I Advance, (iii) to pay certain other expenses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (iv) to pay to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation, except that, for so long as any Note is not included in a Securitization, any Penalty Charges allocated to such Note that are not applied pursuant to clauses (i)-(iii) above shall be remitted to the respective Holder and shall not be paid to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer without the express consent of such Holder.

 

4.         Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement and Section 13 of this Agreement, and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the Mortgage Loan Principal Balance is decreased, (ii) the Mortgage Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note is waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5 as described in Section 3.

 

5.         Accounts; Payment Procedure. The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Master Servicer shall establish and maintain the Collection Account or Collection Accounts, as applicable. Each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder and the Note A-5 Holder hereby directs the Master Servicer, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 hereof, and subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, (i) to deposit into the applicable Collection Account within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement all payments received with respect to the Mortgage Loan and (ii) to remit from the applicable Collection Account for deposit or credit on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date all payments received with respect to and allocable to Note A-1, Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5 by wire transfer to accounts maintained by the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder and the Note A-5 Holder, respectively; provided that delinquent payments received by the Master Servicer after the related Master Servicer Remittance Date shall be remitted by the Master Servicer to such accounts within the time period specified in the Servicing Agreement.

 

If any Servicer holding or having distributed any amount received or collected in respect of any Note determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any such Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Borrower or paid to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder, the Note A-5 Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Servicer shall be required to distribute any portion thereof to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder or the Note A-5 Holder, as applicable, and any such Holder, as applicable, shall promptly on demand repay to such Servicer the portion that has been distributed to the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2

 

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Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder or the Note A-5 Holder, as applicable, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as such Servicer shall have been required to pay to the Borrower, any Holder, any Servicer or such other person or entity with respect thereto. Each of the Holders agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it will promptly remit such excess to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from such Holder, as applicable, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, against any future payments due such Holder, as applicable, under the Mortgage Loan, provided, that the obligations of each Holder under this Section 5 are separate and distinct obligations from one another and in no event shall any Servicer enforce the obligations of any Holder against any other Holder. The obligations of each Holder under this Section 5 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations and each Servicer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of these provisions.

 

6.        Limitation on Liability. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, no Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf) shall have any liability to any other Holder with respect to any Note, except (1) with respect to the Advance reimbursement provisions set forth in Section 17 and (2) with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or material breach of this Agreement on the part of such Holder (including the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer on its behalf, except that the Master Servicer’s or Special Servicer’s liability may be further limited or expanded as set forth in the Servicing Agreement).

 

7.        Representations of the Holders. (a)  Each of the Holders hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with each other Holder that, as of the date hereof (or, in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(i)        It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State under which it is organized.

 

(ii)       The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Holder, and performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement by such Holder, will not violate its organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or that is applicable to it or any of its assets, in each case which materially and adversely affect its ability to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)      Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(iv)      This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Holder enforceable against such Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar

 

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laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law.

 

(v)       It has the right to enter into this Agreement without the consent of any third party.

 

(vi)      It is the holder of the respective Note for its own account in the ordinary course of its business.

 

(vii)     It has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(viii)    It is a Qualified Transferee.

 

8.         Independent Analyses of each Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that, except for the representations made in Section 7, it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Holders and based on such documents and information as such Holder has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to purchase its respective Note. Each Holder hereby acknowledges that the other Holders shall have no responsibility for (i) the collectability of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the validity, enforceability or legal effect of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents or the title insurance policy or policies or any survey furnished or to be furnished in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, (iii) the validity, sufficiency or effectiveness of the lien created or to be created by the Mortgage Loan Documents, or (iv) the financial condition of the Borrower. Each Holder assumes all risk of loss in connection with its respective Note for reasons other than gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by any other Holder or negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith by any Servicer, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

9.         No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute among any Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) and any other Holder a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. Each Holder (or the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee on its behalf) shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to the other Holders the opportunity to purchase notes or interests relating to any future loans originated by such Holder or any of its Affiliates, and if any Holder chooses to offer to any of the other Holders, the opportunity to purchase notes or interests in any future mortgage loans originated by such Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as such Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. None of the Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from any other Holder any notes or interests in any future loans originated by any other Holder or any of its Affiliates.

 

10.       Not a Security. None of the Notes shall be deemed to be a security within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

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11.       Other Business Activities of the Holders. Each Holder acknowledges that the other Holders may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, any Borrower Party Affiliate, and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to any Borrower Party Affiliate and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability, but only if none of the foregoing violate the Mortgage Loan Documents, in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

12.       Transfer of Notes. (a)  Each Holder may Transfer up to 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note whether or not the related transferee is a Qualified Transferee without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Each Holder shall not Transfer more than 49% (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in its Note unless (i) prior to a Securitization of any Note, the other Holders have consented to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) after a Securitization of any Note, a Rating Agency Confirmation has been received with respect to such Transfer, in which case the related transferee shall thereafter be deemed to be a “Qualified Transferee” for all purposes under this Agreement, (iii) such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee or (iv) such Transfer is in connection with a sale by a Securitization Trust; provided that if such Transfer is a Transfer of the Lead Note, such Transfer is to a Qualified Transferee. Any such transferee (except in the case of Transfers that are made in connection with a Securitization) hereby assumes the obligations of the transferring Holder hereunder and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and (ii) remakes each of the representations and warranties contained herein for the benefit of the other Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if such non-transferring Holder’s Note is in a Securitization, without a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency that has been engaged by the Depositor to rate the securities issued in connection with such Securitization, no Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note to a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. None of the provisions of this Section 12(a) shall apply in the case of a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization PSA.

 

(b)       Except for a Transfer made in connection with a Securitization, or a Transfer made by a Holder to an Affiliate, at least five (5) days prior to a transfer of any Note, the transferring Holder shall provide notice to the other Holders and, if any Certificates are outstanding, to the Rating Agencies, that such transfer will be made in accordance with this Section 12 and such notice shall include (1) the name and contact information of the transferee and (2) if requested, a certification by the transferee that it is a Qualified Transferee.

 

(c)       The Holders acknowledge and agree that, to the extent Rating Agency Confirmation is specifically required, any Rating Agency Confirmation may be granted or denied by the Rating Agencies in their sole and absolute discretion and that such Rating Agencies may charge the transferring Holder customary fees in connection with providing such Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

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(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Holder may pledge or transfer (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than a Borrower or any Borrower Party Affiliate) that has extended a credit facility to such Holder or has entered into a repurchase agreement with such Holder and that, in each case, is either a Qualified Transferee or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each Rating Agency (a “Note Pledgee”), or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 12(d), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to any Holder or any Affiliate that controls such Holder that is secured by such Holder’s interest in its respective Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder on the condition that all applicable terms and conditions of this Section 12 are complied with. A Note Pledgee that is not a Qualified Transferee may not take title to a Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice, if any, by the pledging Holder to the other Holders and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), the other Holders agree to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agree: (i) to give such Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Holder has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) Business Days to cure a default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the other Holders hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement (if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the terms hereof) shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Note Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the other Holders shall accept any cure by such Note Pledgee of any default of the pledging Holder which such pledging Holder has the right to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (v) that the other Holders or Servicer shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other Holders; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or other agreements relating to the Pledge between the pledging Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee (or at any time that pledging Holder otherwise directs that such payment be made to Note Pledgee pursuant to a separate notice) shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Servicer would otherwise be obligated to make to the pledging Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or any Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the other Holders and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Holder on account of any Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or other Holders in good faith to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be

 

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permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Holder (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law, the pledge agreement, repurchase agreement or similar agreement between the pledging Holder and the Note Pledgee and this Agreement. In such event, or if the pledging holder otherwise assigns its interests to the Note Pledgee, the other Holders and the Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee (other than a Borrower or any Borrower Party Affiliate) that is also a Qualified Transferee at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and such Person’s successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Transferee shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 12(d) shall remain effective as to any Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

13.       Exercise of Remedies by the Servicer. (a)  Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole and exclusive authority to (i) modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii) consent to any action or failure to act by the Borrower or any party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) vote all claims with respect to the Mortgage Loan in any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceedings and (iv) to take legal action to enforce or protect the Holders’ interests with respect to the Mortgage Loan or to refrain from exercising any powers or rights under the Mortgage Loan Documents, including the right at any time to call or waive any Events of Default, or accelerate or refrain from accelerating the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action, and the Holders shall have no voting, consent or other rights whatsoever with respect to the Servicer’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan other than as provided in the Servicing Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall have the sole and exclusive authority to make Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Holder agrees that it shall have no right to, and hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Servicer the rights, if any, that such Holder has to (A) call or cause the Servicer to call an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (B) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Borrower, including, without limitation, filing or causing the Lead Note Holder or such Servicer to file any bankruptcy petition against the Borrower. Each Holder shall, from time to time, execute such documents as any Servicer shall reasonably require to evidence such assignment with respect to the rights described in clause (iii) of the first sentence in this Section 13(a).

 

(b)       The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee shall not have any fiduciary duty to the Non-Lead Note Holders in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Servicer and the related Trustee from their

 

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respective obligation under the Servicing Agreement to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or therein).

 

(c)       The Holders hereby acknowledge and agree that the Servicing Agreement shall provide that, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the next sentence, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Mortgage Loan, if the Special Servicer determines to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (or the Lead Note), it will be required to sell the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan as a single whole loan (i.e., both the Lead Note and Non-Lead Note). Any such sale of the entire Defaulted Mortgage Loan is subject to the satisfaction of the following:

 

(i)        Each Non-Directing Holder has provided written consent to such sale (to the extent the related Note with respect to the Non-Directing Holder is not included in the same Securitization as the related Note with respect to the Directing Holder); or

 

(ii)       The Special Servicer has delivered the following notices and information to each Non-Directing Holder (to the extent the related Note with respect to the Non-Directing Holder is not included in the same Securitization as the Note with respect to the Directing Holder):

 

(1)        at least 15 Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Defaulted Mortgage Loan;

 

(2)        at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any material amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale;

 

(3)        at least 10 days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicing File requested by a Non-Lead Note Holder; and

 

(4)        until the sale is completed and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the Directing Holder) prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale.

 

Any Non-Directing Holder may waive any delivery or timing requirements set forth above only for itself. Subject to the foregoing, each of the Lead Note Holder, the Directing Holder, the Non-Lead Note Holders (to the extent the related Non-Lead Note is not included in the Lead Securitization) and the Non-Directing Holders shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Defaulted Mortgage Loan (unless such Person is a Borrower or an agent or Borrower Party Affiliate).

 

The Non-Lead Note Holders (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Note Holder) hereby appoint the Lead Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead

 

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Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of the Non-Lead Notes. Each Non-Lead Note Holder further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Note Holder, such Non-Lead Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following such request, and shall deliver the related original Non-Lead Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Note Holder to sell the Non-Lead Notes, and the obligations of the Non-Lead Note Holders to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the Non-Lead Notes upon request of the Lead Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Note is repurchased by the Lead Note Seller from the trust fund established under the Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by the Lead Note Seller with respect to the Lead Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by the Lead Note Seller with respect to the Lead Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Servicer on behalf of the Holders of its rights under this Section 13 shall be subject in all respects to any section of the Servicing Agreement governing REMIC administration, and in no event shall the Servicer be permitted to take any action or refrain from taking any action if taking or failing to take such action, as the case may be, would violate the laws of any applicable jurisdiction, breach the Mortgage Loan Documents or be inconsistent with the Servicing Standard or violate any other provisions of the Servicing Agreement or violate the REMIC Provisions of the Code or any regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, the provisions of Section 2(g) of this Agreement.

 

14.       Rights of the Directing Holder. (a) The Directing Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Directing Holder hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the “Directing Holder,” “Controlling Class Certificateholder,” “Controlling Class Representative” or similar party under, and as defined in, the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loan. In addition, the Directing Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to take any Major Action unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s taking any Major Action nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to take any Major Action as to which the Directing Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Action. The Directing Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Directing Holder may deem advisable, subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement.

 

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(b)       If the Directing Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Action within ten (10) Business Days (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Directing Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Action together with any information requested by the Directing Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Directing Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day (or 30 days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) period, such Major Action shall be deemed to have been approved by the Directing Holder.

 

(c)       In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Directing Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Directing Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Directing Holder’s response.

 

(d)       No objection, direction or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard or expose the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to liability, or materially expand the scope of the Master Servicer’s or the Special Servicer’s responsibilities under the Servicing Agreement.

 

(e)       The Directing Holder shall have no liability to the other Holders or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence or material breach of this Agreement. The Holders agree that the Directing Holder may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Holder over the other Holder, and that the Directing Holder may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of another Holder and, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Directing Holder agree to take no action against the Directing Holder or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that the Directing Holder will not be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful misfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Holder.

 

The Holders acknowledge that the Servicing Agreement may contain certain provisions that give any operating advisor certain non-binding consultation rights with respect to Major Actions.

 

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15.              Appointment of Special Servicer. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Directing Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a Qualified Servicer as the replacement Special Servicer in lieu thereof. The Directing Holder shall designate a Person to serve as Special Servicer by delivering to the other Holders and the parties to the Note A-1 PSA, the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA and the Note A-5 PSA a written notice stating such designation and by satisfying the other conditions required under the Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Confirmation, if required by the terms of the Servicing Agreement), if any.

 

The Directing Holder agrees and acknowledges that prior to the Note A-1 Securitization, if the Note A-2 PSA is the Lead Securitization PSA, the Special Servicer could be terminated under such PSA in connection with a “servicer termination event” (or analogous event) thereunder, or otherwise based on a recommendation by the operating advisor under such PSA if the operating advisor determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that (1) the Special Servicer has failed to comply with the Servicing Standard and (2) a replacement of the Special Servicer would be in the best interest of the holders of Certificates issued under such PSA (as a collective whole) and an affirmative vote of requisite certificate holders is obtained. The Directing Holder will retain its right to remove and replace the Special Servicer, but the Directing Holder may not restore a Special Servicer that has been removed in accordance with the preceding sentence.

 

16.      Rights of the Non-Directing Holders. (a) The Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be required:

 

(i)        to provide copies of the same notices, information and reports that it is required to provide to the Directing Holder pursuant to the Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Actions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan to the Non-Directing Holders (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), within the same time frame as specified with respect to the Directing Holder (but without regard to whether or not the Directing Holder actually has lost any rights to receive such information as a result of a Consultation Termination Event), provided, however, that if Note A-2 has been included in a Securitization, then for any information for which the Special Servicer would be required to provide to such Non-Directing Holder, the Special Servicer shall provide such notice to the master servicer of the other Securitization transaction, who shall forward such notice as and when required under the terms of the related Securitization documents; and

 

(ii)       to consult with each Non-Directing Holder on a strictly non-binding basis, if, having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Directing Holder requests consultation with respect to any such Major Action or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Directing Holder; provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to each Non-Directing Holder of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the

 

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notice, information and report required to be provided to the Directing Holder, the Servicer shall no longer be obligated to consult with the Non-Directing Holders, whether or not the Non-Directing Holders have responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless the Servicer proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto).

 

(b)       Notwithstanding the foregoing non-binding consultation rights of the Non-Directing Holders, the Servicer may take any Major Action or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Servicer determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Holders.

 

(c)       In addition to the foregoing non-binding consultation rights, the Non-Directing Holders shall have the right to participate in annual conference calls with the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)       In no event shall the Servicer be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by any of the Non-Directing Holders.

 

(e)       Any Non-Directing Holder that is a Borrower or a Borrower Party Affiliate shall not be entitled to any of the rights set forth in this Section 16.

 

17.       Advances; Reimbursement of Advances. (a)  From time to time, (i) pursuant to terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make (1) Property Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property and (2) P&I Advances with respect to the Lead Note and any other Note contributed to the Lead Securitization and (ii) pursuant to the terms of a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee may be obligated to make P&I Advances with respect to a Non-Lead Note. The Lead Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Non-Lead Note (other than any Non-Lead Note contributed to the Lead Securitization) and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and/or the related Trustee will not be required to make any P&I Advance with respect to any Lead Note, any other Non-Lead Note or any Property Advance. The Lead Servicer, each Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Trustee will be entitled to interest on any Advance made in the manner and from the sources provided in the applicable PSA.

 

(b)       The Lead Servicer and the related Trustee, as applicable, will be entitled to reimbursement for a Property Advance, first from the Collection Account established with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and then, if such Property Advance is a Nonrecoverable Advance, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Servicing Agreement.

 

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(c)       To the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient to reimburse the Lead Servicer for any Property Advance and/or interest thereon and the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Property Advance or interest thereon, each Non-Lead Note Holder of any Non-Lead Note not deposited into the Lead Securitization (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Lead Servicer, pay to the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Property Advance and/or interest thereon at the Reimbursement Rate. In addition, each Non-Lead Note Holder of any Non-Lead Note not deposited into the Lead Securitization (including any Securitization into which any Non-Lead Note is deposited) shall promptly reimburse the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee for such Non-Lead Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Lead Securitization or any of the parties thereto are entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement (to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the Mortgage Loan are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts).

 

(d)      The parties to each PSA shall each be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with such applicable PSA.

 

(e)       If the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee elects to defer the reimbursement of a Property Advance in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, the Lead Servicer or the related Trustee shall also defer its reimbursement of each Non-Lead Note share from the Non-Lead Note Holders.

 

18.       Provisions Relating to Securitization.

 

(a) New Notes. For so long as a Note is not included in a Securitization, the Holder of such Note (the “Resizing Holder”) shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Borrower to execute amended and restated notes (“Amended Notes”) or additional notes (“New Notes”) reallocating the principal of the Note or Notes that it owns (but in no case any Note that it does not then own) among Amended Notes and New Notes or severing a Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Note or Notes being amended or created, provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the principal balance of the Amended Notes and New Notes prior to such amendments, (ii) all New Notes continue to have the same interest rate as the Amended Note of which it was a part prior to such amendments, (iii) all New Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis with the Amended Notes and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement and (iv) the Resizing Holder holding the New Notes shall notify each other Holder, as applicable, and, if any other Note has been included in a securitization, the parties under each applicable PSA, in writing (which may be by email) of such modified allocations and principal amounts. In connection with the foregoing, (1) the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to execute amendments to the Loan Agreement and this Agreement (or to amend and restate the Loan Agreement and this Agreement) on behalf of any or all of the Holders solely for the purpose of

 

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reflecting such reallocation of principal or such severing of a Note, (2) if a Note is severed into “component” notes, such component notes shall each have their same rights as the respective original Note, (3) the definition of the term “Securitization” and all of the related defined terms may be amended (and new terms added, as necessary) to reflect the New Notes and (4) if Note A-1 is severed into “component” notes, another note (or one of the New Notes) may be substituted for Note A-1 in the definition of “Directing Holder” and the definitions of “Lead Note” and “Lead Securitization” and “Non-Directing Holder” will be revised accordingly. Neither Rating Agency Confirmation nor approval of the Directing Holder shall be required for any amendments to this Agreement required to facilitate the terms of this Section 18(a). The Resizing Holder whose Note is being reallocated or split pursuant to this Section 18(a) shall reimburse the other Holders for all costs and expenses incurred by the other Holders in connection with the reallocation or split.

 

(b)       Each Non-Lead Note Holder agrees that (unless the Non-Lead Note and the Lead Note are included in the same Securitization) it shall cause the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to provide as follows:

 

(i)        the applicable master servicer or Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the master servicer, special servicer and Trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

(ii)       if the applicable master servicer, special servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the master servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within 2 Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)      in the event such Non-Lead Note Holder is responsible for its proportionate share of any Nonrecoverable Advances (or any other portion of a Nonrecoverable Advance) (and advance interest thereon) or other fee or expense pursuant to Section 17 and funds received with respect to such Non-Lead Note are insufficient to cover such amounts, (x) the related master servicer will be required to pay the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and (y) if the Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement to pay itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general account then the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(iv)      each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each such party) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA that relate solely to its servicing of the Mortgage Loan, as applicable, and

 

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the master servicer under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be required to reimburse the Master Servicer, Special Servicer or Trustee under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of general funds in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement;

 

(v)       each of the Trustee and the master servicer under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall acknowledge that, (i) each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement will be a third party beneficiary under the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Master Servicer or the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement and (2) as to the Master Servicer only, the indemnification of the Master Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note and (ii) the Special Servicer will be a third party beneficiary under the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement with respect to any provisions therein relating to (1) the reimbursement of any nonrecoverable advances made with respect to such Non-Lead Note by the Special Servicer (it being understood that the Special Servicer is not required to make any Advances) and (2) the indemnification of the Special Servicer against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses, incurred in connection with any PSA and relating to such Non-Lead Note; and

 

(vi)     the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(c)       Notice to Parties to the Servicing Agreement.

 

(i)        The Note A-3 Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-3 Securitization Date) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-3 PSA) notice of the Note A-3 Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-3 Securitization Date. Unless accompanied by the Note A-3 PSA, such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Note A-3 PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under the Note A-3 PSA. In addition, if such notice is not accompanied by the Note A-3 PSA, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the Note A-3 Holder shall send a copy of the Note A-3 PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-3 Securitization Date) provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-3 PSA.

 

(ii)       The Note A-4 Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-4 Securitization Date) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-4 PSA) notice of the Note A-4 Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-4 Securitization Date. Unless accompanied by the Note A-4 PSA, such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Note A-4 PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under the Note A-4 PSA. In addition, if such notice is

 

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not accompanied by the Note A-4 PSA, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the Note A-4 Holder shall send a copy of the Note A-4 PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-4 Securitization Date) provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-4 PSA.

 

(iii)      The Note A-5 Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-5 Securitization Date) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-5 PSA) notice of the Note A-5 Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-5 Securitization Date. Unless accompanied by the Note A-5 PSA, such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Note A-5 PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under the Note A-5 PSA. In addition, if such notice is not accompanied by the Note A-5 PSA, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the Note A-5 Holder shall send a copy of the Note A-5 PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead PSA (as of the Note A-5 Securitization Date) provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-5 PSA.

 

(iv)      (e) The Note A-1 Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Note A-2 PSA, the Note A-3 PSA, the Note A-4 PSA and the Note A-5 PSA (as of the Note A-1 Securitization Date) (provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-1 PSA) notice of the Note A-1 Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the Note A-1 Securitization Date. Unless accompanied by the Note A-1 PSA, such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Note A-1 PSA and the identity of the Controlling Class Representative under such Note A-1 PSA. In addition, after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Holder shall send a copy of the Note A-1 PSA to the Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Note A-2 PSA (as of the Note A-1 Securitization Date) provided such party is not also a party to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

(v)       Each Non-Lead Note Holder shall provide the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement (as of the closing date of the related Securitization) (provided such party is not also a party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement) notice of the Securitization in writing (which may be by email) prior to or promptly following the closing date of the related Securitization. Such notice shall contain contact information for each of the parties to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and the identity of the Non-Directing Holder under the Securitization. In addition, after the closing date of the related Securitization, the Non-Lead Note Holder shall send a copy of the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to the Depositor, the Servicer, and the Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement (provided such party is not also a party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement).

 

(d)       The Servicing Agreement shall:

 

(i)        provide that the Master Servicer and Trustee for such Securitization shall be required to notify the servicer, special servicer and Trustee of each other Securitization of the amount of any P&I Advance it has made with respect to the Note included in such Securitization within two Business Days of making such advance;

 

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(ii)       provide that if the Master Servicer or Trustee determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, or any outstanding P&I Advance previously made, would be, or is, as applicable, a nonrecoverable advance, the Master Servicer shall provide the other servicers written notice of such determination within two Business Days after such determination was made;

 

(iii)      provide that the Master Servicer shall remit all payments received (or advanced) with respect to any Non-Lead Note (other than any Non-Lead Note deposited into the Lead Securitization as to which payments shall be applied as provided in the Servicing Agreement), net of its Servicing Fee (calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” as set forth in the Servicing Agreement) and any other applicable fees and reimbursements payable to the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, to the Non-Lead Holder on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(iv)      provide that the Master Servicer agrees to make available to each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement the CREFC® Investor Reporting Package® pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreement on a monthly basis on the applicable Master Servicer Remittance Date;

 

(v)       provide that the Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee for the Lead Securitization, certificate administrator or other party acting as custodian for the Lead Securitization shall be required to deliver (and shall be required to cause each other servicer and servicing function participant (within the meaning of Items 1123 and 1122, respectively, of Regulation AB) retained or engaged by it to deliver), to the parties to any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, at its own expense, in a timely manner, the reports, certifications, compliance statements, accountants’ assessments and attestations, information to be included in reports (including, without limitation, Form 15G, Form 10-K, Form 10-D, Form 8-K), notices, and other materials specified in each of the other Servicing Agreements as the parties to each Non-Lead Securitization may require in order to comply with (1) their obligations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including Rule 15Ga-1), as amended, and Regulation AB, and any other applicable law and (2) any applicable comment letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission or its obligations with respect to any deficient Exchange Act receivable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lead Note Holder for a Lead Securitization shall provide in a timely manner to the depositor and the Trustee for any other Securitization a copy of the Lead Securitization PSA and each Lead Servicer (at the expense of the Lead Note Holder) will be required to provide to the depositor and the Trustee for any other Securitization any other information required to comply in a timely manner with applicable filing requirements under Items 1.01 and 6.02 of Form 8-K, any other disclosure information required pursuant to Regulation AB in a timely manner for inclusion in any disclosure document (and, with respect to the Servicing Agreement, for filing under Form 8-K), and with respect to the Lead Servicers, upon prior written request, market indemnification agreements, opinions and Regulation AB compliance letters as were or are being delivered with respect to the Lead Securitization. To the extent a Lead Servicer (or a primary or sub-servicer servicing the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Servicing Agreement) is required by a Non-Lead Securitization party to

 

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deliver disclosure information pursuant to Regulation AB in a future Securitization and, if such Lead Servicer is not also the Non-Lead Master Servicer, the applicable special servicer or other party to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, or a primary servicer who is a servicing function participant, or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Seller or material relationship in connection with such future Securitization, and therefore is not already providing such information in connection with the future Securitization, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be responsible for costs related to compliance with the related requirements of Regulation AB. As used in this Agreement, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§  229.1100-229.1125, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. The Master Servicer, any primary servicer, the Special Servicer and each other applicable party to the Servicing Agreement shall each be required to provide certification and indemnification to each Certifying Person with respect to the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (or analogous terms) as such terms are defined in the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreements;

 

(vi)      provide that the servicing duties of each of the Master Servicer and Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall include the duty to service each Non-Lead Note on behalf of the related Note Holder (including the related Trustees and related Certificate holders) in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and that any conflict between the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall be resolved in favor of this Agreement;

 

(vii)     provide that, with respect to any/each Non-Lead Note (other than any Non-Lead Note deposited into the Lead Securitization as to which payments shall be withdrawn and remitted as provided in the Servicing Agreement), the Master Servicer shall withdraw from the related Collection Account and remit to the Holder of the Non-Lead Note, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds, any amounts that represent late collections or principal prepayments on such Non-Lead Note or any successor REO Property with respect thereto (exclusive of any portion of such amount payable or reimbursable to any third party in accordance with this Agreement), unless such amount would otherwise be included in the monthly remittance to the Holder of such Non-Lead Note for such month; provided, however, that to the extent any such amounts are received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to remit such late collections or principal prepayments to the Non-Lead Master Servicer within one Business Day of receipt of properly identified funds but, in any event, the Master Servicer shall remit such amounts within two Business Days of receipt of properly identified funds;

 

(viii)    provide that the Non-Lead Note Holders (other than any Non-Lead Note Holder which is a direct party to the Servicing Agreement) are intended third-party beneficiaries in respect of the rights afforded it under the Servicing Agreement and each master servicer under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement will be entitled to enforce the

 

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rights of the related Trustee with respect to such Non-Lead Note under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement;

 

(ix)       provide that each master servicer and special servicer under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement shall be a third-party beneficiary of the Servicing Agreement with respect to all provisions therein expressly relating to compensation, reimbursement or indemnification of such master servicer or special servicer, as the case may be, and the provisions regarding coordination of Advances;

 

(x)        provide that it shall not be amended in a manner that materially and adversely affects the rights of the Non-Lead Note Holders (other than any Non-Lead Note Holder which is a direct party to the Servicing Agreement) without their consent;

 

(xi)       satisfy Moody’s rating methodology as of the Closing Date of the Lead Securitization related to permitted investments and eligible accounts applicable to securities rated “Aaa” by Moody’s;

 

(xii)      provide that, in connection with (A) any amendment of the Servicing Agreement, a party to such Servicing Agreement is required to provide a copy of the executed amendment to the depositor under each related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement (which may be by e-mail), together with a copy of such amendment in electronic format, no later than the effective date of such amendment, and (B) the termination, resignation and/or replacement of the Master Servicer or Special Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the replacement “master servicer” or replacement “special servicer”, as applicable, is required to provide to the depositor under each related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement and one or more parties to the related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement all disclosure about itself that is required to be included in Form 8-K no later than the date of effectiveness thereof;

 

(xiii)     provide that “servicer termination events” (or any analogous term under the Servicing Agreement) include customary market termination events with respect to failure to make advances, failure to remit payments to the Non-Lead Note Holders as required, failure to deliver (or cause to be delivered) materials or information required in order for the Non-Lead Note Holders or the depositor under a related Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to timely comply with its obligations under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or Form SF-3, and for rating agency triggers with respect to any Certificates, subject to customary grace periods (provided that, in the case of failures related to the securities laws, such grace periods will not cause a depositor under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement to fail to comply with the applicable provisions of such securities laws). Upon the occurrence of such a servicer termination event with respect to the Master Servicer affecting the Non-Lead Note Holder and the Master Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization PSA, the Master Servicer shall be required, upon the direction of the Non-Lead Note Holder, to appoint a subservicer with respect to the Non-Lead Note. Upon the occurrence of a servicer termination event with respect to the Special Servicer affecting the Non-Lead Note Holder and the Special Servicer is not otherwise terminated pursuant to the Lead Securitization PSA, the Trustee

 

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shall, upon direction of the Non-Lead Note Holder, terminate the Special Servicer with respect to, but only with respect to, the Mortgage Loan;

 

(xiv)     provide that if a Non-Lead Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review under a Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, the applicable parties to the Servicing Agreement are required to reasonably cooperate with the related asset representations reviewer or other applicable party to such Non-Lead Servicing Agreement in connection with such Asset Review, including with respect to providing access to related underlying documents to the extent the asset representations reviewer or such other applicable party to the Non-Lead Servicing Agreement has not obtained such documents from the entity that was the Non-Lead Note Holder prior to transfer of the Non-Lead Note to a Securitization and such documents are in the possession of the applicable party to the Servicing Agreement;

 

(xv)      provide that the Non-Lead Note Holders shall be entitled to the same indemnity as the Lead Note Holder under the Lead Securitization PSA with respect to the following items; each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the certificate administrator, the operating advisor, and the custodian shall be required to indemnify each certifying person and the Depositor under any Non-Lead Servicing Agreement, and their respective directors and officers and controlling persons, to the same extent that they indemnify the Depositor of the Lead Securitization (in its capacity as such) and each certifying person for (i) its failure to deliver the items in clauses (v) and (xiii) above in a timely manner, (ii) its failure to perform its obligations to such Depositor of a Non-Lead Securitization or Trustee of a Non-Lead Securitization under the Reporting Article (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization PSA by the time required after giving effect to any applicable grace period or cure period, (iii) the failure of any servicer or servicing function participant retained by it to perform its obligations to such Depositor of a Non-Lead Securitization or Trustee of a Non-Lead Securitization under such the Reporting Article (or any article substantially similar thereto) of the Lead Securitization PSA by the time required and/or (iv) any deficient Securities Exchange Act of 1934 report regarding, and delivered by or on behalf of, such party;

 

(xvi)     each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the operating advisor, the custodian, the certificate administrator and the Trustee of the Lead Securitization PSA shall (i) with respect to any initial sub-servicer engaged by it that is a servicing function participant or additional servicer, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such party to, and (ii) with respect to each other additional servicer and each servicing function participant with which, in each case, it has entered into a servicing relationship with respect to the Mortgage Loans, cause such party to, comply with the foregoing Section 18 (d)(xvi) by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-servicing or similar agreement;

 

(xvii)    provide for special servicing, workout and liquidation fee rates that do not exceed (i) 0.25%, in the case of special servicing fees, (ii) the lesser of (x) 1.00% and (y) such rate that results in a workout fee of $1,000,000, in the case of workout fees, and (iii) the lesser of (x) 1.00% and (y) such rate that results in a liquidation fee of $1,000,000, in

 

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the case of liquidation fees, subject in each case to market minimum special servicing fees and offsets set forth in the Lead Securitization PSA; and

 

(xviii)   to the extent related to the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, Rating Agency Confirmation and Rating Agency communications shall be provided with respect to the Certificates issued in connection with each Non-Lead Securitization to the same extent provided with respect to the Certificates issued in connection with the Lead Securitization;

 

(e)       The Holder of any Note that, upon the closing of the Securitization of such Note, will constitute the Lead Note under this Agreement shall:

 

(i)        give the other Note Holders (except any Holder of any other Note included in such Securitization) notice of such Securitization in writing (which may be by email) not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the applicable pricing date for such Securitization, together with contact information for each of the parties to the related PSA;

 

(ii)       on the closing date of such Securitization, send a copy (in EDGAR-compatible format) of such PSA to the other Note Holders (except any Holder of any other Note included in such Securitization); and

 

(iii)      give the other Note Holders (except any Holder of any other Note included in such Securitization) written notice in a timely manner (but no later than one (1) Business Day prior to the applicable filing date) of any re-filing (other than a filing made in connection with a formal amendment of such PSA) by the Depositor of such PSA subsequent to the Securitization Date if such filing contains revisions or changes that are material to the other Note Holder.

 

19.       Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

20.       Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Additionally, from and after a Securitization, except to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct any error, (iii) correct or supplement any provision herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision or provisions herein or with the Servicing Agreement, or (iv) as set forth in Section 18(a), (b) and (c), this Agreement may not be modified unless a Rating Agency Confirmation has been delivered with respect to each Securitization.

 

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21.       Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Each of the Master Servicer, Non-Lead Master Servicer and related Trustee is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement. Except as provided in Section 5 and the preceding sentence, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto.

 

22.       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement

 

23.       Captions. The titles and headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

24.       Notices. Unless stated otherwise, all notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission or email if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

25.       Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. The originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5) will be held by the Note A-2 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) under the terms of the Note A-2 PSA on behalf of all of the Holders until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, at which time the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2, Note A-3, Note A-4 and Note A-5) will be transferred to and held by the Note A-1 Trustee (or by a custodian on its behalf) on behalf of all of the Holders. 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Note A-1 Holder, the Note A-2 Holder, the Note A-3 Holder, the Note A-4 Holder and the Note A-5 Holder has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  Note A-1 Holder:
     
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Snow
    Name: Andrew Snow
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

  Note A-2 Holder:
     
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Snow
    Name: Andrew Snow
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

  Note A-3 Holder:
     
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Snow
    Name: Andrew Snow
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

  Note A-4 Holder:
     
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Snow
    Name: Andrew Snow
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

  Note A-5 Holder:
     
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Andrew Snow
    Name: Andrew Snow
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

A.       Description of Mortgage Loan

 

Borrower: Avante Ellsworth Venture I LLC
Mortgage Loan Origination Date:   July 20, 2018
Initial Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $69,000,000
Locations of Mortgaged Property: Silver Spring, Maryland
Current Use of Mortgaged Property: Retail
Mortgage Interest Rate:

Note A-1:      5.01% per annum 

Note A-2:      5.01% per annum 

Note A-3:      5.01% per annum 

Note A-4:      5.01% per annum 

Note A-5:      5.01% per annum 

Maturity Date: August 6, 2028

 

A-1 

 

B.       Description of Notes

 

Mortgage Loan Origination Date: July 20, 2018
Initial Note A-1 Principal Balance: $24,000,000
Initial Note A-2 Principal Balance: $20,000,000
Initial Note A-3 Principal Balance: $15,000,000
Initial Note A-4 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Initial Note A-5 Principal Balance: $5,000,000
Initial Note A-1 Percentage Interest: 34.782609%
Initial Note A-2 Percentage Interest: 28.985507%
Initial Note A-3 Percentage Interest: 21.739131%
Initial Note A-4 Percentage Interest: 7.246377%
Initial Note A-5 Percentage Interest: 7.246377%
Note A-1 Interest Rate: 5.01% per annum
Note A-2 Interest Rate: 5.01% per annum
Note A-3 Interest Rate: 5.01% per annum
Note A-4 Interest Rate: 5.01% per annum
Note A-5 Interest Rate: 5.01% per annum
Note A-1 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) four percent (4%) above the Note A-1 Interest Rate
Note A-2 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) four percent (4%) above the Note A-2 Interest Rate
Note A-3 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) four percent (4%) above the Note A-3 Interest Rate
Note A-4 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-4 Interest Rate
Note A-5 Default Interest Rate: Lesser of (a) the maximum rate permitted by law or (b) five percent (5%) above the Note A-5 Interest Rate

 

A-2 

 

EXHIBIT B 

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder, Initial Note A-2 Holder, Initial Note A-3 Holder, Initial Note A-4 Holder and Initial Note A-5 Holder:

 

Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC
600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Andrew Snow 

andrew.snow@rialtocapital.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

One World Financial Center 

New York, New York 10281 

Attention: Frank Polverino
Facsimile No: (212) 504-6666 

frank.polverino@cwt.com 

 

B-1 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

Westbrook Partners 

iStar Financial Inc. 

Capital Trust 

Archon Capital, L.P. 

Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P. 

The Blackstone Group 

Normandy Real Estate Partners 

Dune Real Estate Partners 

AllianceBernstein 

Rockwood 

RREEF Funds 

Hudson Advisors 

Artemis Real Estate Partners 

Apollo Real Estate Advisors 

Colony Capital, Inc. 

Praedium Group 

Fortress Investment Group, LLC 

Lonestar Opportunity Funds 

Clarion Partners 

Walton Street Capital, LLC 

Starwood Financial Trust 

BlackRock, Inc. 

Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P. 

KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC 

Rialto Capital Management, LLC 

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC 

 

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EX-4.16 18 exh4-16_barrywoodscla.htm BARRYWOODS CROSSING INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.16

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS

 

Dated as of October 11, 2018

 

by and between

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York,
(Initial Note A-1 Holder),

 

and

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
(Initial Note A-2 Holder)

 

Barrywoods Crossing

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Section 1. Definitions 2
Section 2. Servicing of the Mortgage Loan 17
Section 3. Priority of Payments 23
Section 4. Workout 24
Section 5. Administration of the Mortgage Loan 25
Section 6. Rights of the Controlling Note Holder 29
Section 7. Appointment of Special Servicer 32
Section 8. Payment Procedure 33
Section 9. Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders 34
Section 10. Bankruptcy 34
Section 11. Representations of the Note Holders 35
Section 12. No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right 35
Section 13. Other Business Activities of the Note Holders 36
Section 14. Sale of the Notes 36
Section 15. Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder 39
Section 16. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 40
Section 17. Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers 40
Section 18. Modifications 41
Section 19. Statement of Intent 41
Section 20. Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries 41
Section 21. Counterparts 41
Section 22. Captions 41
Section 23. Severability 41
Section 24. Entire Agreement 42
Section 25. Withholding Taxes 42
Section 26. Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents 43
Section 27. Cooperation in Securitization 43
Section 28. Notices 44
Section 29. Broker 45
Section 30. Certain Matters Affecting the Agent 45
Section 31. Reserved 45
Section 32. Resignation or Termination of Agent 45
Section 33. Resizing 46

 

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This AGREEMENT BETWEEN NOTE HOLDERS (this “Agreement”), dated as of October 11, 2018 by and between UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (“UBS AG, New York Branch” (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-1 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-1 Holder” and, in its capacity as the initial agent, the “Initial Agent”)) and UBS AG, New York Branch (together with its successors and assigns in interest, as initial owner of Note A-2 described below, in its capacity as the “Initial Note A-2 Holder”); the Initial Note A-1 Holder and the Initial Note A-2 Holder are referred to collectively herein as the “Initial Note Holders”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement (as defined herein), UBS AG, New York Branch originated a certain loan (the “Mortgage Loan”) described on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”) to the mortgage loan borrower described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgage Loan Borrower”), which was evidenced, inter alia, by two promissory notes, each dated as of the respective dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto: (i) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-1 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $21,000,000.00 and (ii) one promissory note designated Promissory Note A-2 made by the Mortgage Loan Borrower in favor of UBS AG, New York Branch in the original principal amount of $10,000,000.00. The note referenced in clause (i) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-1”; and the note referenced in clause (ii) of the preceding sentence, as amended, modified or supplemented, is referred to herein as “Note A-2”. Note A-1 and Note A-2 are collectively referred to herein as the “Notes”. The Notes are secured by a first mortgage (as amended, modified or supplemented, the “Mortgage”) on certain real property located as described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (the “Mortgaged Property”);

 

WHEREAS, the Initial Note A-1 Holder intends to sell, transfer and assign its respective right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (“UBSCMSC”) pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement expected to be entered into in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C13 transaction, between UBSCMSC, as purchaser, and the Initial Note A-1 Holder, as seller, and UBSCMSC intends to transfer its right, title and interest in and to Note A-1 to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C13 under a pooling and servicing agreement, expected to be dated as of October 1, 2018 (the “Note A-1 PSA”), among UBSCMSC, as depositor, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank ,National Association, as master servicer and as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and as certificate administrator and Pentalpha Surveillance LLC, as operating advisor and as asset representations reviewer;

 

WHEREAS, each the Initial Note Holder desires to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the terms under which they, and their successors and assigns, shall hold the Notes;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Definitions. References to a “Section” or the “recitals” are, unless otherwise specified, to a Section or the recitals of this Agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Whenever a term is defined as having the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, it shall be deemed to refer to the definition of such term (or if no such definition exists, the definition of any term substantially similar thereto) as is set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Acceptable Insurance Default” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Agent” shall mean the Initial Agent or such Person to whom the Initial Agent shall delegate its duties hereunder, and after the Securitization Date shall mean the Master Servicer.

 

Agent Office” shall mean the designated office of the Agent, which office, as of the date of this Agreement, is the office of the Initial Note A-1 Holder listed on Exhibit B hereto, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with the Agent should be directed. The Agent may change the address of its designated office by notice to the Note Holders.

 

Agreement” shall mean this Agreement between Note Holders, any exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof and supplements hereto and thereto.

 

Approved Servicer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Asset Review” shall mean any review of representations and warranties conducted by a Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, as contemplated by Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB.

 

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, any successor statute or rule promulgated thereto.

 

CLO” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

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CLO Asset Manager” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean the entity that is responsible for managing or administering a Note as an underlying asset of such Securitization Vehicle or, if applicable, as an asset of any Intervening Trust Vehicle (including, without limitation, the right to exercise any consent and control rights available to the holder of such Note).

 

Certificate Administrator” shall mean the certificate administrator appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Conduit” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Credit Enhancer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Conduit Inventory Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(d).

 

Control” shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the beneficial ownership interests of an entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Controlling Note” shall mean Note A-1.

 

Controlling Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Controlling Note; provided that at any time the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization, the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” may be exercised by the holders of the majority of the class of securities issued in the Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) or party otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. If at any time 50% or more of the Controlling Note is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Borrower Related Party, the Controlling Note Holder (and such party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” as described above) shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Controlling Note Holder and neither the Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of the Controlling Note Holder (and if the Controlling Note is included in a Securitization the related Securitization Servicing Agreement may contain additional limitations on the rights of the Controlling Note Holder that can be exercised by a certificateholder that is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or has certain relationships with the Mortgage Loan Borrower).

 

Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Custodian” shall mean the custodian under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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DBRS” shall mean DBRS, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Depositor” shall mean (i) with respect to the Note A-1 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-1 PSA and (ii) with respect to the Note A-2 Securitization, the depositor under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, an “Event of Default” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Fitch” shall mean Fitch Ratings, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

First Securitization” shall mean the earliest to occur of the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Initial Agent” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-1 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note A-2 Holder” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Initial Note Holders” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Insolvency Proceeding” shall mean any proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. Sec. 101 et seq.) or any other insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding concerning the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any action for the dissolution of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, any proceeding (judicial or otherwise) concerning the application of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower for the benefit of its creditors, the appointment of or any proceeding seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver or other similar custodian for all or any substantial part of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other action concerning the adjustment of the debts of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the cessation of business by the Mortgage Loan Borrower, except following a sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Mortgage Loan Borrower in a transaction permitted under the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided that following any such permitted transaction affecting the title to the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgage Loan Borrower for purposes of this Agreement shall be defined to mean the successor owner of the Mortgaged Property from time to time as may be permitted pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents; provided, further, that for the purposes of this definition, in the event that more than one entity comprises the Mortgage Loan Borrower, the term “Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall refer to any such entity.

 

Interest Rate” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Interested Person” shall mean the Depositor, any Non-Lead Depositor, the Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, any Non-Lead Special

 

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Servicer, the Trustee, any Non-Lead Trustee, any Mortgage Loan Borrower, any manager of any Mortgaged Property, any independent contractor engaged by any of the foregoing parties, the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative, any Non-Controlling Note Holder, any Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, any holder of a related mezzanine loan, or any known Affiliate of any such party described above.

 

Intervening Trust Vehicle” with respect to any Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, shall mean a trust vehicle or entity that holds any Note as collateral securing (in whole or in part) any obligation or security held by such Securitization Vehicle as collateral for the CLO.

 

KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc. and its successors-in-interest.

 

Lead Depositor” shall mean the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization” shall mean (a) if the First Securitization is also the Note A-1 Securitization, such First Securitization and (b) if the First Securitization is not also the Note A-1 Securitization, then (i) for the period from the closing date of the First Securitization until the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the First Securitization and (ii) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative” shall mean the “Controlling Class Representative” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Lead Securitization Note” shall mean (a) during the period from and after the Securitization of any Note (other than Note A-1) but prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note to be contributed to the First Securitization; and (b) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, Note A-1.

 

Lead Securitization Note Holder” shall mean the holder of the Lead Securitization Note.

 

Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean, the Note A-1 PSA; provided, that during any period that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall be determined in accordance with the second paragraph of Section 2(a).

 

Lead Securitization Trust” shall mean the Securitization Trust created in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

Major Decisions” shall mean each “Major Decision” as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer related to the Mortgage Loan under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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Monthly Payment Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or analogous term in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors-in-interest.

 

Morningstar” shall mean Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Mortgage” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Agreement” shall mean the Loan Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2018, between UBS AG, New York Branch, as lender, and the Mortgage Loan Borrower, as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, subject to the terms hereof.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.

 

Mortgage Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Agreement, the Mortgage, the Notes and all other documents now or hereafter evidencing and securing the Mortgage Loan.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Mortgaged Property” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

New Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note” means Note A-2 and any New Note designated as a “Non-Controlling Note” hereunder pursuant to Section 33.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder” means any holder of a Non-Controlling Note; provided that at any time such holder’s respective Note is included in a Securitization, the consultation and other rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein may be exercised by the directing certificateholder under the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice. If at any time 50% or more of a Non-Controlling Note is held by (or the majority “controlling class” holder or other party

 

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assigned the rights to exercise the rights of such “Non-Controlling Note Holder” (as described above) is) the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall not be entitled to exercise any rights of the Non-Controlling Note Holder and neither any Non-Controlling Note Holder nor any other person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of such Non-Controlling Note Holder.

 

Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6(a).

 

Non-Exempt Person” shall mean any Person other than a Person who is either (i) a U.S. Person or (ii) has on file with the Agent for the relevant year such duly-executed form(s) or statement(s) which may, from time to time, be prescribed by law and which, pursuant to applicable provisions of (A) any income tax treaty between the United States and the country of residence of such Person, (B) the Code or (C) any applicable rules or regulations in effect under clauses (A) or (B) above, permit any Servicer on behalf of the Note Holders to make such payments free of any obligation or liability for withholding.

 

Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer” shall mean the party acting as “asset representations reviewer” (within the meaning of Item 1101(m) of Regulation AB) under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Certificate Administrator” shall mean the “certificate administrator” under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Depositor” shall mean the depositor under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization” shall mean, (i) on and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the Note A-2 Securitization and (ii) prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date, any Securitization other than the First Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Determination Date” shall mean the “determination date” (or any term substantially similar thereto) as defined in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note” shall mean any Note included in a Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders” shall mean any holder of a Non-Lead Securitization Note.

 

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Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the servicing agreement for the related Non-Lead Securitization.

 

Non-Lead Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Lead Trustee” shall mean the trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Non-Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is not a Securitizing Note Holder with respect to such Securitization.

 

Note A-1” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-1 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-1, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-1 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-1 PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-1 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-1 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-1 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-1 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-1 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-1 Securitization.

 

Note A-1 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-1 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-1 PSA.

 

Note A-2” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Note A-2 Holder” shall mean the Initial Note A-2 Holder or any subsequent holder of Note A-2, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 Master Servicer” shall mean the master servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

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Note A-2 Principal Balance” shall mean, with respect to the Mortgage Loan, at any time of determination, the “Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance” set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, less any payments of principal thereon received by the Note A-2 Holder or reductions in such amount pursuant to Section 3 or 4, as applicable.

 

Note A-2 PSA” shall mean the pooling and servicing agreement entered into in connection with the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Securitization” shall mean the first sale by the Note A-2 Holder of all or a portion of Note A-2 to a depositor who will in turn include such portion of Note A-2 as part of the securitization of one or more mortgage loans.

 

Note A-2 Securitization Date” shall mean the closing date of the Note A-2 Securitization.

 

Note A-2 Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trustee” shall mean the trustee under the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note A-2 Trust Fund” shall mean the trust formed pursuant to the Note A-2 PSA.

 

Note Holder Representative” shall mean a Controlling Note Holder Representative or a Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as applicable (including any Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative and any “directing certificateholder”, “controlling class representative” or similar person acting pursuant to a Securitization Servicing Agreement on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder or the Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the case may be).

 

Note Holders” shall mean collectively, the Note A-1 Holder and the Note A-2 Holder.

 

Note Pledgee” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Note Register” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 15.

 

Notes” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

Operating Advisor” shall mean the trust advisor, operating advisor or other analogous term appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

P&I Advance” shall mean an advance made by a party to any Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of a delinquent monthly debt service payment on the Note securitized pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Percentage Interest” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Note A-1 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-1 Principal Balance

 

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and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the Note A-2 Principal Balance and (b) with respect to the Note A-2 Holder, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Note A-2 Principal Balance and the denominator of which is the sum of the Note A-1 Principal Balance and the Note A-2 Principal Balance.

 

Permitted Fund Manager” shall mean any Person that on the date of determination is (i) one of the entities on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof or any other nationally-recognized manager of investment funds investing in debt or equity interests relating to commercial real estate, (ii) investing through a fund with committed capital of at least $250,000,000 and (iii) not subject to a proceeding relating to the bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Pledge” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis” shall mean with respect to the Notes and the Note Holders, the allocation of any particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount between such Notes or such Note Holders, as the case may be, without any priority of any such Note or any such Note Holder over another such Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, and in any event such that each Note or Note Holder, as the case may be, is allocated its respective Percentage Interest of such particular payment, collection, cost, expense, liability or other amount.

 

Qualified Institutional Lender” shall mean each of the Initial Note Holders and any other U.S. Person that is:

 

(a)          an entity Controlled by, under common Control with or that Controls any of the Initial Note Holders, or

 

(b)          the trustee on behalf of the trust certificates issued pursuant to a master trust agreement involving a CLO comprised of, or other securitization vehicle involving, assets deposited or transferred by a Note Holder and/or one or more Affiliates (whether with assets from others or not), provided that the securities issued in connection with such CLO or other securitization vehicle are rated by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with the Lead Securitization, or

 

(c)          one or more of the following:

 

(i)       an insurance company, bank, savings and loan association, investment bank, trust company, commercial credit corporation, pension plan, pension fund, pension fund advisory firm, mutual fund, real estate investment trust, governmental entity or plan, or

 

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(ii)       an investment company, money management firm or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or

 

(iii)       a Qualified Trustee in connection with (a) a securitization of, (b) the creation of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”), or (c) a financing through an “owner trust” of, a Note or any interest therein (any of the foregoing, a “Securitization Vehicle”), provided that (1) one or more classes of securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle is initially rated at least investment grade by each of the Rating Agencies that assigned a rating to one or more classes of securities issued in connection with that Securitization (it being understood that with respect to any Rating Agency that assigned such a rating to the securities issued by such Securitization Vehicle, a Rating Agency Confirmation will not be required in connection with a transfer of such Note or any interest therein to such Securitization Vehicle (and, if DBRS is not one of such Rating Agencies, the special servicer for the Securitization Vehicle is an Approved Servicer)); (2) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is not a CLO, the special servicer of such Securitization Vehicle has a Required Special Servicer Rating or is otherwise subject to Rating Agency Confirmation from the Rating Agencies rating each Securitization (such entity, an “Approved Servicer”) and such Approved Servicer is required to service and administer such Note or any interest therein in accordance with servicing arrangements for the assets held by the Securitization Vehicle which require that such Approved Servicer act in accordance with a servicing standard notwithstanding any contrary direction or instruction from any other Person; or (3) in the case of a Securitization Vehicle that is a CLO, the CLO Asset Manager and, if applicable, each Intervening Trust Vehicle that is not administered and managed by a CLO Asset Manager which is a Qualified Institutional Lender, are each a Qualified Institutional Lender under clauses (i), (ii), (iv) or (v) of this definition, or

 

(iv)       an investment fund, limited liability company, limited partnership or general partnership having capital and/or capital commitments of at least $250,000,000, in which (A) any Initial Note Holder, (B) a person that is otherwise a Qualified Institutional Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (v) (with respect to an institution substantially similar to the entities referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above), or (C) a Permitted Fund Manager, acts as a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such investment vehicle and provided that at least 50% of the equity interests in such investment vehicle are owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more entities that are otherwise Qualified Institutional Lenders (without regard to the capital surplus/equity and total asset requirements set forth below in the definition), or

 

(v)       an institution substantially similar to any of the foregoing, and

 

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in the case of any entity referred to in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)(B) or (v) of this definition, (x) such entity has at least $200,000,000 in capital/statutory surplus or shareholders’ equity (except with respect to a pension advisory firm or similar fiduciary) and at least $600,000,000 in total assets (in name or under management), and (y) is regularly engaged in the business of making or owning commercial real estate loans (or interests therein) similar to the Mortgage Loan (or mezzanine loans with respect thereto) or owning or operating commercial real estate properties; provided that, in the case of the entity described in clause (iv)(B) above, the requirements of this clause (y) may be satisfied by a general partner, managing member, or the fund manager responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of such entity; or

 

(d)       any entity Controlled by any of the entities described in clause (c)(i), (ii), (iv)(B) or (v) above or that is the subject of a Rating Agency Confirmation as a Qualified Institutional Lender for purposes of this Agreement from each of the Rating Agencies engaged by the Depositor and any Non-Lead Depositor to rate the securities issued by the related Securitization Trust.

 

Qualified Trustee” means (i) a corporation, national bank, national banking association or a trust company, organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and to accept the trust conferred, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority, (ii) an institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or (iii) an institution whose long-term senior unsecured debt is rated either of the then in effect top two rating categories of each of the applicable Rating Agencies (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P).

 

Rating Agencies” shall mean DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Moody’s, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors-in-interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably engaged by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, that, at any time during which one or more of the Notes is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged by the related depositor (or its Affiliate) from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

 

Rating Agency Communication” shall mean, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Rating Agency Confirmation” shall mean, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed

 

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by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

Redirection Notice” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(c).

 

Regulation AB” shall mean Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein.

 

REMIC” shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning 860D(a) of the Code.

 

REMIC Provisions” shall mean provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations (including any applicable proposed regulations) and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

REO Property” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “REO Property” or such other analogous term used in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Required Special Servicer Rating” shall mean with respect to a special servicer (i) in the case of Fitch, a rating of “CSS3”, (ii) in the case of S&P, such special servicer is on S&P’s Select Servicer List as a U.S. Commercial Mortgage Special Servicer, (iii) in the case of Moody’s, such special servicer is acting as special servicer for one or more loans included in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by Moody’s within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Moody’s has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage loans, (iv) in the case of Morningstar, such special

 

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servicer has a ranking by Morningstar equal to or higher than “MOR CS3” as a special servicer, provided that if Morningstar has not issued a ranking with respect to such special servicer, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by a Rating Agency within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination, and Morningstar has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities, (v) in the case of KBRA, KBRA has not cited servicing concerns of such special servicer as the sole or material factor in any qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the ratings (or placement on “watch status” in contemplation of a ratings downgrade or withdrawal) of securities in a transaction serviced by such special servicer prior to the time of determination, and (vi) in the case of DBRS, such special servicer is acting as special servicer in a commercial mortgage loan securitization that was rated by DBRS within the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of determination and DBRS has not downgraded or withdrawn the then-current rating on any class of commercial mortgage securities or placed any class of commercial mortgage securities on watch citing the continuation of such special servicer as special servicer of such commercial mortgage securities as a material reason for such downgrade or withdrawal.

 

S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings, acting through Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, and its successors-in-interest.

 

Scheduled Interest Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of interest due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Scheduled Principal Payment” shall mean the scheduled payment of principal due on the Mortgage Loan on a Monthly Payment Date.

 

Securitization” shall mean the Note A-1 Securitization and the Note A-2 Securitization, as applicable.

 

Securitization Date” shall mean the effective date on which the Securitization of the first Note or any portion thereof is consummated.

 

Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

Securitization Trust” shall mean a trust formed pursuant to a Securitization pursuant to which one or more of the Notes are held.

 

Securitization Vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Qualified Institutional Lender”.

 

Securitizing Note Holder” shall mean, with respect to a Securitization, each Note Holder that is contributing its Note to such Securitization.

 

Servicer” shall mean the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the context may require.

 

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Servicer Termination Event” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Advance” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, any analogous concept under the servicing agreement pursuant to which the Mortgage Loan is being serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Servicing Standard” shall have the meaning assigned to such term or an analogous term in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Servicing Standard in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall require, among other things, that each Servicer, in servicing the Mortgage Loan, must take into account the interests of each Note Holder.

 

Special Servicer” shall mean the special servicer or excluded mortgage loan special servicer, as applicable, appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

Taxes” shall mean any income or other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments or other charges of whatever nature, now or hereafter imposed by any jurisdiction or by any department, agency, state or other political subdivision thereof or therein.

 

Transfer” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14(a).

 

Trustee” shall mean the trustee appointed as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

UBS AG, New York Branch” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

UBSCMSC” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals.

 

U.S. Person” shall mean a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation or partnership (except to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, including any entity treated as a corporation or partnership for federal income tax purposes, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust, and one or more such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust (or, to the extent provided in applicable Treasury Regulations, a trust in existence on August 20, 1996 which is eligible to elect to be treated as a U.S. Person).

 

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Section 2.     Servicing of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that, subject in each case to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan shall be serviced by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to advance monthly payments of principal or interest in respect of any Note other than the Lead Securitization Note if such principal or interest is not paid by the Mortgage Loan Borrower but shall be obligated to advance delinquent real estate taxes, insurance premiums and other expenses related to the maintenance of the Mortgaged Property and maintenance and enforcement of the lien of the Mortgage thereon, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges that any other Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization and agrees that it will, subject to Section 27, reasonably cooperate with such other Note Holder, at such other Note Holder’s expense, to effect such Securitization. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Note Holder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to the appointment of the Master Servicer and the Trustee under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Depositor and the appointment of the Special Servicer by the Controlling Note Holder and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder hereby appoints the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee in the Lead Securitization as such Note Holder’s attorney-in-fact to sign any documents reasonably required with respect to the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loan on its behalf under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (subject at all times to the rights of the Note Holder set forth herein and in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement). The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not limit the Servicer in enforcing the rights of one Note Holder against any other Note Holder as may be required in order to service the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that it is also understood and agreed that nothing in this sentence shall be construed to otherwise limit the rights of one Note Holder with respect to any other Note Holder. Each Servicer shall be required pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (i) to service the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and applicable law, (ii) to provide information to each servicer under each Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement necessary to enable each such servicer to perform its servicing duties under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and (iii) to not take any action or refrain from taking any action or follow any direction inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

At any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Note Holders agree to cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced by one or more servicers, each of which has been agreed upon by the Note Holders, pursuant to a servicing agreement that has servicing terms substantially similar to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and all references herein to the “Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement” shall mean such subsequent servicing agreement; provided, that if a Non-Lead Securitization Note is in a Securitization and the servicer(s) to be appointed under such replacement servicing agreement would not otherwise meet the conditions to be a servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement that is being replaced, then a Rating Agency

 

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Confirmation shall have been obtained from each Rating Agency with respect to the securities issued in connection with such Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note; provided, further, that until a replacement servicing agreement has been entered into, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Mortgage Loan to be serviced pursuant to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as if such agreement were still in full force and effect with respect to the Mortgage Loan, by the applicable Servicer in the Lead Securitization or by any Person appointed by the Lead Securitization Note Holder that is an Approved Servicer. The Note Holders acknowledge that at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer subject to the provisions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall have no further obligation to make P&I Advances with respect to the Mortgage Loan.

 

(b)       The Master Servicer shall be the lead master servicer on the Mortgage Loan, and from time to time it (or the Trustee to the extent provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) shall make the following advances, subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement: (i) Servicing Advances on the Mortgage Loan and (ii) P&I Advances on the Lead Securitization Note. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for a Servicing Advance, first, from funds on deposit in the Collection Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and/or the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account (as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) for the Mortgage Loan that (in any case) represent amounts received on or in respect of the Mortgage Loan, and then, in the case of Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances, if such funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient, from general collections of the Lead Securitization as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement for Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance) in the manner and from the sources provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, including from general collections of the Lead Securitization. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, obtains funds from general collections of the Lead Securitization as a reimbursement for a Servicing Advance that is a Nonrecoverable Advance or any Advance Interest on a Servicing Advance (including any Nonrecoverable Advance), each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, reimburse the Lead Securitization for its pro rata share of such Nonrecoverable Advance or Advance Interest.

 

In addition, any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (including, but not limited to, any Securitization Trust into which such Non-Lead Securitization Note is deposited) shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any fees, costs or expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Depositor or CREFC®, as applicable, is entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient

 

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for reimbursement of such amounts. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder agrees to indemnify (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of the following parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) each of the Depositor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee and the Operating Advisor (and any director, officer, member, manager, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) (the “Indemnified Parties”) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to the Operating Advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (collectively, the “Indemnified Items”) to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s duty to pay Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor shall be subject to any limitations and conditions (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments and the sources of funds for such payments) as may be set forth from time to time in a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor.

 

Any Non-Lead Master Servicer (or Non-Lead Trustee (if not made by such Non-Lead Master Servicer)) may be required to make P&I Advances on the respective Non-Lead Securitization Note, from time to time, subject to the terms of the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to make their own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee under any Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall each be entitled to make its own recoverability determination with respect to a P&I Advance to be made on the related Non-Lead Securitization Note based on the information that they have on hand and in accordance with the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, and any Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall each be required to notify the other of the amount of its P&I Advance within two (2) Business Days of making such advance. If the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable (with respect to the Lead Securitization Note) or a Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable (with respect to a Non-Lead Securitization Note), determines that a proposed P&I Advance, if made, would be non-recoverable or an outstanding P&I Advance is or would be non-recoverable, or if the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, subsequently determines that a proposed Servicing Advance would be non-recoverable or an outstanding Servicing Advance is or would be non-recoverable, then the

 

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Master Servicer or the Trustee (as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of a determination of non-recoverability by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee) or such Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee (as provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, in the case of the a determination of non-recoverability by a Non-Lead Master Servicer, a Non-Lead Special Servicer or a Non-Lead Trustee) shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or the related Non-Lead Master Servicer and the related Non-Lead Trustee, as the case may be, of such other Securitization within two (2) Business Days of making such determination. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, shall only be entitled to reimbursement for a P&I Advance and Advance Interest thereon that becomes non-recoverable first, from the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account from amounts allocable to the Note for which such P&I Advance was made, and then, if such funds are insufficient, (i) in the case of the Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the Lead Securitization Trust, pursuant to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (ii) in the case of a Non-Lead Securitization Note, from general collections of the related Securitization Trust, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, if its Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, shall cause the applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions to the effect that:

 

(i)       such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be responsible for its pro rata share of any Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and any Additional Trust Expenses, but only to the extent that they relate to servicing and administration of the Notes and the Mortgaged Property, including without limitation, any unpaid Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees and Workout Fees relating to the Notes, and that in the event that the funds received with respect to each respective Note are insufficient to cover such Servicing Advances or Additional Trust Expenses, (x) the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse, pay or reimburse the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances and/or Additional Trust Expenses, and (y) if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement permits the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor to reimburse itself from the Lead Securitization Trust’s general collections, then the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Operating Advisor, as applicable, may do so and the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to, promptly following notice from the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee, pay or reimburse the Lead Securitization Trust out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement for such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s pro rata share of any such Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances (and Advance Interest thereon) and/or Additional Trust Expenses;

 

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(ii)       each of the Indemnified Parties shall be indemnified (as and to the same extent the Lead Securitization Trust is required to indemnify each of such Indemnified Parties in respect of other mortgage loans in the Lead Securitization Trust pursuant to the terms of Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) by the Securitization Trust holding such Non-Lead Securitization Note, against any of the Indemnified Items to the extent of its pro rata share of such Indemnified Items, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the related Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account are insufficient for reimbursement of such amounts, the related Non-Lead Master Servicer will be required to reimburse each of the applicable Indemnified Parties for its pro rata share of the insufficiency out of general collections in the collection account (or equivalent account) established under such Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, that a Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to include the same limitations and conditions on the payment or reimbursement of Indemnified Items to the Operating Advisor (including limitations and conditions with respect to the timing of such payments or reimbursements and the sources of funds for such payments or reimbursements) as may be set forth from time to time in the Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to the Non-Lead Operating Advisor;

 

(iii)       the related Non-Lead Master Servicer or Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, as applicable, will be required to deliver to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Operating Advisor (x) promptly following Securitization of such Non-Lead Securitization Note, notice of the deposit of such Non-Lead Securitization Note into a Securitization Trust (which notice may be by email and shall also provide contact information for the related Non-Lead Trustee, Non-Lead Certificate Administrator, Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer and the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” under this Agreement), accompanied by a certified copy of the related executed Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and (y) notice of any subsequent change in the identity of the Non-Lead Master Servicer or the party designated to exercise the rights of the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note under this Agreement (together with the relevant contact information); and

 

(iv)       the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and the Lead Securitization Trust shall be third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

(d)       Prior to the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) only need to be delivered to the related Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative) and, when so delivered to such Note Holder (or Note Holder Representative, as applicable), the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Following the Securitization of any Note (including any New Note), as applicable, all notices, reports, information or other deliverables required to be delivered to a Note Holder pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be delivered to the master servicer and the special servicer with respect to such Securitization (who then may forward such items to the party entitled to receive such items as and to the extent provided in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and, when so delivered to such master servicer and the special servicer, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations with respect to such items hereunder or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that all items that relate to a Non-Lead Depositor’s compliance with any applicable securities laws shall also be delivered to such Non-Lead Depositor.

 

(e)       In addition to the foregoing, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain terms and conditions that are customary for securitization transactions involving assets similar to the Mortgage Loan and that are otherwise (i) required by the Code relating to the tax elections of the trust fund formed pursuant to such Securitization Servicing Agreement, (ii) required by law or changes in any law, rule or regulation or (iii) requested by the Rating Agencies rating the related Securitization. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to designate the Non-Lead Master Servicer and Non-Lead Special Servicer with respect to the Securitization related to its Note, as long as each such Servicer satisfies the conditions to be the master servicer or special servicer, as applicable, set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Without limiting the generality of any provision set forth above, for purposes of the Mortgage Loan, each Securitization Servicing Agreement shall contain provisions substantially similar in all material respects to or materially consistent with those set forth in Note A-1 PSA with respect to indemnification of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Special Servicer, Certificate Administrator, Trustee and Operating Advisor under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (and any director, officer, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, to the extent such parties are identified as indemnified parties in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in respect of other mortgage loans) against any claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to the related operating advisor, incurred in connection with the provision of services for the Mortgage Loan) to the same extent that the Indemnified Parties are indemnified under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement against the Indemnified Items.

 

(f)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to contain provisions requiring the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to deliver to any Non-Lead Master Servicer, any Non-Lead Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Trustee (i) notice of any Appraisal Event promptly following the occurrence thereof and (ii) a statement of any Appraisal Reduction or Collateral Deficiency Amount (if the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement provides for calculation of any Collateral Deficiency Amount) promptly following the calculation thereof.

 

Section 3.     Priority of Payments. Each Note shall be of equal priority, and no portion of any Note shall have priority or preference over any portion of any other Note or security therefor. All amounts tendered by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or otherwise available for payment on or with respect to or in connection with the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property or amounts realized as proceeds thereof, whether received in the form of Scheduled

 

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Interest Payments, Scheduled Principal Payments, any proceeds from the sale or distribution of any REO Property, the Balloon Payment, Liquidation Proceeds, proceeds under any guaranty, letter of credit or other collateral or instrument securing the Mortgage Loan, Condemnation Proceeds, or Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds, awards or settlements to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgage Loan Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to the extent permitted by the REMIC Provisions), shall be applied by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its designee) to the Notes on a Pro Rata and Pari Passu Basis; provided, that (x) all amounts for required reserves or escrows required by the Mortgage Loan Documents (to the extent and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents) to be held as reserves or escrows or received as reimbursements on account of recoveries in respect of property protection expenses or Servicing Advances then due and payable or reimbursable to the Trustee or any Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall be applied to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with the terms of, the Mortgage Loan Documents; and (y) all amounts that are then due, payable or reimbursable to any Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and any other additional compensation payable to it thereunder (including without limitation, any Additional Trust Expenses relating to the Mortgage Loan (but subject to the second paragraph of Section 5(d) hereof) reimbursable to, or payable by, such parties and any Special Servicing Fees, Liquidation Fees, Workout Fees, Penalty Charges (to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph), but excluding (i) any P&I Advances (and interest thereon) on the Lead Securitization Note, which shall be reimbursed in accordance with Section 2(b) hereof, and (ii) any Master Servicing Fees due to the Master Servicer in excess of each Non-Lead Securitization Note’s pro rata share of that portion of such servicing fees calculated at the “primary servicing fee rate” applicable to the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, which such excess shall not be subject to the allocation provisions of this Section 3) shall be payable in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

For clarification purposes, “Penalty Charges” (or analogous term as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) paid on each Note shall, first, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Special Servicer for any interest accrued on any Servicing Advances and reimbursement of any Servicing Advances in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, second, be used to reduce the respective amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay the Master Servicer, Trustee, any Non-Lead Master Servicer or any Non-Lead Trustee, as applicable, for any interest accrued on any P&I Advance made with respect to such Note by such party (if and as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or applicable Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, as applicable), third, be used to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts payable on each Note by the amount necessary to pay Additional Trust Expenses (other than Special Servicing Fees, unpaid Workout Fees and Liquidation Fees) incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loan (as specified in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) and finally, with respect to any remaining amount of Penalty Charges, to the Master Servicer and/or the Special Servicer as additional servicing compensation as provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement).

 

Section 4.     Workout. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement,

 

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and the obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard, if the Lead Securitization Note Holder, or any Servicer, in connection with a workout or proposed workout of the Mortgage Loan, modifies the terms thereof such that (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is decreased, (ii) the Interest Rate is reduced, (iii) payments of interest or principal on any Note are waived, reduced or deferred or (iv) any other adjustment is made to any of the payment terms of the Mortgage Loan, such modification shall not alter, and any modification of the Mortgage Loan Documents shall be structured to preserve, the equal priorities of each Note as described in Section 3.

 

Section 5.     Administration of the Mortgage Loan.

 

(a)       Subject to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 5(c)) and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and subject to the rights and consents, where required, of the Controlling Note Holder Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), shall have the sole and exclusive authority with respect to the administration of, and exercise of rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the sole authority to modify or waive any of the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or to consent to any action or failure to act by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any other party to the Mortgage Loan Documents, call or waive any Event of Default, accelerate the Mortgage Loan or institute any foreclosure action or other remedy, and no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any voting, consent or other rights whatsoever except as explicitly set forth herein with respect to the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s administration of, or exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to, the Mortgage Loan. Subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, no Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have any right to, and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder hereby presently and irrevocably assigns and conveys to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) the rights, if any, that such Note Holder has from and after the initial Securitization Date to, (i) call, or cause the Lead Securitization Note Holder to call, an Event of Default under the Mortgage Loan, or (ii) exercise any remedies with respect to the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loan Borrower, including, without limitation, filing, or causing the Lead Securitization Note Holder to file, any bankruptcy petition against the Mortgage Loan Borrower. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall not have any fiduciary duty to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loan (but the foregoing shall not relieve the Lead Securitization Note Holder from the obligation to make any disbursement of funds as set forth herein or its obligation to follow the Servicing Standard (in the case of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer) or any liability for failure to do so).

 

Each Note Holder hereby acknowledges the right and obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder), upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. In connection with any such sale, the Special Servicer shall be required to sell the Notes together as notes evidencing one whole loan and shall require that all offers be submitted to the Special Servicer in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be permitted to

 

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sell the Mortgage Loan without the written consent of each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless with respect to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, 50% or more of the related Note (or the class of securities issued in the applicable Non-Lead Securitization designated as the “controlling class” or such other class(es) otherwise assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the “Controlling Note Holder” is held by the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) unless the Special Servicer has delivered to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder: (a) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior written notice of any decision to attempt to sell the Mortgage Loan; (b) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of each bid package (together with any amendments to such bid packages) received by the Special Servicer in connection with any such proposed sale; (c) at least ten (10) days prior to the proposed sale date, a copy of the most recent Appraisal for the Mortgage Loan, and any documents in the Servicer Mortgage File requested by such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder; and (d) until the sale is completed, and a reasonable period of time (but no less time than is afforded to other offerors and the related Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative prior to the proposed sale date, all information and other documents being provided to other offerors and all leases or other documents that are approved by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer in connection with the proposed sale; provided, that such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder may waive (only with respect to itself) any of the delivery or timing requirements set forth in this sentence. Subject to the foregoing, each Note Holder or its Note Holder Representative shall be permitted to submit an offer at any sale of the Mortgage Loan unless such Person is the Mortgage Loan Borrower or an agent or Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower.

 

Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) hereby appoints the Lead Securitization Note Holder as its agent, and grants to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and its proxy, for the purpose of soliciting and accepting offers for and consummating the sale of its Note. Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) further agrees that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Note Holder shall execute and deliver to or at the direction of Lead Securitization Note Holder such powers of attorney or other instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request to better assure and evidence the foregoing appointment and grant, in each case promptly following request, and shall deliver its original Note, endorsed in blank, to or at the direction of the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the consummation of any such sale.

 

The authority of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to sell any Non-Lead Securitization Note, and the obligations of any other Note Holder to execute and deliver instruments or deliver the related Note upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, shall terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the date, if any, upon which the Lead Securitization Note is repurchased by the holder of such Lead Securitization Note that sold such Lead Securitization Note into such Securitization from the trust fund established under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in connection with a material breach of representation or warranty made by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note or material document defect with respect to the documents delivered by such Person with respect to the Lead Securitization Note upon the consummation of the Lead Securitization. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to grant to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the benefit of any representation or warranty made by the holder of the Lead Securitization Note that sold

 

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such Lead Securitization Note into the Lead Securitization or any document delivery obligation imposed on such Person under any mortgage loan purchase and sale agreement, instrument of transfer or other document or instrument that may be executed or delivered by such Person in connection with the Lead Securitization.

 

(b)       The administration of the Mortgage Loan shall be governed by this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The servicing of the Mortgage Loan shall be carried out by the Master Servicer and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan (or to the extent otherwise provided in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), by the Special Servicer, in each case pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall cause the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Servicing Standard, taking into account the interests of each Note Holder. The Note Holders agree to be bound by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Lead Securitization Note Holder described hereunder may be exercised by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to the extent set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall not be amended in any manner that may adversely affect any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in its capacity as Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder without such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s prior written consent. Each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (unless it is the same Person as, or is an Affiliate of, the Mortgage Loan Borrower) shall be a third-party beneficiary to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to its rights as specifically provided for therein.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall be required (i) to provide copies of any notice, information and report that it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement with respect to any Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, to each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder (or its Note Holder Representative), within the same time frame it is required to provide to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative (for this purpose, without regard to whether such items are actually required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement due to the expiration of the related “Subordinate Control Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) or the “Collective Consultation Period” (as defined under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement)) and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to consult with each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) on a strictly non-binding basis, to the extent having received such notices, information and reports, such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) requests consultation with respect to any such Major Decisions or the implementation of any recommended actions outlined in an Asset Status Report relating to the Mortgage Loan, and consider alternative actions recommended by such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative); provided that after the expiration of a period of ten (10) Business Days from the delivery to such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its

 

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Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) of written notice of a proposed action, together with copies of the notice, information and report required to be provided to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall no longer be obligated to consult with such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative), whether or not such Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) has responded within such ten (10) Business Day period (unless, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) proposes a new course of action that is materially different from the action previously proposed, in which case such ten (10) Business Day period shall be deemed to begin anew from the date of such proposal and delivery of all information relating thereto). Notwithstanding the consultation rights of each Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative) set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) may take any Major Decision or any action set forth in the Asset Status Report before the expiration of the aforementioned ten (10) Business Day period if the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, as applicable) determines that immediate action with respect thereto is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders. In no event shall the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or Master Servicer or Special Servicer, acting on its behalf) be obligated at any time to follow or take any alternative actions recommended by the Non-Controlling Note Holder (or its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative).

 

In addition to the consultation rights provided in the immediately preceding paragraph, each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to attend annual meetings (which may be held telephonically) with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf), upon reasonable notice and at times reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, in which servicing issues related to the Mortgage Loan are discussed.

 

(d)       If any Note is included as an asset of a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D(a) of the Code, then, any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding: (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be administered such that the Notes shall qualify at all times as (or as interests in) a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, (ii) any real property (and related personal property) acquired by or on behalf of the Note Holders pursuant to a foreclosure, exercise of a power of sale or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure of the Mortgage or lien on such property following a default on the Mortgage Loan shall be administered so that the interest of the pro rata share of each Note Holder therein shall at all times qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and (iii) no Servicer may modify, waive or amend any provision of the Mortgage Loan, consent to or withhold consent from any action of the Mortgage Loan Borrower, or exercise or refrain from exercising any powers or rights which the Note Holders may have under the Mortgage Loan Documents, if any such action would constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan, within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b) of the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, more than three (3) months after the startup day of the REMIC which includes the Notes (or any portion thereof). Each Note Holder agrees that the provisions of this paragraph shall be effected by compliance with any REMIC related provisions

 

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in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement relating to the administration of the Mortgage Loan. All costs and expenses of compliance with this Section 5(d), to the extent that such costs and expenses relate to administration of a REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under the REMIC Provisions or the actual payment of any REMIC tax or expense, shall be borne by all of the Note Holders collectively, each contributing on a pro rata and pari passu basis according to the Percentage Interest represented by each Note.

 

Anything herein or in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if one of the Notes is included in a REMIC and another is not, such other Note Holder shall not be required to reimburse such Note Holder or any other Person for payment of (i) any taxes imposed on such REMIC, (ii) any costs or expenses relating to the administration of such REMIC or to any determination respecting the amount, payment or avoidance of any tax under such REMIC or (iii) any advances for any of the foregoing or any interest thereon or for deficits in other items of disbursement or income resulting from the use of funds for payment of any such taxes, costs or expenses or advances, nor shall any disbursement or payment otherwise distributable to any other Note Holder be reduced to offset or make-up any such payment or deficit.

 

Section 6.     Rights of the Controlling Note Holder.

 

(a)       The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (the “Controlling Note Holder Representative”). The Controlling Note Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time to remove and replace the Controlling Note Holder Representative. When exercising its various rights under Section 5 and elsewhere in this Agreement, the Controlling Note Holder may, at its option, in each case, act through the Controlling Note Holder Representative. The Controlling Note Holder Representative may be any Person (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower, its principal or any Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan Borrower), including, without limitation, the Controlling Note Holder, any officer or employee of the Controlling Note Holder, any affiliate of the Controlling Note Holder or any other unrelated third party. No such Controlling Note Holder Representative shall owe any fiduciary duty or other duty to any other Person (other than the Controlling Note Holder). All actions that are permitted to be taken by the Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement may be taken by the Controlling Note Holder Representative acting on behalf of the Controlling Note Holder. Any Servicer acting on behalf of the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be required to recognize any Person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until the Controlling Note Holder has notified such Servicer or Trustee of such appointment and, if the Controlling Note Holder Representative is not the same Person as the Controlling Note Holder, the Controlling Note Holder Representative provides any Servicer or Trustee with written confirmation of its acceptance of such appointment, an address and telecopy number for the delivery of notices and other correspondence and a list of officers or employees of such person with whom the parties to this Agreement may deal (including their names, titles, work addresses and telecopy numbers). The Controlling Note Holder shall promptly deliver such information to any Servicer. None of the Servicers, Operating Advisor and Trustee shall be required to recognize any person as a Controlling Note Holder Representative until they receive such information from the Controlling Note Holder. The Controlling Note Holder agrees to inform each such Servicer or Trustee of the then-current Controlling Note Holder Representative.

 

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(b)       The Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to exercise the rights and powers granted to the Controlling Note hereunder and the rights and powers granted to the Lead Securitization Controlling Class Representative with respect to the Mortgage Loan (assuming that a “Subordinate Control Period” or similar period under, and as defined in, the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement is in effect). In addition, the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to advise (1) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters related to the Mortgage Loan if it is a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan and (2) the Special Servicer with respect to all matters for which the Master Servicer must obtain the consent or deemed consent of the Special Servicer, and, except as set forth below (i) the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to implement any Major Decision unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Special Servicer and (ii) the Special Servicer shall not be permitted to consent to the Master Servicer’s implementing any Major Decision nor will the Special Servicer itself be permitted to implement any Major Decision as to which the Controlling Note Holder has objected in writing within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after receipt of the written recommendation and analysis and such additional information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment with respect to such Major Decision. The Controlling Note Holder may also direct the Special Servicer to take, or to refrain from taking, such other actions with respect to the Mortgage Loan as the Controlling Note Holder may deem advisable.

 

If the Controlling Note Holder fails to notify the Special Servicer of its approval or disapproval of any proposed Major Decision within ten (10) Business Days (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default) after delivery to the Controlling Note Holder by the applicable Servicer of written notice of a proposed Major Decision (which notice shall contain a legend, in conspicuous boldface type, substantially similar to the following: “THIS IS A REQUEST FOR ACTION APPROVAL. IF THE CONTROLLING NOTE HOLDER FAILS TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE THE ENCLOSED ACTION WITHIN TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS, SUCH ACTION MAY BE DEEMED APPROVED”) together with any information requested by the Controlling Note Holder as may be necessary in the reasonable judgment of the Controlling Note Holder in order to make a judgment, then upon the expiration of such ten (10) Business Day period (or thirty (30) days with respect to an Acceptable Insurance Default), such Major Decision shall be deemed to have been approved by the Controlling Note Holder.

 

In the event that the Special Servicer or Master Servicer (in the event the Master Servicer is otherwise authorized by the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement to take such action), as applicable, determines that immediate action, with respect to the foregoing matters, or any other matter requiring consent of the Controlling Note Holder is necessary to protect the interests of the Note Holders (as a collective whole) and the Special Servicer has made a reasonable effort to contact the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, may take any such action without waiting for the Controlling Note Holder’s response.

 

No objection, direction, consent or advice contemplated by the preceding paragraphs may require or cause the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, to violate any provision of the Mortgage Loan Documents, applicable law, the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement, this Agreement, the REMIC Provisions of the Code or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer’s obligation to act in accordance with the Servicing Standard.

 

(c)       Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right at any time to appoint a representative in connection with the exercise of its rights and obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loan (with respect to such Note Holder, the “Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative”). All of the provisions relating to the Controlling Note Holder and the Controlling Note Holder Representative set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 6(a) (except those contained in the last sentence thereof) and the second paragraph of this Section 6(a) shall apply to each Non-Controlling Note Holder and its Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative mutatis mutandis. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder Representative, as of the date of this Agreement and until the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) is notified otherwise, shall be the Initial Note A-2 Holder, provided that at any time a Non-Lead Securitization Note is included in a Securitization, references to the “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein shall mean the related “Directing Certificateholder”, “Directing Holder” or “Controlling Class Representative” (or analogous term) under the Non-Lead Securitization or any other party assigned the rights to exercise the rights of the related “Non-Controlling Note Holder” hereunder, as and to the extent provided in the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement and as to the identity of which the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer) has been given written notice.

 

Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall provide notice of its identity and contact information (including any change thereof) to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization; provided, that each Initial Note Holder shall be deemed to have provided such notice on the date hereof. The Trustee, Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such identity and contact information received by it and shall not be liable in respect of any deliveries hereunder sent in reliance thereon.

 

(d)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required at any time to deal with more than one party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s) in respect of any Note that is exercising the rights of a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or Special Servicer on its behalf) may additionally need to deal with the master servicer, special servicer or other person party to the related Securitization Servicing Agreement) and to the extent that the related Securitization Servicing Agreement assigns such rights to more than one such party as the representative of the “controlling class” holder(s), for purposes of this Agreement, such Securitization Servicing Agreement shall designate one such party to deal with the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting on its behalf) as the representative of the related “controlling class” holder(s) in exercising its rights as a “Non-Controlling Note Holder” herein or under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and such party shall provide written notice of such designation to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (and the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer acting on its behalf); provided that, in the absence of such designation and notice, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer acting

 

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on its behalf) shall be entitled to treat the last party as to which it has received written notice as having been designated as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder, as the applicable Non-Controlling Note Holder under this Agreement.

 

(e)       No Note Holder Representative will have any liability to any other Note Holder or any other Person for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action or the giving of any consent or the failure to give any consent pursuant to this Agreement or any Securitization Servicing Agreement, or errors in judgment, absent any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence. The Note Holders agree that a Note Holder Representative may take or refrain from taking actions, or give or refrain from giving consents, that favor the interests of one Note Holder over any other Note Holder, and that any Note Holder Representative may have special relationships and interests that conflict with the interests of any other Note Holder and, absent willful malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Note Holder Representative, agree to take no action against the Note Holder Representative or any of its officers, directors, employees, principals or agents as a result of such special relationships or interests, and that no Note Holder Representative will be deemed to have been grossly negligent or reckless, or to have acted in bad faith or engaged in willful malfeasance or to have recklessly disregarded any exercise of its rights by reason of its having acted or refrained from acting, or having given any consent or having failed to give any consent, solely in the interests of any Note Holder.

 

Section 7.     Appointment of Special Servicer. The Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) shall have the right (subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) at any time and from time to time, with or without cause, to replace the Special Servicer then acting with respect to the Mortgage Loan and appoint a replacement Special Servicer that satisfies the Required Special Servicer Rating requirements in lieu thereof. Any designation by the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) of a Person to serve as Special Servicer shall be made by delivering to each other Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and each other party to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement a written notice stating such designation and satisfying the other conditions to such replacement as set forth in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, a Rating Agency Communication or a Rating Agency Confirmation, but only if required by the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement), if any. The Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with any such replacement without cause. The Controlling Note Holder shall notify the other parties hereto of its termination of the then currently serving Special Servicer and its appointment of a replacement Special Servicer in accordance with this Section 7. If the Controlling Note Holder has not appointed a Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan as of the consummation of the securitization under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, then the initial Special Servicer designated in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement shall serve as the initial Special Servicer but this shall not limit the right of the Controlling Note Holder (or its Controlling Note Holder Representative) to designate a replacement Special Servicer for the Mortgage Loan as aforesaid. If a Servicer Termination Event on the part of the Special Servicer has occurred that affects any Non-Controlling Note Holder, such Non-Controlling Note Holder shall have the right to direct the Trustee (or at any time that the Mortgage Loan is no longer included in a Securitization Trust, the Controlling Note Holder) to terminate the Special Servicer under the Lead Securitization

 

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Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Each Note Holder acknowledges and agrees that any successor special servicer appointed to replace the Special Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan that was terminated for cause at a Non-Controlling Note Holder’s direction cannot at any time be the person (or an Affiliate thereof) that was so terminated without the prior written consent of such Non-Controlling Note Holder. Each Non-Controlling Note Holder shall be solely responsible for reimbursing the Trustee’s or the Controlling Note Holder’s, as applicable, costs and expenses, if not paid within a reasonable time by the terminated special servicer and, in the case of the Trustee, that would otherwise be reimbursed to the Trustee from amounts on deposit in the Lead Securitization’s collection account (or equivalent account).

 

Section 8.     Payment Procedure.

 

(a)       The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf), in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section 3 and subject to the terms of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall deposit or cause to be deposited all payments allocable to the Notes to the “Collection Account” and/or “Serviced Companion Loan Custodial Account” (or the related analogous term and each as defined in the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement) pursuant to and in accordance with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer or the Trustee acting on its behalf) shall deposit such amounts to the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds by the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Master Servicer acting on its behalf) from or on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Borrower (provided, that to the extent that any payment is received after 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on any given Business Day, the Master Servicer is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to deposit such payment into the applicable account within one (1) Business Day of receipt of properly identified and available funds, but, in any event, the Master Servicer is required to deposit such payments into the applicable account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of properly identified and available funds).

 

(b)       If the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) determines, or a court of competent jurisdiction orders, at any time that any amount received or collected in respect of any Note must, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance, preference or similar law, be returned to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or paid to any Note Holder or any Servicer or paid to any other Person, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall not be required to distribute any portion thereof to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall promptly on demand by the Lead Securitization Note Holder repay to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) any portion thereof that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have theretofore distributed to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, together with interest thereon at such rate, if any, as the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) shall have been required to pay to any Mortgage Loan Borrower, Master Servicer, Special Servicer or such other Person with respect thereto.

 

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(c)       If, for any reason, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) makes any payment to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder before the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) has received the corresponding payment (it being understood that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is under no obligation to do so), and the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) does not receive the corresponding payment within five (5) Business Days of its payment to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall, at the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s (or the Servicer acting on its behalf) request, promptly return that payment to the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer acting on its behalf).

 

(d)       Each Note Holder agrees that if at any time it shall receive from any sources whatsoever any payment on account of the Mortgage Loan in excess of its distributable share thereof, it shall promptly remit such excess to the applicable Note Holder, subject to this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have the right to offset any amounts due hereunder from any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan against any future payments due to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder under the Mortgage Loan. Such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s obligations under this Section 8 constitute absolute, unconditional and continuing obligations.

 

Section 9.     Limitation on Liability of the Note Holders. No Note Holder shall have any liability to any other Note Holder with respect to its Note except with respect to losses actually suffered due to the gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement on the part of such Note Holder; provided, that, notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, each Servicer will nevertheless be subject to the obligations and standards (including the Servicing Standard) set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

The Note Holders acknowledge that, subject to the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) to comply with, and except as otherwise required by, the Servicing Standard, the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) may exercise, or omit to exercise, any rights that the Lead Securitization Note Holder may have under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement in a manner that may be adverse to the interests of any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder (including any Servicer and the Trustee on its behalf) shall have no liability whatsoever to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the Lead Securitization Note Holder’s exercise of rights or any omission by the Lead Securitization Note Holder to exercise such rights other than as described above; provided, that each Servicer must act in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.     Bankruptcy. Subject to Section 5(c), each Note Holder hereby covenants and agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder (or the Servicer on its behalf) has the right to institute, file, commence, acquiesce, petition under Bankruptcy Code Section 303 or otherwise or join any Person in any such petition or otherwise invoke or cause any other Person to invoke an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower or seek to appoint a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official with respect to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or all or any part of its

 

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property or assets or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of the Mortgage Loan Borrower. Each Note Holder further agrees that only the Lead Securitization Note Holder, and not any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder, can make any election, give any consent, commence any action or file any motion, claim, obligation, notice or application or take any other action in any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding. The Note Holders hereby appoint the Lead Securitization Note Holder as their agent, and grant to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an irrevocable power of attorney coupled with an interest, and their proxy, for the purpose of exercising any and all rights and taking any and all actions available to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with any case by or against the Mortgage Loan Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or in any other Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, the right to file and/or prosecute any claim, vote to accept or reject a plan, to make any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Mortgage Loan, and to file a motion to modify, lift or terminate the automatic stay with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Note Holders hereby agree that, upon the request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder, each Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder all and every such further deeds, conveyances and instruments as the Lead Securitization Note Holder may reasonably request for the better assuring and evidencing of the foregoing appointment and grant. All actions taken by any Servicer in connection with any Insolvency Proceeding are subject to and must be in accordance with the Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.     Representations of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder represents and warrants to each other Note Holder that, as of the date hereof (or in connection with a new Holder of a Note following a Transfer, as of the date of such Transfer):

 

(a)       the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is within its corporate powers, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and does not contravene such Note Holder’s charter or any law or contractual restriction binding upon such Note Holder,

 

(b)       this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Note Holder enforceable against such Note Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and except that the enforcement of rights with respect to indemnification and contribution obligations may be limited by applicable law,

 

(c)       it is duly organized, validly existing, in good standing and in possession of all licenses and authorizations necessary to carry on its business,

 

(d)       this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Note Holder, and

 

(e)       to such Note Holder’s actual knowledge, (A) all consents, approvals, authorizations, orders or filings of or with any court or governmental agency or body, if any,

 

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required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Note Holder have been obtained or made and (B) there is no pending action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation against such Note Holder, an adverse outcome of which would materially and adversely affect its performance under this Agreement.

 

Section 12.     No Creation of a Partnership or Exclusive Purchase Right. Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken pursuant hereto shall be deemed to constitute the relationship created hereby between the Note Holders as a partnership, association, joint venture or other entity. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall have no obligation whatsoever to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates and if the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses to offer to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder the opportunity to purchase a participation interest in any future mortgage loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates, such offer shall be at such purchase price and interest rate as the Lead Securitization Note Holder chooses, in its sole and absolute discretion. No Non-Lead Securitization Note Holders shall have any obligation whatsoever to purchase from the Lead Securitization Note Holder a participation interest in any future loans originated by the Lead Securitization Note Holder or its Affiliates.

 

Section 13.     Other Business Activities of the Note Holders. Each Note Holder acknowledges that each other Note Holder or its Affiliates may make loans or otherwise extend credit to, and generally engage in any kind of business with, the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof, any entity that is a holder of debt secured by direct or indirect ownership interests in the Mortgage Loan Borrower or Affiliate thereof or any entity any entity that is a holder of a preferred equity interest in the Mortgage Loan Borrower Affiliate thereof or any entity (each, a “Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party”), and receive payments on such other loans or extensions of credit to Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Parties and otherwise act with respect thereto freely and without accountability in the same manner as if this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby were not in effect.

 

Section 14.     Sale of the Notes.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder agrees that it will not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, syndicate, hypothecate, contribute, encumber or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of its respective Note (or a participation interest in such Note) (a “Transfer”) except to a Qualified Institutional Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Promptly after any such Transfer, any non-transferring Note Holders shall be provided with (x) a representation from each transferee or the transferring Note Holder certifying that such transferee is a Qualified Institutional Lender (except in the case of a Transfer in accordance with the immediately following sentence or a Transfer by a Note Holder to an entity that constitutes a Qualified Institutional Lender pursuant to clause (c)(iii) of the definition thereof) and (y) a copy of the assignment and assumption agreement referred to in Section 15 (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement). If a Note Holder intends to Transfer its respective Note, or any portion thereof, to an entity that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, it must first obtain the consent of each non-transferring Note Holder and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the

 

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applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without each non-transferring Note Holder’s prior consent (which will not be unreasonably withheld), and, if any such non-transferring Note Holder’s Note is held in a Securitization Trust, without a Rating Agency from each of the applicable engaged Rating Agencies for such Securitization, no Note Holder shall Transfer all or any portion of its Note (or a participation interest in such Note) to the Mortgage Loan Borrower or a Mortgage Loan Borrower Related Party and any such Transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. The transferring Note Holder agrees that it shall pay the expenses of any non-transferring Note Holder (including all expenses of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and any Controlling Note Holder or Controlling Note Holder Representative) and all expenses relating to the confirmation from the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Transfer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the related Note is included in a Securitization, each Note Holder shall have the right, without the need to obtain the consent of any other Note Holder, the Rating Agencies or any other Person, to Transfer 49% or less (in the aggregate) of its beneficial interest in a Note. None of the provisions of this Section 14(a) shall apply in the case of (1) a sale of Note A-1 together with Note A-2, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement or (2) a transfer by the Special Servicer, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan or the Mortgaged Property, upon the Mortgage Loan becoming a Defaulted Loan, to a single member limited liability or limited partnership, 100% of the equity interest in which is owned directly or indirectly, through one or more single member limited liability companies or limited partnerships, by the Lead Securitization Trust.

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall, in writing, waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that such confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for such confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for such Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for such Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

 

(b)       In the case of any Transfer of a participation interest in any of the Notes, (i) the respective Note Holders’ obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Note Holders shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, and (iii) the Lead Securitization Note Holder and any Persons acting on its behalf shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Note Holder in connection with such Note Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, and all amounts payable hereunder shall be determined as if such Note Holder had not sold such participation interest.

 

(c)       Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, any Note Holder may pledge (a “Pledge”) its Note to any entity (other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof) which has extended a credit or repurchase facility to such Note Holder and that is either a Qualified Institutional Lender or a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated

 

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at least “A” (or the equivalent) or better by each applicable Rating Agency (or, if not rated by an applicable Rating Agency, an equivalent (or higher) rating from any two of Fitch, Moody’s and S&P) (a “Note Pledgee”) or to a Person with respect to which a Rating Agency Confirmation has been obtained, on terms and conditions set forth in this Section 14(c), it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Note Pledgee to a Note Holder or any person which Controls such Note that is secured by its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, shall qualify as a “Pledge” hereunder, provided that a Note Pledgee which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the pledged Note without a Rating Agency Confirmation. Upon written notice by the applicable Note Holder to each other Note Holder and any Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (including the name and address of the applicable Note Pledgee), each other Note Holder agrees to acknowledge receipt of such notice and thereafter agrees: (i) to give Note Pledgee written notice of any default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default such Note Holder has actual knowledge; (ii) to allow such Note Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the pledging Note Holder in respect of its obligations to each other Note Holder hereunder, but such Note Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such default; (iii) that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be effective against such Note Pledgee without the written consent of such Note Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; (iv) that such other Note Holder shall give to such Note Pledgee copies of any notice of default under this Agreement simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Note Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Note Pledgee which such pledging Note Holder has the right (but not the obligation) to effect hereunder, as if such cure were made by such pledging Note Holder; (v) that such other Note Holder shall deliver to Note Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Note Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to such other Note Holder; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to each other Note Holder and any Servicer by such Note Pledgee that the pledging Note Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods, under the pledging Note Holder’s obligations to such Note Pledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement between the pledging Note Holder and such Note Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the pledging Note Holder), and until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Note Pledgee, Note Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that any Note Holder or Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the pledging Note Holder from time to time pursuant to this Agreement or the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Note Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases each other Note Holder and any Servicer from any liability to the pledging Note Holder on account of such other Note Holder’s or Servicer’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by any Servicer or such other Note Holder to have been delivered by a Note Pledgee. Note Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the pledging Note Holder to such Note Pledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Note Holders and any Servicer shall recognize such Note Pledgee (and any transferee other than the Mortgage Loan Borrower or any Affiliate thereof which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Note Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, as the successor to the pledging Note Holder’s rights, remedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Note Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Note Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e.,

 

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realization upon the collateral by such Note Pledgee) and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Note Pledgee under this Section 14(c) shall remain effective as to any Note Holder (and any Servicer) unless and until such Note Pledgee shall have notified any such Note Holder (and any Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

 

(d)       Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, if a conduit (“Conduit”) which is not a Qualified Institutional Lender provides financing to a Note Holder then such Note Holder shall have the right to grant a security interest in its Note to such Conduit notwithstanding that such Conduit is not a Qualified Institutional Lender, if the following conditions are satisfied:

 

(i)       the loan (the “Conduit Inventory Loan”) made by the Conduit to such Note Holder to finance the acquisition and holding of its Note requires a third party (the “Conduit Credit Enhancer”) to provide credit enhancement;

 

(ii)      the Conduit Credit Enhancer is a Qualified Institutional Lender;

 

(iii)     such Note Holder pledges (or sells, transfers or assigns as part of a repurchase facility) its interest in its Note to the Conduit as collateral for the Conduit Inventory Loan;

 

(iv)      the Conduit Credit Enhancer and the Conduit agree that, if such Note Holder defaults under the Conduit Inventory Loan, or if the Conduit is unable to refinance its outstanding commercial paper even if there is no default by such Note Holder, the Conduit Credit Enhancer will purchase the Conduit Inventory Loan from the Conduit, and the Conduit will assign the pledge of such Note Holder’s Note to the Conduit Credit Enhancer; and

 

(v)        unless the Conduit is in fact then a Qualified Institutional Lender, the Conduit will not without obtaining a Rating Agency Confirmation from each Rating Agency have any greater right to acquire the interests in the Note pledged by such Note Holder, by foreclosure or otherwise, than would any other purchaser that is not a Qualified Institutional Lender at a foreclosure sale conducted by a Note Pledgee.

 

Section 15.     Registration of the Notes and Each Note Holder. The Agent shall keep or cause to be kept at the Agent Office books (the “Note Register”) for the registration and transfer of the Notes. The Agent shall serve as the initial note registrar and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The names and addresses of the holders of the Notes and the names and addresses of any transferee of any Note of which the Agent has received notice, shall be registered in the Note Register. The Person in whose name a Note is so registered shall be deemed and treated as the sole owner and holder thereof for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon request of a Note Holder, the Agent shall provide such party with the names and addresses of each other Note Holder. To the extent the Trustee or another party is appointed as Agent hereunder, each Note Holder hereby designates such person as its agent under this Section 15 solely for purposes of maintaining the Note Register.

 

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In connection with any Transfer of a Note (but excluding any Pledgee unless and until it realizes on its Pledge), a transferee shall execute an assignment and assumption agreement (unless the transferee is a Securitization Trust and the related pooling and servicing agreement requires the parties thereto to comply with this Agreement), whereby such transferee assumes all of the obligations of the applicable Note Holder hereunder with respect to such Note thereafter accruing and agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, including the applicable restriction on Transfers set forth in Section 14, from and after the date of such assignment. No transfer of a Note may be made unless it is registered on the Note Register, and the Agent shall not recognize any attempted or purported transfer of any Note in violation of the provisions of Section 14 and this Section 15. Any such purported transfer shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the purported transferee. Each Note Holder desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Agent and each other Note Holder against any liability that may result if the transfer is not made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.     Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 17.     Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a)       SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;

 

(b)       CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;

 

(c)       AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED

 

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OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH A PARTY HEREIN SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND

 

(d)       AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

 

Section 18.     Modifications. This Agreement shall not be modified, cancelled or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by each Note Holder. Additionally, for as long as any Note is contained in a Securitization Trust, the Note Holders shall not amend or modify this Agreement without first delivering a Rating Agency Communication to each Rating Agency then rating any securities of any Securitization; provided that no such Rating Agency Communication shall be required in connection with a modification (i) to cure any ambiguity, to correct any scrivener error, to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, or (ii) with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement to make provisions of this Agreement consistent with other provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, in connection with the creation of New Notes pursuant to Section 33).

 

Section 19.     Statement of Intent. The Agent and each Noteholder intend that the Notes be classified and maintained as a grantor trust under subpart E, part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code that is a fixed investment trust within the meaning of Treasury Regulation §301.7701-4(c), and the parties will not take any action inconsistent with such classification. It is neither the purpose nor the intent of this Agreement to create a partnership, joint venture, “taxable mortgage pool” or association taxable as a corporation among the parties.

 

Section 20.     Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as provided herein, including without limitation, with respect to the Trustee, Certificate Administrator, Master Servicer and Special Servicer and any Non-Lead Master Servicer, Non-Lead Special Servicer or Non-Lead Trustee, none of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any Person not a party hereto. Subject to Section 14 and Section 15, each Note Holder may assign or delegate its rights or obligations under this Agreement. Upon any such assignment, the assignee shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the applicable Note Holder hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, the representations in Section 11 shall not be binding upon any Securitization Trust.

 

Section 21.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement.

 

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summarize or otherwise describe the subject matter of the paragraphs and shall not be given any consideration in the construction of this Agreement.

 

Section 23.     Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable laws, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 24.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations between the parties.

 

Section 25.     Withholding Taxes. (a) If the Lead Securitization Note Holder or the Mortgage Loan Borrower shall be required by law to deduct and withhold Taxes from interest, fees or other amounts payable to any Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with respect to the Mortgage Loan as a result of such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder constituting a Non-Exempt Person, such Lead Securitization Note Holder, in its capacity as servicer, shall be entitled to do so with respect to such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s interest in such payment (all withheld amounts being deemed paid to such Note Holder), provided that the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall furnish such Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder with a statement setting forth the amount of Taxes withheld, the applicable rate and other information which may reasonably be requested for purposes of assisting such Note Holder to seek any allowable credits or deductions for the Taxes so withheld in each jurisdiction in which such Note Holder is subject to tax.

 

(b)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall and hereby agrees to indemnify the Lead Securitization Note Holder against and hold the Lead Securitization Note Holder harmless from and against any Taxes, interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees and disbursements arising or resulting from any failure of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payment made to such Note Holder in reliance upon any representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument made or provided by such Note Holder to the Lead Securitization Note Holder in connection with the obligation of the Lead Securitization Note Holder to withhold Taxes from payments made to such Note Holder, it being expressly understood and agreed that (i) the Lead Securitization Note Holder shall be absolutely and unconditionally entitled to accept any such representation, certificate, statement, document or instrument as being true and correct in all respects and to fully rely thereon without any obligation or responsibility to investigate or to make any inquiries with respect to the accuracy, veracity, correctness or validity of the same and (ii) such Note Holder, upon request of the Lead Securitization Note Holder and at its sole cost and expense, shall defend any claim or action relating to the foregoing indemnification using counsel selected by the Lead Securitization Note Holder.

 

(c)       Each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) represents (for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Borrower) that it is not a Non-Exempt Person and that neither the Lead Securitization Note Holder nor the Mortgage

 

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Loan Borrower is obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and from time to time as necessary during the term of this Agreement, each Note Holder (to the extent it is not the same entity as the Lead Securitization Note Holder) shall deliver to the Lead Securitization Note Holder or Servicer, as applicable, evidence satisfactory to the Lead Securitization Note Holder substantiating that such Note Holder is not a Non-Exempt Person and that the Lead Securitization Note Holder is not obligated under applicable law to withhold Taxes on sums paid to it with respect to the Mortgage Loan or otherwise under this Agreement. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, (i) if a Note Holder is created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, it shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder an Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 and (ii) if a Note Holder is not created or organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and if the payment of interest or other amounts by the Mortgage Loan Borrower is treated for United States income tax purposes as derived in whole or part from sources within the United States, such Note Holder shall satisfy the requirements of the preceding sentence by furnishing to the Lead Securitization Note Holder Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, Form W-8IMY (with appropriate attachments), Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, or successor forms, as may be required from time to time, duly executed by such Note Holder, as evidence of such Note Holder’s exemption from the withholding of United States tax with respect thereto. The Lead Securitization Note Holder shall not be obligated to make any payment hereunder with respect to any Non-Lead Securitization Note or otherwise until the holder of such Note shall have furnished to the Lead Securitization Note Holder requested forms, certificates, statements or documents.

 

Section 26.     Custody of Mortgage Loan Documents. Prior to the Note A-1 Securitization Date and the Note A-2 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-1 and Note A-2) will be held by the Initial Agent on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes. On and after the Note A-1 Securitization Date, the originals of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than Note A-2, unless any such Note is also included in the Note A-1 Securitization) shall be transferred to and held in the name of the trustee (and held by a duly appointed custodian therefor) under the Note A-1 PSA, on behalf of the registered holders of the Notes.

 

Section 27.     Cooperation in Securitization.

 

(a)       Each Note Holder acknowledges that any Note Holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to include its Note in a Securitization. In connection with a Securitization and subject to the terms of the preceding sentence, at the request of the related Securitizing Note Holder, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall use reasonable efforts, at such Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, to satisfy, and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to satisfy, the market standards to which such Securitizing Note Holder customarily adheres or that may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with such Securitization, including, entering into (or consenting to, as applicable) any modifications to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Documents and to cooperate with such Securitizing Note Holder in attempting to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute such modifications to the Mortgage Loan

 

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Documents, in any such case, as may be reasonably requested by the Rating Agencies to effect such Securitization; provided, that no Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall be required to modify or amend this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan Documents (or consent to such modification, as applicable) in connection therewith, if such modification or amendment would (i) change the interest allocable to, or the amount of any payments due to or priority of such payments to, such Non-Securitizing Note Holder or (ii) materially increase such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s obligations or materially decrease such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s rights, remedies or protections. In connection with any Securitization, each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall provide for inclusion in any disclosure document relating to such Securitization such information concerning such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note as the related Securitizing Note Holder reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate, and such Non-Securitizing Note Holder shall, at the Securitizing Note Holder’s expense, cooperate with the reasonable requests of each Rating Agency and such Securitizing Note Holder in connection with such Securitization (including, without limitation, reasonably cooperating with the Securitizing Note Holder (without any obligation to make additional representations and warranties) to enable the Securitizing Note Holder to make all necessary certifications and deliver all necessary opinions (including customary securities law opinions) in connection with the Mortgage Loan and such Securitization), as well as in connection with all other matters and the preparation of any offering documents thereof and to review and respond reasonably promptly with respect to any information relating to such Non-Securitizing Note Holder and its Note in any Securitization document. Each Note Holder acknowledges that in connection with any Securitization, the information provided by it in its capacity as a Non-Securitizing Note Holder to the related Securitizing Note Holder may be incorporated into the offering documents for such Securitization. Each Securitizing Note Holder and each Rating Agency shall be entitled to rely on the information supplied by, or on behalf of, each Non-Securitizing Note Holder. The Securitizing Note Holder shall reasonably cooperate with each Non-Securitizing Note Holder by providing all information reasonably requested that is in the Securitizing Note Holder’s possession in connection with such Non-Securitizing Note Holder’s preparation of disclosure materials in connection with a Securitization.

 

(b)       Upon request, each Securitizing Note Holder shall deliver to each related Non-Securitizing Note Holder drafts of the preliminary and final offering memoranda, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus and any other disclosure documents and the pooling and servicing agreement for the Securitization of such Securitizing Note Holder’s Note and provide reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such documents.

 

(c)       If a Non-Lead Securitization Note becomes the subject of an Asset Review pursuant to the related Non-Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall reasonably cooperate at the Non-Lead Securitization Note Holder’s expense with such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer in connection with such Asset Review by providing such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer with any documents reasonably requested by such Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer, but only to the extent that such documents are in the possession of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as the case may be, and are not in the possession of the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer (and the Non-Lead Asset Representations Reviewer has informed such party that it has first requested, and not received,

 

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the documents from the master servicer, special servicer and custodian for the applicable Non-Lead Securitization).

 

Section 28.     Notices. All notices required hereunder shall be given by (i) telephone (confirmed promptly in writing) or shall be in writing and personally delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile transmission (during business hours) if the sender on the same day sends a confirming copy of such notice by reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid), (iii) reputable overnight delivery service (charges prepaid) or (iv) certified United States mail, postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the respective parties at their addresses set forth on Exhibit B hereto, or at such other address as any party shall hereafter inform the other party by written notice given as aforesaid. All written notices so given shall be deemed effective upon receipt.

 

Section 29.     Broker. Each Note Holder represents to each other that it has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 30.     Certain Matters Affecting the Agent.

 

(a)       The Agent may request and/or rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 14 and Section 15;

 

(b)       The Agent may consult with counsel and any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such opinion of counsel;

 

(c)       The Agent shall be under no obligation to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any Note Holder pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless it has received indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it;

 

(d)       The Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, agents or “control” persons within the meaning of the Act, shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and reasonably believed by the Agent to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

 

(e)       The Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any documents delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 15;

 

(f)       The Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys but shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder; and

 

(g)       The Agent represents and warrants that it is a Qualified Institutional Lender.

 

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Section 31.     Reserved.

 

Section 32.     Resignation or Termination of Agent. The Agent may resign at any time on ten (10) days’ prior notice, so long as a successor Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Note Holders (it being agreed that a Servicer, the Trustee or a Certificate Administrator in a Securitization is satisfactory to the Note Holders), has agreed to be bound by this Agreement and perform the duties of the Agent hereunder. UBS AG, New York Branch, as Initial Agent, may transfer its rights and obligations to a Servicer, the Trustee or the Certificate Administrator, as successor Agent, at any time without the consent of any Note Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Note Holders hereby agree that, simultaneously with the closing of the Lead Securitization, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place of UBS AG, New York Branch without any further notice or other action. The termination or resignation of such Master Servicer, as Master Servicer under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement, shall be deemed a termination or resignation of such Master Servicer as Agent under this Agreement, and any successor master servicer shall be deemed to have been automatically appointed as the successor Agent under this Agreement in place thereof without any further notice or other action.

 

Section 33.     Resizing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for so long as any Note Holder or an affiliate thereof (each, a “Resizing Entity”) is the owner of any Note that is not included in a Securitization (each, an “Owned Note”), such Resizing Entity shall have the right, subject to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, to cause the Mortgage Loan Borrower to execute amended and restated notes or additional notes (in each case, as applicable “New Notes”) reallocating the principal of an Owned Note to such New Notes; or severing an Owned Note into one or more further “component” notes in the aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of such Owned Note provided that (i) the aggregate principal balance of all outstanding New Notes following such amendments is no greater than the aggregate principal of such Owned Note prior to such amendments, (ii) all Notes continue to have the same weighted average interest rate as the Notes prior to such amendments, (iii) all Notes pay pro rata and on a pari passu basis and such reallocated or component notes shall be automatically subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (iv) the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes shall notify the Controlling Note Holder, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in writing of such modified allocations and principal amounts. If the Lead Securitization Note Holder so requests, the Resizing Entity holding the New Notes (and any subsequent holder of such Notes) shall execute a confirmation of the continuing applicability of this Agreement to the New Notes, as so modified. Except for the foregoing reallocation and for modifications pursuant to the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement (as discussed in Section 5), no Note may be modified or amended without the consent of its holder and the consent of the holder of each other Note. In connection with the foregoing, provided the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above are satisfied, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and directed to execute amendments to the Mortgage Loan Documents and this Agreement on behalf of any or all of the Note Holders, as applicable, solely for the purpose of reflecting such reallocation of principal and that each New Note shall be a “Note” hereunder and for purposes of adding and modifying any definitions related thereto. If more than one New Note is created hereunder, for purposes of exercising the rights of a Controlling Note Holder or Non-Controlling Note Holder hereunder, the “Controlling Note Holder” or “Non-Controlling Note Holder”, as applicable, shall be as provided in the

 

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definitions of such terms in this Agreement; provided that the Controlling Note Holder shall be entitled to designate any New Note created from the existing Controlling Note to be a Non-Controlling Note hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Initial Note Holders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-1 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
    Title: Managing Director
     
  UBS AG, as Initial Note A-2 Holder
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name: Kathleen Donovan
    Title: Managing Director
     
  By: /s/ Christopher LaBianca
    Name: Christopher LaBianca
    Title: Managing Director

 

Barrywoods Crossing Agreement Between Note Holders  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Description of Mortgage Loan 

 

Mortgage Loan Borrower(s): BARRYWOOD HOLDINGS, LLC
Date of Mortgage Loan: September 5, 2018
Date of Notes: September 5, 2018
Original Principal Amount of Mortgage Loan: $31,000,000
Promissory Note A-1 Principal Balance: $21,000,000
Promissory Note A-2 Principal Balance: $10,000,000
Location of Mortgaged Property: Kansas City, Missouri
Initial Maturity Date: September 6, 2028

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

1. Initial Note A-1 Holder

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-1):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention:  Henry Chung 

Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com 

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com  

 

with a copy to:

 

    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

    200 Liberty Street
                New York, New York 10281
                Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
                Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
                Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-1 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

2.            Initial Note A-2 Holder

 

(Prior to Securitization of Note A-2):

 

To UBS AG, New York Branch:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention:  Henry Chung

 

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Email:  henry.chung@ubs.com 

 

with a copy to:

 

UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 

1285 Avenue of the Americas 

New York, New York 10019 

Attention: Chad Eisenberger 

Email: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com 

 

     with a copy to:

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street
New York, New York 10281
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 504-6666
Email: frank.polverino@cwt.com

 

Following Securitization of Note A-2 the applicable notice addresses set forth in the related Securitization Servicing Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT C

PERMITTED FUND MANAGERS

 

1.Alliance Bernstein

2.Annaly Capital Management

3.Apollo Real Estate Advisors

4.Archon Capital, L.P.

5.AREA Property Partners

6.Artemis Real Estate Partners

7.BlackRock, Inc.

8.Capital Trust, Inc.

9.Clarion Partners

10.Colony Capital, LLC / Colony Financial, Inc.

11.CreXus Investment Corporation/Annaly Capital Management

12.DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners

13.Dune Real Estate Partners

14.Eightfold Real Estate Capital, L.P.

15.Five Mile Capital Partners

16.Fortress Investment Group, LLC

17.Garrison Investment Group

18.Goldman, Sachs & Co.

19.H/2 Capital Partners LLC

20.Hudson Advisors

21.Investcorp International

22.iStar Financial Inc.

23.J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

24.JER Partners

25.KKR Real Estate Manager Finance LLC

26.Lend-Lease Real Estate Investments

27.Libremax Capital LLC

28.LoanCore Capital

29.Lone Star Funds

30.Lowe Enterprises

31.Normandy Real Estate Partners

32.One William Street Capital Management, L.P.

33.Och-Ziff Capital Management Group/ OZ Management, L.P./ OZ Management II., L.P.

34.Praedium Group

35.Raith Capital Partners, LLC

36.Rialto Capital Management, LLC

37.Rialto Capital Advisors LLC

38.Rimrock Capital Management LLC

39.Rockpoint Group

40.Rockwood

41.RREEF Funds

42.Square Mile Capital Management

43.Starwood Capital Group/Starwood Financial Trust

44.The Blackstone Group

45.The Carlyle Group

46.Torchlight Investors

47.Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.

48.Westbrook Partners

49.WestRiver Capital

50.Wheelock Street Capital

51.Whitehall Street Real Estate Fund, L.P.

 

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EX-4.17 19 exh4-17berkeleypsa.htm BERKELEY-MIDLAND PRIMARY SERVICING AGREEMENT

Exhibit 4.17

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

PRIMARY SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14,

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

Series 2018-C14

 

Dated as of December 1, 2018

 

By and Between

 

MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

 

Master Servicer

 

and

 

BERKELEY POINT CAPITAL LLC D/B/A NEWMARK KNIGHT FRANK

 

Primary Servicer

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
ARTICLE I.
     
DEFINITIONS   1
     
Section 1.01. Defined Terms 1
 
ARTICLE II.
     
RETENTION AND AUTHORITY OF PRIMARY SERVICER 3
   
Section 2.01. Servicing Standard; Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities 3
     
Section 2.02. Sub-Subservicing 3
     
Section 2.03. Authority of Primary Servicer 4
 
ARTICLE III.
     
SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED 5
   
Section 3.01. Services as Primary Servicer 5
     
Section 3.02. Portfolio Manager 9
     
Section 3.03. Maintenance of Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage 10
     
Section 3.04. Delivery and Possession of Servicing Files 10
     
Section 3.05. Annual Compliance Statements 10
     
Section 3.06. Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria 11
   
Section 3.07. Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report 12
     
Section 3.08. Sarbanes-Oxley Certification 12
     
Section 3.09. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 13
     
ARTICLE IV.
     
PRESERVATION OF THE REMICS 13
     
ARTICLE V.
     
PRIMARY SERVICER’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES 13
   
Section 5.01. Primary Servicing Compensation 13
     
ARTICLE VI.
     
THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE PRIMARY SERVICER 15
   
Section 6.01. Primary Servicer Not to Assign; Merger or Consolidation of the Primary Servicer 15

 

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Section 6.02. Liability and Indemnification of the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer 15
     
Section 6.03. Representations and Warranties 18
     
ARTICLE VII.
     
PRIMARY SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION 20
   
Section 7.01. Primary Servicer Termination Events 20
     
Section 7.02. Termination of Agreement 23
     
ARTICLE VIII.
     
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 24
   
Section 8.01. Rating Agency Communications 24
     
Section 8.02. Amendment 25
     
Section 8.03. Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 25
     
Section 8.04. Notices 26
     
Section 8.05. Consistency with PSA; Severability of Provisions 27
     
Section 8.06. Inspection and Audit Rights 27
     
Section 8.07. Protection of Confidential Information 27
     
Section 8.08. Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts 28
     
Section 8.09. Third Party Beneficiaries 28
     
Section 8.10. Article and Section Headings 28

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS
   
Schedule I Mortgage Loan Schedule
   
Exhibit “A” Day One Report
   
Exhibit “B” Inspection Reports
   
Exhibit “C” Quarterly Reports
   
Exhibit “D” Remittance Reports
   
Exhibit “E” Form of Mortgagee Clause for Insurance Policies
   
Exhibit “F” Form of Quarterly Servicing Certification

 

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THIS PRIMARY SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of December 1, 2018 is between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association (together with its successors and assigns permitted under the PSA, the “Master Servicer” or “Midland”), and Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank (together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Primary Servicer”).

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “PSA”) dated as of December 1, 2018, among UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as Depositor, Midland, as Master Servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Certificate Administrator and as Trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as Operating Advisor and as Asset Representations Reviewer, with respect to the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (a copy of which has been delivered to the Primary Servicer), the Master Servicer shall be servicing any Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Trust.

 

The Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer desire to enter into an agreement whereby the Primary Servicer assumes and agrees to perform certain of the Master Servicer’s servicing responsibilities with respect to any Mortgage Loan as more specifically set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENTS

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals in the above Preliminary Statement which are made a contractual part hereof, and of the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01.      Defined Terms.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the PSA, and the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below.

 

Accepted Primary Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 2.01 hereof.

 

Additional Primary Servicing Compensation”: As defined in Section 5.01 hereof.

 

Agreement”: This Primary Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended or modified by the parties from time to time.

 

CREFC® Reporting Format”: The CREFC® Investor Reporting Package reporting and data format; provided, however, that if such format is no longer applicable or in existence,

 

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then such other commercial mortgage servicing industry standard reporting and data format reasonably approved by the Master Servicer.

 

Day One Report”: With respect to each of any Mortgage Loan, the report setting forth the Periodic Payment for the current month and the amount of any unscheduled payments, Balloon Payments, Principal Prepayments, and Prepayment Premiums for which the Primary Servicer has received notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

 

Inspection Reports”: The inspection reports substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

 

Losses”: As defined in Section 6.02(b) hereof.

 

Master Servicer”: As defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Mortgage Loan”: Any mortgage loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule”: The schedule of certain mortgage loans that is annexed to the Primary Servicer’s signature page included herewith, which schedule sets forth certain information with respect to such mortgage loans, including, without limitation, the related Primary Servicing Fee Rate.

 

Primary Servicer”: As defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Primary Servicer Accounts”: The segregated Collection Accounts and the segregated Servicing Accounts maintained by the Primary Servicer hereunder in the name of the Primary Servicer in trust for the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Holders.

 

Primary Servicer Parties”: As defined in Section 6.02(a) hereof.

 

Primary Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Determination Date, the Business Day immediately following such Determination Date.

 

Primary Servicer Termination Event”: Any primary servicer termination event as set forth in Section 7.01 hereof.

 

Primary Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any Distribution Date, that portion of the Servicing Fee payable by the Master Servicer to the Primary Servicer, which shall be an amount per calendar month equal to the product of the Primary Servicing Fee Rate and the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, as determined on the same basis as for the calculation of the Servicing Fee under the PSA.

 

Primary Servicing Fee Rate”: The per annum rate for each Mortgage Loan as set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

Primary Servicing File”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, all documents, information and records relating to such Mortgage Loan that are necessary or appropriate to

 

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enable the Primary Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and any additional documents or information related thereto maintained or created in any form by the Primary Servicer, including, without limitation, all analysis, working papers, inspections reports, written communications with any Mortgagor, and all other information collected from or concerning any Mortgagor or the related Mortgaged Property in the Primary Servicer’s possession.

 

PSA”: As defined in the above Preliminary Statement to this Agreement.

 

Quarterly Reports”: The quarterly reports and certifications substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “C”.

 

Quarterly Servicing Certification”: The certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “F”.

 

Remittance Reports”: The remittance reports substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “D”.

 

Responsible Officer”: Any officer or employee of the Primary Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, involved in or responsible for the administration, supervision or management of this Agreement and whose name and specimen signature appear on a list prepared by each party and delivered to the other party, as such list may be amended from time to time by either party.

 

Special Servicer Decision”: As defined in the PSA.

 

ARTICLE II.

RETENTION AND AUTHORITY OF PRIMARY SERVICER

 

Section 2.01.      Servicing Standard; Commencement of Servicing Responsibilities.

 

The Master Servicer hereby engages the Primary Servicer to perform, and the Primary Servicer hereby agrees to perform, servicing with respect to all of any Mortgage Loan throughout the term of this Agreement, upon and subject to the terms, covenants and provisions hereof. The Primary Servicer shall perform its services hereunder in accordance with (a) applicable laws, (b) the terms and provisions of any Mortgage Loan, (c) the express terms hereof, the PSA, and with respect to any Companion Loan, the related Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable), (d) subject to Section 2.03(b) hereof, the reasonable directions and instructions of the Master Servicer (including, without limitation, the forms and report formats reasonably requested by the Master Servicer) and (e) all requirements pertaining to the performance of such services under the PSA, including, without limitation, the Servicing Standard. The above-described servicing standards are herein referred to as “Accepted Primary Servicing Practices.”

 

Section 2.02.      Sub-Subservicing.

 

To the extent necessary for the Primary Servicer to comply with applicable laws, or if otherwise consented to by the Master Servicer, the Primary Servicer may enter into any sub-subservicing agreement with a sub-subservicer that would permit such sub-subservicer to

 

 

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perform any or all of the Primary Servicer’s servicing responsibilities under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any sub-subservicing agreement, the Primary Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Master Servicer for the servicing and administering of any Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such sub-subservicing agreement to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Primary Servicer were servicing any Mortgage Loan alone. Any such sub-subservicing agreement must be consistent with the provisions of Section 3.20 of the PSA.

 

Section 2.03.        Authority of Primary Servicer.

 

(a)          Except as otherwise provided herein and subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Master Servicer’s limitations of authority as Master Servicer under the PSA, in performing its obligations hereunder, the Primary Servicer shall have full power and authority to take any and all actions in connection with such obligations that it deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that the Primary Servicer shall not take any of the following actions with respect to any Mortgage Loan without obtaining the prior written consent of the Master Servicer (which consent may be in the form of an asset business plan approved in writing by the Master Servicer and shall be subject to the prior approval of the Special Servicer, any mezzanine loan lender, any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, any Rating Agency or the Directing Certificateholder, if so required under the PSA, which approvals shall be requested by the Master Servicer and upon receipt of all approvals by Master Servicer, Primary Servicer shall proceed to close such transactions):

 

(i)             the modification, waiver or amendment, whether or not material, of or with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any forgiveness of principal, any change in the amount or timing of any payment of principal or interest, maturity, extension rights or prepayment provisions or the substitution, release or addition of any collateral for any Mortgage Loan or relate to any waiver of or granting of consent under a “due-on-sale” or “due-on-encumbrance” clause;

 

(ii)            the granting or withholding of consent to any transfer of ownership of a Mortgaged Property or any transfer of any interest of an owner of a Mortgaged Property and entering into any assumption agreement in connection therewith;

 

(iii)           the granting or withholding of consent to any request for approval to place subordinate financing on a Mortgaged Property;

 

(iv)           the determination of whether or not to release proceeds of condemnation or casualty insurance to the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan;

 

(v)            the waiver of any Penalty Charge or Prepayment Premium under any Mortgage Loan;

 

(vi)           the waiver of any late Penalty Charges in connection with any delinquent scheduled payment or Balloon Payment with respect to any Mortgage Loan;

 

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(vii)          any action to initiate, prosecute and manage foreclosure proceedings and other legal proceedings related thereto in connection with any Mortgage Loan;

 

(viii)         the permitting of or modification of a Mortgage Loan to permit a Principal Prepayment of a Mortgage Loan on a date other than its Due Date;

 

(ix)           any action requiring the consent of, or consultation with, the Master Servicer, the Directing Certificateholder, any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, any Companion Holder, the 17g-5 Information Provider, any Risk Retention Consultation Party, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Operating Advisor, any party under an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Special Servicer under the PSA;

 

(x)            the granting or withholding consent to any request for defeasance of any Mortgage Loan;

 

(xi)           the granting of any consent, approval or direction regarding the termination of (a) the related property manager or the designation of any replacement property manager or (b) with respect to a hospitality property, the franchise or the designation of a new franchise;

 

(xii)          the authorizing of any Servicing Transfer Event under PSA Section 3.19 and as defined in the definition of Servicing Transfer Event; provided, however, that if the Primary Servicer determines that a Servicing Transfer Event should occur, the Primary Servicer shall immediately provide to the Master Servicer notice of such event along with the Primary Servicer’s recommendation and supporting documentation and further provide to the Master Servicer additional information as the Master Servicer reasonably requests; or

 

(xiii)         any Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision.

 

(b)          Regardless of whether the consent or approval of the Master Servicer is required pursuant to this Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall take any action that is directed by the Master Servicer which relates to the Primary Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Primary Servicer shall not be obligated to take any such action to the extent that the Primary Servicer determines in its reasonable discretion that such action may cause (i) a violation of applicable laws, court orders or restrictive covenants with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property or (ii) a violation of any term or provision of a Mortgage Loan.

 

ARTICLE III.

SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED

 

Section 3.01.         Services as Primary Servicer.

 

With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall, in accordance with Accepted Primary Servicing Practices and subject to the supervision

 

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of the Primary Servicer by the Master Servicer, perform the following servicing activities on behalf of the Master Servicer:

 

(a)          the Primary Servicer shall perform the duties and obligations of the Master Servicer as the Master Servicer under PSA Sections 2.01(d), (g) and (i) (conveyance of mortgage loans); 2.02(d), (g) and (h) (15Ga-1 notices); 2.03(b), (d), (f), (g), and (j)–(o) (repurchase and substitution of loans); 3.01 (general servicing), 3.02 (collections); 3.03 (taxes and insurance; escrows; servicing accounts); 3.04 (collection account); 3.06 (investment of funds); 3.07 (insurance); 3.08 (due-on sale/encumbrance enforcement; assumptions); 3.10 (release of files); 3.12 (inspections; reports and covenant testing); 3.13 (access); 3.17 (additional obligations); 3.18 (defeasances and modifications); 3.19 (servicing transfers); 3.22 (Directing Certificateholder contact); 3.24 (intercreditor agreements); 3.29 (non-serviced loans and serviced companion loans); 3.32 (litigation control); 10.01 (REMIC administration); 10.03(b) (REMIC cooperation); Article XI (Exchange Act reporting and Regulation AB compliance) and Article XII (asset representations reviewer file review compliance); provided, however, that:

 

(i)             no Primary Servicer shall have any obligation to make Advances, provided that the Primary Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in the event any Advance is required to be made or an expense of the Trust Fund is required to be incurred;

 

(ii)            Section 5.01 hereof shall control with respect to which fees or charges the Primary Servicer may retain under PSA Sections 3.05 and 3.11;

 

(iii)           PSA Section 3.06 shall only be applicable with respect to the Primary Servicer Accounts;

 

(iv)           any reports, certifications and other documentation which are required to be provided by the Master Servicer to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Depositor, the Directing Certificateholder, any AB Whole Loan Controlling Holder, any Rating Agency, the 17g-5 Information Provider, any Mortgage Loan Seller, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Special Servicer, any Risk Retention Consultation Party or any party to an Other Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be provided by the Primary Servicer to the Master Servicer or as otherwise directed by the Master Servicer;

 

(v)            the Primary Servicer shall not be responsible for any mortgage loan pool-wide reporting, including, without limitation, preparing, signing and filing with the appropriate Person any reports, statements and information under PSA Section 4.02;

 

(vi)           except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement and for so long as the Primary Servicer is an affiliate of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller, the Primary Servicer shall not be responsible for enforcing the obligations of such Mortgage Loan Seller under Section 5 of the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement as provided for in the first paragraph of Section 2.03(f) of the PSA, but if Primary Servicer is not an affiliate of the applicable Mortgage Loan Seller,

 

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then the Primary Servicer shall perform all duties and obligations required under Section 2.03(f) of the PSA; and

 

(vii)          subject to Section 2.03(a)(xiii), the Primary Servicer shall not take any actions under and shall immediately forward to the Master Servicer any request which would qualify as a Major Decision or Special Servicer Decision and provide written notice to the Master Servicer of issues arising with respect to Major Decisions and Special Servicer Decisions;

 

(b)          the Primary Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer in writing upon discovery or receipt of notice by the Primary Servicer of the occurrence of any event that causes, or with notice or the passage of time or both, would cause any Mortgage Loan to become a Specially Serviced Loan in accordance with the definition of “Specially Serviced Loan” set forth in the PSA;

 

(c)          the Primary Servicer shall promptly advise the Master Servicer of all material collection and customer service issues and furnish the Master Servicer with copies of all written communications regarding such issues between the Primary Servicer and any Mortgagor or any third party in connection with the Primary Servicer’s obligations hereunder;

 

(d)          on or before 12:00 noon Central Time on each Primary Servicer Remittance Date, the Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the Remittance Reports which reflect activity with respect to any Mortgage Loan through and including the close of business on the date which is the Determination Date; and the Primary Servicer shall, to the extent necessary, deliver to the Master Servicer a follow-up report in similar format which reflects additional activity with respect to any Mortgage Loan through and including the date of any follow-up remittance;

 

(e)          on or before 12:00 noon Central Time on each Primary Servicer Remittance Date, the Primary Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer, pursuant to wiring instructions from the Master Servicer, all amounts on deposit in the Collection Account maintained by the Primary Servicer as of the close of business on the date which is one (1) Business Day prior to such Primary Servicer Remittance Date; and the Primary Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer within one (1) Business Day after receipt, any payments received by the Primary Servicer after such initial remittance; and each of the foregoing remittances of funds may be net of any Primary Servicing Fees due and payable to the Primary Servicer as payments in the nature of Additional Primary Servicing Compensation;

 

(f)           the Primary Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer, pursuant to wiring instructions from the Master Servicer, any whole or partial Balloon Payments, unscheduled payments, Principal Prepayments or any Prepayment Premium and any interest thereon within one (1) Business Day after receipt; and on the date of such remittance, the Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the Remittance Reports relating to such remittance;

 

(g)          on a quarterly and annual basis each year, the Primary Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Master Servicer on or before the date that is fifteen (15) days after the end of the respective quarter, the Quarterly Reports;

 

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(h)          on a quarterly and annual basis each year, the Primary Servicer shall determine and analyze financial ratios and perform other financial analysis required under the CREFC® Reporting Format and on or before the date that is thirty (30) days after receipt of the related financial statements, prepare and deliver to the Master Servicer a report summarizing such analysis based upon the property operating statements with respect to the related Mortgaged Property and the financial statements of the related Mortgagor and each related guarantor collected by the Primary Servicer pursuant to PSA Section 3.12, which report shall be provided in electronic format and shall be substantially in the form of the CREFC® Financial File included in the CREFC® Reporting Format (or in such other reporting format as reasonably requested by the Master Servicer);

 

(i)           the Primary Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Master Servicer within thirty (30) days of any property inspection, the Inspection Reports summarizing the results of any property inspections performed by the Primary Servicer pursuant to PSA Section 3.12;

 

(j)           the Primary Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Master Servicer the Day One Report on the first Business Day of each calendar month;

 

(k)          the Primary Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with such reports and other information (in the Primary Servicer’s possession or to the extent readily obtainable and as reasonably requested by the Master Servicer) with respect to the servicing of any Mortgage Loan by the Primary Servicer hereunder in order for the Master Servicer to perform its duties under the PSA;

 

(l)           the Primary Servicer shall (i) notify the Master Servicer in writing within five (5) Business Days after the Primary Servicer discovers or receives notice alleging a Defect or a Breach or receives a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, a withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, (ii) promptly provide to the Master Servicer a copy of any 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request, a withdrawal of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request or a rejection of a 15Ga-1 Repurchase Request received by the Primary Servicer;

 

(m)         the Primary Servicer shall not prepare and/or provide any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File; provided, however, the Primary Servicer shall (i) promptly provide to the Master Servicer any documentation in the Primary Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Master Servicer in connection with the Master Servicer’s preparation and compilation of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File and (ii) cooperate with the Master Servicer in connection with the Master Servicer’s preparation and compilation of any CREFC® Schedule AL File or any Schedule AL Additional File;

 

(n)          with respect to letters of credit, if any, as the Master Servicer is required to hold original letters of credit under the PSA, the Primary Servicer shall hold such original letters of credit if the Primary Servicer has (i) a vault or other adequate safety procedures in place satisfactory to the Master Servicer, in its sole discretion, or (ii) outsourced such responsibility to a third party vendor, which vendor shall be satisfactory to the Master Servicer, who has a vault or other adequate safety procedures in place satisfactory to the Master Servicer, in its sole discretion;

 

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(o)          if the Master Servicer notifies the Primary Servicer or the Primary Servicer otherwise obtains knowledge that a Mortgage Loan has become an Excluded Controlling Class Loan under the PSA, then the Primary Servicer (prior to delivering any Excluded Information to the Master Servicer) shall mark or label such information as “Excluded Information” and comply with all the requirements set forth in the PSA with respect to such Excluded Controlling Class Loan;

 

(p)          with respect to any request for materials by the Asset Representations Reviewer or a related Other Asset Representations Reviewer pursuant to PSA Article XII regarding any Mortgage Loan, the Primary Servicer shall (i) promptly provide to the Master Servicer any documentation in the Primary Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Master Servicer and (ii) cooperate with the Master Servicer in order for the Master Servicer to comply with its related obligations under the PSA;

 

(q)          to the extent that Primary Servicer is named in any Trust-Related Litigation relating to the Mortgage Loans, Primary Servicer shall use best efforts to transfer, in accordance with Section 3.32 of the PSA, such Trust-Related Litigation to the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer to handle and any such Trust-Related Litigation matter will be subject to the Litigation Control provisions set forth in Section 3.32 of the PSA. If the Primary Servicer using best efforts is not able to transfer such Trust-Related Litigation, then the Primary Servicer shall handle such Trust-Related Litigation in accordance with Section 3.32. The Primary Servicer shall cooperate with the Master Servicer with respect to any Trust-Related Litigation under Section 3.32 of the PSA and prepare and provide the Master Servicer with any reports and/or other documentation contemplated under Section 3.32 of the PSA all in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.32 of the PSA;

 

(r)           the Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer by mutually agreeable electronic means, on a quarterly basis starting for the quarter ending December of 2018, within twenty-five (25) days of the end of such quarter, the Quarterly Servicing Certification in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto; and

 

(s)          with respect to all servicing responsibilities of the Master Servicer under the PSA which are not being performed by the Primary Servicer hereunder, the Primary Servicer shall (i) reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer to facilitate the timely performance of such servicing responsibilities, (ii) promptly provide to the Master Servicer any documentation in the Primary Servicer’s possession reasonably requested by the Master Servicer and (iii) cooperate with the Master Servicer in order for the Master Servicer to comply with its related obligations under the PSA.

 

Section 3.02.        Portfolio Manager.

 

(a)          The Primary Servicer shall designate a portfolio manager and other appropriate personnel to receive documents and communications from the Master Servicer and to provide assistance to the Master Servicer consistent with the Master Servicer’s supervisory authority over the Primary Servicer hereunder.

 

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(b)          The Master Servicer shall designate a portfolio manager and other appropriate personnel to receive documents and communications from the Primary Servicer and to provide to the Primary Servicer information, materials and correspondence relating to any Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgagors which may be necessary or appropriate to enable the Primary Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 3.03.         Maintenance of Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.

 

(a)           The mortgagee clause to be used in maintaining any property-level insurance required under Section 3.07 of the PSA shall be as set forth in Exhibit E hereto, which may be amended from time-to-time by the Master Servicer.

 

(b)           The Primary Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense, and keep in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Primary Servicer’s officers and employees acting on behalf of the Primary Servicer in connection with its activities under this Agreement in form and amount which satisfies the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy requirements under PSA Section 3.07(c). The Primary Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Master Servicer from time to time upon the Master Servicer’s request a certificate of insurance or other evidence of such bond and insurance. The Primary Servicer shall promptly notify or cause its insurer to notify the Master Servicer of any material change to such fidelity bond or errors and omissions insurance.

 

Section 3.04.         Delivery and Possession of Servicing Files.

 

The Primary Servicer hereby acknowledges receipt of the Primary Servicing Files. The contents of each Primary Servicing File delivered to the Primary Servicer are and shall be held in trust by the Primary Servicer for the benefit of the Trust Fund as the owner thereof; the Primary Servicer’s possession of the contents of the Primary Servicing File so delivered is for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan; and such possession by the Primary Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The Primary Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of the Primary Servicing File only in accordance with written instructions from the Master Servicer, and upon request of the Master Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer the Primary Servicing File or a copy of any document contained therein.

 

Section 3.05.         Annual Compliance Statements.

 

(a)           The Primary Servicer shall, on or before the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding March 1st of each year, commencing February 22, 2019, deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer’s Certificate in a form that satisfies the requirements of Section 11.09 of the PSA (or such other form, similar in substance, as may be acceptable to the Depositor and the Master Servicer) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (i) a review of such Primary Servicer’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such Primary Servicer’s performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Primary Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, 

 

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specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Such Officer’s Certificate shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Primary Servicer. Primary Servicer shall cooperate with the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor if either party consults with the Primary Servicer as to the nature of any failures by the Primary Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan in the fulfillment of any of the Primary Servicer’s obligations hereunder. In any year that the Primary Servicer has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) or the Master Servicer that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust (or, if applicable, the trust for any Other Securitization) for the preceding calendar year, the Primary Servicer shall not be required to deliver such statement until April 1 of such year.

 

(b)          In the event the Primary Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Primary Servicer shall provide an annual statement of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.05 with respect to the period of time that Primary Servicer was subject to this Agreement.

 

Section 3.06.        Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with the Servicing Criteria.

 

(a)          On or before the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding March 1st of each year, commencing February 22, 2019, the Primary Servicer, at its own expense, shall furnish to the Master Servicer a report substantially in a form that satisfies the requirements of Section 11.10 of the PSA on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it that complies in all material respects with the requirements of Item 1122 of Regulation AB and contains (i) a statement by Primary Servicer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (ii) a statement that Primary Servicer used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (iii) such Primary Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by Form 10-K, including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (iv) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on Primary Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Primary Servicer.

 

(b)          Each such report shall be addressed to the Master Servicer and signed by an authorized officer of Primary Servicer, and shall address the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth in Section 11.10 of and Exhibit Z to the PSA. Primary Servicer shall cooperate with the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor if either party consults with the Primary Servicer as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria.

 

(c)          In any year that the Primary Servicer has received written confirmation from the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) or the Master Servicer that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust (or, if applicable, the trust for any Other Securitization) for the preceding calendar year, the Primary Servicer shall not be required to deliver such assessments until April 1 of such year.

 

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(d)          Primary Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Relevant Servicing Criteria set forth in Section 11.10 of and Exhibit Z to the PSA is appropriately set forth with respect to Primary Servicer.

 

(e)          In the event the Primary Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Primary Servicer shall provide an annual assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.06, coupled with an attestation as required in Section 3.07 with respect to the period of time that Primary Servicer was subject to this Agreement.

 

Section 3.07.        Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Attestation Report.

 

(a)           On or before the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding March 1st of each year, commencing February 22, 2019, the Primary Servicer shall, at its own expense, cause a registered public accounting firm and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Master Servicer to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of Primary Servicer, which includes an assertion that Primary Servicer has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is issuing an opinion as to whether Primary Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to it was fairly stated in all material respects. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Such report shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Primary Servicer.

 

(b)          Primary Servicer shall cooperate with the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor (or, in the case of an Other Securitization, the related Other Depositor) if either party consults with the Primary Servicer as to the nature of any defaults by Primary Servicer in the fulfillment of Primary Servicer’s obligations hereunder.

 

(c)          In any year that the Primary Servicer has received written confirmation from the Depositor or the Master Servicer that a report on Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust (or, if applicable, the trust for any Other Securitization) for the preceding calendar year, the Primary Servicer shall not be required to deliver such report until April 1 of such year.

 

Section 3.08.        Sarbanes-Oxley Certification.

 

(a)          On or before the fifth (5th) Business Day preceding March 1st of each year commencing February 22, 2019, the Primary Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer (for delivery to the Certifying Person), a Performance Certification in the form attached as Exhibit Y-2 to the PSA, on which the Master Servicer, the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer (if the Certifying Person is an individual), and each entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively the Certification Parties) can reasonably rely. In addition, Primary Servicer shall execute a reasonable reliance certificate to enable the

 

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Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual compliance statement provided pursuant to Section 3.05 hereof, (ii) annual report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 3.06 hereof and (iii) accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 3.07 hereof, and shall include a certification in the Performance Certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses any deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants of the Primary Servicer to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for in Section 3.07 hereof. In the event the Primary Servicer is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall provide a certification to the Master Servicer for delivery to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 3.08 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement. Each such Performance Certification shall be provided in EDGAR-Compatible Format, or in such other format agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.08, with respect to each year in which the Trust is not subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, Primary Servicer shall not be required to deliver any certification under this Section 3.08.

 

Section 3.09.         Delivery of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Following the Master Servicer’s receipt of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement from the Depositor, the Master Servicer shall provide a copy of such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to the Primary Servicer.

 

ARTICLE IV.

 

PRESERVATION OF THE REMICS.

 

The Primary Servicer shall not take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) that would result in an Adverse REMIC Event. Primary Servicer shall fully cooperate with the Master Servicer in connection with avoiding (i) the imposition of a tax on any portion of the Trust Fund, (ii) the failure of any Trust REMIC to qualify as a REMIC, or (iii) the failure of the Grantor Trust to qualify as a grantor trust.

 

ARTICLE V.

PRIMARY SERVICER’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES

 

Section 5.01.         Primary Servicing Compensation.

 

(a)           As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Primary Servicing Fee. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Primary Servicer shall be paid such Primary Servicing Fee at such times as, and only to the extent that, the Master Servicer receives its Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan under the PSA. Except as provided below, any reductions in the Servicing Fee that may be required under the PSA with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls shall not affect the amount of the Primary Servicing Fee payable to the Primary Servicer and, consequently, the Primary Servicer shall not be entitled to any Prepayment Interest Excess; provided, however, that in the

 

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event of a breach of Section 2.03(a)(viii) of this Agreement by the Primary Servicer, on or before 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Primary Servicer Remittance Date following such breach, the Primary Servicer shall remit to the Master Servicer, pursuant to wiring instructions from the Master Servicer, the amount as of any Distribution Date equal to the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall incurred in connection with Principal Prepayments received in respect of any Mortgage Loan. If such Prepayment Interest Shortfall is not remitted to the Master Servicer by 1:00 p.m. New York City time on the Primary Servicer Remittance Date, then the Primary Servicer shall also remit to the Master Servicer the Prepayment Interest Shortfall and full interest on such Prepayment Interest Shortfall at the Reimbursement Rate from and including such Primary Servicer Remittance Date but excluding the date that such Prepayment Interest Shortfall is received by the Master Servicer.

 

(b)          The Primary Servicer shall also be entitled to retain, with respect to each related Mortgage Loan, as additional primary servicing compensation (the “Additional Primary Servicing Compensation”), the following: (i) to the extent the Master Servicer is entitled to retain such amounts under the PSA and actually received such amounts, all Penalty Charges (to the extent the Primary Servicer is performing the related collection work and to the extent not required to be offset against with respect to the related Mortgage Loan under PSA Section 3.11(d) (1) interest on Advances or (2) certain additional Trust expenses), all amounts collected for checks returned for insufficient funds relating to the Primary Servicer Accounts, all charges for beneficiary statements to the extent such beneficiary statements were prepared by the Primary Servicer, 50% of the Master Servicer’s share of any assumption fees and assumption application fees and 50% of the Master Servicer’s share of any and all Excess Modification Fees, waiver, consent and earnout fees, review fees and similar fees; and (ii) subject to PSA Section 3.06, any interest or other income earned on deposits in the related Primary Servicer Accounts; provided, however, that the Primary Servicer shall be required to promptly remit to the Master Servicer any amounts received from or on behalf of any Mortgagor which the Primary Servicer is not entitled to retain under this paragraph.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Primary Servicer shall not be entitled to any Additional Primary Servicing Compensation in the form of fees earned with respect to the processing of any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision performed by the Special Servicer; provided, however, if the Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer mutually agree that the Primary Servicer shall process any Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision following approval of such decision by the Special Servicer and the Primary Servicer processes such Special Servicer Decision or Major Decision, the Primary Servicer shall be entitled to the applicable fee as described above.

 

(c)           Except as otherwise provided herein or in the PSA, the Primary Servicer shall pay all its overhead and similar expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE PRIMARY SERVICER

 

Section 6.01.         Primary Servicer Not to Assign; Merger or Consolidation of the Primary Servicer.

 

(a)           Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.01(b) hereof, or in Sections 2.02 or 3.02 hereof, the Primary Servicer shall not assign this Agreement for any reason or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof without the prior written consent of the Master Servicer.

 

(b)           The Primary Servicer shall not resign from its obligations and duties hereunder without giving the Master Servicer sixty (60) days prior written notice thereof or such lesser notice as may be acceptable to the Master Servicer to enable the Master Servicer to assume all of the Primary Servicer’s rights, powers, duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that only fifteen (15) days prior written notice shall be required in connection with a resignation of the Primary Servicer as a result of the Master Servicer’s failure to consent to any matters set forth in this Section 6.01.

 

(c)           The Primary Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Primary Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Primary Servicer, shall be the successor of the Primary Servicer hereunder and shall be deemed to have assumed all of the liabilities of the Primary Servicer hereunder, provided that, in any such case, the Primary Servicer meets the requirements of the PSA and has obtained the prior written consent of the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Primary Servicer may not remain the Primary Servicer under this Agreement after (x) being merged or consolidated with or into any Person that is a Prohibited Party, or (y) transferring all or substantially all of its assets to any Person if such Person is a Prohibited Party, except to the extent (i) the Primary Servicer is the surviving entity of such merger, consolidation or transfer and has been and continues to be in compliance with its Regulation AB reporting obligations hereunder or (ii) the Master Servicer consents to such merger, consolidation or transfer. Upon written demand by the Master Servicer, such successor shall be required to promptly execute and deliver to the Master Servicer an agreement which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed and observed by the Primary Servicer under this Agreement from and after the date of such agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Primary Servicer shall promptly notify the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator and the Trustee in the event the Primary Servicer becomes an Affiliate of the Trustee.

 

Section 6.02.         Liability and Indemnification of the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer.

 

(a)           Neither the Primary Servicer nor any of the partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Primary Servicer (the “Primary Servicer Parties”) shall be under any liability to the Master Servicer for any action taken, or for refraining from the taking of any action, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Primary Servicer Parties

 

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against any liability which would be imposed by reason of any breach of its warranties or representations made herein, or against any liability that would otherwise be imposed on the Primary Servicer by reason of the Primary Servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (or by reason of any specific liability imposed on the Primary Servicer pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, for a breach of the Accepted Primary Servicing Practices) in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder or by reason of its negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. Each indemnified party hereunder shall give prompt written notice to the indemnitor of matters which may give rise to liability of such indemnitor hereunder; provided, however, that failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnitor of any liability except to the extent of actual prejudice. The Primary Servicer Parties may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any appropriate Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

 

(b)          The Primary Servicer Parties shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Master Servicer against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses incurred in connection with any actual or threatened legal or administrative action (whether in equity or at law) or claim relating to this Agreement (collectively, the “Losses”) incurred by the Primary Servicer (i) by reason of the Master Servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith, negligence in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder or negligent disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder or (ii) in connection with, or relating to, this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan or the Certificates, other than any Losses (x) that are specifically required to be borne by Primary Servicer without right of reimbursement pursuant to the terms hereof or (y) incurred by reason of (1) a breach of any representation or warranty by Primary Servicer, or (2) willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence of Primary Servicer in the performance of its respective obligations and duties hereunder or negligent disregard of its respective obligations and duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that the indemnification under clause (ii) above shall be strictly limited to any actual amount of indemnification received by the Master Servicer under the PSA as a result of pursuing the Trust Fund on behalf of the Primary Servicer for such indemnification.

 

(c)           The Master Servicer and any partners, directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees or agents of the Master Servicer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Primary Servicer against any Losses incurred by the Master Servicer by reason of (i) any breach by the Primary Servicer of a representation or warranty made by it herein or in the PSA or (ii) any willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by the Primary Servicer in the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder or under the PSA or by reason of negligent disregard of such obligations and duties. The Master Servicer and any partner, director, officer, shareholder, member, manager, employee or agent of the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any appropriate Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.

 

(d)          The Primary Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, each Certification Party, the Depositor, each Other Depositor and any employee, director, officer and Affiliate of the Master Servicer, each Certification Party, the Depositor and any Other Depositor from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such indemnified party arising out of (i) a breach of the Primary Servicer’s obligation to

 

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provide any of the annual compliance statements or annual servicing criteria compliance reports or attestation reports pursuant to this Agreement and the PSA, (ii) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the Primary Servicer’s part in the performance of such obligations, (iii) any failure by Primary Servicer to identify itself (or any sub-subservicer the Primary Servicer enters into a sub-subservicing agreement with pursuant to Section 2.02 hereof) as a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to the PSA, (iv) any failure by Primary Servicer to comply with the obligations of a Servicing Function Participant under the PSA or (v) any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable.

 

In addition, the Primary Servicer shall cooperate (and require each Servicing Function Participant and Additional Servicer retained by it to cooperate under any applicable sub-subservicing agreement) with the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer as necessary for the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer to conduct any reasonable due diligence necessary to evaluate and assess any material instances of non-compliance disclosed in any of the deliverables required by the applicable Reporting Requirements.

 

In connection with comments provided to the Depositor or any Other Depositor from the Commission or its staff regarding information (x) delivered by the Primary Servicer, (y) regarding the Primary Servicer, and (z) prepared by the Primary Servicer or any registered public accounting firm, attorney or other agent retained by the Primary Servicer to prepare such information, which information is contained in a report filed by the Depositor or Other Depositor under the Reporting Requirements and which comments are received subsequent to the Depositor’s or Other Depositor’s filing of such report, upon receipt of such comments from the Depositor or Other Depositor, the Master Servicer shall promptly provide to the Primary Servicer any such comments which relate to the Primary Servicer. Primary Servicer shall be responsible for timely preparing a written response to the Commission or its staff for inclusion in the Depositor’s, Other Depositor’s or the Master Servicer’s, as applicable, response to the Commission or its staff, unless Primary Servicer elects, with the consent of the Master Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably denied, withheld or delayed), to directly communicate with the Commission or its staff and negotiate a response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff; provided that if the Primary Servicer (or a sub-servicer retained by the Primary Servicer) is a Servicing Function Participant or an Additional Servicer, the Primary Servicer shall provide copies to the Master Servicer of all material communications pursuant to this paragraph. If such election is made, the Primary Servicer shall be responsible for directly negotiating such response and/or resolution with the Commission or its staff in a timely manner; provided, that (i) Primary Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to keep the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer informed of its progress with the Commission or its staff and copy the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer on all correspondence with the Commission or its staff and provide the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer with the opportunity to participate (at the Depositor’s, Other Depositor’s or Master Servicer’s, as applicable, expense) in any telephone conferences and meetings with the Commission or its staff and (ii) the Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Primary Servicer in order to authorize the Primary Servicer and its representatives to respond to and negotiate directly with the Commission or its staff with respect to any comments received from the Commission or its staff relating to Primary Servicer and to notify the Commission or its staff of such authorization. The Master Servicer and the Primary

 

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Servicer shall cooperate and coordinate with each other with respect to any requests made to the Commission or its staff for any extension of time for submitting a response or compliance. All reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer (including reasonable legal fees and expenses of outside counsel to the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and the Master Servicer) in connection with the foregoing (other than those costs and expenses required to be at the Depositor’s or Other Depositor’s, as applicable, expense as set forth above) and any amendments to any reports filed with the Commission or its staff therewith shall be promptly paid by the Primary Servicer upon receipt of an itemized invoice from the Depositor or Other Depositor, as applicable, and/or the Master Servicer, as applicable. The Primary Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Servicing Function Participant or Additional Servicer retained by it to comply with the foregoing by inclusion of similar provisions in the related sub-subservicing or similar agreement.

 

If the indemnification provided for in, or contemplated by, this Section 6.02(d) is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, any Certification Party, the Depositor, any Other Depositor or any employee, director, officer or Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Depositor or any Other Depositor, then the Primary Servicer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable to the indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the Primary Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Primary Servicer’s obligations pursuant to Article XI of the PSA, this Agreement or the Primary Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. The Primary Servicer shall cause any sub-subservicer with which it enters into a servicing relationship with respect to any Mortgage Loan to agree to the foregoing indemnification and contribution obligations.

 

(e)           The indemnification, exculpation, and other protections and provisions in this Section 6.02 shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation of the Master Servicer or the Primary Servicer.

 

Section 6.03.         Representations and Warranties.

 

The Primary Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Master Servicer that as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           The Primary Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and is in compliance with the laws of each jurisdiction in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(b)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Primary Servicer and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement do not (i) violate the Primary Servicer’s organizational documents, (ii) constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract, or other material instrument to which the Primary Servicer is a party or which is applicable to it or any of the assets or (iii) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or

 

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decree to which the Primary Servicer or its property is subject, which, in the case of either of clause (ii) or (iii), does or is likely to materially and adversely affect the Primary Servicer’s ability to perform hereunder or its financial condition;

 

(c)          The Primary Servicer has the full corporate power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions to be performed by it as contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement;

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Master Servicer, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Primary Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, subject to (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and, to the extent applicable, the rights of creditors of national banks or of “financial companies” (as defined in Section 201 of the Dodd-Frank Act) or their Affiliates, and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(e)          The Primary Servicer is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Primary Servicer and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Primary Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Primary Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder or the financial condition of the Primary Servicer;

 

(f)           No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Primary Servicer’s knowledge, threatened against the Primary Servicer that would prohibit the Primary Servicer from entering into this Agreement, or, in the Primary Servicer’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Primary Servicer to perform its obligations under the Agreement or the financial condition of the Primary Servicer;

 

(g)          Each officer and employee of the Primary Servicer that has responsibilities concerning the servicing and administration of Mortgage Loans is covered by errors and omissions insurance and the fidelity bond maintained by the Primary Servicer in the amounts and with the coverage required by PSA Section 3.07;

 

(h)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required under federal or state law for the execution, delivery and performance by the Primary Servicer of, or compliance by the Primary Servicer with, this Agreement or the Primary Servicer’s consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, qualifications, registrations, filings or notices as have been obtained, made or given prior to the actual performance by the Primary Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement or (ii) where the lack of such consent, approval, authorization, order, qualification, registration, filing or notice would not have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Primary Servicer under this Agreement; and

 

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(i)           The Primary Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Trustee and is not a Prohibited Party.

 

The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon discovery by either the Master Servicer or the Primary Servicer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party.

 

ARTICLE VII.

PRIMARY SERVICER TERMINATION EVENTS; TERMINATION

 

Section 7.01.        Primary Servicer Termination Events.

 

(a)          “Primary Servicer Termination Event”, wherever used herein with respect to any Primary Servicer, means any one of the following events:

 

(i)             any failure by the Primary Servicer to remit to the Primary Servicer Accounts, or to remit to the Master Servicer, any amount required to be so remitted by the Primary Servicer pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement; or

 

(ii)            any failure on the part of the Primary Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any of the other covenants or obligations which continues unremedied for a period of twenty (20) days (or (A) with respect to any year that a report on Form 10-K is required to be filed, three (3) Business Days in the case of the Primary Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement in respect of Exchange Act reporting items (after any applicable grace periods) or (B) ten (10) days in the case of a failure to pay the premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained hereunder or such shorter period (not less than one (1) Business Day) as may be required to avoid the lapse of insurance) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Primary Servicer by the Master Servicer, provided, however, if such failure with a twenty (20) day cure period is capable of being cured and the Primary Servicer is diligently pursuing such cure, such twenty (20) day period shall be extended for an additional twenty (20) days; provided that the Primary Servicer has commenced to cure such failure within the initial twenty (20) day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure; provided, further, however, that such extended period shall not apply to the obligations regarding Exchange Act reporting; or

 

(iii)             any breach on the part of the Primary Servicer of any representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03 hereof, which materially and adversely affects the interests of any Class of Certificateholders or Companion Holders and which continues unremedied for a period of twenty (20) days after the date on which notice of such breach, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Primary Servicer by the Master Servicer, provided, however, if such breach is

 

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capable of being cured and the Primary Servicer is diligently pursuing such cure, such twenty (20) day period shall be extended for an additional twenty (20) days; provided that the Primary Servicer has commenced to cure such failure within the initial twenty (20) day period and has certified that it has diligently pursued, and is continuing to pursue, a full cure; or

 

(iv)           a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law for the appointment of a conservator or receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Primary Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged, undismissed or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) days; or

 

(v)            the Primary Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator, trustee or similar official in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Primary Servicer, or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or

 

(vi)           the Primary Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or take any corporate action in furtherance of the foregoing; or

 

(vii)          any Rating Agency (or, in the case of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities, any Companion Loan Rating Agency) has (A) qualified, downgraded or withdrawn its rating or ratings of one or more Classes of Certificates or one or more classes of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities or (B) placed one or more Classes of Certificates or one or more classes of Serviced Pari Passu Companion Loan Securities on “watch status” in contemplation of rating downgrade or withdrawal (and in the case of clause (A) or (B), such action has not been withdrawn by such Rating Agency within 60 days of such rating action) and, in the case of either of clauses (A) or (B), such Rating Agency publicly cited servicing concerns with the Master Servicer (because of actions of the Primary Servicer) or the Primary Servicer as the sole or a material factor in such rating action; or

 

(viii)         a Servicer Termination Event (as defined in the PSA) by the Master Servicer under PSA Section 7.01 which Servicer Termination Event occurred as a result of the failure of the Primary Servicer to perform any obligation required hereunder; or

 

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(ix)            the failure of the Primary Servicer to comply with any of the requirements under Sections 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.08 of this Agreement applicable to such Primary Servicer, including the failure to deliver any reports or certificates at the time such report or certification is required under Sections 3.05, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.08 of this Agreement which continues unremedied for five (5) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Primary Servicer by the Master Servicer; or

 

(x)             the Primary Servicer or any primary servicer or sub-subservicer appointed by the Primary Servicer after the Closing Date, fails to deliver by the due date any Exchange Act reporting items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer, the Certificate Administrator or the Depositor under Article XI of the PSA or under this Agreement or to the applicable master servicer under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to; or

 

(xi)            the Primary Servicer or any primary servicer or sub-subservicer appointed by the Primary Servicer after the Closing Date, fails to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement regarding creating, obtaining or delivering any Exchange Act reporting items or similar items required for any party to the PSA to perform its obligations under Article XI of the PSA or under the Exchange Act reporting items or similar items required under any other pooling and servicing agreement that the Depositor is a party to;

 

then, and in each and every case, so long as an Primary Servicer Termination Event shall not have been remedied, the Master Servicer may, by notice in writing to the Primary Servicer, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer may have at law or in equity, including injunctive relief and specific performance, immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Primary Servicer under this Agreement and in and to any Mortgage Loan and the proceeds thereof, subject to Section 7.02 hereof, without the Master Servicer incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in connection therewith. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Primary Servicer Termination Event. On or after the receipt by the Primary Servicer of such written notice of termination from the Master Servicer, all authority and power of the Primary Servicer in this Agreement, whether with respect to any Mortgage Loan or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Master Servicer, and the Primary Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Master Servicer in effecting the termination of the Primary Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the remittance of funds and the transfers of the Primary Servicing Files as set forth in Section 7.02. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon any termination of the Primary Servicer, the Primary Servicer will be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid Primary Servicing Fees and Additional Primary Servicing Compensation through the date of termination.

 

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cure period provided herein has expired), the Primary Servicer shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Master Servicer.

 

(c)          The Master Servicer may waive in writing any default by the Primary Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Primary Servicer Termination Event arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.

 

Section 7.02.         Termination of Agreement.

 

(a)          This Agreement shall be terminated with respect to any Primary Servicer:

 

(i)             pursuant to Section 3.20 of the PSA and Section 7.01 hereof, if the Master Servicer elects to terminate the Primary Servicer following a Primary Servicer Termination Event;

 

(ii)            at the Depositor’s request (to the extent the Depositor has a right to request termination under the PSA) pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(x) or (xi) hereof or PSA Section 3.20(a)(ix);

 

(iii)           upon resignation by the Primary Servicer as provided in Section 6.01 hereof; or

 

(iv)           with respect to any Mortgage Loan, in the event such Mortgage Loan (A) becomes a Specially Serviced Loan or (B) is substituted, defeased, purchased or repurchased pursuant to PSA Sections 2.03, 3.16, 3.18 or 9.01.

 

(b)          If the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and duties as Master Servicer under the PSA have been assumed by the Trustee, the Trustee shall, without act or deed on the part of the Trustee, succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement as provided in PSA Section 3.20, and the Primary Servicer shall be bound to the Trustee under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement with the same force and effect as if the Trustee was originally the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and the Primary Servicer does hereby attorn to the Trustee, as the Master Servicer hereunder, said attornment to be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instruments on the part of any of the parties hereto immediately upon the Trustee succeeding to the interest of the Master Servicer hereunder. The Primary Servicer agrees, however, upon written demand by the Trustee to promptly execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in confirmation of the foregoing provisions, satisfactory to the Trustee, in which the Primary Servicer shall acknowledge such attornment and shall confirm to the Trustee its agreement to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. References to the Trustee under this Section 7.02, shall include any successor Master Servicer under the PSA.

 

(c)          Termination pursuant to this Section or as otherwise provided herein shall be without prejudice to any rights of the Master Servicer or the Primary Servicer which may have accrued through the date of termination hereunder. In connection with any such termination, the

 

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terminated Primary Servicer shall (i) remit all funds in the related Primary Servicer Accounts to the Master Servicer or such other Person designated by the Master Servicer, net of accrued Primary Servicing Fees and Additional Primary Servicing Compensation through the termination date which are due and payable to the Primary Servicer, (ii) deliver all related Primary Servicing Files to the Master Servicer or to Persons designated by the Master Servicer, and (iii) fully cooperate with the Master Servicer to effectuate an orderly transition of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans. All rights of the terminated Primary Servicer relating to the following after such termination shall continue in full force and effect until payment or other satisfaction in accordance with this Agreement or termination of the Trust: (y) indemnification pursuant to Section 6.02; and (z) the payment of its Primary Servicing Fees and Additional Primary Servicing Compensation which in any such case accrued under the terms of this Agreement on or before the date of such termination shall continue in full force and effect until payment or other satisfaction in accordance with this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 8.01.         Rating Agency Communications.

 

(a)          Except as required by the PSA or by law, the Primary Servicer shall not provide any information directly to, or communicate with, either orally or in writing, any Rating Agency or any NRSRO regarding the Certificates or any Mortgage Loan relevant to such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s surveillance of the Certificates or Mortgage Loans, including, but not limited to, providing responses to inquiries from a Rating Agency or NRSRO regarding the Certificates or any Mortgage Loan relevant to such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s surveillance of the Certificates and requests for Rating Agency Confirmation. All such information will be provided by, and all such communications, responses and requests will be made by, the Master Servicer in accordance with the procedures required by the PSA. To the extent that the Master Servicer is required to provide any information to, or communicate with, any Rating Agency or NRSRO in accordance with its obligations under the PSA and such information or communication is regarding any Mortgage Loan or the primary servicing by the Primary Servicer under this Agreement, the Primary Servicer shall provide the information to the Master Servicer necessary for the Master Servicer to fulfill such obligations. None of the foregoing restrictions in this Agreement shall prohibit or restrict oral or written communications, or providing information, between the Primary Servicer, on the one hand, and any Rating Agency or NRSRO, on the other hand, with regard to (i) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s review of the ratings it assigns to the Primary Servicer, (ii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s approval of the Primary Servicer as a commercial mortgage master, special or primary servicer or (iii) such Rating Agency’s or NRSRO’s evaluation of the Primary Servicer’s servicing operations in general; provided, that the Primary Servicer shall not provide any information relating to the Certificates or any Mortgage Loan to any Rating Agency or NRSRO in connection with such review and evaluation by such Rating Agency or NRSRO unless (x) Mortgagor, property and other deal specific identifiers are redacted; or (y) such information has already been provided to the 17g-5 Information Provider and has been uploaded on to the 17g-5 Information Provider’s Website.

 

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(b)          The Primary Servicer hereby expressly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer and its respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, Affiliates and controlling persons, and the Trust Fund (each, an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses), joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, pursuant to a third-party claim, insofar as such losses, liabilities, damages, claims, judgments, costs, fees, penalties, fines, forfeitures or other expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) arise out of or are based upon the Primary Servicer’s breach of this Section 8.01 (including, without limitation, a determination by a Rating Agency that it cannot reasonably rely on representations made by the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 17g-5(a)(3), but solely to the extent such determination is caused by a breach of this Section 8.01 by the Primary Servicer), and will reimburse such Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim, as such expenses are incurred.

 

Section 8.02.         Amendment.

 

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and may be amended from time to time by the Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer only by written agreement executed by the party or parties against whom the enforcement of such amendment is sought. Master Servicer shall not consent to any modification to the PSA in any manner which would increase the obligations or limit the rights of the Primary Servicer under the PSA or under this Agreement without the prior consent of the Primary Servicer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

Section 8.03.         Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

 

(a)           THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES THEREOF. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(b)          EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE

 

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CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.

 

(c)           THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, RELATING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 8.04.         Notices.

 

All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and addressed in each case as follows:

 

(a)           if to the Primary Servicer, as set forth on each signature page included herewith; and

 

(b)           if to the Master Servicer:

 

by U.S. Mail at:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

P.O. Box 25965 

Shawnee Mission, KS 66225-5965 

Attention: Executive Vice President - Division Head 

Facsimile No.: (888) 706-3565 

Email: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com and MLSSubservicergroup@midlandls.com

 

or by delivery to:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin, Suite 300 

Overland Park, KS 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President - Division Head

 

Any of the above-referenced Persons may change its address for notices hereunder by giving notice of such change to the other Persons. All notices and demands shall be deemed to have been given at the time of the delivery at the address of such Person for notices hereunder if personally delivered, mailed by certified or registered U.S. mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or sent by overnight courier or telecopy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Primary Servicer may deliver any of the items required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under Sections 3.05-3.08 of this Agreement through electronic mail at NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com or such other email address provided to Primary Servicer from the Master Servicer from time to time.

 

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(c)          To the extent that any demand, notice or communication hereunder is given to any Primary Servicer by a Responsible Officer of the Master Servicer, such Responsible Officer shall be deemed to have the requisite power and authority to bind the Master Servicer with respect to such communication, and any Primary Servicer may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any such communication. To the extent that any demand, notice or communication hereunder is given to the Master Servicer by a Responsible Officer of any Primary Servicer, such Responsible Officer shall be deemed to have the requisite power and authority to bind the Primary Servicer with respect to such communication, and the Master Servicer may conclusively rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any such communication. Any notice required to be delivered under this Agreement may be provided electronically (including by electronic mail).

 

Section 8.05.         Consistency with PSA; Severability of Provisions.

 

This Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of the PSA, which provisions shall be paramount and controlling and shall supersede the provisions of this Agreement to the extent of any conflicts or inconsistencies. If one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatever held invalid or unenforceable or shall be determined to be inconsistent with the PSA, such provisions shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements and provisions of this Agreement and such invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such remaining provisions or the rights of any parties hereto. To the extent permitted by law, the parties hereto hereby waive any provision of law that renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any respect.

 

Section 8.06.         Inspection and Audit Rights.

 

The Primary Servicer agrees that, on reasonable prior notice, it will permit any representative of the Master Servicer, during the Primary Servicer’s normal business hours, reasonable access at its principal servicing offices to examine all books of account, records, reports and other documents of the Primary Servicer relating to any Mortgage Loan, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by accountants selected by the Master Servicer, and to discuss matters relating to any Mortgage Loan with the Primary Servicer’s officers and employees.

 

Section 8.07.         Protection of Confidential Information.

 

The Primary Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Master Servicer’s prior written consent, any information pertaining to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Properties or the Mortgagors except to the extent that the Primary Servicer provides prior written notice to the Master Servicer and (a) it is appropriate for the Primary Servicer to do so (i) in working with legal counsel, auditors, other advisors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, (ii) in accordance with Accepted Primary Servicing Practices or (iii) when required by any law, regulation, ordinance, court order or subpoena or (b) the Primary Servicer is disseminating general statistical information relating to any mortgage loan being serviced by the Primary Servicer (including any Mortgage Loan) so long as the Primary Servicer does not identify the owner of any Mortgage Loan or any Mortgagor.

 

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Section 8.08.         Binding Effect; No Partnership; Counterparts.

 

Subject to Section 6.01 hereof, with respect to the Primary Servicer, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto, and the services of the Primary Servicer shall be rendered as an independent contractor for the Master Servicer. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 8.09.         Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

The Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the related Companion Holder (if applicable)) and the Trustee (as holder of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests) shall be a third party beneficiary under this Agreement. Except to the extent the Trustee or its designee assumes the obligations of the Master Servicer contemplated in this Agreement and the PSA, none of the Trust, the Trustee, the Operating Advisor, the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Certificate Administrator, the Special Servicer, any successor special servicer, any successor master servicer or any Certificateholder (or the related Companion Holder, if applicable) shall have any duties under this Agreement or any liabilities arising from this Agreement.

 

Section 8.10.         Article and Section Headings.

 

The article and section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning thereof.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Master Servicer and the Primary Servicer have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.

 

  MIDLAND LOAN SERVICES, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
     
  By: /s/ David A. Eckels
     
  Name:  David A. Eckels
     
  Title:  Senior Vice President
     
  (“Master Servicer”)

  

[SIGNATURE AND NOTICE ADDRESS PAGES AND MORTGAGE LOAN 

SCHEDULES FOR THE PRIMARY SERVICER TO FOLLOW]

 

Berkeley-Midland Primary Servicing Agreement – UBS 2018-C14 – Berkeley Signature Page

 

 

 

 

  BERKELEY POINT CAPITAL LLC D/B/A NEWMARK KNIGHT FRANK
     
  By: /s/ Dave Maisel
     
  Name:  Dave Maisel
     
  Title:  Managing Director
     
  (“Primary Servicer”)
   
  Notices:
   
  Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank
  225 Franklin Street, 18th Floor
  Boston, MA 02110
  Attention: Director and Head of Servicing
  Fax Number:  617-722-5050
  Email: Servicing.Requests@berkpoint.com
   
  With a copy to:
   
  Berkeley Point Capital LLC d/b/a Newmark Knight Frank
  7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1100
  Bethesda, MD 20814
  Attention: Raqual Crea – Legal Department
  Fax Number: 240-752-8121

 

Berkeley-Midland Primary Servicing Agreement – UBS 2018-C14 – Berkeley Signature Page 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE I

 

Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Property Name Principal Balance Primary Servicing Fee Rate
(basis points)
Riverwalk II Mortgage Loan (Notes A-1, A-2 and A-5) $35,000,000.00 0.125
Riverwalk II Companion Loans (Notes A-3, A-4 and A-6) $25,000,000.00 0.125

 

Berkeley-Midland Primary Servicing Agreement – UBS 2018-C14 – Schedule 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “A” 

 

(Day One Report)

 

(see attached)

 

A-1

 

 

Subservicer Name: _________________________________                  
Deal Name: ______________________________________                  
Reporting Period: _________________________________   DAY ONE REPORT            
                         
Midland Loan # Sub Loan # Beg. Scheduled Prin Bal Actual Paid To Date Schdeuled Principal Balance Prepayment Penalty Prepayment Date Scheduled Interest Payment Scheduled Principal Payment Scheduled P&I Servicing Fee Rate Servicing Fee Net Remittance
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
TOTALS:                        

 

A-2

 

 

EXHIBIT “B”

 

(Inspection Reports)

 

(see attached)

 

B-1

 

 

         
 

Mortgage Bankers Association

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MBA INSPECTION FORM KEY 

   
Mortgage Bankers Association
Standard Property Inspection Form Definitions
For additional information, please refer to the MBA Inspections White Paper
Ratings Definitions
1 New or like new condition
All major building components are new or like new
All vacant units/space are rent ready & reflect the highest current market standards
No deferred maintenance items (only routine maintenance)
No life safety or code violations exist
Positive impact to marketability
Deferred Maintenance and Life Safety – No actions are required
2 Above average condition for the property’s age and market, minimal wear and tear
All major building components in functional condition
All vacant units/space are rent ready or in the process of being made rent ready
No deferred maintenance items (only routine maintenance)
No life safety or code violations exist
No impact to marketability
Deferred Maintenance and Life Safety – No actions are required
3

Normal condition for the property’s age and market, general wear and tear.
All major building components in functional condition
Most vacant units or space are rent ready or in the process of being made rent ready
Minimal deferred maintenance and routine maintenance items with costs that can be funded by normal operations
No/minor life safety or code violations exist
No impact to marketability
Deferred Maintenance and Life Safety - Appropriate actions are planned or in progress

4

Deteriorating condition for the property’s age and market
A building component is not in fully functional condition
Few rent-ready units or space
Limited major deferred maintenance &/or numerous minor deferred maintenance items
Some life safety or code violations exist
Negative impact to marketability
Deferred Maintenance and Life Safety - Actions are not addressed as quickly as required and/or further action is necessary, additional monitoring may be appropriate

5 Inferior conditions
Multiple building components non-functional
Vacant units or space are in poor to down condition
Severe deferred maintenance items
Multiple life safety or code violations exist
Negative impact to marketability
Deferred Maintenance and Life Safety – No Action taken and/or further action is necessary – additional monitoring is appropriate
 Not
 Applicable
No components exist (therefore, no rating is possible)
 Not
 Accessible
No component was visible due to inability to view the condition based on access, life safety, weather conditions or other blockages.
Deferred maintenance items can not be determined based on lack of access
Further action or review may be required

  

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B-3

 

 

General Info     

                 
Company Name/Logo   Standard Inspection Form
                 
 Inspection Date     Time        Property City    
 Loan Number           Property State/Country   /                    
 Property Name           Overall Property Rating    
                 
 Servicer, Loan and Contact Information
 Servicer Name           Contact Company    
 Owner of Loan           Contact Name                   /
 Investor Number               Contact Phone    
 Investor Loan #           Contact Email    
 Property ID           Addt’l ID #1 (editable)    
 Original Loan Amount           Addt’l ID #2 (editable)    
 Loan Balance (UPB)           O&M Plan(1)    
 Loan Balance as of Date           Report Reviewed By                       /
 (1) Includes ALL Plans (such as, but not limited to, Operations & Maintenance, Moisture Management and Environmental Remediation)
 Property and Inspector Information
 Property Name           Primary Property Type    
 Property Address           Secondary Property Type    
 Property City           Inspection Company    
 Property State           Inspection Co. Phone    
 Property Zip           Inspector’s Name                       /
            Inspector’s ID    

 

 Lender’s or Servicer’s General Comments or Instructions to Inspector for Subject Property:
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Property Inspector’s General Comments or Suggestions to Lender or Servicer on the Subject Property:
 
 
 
 
 
 

             
 Overview of Property Information
 Number of Buildings     Year Built  
 Number of Floors         Total Square Feet (Gross)  
 Number of Elevators         Total Sq. Feet (Net / Rentable)  
 Number of Parking Spaces         Occupied Space  
 Number of Units / Rooms / Beds         Vacant Space  
 Rent Roll obtained at Inspection         Total Percent Occupied  
 Total Number of Down Units / Rooms / Beds       Annual Occupancy  
 Unit of Measurement Used         Annual Turn Over  
           
 Property Offers Rental Concessions       If yes, please describe concessions:
             
             
             

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B-4

 

 

General Info     

                       
 Inspection Date             Time        Property City      
 Loan Number               Property State/Country     /
 Property Name               Overall Property Rating      
                       
 Franchise Name     Franchise change since last inspection  
                 
 Number of Occupied Units Inspected         Number of Vacant Units Inspected    
                 
 Is there any dark space?       Describe:    
 Is there any down space?       Describe:    

       
 Capital Expenditures      
 Describe in detail Repairs, Replacements or Capital Improvements Identified Cost Status
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

               
 Neighborhood and Site Comparison Data
 Is the area declining or distressed       Percent Use - %
 Is there any new construction in the area     Single Family  
 Top 2 Major 1.  Name or Type       Multifamily  
 Competitors:     Distance       Commercial  
  2.   Name or Type       Industrial  
      Distance       Undeveloped 100%

 

 Describe area, surrounding land use & overall trends (include location in relation to subject property - N, S, E, W):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

               
 Management Company Information      
 Management Company Name     Phone Number  
 On Site Contact                               /   Mgmt Interview  
 Role or Title of Contact     Length of time at property  
 Management Affiliation     Change since last inspection    
             
 Other Information
 Additional Collateral Description Information            
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

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B-5

 

 

                     
      Physical Condition & DM     
       

Standard Inspection Form

 

   
Inspection Date   Time         Property City  
Loan Number     Property State/Country   /  
Property Name     Overall Property Rating  

 

Physical Condition Assessment and Deferred Maintenance
 

 

Property Assessment

 

Physical

Condition

Overall

Rating

Trend

Representative Components

(Not all-inclusive)

Inspector Comments
         
Curb Appeal     Comparison to Neighborhood; First Impression / Appearance  
         
         
Site     Subject Property Appearance; Signage; Ingress/Egress; Landscaping; Site Lighting; Parking Lot; Striping; Garage/Carports; Irrigation System; Drainage; Retaining Walls; Walkways; Fencing; Refuse Containment & Cleanliness, Hazardous Material Storage  
         
         

Building /

Mechanical

systems

    HVAC; Electrical; Boilers; Water Heaters; Fire Protection; Sprinklers; Plumbing; Sewer; Solar Systems; Elevators/ Escalators; Chiller Plant; Cooling Towers; Building Oxygen Systems; Intercom System; PA System; Security Systems  
         

Building

Exteriors

    Siding; Trim; Paint; Windows; Exterior Entry Ways; Stairs; Railings; Balconies; Patios; Gutters; Downspouts; Foundations; Doors; Façade; Structure (Beam/Joist)  
         

Building

Roofs

    Roof Condition; Roof Access; Top Floor Ceilings; Shingles/ Membrane; Skylights; Flashing; Parapet walls; Mansard roofs  
         

Occupied

Units / Space

    HVAC; Ceiling; Floors; Walls; Painting; Wall Cover; Floor Cover; Tiles; Windows; Countertop; Cabinets; Appliances; Lighting; Electrical; Bathroom Accessories; Plumbing Fixtures; Storage; Basements/Attics  

 

Vacant Units /

Space /

Hotel Rooms

 

    HVAC; Ceiling; Floors; Walls; Painting; Wall Cover; Floor Cover; Tiles; Windows; Countertop; Cabinets; Appliances; Lighting; Electrical; Bathroom Accessories; Plumbing Fixtures; Storage; Basements/Attics  

 

Down Units /

Space /

Hotel Rooms

 

    HVAC; Ceiling; Floors; Walls; Painting; Wall Cover; Floor Cover; Tiles; Windows; Countertop; Cabinets; Appliances; Lighting; Electrical; Bathroom Accessories; Plumbing Fixtures; Storage; Basements/Attics  
         

Interior

Common

Areas

    Mailboxes; Reception Area; Lobby; Food Courts; Dining Areas; Kitchen; Halls; Stairways; Meeting Rooms; Public Restrooms; Storage; Basement; Healthcare Assistance Rooms; Pharmacy / Medication Storage; Nurses Station  
         

 

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B-6

 

 

                     
                Physical Condition & DM     
       
Inspection Date   Time         Property City  
Loan Number     Property State/Country   /  
Property Name     Overall Property Rating  

 

Amenities

   

Pool; Clubhouse; Gym; Laundry Area / Rooms; Playground; Wireless Access; Restaurant/Bar; Business Center; Sport Courts; Spa; Store; Media Center

 

Management

Competence

    Professionalism; Ability to respond to questions; Knowledge of property; Knowledge of neighborhood/ market; Preparedness for inspection; Had all requested paperwork; Tenants notified  

 

Exterior - Additional description of the property conditions:

 

 

 

 
Interior - Additional description of the property conditions:

 

 

 

 

Deferred Maintenance Items

 

Identify Item and Describe Condition (including location) Rating

Photo

#

Life

Safety

Est. Cost

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

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B-7

 

 

                     
Standard Inspection Form    
                   
Inspection Date   Time        Property City      
Loan Number         Property State/Country       /  
Property Name         Overall Property Rating    
                 
Photos

  

B-8

 

  

Mgmt Interview      

                     
Company Name/Logo     Standard Inspection Form
                   
Inspection Date   Time        Property City      
Loan Number         Property State/Country       /  
Property Name         Overall Property Rating    
                 
Management Information & Interview

 

             
Management Company Name     Phone Number    
Name of Information Source                        /   Email Address    
Role or Title of Information Source     Length of time at property  
Management Affiliation     Mgmt change from last inspection  

     
In your opinion, how does the property perform compared to similar properties in the area?    
In your opinion, what is the average percentage of vacancy in similar properties in the area?    
Based on market survey, what is the current average rents paid in the area ($ per square foot/units/beds)?    
In your opinion, explain the reason for any variance on vacancy & rents between the market and the subject property:    
     
     
In the past 12 months, have there been any fires, significant water intrusion or other property damage?    
If yes, explain the location on the property, costs associated, any insurance claims submitted, resolution & leaseability:    
     
     
In the past 12 months, to the best of your knowledge, have any code violations been received?    
If yes, please describe the violation, the costs associated and any resolution or outstanding issues:    
     
     
Is the property undergoing any significant rehab/construction?    
If yes, explain the location, size and estimated costs:    
     
     
Is the property in compliance with ALL O&M Plan(s)?    
(Plans such as, but not limited to, Operations and Maintenance, Moisture Management and Environmental Remediation.)    
If no, please explain which plan(s), the requirements, noncompliance items and estimated costs:    
     
     
Any change or violations of a Franchise Agreement or License(s) at the property?    
If yes, please explain any change or violation, costs & any resolution or outstanding issues:    
     
     
To the best of your knowledge, are there any lawsuits pending that may negatively impact the property?    
If yes, please explain:    
     
     
Other Information or Comments:    
     
     
     
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B-9

 

 

Multifamily 

 

Standard Inspection Form 

                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number       Property State/Country    /  
Property Name       Overall Property Rating  

 

Multifamily, Mobile Homes, Cooperative Housing, Student Housing
                                                                   
Property Information
                                                                   
Heat at the Property       Gas at the Property  
Water at the Property       Trash at the Property  
Electric at the Property       Cable at the Property  
Change to Major Employer       If yes, describe:  
Change to Commercial/Retail       If yes, describe:  
                                                                   
  Unit Breakdown                                                            
                                                                   
# of Bedrms # of Bath # of Units Avg Ft2 / Unit Monthly Rent # Occupied # Vacant # Down # Inspected
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Totals                                    
                                                                   
Tenant Profile                                                            
   Corporate     Military     Seasonal     Seniors     Students   Other 100%
                                                                   
Property Condition
                                                                   
Detailed Report of Units Inspected                            
                                                                   
Unit # # of Bedrms # of Bath Square Feet Asking Rent Current Use  Overall Condition  
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

 

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B-10

 

 

Healthcare     

 

Standard Inspection Form

                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number      

Property State/Country

     /  
Property Name      

Overall Property Rating

 

 

Healthcare, Nursing Home, Hospitals
 
   Property Information
 
                   
  General Information                
               
  Total Number of Beds       Number of Beds Occupied  
          % Occupied  
             
  New Patients Currently being Accepted        Admission Waiting Period  
          Proximity to a Hospital  

                   
  Level of Care Breakdown                
                 
  Unit Type Total #
Beds
Total # Beds Occupied

Total #

Units

Total # Units
Occupied
Avg. S.F. /
Unit
 Monthly 
Rent
# Beds
Vacant
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
    Totals              

                             
  Administrator’s Name   /     Length of Time at Property    
  Director of Nursing’s Name   /     Length of Time at Property    
                             
  Direct Care Staff Numbers   Day Evening Night Comments
    Nurses - RNs          
    Nurses - LPNs          
    Other Direct Care        
  Non Direct Care Personnel        
  Total Staff          

                         
  Regulatory / Licensing Agency Information                  
                         
  Name of the Agency       Contact Person                          /    
  Expiration Date of Operating License     All Licenses Current      
  Date of last Medicare inspection     Property Medicare Certified  
  Date of last Medicaid inspection     Property Medicaid Certified  
  Please describe any violations, costs associated, resolution or outstanding issues:
   

 

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B-11

 

 

Healthcare     

 

Standard Inspection Form

                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number      

Property State/Country

     /  
Property Name      

Overall Property Rating

 

                 
Property Condition        
Handrails in the halls     Exits clearly marked  
Grab bars present in rest rooms     Intercom System  
Staff interacts well with residents     Generator Function  
Facility looks and smells clean        
Additional description of any safety or deficiency issues observed:      
               
               
             
Units or Beds Inspected          
             
Down Units (List the unit #)        
             
Detailed Report of Units Inspected        

 

Unit # # of Bedrms # of Bath Square Feet Asking Rent Current Use Overall Condition
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             

  

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B-12

 

  

Standard Inspection Form

                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number      

Property State/Country

     /  
Property Name      

Overall Property Rating

 
                             
Rent Roll
                     
                     
Rent Roll Attached       (Select One)    
Rent Roll Summary Attached              
Single Tenant Property       Lease expires:    
Hospitality Property       YTD ADR:     RevPAR:      ADO:   
                     
Insert Rent Rolls in the space below using Excel commands or via Copy and Paste

  

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B-13

 

  

Standard Inspection Form

                         
Inspection Date      Time       Property City  
Loan Number        Property State/Country     

       
Property Name        Overall Property Rating

 

 

Maps
 

 

  Regional Map
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
  Neighborhood Map
   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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B-14

 

 

Comprehensive Assessment Addendum     

     
Company Name/Logo   Standard Inspection Form
                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number      

Property State/Country

     /  
Property Name      

Overall Property Rating

 

 

         
Limitations of Field Assessment
 
Did you experience any of the following limitations to performing this field assessment:  (Choose Yes/No)  
  Management unavailable for interview or management experience on the property is less than six months  
  Occupied units were unavailable for assessment, or the total number of units available (occupied or unoccupied) was insufficient  
  Significant portions of the common areas, amenities or basements, etc. were unavailable for assessment  
  Snow was covering most exterior areas (parking lots, roofs, landscape areas)  
  Other      
  None      
  Comment:      
     
Comprehensive Property Assessment Ratings
     
1.   Life Safety (Choose the one that applies from the drop down menu):
   
  Comment:  
     
2. Deferred Maintenance (Choose the one that applies from the drop down menu):
   
  Comment:  
     
3. Routine Maintenance (Choose the one that applies from the drop down menu):
   
  Comment:  
     
4. Capital Needs (Choose the one that applies from the drop down menu):
   
  Comment:  
     
5. Level/Volume of issues noted and appropriate follow-up recommendations (Choose the one that applies from the drop down menu):
   
  Comment:  
           
Overall Rating and Additional Comments
 
Overall Rating Scale:

 

 

 
    1 = No substantial concerns observed. No further action required.
     
    2 = Some minor issues noted. Limited follow-up required.
     
    3 = Substantial and/or critical issues noted. Documented follow-up required.
     
    4 = Overall condition showing signs of deterioration. Documented follow-up with possible action plan required.
     
    5 = Severe deferred maintenance observed. Follow-up and substantial action plan required.
         
  Comment: 

 

 

         
Inspector Information
         
Seller/Servicer Certification Date:    
         
First Name:        
Last name:        
Title:        
Phone Number:        

  

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B-15

 

 

Comprehensive Assessment Addendum     

                         
Inspection Date     Time       Property City  
Loan Number      

Property State/Country

     /  
Property Name      

Overall Property Rating

 

 

Email Address:        

  

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B-16

 

 

EXHIBIT “C”

 

(Quarterly Reports)

 

(see attached)

 

C-1

 

 

                 
Transaction/Securitization Name                
Subservicer:                
Quarter Ending:           INSURANCE MONITORING REPORT

  

 Servicer 
Loan #
MLS
 Loan # 
 Borrower 
Name
 Property 
Name
 Property 
Address
 Effective 
Date
 Expiration 
Date
 Insurance 
Co.
Type of
 Coverage 
Policy
 Number 
 Coverage 
Amount
 Deductible   Escrowed 
(Y/N)

 Loss Payee Endorsement 

Reflects Trust (Y/N)

Meets
Qualified Ins
 Ratings (Y/N) 
Frequency of
 Disbursement
 
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               

 

Note:  Please include one line per Insurance coverage.

  

The undersigned hereby certifies that it holds in its custody a certificate or other appropriate proof of valid insurance on the individual properties which are securing mortgage loans held by the above referenced “transaction/securitization” which are subserviced by the undersigned on behalf of Midland Loan Services, Inc. The hazard coverage provided by such policies complies with the requirements of the individual loan documents. The properties are correctly identified in the policies, and all improvements thereon to be insured are included and properly described; that the name or names of the insured exactly conform to the names or names in which title is held; that a standard, non contributory clause in favor of _______________________ is or endorsed on the policies. The amount of coverage is not less than the amount required under the individual loan documents.

 

Certified By:    
Date Printed:    
Title:    

 

C-2

 

 

                 
Transaction/Securitization Name                
Subservicer:                
Quarter Ending:           TAX MONITORING REPORT

  


 Servicer Loan
 #
MLS
 Loan # 
 Borrower 
Name
 Property Name   Property 
Address
 Property City   Property 
State
 Property Zip 
Code
 Parcel No.   Tax Authority 
Name
 Tax Type  Next Tax
 Due Date 
 Escrowed 
(Y/N)
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

 

Note:  Please include one line per tax parcel.

  

The undersigned hereby certifies that it has inspected actual tax receipts or has otherwise verified full payment of all real estate taxes for the year __________________________ and prior years on properties covered by all mortgage loans subserviced by it on behalf of Midland Loan Services, Inc., and held by __________________________ excepting only the loans hereinafter listed; the undersigned further certifies that no unredeemed sales certificates or other tax liens are outstanding against any of the aforesaid properties other than as stated below.

  

Loan Number Mortgagor Explanation

  

Certified By:    
Date Printed:    
Title:    

 

C-3

 

 

                 
Transaction/Securitization Name                
Subservicer:                
Quarter Ending:           UCC MONITORING REPORT

 

Servicer Loan 
#
MLS
Loan #
Borrower
Name
State of Incorporation
or State of Residence
Property
Name
Filing Type Filing
Location
Original Filing
Number
Original
Filing Date
Expiration
Date

Trust is Named
Beneficiary (Y/N)
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     

 

Note:  Please include one line per UCC filing.

 

The undersigned hereby certifies that it has inspected actual UCC-1 filings or has otherwise verified filing of all UCC-1 documents and further certifies that there has been no lapse in lien position on the collateral secured by said UCC-1 filings for all loans subserviced on behalf of Midland Loan Services, Inc., and held by     ______________________________ .

  

Certified By:    
Date Printed:    
Title:    

  

Please forward to Midland Loan Services copies of all filings and attachments.  
If copies cannot be supplied, Midland will need the following information:

 

    Exact Name and Address of current beneficiary (if not assigned to the Trust)
    Complete Address of the Borrower
    Copies of collateral description and legal description

 

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EXHIBIT “D”

 

(Remittance Reports)

 

(see attached)

 

D-1

 

  

TRANSACTION NAME:              
SUBSERVICER:              
FOR DISTRIBUTION DATE:              

 

MASTER

SERVICER #

 SUBSERVICER 

LOAN #

BORROWER
NAME

BEGINNING

BALANCE

PAYMENT
AMOUNT
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT INTEREST
AMOUNT

SERVICE

FEE

NET
INTEREST

NET

REMITTANCE

ENDING

BALANCE

PAYMENT
DATE
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
                       
TOTALS                      

 

D-2

 

 

EXHIBIT “E”

 

(Form of Mortgagee Clause for Insurance Policies)

 

The mortgagee clause for insurance policies should be as follows:

 

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, on behalf of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14  

 

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EXHIBIT “F”

 

QUARTERLY SERVICING CERTIFICATION

 

Primary Servicer:    

  

RE: UBS 2018-C14

 

Pursuant to the Primary Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018, between Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association and the above-referenced Primary Servicer (the “Primary Servicing Agreement”), we certify with respect to each Mortgage Loan serviced by us for Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association that as of the quarter ending ____________________:

 

Primary Servicer has performed all required covenant testing and has completed and submitted all reports required pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Primary Servicing Agreement and Section 3.12 of the PSA.

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given in the Primary Servicing Agreement.

 

 
Servicing Officer   Date

 

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EX-5 20 exh5.htm LEGALITY OPINION OF CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, DATED DECEMBER 12, 2018.

Exhibit 5

 

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281
Tel + 1 212 504 6000 Fax + 1 212 504 6666
www.cadwalader.com 

  

December 12, 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10019

 

Re:UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special counsel to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Company”) in connection with the proposed sale by the Company and purchase by UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp. (“CIBCWM”), Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, together with UBS Securities, SGAS, Natixis Securities, CF&Co., CIBCWM and Drexel, the “Underwriters”) of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14, Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-SB, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class X-A, Class X-B, Class A-S, Class B and Class C (the “Offered Certificates”), pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Agreement”), among the Company, UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, UBS Securities, SGAS, Natixis Securities, CF&Co., CIBCWM, Drexel and Academy. The Offered Certificates are being issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Company, Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”) and as trustee, and Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor and asset representations reviewer. This letter is being delivered at the request of the Company pursuant to Section 6(f) of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the respective meanings given them in the Agreement.

 

In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined and relied upon the originals, copies or specimens, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the

 

 

 

 

Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and such certificates, corporate and public records, agreements and instruments and other documents, including, among other things, the documents delivered on the date hereof, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below. In such examination we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents, agreements and instruments of all documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as copies or specimens, the authenticity of the originals of such documents, agreements and instruments submitted to us as copies or specimens, the conformity of the text of each document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) through the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System to the printed document reviewed by us, the accuracy of the matters set forth in the documents, agreements and instruments we reviewed, and that such documents, agreements and instruments evidence the entire understanding between the parties thereto and have not been amended, modified or supplemented in any manner material to the opinions expressed herein. As to matters of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assumed the accuracy of, the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and we have relied upon certificates and oral or written statements and other information obtained from the Company, the other parties to the transaction referenced herein, and public officials. Except as expressly set forth herein, we have not undertaken any independent investigation (including, without limitation, conducting any review, search or investigation of any public files, records or dockets) to determine the existence or absence of the facts that are material to our opinions, and no inference as to our knowledge concerning such facts should be drawn from our reliance on the representations of the Company and others in connection with the preparation and delivery of this letter.

 

We have also assumed (x) the legal capacity of all natural persons and (y) (except to the extent expressly opined on herein) that all documents, agreements and instruments have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by all parties thereto, that all such parties are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, that all such parties had the power and legal right to execute and deliver all such documents, agreements and instruments, and that such documents, agreements and instruments constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their respective terms. As used herein, “to our knowledge”, “known to us” or words of similar import mean the actual knowledge, without independent investigation, of any lawyer in our firm actively involved in representing the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.

 

We express no opinion concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the State of New York and, to the extent expressly referred to in this letter, the federal laws of the United States of America.

 

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Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the other assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.      When the Offered Certificates have been duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the Certificate Administrator in the manner contemplated in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and paid for by and sold to the Underwriters pursuant to the Agreement, the Offered Certificates will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and entitled to the benefits provided by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

2.      The descriptions of federal income tax consequences appearing under the heading “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the Company’s Prospectus, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Prospectus”), accurately describe the material federal income tax consequences to holders of the Offered Certificates, under existing law and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated therein. We also hereby confirm and adopt the opinions expressly set forth under such headings, under existing law and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated therein.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (File No. 333-227784) filed with the Commission on October 10, 2018, as amended by a Form SF-3/A filed on October 24, 2018 and by a Form SF-3/A filed on October 31, 2018, as declared effective as of November 5, 2018 (excluding any exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”), as it relates to the Offered Certificates, and to the reference to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and the discussion of our opinions set forth in this letter under the headings “Material Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. This consent is not to be construed as an admission that we are a person whose consent is required to be filed with the Registration Statement under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

In addition, we disclaim any obligation to update this letter or communicate with or advise you as to any changes in fact or law, or otherwise.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
 

/s/ Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 

 

 

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EX-36.1 21 exh36-1cert.htm DEPOSITOR'S CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 36.1

 

Certification

 

I, Nicholas Galeone, certify as of November 28, 2018 that:

 

  1. I have reviewed the prospectus relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14, Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, the following: The characteristics of the securitized assets underlying the offering (the “securitized assets”), the structure of the securitization, and all material underlying transaction agreements as described in the prospectus;
  2. Based on my knowledge, the prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading;
  3. Based on my knowledge, the prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it is a part fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization and the risks of ownership of the securities, including the risks relating to the securitized assets that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the securities in accordance with their terms; and
  4. Based on my knowledge, taking into account all material aspects of the characteristics of the securitized assets, the structure of the securitization, and the related risks as described in the prospectus, there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the securitization is structured to produce, but is not guaranteed by this certification to produce, expected cash flows at times and in amounts to service scheduled payments of interest and the ultimate repayment of principal on the securities (or other scheduled or required distributions on the securities, however denominated) in accordance with their terms as described in the prospectus.
  5. The foregoing certifications are given subject to any and all defenses available to me under the federal securities laws, including any and all defenses available to an executive officer that signed the registration statement of which the prospectus referred to in this certification is part.

 

Date: November 28, 2018

/s/ Nicholas Galeone      

Name: Nicholas Galeone

Title: President (Senior Officer in Charge
of Securitization of the Depositor)

 

 

EX-99.1 22 exh99-1mlpaubsag.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION 

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp.,

 

 

 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $258,228,859, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.     Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)       The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due

 

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on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)       In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)       In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

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(f)        In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as Crowne Plaza - Jacksonville (Airport), Four Points - Juneau, Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Clearwater, La Quinta - College Station and Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, each of which are subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), provide any such required notice to or make any such required request of the related franchisor (with a copy to the Master Servicer).

 

(g)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)       Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)        The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

(j)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained the right of the lender under the Mortgage Loan documents to receive a percentage of the economic benefit associated with the ownership of the successor borrower, to designate and/or establish the successor borrower and/or to purchase (or cause the purchase on behalf of the related borrower of) the related defeasance collateral, in each case if there is a defeasance of such Mortgage Loan (any such right or obligation, “Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.     Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof),

 

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pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)       With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with

 

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the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)        The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)       Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)        Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

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(j)        If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(k)       Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

  

(l)        The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)       The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of

 

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the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.     Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material

 

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Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute for a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift

 

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Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and

 

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have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)       Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the

 

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Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)       The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the

 

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Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)       [Reserved.]

 

(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)        The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i)

 

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of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)       Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)        The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the

 

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date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.           Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)         All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)       All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)       The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)        All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)     Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

(ix)       The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

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(x)         Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.           Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)         This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)        Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)       An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)       A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)        A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)       A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and

 

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the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)      A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)     A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)       A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the

 

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agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)       Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)      One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)      If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)     Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.        Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is

 

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required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.       Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and

 

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their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.      Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Henry Chung, e-mail: henry.chung@ubs.com (facsimile number: (212) 821-2943) and UBS Business Solutions LLC, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Chad Eisenberger, Executive Director & Counsel, e-mail: chad.eisenberger@ubs.com, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.      Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall

 

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be an express third-party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.     Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.    Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.     Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM,

 

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SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.     Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.    Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.     Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  UBS AG
   
  By: /s/ David Schell
    Name:   David Schell
  Title:     Managing Director  
     
  By: /s/ Kathleen Donovan
    Name:   Kathleen Donovan
  Title:     Managing Director

 

  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name:   Henry Chung
    Title:     Managing Director 
     
  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name:   Racquel A.C. Small
    Title:     Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – UBS Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

  

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD
2 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio 43,953,624 Various Various Various 10/26/2018 11/6/2028 5.700000% 120
2.001 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1200 Network Centre Drive 2,097,538 1200 Network Centre Drive Effingham IL        
2.002 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9150 North East Barry Road 725,710 9150 North East Barry Road Kansas City MO        
2.003 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11925 Jones Bridge Road 610,203 11925 Jones Bridge Road Johns Creek GA        
2.004 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 200 Brevco Plaza 595,400 200 Brevco Plaza Lake St. Louis MO        
2.005 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1760 West Virginia Street 563,778 1760 West Virginia Street McKinney TX        
2.006 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 117 St. Patrick’s Drive 478,985 117 St. Patrick’s Drive Waldorf MD        
2.007 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1647 County Road 220 470,416 1647 County Road 220 Fleming Island FL        
2.008 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 East Highway 377 446,094 3500 East Highway 377 Granbury TX        
2.009 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4112 North Belt Highway 440,622 4112 North Belt Highway St. Joseph MO        
2.010 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3009 Winghaven Boulevard 408,744 3009 Winghaven Boulevard O’Fallon MO        
2.011 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2202 Althoff Drive 402,525 2202 Althoff Drive Effingham IL        
2.012 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3820 Wabash Avenue 392,178 3820 Wabash Avenue Springfield IL        
2.013 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 561 East Lincoln Highway 379,964 561 East Lincoln Highway New Lenox IL        
2.014 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 508 South 52nd Street 373,630 508 South 52nd Street Rogers AR        
2.015 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1025 Ashley Street 373,499 1025 Ashley Street Bowling Green KY        
2.016 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 440 Erie Parkway 370,345 440 Erie Parkway Erie CO        
2.017 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard 368,280 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard Clermont FL        
2.018 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1751 Pleasant Road 364,942 1751 Pleasant Road Fort Mill SC        
2.019 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9625 Lake Nona Village Place 364,696 9625 Lake Nona Village Place Orlando FL        
2.020 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 615 Saint James Avenue 362,380 615 Saint James Avenue Goose Creek SC        
2.021 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13816 Narcoossee Road 359,158 13816 Narcoossee Road Orlando FL        
2.022 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1695 Wells Road 348,663 1695 Wells Road Orange Park FL        
2.023 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4355 Suwanee Dam Road 344,592 4355 Suwanee Dam Road Suwanee GA        
2.024 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7310 North Villa Drive 339,775 7310 North Villa Drive Peoria IL        
2.025 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 299A Indian Lake Boulevard 339,453 299A Indian Lake Boulevard Hendersonville TN        
2.026 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2455 East Main Street 337,211 2455 East Main Street Plainfield IN        
2.027 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 630 East Markey Parkway 330,921 630 East Markey Parkway Belton MO        
2.028 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway 329,440 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway Pflugerville TX        
2.029 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 782 Belle Terre Parkway 326,947 782 Belle Terre Parkway Palm Coast FL        
2.030 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11890 Highway 707 325,432 11890 Highway 707 Murrells Inlet SC        
2.031 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road 322,310 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road Davenport FL        
2.032 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 100 Piper Hill Drive 322,184 100 Piper Hill Drive St. Peters MO        
2.033 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard 321,950 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard Orlando FL        
2.034 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 149 Tuscan Way 321,714 149 Tuscan Way Saint Augustine FL        
2.035 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive 318,188 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive Springfield IL        
2.036 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard 316,977 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Wesley Chapel FL        
2.037 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 209 Latitude Lane 314,650 209 Latitude Lane Clover SC        
2.038 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4608 South West College Road 312,098 4608 South West College Road Ocala FL        
2.039 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1315 Bell Road 312,051 1315 Bell Road Antioch TN        
2.040 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South 312,003 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South Saint Augustine FL        
2.041 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1521 East Debbie Lane 310,257 1521 East Debbie Lane Mansfield TX        
2.042 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3152 South Broadway 308,786 3152 South Broadway Edmond OK        
2.043 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8701 South Garnett Road 307,680 8701 South Garnett Road Broken Arrow OK        
2.044 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 450 South Weber Road 306,426 450 South Weber Road Romeoville IL        
2.045 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 840 Nissan Drive 306,129 840 Nissan Drive Smyrna TN        
2.046 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12222 Route 47 302,352 12222 Route 47 Huntley IL        
2.047 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3415 Livernois Road 300,567 3415 Livernois Road Troy MI        
2.048 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5309 Buffalo Gap Road 300,399 5309 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene TX        
2.049 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8190 Windfall Lane 298,176 8190 Windfall Lane Camby IN        
2.050 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2620 East Highway 50 294,051 2620 East Highway 50 Clermont FL        
2.051 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10670 Southwest Tradition Square 293,547 10670 Southwest Tradition Square Port St. Lucie FL        
2.052 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4939 Courthouse Street 293,493 4939 Courthouse Street Williamsburg VA        
2.053 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road 293,260 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road St. Cloud FL        
2.054 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 507 North Hershey Road 292,906 507 North Hershey Road Bloomington IL        
2.055 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 242 Southwoods Center 289,777 242 Southwoods Center Columbia IL        
2.056 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3016 Columbia Avenue 287,269 3016 Columbia Avenue Franklin TN        
2.057 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4120 North 197th Avenue 286,624 4120 North 197th Avenue Litchfield Park AZ        
2.058 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13794 Beach Boulevard 285,056 13794 Beach Boulevard Jacksonville FL        
2.059 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard 284,827 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard Port St. Lucie FL        
2.060 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1840 Dekalb Avenue 282,591 1840 Dekalb Avenue Sycamore IL        
2.061 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9100 Highway 119 281,944 9100 Highway 119 Alabaster AL        
2.062 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 42 Market Square Road 281,936 42 Market Square Road Newnan GA        
2.063 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2707 Sycamore Road 281,778 2707 Sycamore Road DeKalb IL        
2.064 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2014 Lime Kiln Road 278,028 2014 Lime Kiln Road Bellevue WI        
2.065 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 Farabee Drive North 277,500 103 Farabee Drive North Lafayette IN        
2.066 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4999 North Tanner Road 276,328 4999 North Tanner Road Orlando FL        
2.067 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 674 Lake Joy Road 275,634 674 Lake Joy Road Warner Robins GA        
2.068 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1828 IN-44 275,376 1828 IN-44 Shelbyville IN        
2.069 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard 274,580 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard Murfreesboro TN        
2.070 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 545 East Hunt Highway 273,922 545 East Hunt Highway San Tan Valley AZ        

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule
                     
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD
2.071 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 17810 Pierce Plaza 273,163 17810 Pierce Plaza Omaha NE        
2.072 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5445 South Williamson Boulevard 272,030 5445 South Williamson Boulevard Port Orange FL        
2.073 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 780 East-West Connector South West 270,555 780 East-West Connector South West Austell GA        
2.074 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 16620 West 159th Street 270,172 16620 West 159th Street Lockport IL        
2.075 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13851 North US Highway 441 269,678 13851 North US Highway 441 Lady Lake FL        
2.076 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3120 Mahan Drive 267,482 3120 Mahan Drive Tallahassee FL        
2.077 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South 265,648 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South Lafayette IN        
2.078 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1402 U.S. Route 12 262,287 1402 U.S. Route 12 Fox Lake IL        
2.079 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1776 Blanding Boulevard 261,757 1776 Blanding Boulevard Middleburg FL        
2.080 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3012 Anchor Drive 259,743 3012 Anchor Drive Hamilton OH        
2.081 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1715 West Main Street 259,066 1715 West Main Street Lebanon TN        
2.082 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10389 Big Bend Road 258,849 10389 Big Bend Road Riverview FL        
2.083 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7103 Whitestown Parkway 258,781 7103 Whitestown Parkway Zionsville IN        
2.084 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2751 Fountain Place 258,474 2751 Fountain Place Wildwood MO        
2.085 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2030 Crossing Circle 258,362 2030 Crossing Circle Spring Hill TN        
2.086 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13101 East 96th Street North 256,955 13101 East 96th Street North Owasso OK        
2.087 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 692 Essington Road 255,676 692 Essington Road Joliet IL        
2.088 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 240 Blossom Park Drive 252,596 240 Blossom Park Drive Georgetown KY        
2.089 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6005 Watson Boulevard 252,355 6005 Watson Boulevard Byron GA        
2.090 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3237 Sixes Road 250,475 3237 Sixes Road Canton GA        
2.091 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4030 Winder Highway 250,063 4030 Winder Highway Flowery Branch GA        
2.092 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8605 East State Road 70 250,000 8605 East State Road 70 Bradenton FL        
2.093 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 540 West Walnut Street 244,402 540 West Walnut Street Oglesby IL        
2.094 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5630 Plank Road 242,953 5630 Plank Road Fredericksburg VA        
2.095 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10505 Lima Road 240,812 10505 Lima Road Fort Wayne IN        
2.096 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard 240,345 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard Naples FL        
2.097 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2701 South Koke Mill Road 236,831 2701 South Koke Mill Road Springfield IL        
2.098 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 22329 Greenview Parkway 232,416 22329 Greenview Parkway Great Mills MD        
2.099 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 25000 Bernwood Drive 225,004 25000 Bernwood Drive Bonita Springs FL        
2.100 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 Clemson Boulevard 220,287 3500 Clemson Boulevard Anderson SC        
2.101 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2222 Highway 540A East 219,140 2222 Highway 540A East Lakeland FL        
2.102 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1055 Pine Log Road 218,723 1055 Pine Log Road Aiken SC        
2.103 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road 218,346 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road Sylvania OH        
2.104 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 21300 Town Commons Drive 218,171 21300 Town Commons Drive Estero FL        
2.105 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1905 Convenience Place 218,090 1905 Convenience Place Champaign IL        
2.106 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3308 Platt Springs Road 216,607 3308 Platt Springs Road West Columbia SC        
2.107 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 132 Milestone Way 213,454 132 Milestone Way Greenville SC        
2.108 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1429 Chester Boulevard 211,849 1429 Chester Boulevard Richmond IN        
2.109 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1339 North Sumter Boulevard 209,687 1339 North Sumter Boulevard North Port FL        
2.110 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road 209,611 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road Richmond TX        
2.111 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3585 North 168th Court 206,024 3585 North 168th Court Omaha NE        
2.112 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South 203,633 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South St. Augustine FL        
2.113 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13328 Metcalf Avenue 198,288 13328 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park KS        
2.114 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 826 West Lincoln Avenue 197,765 826 West Lincoln Avenue Charleston IL        
2.115 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1515 West 45th Avenue 193,688 1515 West 45th Avenue Griffith IN        
2.116 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1012 Mill Pond Lane 190,656 1012 Mill Pond Lane Greencastle IN        
2.117 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 621 Chatham Avenue 186,704 621 Chatham Avenue Columbia SC        
2.118 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 24940 South Tamiami Trail 184,858 24940 South Tamiami Trail Bonita Springs FL        
2.119 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 609 Front Street 183,059 609 Front Street Celebration FL        
2.120 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6190 LBJ Freeway 180,553 6190 LBJ Freeway Dallas TX        
2.121 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3417 Schofield Avenue 177,276 3417 Schofield Avenue Weston WI        
2.122 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 330 Park Place 176,840 330 Park Place Mishawaka IN        
2.123 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1490 North Green Mount Road 173,883 1490 North Green Mount Road O’Fallon IL        
2.124 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 213 Main Street 170,956 213 Main Street Blythewood SC        
2.125 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11119 Hearth Road 170,944 11119 Hearth Road Spring Hill FL        
2.126 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2362 West Boulevard Street 169,208 2362 West Boulevard Street Kokomo IN        
2.127 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2812 East Main Street 168,753 2812 East Main Street Merrill WI        
2.128 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1202 South Broad Street 168,650 1202 South Broad Street Scottsboro AL        
2.129 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8790 Walnut Grove Road 168,239 8790 Walnut Grove Road Cordova TN        
2.130 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10708 East State Road 64 166,734 10708 East State Road 64 Bradenton FL        
2.131 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2184 FM 3009 166,690 2184 FM 3009 Schertz TX        
2.132 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2210 Boiling Springs Road 164,827 2210 Boiling Springs Road Boiling Springs SC        
2.133 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3105 Kirby Whitten Road 164,447 3105 Kirby Whitten Road Bartlett TN        
2.134 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 716 32nd Street South 163,483 716 32nd Street South Birmingham AL        
2.135 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1010 West U.S. Route 6 157,934 1010 West U.S. Route 6 Morris IL        
2.136 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 935 West Exchange Parkway 152,335 935 West Exchange Parkway Allen TX        
2.137 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3608 Jeffco Boulevard 151,902 3608 Jeffco Boulevard Arnold MO        
2.138 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 998 Williford Court 151,897 998 Williford Court Spring Hill TN        
2.139 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4405 Highway 17 151,159 4405 Highway 17 Murrells Inlet SC        
2.140 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3003 Twin Rivers Drive 147,134 3003 Twin Rivers Drive Arkadelphia AR        
2.141 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12260 Tamiami Trail East 146,657 12260 Tamiami Trail East Naples FL        

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule
                     
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD
2.142 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1405 South 25th Street 145,417 1405 South 25th Street Fort Pierce FL        
2.143 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12605 Troxler Avenue 142,110 12605 Troxler Avenue Highland IL        
2.144 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 122 Stone Trace Drive 135,112 122 Stone Trace Drive Mount Sterling KY        
2.145 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4455 Florida National Drive 134,242 4455 Florida National Drive Lakeland FL        
2.146 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3645 North Council Road 134,016 3645 North Council Road Bethany OK        
2.147 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9305 Market Square Drive 129,275 9305 Market Square Drive Streetsboro OH        
2.148 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast 124,324 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast Palm Bay FL        
2.149 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 309 West Ogden Avenue 122,549 309 West Ogden Avenue Naperville IL        
2.150 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 456 University Boulevard North 121,363 456 University Boulevard North Jacksonville FL        
2.151 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1316 McMillan Street 120,543 1316 McMillan Street Worthington MN        
2.152 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6233 Veterans Parkway 117,616 6233 Veterans Parkway Columbus GA        
2.153 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 116 Calumet Center Road 114,913 116 Calumet Center Road LaGrange GA        
2.154 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 828 South Main Street 114,898 828 South Main Street London KY        
2.155 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7200 Red Hawk Court 107,917 7200 Red Hawk Court Fort Worth TX        
2.156 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 303 Ashby Park Lane 107,590 303 Ashby Park Lane Greenville SC        
2.157 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3106 Professional Plaza 96,036 3106 Professional Plaza Germantown TN        
2.158 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1950 Chesley Drive 95,490 1950 Chesley Drive Sterling Heights MI        
2.159 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 104 South Houston Road 95,305 104 South Houston Road Warner Robins GA        
2.160 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 East Tatum Avenue 94,129 103 East Tatum Avenue McColl SC        
2.161 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 165 Juniper Circle 94,012 165 Juniper Circle Brunswick GA        
2.162 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 135 East Broadway Street 90,016 135 East Broadway Street Sand Springs OK        
2.163 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9360 Two Notch Road 88,777 9360 Two Notch Road Columbia SC        
2.164 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12988 Georgia Highway 9 83,653 12988 Georgia Highway 9 Milton GA        
2.165 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5 Jannell Court 83,524 5 Jannell Court Epping NH        
2.166 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1617 East Main Street 83,329 1617 East Main Street Easley SC        
2.167 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202 82,969 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202 Albuquerque NM        
2.168 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5 67,389 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5 Chandler AZ        
2.169 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4 54,196 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4 Columbia SC        
6 UBS AG Clevelander South Beach 32,500,000 1020 Ocean Drive Miami Beach FL 10/4/2018 10/6/2028 5.970000% 120
7 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 30,000,000 1670 Broadway Denver CO 8/16/2018 9/6/2023 3.851100% 60
10 UBS AG Regency Properties Portfolio 20,000,000 Various Various Various 10/15/2018 11/6/2028 5.446000% 120
10.01 UBS AG Vernal Towne Center 8,652,482 2000 West Highway 40 Vernal UT        
10.02 UBS AG Monticello Marketplace 3,177,305 900 North Main Street Monticello IN        
10.03 UBS AG Columbia Square 1,815,603 621 Countryside Drive Columbia City IN        
10.04 UBS AG Wabash Crossings East 1,702,128 1611 North Cass Street Wabash IN        
10.05 UBS AG Granville Corners 1,645,390 608 Granville Street Oxford NC        
10.06 UBS AG Tarpon Heights 1,588,652 16245-16273 East Main Street Cut Off LA        
10.07 UBS AG Raceway Mall 1,418,440 809 Rock Island Way Knoxville IA        
12 UBS AG Crowne Plaza - Jacksonville (Airport) 18,418,678 14670 Duval Road Jacksonville FL 10/16/2018 11/6/2028 6.072300% 120
14 UBS AG Four Points - Juneau 14,633,266 51 Egan Drive Juneau AK 8/24/2018 9/6/2028 5.501500% 120
17 UBS AG Heritage Multifamily Portfolio 12,771,607 Various Odessa TX 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 6.022100% 120
17.01 UBS AG Regency 8,188,207 4100 Tanglewood Lane Odessa TX        
17.02 UBS AG Wildwood Terrace 2,785,988 2201 Westwood Drive Odessa TX        
17.03 UBS AG Marquee West 898,706 1111 West 13th Street Odessa TX        
17.04 UBS AG Tanglewood 898,706 4010 Tanglewood Lane Odessa TX        
19 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Clearwater 11,981,974 2580 Gulf to Bay Boulevard Clearwater FL 10/26/2018 11/6/2028 5.738000% 120
24 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 10,000,000 8121-8341 Northwest Roanridge Road Kansas City MO 9/5/2018 9/6/2028 5.363300% 120
26 UBS AG Tomball Parkway Plaza 9,988,663 27708 Tomball Parkway Tomball TX 11/1/2018 11/6/2028 5.312500% 120
29 UBS AG The Courtyards at San Jose 8,500,000 6705 St. Augustine Road Jacksonville FL 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.203500% 120
30 UBS AG Brand Bank Portfolio 8,000,000 Various Various GA 7/11/2018 7/6/2028 5.029300% 120
30.01 UBS AG Brand Bank Duluth 5,350,000 6224 Sugarloaf Parkway Duluth GA        
30.02 UBS AG Brand Bank Buford 2,650,000 2255 Buford Highway Northeast Buford GA        
31 UBS AG Avalon Crossing 7,750,000 6935 Lake Plaza Drive Indianapolis IN 11/1/2018 11/6/2028 5.316500% 120
32 UBS AG Terrace Pointe 6,800,000 641 South 71st Street Kansas City KS 10/3/2018 10/6/2028 5.307000% 120
33 UBS AG La Quinta - College Station 6,573,383 1838 Graham Road College Station TX 11/7/2018 11/6/2028 5.947000% 120
34 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce 6,363,531 7151 Okeechobee Fort Pierce FL 10/24/2018 11/6/2028 5.896000% 120
36 UBS AG 150 Grand Street 6,000,000 150 Grand Street Brooklyn NY 7/24/2018 8/6/2028 5.480800% 120
42 UBS AG Magnolias of Santee 3,994,133 118 Britain Street Santee SC 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.894200% 120

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule
                 
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
2 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
2.001 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1200 Network Centre Drive             
2.002 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9150 North East Barry Road             
2.003 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11925 Jones Bridge Road             
2.004 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 200 Brevco Plaza             
2.005 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1760 West Virginia Street             
2.006 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 117 St. Patrick’s Drive             
2.007 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1647 County Road 220             
2.008 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 East Highway 377             
2.009 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4112 North Belt Highway             
2.010 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3009 Winghaven Boulevard             
2.011 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2202 Althoff Drive             
2.012 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3820 Wabash Avenue             
2.013 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 561 East Lincoln Highway             
2.014 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 508 South 52nd Street             
2.015 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1025 Ashley Street             
2.016 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 440 Erie Parkway             
2.017 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1381 Citrus Tower Boulevard             
2.018 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1751 Pleasant Road             
2.019 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9625 Lake Nona Village Place             
2.020 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 615 Saint James Avenue             
2.021 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13816 Narcoossee Road             
2.022 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1695 Wells Road             
2.023 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4355 Suwanee Dam Road             
2.024 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7310 North Villa Drive             
2.025 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 299A Indian Lake Boulevard             
2.026 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2455 East Main Street             
2.027 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 630 East Markey Parkway             
2.028 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1613 East Pflugerville Parkway             
2.029 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 782 Belle Terre Parkway             
2.030 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11890 Highway 707             
2.031 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7551 Osceola Polk Line Road             
2.032 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 100 Piper Hill Drive             
2.033 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8624 Lee Vista Boulevard             
2.034 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 149 Tuscan Way             
2.035 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2740 Prairie Crossing Drive             
2.036 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2066 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard             
2.037 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 209 Latitude Lane             
2.038 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4608 South West College Road             
2.039 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1315 Bell Road             
2.040 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4237 U.S. Highway 1 South             
2.041 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1521 East Debbie Lane             
2.042 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3152 South Broadway             
2.043 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8701 South Garnett Road             
2.044 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 450 South Weber Road             
2.045 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 840 Nissan Drive             
2.046 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12222 Route 47             
2.047 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3415 Livernois Road             
2.048 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5309 Buffalo Gap Road             
2.049 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8190 Windfall Lane             
2.050 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2620 East Highway 50             
2.051 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10670 Southwest Tradition Square             
2.052 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4939 Courthouse Street             
2.053 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2301 Old Canoe Creek Road             
2.054 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 507 North Hershey Road             
2.055 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 242 Southwoods Center             
2.056 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3016 Columbia Avenue             
2.057 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4120 North 197th Avenue             
2.058 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13794 Beach Boulevard             
2.059 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3037 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard             
2.060 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1840 Dekalb Avenue             
2.061 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9100 Highway 119             
2.062 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 42 Market Square Road             
2.063 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2707 Sycamore Road             
2.064 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2014 Lime Kiln Road             
2.065 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 Farabee Drive North             
2.066 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4999 North Tanner Road             
2.067 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 674 Lake Joy Road             
2.068 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1828 IN-44             
2.069 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2950 South Rutherford Boulevard             
2.070 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 545 East Hunt Highway             

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule
                 
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
2.071 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 17810 Pierce Plaza             
2.072 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5445 South Williamson Boulevard             
2.073 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 780 East-West Connector South West             
2.074 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 16620 West 159th Street             
2.075 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13851 North US Highway 441             
2.076 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3120 Mahan Drive             
2.077 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2000 Veterans Memorial Parkway South             
2.078 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1402 U.S. Route 12             
2.079 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1776 Blanding Boulevard             
2.080 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3012 Anchor Drive             
2.081 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1715 West Main Street             
2.082 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10389 Big Bend Road             
2.083 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7103 Whitestown Parkway             
2.084 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2751 Fountain Place             
2.085 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2030 Crossing Circle             
2.086 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13101 East 96th Street North             
2.087 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 692 Essington Road             
2.088 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 240 Blossom Park Drive             
2.089 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6005 Watson Boulevard             
2.090 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3237 Sixes Road             
2.091 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4030 Winder Highway             
2.092 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8605 East State Road 70             
2.093 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 540 West Walnut Street             
2.094 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5630 Plank Road             
2.095 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10505 Lima Road             
2.096 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7485 Vanderbilt Beach Boulevard             
2.097 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2701 South Koke Mill Road             
2.098 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 22329 Greenview Parkway             
2.099 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 25000 Bernwood Drive             
2.100 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3500 Clemson Boulevard             
2.101 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2222 Highway 540A East             
2.102 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1055 Pine Log Road             
2.103 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4315 North Holland Sylvania Road             
2.104 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 21300 Town Commons Drive             
2.105 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1905 Convenience Place             
2.106 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3308 Platt Springs Road             
2.107 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 132 Milestone Way             
2.108 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1429 Chester Boulevard             
2.109 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1339 North Sumter Boulevard             
2.110 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1536 Farm to Market 359 Road             
2.111 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3585 North 168th Court             
2.112 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1980 U.S. Highway 1 South             
2.113 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 13328 Metcalf Avenue             
2.114 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 826 West Lincoln Avenue             
2.115 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1515 West 45th Avenue             
2.116 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1012 Mill Pond Lane             
2.117 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 621 Chatham Avenue             
2.118 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 24940 South Tamiami Trail             
2.119 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 609 Front Street             
2.120 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6190 LBJ Freeway             
2.121 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3417 Schofield Avenue             
2.122 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 330 Park Place             
2.123 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1490 North Green Mount Road             
2.124 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 213 Main Street             
2.125 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 11119 Hearth Road             
2.126 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2362 West Boulevard Street             
2.127 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2812 East Main Street             
2.128 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1202 South Broad Street             
2.129 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 8790 Walnut Grove Road             
2.130 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 10708 East State Road 64             
2.131 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2184 FM 3009             
2.132 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2210 Boiling Springs Road             
2.133 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3105 Kirby Whitten Road             
2.134 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 716 32nd Street South             
2.135 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1010 West U.S. Route 6             
2.136 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 935 West Exchange Parkway             
2.137 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3608 Jeffco Boulevard             
2.138 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 998 Williford Court             
2.139 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4405 Highway 17             
2.140 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3003 Twin Rivers Drive             
2.141 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12260 Tamiami Trail East             

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule
                 
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
2.142 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1405 South 25th Street             
2.143 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12605 Troxler Avenue             
2.144 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 122 Stone Trace Drive             
2.145 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 4455 Florida National Drive             
2.146 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3645 North Council Road             
2.147 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9305 Market Square Drive             
2.148 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3420 Bayside Lakes Boulevard Southeast             
2.149 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 309 West Ogden Avenue             
2.150 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 456 University Boulevard North             
2.151 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1316 McMillan Street             
2.152 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 6233 Veterans Parkway             
2.153 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 116 Calumet Center Road             
2.154 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 828 South Main Street             
2.155 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7200 Red Hawk Court             
2.156 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 303 Ashby Park Lane             
2.157 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3106 Professional Plaza             
2.158 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1950 Chesley Drive             
2.159 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 104 South Houston Road             
2.160 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 East Tatum Avenue             
2.161 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 165 Juniper Circle             
2.162 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 135 East Broadway Street             
2.163 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 9360 Two Notch Road             
2.164 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 12988 Georgia Highway 9             
2.165 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 5 Jannell Court             
2.166 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1617 East Main Street             
2.167 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2116 Vista Oeste North West, Unit 202             
2.168 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 50 South Kyrene Road, Suite 5             
2.169 UBS AG Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 101 Rice Bent Way Suite 4             
6 UBS AG Clevelander South Beach 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
7 UBS AG 1670 Broadway 57  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
10 UBS AG Regency Properties Portfolio 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
10.01 UBS AG Vernal Towne Center             
10.02 UBS AG Monticello Marketplace             
10.03 UBS AG Columbia Square             
10.04 UBS AG Wabash Crossings East             
10.05 UBS AG Granville Corners             
10.06 UBS AG Tarpon Heights             
10.07 UBS AG Raceway Mall             
12 UBS AG Crowne Plaza - Jacksonville (Airport) 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
14 UBS AG Four Points - Juneau 117  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
17 UBS AG Heritage Multifamily Portfolio 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
17.01 UBS AG Regency             
17.02 UBS AG Wildwood Terrace             
17.03 UBS AG Marquee West             
17.04 UBS AG Tanglewood             
19 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Clearwater 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
24 UBS AG Barrywoods Crossing 117  Partial IO 360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
26 UBS AG Tomball Parkway Plaza 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
29 UBS AG The Courtyards at San Jose 118  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.060000%
30 UBS AG Brand Bank Portfolio 115  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
30.01 UBS AG Brand Bank Duluth             
30.02 UBS AG Brand Bank Buford             
31 UBS AG Avalon Crossing 119  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
32 UBS AG Terrace Pointe 118  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
33 UBS AG La Quinta - College Station 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
34 UBS AG Holiday Inn Express - Fort Pierce 119  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
36 UBS AG 150 Grand Street 116  Full IO 0 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
42 UBS AG Magnolias of Santee 119  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is duly organized and validly existing as a Swiss banking corporation operating through a duly licensed U.S. branch office for purposes of the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and

 

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recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)       The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)        The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)        The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)       After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)        The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)      No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)       The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)       The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)       The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)       The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)        The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

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or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)       The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)       The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.        Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.        Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.        Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.        Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.        Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.        Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.       Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.        Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.        UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.      Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.      Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.      Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.      Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.      Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.      No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.      Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.      Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.      No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.      No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.      REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.      Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.      Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.      Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.       Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.       Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.      Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.      Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.      Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.      Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.      Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.      Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.      Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.      Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.      Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)       The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)        Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)       The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)       A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)        The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)        Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)        Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.      Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.      Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.      No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.      Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.      Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.      Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

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equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.      Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.      Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.      Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.      Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.      Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-19

 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

Exhibit A ID# Mortgage Loan Existing Mezzanine Debt
7 1670 Broadway $64,800,000

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

Exhibit A ID# Mortgage Loan
7 1670 Broadway
24 Barrywoods Crossing

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(6) Permitted Liens Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio (Loan No. 2) A tenant at each of the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 507 North Hershey Road, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 826 West Lincoln Avenue, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 692 Essington Road, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 7310 North Villa Lake Drive, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 242 Southwoods Center, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1429 Chester Boulevard, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 103 Farabee Drive North, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 2362 West Boulevard Street, Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 1025 Ashley Street and Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio - 3608 Jeffco Boulevard Mortgaged Properties, Heartland Dental, LLC, has a right of first refusal to purchase the related Mortgaged Property in the event of a proposed sale of such Mortgaged Property to any third party. Pursuant to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement with respect to each of the related Heartland Dental, LLC leases, Heartland Dental, LLC subordinated to the Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio Mortgage Loan all purchase option rights and waived all such purchase options with respect to the lender and any successor in interest to the lender.
(6) Permitted Liens Regency Properties Portfolio – Vernal Towne Center (Loan No. 10.01) A tenant at the Vernal Towne Center Mortgaged Property, Petco, has a right of first refusal to purchase the related Mortgaged Property in the event of a proposed sale of such Mortgaged Property to any third party. The right of first refusal has been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan documents and does not apply to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.
(6) Permitted Liens Avalon Crossing (Loan No. 31) A tenant at the Avalon Crossing Mortgaged Property, Starbucks, has a right of first offer to purchase the Mortgaged Property in the event of a proposed sale of the Mortgaged Property. Pursuant to a subordination agreement, the right of first offer does not apply to a transfer of the Mortgaged Property in connection with a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.
(16) Insurance Clevelander South Beach (Loan No.6) The Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to have a deductible of up $100,000 for each of property insurance coverage and broad form commercial general liability insurance coverage, which deductible may not be considered customary.
(16) Insurance Regency Properties Portfolio (Loan No. 10) A portion of the Tarpon Heights Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area. The Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program satisfying the requirements of this Representation and Warranty No. (16), except that the Mortgagor is not required to maintain excess flood insurance for the Tarpon Heights Mortgaged Property. The Mortgage Loan documents do provide recourse to the guarantor and Mortgagor for losses to the lender in excess of the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program related to such Mortgaged Property.
(24) Local Law Compliance Heartland Dental Medical Office Portfolio (Loan No. 2) The use of the 1202 South Broad Street Mortgaged Property as medical offices is legal non-conforming as to use as such use is no longer permitted under the current zoning code. If a non-conforming structure is damaged or destroyed in excess of 50%, such structure may only be restored in accordance with the current zoning code.

 

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Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(24) Local Law Compliance Four Points - Juneau (Loan No. 14) The use of the Mortgaged Property as a hotel with an associated restaurant/bar is legal non-conforming as to use as such use is no longer permitted under the current zoning code without a conditional use permit. If a non-conforming structure is damaged in excess of 75% of its replacement cost (exclusive of foundations), such structure may only be restored in accordance with the current zoning code.
(24) Local Law Compliance Heritage Multifamily Portfolio (Loan No. 17) The Mortgagor has not yet delivered to the lender a permanent certificate of occupancy (“CO”) for any of the Mortgaged Properties other than the Wildwood Terrace Mortgaged Property. Mortgagor has represented to the lender that any required documentation necessary to obtain each CO has been submitted to the City of Odessa (the “City”). According to the related zoning reports, the absence of a CO is not considered a current violation by the City.
(25) Licenses and Permits Clevelander South Beach (Loan No. 6) In connection with the acquisition of the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor obtained a temporary liquor license and filed an application for a permanent liquor license. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply with all requirements relating to the temporary liquor license and to diligently pursue the issuance of the permanent liquor license.
(25) Licenses and Permits Heritage Multifamily Portfolio (Loan No. 17) See exception to Representation and Warranty No. 24.
(26) Recourse Obligations 1670 Broadway (Loan No. 7) The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide recourse to a guarantor distinct from the Mortgagor for any of the recourse obligations under the related Mortgage Loan documents, nor is there a distinct environmental indemnitor.
(28) Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls Clevelander South Beach (Loan No. 6) The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide audited financial statements only if an event of default has occurred and is continuing.
(31) Single-Purpose Entity Regency Properties Portfolio (Loan No. 10) Certain of the related Mortgagors are recycled Single-Purpose Entities that previously owned certain parcels adjacent to the Monticello Marketplace or Wabash Crossings East Mortgaged Properties that were transferred to an affiliate of the Mortgagor prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(31) Single-Purpose Entity Crowne Plaza – Jacksonville (Airport) (Loan No. 12) The Mortgagor is a recycled Single-Purpose Entity that previously owned a parcel adjacent to the Mortgaged Property that was transferred to an affiliate of the Mortgagor prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(31) Single-Purpose Entity 150 Grand Street (Loan No. 36) The Mortgagor is a recycled Single-Purpose Entity that was previously a co-borrower under a prior loan secured by a portfolio of properties that included the Mortgaged Property and certain real properties other than the Mortgaged Property. Pursuant to a release executed by the prior lender, the Mortgagor has no further liability or obligation whatsoever related to the prior loan. In addition, the Mortgage Loan documents provide recourse to the guarantor for losses to the lender in connection with the prior loan.

 

Sch. C-2

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 UBS AG

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018. 

     
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

  

Exh. D-1-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by UBS AG of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between UBS AG, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of UBS AG in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) UBS AG has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of UBS AG. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

  UBS AG
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

  

Exh. D-2-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
UBS AG

 

[______] [__], 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820

 

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [____], 2018. 

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
  UBS AG
     
  By:  
    Name: 
    Title: 

 

Exh. E-2

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565 

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

SPECIAL SERVICER

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14 

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer 

Fax number: (212) 751-4646 

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com 

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

Exh. E-3

 

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exh. E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

 

  By:  
    Name: 
    Title: 

 

Exh. F-1

 

EX-99.2 23 exh99-2mlpasg.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between Société Générale, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), CIBC World Markets Corp., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in

 

 

 

 

such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $151,062,500, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.           Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)          The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due

 

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on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)          In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)          In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

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(f)           In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property identified as Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which is subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), provide any such required notice to or make any such required request of the related franchisor (with a copy to the Master Servicer).

 

(g)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)          Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to

 

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a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

(j)           [Reserved.]

 

Section 3.          Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

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(d)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)          With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)           The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

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files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)           Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

(j)           If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(k)          Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

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(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)          The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have

 

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no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.           Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute for a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that

 

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such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or

 

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substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result

 

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of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)          Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

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If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)          The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)          [Reserved.]

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or

 

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any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)           The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)          Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine,

 

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(ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)           The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.            Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)          All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)         All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)        The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)         All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)        The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)      Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

(ix)         The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

(x)          Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.            Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and

 

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acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)          This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)         Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)        An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)        A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by each of the New York State Department of Financial Services and the French Republic, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)         A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)        A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)       A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the

 

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Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)        A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)         Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)        One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be

 

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described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)       If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)      Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.            Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu

 

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Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.           Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by

 

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the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.         Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to Société Générale, 245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10167, Attention: Jim Barnard, e-mail: US-Glfi-Abp-Cmbs-Notices@sgcib.com, with a copy to Société Générale, 245 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10167, Attention: General Counsel, or if by e-mail to US-Glfi-Abp-Cmbs-Notices@sgcib.com, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.         Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third-party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.         Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.         Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or

 

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unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.          Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.          Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the

 

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Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.           Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

Section 19.           Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Société Générale.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding between the parties hereto, each party hereto acknowledges and accepts that any liability of Société Générale to any party under or in connection with this Agreement may be subject to Bail-In Action by the relevant Resolution Authority and acknowledges and accepts to be bound by the effect of:

 

(i)           any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability, including (without limitation):

 

(A)          a reduction, in full or in part, in the principal amount, or outstanding amount due (including any accrued but unpaid interest) in respect of any such liability;

 

(B)           a conversion of all, or part of, any such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership that may be issued to, or conferred on, it; and

 

(C)           a cancellation of any such liability; and

 

(ii)          a variation of any term of this Agreement to the extent necessary to give effect to any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability.

 

As used in this Section 19 the following terms have the following meanings ascribed thereto: (i) “Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-down and Conversion Powers; (ii) “Bail-In Legislation” means Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 as it may be superseded, and any other law or regulation relating to the transposition of Directive 2014/59/EU under French law; (iii) “Resolution Authority” means anybody which has authority to exercise any Write-down and Conversion Powers; “Write-down and Conversion Powers”

 

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means any write-down, conversion, transfer, modification or suspension power existing from time to time under, and exercised in compliance with, any law or regulation in effect in France, relating to the transposition of Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, including but not limited to the Bail-In Legislation and Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 and the instruments, rules and standards created thereunder, pursuant to which: (A) any obligation of a bank or investment firm or of an affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to the extent such affiliate is capable of being subject to Write-down and Conversion Powers under the Bail-In Legislation, can be reduced (in such case it may also be modified or suspended for a temporary period), cancelled, or converted into shares, other securities or other obligations of such entity or any other person; and (B) any right in a contract governing an obligation of a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm may be deemed to have been exercised.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

     
  By: /s/ Kevin Kelley
    Name: Kevin Kelley
    Title:   Director

 

 

UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.

     
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name: Henry Chung
    Title:   Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title:   Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – SocGen MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  Cut-off Date Balance Address 
1 SG GNL Portfolio 44,325,000 Various
1.01 SG Nimble Storage 17,448,224 211, 251 and 281 River Oaks Parkway
1.02 SG NetScout Systems 14,682,551 915 Guardian Way
1.03 SG Mallinckrodt 4,921,962 381 Marshall Avenue
1.04 SG PPD Global Labs 2,708,381 2 Tesseneer Drive
1.05 SG PNC Bank 2,031,286 901 State Street
1.06 SG FedEx Ground 1,595,080 6401 18th Avenue North
1.07 SG Weatherford International 937,517 13400 West Highway 80 East
5 SG Nebraska Crossing 35,000,000 21209-21417 Nebraska Crossing Drive
8 SG Christiana Mall 30,000,000 132 Christiana Mall
21 SG Stockton Shopping Center 11,250,000 3702 East Hammer Lane
23 SG Powerhouse Plaza 10,312,500 10 Benning Street
25 SG Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi 9,989,579 39675 Twelve Mile Road
37 SG Rounders Building 5,993,753 3470 & 3480 Volunteer Boulevard
41 SG StoreRight Haines City 4,191,667 808 West Main Street

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  City  State  Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD
1 SG GNL Portfolio Various Various 11/9/2018 12/1/2028 4.853000% 120 120
1.01 SG Nimble Storage San Jose CA          
1.02 SG NetScout Systems Allen TX          
1.03 SG Mallinckrodt St. Louis  MO          
1.04 SG PPD Global Labs Highland Heights KY          
1.05 SG PNC Bank Erie PA          
1.06 SG FedEx Ground Great Falls MT          
1.07 SG Weatherford International Odessa TX          
5 SG Nebraska Crossing Gretna NE 10/31/2018 11/1/2028 5.210000% 120 119
8 SG Christiana Mall Newark DE 7/12/2018 8/1/2028 4.277500% 120 116
21 SG Stockton Shopping Center Stockton CA 11/2/2018 12/1/2028 5.550000% 120 120
23 SG Powerhouse Plaza West Lebanon NH 9/12/2018 10/1/2028 4.940000% 120 118
25 SG Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi Novi MI 10/25/2018 11/1/2028 5.760000% 120 119
37 SG Rounders Building Henderson NV 10/19/2018 11/1/2028 5.765000% 120 119
41 SG StoreRight Haines City Haines City FL 9/21/2018 10/1/2028 5.630000% 120 118

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
1 SG GNL Portfolio  Full IO  0 No 0.001250% 0.010000%
1.01 SG Nimble Storage           
1.02 SG NetScout Systems           
1.03 SG Mallinckrodt           
1.04 SG PPD Global Labs           
1.05 SG PNC Bank           
1.06 SG FedEx Ground           
1.07 SG Weatherford International           
5 SG Nebraska Crossing  Partial IO  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
8 SG Christiana Mall  Full IO  0 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
21 SG Stockton Shopping Center  Partial IO  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
23 SG Powerhouse Plaza  Partial IO  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
25 SG Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit Novi  Amortizing  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
37 SG Rounders Building  Amortizing  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
41 SG StoreRight Haines City  Amortizing  360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has a valid license to operate as a foreign branch of a foreign banking organization in New York, New York from the New York State Department of Financial Services, is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it is licensed to operate and is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the Mortgage Loan and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)           The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)          After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)         No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)          The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in Paris, France.

 

(o)          The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)          The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)           The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

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or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)          The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)           The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.            Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.            Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.            Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.            Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.            Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.            Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.            Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.            Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.            UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.          Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.          Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.          Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.          Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.          Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.          No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.          Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.          Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.          No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.          No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.          REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.          Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.          Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.          Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.          Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.          Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.          Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.          Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.          Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.          Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.          Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.          Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.          Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.          Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.          Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)          The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)          The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)          The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)          The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)          The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)           Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)          The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)          A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)           The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)           Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)          In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)           Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.          Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.          Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.          No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.          Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.          Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.          Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

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equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.          Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.          Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.          Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.          Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.          Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

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Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

Exhibit A ID# Mortgage Loan
8 Christiana Mall

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

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SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No.  on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Christiana Mall (Loan No. 8) A tenant, Target, has the right to purchase its ground leased parcel (the “Target Parcel”) at any time, provided that among other conditions, Target pays the Mortgagor the fair market value for the Target Parcel (excluding the value of any improvements constructed on such parcel by Target).  The Mortgage Loan documents permit the Mortgagor to obtain a release of the Target Parcel in the event Target exercises its purchase option, provided that certain terms and conditions in the Mortgage Loan documents are satisfied.  The right to purchase has not been subordinated to the Mortgage Loan documents and will remain in effect following a foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.   
(26) Recourse Obligations GNL Portfolio (Loan No. 1)

The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide full recourse for transfers of the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents, unless such transfers (i) result in a change in control of the Mortgagor or (ii) involve a transfer of the Mortgaged Property by deed, bill of sale, installment sales agreement, ground lease (excluding any lease to a tenant made in the ordinary course of business) or similar agreement; however, the Mortgage Loan documents do provide recourse for losses to the lender in connection with any transfers made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents other than those described in (i) and (ii) above.

 

In addition, although the Mortgage Loan documents provide for liability for intentional material physical waste, if the related borrower does not have sufficient cash flow on a current basis to prevent waste, any waste will not be deemed intentional.

 

(26) Recourse Obligations Christiana Mall (Loan No. 8)

The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide full recourse for transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; however, they do provide recourse for losses to the lender in connection with such transfers.

 

In addition, the guarantors’ liability for any guaranteed obligations for which the Mortgage Loan documents provide full recourse is limited to an amount equal to 20% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of occurrence of any full recourse trigger event.

 

(26) Recourse Obligations Rounders Building (Loan No. 37) The Mortgage Loan documents do not provide full recourse for transfers of equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents, unless such transfers result in a change in control of the Mortgagor.
(27) Mortgage Releases GNL Portfolio (Loan No. 1) In the event of a taking of any portion of any of the Mortgaged Properties by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor cannot be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions if the related borrower provides an opinion of counsel to the holder of the Mortgage Loan that the Trust will continue to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust if such amount is not paid.
(31) Single-Purpose Entity GNL Portfolio (Loan No. 1)

The related borrowers have and will continue to commingle their funds with one another in connection with (a) any cash management system

 

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Rep. No.  on Exhibit C Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
   

entered into in connection with any previous loan encumbering the Mortgaged Properties or any portion thereof prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, which prior cash management systems, if any, have been terminated, and (b) the cash management system required by the lender in connection with the Mortgage Loan.

 

Additionally, one of the related borrowers, ARG NSALNTXOOI, LLC, may be required to acquire assets other than the Mortgaged Properties in violation of the Single-Purpose Entity covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents in the event that (i) the sole tenant at the NetScout Systems Mortgaged Property exercises its expansion option and (ii) the related borrower is able to (a) acquire the expansion lot on commercially reasonable terms and (b) obtain financing to fund both the acquisition of the expansion lot and the construction of improvements on the expansion lot on commercially reasonable terms.

(32) Defeasance Christiana Mall (Loan No. 8) The Mortgagor is not required to pay for any accountant’s fees or opinions of counsel associated with a Defeasance.
(34) Ground Lease Christiana Mall (Loan No. 8) A portion of the Mortgaged Property improved by a surface parking lot is comprised of the Mortgagor’s leasehold interest pursuant to a ground lease between the Mortgagor, as ground lessee, and Macy’s, as ground lessor.  The related ground lease does not comply with clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k) or (l) of this Representation and Warranty No. 34.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Société Générale (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018.

 

  Name:
  Title:

  

 
*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

  

Exh. D-1-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Société Générale of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Société Générale, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Société Générale in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Société Générale has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Société Générale. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

     
  By:  
    Name:    
    Title:        

  

Exh. D-2-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

 

[______] [__], 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [______], 2018.

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
 

SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

     
  By:  
    Name:    
    Title:        

 

Exh. E-2

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Josh Cromer

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

Exh. E-3

 

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exh. E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

 

  By:  
    Name:    
    Title:        

 

Exh. F-1

 

 

EX-99.3 24 exh99-3mlparialto.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in

 

 

 

 

such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.     Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $119,681,117, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.     Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)          The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due

 

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on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)          In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)          In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

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(f)           In addition, with respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca and Quality Inn Jacksonville on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, each of which are subject to a franchise agreement with a related comfort letter in favor of the Mortgage Loan Seller that requires notice to or request of the related franchisor to transfer or assign any related comfort letter to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders or otherwise have a new comfort letter (or any such new document or acknowledgement as may be contemplated under the existing comfort letter) issued in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Loan Seller or its designee shall, within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date (or any shorter period if required by the applicable comfort letter), provide any such required notice to or make any such required request of the related franchisor (with a copy to the Master Servicer).

 

(g)          In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)          Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)           The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

(j)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to defeasance (except with respect to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified as Ellsworth Place and Clearview Palms Shopping Center on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), the Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained the right of the lender under the Mortgage Loan documents to receive a percentage of the economic benefit associated with the ownership of the successor borrower, to designate and/or establish the successor borrower and/or to purchase (or cause the purchase on behalf of the related borrower of) the related defeasance collateral, in each case if there is a defeasance of such Mortgage Loan (any such right or obligation, “Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.     Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.     Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof

 

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(and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)          The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)          With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such

 

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Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)           The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)          Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)          Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)           Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing

 

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Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

(j)           If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(k)          Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(l)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)          The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the

 

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Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.     Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date)

 

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and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute for a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the

 

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Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by

 

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reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

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(b)          Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)          The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c)

 

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of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)          [Reserved.]

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)           The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business

 

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Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)          Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)          The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission

 

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pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.     Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)           All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)          All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)         The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)          All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)      Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

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(ix)         The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

(x)          Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7. Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)           This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)          Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)         An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)        A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)         A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

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(vi)        A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)       A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)      A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller

 

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and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)          Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)         One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)        If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)       Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.    Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes

 

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an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.    Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and

 

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documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.   Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, 600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Kenneth M. Gorsuch, with a copy to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Robert Kim, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.  Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall

 

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be an express third-party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.  Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.  Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.   Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM,

 

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SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.   Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.   Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.  Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Alexandra Lumpkin
    Name: Alexandra Lumpkin
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name: Henry Chung
    Title:   Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title:   Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – RMF Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address
9 RMF Village at Lee Branch II 21,000,000 1201 Doug Baker Boulevard
11 RMF Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown 18,876,691 350 North Main Street
13 RMF Ellsworth Place 15,000,000 8661 Colesville Road; 8645 Colesville Road
15 RMF Shoppes at Centre Pointe 14,200,000 4950 Centre Pointe Boulevard
20 RMF West Main Marketplace 11,800,000 1300-1360 West Main Street
22 RMF Waycross Marketplace 11,150,000 2445-2545 Memorial Drive
27 RMF Clearview Palms Shopping Center 9,967,035 2222 Clearview Parkway
35 RMF Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca 6,287,528 2629 State Highway 35 North
39 RMF Peregrine Valley Apartments 5,206,000 1201-1318 Kaydeen Court and 20523-20611 East 13th Street
43 RMF Quality Inn Jacksonville 3,993,864 6135 Youngerman Circle
45 RMF Delta Luxury Apartments Phase III 2,200,000 7811 & 7815 Merrick Road

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD
9 RMF Village at Lee Branch II Birmingham AL 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.750000% 120 119
11 RMF Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown Greenville SC 8/9/2018 8/6/2028 4.990000% 120 116
13 RMF Ellsworth Place Silver Spring MD 7/20/2018 8/6/2028 5.010000% 120 116
15 RMF Shoppes at Centre Pointe North Charleston SC 10/18/2018 11/6/2028 5.530000% 120 119
20 RMF West Main Marketplace Turlock CA 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.770000% 120 118
22 RMF Waycross Marketplace Waycross GA 10/5/2018 10/6/2028 5.680000% 120 118
27 RMF Clearview Palms Shopping Center Metairie LA 9/6/2018 9/6/2028 5.270000% 120 117
35 RMF Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca Port Lavaca TX 9/24/2018 10/6/2028 5.640000% 120 118
39 RMF Peregrine Valley Apartments Independence MO 9/27/2018 10/6/2028 5.440000% 120 118
43 RMF Quality Inn Jacksonville Jacksonville FL 10/30/2018 11/6/2028 5.600000% 120 119
45 RMF Delta Luxury Apartments Phase III City of Rome NY 10/12/2018 11/6/2028 5.870000% 120 119

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
9 RMF Village at Lee Branch II  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
11 RMF Home2 Suites - Greenville Downtown  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
13 RMF Ellsworth Place  Partial IO 360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%
15 RMF Shoppes at Centre Pointe  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
20 RMF West Main Marketplace  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
22 RMF Waycross Marketplace  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
27 RMF Clearview Palms Shopping Center  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
35 RMF Holiday Inn Express & Suites Port Lavaca  Amortizing 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
39 RMF Peregrine Valley Apartments  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
43 RMF Quality Inn Jacksonville  Amortizing 300 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
45 RMF Delta Luxury Apartments Phase III  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%

  

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

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(g)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)          The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)          The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)          The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)          After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)          The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)          No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)          The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)          The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)          This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)          No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)          The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)           The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)          No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

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or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)          The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)          The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.            Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.            Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.            Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.            Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.            Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.            Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.            Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.            Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.            UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.          Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.          Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.          Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.          Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.          Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.          No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.          Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.          Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.          No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.          No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.          REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.          Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.          Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.          Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.          Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.          Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.          Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.          Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.          Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.          Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.          Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.          Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.          Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.          Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.          Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)          The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)          The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)          The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)          The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)          The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)          Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)          The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)          A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)          The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)          Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)          In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)          Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.          Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.          Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.          No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.          Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.          Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.          Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

Exh. C-17

 

 

equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.          Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.          Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.          Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.          Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.          Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-19

 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

  

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

  

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(26) Recourse Obligations Clearview Palms Shopping Center (Loan No. 27) With respect to clause (b)(v), the Mortgage Loan documents only provide recourse for physical waste to the extent there is sufficient gross revenue from the operation of the Mortgaged Property to avoid such waste.
(39) Organization of Mortgagor Village at Lee Branch II (Loan No. 9); Shoppes at Centre Pointe (Loan No. 15) The Mortgagors under each of the related Mortgage Loans are affiliates of each other.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 

RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018. 

   
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

 

Exh. D-1-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Rialto Mortgage Finance, LLC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC

 

[______] [_], 2018

  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019 

Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820 

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [______], 2018.

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
  RIALTO MORTGAGE FINANCE, LLC
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565 

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com 

 

SPECIAL SERVICER

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14 

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor 

New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer 

Fax number: (212) 751-4646 

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com 

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

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ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exh. E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

  

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. F-1

 

EX-99.4 25 exh99-4mlpaccre.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.4

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp.,

 

 

 

 

Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.           Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $35,000,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

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Section 2.           Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)           The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due

 

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on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)           In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and

 

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Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)           In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

(f)           [Reserved.]

 

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(g)           In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)           Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)            The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the

 

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period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

(j)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained the right of the lender under the Mortgage Loan documents to receive a percentage of the economic benefit associated with the ownership of the successor borrower, to designate and/or establish the successor borrower and/or to purchase (or cause the purchase on behalf of the related borrower of) the related defeasance collateral, in each case if there is a defeasance of such Mortgage Loan (any such right or obligation, “Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.           Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.           Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

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(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)           The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)           With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)           The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified

 

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Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)           Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)           Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)            Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

(j)            If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

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(k)           Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(l)            The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)           The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the

 

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Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.           Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute for a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has

 

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delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph

 

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is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure

 

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payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)           Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund.

 

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Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)           The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c)

 

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of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)           [Reserved.]

 

(e)           The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)           The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller

 

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Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)           Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)            The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.           Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)            All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and

 

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correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)           All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)           The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)           The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)           All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)          The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)         The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)        Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

(ix)           The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

(x)            Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors,

 

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reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.               Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)             This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)            Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)           An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)           A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)            A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)           A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)          A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy

 

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considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)         A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)            A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)            Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

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(xi)             One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)           If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)         Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.           Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related

 

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Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.           Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees

 

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and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.            Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., 110 East 59th Street, New York, New York, 10022, Attention: General Counsel, facsimile no. (212) 610-3623, with a copy to: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, 200 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10281, Attention: Lisa Pauquette, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.            Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third-party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.            Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

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Section 13.            Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.             Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.             Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.             Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person

 

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succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.             Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.             Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
   
  By:  /s/ Gary Stellato
    Name:  Gary Stellato
Title:    Secretary

  

  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
   
  By:  /s/ Henry Chung
    Name:  Henry Chung
Title:    Managing Director

   
  By:  /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name:  Racquel A.C. Small
Title:    Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-Cl4–CCRE Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

  

Exh. A-1 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule 

       
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  Cut-off Date Balance
4 CCRE Riverwalk II 35,000,000

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

       
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  Address 
4 CCRE Riverwalk II 280, 290 & 350 Merrimack Street

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

                 
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  City  State  Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD
4 CCRE Riverwalk II Lawrence MA 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 5.356750% 120

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule 

                 
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name  Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
4 CCRE Riverwalk II 119  Partial IO  360 No 0.001250% 0.001250%

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           The Mortgage Loan Seller is a limited partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware and is in compliance with the laws of each State in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)           The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)            This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)            No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(g)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)           The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)            The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)            The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)           After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)            The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)          No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)           The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)           The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)           The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)           No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)           The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)           The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)           No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

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or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)           The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)            The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

  

Exh. B-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.             Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.             Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.             Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.             Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.             Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.             Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.             Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.             Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.             UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.              Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.              Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.              Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.              Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.              Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.              No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.              Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.              Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.              No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.              No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.              REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.              Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.              Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.              Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.              Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.              Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.              Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.              Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.              Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.              Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.              Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.              Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.              Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.              Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.              Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)               The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)              The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)              The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)              The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)              The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)               Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)              The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)              A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)                The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)               Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)              In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)               Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.              Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.              Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.              No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.              Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.              Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.              Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

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equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.              Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.              Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.              Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.              Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.              Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

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Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

Exhibit A ID# Mortgage Loan Existing Mezzanine Debt
4 Riverwalk II $5,000,000

 

Exh. C-32-1-1 

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1 

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1 

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No.  on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(6) Permitted Liens; Title Insurance Riverwalk II (Loan No. 4) The largest tenant, NxStage Medical, Inc., has a right of first offer to purchase the building located at 350 Merrimack Street (the “350 Merrimack Property”).  Such right applies if only the 350 Merrimack Property is sold, and does not apply to the sale of the entire Mortgaged Property. The right of first offer does not apply to a foreclosure or similar remedy.
(28) Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls Riverwalk II (Loan No. 4) The original principal balance of the Whole Loan exceeds $50,000,000, but the Whole Loan documents do not require the Mortgagor to provide audited financial statements that have been certified by an independent certified public accountant unless requested by the lender and only after the commencement of a cash management period.

  

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 

CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018.

   
    Name:
Title:  

 

 
*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

  Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:  

  

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.

 

[______] [__], 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820 

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [______], 2018.

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
  CANTOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LENDING, L.P.
     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:  

  

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SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700
Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head
Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Josh Cromer

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

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ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

  

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

     
  By:  
    Name:
Title:  

 

Exh. F-1 

 

EX-99.5 26 exh99-5mlpanatixis.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.5

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in

 

 

 

 

such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.      Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $53,012,500, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

Section 2.      Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the

 

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satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)       The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)       In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have

 

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previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)       In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

(f)       [Reserved.]

 

(g)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or

 

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cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)       Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)        The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

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(j)        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to defeasance, the Mortgage Loan Seller has transferred to a third party or has retained the right of the lender under the Mortgage Loan documents to receive a percentage of the economic benefit associated with the ownership of the successor borrower, to designate and/or establish the successor borrower and/or to purchase (or cause the purchase on behalf of the related borrower of) the related defeasance collateral, in each case if there is a defeasance of such Mortgage Loan (any such right or obligation, “Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations”). The Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide that: (i) if the Master Servicer receives notice of a defeasance request with respect to a Mortgage Loan, which such Mortgage Loan provides for Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations in the related Mortgage Loan documents, then the Master Servicer shall provide, within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such notice, written notice of such defeasance request to the Mortgage Loan Seller or its assignee; and (ii) until such time as the Mortgage Loan Seller provides written notice to the contrary, notice of a defeasance of a Mortgage Loan with Seller Defeasance Rights and Obligations shall be delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the notice provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 3.     Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any

 

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commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)       With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)       The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

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(g)       Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

(h)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

(j)       If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(k)       Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset

 

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Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(l)        The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement), provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)       The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or

 

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Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.      Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute for a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event)

 

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the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the

 

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Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

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substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)       Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust

 

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Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

(c)       The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)       [Reserved.]

 

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(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)       The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)       Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1

 

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Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

(h)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)       The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.      Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)       All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)      All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan

 

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Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)     The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)     The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)      All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)     The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)    The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)   Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

(ix)      The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

(x)       Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

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acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)       This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)      Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)      An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)     A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)      A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)     A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)    A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)   A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or

 

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supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)     A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)      Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)     One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the

 

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Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)     If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended, a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)    Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.      Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate

 

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Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.      Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer

 

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on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.    Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Real Estate Administration, fax number: (212) 891 5777, with a copy also by electronic mail to: USCIBGlobalFinanceAssetManagementTeam@natixis.com; and for all legal notices to: Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Office of the General Counsel, with a copy also by electronic mail to CMBSlegal.notices@natixis.com, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

Section 11.    Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third-party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third-party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.   Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.  Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such

 

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provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.   Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.    Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.    Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall

 

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bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.   Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.    Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
   
  By: /s/ Matthew Feast
    Name: Matthew Feast
    Title: Director

 

  By: /s/ Matthew McGowan
    Name: Matthew McGowan
    Title: Vice President

 

  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
   
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name: Henry Chung
    Title: Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title: Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – NREC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule    
         
         
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address
3 Natixis Lafayette Park 37,250,000 Various
3.01 Natixis 444 Lafayette Road 16,596,407 444 Lafayette Road
3.02 Natixis 500 Lafayette Road 8,617,489 500 Lafayette Road
3.03 Natixis 520 Lafayette Road 7,807,987 520 Lafayette Road
3.04 Natixis 443 Lafayette Road 4,228,117 443 Lafayette Road
18 Natixis Delk Road Self Storage 12,512,500 1155 Powers Ferry Place
44 Natixis Gulph Mill Industrial Park 3,250,000 420 Feheley Drive

 

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule              
                   
                   
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD
3 Natixis Lafayette Park St. Paul MN 9/27/2018 10/5/2028 4.722300% 120 118
3.01 Natixis 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN          
3.02 Natixis 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN          
3.03 Natixis 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN          
3.04 Natixis 443 Lafayette Road St. Paul MN          
18 Natixis Delk Road Self Storage Marietta GA 10/17/2018 11/5/2028 5.342000% 120 119
44 Natixis Gulph Mill Industrial Park King of Prussia PA 11/6/2018 11/6/2028 5.370000% 120 119

   

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule          
               
               
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
3 Natixis Lafayette Park  Full IO 0 No 0.001250% 0.002500%
3.01 Natixis 444 Lafayette Road           
3.02 Natixis 500 Lafayette Road           
3.03 Natixis 520 Lafayette Road           
3.04 Natixis 443 Lafayette Road           
18 Natixis Delk Road Self Storage  Full IO 0 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
44 Natixis Gulph Mill Industrial Park  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%

  

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

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(g)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)       The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)       The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)       After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)       The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)       No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)       The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)       The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)       The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)       The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)       The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

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or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)       The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)       The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Exh. B-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.       Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.       Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.       Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.       Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.       Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.       Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.       Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.       Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.       UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.     Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.     Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.     Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.     Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.     Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.     No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.     Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.     Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.     No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.     No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.     REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.     Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.     Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.     Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.     Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.     Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.     Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.       Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.       Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.     Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.     Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.     Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.     Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.     Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.     Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)     The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)     The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)     The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)     The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)      Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)     The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)     A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)      The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)      Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)      In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)      Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.     Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.     Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.     No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.     Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.     Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.     Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

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equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.     Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.     Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.     Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.     Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.     Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

Exh. C-19

 

 

Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as Identified on Exhibit A Description of the Exception
(26) Recourse Obligations Delk Road Self Storage (Loan No. 18); Gulph Mill Industrial Park (Loan No. 44) The carveout for section (b)(i) and (b)(ii) is for misapplication or conversion and does not specifically state misappropriation. The carveout for section (b)(v) may be limited to occurrences in which (a) the physical waste was caused by the intentional or willful acts or omissions of the Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their affiliates, (b) there is sufficient cash flow from the operation of the Mortgaged Property to prevent such waste at the Mortgaged Property, (c) the lender did not fail to released reserve funds which would have allowed the borrower to prevent such waste, and/or (d) no other person is responsible to cure or repair the physical waste.
(26) Recourse Obligations Lafayette Park (Loan No. 3) There is no guarantor with respect to the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgagor is the sole recourse party.
(27) Mortgage Releases Lafayette Park (Loan No. 3); Delk Road Self Storage (Loan No. 18); Gulph Mill Industrial Park (Loan No. 44) If the loan-to-value ratio of the related Mortgaged Property following a condemnation exceeds 125%, the related Mortgagor may be able to avoid having to pay down the subject Mortgage Loan if it delivers an opinion of counsel to the effect that the failure to make such pay down will not cause such REMIC to fail to qualify as such.

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 

NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018. 

   
  Name:
  Title:

 

*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC

 

[______] [_], 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019 

Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820 

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [______], 2018.

 

  Sincerely yours,
     
  NATIXIS REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association 

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700 

Overland Park, Kansas 66210 

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head 

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565 

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

SPECIAL SERVICER

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14 

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC 

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

 New York, New York 10022 

Attention: Josh Cromer 

Fax number: (212) 751-4646 

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com 

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

Exh. E-3

 

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager 

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exh. E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. F-1

 

EX-99.6 27 exh99-6mlpacibc.htm MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Exhibit 99.6

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), is dated and effective as of November 28, 2018, between CIBC Inc., as seller (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Mortgage Loan Seller” or “Seller”), and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns hereunder, the “Purchaser”).

 

RECITALS

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller desires to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans (collectively, the “Mortgage Loans”) identified on the schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A (as such schedule may be amended from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”).

 

The Purchaser intends to create a trust (the “Trust”), the primary assets of which will be a segregated pool of commercial, multifamily and/or manufactured housing community mortgage loans, that includes the Mortgage Loans. Beneficial ownership of the assets of the Trust (such assets collectively, the “Trust Fund”) will be evidenced by a series of mortgage pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”). Certain classes of the Certificates will be rated by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (the “Rating Agencies”). Certain classes of Certificates (the “Registered Certificates”) will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and certain classes of Certificates (the “Non-Registered Certificates”) will not be registered under the Securities Act. The Trust will be created and the Certificates will be issued pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement to be dated as of December 1, 2018 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), between UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as special servicer (the “Special Servicer”), Park Bridge Lender Services LLC, as operating advisor (in such capacity, the “Operating Advisor”) and as asset representations reviewer (in such capacity, the “Asset Representations Reviewer”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as certificate administrator (in such capacity, the “Certificate Administrator”), as tax administrator and as custodian (in such capacity, the “Custodian”) and as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1 hereof). Any reference to a provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as in full force and effect on the Closing Date. It is anticipated that the Purchaser will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust contemporaneously with its purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.

 

The Purchaser intends to sell the Registered Certificates to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS Securities”), Natixis Securities Americas LLC (“Natixis Securities”), SG Americas Securities, LLC (“SGAS”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”), CIBC World Markets Corp., Drexel Hamilton, LLC (“Drexel”) and Academy Securities, Inc. (“Academy” and, collectively in

 

 

 

 

such capacity, the “Underwriters”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Underwriters. The Purchaser intends to sell the Non-Registered Certificates to UBS Securities, Natixis Securities, SGAS, CF&Co., Drexel and Academy (collectively in such capacity, the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to a certificate purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser, UBS AG, by and through its New York branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York and the Initial Purchasers. The Certificates are more fully described in (a) that certain prospectus dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Prospectus”), relating to the Registered Certificates and (b) that certain private placement memorandum, dated November 28, 2018 (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Private Placement Memorandum”), relating to the Non-Registered Certificates, as each may be amended or supplemented at any time hereafter.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller will indemnify the Depositor, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and certain related parties with respect to certain disclosure regarding the Mortgage Loans that is contained in (a) that certain preliminary prospectus, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), (b) that certain preliminary private placement memorandum, dated November 15, 2018, relating to the Non-Registered Certificates (together with all annexes and exhibits thereto, collectively, the “Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum”), (c) the Prospectus, (d) the Private Placement Memorandum and (e) certain other disclosure documents and offering materials relating to the Certificates, pursuant to an indemnification agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Indemnification Agreement”), between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.      Agreement to Purchase. The Mortgage Loan Seller agrees to sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Mortgage Loan Seller, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Mortgage Loans. The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on December 12, 2018 or such other date as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto (the “Closing Date”). As of the Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans will have an aggregate principal balance, after application of all payments of principal due on the Mortgage Loans, if any, on or before such date, whether or not received, of $33,900,000, subject to a variance of plus or minus 5%. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be an amount set forth on the cross receipt between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser dated the Closing Date (which price reflects no deduction for any transaction expenses for which the Mortgage Loan Seller is responsible). The Purchaser shall pay and/or direct to be paid such purchase price to the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Closing Date by wire transfer in immediately available funds or by such other method as shall be mutually acceptable to the parties hereto.

 

Section 2.       Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans. (a) Effective as of the Closing Date, subject only to receipt of the purchase price referred to in Section 1 hereof and the

 

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satisfaction of the other conditions to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligations set forth herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller does hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty, other than as set forth herein, all of the right, title and interest of the Mortgage Loan Seller in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, with the understanding that a servicing rights purchase and sale agreement or comparable agreement may be executed by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Master Servicer. Such assignment includes all scheduled payments of principal and interest under and proceeds of the Mortgage Loans received after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of interest and principal due on or before their respective Cut-off Dates, which shall belong and be promptly remitted to the Mortgage Loan Seller) together with all documents delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller (including all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files and any other documents required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). The Purchaser shall be entitled to receive all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date, in each case, which shall belong to the Mortgage Loan Seller).

 

After the Mortgage Loan Seller’s transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not take any action inconsistent with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans. Except for actions that are the express responsibility of another party hereunder or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and further except for actions that the Mortgage Loan Seller is expressly permitted to complete subsequent to the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall, on or before the Closing Date, take all actions required under applicable law to effectuate the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser.

 

(b)       The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the related rights and property accomplished hereby is intended by the parties hereto to constitute a sale by the Mortgage Loan Seller of all the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loans and such other related rights and property by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser. Furthermore, it is not intended that such conveyance be a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is determined to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, then: (i) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law; (ii) the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the Purchaser, and in any event, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a first priority security interest in all of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (1) the Mortgage Loans, (2) all documents included in the related Mortgage Files and Servicing Files, (3) all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans after their respective Cut-off Dates, and (4) all other recoveries of principal and interest collected thereon after their respective Cut-off Dates (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before their respective Cut-off Dates and collected after such respective Cut-off Dates or, in the case of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (if any), due on

 

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or prior to the related date of substitution and collected after such date); (iii) the assignment by the Purchaser to the Trustee of its interests in the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by Section 16 hereof shall be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereunder; (iv) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage Notes with respect to the Mortgage Loans subject hereto from time to time and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” or possession by a purchaser or person designated by such secured party for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law (notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller makes no representation or warranty as to perfection of any such security interest); and (v) notifications to, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, Persons holding such property, shall be deemed to be notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(c)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the Custodian, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01(i) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any Servicing Shift Whole Loan, (x) on or before the Closing Date, the Mortgage Note relating to each Mortgage Loan so assigned, endorsed to the Trustee or in blank as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File” (or, alternatively, if the original executed Mortgage Note has been lost, a lost note affidavit and indemnity with a copy of such Mortgage Note as specified in clause (i) of the definition of “Mortgage File”) and (y) on or before the date that is forty-five (45) days following the Closing Date (or such later date as may be provided under Sections 2.01(b) or (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to any item), the remainder of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan and, except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan as of the Closing Date (which delivery shall be subject to clauses (e) and (f) in the proviso of the definition of “Mortgage File”), any other items required to be delivered or deposited by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than amounts from reserve accounts and originals of letters of credit, which shall be transferred to the Master Servicer) for each Mortgage Loan, and shall take such other actions and pay such costs with respect to the Mortgage Loans as may be required under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(d)       In addition, on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer five (5) limited powers of attorney in favor of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in accordance with Section 2.02(h) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to empower the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to sign and/or deliver to a third party for submission, at the expense of Seller, any mortgage loan documents required to be recorded as described in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any intervening assignments with evidence of recording thereon that are required to be included in the Mortgage Files (so long as original counterparts have

 

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previously been delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)); provided that if the Seller fails to promptly pay the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer the expenses associated with recording documents as provided in this sentence, then such expenses shall be payable out of the Trust (it being understood for the avoidance of doubt that the applicable Seller will nonetheless remain responsible for reimbursing the Trust for such expenses). Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer in connection with any additional powers of attorney or revisions thereto that are requested by the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer for purposes of such recordation. No such power of attorney shall be used with respect to any Mortgage Loan except to the extent that the absence of a document described in the second preceding sentence with respect to such Mortgage Loan remains unremedied as of the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or at the time required for enforcement by the Trust Fund. The Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall submit such documents for recording, at Seller’s expense, after the date set forth above; provided that the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer shall not submit such assignments for recording if Seller produces evidence that it or a third-party on its behalf has sent any such assignment for recording and certifies that Seller is awaiting its return from the applicable recording office.

 

(e)       In accordance with Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the delivery of a letter of credit in the manner described in clause (A) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the delivery requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by delivering to the Custodian within ten (10) Business Days following the Closing Date with respect to any such letter(s) of credit a copy of such letter of credit, the transfer documentation and such transmittal communication to the issuing bank indicating that such document has been delivered to the issuing bank for reissuance. If a letter of credit is not in a form that would allow the Master Servicer to draw on such letter of credit on behalf of the Trust in accordance with the applicable terms thereof and/or of the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver copies of the appropriate transfer or assignment documents to the Custodian promptly following receipt of written notification thereof. If not otherwise paid by the related Mortgagor, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay any transfer fee required in order to transfer the beneficiary’s interest from such Mortgage Loan Seller to Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust as required hereunder and shall cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Master Servicer in connection with effectuating a draw under any such letter of credit prior to the date such letter of credit is reissued to the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.

 

With respect to letters of credit delivered in accordance with subclause (B) of clause (xii) of the definition of “Mortgage File”, within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date or such shorter period as is required by the terms of such letter of credit or other applicable Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall notify the bank issuing the letter of credit that the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall be the beneficiary under such letter of credit.

 

(f)       [Reserved.]

 

(g)       In connection with the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assignment pursuant to Section 2(a) above, the Mortgage Loan Seller, at its expense, shall deliver to and deposit with, or

 

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cause to be delivered to and deposited with, or make available to, the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the following items: (i) within the timeframes for delivery set forth in Section 2(c) above, a copy of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan (except that copies of instruments of assignment will be delivered by the Custodian when the originals are returned or delivered, as applicable, to it in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.01(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); (ii) within the timeframe for delivery set forth in Section 2.01(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Non-Serviced Whole Loan, originals or copies of all financial statements, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering reports, Insurance Policies, certificates, guaranty/indemnity agreements, property inspection reports, escrow analysis, tax bills, third-party management agreements, asset summary and financial information on the borrower/sponsor and any guarantor (including, without limitation, any operating statements), in each case relating to the origination and servicing of any Mortgage Loan or related Serviced Whole Loan that are reasonably necessary for the ongoing administration and/or servicing of the applicable Mortgage Loan or Serviced Whole Loan in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans or related Serviced Whole Loan(s) (provided that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication, draft documents or any documents or materials prepared by it or its Affiliates for internal uses, including without limitation, credit committee briefs or memoranda, credit underwriting or other analysis or data and other internal approval documents); and (iii) all unapplied reserve funds and Escrow Payments in the possession or under the control of the Mortgage Loan Seller that relate to the Mortgage Loans (other than any Non-Serviced Whole Loans). In addition, not later than the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Master Servicer the initial data with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is necessary for the preparation of the initial CREFC® Financial File and CREFC® Loan Periodic Update File required to be delivered by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(h)       Under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and for federal income tax purposes, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall report its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, as a sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser in exchange for the consideration specified in Section 1 hereof. In connection with the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cause all of its records to reflect such transfer as a sale (as opposed to a secured loan) and to reflect that the Mortgage Loans are no longer property of the Mortgage Loan Seller. In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller take any action that is inconsistent with the Trust’s ownership of each Mortgage Loan following the Closing Date.

 

(i)       The Mortgage Loan Schedule, as it may be amended from time to time, shall conform to the requirements set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (except with respect to the Administrative Cost Rate). The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, within fifteen (15) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any error on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, amend such Mortgage Loan Schedule and deliver to the Purchaser or the Trustee, as the case may be, an amended Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that this sentence shall not be construed to relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of any liability for any related Breach or to shorten the period available to the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to the cure, repurchase or substitution provisions with respect to a Material Defect set forth in Section 5.

 

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(j)       [Reserved.]

 

Section 3.      Examination of Mortgage Loan Files and Due Diligence Review. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall reasonably cooperate with any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of any of the Mortgage Files for, and/or any of such other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans, shall not affect the Purchaser’s right to pursue any remedy available in equity or at law for a breach of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 4, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.

 

Section 4.       Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (and, in connection with any replacement of a Defective Loan (as defined in Section 4(f) hereof) with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (also as defined in Section 4(f) hereof), pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, as of the related date of substitution), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-1. The Purchaser hereby makes, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Mortgage Loan Seller, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit B-2.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby makes, as of the date hereof (or as of such other date specifically provided in the particular representation or warranty), to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, subject to the exceptions set forth in Schedule C. The Mortgage Loan Seller is also referred to herein as the “Responsible Repurchase Party”.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, to and for the benefit of the Purchaser only, that the Mortgage Loan Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person (other than the Depositor or an affiliate thereof, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers) who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.

 

(d)       The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Seller’s role as “originator” for purposes of Regulation AB (or the role of any third party as “originator” of any Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgage Loan Seller was not the originator for purposes of Regulation AB) and “sponsor” for purposes of Regulation AB in connection with the issuance of the Registered Certificates, the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors, the related Mortgaged Properties and/or the Mortgage Loan Seller contained in each of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus complies in all material respects with the applicable disclosure requirements of Regulation AB as in effect on the date hereof and for which compliance is required as of the date hereof. As used herein, “Regulation AB” means Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1125, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been or may hereafter be from time to time provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or by the staff of the Commission, in each case as effective from time to time as of the compliance dates

 

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specified therein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4(d) shall run exclusively to the benefit of the Purchaser and no other party.

 

(e)       With respect to each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller either (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof such Servicing Function Participant is expected to be an Initial Sub-Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (ii) (A) represents and warrants that it has caused such Servicing Function Participant to be required to comply, as evidenced by written documentation between such Servicing Function Participant and the Mortgage Loan Seller, with all reporting requirements set forth in Article XI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including but not limited to the indemnification of each Certification Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related and related costs, judgments any other costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Certification Party arising out of the delivery of any Deficient Exchange Act Deliverable) applicable to such Servicing Function Participant for the Mortgage Loans and (B) covenants with the Purchaser that, for so long as the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, it shall cause each Servicing Function Participant that services a Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date to be required to comply with all reporting requirements set forth therein.

 

(f)       The Responsible Repurchase Party hereby agrees that it shall be deemed to make to and for the benefit of the Purchaser, as of the date of any substitution, with respect to any replacement Mortgage Loan (a “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”) that is substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party pursuant to Section 5(a) of this Agreement, each of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit C, representations and warranties made as of the Closing Date or as of the Cut-off Date shall, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, be made as of the date of substitution. From and after the date of substitution, each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, if any, shall be deemed to constitute a “Mortgage Loan” hereunder for all purposes. A “Defective Loan” is any Mortgage Loan as to which there is an unremedied Material Defect.

 

(g)       Except for the agreed-upon procedures report obtained from the accounting firm engaged to perform procedures involving a comparison of information in loan files for the Mortgage Loans to information on a data tape relating to the Mortgage Loans (such report, the “Accountants’ Due Diligence Report”), the Mortgage Loan Seller has not obtained (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not obtain without the consent of the Purchaser) any “third party due diligence report” (as defined in Rule 15Ga-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Rule 15Ga-2”)) in connection with the securitization transaction contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum and, except for the accountants with respect to the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report, the Mortgage Loan Seller has not employed (and, through and including the Closing Date, will not employ without the consent of the Purchaser) any third party to engage in any activity that constitutes “due diligence services” within the meaning of Rule 17g-10 under the Exchange Act in connection with the transactions contemplated herein and in the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum. The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(g).

 

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(h)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered an electronic copy of the Diligence File for each Mortgage Loan to the Depositor by uploading such Diligence File (including, if applicable, any additional documents or information that the Mortgage Loan Seller believes should be included to enable the Asset Representations Reviewer to perform an Asset Review on such Mortgage Loan; provided that such documents or information are clearly labeled and identified) to the Designated Site, each such Diligence File being organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

(i)       Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Depositor (with a copy (which may be sent by e-mail) to each of the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Directing Certificateholder, the Asset Representations Reviewer and the Operating Advisor) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (which may be sent by e-mail).

 

(j)       If, as part of an Asset Review of a Mortgage Loan, the Asset Representations Reviewer determines it is missing any document that is required to be part of the Review Materials for such Mortgage Loan and that is necessary in connection with its completion of the Asset Review, then, upon written request of the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Asset Representations Reviewer, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such written request, any such document; provided, however, that the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be required to deliver such missing document only to the extent that such document is in the possession of the Mortgage Loan Seller, but in any event excluding any documents that contain information that is proprietary to the related originator or the Mortgage Loan Seller or any draft documents or privileged or internal communications.

 

(k)       Upon the completion of an Asset Review with respect to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and receipt of a written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall pay the Asset Representations Reviewer Asset Review Fee for the Mortgage Loans subject to that Asset Review within forty-five (45) days of receipt of such written invoice from the Asset Representations Reviewer.

 

(l)       The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that in the event an Enforcing Party elects a dispute resolution method pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall abide by the selected dispute resolution method and otherwise comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including the exhibits thereto) related to such dispute resolution method.

 

(m)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser against any and all expenses, losses, claims, damages and other liabilities, including, without limitation, the costs of investigation, legal defense and any amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation arising out of or based upon any failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to (A) pay the fees described under Section 4(k) above within ninety (90) days of receipt of the written invoice by the Asset Representations Reviewer or (B) within sixty (60) days of the Closing Date (or such later date specified herein or in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement),

 

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provide all documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 4(h) of this Agreement and under the definition of “Diligence File” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

(n)       The Mortgage Loan Seller covenants with the Purchaser that if, on or prior to the later of (i) the ninetieth (90th) day following the Closing Date and (ii) the date upon which all Certificates have been sold to parties unaffiliated with the Depositor, as a result of the occurrence of any event that occurred prior to the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller (and the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby covenants to promptly notify the Depositor, the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers of the occurrence of any such event to the extent it has knowledge thereof), an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to be delivered in connection with sales of the Certificates by the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers or a dealer, in order to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, is necessary to comply with applicable law, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall do all things necessary (or, with respect to information relating to the Mortgage Loans, provide all information in its possession) to assist the Depositor to prepare and furnish, at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent that such amendment or supplement relates to the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Mortgage Loans and/or any information describing the same, as provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller), to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as may be necessary, so that the statements in the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum as so amended or supplemented with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein (solely in the case of the Prospectus) or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or so that the Prospectus or Private Placement Memorandum (as so annexed or supplemented) with respect to any information regarding the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgage Loan Seller, will not so fail to comply with applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have no affirmative obligation to monitor the performance of the Mortgage Loans or any changes in condition or circumstance of any Mortgaged Property, Mortgagor, guarantor or any of their Affiliates after the Closing Date in connection with its obligations under this Section 4(n). The Underwriters and Initial Purchasers are third-party beneficiaries of the provisions set forth in this Section 4(n).

 

Section 5.        Notice of Breach; Cure, Repurchase and Substitution. (a) The Mortgage Loan Seller shall, not later than ninety (90) days after (i) except in the case of the succeeding clause (ii), the Mortgage Loan Seller’s receipt of notice from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of or, if earlier, the Mortgage Loan Seller’s discovery of, a Material Defect or (ii) in the case of a Material Defect relating to a Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be

 

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treated as a qualified mortgage, the earlier of (x) the discovery by the Mortgage Loan Seller or any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of such Material Defect and (y) receipt of notice of the Material Defect from any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such ninety (90) day period, the “Initial Cure Period”), (A) cure such Material Defect in all material respects, at the Mortgage Loan Seller’s own expense, including reimbursement of any related reasonable additional expenses of the Trust reasonably incurred by any party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (B) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable), at the applicable Purchase Price and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (C) substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted) for such affected Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (provided that in no event shall any such substitution occur on or after the second anniversary of the Closing Date) and pay the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, any Substitution Shortfall Amount in connection therewith and in conformity with this Agreement and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that except with respect to a Material Defect resulting solely from the failure by the Mortgage Loan Seller to deliver to the Trustee or Custodian the actual policy of lender’s title insurance required pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of Mortgage File by a date not later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, if such Material Defect is capable of being cured but is not cured within the Initial Cure Period, and the Mortgage Loan Seller has commenced and is diligently proceeding with the cure of such Material Defect within the Initial Cure Period, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have an additional ninety (90) days commencing immediately upon the expiration of the Initial Cure Period (such additional ninety (90) day period, the “Extended Cure Period”) to complete such cure (or, failing such cure, to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan or REO Loan (excluding any related Companion Loan, if applicable) or substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (other than with respect to the Whole Loans, for which no substitution will be permitted)); provided, further, that with respect to such Extended Cure Period the Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered an officer’s certificate to the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Operating Advisor and (with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the Majority of the Controlling Class, prior to the occurrence of a Consultation Termination Event) the Directing Certificateholder, setting forth the reason such Material Defect is not capable of being cured within the Initial Cure Period and what actions the Mortgage Loan Seller is pursuing in connection with the cure thereof and stating that the Mortgage Loan Seller anticipates that such Material Defect will be cured within the Extended Cure Period; and provided, further, that, if any such Material Defect is not cured after the Initial Cure Period and any such Extended Cure Period solely due to the failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller to have received the recorded document, then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be entitled to continue to defer its cure, repurchase and/or substitution obligations in respect of such Material Defect until eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date so long as the Mortgage Loan Seller certifies to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer and the Certificate Administrator no less than every ninety (90) days, beginning at the end of such Initial Cure Period, that the Material Defect is still in effect solely because of its failure to have received the recorded document and that the Mortgage Loan Seller is diligently pursuing the cure of such Material Defect (specifying the actions being taken). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Defect or Breach that causes any Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G 2(f)(2) that causes a defective

 

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Mortgage Loan to be treated as a qualified mortgage) shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders therein, and (subject to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s right to cure such Defect or Breach during the Initial Cure Period) such Mortgage Loan shall be repurchased or substituted for without regard to the Extended Cure Period described in the preceding sentence. If the affected Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased, the funds in the amount of the Purchase Price remitted by the Mortgage Loan Seller are to be remitted by wire transfer to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account. Any such repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan shall be on a whole loan, servicing released basis.

 

If the Mortgage Loan Seller, in connection with a Material Defect (or an allegation of a Material Defect) pertaining to a Mortgage Loan agrees to a Loss of Value Payment, pursuant to any agreement or a settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust (and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an Excluded Loan with respect to the Directing Certificateholder or the Holder of the majority of the Controlling Class or Servicing Shift Mortgage Loan (prior to the related Servicing Shift Securitization Date), in either case, with the consent of the Directing Certificateholder if no Control Termination Event has occurred and is continuing) with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such Loss of Value Payment shall be remitted by wire transfer to the Special Servicer for deposit into the Loss of Value Reserve Fund. The Loss of Value Payment shall include the portion of any Liquidation Fees payable to the Special Servicer in respect of such Loss of Value Payment and the portion of fees of the Asset Representations Reviewer payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan and not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller. If such Loss of Value Payment is made, the Loss of Value Payment shall serve as the sole remedy available to the Certificateholders and the Trustee on their behalf regarding any such Material Defect in lieu of any obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller to otherwise cure such Material Defect or repurchase or substitute for the affected Mortgage Loan based on such Material Defect under any circumstances. This paragraph is intended to apply only to a mutual agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer on behalf of the Trust. The following terms shall apply to any Loss of Value Payment: (i) prior to any such agreement or settlement between the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Special Servicer nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, from exercising any of its rights related to a Material Defect in the manner and timing set forth in this Agreement (excluding this paragraph) or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including any right to cure, repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan), (ii) such Loss of Value Payment shall not be greater than the Purchase Price of the affected Mortgage Loan; and (iii) a Material Defect as a result of a Mortgage Loan not constituting a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective Mortgage Loan to be treated as a “qualified mortgage”) may not be cured by a Loss of Value Payment.

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller’s obligation to cure any Material Defect, repurchase or substitute for any affected Mortgage Loan or, if the Mortgage Loan Seller elects to make a Loss of Value Payment, to pay the Loss of Value Payment or other required payment pursuant to this Section 5 shall constitute the sole remedy available to the Purchaser in connection with a Material Defect; provided, however, that no limitation of remedy is implied with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s breach of its obligation to cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance

 

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with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. It is acknowledged and agreed that the representations and warranties are being made for risk allocation purposes.

 

The remedies provided for in this subsection with respect to any Material Defect with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall also apply to the related REO Property before the sale of the related REO Property.

 

If any Breach that constitutes a Material Defect pertains to a representation or warranty that the related Mortgage Loan documents or any particular Mortgage Loan document requires the related Mortgagor to bear the costs and expenses associated with any particular action or matter under such Mortgage Loan document(s), then the Mortgage Loan Seller shall cure such Breach within the applicable cure period (as the same may be extended) by reimbursing the Trust (by wire transfer of immediately available funds) for (i) the reasonable amount of any such costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer, the Special Servicer, the Certificate Administrator, the Trustee or the Trust that are incurred as a result of such Breach and have not been reimbursed by the related Mortgagor and (ii) the amount of any fees payable pursuant to Section 4(k) above to the extent not previously paid by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Asset Representations Reviewer attributable to the Asset Review of such Mortgage Loan; provided that in the event any such costs and expenses exceed $10,000, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have the option to either repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan as provided above or pay such costs and expenses. Except as provided in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall remit the amount of such costs and expenses to the Special Servicer for disbursement to the applicable Persons and upon its making such remittance, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall be deemed to have cured such Breach in all respects. To the extent any fees or expenses that are the subject of a cure by the Mortgage Loan Seller are subsequently obtained from the related Mortgagor, the portion of the cure payment made by the Mortgage Loan Seller equal to such fees or expenses obtained from the related Mortgagor shall promptly be returned to the Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, a delay in either the discovery of a Material Defect or in providing notice of such Material Defect shall relieve the Mortgage Loan Seller of its obligation to repurchase or substitute for the related Mortgage Loan under this Agreement if (i) the Mortgage Loan Seller did not otherwise discover or have knowledge of such Material Defect, (ii) such delay is a result of the failure by the Purchaser or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to provide prompt notice as required by the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement after such party has actual knowledge of such Material Defect (it being understood that knowledge shall not be deemed to exist by reason of the Custodial Exception Report or possession of the Mortgage File), (iii) such Material Defect does not relate to the applicable Mortgage Loan not being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3), but without regard to the rule of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that causes a defective obligation to be treated as a qualified mortgage, and (iv) such delay precludes the Mortgage Loan Seller from curing such Material Defect. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, if a Mortgage Loan is not secured by a Mortgaged Property that is, in whole or in part, a hotel, restaurant (operated by a borrower), healthcare facility, nursing home, assisted living facility, self-storage facility, theater or fitness center (operated by a

 

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Mortgagor), then the failure to deliver copies of the UCC financing statements with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall not be a Material Defect.

 

If there is a Material Defect with respect to one or more Mortgaged Properties securing a Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall not be obligated to repurchase the Mortgage Loan if (i) the affected Mortgaged Property may be released pursuant to the terms of any partial release provisions in the related Mortgage Loan documents (and such Mortgaged Property is, in fact, released), (ii) the remaining Mortgaged Property(ies) satisfy the requirements, if any, set forth in the Mortgage Loan documents and the Mortgage Loan Seller provides an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such release would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event and (iii) each applicable Rating Agency has provided a Rating Agency Confirmation.

 

(b)       Whenever one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted for a Defective Loan by the Responsible Repurchase Party as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Responsible Repurchase Party shall deliver to the Custodian the related Mortgage File and a certification to the effect that such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies or such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans satisfy, as the case may be, all of the requirements of the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. No mortgage loan may be substituted for a Defective Loan as contemplated by this Section 5 if the Mortgage Loan to be replaced was itself a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in which case, absent a cure of the relevant Material Defect, the affected Mortgage Loan will be required to be repurchased as contemplated hereby. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) after the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Deleted Mortgage Loan (if any) after its respective Cut-off Date and on or prior to the related date of substitution, shall be part of the Trust Fund. Periodic Payments due with respect to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) on or prior to the related date of substitution, and Periodic Payments due with respect to each corresponding Defective Loan that is purchased or repurchased, as the case may be, or replaced with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (any such Mortgage Loan, a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) (if any) after the related date of substitution, shall not be part of the Trust Fund and are to be remitted by the Master Servicer to the Responsible Repurchase Party promptly following receipt.

 

If any Mortgage Loan is to be repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5, upon direction by the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of any Deleted Mortgage Loan and, if applicable, the substitution of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) and deliver or cause the delivery of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the parties to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Upon any substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) shall become part of the Trust Fund and be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects.

 

If any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Crossed Mortgage Loan Group is required to be repurchased or substituted, the provisions of Section 2.03(h), Section 2.03(i) and Section 2.03(j) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall apply.

 

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(c)       The Responsible Repurchase Party shall be entitled, and the Purchaser shall cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to entitle the Responsible Repurchase Party, upon the date when the full amount of the Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount (as the case may be) for any Mortgage Loan repurchased or replaced as contemplated by this Section 5 has been deposited in the account designated therefor by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) and, if applicable, receipt by the Trustee as the assignee of the Purchaser (or the Custodian) of the Mortgage File for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (if any) to be substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, together with any certifications and/or opinions required pursuant to this Section 5 to be delivered by the Responsible Repurchase Party, to (i) a release of the Mortgage File and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, (ii) the execution and delivery of such instruments of release, transfer and/or assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be prepared by the Responsible Repurchase Party and are reasonably necessary to vest in the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee the legal and beneficial ownership of such Deleted Mortgage Loan (including property acquired in respect thereof and proceeds of any insurance policy with respect thereto), and (iii) the execution and delivery of notice to the affected Mortgagor of the retransfer of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. In connection with any such repurchase or substitution by the Responsible Repurchase Party, the Purchaser shall also cause the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to require each of the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer to deliver to the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee, and the Responsible Repurchase Party or its designee shall be entitled to delivery from the Master Servicer and the Special Servicer of, any portion of the related Servicing File, together with any Escrow Payments, reserve funds and any other items required to be delivered by the Mortgage Loan Seller under Sections 2.01(b) and (c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Special Servicer, as the case may be, with respect to the Deleted Mortgage Loan, in each case at the expense of the Responsible Repurchase Party.

 

(d)       [Reserved.]

 

(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser shall have no liability to the Mortgage Loan Seller for any failure of the Mortgage Loan Seller or any other party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (other than the Purchaser itself) to perform its obligations provided for thereunder.

 

(f)       The Mortgage Loan Seller (to the extent it receives any request or demand, whether oral or written, that a Mortgage Loan be repurchased or replaced, whether arising from a Material Defect or other breach of a representation or warranty, such recipient a “Seller Request Recipient” and such request or demand, a “Repurchase Request”) agrees to provide to the Purchaser: (i) written notice of any Repurchase Request, which notice will specify if such Repurchase Request is a 15Ga-1 Notice; (ii) written notice of (A) the existence of any dispute regarding such Repurchase Request, whether written or oral, between such Seller Request Recipient and the Person making such Repurchase Request, (B) the expiration of any applicable Initial Cure Period, or, if applicable, any Extended Cure Period, (C) the withdrawal of such Repurchase Request by the Person making such Repurchase Request, (D) the rejection of such Repurchase Request by the Seller Request Recipient and (E) the repurchase or replacement

 

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of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and (iii) upon reasonable request of the Purchaser (subject to Section 5(g)), such other information in the Seller Request Recipient’s possession as would be necessary to permit the Purchaser to comply with its obligations under Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act to disclose fulfilled and unfulfilled repurchase or replacement requests or demands of any Person relating to any Mortgage Loan or to comply with any other obligations applicable to it under law or regulation.

 

Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5(f) may be delivered by electronic means. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be given not later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the event giving rise to the requirement for such notice and any information requested pursuant to clause (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall be provided as promptly as practicable after such request is made. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date on which such Repurchase Request was made, (b) the Mortgage Loan with respect to which such Repurchase Request was made, (c) the identity of the Person making such request, and (d) the basis, if any, asserted for such request by such Person. Each notice required to be delivered pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph shall identify (a) the date of such withdrawal, rejection, repurchase or replacement, or the date of the commencement of such dispute, as applicable, (b) if pertaining to a dispute, the nature of such dispute, (c) if pertaining to the expiration of an Initial Cure Period or an Extended Cure Period, the expiration date of such Initial Cure Period or, if applicable, an Extended Cure Period, (d) if pertaining to a withdrawal, the basis for such withdrawal given to the Seller Request Recipient or an indication that no basis was given by the Person withdrawing such Repurchase Request, (e) if pertaining to a rejection by the Seller Request Recipient, the basis for the Seller Request Recipient’s rejection and (f) if pertaining to a repurchase or replacement, the date of such repurchase or replacement.

 

(g)       Each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that (i) a Repurchase Request Recipient under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement will not, in connection with providing the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser with any 15Ga-1 Notice under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, be required to deliver any attorney-client privileged communication or any information protected by the attorney work product doctrine, (ii) any 15Ga-1 Notice delivered to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is provided only to assist the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and any of their respective Affiliates in complying with Rule 15Ga-1, Items 1104 and 1121 of Regulation AB and/or any other law or regulation, (iii) (A) no action taken by, or inaction of, a Repurchase Request Recipient and (B) no information provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.02(g) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement by a Repurchase Request Recipient, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver or defense to the exercise of any legal right the Repurchase Request Recipient may have with respect to this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) receipt of a 15Ga-1 Notice or delivery of any notice required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5(f) shall not in and of itself constitute delivery, or receipt, of notice of any Material Defect or knowledge on the part of the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of any Material Defect or admission by the Mortgage Loan Seller or Responsible Repurchase Party of the existence of any Material Defect.

 

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(h)       The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Mortgage Loan Seller is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Repurchase Request with respect to any Mortgage Loan) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. Promptly upon request, the Purchaser shall provide or cause to be provided to the Mortgage Loan Seller such information regarding the principal balance of any Mortgage Loan as is necessary in order for the Mortgage Loan Seller to prepare any such Form ABS-15G.

 

(i)       The Purchaser shall provide to the Mortgage Loan Seller any relevant portions of any Form ABS-15G that the Purchaser is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 15Ga-1 under the Exchange Act (only to the extent that such portions relate to any Mortgage Loan and that was not provided by the Mortgage Loan Seller) on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the date such Form ABS-15G is required to be filed with the Commission. The Trust’s CIK# is 0001758292.

 

Section 6.         Closing. The closing of the sale of the Mortgage Loans (the “Closing”) shall be held at the offices of special counsel to the Purchaser at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date.

 

The Closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:

 

(i)       All of the representations and warranties of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser made pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (or as of such other specific date expressly contemplated by any such representation or warranty);

 

(ii)       All documents specified in Section 7 of this Agreement (the “Closing Documents”), in such forms as are agreed upon and reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and, in the case of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (insofar as such Agreement affects the obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder or the rights of the Mortgage Loan Seller as a third-party beneficiary thereunder), to the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be duly executed and delivered by all signatories as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;

 

(iii)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered and released to the Purchaser or its designee, all documents, funds and other assets required to be delivered thereto on or before the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement;

 

(iv)      The result of any examination of the Mortgage Files for, and any other documents and records relating to, the Mortgage Loans performed by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be satisfactory to the Purchaser in its reasonable determination;

 

(v)      All other terms and conditions of this Agreement required to be complied with on or before the Closing Date shall have been complied with in all material respects, and each of the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser shall have the

 

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ability to comply with all terms and conditions and perform all duties and obligations required to be complied with or performed by it after the Closing Date;

 

(vi)      The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have paid all fees and expenses payable by it to the Purchaser or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement;

 

(vii)     The Mortgage Loan Seller shall have received the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, as contemplated by Section 1 of this Agreement;

 

(viii)    Neither the Underwriting Agreement nor the Certificate Purchase Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;

 

(ix)      The Commission shall not have issued any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Purchaser’s Registration Statement; and

 

(x)       Prior to the delivery of the Preliminary Prospectus to investors, an officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have delivered to the Depositor a sub-certification of the Mortgage Loan Seller (the “Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification”), a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the certification provided by the Chief Executive Officer of the Depositor to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB and such officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller shall have on behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller (i) prior to the time of pricing of the Certificates, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification and (ii) prior to the delivery of the Prospectus to investors, reconfirmed in writing (which writing may be in e-mail form) as to the statements made in the Mortgage Loan Seller Sub-Certification.

 

Each of the parties agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to perform its respective obligations hereunder in a manner that will enable the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.

 

Section 7.          Closing Documents. The Purchaser or its designee shall have received all of the following Closing Documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and the Rating Agencies (collectively, the “Interested Parties”), as applicable:

 

(i)       This Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(ii)       Each of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, duly executed by the respective parties thereto;

 

(iii)      An Officer’s Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller, in his or her individual capacity, and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely, attaching thereto as exhibits (A) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Mortgage Loan Seller authorizing the Mortgage Loan Seller’s entering into the

 

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, and (B) the organizational documents of the Mortgage Loan Seller;

 

(iv)      A certificate of good standing with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(v)       A certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 hereto, executed by an executive officer of the Mortgage Loan Seller on the Mortgage Loan Seller’s behalf and dated the Closing Date, and upon which the Interested Parties may rely;

 

(vi)      A written opinion of in-house or independent counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller’s due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement;

 

(vii)     A written opinion of special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Interested Parties and the Trustee, relating to the enforceability of this Agreement against the Mortgage Loan Seller, except as such enforceability may be limited by (A) laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership or moratorium, (B) other laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (C) general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (D) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent that such public policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions of this Agreement that purport to provide indemnification from liabilities under applicable securities laws;

 

(viii)     A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Preliminary Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in agreed upon sections of the Preliminary Prospectus and in the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum (as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the pricing date for the Certificates) substantially to the effect that nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Preliminary Prospectus or the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, at the time when sales to purchasers of the Certificates were first made, contained, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ix)       A letter from special counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser, the Underwriters (only with respect to the Prospectus) and the Initial Purchasers (only with respect to the Private Placement Memorandum), relating to the information regarding the Mortgage Loans set forth in

 

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agreed upon sections of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum (as the case may be and as the same may be amended or supplemented on or before the Closing Date) substantially to the effect that (a) nothing has come to such special counsel’s attention that would lead such special counsel to believe that the agreed upon portions of the Prospectus or the Private Placement Memorandum (as applicable) as of the date thereof or as of the Closing Date contained or contains, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein relating to the Mortgage Loan Seller or the Mortgage Loans, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (b) that, with respect to information regarding the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Mortgage Loans, the related borrowers or the related Mortgaged Properties, the agreed-upon portions of the Prospectus are appropriately responsive in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation AB as of the date hereof;

 

(x)       Copies of all other opinions rendered by counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Rating Agencies in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to, with respect to the characterization of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder as a true sale, with each such opinion to be addressed to the other Interested Parties and the Trustee or accompanied by a letter signed by such counsel stating that the other Interested Parties and the Trustee may rely on such opinion as if it were addressed to them as of date thereof;

 

(xi)       One or more agreed-upon procedures letters from a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants acceptable to the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers, dated (A) the date of the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and (B) the date of the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and addressed to, and in form and substance acceptable to, the Interested Parties (other than the Rating Agencies), stating in effect that, using the assumptions and methodology used by the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser, the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, all of which shall be described in such letters, and which shall include a comparison of certain mortgage loan-related documents to the information set forth in the Master Tape (as defined in the Indemnification Agreement), they have recalculated such numbers and percentages relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and set forth in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and have compared the results of their calculations to the corresponding items in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, and found each such number and percentage set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, and in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum, respectively, to be in agreement with the results of such calculations;

 

(xii)     If any of the Certificates are “mortgage related securities” within the meaning of the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, as amended,

 

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a certificate of the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding origination of the Mortgage Loans by specified originators as set forth in Section 3(a)(41) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(xiii)     Such further certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request or any Rating Agency may require.

 

Section 8.          Additional Reporting Under Regulation AB. With respect to any period during which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and the Certificate Administrator any information that constitutes “Additional Form 10-D Information” or “Additional Form 10-K Information” but only if and to the extent that the Mortgage Loan Seller (or any originator of the Mortgage Loans sold by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Depositor, if such originator constitutes an “originator” contemplated by Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB and such information is required to be reported with respect to such originator) is the applicable “Party Responsible” (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) under the terms of Exhibit AA or Exhibit BB to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being acknowledged that the Mortgage Loan Seller (solely in its capacity as a sponsor or originator (or as successor in interest to any predecessor originator), within the meaning of Regulation AB, of any Mortgage Loans) does not constitute the “Party Responsible” for any “Form 8-K Information” set forth on Exhibit CC of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement). In each case, such delivery shall be made in a form readily convertible to an EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed by the Purchaser, the Certificate Administrator and the Mortgage Loan Seller. In each case, such delivery shall be made not later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-D Information”), and no later than March 1 of each year subsequent to the fiscal year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements (in the case of any such “Additional Form 10-K Information”). In no event shall the Mortgage Loan Seller be required to provide any information that is not required to be reported on Form 10-D or Form 10-K, as the case may be, under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The obligation of Mortgage Loan Seller to provide the above-referenced disclosure materials shall be suspended (for so long as neither the Trust nor, with respect to any Serviced Companion Loan related to a Serviced Pari Passu Mortgage Loan sold to the Trust by Seller, the trust in the related Other Securitization, is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), as to any fiscal year, upon the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, filing the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act as to that fiscal year in accordance with Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the reporting requirements with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act have otherwise been automatically suspended; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, the suspension of such information reporting does not apply to information that is required to be provided for the fiscal year prior to suspension of the Trust’s reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including Additional Form 10-K Information required to be disclosed on the Form 10-K related to the fiscal year preceding the year in which the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s reporting obligations under the Exchange Act was filed). The Purchaser or the Certificate Administrator shall provide the Mortgage Loan Seller with notice (which notice may be sent via facsimile or by e-mail) if the Certificate Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, does file the form necessary to be filed with the Commission to suspend the Trust’s

 

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reporting obligations under the Exchange Act pursuant to Section 11.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

 

Section 9.          Costs. Whether or not this Agreement is terminated, the Mortgage Loan Seller will pay its pro rata share (the Mortgage Loan Seller’s pro rata portion to be determined according to the percentage that the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the Mortgage Loans represents as to the aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of all the mortgage loans of the Trust Fund (the “Cut-off Date Pool Balance”)) of all costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, including, but not limited to: (i) the costs and expenses of the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans; (ii) the costs and expenses of reproducing and delivering the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering the Certificates; (iii) the reasonable and documented set-up fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and their respective counsel; (iv) the fees and disbursements of a firm of certified public accountants selected by the Purchaser and the Mortgage Loan Seller with respect to numerical information in respect of the Mortgage Loans and the Certificates included in the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item), including the cost of obtaining any agreed-upon procedures letters with respect to such items; (v) the costs and expenses in connection with the qualification or exemption of the Certificates under state securities or blue sky laws, including filing fees and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vi) the costs and expenses in connection with any determination of the eligibility of the Certificates for investment by institutional investors in any jurisdiction and the preparation of any legal investment survey, including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection therewith; (vii) the costs and expenses in connection with printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement and the furnishing to the Underwriters or the Initial Purchasers, as applicable, of such copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, the Preliminary Private Placement Memorandum, the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum or any other marketing materials or structural and collateral term sheets (or any similar item) and this Agreement as the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request; (viii) the fees of the rating agency or agencies engaged to consider rating the Certificates or hired and requested to rate the Certificates; (ix) all registration fees incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the filing of its Registration Statement allocable to the issuance of the Registered Certificates; (x) the upfront fee payable to the Asset Representations Reviewer on the Closing Date in the amount agreed by the parties hereto; and (xi) the reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Purchaser.

 

Section 10.        Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed, by registered mail, postage prepaid, by overnight mail or courier service, or transmitted by facsimile and confirmed by similar mailed writing, (i) if to the Purchaser, addressed to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, or (ii) if to Seller, addressed to CIBC Inc., c/o Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 425 Lexington Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Todd Roth, Managing Director, facsimile number: (212) 667-6236, or such other address as may be designated by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser in writing.

 

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Section 11.        Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term or provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the party against whom enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought to be enforced. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement in Portable Document Format (PDF) or by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and no other person (other than an identified third-party beneficiary) will have any right or obligation hereunder. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall be an express third party beneficiary to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to the extent set forth therein. The Asset Representations Reviewer shall be an express third party beneficiary of Sections 4(h), 4(j), and 4(k) of this Agreement.

 

Section 12.      Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, incorporated herein by reference or contained in the certificates of officers of the Mortgage Loan Seller delivered pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trust, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment in respect of any Mortgage Loan.

 

Section 13.       Severability of Provisions. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation, warranty or covenant of this Agreement that is prohibited or is held to be void or unenforceable in any particular jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.

 

Section 14.        Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Trial by Jury. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PARTIES, AND/OR THE INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY NEW YORK STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY WITH RESPECT TO

 

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MATTERS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING REGARDING SUCH MATTERS MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS; (III) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST POSSIBLE EXTENT, WITH RESPECT TO SUCH COURTS, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM; (IV) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (V) WAIVES TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, CLAIM, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

Section 15.        Further Assurances. The Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser each agrees to execute and deliver such instruments and take such further actions as any other party hereto may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.       Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller under this Agreement shall not be assigned by the Mortgage Loan Seller without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, except that any person into which the Mortgage Loan Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Mortgage Loan Seller is a party, or any person succeeding to all or substantially all of the business of the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall be the successor to the Mortgage Loan Seller hereunder. In connection with its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as contemplated by the recitals hereto, the Purchaser is expressly authorized to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (other than its rights and obligations under Sections 4(d) and 4(g)), in whole or in part, to the Trustee for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates. To the extent of any such assignment, the Trustee, for the benefit of the registered holders and beneficial owners of the Certificates, shall be the Purchaser hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 17.        Information. The Mortgage Loan Seller shall provide the Purchaser with such information about itself, the Mortgage Loans and the underwriting and servicing procedures applicable to the Mortgage Loans as is (i) required under the provisions of Regulation AB, (ii) required by a Rating Agency or a governmental agency or body or (iii) reasonably requested by the Purchaser for use in a private disclosure document.

 

Section 18.        Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the matters addressed herein, and this Agreement supersedes any prior agreements and/or understandings, written or oral, with respect to such matters; provided, however, that in no event shall this provision be construed to limit the effect of the Indemnification Agreement or the memorandum of understanding dated October 5, 2018 between the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Purchaser and certain other parties or any separate acknowledgments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to such memorandum of understanding.

 

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[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Mortgage Loan Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

  CIBC INC.
     
  By: /s/ Todd H. Roth
    Name: Todd H. Roth
    Title:   Managing Director

 

  UBS COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIZATION CORP.
     
  By: /s/ Henry Chung
    Name: Henry Chung
    Title:   Managing Director

 

  By: /s/ Racquel A.C. Small
    Name: Racquel A.C. Small
    Title:   Executive Director

 

UBS 2018-C14 – CIBC MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

 

Exh. A-1

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule    
         
Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Cut-off Date Balance Address
16 CIBC Orchard Ridge Corporate Park 14,000,000 281 & 301 Fields Lane
28 CIBC Plaza Del Rey 9,900,000 1357 East Court Street
38 CIBC Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace 5,800,000 Various
38.01 CIBC Nursery Plaza 3,450,000 810 Nursery Road
38.02 CIBC Perry Hall Marketplace 2,350,000 8833 Belair Road
40 CIBC Upstate NY MHP Portfolio 4,200,000 Various
40.01 CIBC Mountain View Estates 1,876,071 229 State Route 55
40.02 CIBC Hidden Forest 1,525,754 19 Mettacahonts Road
40.03 CIBC Aqueduct Community 456,220 7-15 Joshua Avenue
40.04 CIBC Meadow Hill 341,955 Gabriel Road
         

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name City State Origination Date Maturity Date or Anticipated Repayment Date Gross Mortgage Rate Original Term to Maturity or ARD Remaining Term to Maturity or ARD
16 CIBC Orchard Ridge Corporate Park Brewster NY 11/2/2018 12/1/2028 5.410000% 120 120
28 CIBC Plaza Del Rey Seguin TX 8/31/2018 9/1/2028 4.920000% 120 117
38 CIBC Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace Various MD 11/5/2018 12/1/2028 5.530000% 120 120
38.01 CIBC Nursery Plaza Linthicum Heights MD          
38.02 CIBC Perry Hall Marketplace Nottingham MD          
40 CIBC Upstate NY MHP Portfolio Various NY 11/1/2018 11/1/2028 5.790000% 120 119
40.01 CIBC Mountain View Estates Napanoch NY          
40.02 CIBC Hidden Forest Accord NY          
40.03 CIBC Aqueduct Community Kerhonkson NY          
40.04 CIBC Meadow Hill Livingston Manor NY          

 

 

 

 

 

UBS 2018-C14: Mortgage Loan Schedule

 

Mortgage Loan Number Mortgage Loan Seller Property Name Amortization Type Original Amortization Term ARD Master & Primary Servicing Fee Rate (%) Sub-Servicer Fee Rate (%)
16 CIBC Orchard Ridge Corporate Park  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
28 CIBC Plaza Del Rey  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
38 CIBC Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
38.01 CIBC Nursery Plaza           
38.02 CIBC Perry Hall Marketplace           
40 CIBC Upstate NY MHP Portfolio  Partial IO 360 No 0.002500% 0.000000%
40.01 CIBC Mountain View Estates           
40.02 CIBC Hidden Forest           
40.03 CIBC Aqueduct Community           
40.04 CIBC Meadow Hill           

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT B-1

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

The Mortgage Loan Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is duly organized and validly exists as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)       The Mortgage Loan Seller’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Mortgage Loan Seller’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Mortgage Loan Seller, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       The Mortgage Loan Seller has the full power and authority to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(d)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Mortgage Loan Seller, enforceable against the Mortgage Loan Seller in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, fraudulent transfer, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, liquidation, conservatorship and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (C) public policy considerations.

 

(e)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(f)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Mortgage Loan Seller of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

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(g)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s knowledge, threatened in writing against the Mortgage Loan Seller that, if determined adversely to the Mortgage Loan Seller, would prohibit the Mortgage Loan Seller from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Mortgage Loan Seller’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Mortgage Loan Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(h)       The transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as contemplated herein is not subject to any bulk transfer or similar law in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

 

(i)       The Mortgage Loan Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud its present or future creditors.

 

(j)       The Mortgage Loan Seller will be solvent at all relevant times prior to, and will not be rendered insolvent by, its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as contemplated herein.

 

(k)       After giving effect to its transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, as provided herein, the value of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s assets, either taken at their present fair saleable value or at fair valuation, will exceed the amount of the Mortgage Loan Seller’s debts and obligations, including contingent and unliquidated debts and obligations of the Mortgage Loan Seller, and the Mortgage Loan Seller will not be left with unreasonably small assets or capital with which to engage in and conduct its business.

 

(l)       The Mortgage Loan Seller does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts and obligations as they mature.

 

(m)       No proceedings looking toward liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Mortgage Loan Seller are pending or contemplated.

 

(n)       The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Mortgage Loan Seller is located in the State of New York.

 

(o)       The consideration received by the Mortgage Loan Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes at least fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans.

 

Exh. B-1-2

 

 

EXHIBIT B-2

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASER

 

The Purchaser hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       The Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)       The Purchaser’s execution and delivery of, performance under, and compliance with this Agreement, will not violate the Purchaser’s organizational documents or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other material instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound, which default or breach, in the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)       This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other party or parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

(d)       No litigation, arbitration, suit, proceeding or governmental investigation is pending or, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened against the Purchaser that, if determined adversely to the Purchaser, would prohibit the Purchaser from entering into this Agreement or that, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(e)       The Purchaser has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.

 

(f)       The Purchaser is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of, performance under and compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in the Purchaser’s good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(g)       No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Purchaser of the transactions contemplated herein, except for (A) those consents, approvals, authorizations

 

Exh. B-2-1

 

 

or orders that previously have been obtained and (B) those filings and recordings of Mortgage Loan documents and assignments thereof that are contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be completed after the Closing Date.

 

(h)       The Purchaser (A) prepared one or more reports on Form ABS-15G (each, a “Form 15G”) containing the findings and conclusions of the Accountants’ Due Diligence Report and meeting the requirements of that Form 15G, Rule 15Ga-2, and any other rules and regulations of the Commission and the Exchange Act; (B) provided a copy of the final draft of each such Form 15G to the Underwriters and Initial Purchasers at least six (6) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum; and (C) furnished each such Form 15G to the Commission on EDGAR at least five (5) business days before the first sale in the offering contemplated by the Prospectus and Private Placement Memorandum as required by Rule 15Ga-2.

 

(i)       The Purchaser has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, other than the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underwriters, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans or consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Exh. B-2-2

 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, the phrase Seller’s knowledgeand other words and phrases of like import shall mean, except where otherwise expressly set forth below, the actual state of knowledge of the Seller, its officers and employees directly responsible for the underwriting, origination, servicing or sale of the Mortgage Loans regarding the matters expressly set forth below in each case without having conducted any independent inquiry into such matters and without any obligation to have done so (except (i) having sent to the servicers servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller, if any, specific inquiries regarding the matters referred to and (ii) as expressly set forth herein). All information contained in documents which are part of or required to be part of a Mortgage File, as specified in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (to the extent such documents exist) shall be deemed within the Seller’s knowledge.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date herein below specified or, if no such date is specified, as of the date hereof, except with respect to the Exceptions described on Schedule C to this Agreement.

 

1.       Whole Loan; Ownership of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, each Mortgage Loan is a whole loan and not a participation interest in a Mortgage Loan. At the time of the sale, transfer and assignment to Purchaser, no Mortgage Note or Mortgage was subject to any assignment (other than assignments to Seller), participation or pledge, and Seller had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, participations, any other ownership interests on, in or to such Mortgage Loan other than any servicing rights appointment or similar agreement. Seller has full right and authority to sell, assign and transfer each Mortgage Loan, and the assignment to Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment of such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan.

 

2.       Mortgage Loan Document Status. Each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Leases (if a separate instrument), guaranty and other agreement executed by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor in connection with such Mortgage Loan is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Mortgagor, guarantor or other obligor (subject to any non-recourse provisions contained in any of the foregoing agreements and any applicable state anti-deficiency or market value limit deficiency legislation), as applicable, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such enforcement may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (ii) that certain provisions in such Mortgage Loan documents (including, without limitation, provisions requiring the payment of default interest, late fees or prepayment/yield maintenance fees, charges and/or premiums) are, or may be, further limited or rendered unenforceable by or under applicable law, but (subject to the limitations set forth in clause (i) above) such limitations

 

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or unenforceability will not render such Mortgage Loan documents invalid as a whole or materially interfere with the Mortgagee’s realization of the principal benefits and/or security provided thereby (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Standard Qualifications”).

 

Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentences, there is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right of rescission available to the related Mortgagor with respect to any of the related Mortgage Notes, Mortgages or other Mortgage Loan documents, including, without limitation, any such valid offset, defense, counterclaim or right based on intentional fraud by Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, that would deny the Mortgagee the principal benefits intended to be provided by the Mortgage Note, Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents.

 

3.       Mortgage Provisions. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan contain provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the practical realization against the Mortgaged Property of the principal benefits of the security intended to be provided thereby, including realization by judicial or, if applicable, nonjudicial foreclosure subject to the limitations set forth in the Standard Qualifications.

 

4.       Mortgage Status; Waivers and Modifications. Since origination and except by written instruments set forth in the related Mortgage File (a) the material terms of such Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Mortgage Loan guaranty, and related Mortgage Loan documents have not been waived, impaired, modified, altered, satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded in any respect which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage; (b) no related Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof has been released from the lien of the related Mortgage in any manner which materially interferes with the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage or the use or operation of the remaining portion of such Mortgaged Property; and (c) neither the related Mortgagor nor the related guarantor has been released from its material obligations under the Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, except as contained in a written document included in the Mortgage File, there have been no modifications, amendments or waivers consented to by Seller on or after the Cut-off Date that could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Mortgage Loan.

 

5.       Lien; Valid Assignment. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each assignment of Mortgage and assignment of Assignment of Leases from Seller constitutes a legal, valid and binding assignment from Seller. Each related Mortgage and Assignment of Leases is freely assignable without the consent of the related Mortgagor. Each related Mortgage is a legal, valid and enforceable first lien on the related Mortgagor’s fee (or with respect to those Mortgage Loans described in paragraph (34) hereof, leasehold) interest in the Mortgaged Property in the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan or allocated loan amount (subject only to Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and the exceptions to paragraph (6) set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C (each such exception, a “Title Exception”)), except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. Such Mortgaged Property (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions) as of origination was, and as of the Cut-off Date, to Seller’s knowledge, is free and clear of any recorded mechanics’ liens, recorded materialmen’s liens and other recorded encumbrances which are prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below), and, to Seller’s knowledge and subject to the

 

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rights of tenants (as tenants only) (subject to and excepting Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions), no rights exist which under law could give rise to any such lien or encumbrance that would be prior to or equal with the lien of the related Mortgage, except those which are bonded over, escrowed for or insured against by a lender’s title insurance policy (as described below). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements is required in order to effect such perfection.

 

6.       Permitted Liens; Title Insurance. Each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title Association loan title insurance policy or a comparable form of loan title insurance policy approved for use in the applicable jurisdiction (or, if such policy is yet to be issued, by a pro forma policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment, in each case binding on the title insurer) (the “Title Policy”) in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by multiple properties, an amount equal to at least the allocated loan amount with respect to the Title Policy for each such property) after all advances of principal (including any advances held in escrow or reserves), that insures for the benefit of the owner of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the first priority lien of the Mortgage, which lien is subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes, water charges, sewer rents and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record; (c) the exceptions (general and specific) and exclusions set forth in such Title Policy; (d) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject; (e) the rights of tenants (as tenants only) under leases (including subleases) pertaining to the related Mortgaged Property and condominium declarations; and (f) if the related Mortgage Loan constitutes a Crossed Mortgage Loan, the lien of the Mortgage for the related Crossed Mortgage Loan or Crossed Mortgage Loans; provided that none of such items (a) through (f), individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely interfere with the value or current use of the Mortgaged Property, the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage, or the current ability of the related Mortgaged Property to generate net cash flow sufficient to service the related Mortgage Loan, or the Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). For purposes of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, any such taxes, assessments and other charges shall not be considered due and payable until the date on which interest and/or penalties would be payable thereon. Except as contemplated by clause (f) of the preceding sentence none of the Permitted Encumbrances are mortgage liens that are senior to or coordinate and co-equal with the lien of the related Mortgage. Such Title Policy (or, if it has yet to be issued, the coverage to be provided thereby) is in full force and effect, all premiums thereon have been paid, no claims have been made by Seller thereunder and no claims have been paid thereunder. Neither Seller nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any other holder of the Mortgage Loan, has done, by act or omission, anything that would materially impair the coverage under such Title Policy.

 

7.       Junior Liens. It being understood that Subordinate Companion Loans secured by the same Mortgage as a Mortgage Loan are not subordinate mortgages or junior liens, except for any Crossed Mortgage Loans, there are, as of origination, and to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Cut-off Date, no subordinate mortgages or junior liens securing the payment of money encumbering the related Mortgaged Property (other than Permitted Encumbrances and the Title

 

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Exceptions, taxes and assessments, mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens (which are the subject of the representation in paragraph (5) above), and equipment and other personal property financing). Except as set forth in Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, Seller has no knowledge of any mezzanine debt secured directly by interests in the related Mortgagor.

 

8.       Assignment of Leases and Rents. There exists as part of the related Mortgage File an Assignment of Leases (either as a separate instrument or incorporated into the related Mortgage). Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and the Title Exceptions, each related Assignment of Leases creates a valid first-priority collateral assignment of, or a valid first-priority lien or security interest in, rents and certain rights under the related lease or leases, subject only to a license granted to the related Mortgagor to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under such lease or leases, including the right to operate the related leased property, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by the Standard Qualifications. The related Mortgage or related Assignment of Leases, subject to applicable law and the Standard Qualifications, provides that, upon an event of default under the Mortgage Loan, a receiver is permitted to be appointed for the collection of rents or for the related Mortgagee to enter into possession to collect the rents or for rents to be paid directly to the Mortgagee.

 

9.       UCC Filings. If the related Mortgaged Property is operated as a hospitality property, Seller has filed and/or recorded or caused to be filed and/or recorded (or, if not filed and/or recorded, has submitted or caused to be submitted in proper form for filing and/or recording), UCC financing statements in the appropriate public filing and/or recording offices necessary at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan to perfect a valid security interest in all items of physical personal property reasonably necessary to operate such Mortgaged Property owned by such Mortgagor and located on the related Mortgaged Property (other than any non-material personal property, any personal property subject to a purchase money security interest, a sale and leaseback financing arrangement as permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents or any other personal property leases applicable to such personal property), to the extent perfection may be effected pursuant to applicable law by recording or filing, as the case may be. Subject to the Standard Qualifications, each related Mortgage (or equivalent document) creates a valid and enforceable lien and security interest on the items of personalty described above. No representation is made as to the perfection of any security interest in rents or other personal property to the extent that possession or control of such items or actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements are required in order to effect such perfection.

 

10.       Condition of Property. Seller or the originator of the Mortgage Loan inspected or caused to be inspected each related Mortgaged Property within six months of origination of the Mortgage Loan and within twelve months of the Cut-off Date.

 

An engineering report or property condition assessment was prepared in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan no more than twelve months prior to the Cut-off Date. To Seller’s knowledge, based solely upon due diligence customarily performed in connection with the origination of comparable mortgage loans, as of the Closing Date, each related Mortgaged Property was free and clear of any material damage (other than (i) deferred maintenance for which escrows were established at origination and (ii) any damage fully covered

 

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by insurance) that would affect materially and adversely the use or value of such Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan.

 

11.       Taxes and Assessments. All taxes, governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges (including, without limitation, water and sewage charges), or installments thereof, which could be a lien on the related Mortgaged Property that would be of equal or superior priority to the lien of the Mortgage and that prior to the Cut-off Date have become delinquent in respect of each related Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to cover such payments and reasonably estimated interest and penalties, if any, thereon. For purposes of this representation and warranty, real estate taxes and governmental assessments and other outstanding governmental charges and installments thereof shall not be considered delinquent until the earlier of (a) the date on which interest and/or penalties would first be payable thereon and (b) the date on which enforcement action is entitled to be taken by the related taxing authority.

 

12.       Condemnation. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding pending, and, to Seller’s knowledge as of the date of origination and as of the Cut-off Date, there is no proceeding threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of such Mortgaged Property that would have a material adverse effect on the value, use or operation of the Mortgaged Property.

 

13.       Actions Concerning Mortgage Loan. As of the date of origination and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, there was no pending or filed action, suit or proceeding, arbitration or governmental investigation involving any Mortgagor, guarantor or Mortgagor’s interest in the Mortgaged Property, an adverse outcome of which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect (a) such Mortgagor’s title to the Mortgaged Property, (b) the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage, (c) such Mortgagor’s ability to perform under the related Mortgage Loan, (d) such guarantor’s ability to perform under the related guaranty, (e) the principal benefit of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage Loan documents or (f) the current principal use of the Mortgaged Property.

 

14.       Escrow Deposits. All escrow deposits and escrow payments required to be escrowed with lender pursuant to each Mortgage Loan (including any capital improvements and environmental remediation reserves) are in the possession, or under the control, of Seller or its servicer, and there are no deficiencies or delinquencies (subject to any applicable grace or cure periods) in connection therewith, and all such escrows and deposits (or the right thereto) that are required to be escrowed with lender under the related Mortgage Loan documents are being conveyed by Seller to Purchaser or its servicer.

 

15.       No Holdbacks. The principal amount of the Mortgage Loan stated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been fully disbursed as of the Closing Date and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder (except in those cases where the full amount of the Mortgage Loan has been disbursed but a portion thereof is being held in escrow or reserve accounts pending the satisfaction of certain conditions relating to leasing, repairs, occupancy, performance or other matters with respect to the related Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or other considerations determined by Seller to merit such holdback).

 

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16.       Insurance. Each related Mortgaged Property is, and is required pursuant to the related Mortgage to be, insured by a property insurance policy providing coverage for loss in accordance with coverage found under a “special cause of loss form” or “all risk form” that includes replacement cost valuation issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents and having a claims-paying or financial strength rating of at least “A-:VIII” from A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” from S&P (collectively the “Insurance Rating Requirements”), in an amount (subject to a customary deductible) not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary, or containing such endorsements as are necessary, to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

Each related Mortgaged Property is also covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by business interruption or rental loss insurance which (subject to a customary deductible) covers a period of not less than 12 months (or with respect to each Mortgage Loan on a single asset with a principal balance of $50 million or more, 18 months).

 

If any material part of the improvements, exclusive of a parking lot, located on a Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain insurance in an amount at least equal to the least of (A) the maximum amount available under the National Flood Insurance Program plus any such additional excess flood coverage in an amount as is generally required by prudent institutional commercial mortgage lenders originating mortgage loans for securitization, (B) the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (C) the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property.

 

If the Mortgaged Property is located within 25 miles of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina or North Carolina, the related Mortgagor is required to maintain coverage for windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or “named storms” issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements or endorsement covering damage from windstorm and/or windstorm related perils and/or named storms by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements, in an amount not less than the lesser of (1) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (2) the full insurable value on a replacement cost basis of the improvements, furniture, furnishings, fixtures and equipment owned by the Mortgagor and included in the Mortgaged Property (with no deduction for physical depreciation), but, in any event, not less than the amount necessary or containing such endorsements as are necessary to avoid the operation of any coinsurance provisions with respect to the related Mortgaged Property.

 

The Mortgaged Property is covered, and required to be covered pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan documents, by a commercial general liability insurance policy issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements including coverage for property damage, contractual damage and personal injury (including bodily injury and death) in amounts as are

 

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generally required by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily loans intended for securitization, and in any event not less than $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in the aggregate.

 

An architectural or engineering consultant has performed an analysis of each of the Mortgaged Properties located in seismic zones 3 or 4 in order to evaluate the structural and seismic condition of such property, for the sole purpose of assessing the probable maximum loss or scenario expected loss (“PML”) for the Mortgaged Property in the event of an earthquake. In such instance, the PML was based on a 475-year return period, an exposure period of 50 years and a 10% probability of exceedance. If the resulting report concluded that the PML would exceed 20% of the amount of the replacement costs of the improvements, earthquake insurance on such Mortgaged Property was obtained by an insurer rated at least “A:VIII” by A.M. Best Company or “A3” (or the equivalent) from Moody’s or “A-” by S&P in an amount not less than 100% of the PML.

 

The Mortgage Loan documents require insurance proceeds (or an amount equal to such insurance proceeds) in respect of a property loss to be applied either (a) to the repair or restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property, with respect to all property losses in excess of 5% of the then outstanding principal amount of the related Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, the lender (or a trustee appointed by it) having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as the repair or restoration progresses, or (b) to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, together with any accrued interest thereon.

 

All premiums on all insurance policies referred to in this section that are required by the related Mortgage Loan documents to be paid as of the Cut-off Date have been paid, and such insurance policies name the lender under the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns as a loss payee under a mortgagee endorsement clause or, in the case of the general liability insurance policy, as named or additional insured. Such insurance policies will inure to the benefit of the Trustee. Each related Mortgage Loan obligates the related Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the lender to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to charge such Mortgagor for related premiums. All such insurance policies (other than commercial liability policies) require at least 10 days’ prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation arising because of nonpayment of a premium and at least 30 days prior notice to the lender of termination or cancellation (or such lesser period, not less than 10 days, as may be required by applicable law) arising for any reason other than non-payment of a premium and no such notice has been received by Seller.

 

17.       Access; Utilities; Separate Tax Lots. Each Mortgaged Property (a) is located on or adjacent to a public road and has direct legal access to such road, or has access via an irrevocable easement or irrevocable right of way permitting ingress and egress to/from a public road, (b) is served by or has uninhibited access rights to public or private water and sewer (or well and septic) and all required utilities, all of which are adequate for the current use of the Mortgaged Property, and (c) constitutes one or more separate tax parcels which do not include any property which is not part of the Mortgaged Property or is subject to an endorsement under the related Title Policy insuring the Mortgaged Property, or in certain cases, an application has been, or will be, made to the applicable governing authority for creation of separate tax lots, in

 

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which case the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to escrow an amount sufficient to pay taxes for the existing tax parcel of which the Mortgaged Property is a part until the separate tax lots are created.

 

18.       No Encroachments. To Seller’s knowledge based solely on surveys obtained in connection with origination and the lender’s Title Policy (or, if such policy is not yet issued, a pro forma title policy, a preliminary title policy with escrow instructions or a “marked up” commitment) obtained in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan, all material improvements that were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of such Mortgage Loan are within the boundaries of the related Mortgaged Property, except encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements on adjoining parcels encroach onto the related Mortgaged Property except for encroachments that do not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements were obtained under the Title Policy. No improvements encroach upon any easements except for encroachments the removal of which would not materially and adversely affect the value or current use of such Mortgaged Property or for which insurance or endorsements obtained with respect to the Title Policy.

 

19.       No Contingent Interest or Equity Participation. No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, any other contingent interest feature or a negative amortization feature (except that an ARD Loan may provide for the accrual of the portion of interest in excess of the rate in effect prior to the Anticipated Repayment Date) or an equity participation by Seller.

 

20.       REMIC. The Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code (but determined without regard to the rule in the U.S. Department of Treasury regulations (the “Treasury Regulations”) Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) that treats certain defective mortgage loans as qualified mortgages), and, accordingly, (A) the issue price of the Mortgage Loan to the related Mortgagor at origination did not exceed the non-contingent principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and (B) either: (a) such Mortgage Loan is secured by an interest in real property (including permanently affixed buildings and distinct structural components, such as wiring, plumbing systems and central heating and air-conditioning systems, that are integrated into such buildings, serve such buildings in their passive functions and do not produce or contribute to the production of income other than consideration for the use or occupancy of space, but excluding personal property) having a fair market value (i) at the date the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) was originated at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date or (ii) at the Closing Date at least equal to 80% of the adjusted issue price of the Mortgage Loan (or related Whole Loan) on such date, provided that for purposes hereof, the fair market value of the real property interest must first be reduced by (A) the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (B) a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan; or (b) substantially all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect the real property which served as the only security for such Mortgage Loan (other than a recourse feature or other third-party credit enhancement within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(1)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations). If the Mortgage Loan was “significantly modified” prior to the Closing Date so as to result in a taxable exchange

 

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under Section 1001 of the Code, it either (x) was modified as a result of the default or reasonably foreseeable default of such Mortgage Loan or (y) satisfies the provisions of either sub-clause (B)(a)(i) above (substituting the date of the last such modification for the date the Mortgage Loan was originated) or sub-clause (B)(a)(ii), including the proviso thereto. Any prepayment premium and yield maintenance charges applicable to the Mortgage Loan constitute “customary prepayment penalties” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-1(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations. All terms used in this paragraph shall have the same meanings as set forth in the related Treasury Regulations.

 

21.       Compliance with Certain Laws. The Mortgage Rate (exclusive of any default interest, late charges, yield maintenance charge, or prepayment premiums) of such Mortgage Loan complied as of the date of origination with, or was exempt from, applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury.

 

22.       Authorized to do Business. To the extent required under applicable law, as of the Cut-off Date or as of the date that such entity held the Mortgage Note, each holder of the Mortgage Note was authorized to transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which each related Mortgaged Property is located, or the failure to be so authorized does not materially and adversely affect the enforceability of such Mortgage Loan by the Trust.

 

23.       Trustee under Deed of Trust. With respect to each Mortgage which is a deed of trust, as of the date of origination and, to Seller’s knowledge, as of the Closing Date, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, currently so serves and is named in the deed of trust or has been substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law or may be substituted in accordance with the Mortgage and applicable law by the related Mortgagee, and, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after a default by the related Mortgagor or in connection with any full or partial release of the related Mortgaged Property or security for the related Mortgage Loan, no fees are payable to such trustee except for de minimis fees paid or such fees as required by the applicable jurisdiction which are to be paid by such Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents.

 

24.       Local Law Compliance. To Seller’s knowledge, based upon any of a letter from any governmental authorities, a legal opinion, an architect’s letter, a zoning consultant’s report, an endorsement to the related Title Policy, or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, with respect to the improvements located on or forming part of each Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan and as of the Cut-off Date, there are no material violations of applicable zoning ordinances, building codes and land laws (collectively “Zoning Regulations”) other than those which (i) are insured by the Title Policy or a law and ordinance insurance policy or (ii) would not have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan. The terms of the Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to comply in all material respects with all applicable governmental regulations, zoning and building laws.

 

25.       Licenses and Permits. Each Mortgagor covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents that it shall keep all material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations necessary for its operation of the Mortgaged Property in full force and effect, and

 

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to Seller’s knowledge based upon a letter from any government authorities or other affirmative investigation of local law compliance consistent with the investigation conducted by Seller for similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans intended for securitization, all such material licenses, permits and applicable governmental authorizations are in effect. The Mortgage Loan requires the related Mortgagor to be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located.

 

26.       Recourse Obligations. The Mortgage Loan documents for each Mortgage Loan provide that such Mortgage Loan (a) becomes full recourse to the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis) in any of the following events (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) if any voluntary petition for bankruptcy, insolvency, dissolution or liquidation pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by the Mortgagor; (ii) the Mortgagor or guarantor shall have colluded with (or, alternatively, solicited or caused to be solicited) other creditors to cause an involuntary bankruptcy filing with respect to the Mortgagor or (iii) voluntary transfers of either the Mortgaged Property or equity interests in the Mortgagor made in violation of the Mortgage Loan documents; and (b) contains provisions providing for recourse against the Mortgagor and guarantor (which is a natural person or persons, or an entity distinct from the Mortgagor (but may be affiliated with the Mortgagor) that has assets other than equity in the related Mortgaged Property that are not de minimis), for losses and damages sustained by reason of the following (or negotiated provisions of substantially similar effect): (i) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of rents during the continuation of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan; (ii) the Mortgagor’s misappropriation of (A) insurance proceeds or condemnation awards or (B) security deposits or, alternatively, the failure of any security deposits to be delivered to lender upon foreclosure or action in lieu thereof (except to the extent applied in accordance with leases prior to a Mortgage Loan event of default); (iii) the Mortgagor’s fraud or intentional material misrepresentation; (iv) breaches of the environmental covenants in the Mortgage Loan documents; or (v) the Mortgagor’s commission of intentional material physical waste at the Mortgaged Property.

 

27.       Mortgage Releases. The terms of the related Mortgage or related Mortgage Loan documents do not provide for release of any material portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage except (a) a partial release, accompanied by principal repayment, or partial Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), of not less than a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (i) 110% of the related allocated loan amount of such portion of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (b) upon payment in full of such Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, (c) upon a Defeasance (as defined in paragraph (32) below), (d) releases of out-parcels that are unimproved or other portions of the Mortgaged Property which will not have a material adverse effect on the underwritten value of the Mortgaged Property and which were not afforded any material value in the appraisal obtained at the origination of the Mortgage Loan and are not necessary for physical access to the Mortgaged Property or compliance with zoning requirements, or (e) as required pursuant to an order of condemnation. With respect to any partial release under the preceding clauses (a) or (d), either: (x) such release of collateral (I) would not constitute a “significant modification” of the subject Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) of the Treasury Regulations and (II) would not

 

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cause the subject Mortgage Loan to fail to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code; or (y) the Mortgagee or servicer can, in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents, condition such release of collateral on the related Mortgagor’s delivery of an opinion of tax counsel to the effect specified in the immediately preceding clause (x). For purposes of the preceding clause (x), if the fair market value of the real property constituting such Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) after the release is not equal to at least 80% of the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, outstanding after the release, the Mortgagor is required to make a payment of principal in an amount not less than the amount required by the REMIC Provisions.

 

In the case of any Mortgage Loan, in the event of a taking of any portion of a Mortgaged Property by a State or any political subdivision or authority thereof, whether by legal proceeding or by agreement, the Mortgagor can be required to pay down the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable, in an amount not less than the amount required by the loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions and, to such extent, condemnation awards may not be required to be applied to the restoration of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor, if, immediately after the release of such portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage (but taking into account the planned restoration) the fair market value of the real property constituting the remaining Mortgaged Property (reduced by (1) the amount of any lien on the real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan and (2) a proportionate amount of any lien on real property that is in parity with the Mortgage Loan) is not equal to at least 80% of the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable.

 

No Mortgage Loan that is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property or that is a Crossed Mortgage Loan permits the release of cross-collateralization of the related Mortgaged Properties or a portion thereof, including due to a partial condemnation, other than in compliance with loan-to-value ratio and other requirements of the REMIC Provisions.

 

28.       Financial Reporting and Rent Rolls. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to provide the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan with quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) and annual operating statements, and quarterly (other than for single-tenant properties) rent rolls for properties that have leases contributing more than 5% of the in-place base rent and annual financial statements, which annual financial statements (i) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with more than one Mortgagor are in the form of either an individual or combined annual balance sheet of the Mortgagor entities (and no other entities), together with the related combined or individual statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combined or individual balance sheet and statement of income for the Mortgaged Properties on a combined or individual basis and (ii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan with an original principal balance greater than $50 million shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant upon the request of the owner or holder of the Mortgage Loan.

 

29.       Acts of Terrorism Exclusion. With respect to each Mortgage Loan over $20 million, and to Seller’s knowledge with respect to each Mortgage Loan of $20 million or

 

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less, as of origination, the related special-form all-risk insurance policy and business interruption policy (issued by an insurer meeting the Insurance Rating Requirements) do not specifically exclude Acts of Terrorism, as defined in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, as amended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 and the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (collectively referred to as “TRIA”), from coverage, or if such coverage is excluded, it is covered by a separate terrorism insurance policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Loan documents do not expressly waive or prohibit the Mortgagee from requiring coverage for Acts of Terrorism, as defined in TRIA, or damages related thereto except to the extent that any right to require such coverage may be limited by commercial availability on commercially reasonable terms; provided that if TRIA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then, provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, the Mortgagor under each Mortgage Loan is required to carry terrorism insurance, but in such event the Mortgagor shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required under the related Mortgage Loan documents (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance) at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, the Mortgagor is required to purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount.

 

30.       Due on Sale or Encumbrance. Subject to specific exceptions set forth below, each Mortgage Loan contains a “due on sale” or other such provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan if, without the consent of the holder of the Mortgage (which consent, in some cases, may not be unreasonably withheld) and/or complying with the requirements of the related Mortgage Loan documents (which provide for transfers without the consent of the lender which are customarily acceptable to Seller lending on the security of property comparable to the related Mortgaged Property, including, without limitation, transfers of worn-out or obsolete furnishings, fixtures, or equipment promptly replaced with property of equivalent value and functionality and transfers by leases entered into in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents), (a) the related Mortgaged Property, or any equity interest of greater than 50% in the related Mortgagor, is directly or indirectly pledged, transferred or sold, other than as related to (i) family and estate planning transfers or transfers upon death or legal incapacity, (ii) transfers to certain affiliates as defined in the related Mortgage Loan documents, (iii) transfers of less than, or other than, a controlling interest in the related Mortgagor, (iv) transfers to another holder of direct or indirect equity in the Mortgagor, a specific Person designated in the related Mortgage Loan documents or a Person satisfying specific criteria identified in the related Mortgage Loan documents, such as a qualified equityholder, (v) transfers of stock or similar equity units in publicly traded companies or (vi) a substitution or release of collateral within the parameters of paragraphs (27) and (32) herein or the exceptions thereto set forth in Schedule C to this Exhibit C, or (vii) by reason of any mezzanine debt that existed at the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as set forth on Exhibit C-32-1 to this Exhibit C, or future permitted mezzanine debt as set forth on Exhibit C-32-2 to this Exhibit C or (b) the related Mortgaged Property is encumbered with a subordinate lien or security interest against the related Mortgaged Property, other than (i) any Serviced Companion Loan or Non-Serviced Companion Loan or any subordinate debt that existed at origination and is permitted under the related Mortgage Loan documents, (ii) purchase money

 

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security interests, (iii) any Crossed Mortgage Loan, as set forth on Annex A-1 to the Prospectus or (iv) Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgage or other Mortgage Loan documents provide that to the extent any Rating Agency fees are incurred in connection with the review of and consent to any transfer or encumbrance, the Mortgagor is responsible for such payment along with all other reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Mortgagee relative to such transfer or encumbrance.

 

31.       Single-Purpose Entity. The Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to be a Single-Purpose Entity for at least as long as the Mortgage Loan is outstanding. Both the Mortgage Loan documents and the organizational documents of the Mortgagor with respect to each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance in excess of $5 million provide that the Mortgagor is a Single-Purpose Entity, and each Mortgage Loan with a Cut-off Date Balance of $30 million or more has a counsel’s opinion regarding non-consolidation of the Mortgagor. For this purpose, a “Single-Purpose Entity” shall mean an entity, other than an individual, whose organizational documents (or if the Mortgage Loan has a Cut-off Date Balance equal to $5 million or less, its organizational documents or the related Mortgage Loan documents) provide substantially to the effect that it was formed or organized solely for the purpose of owning and operating one or more of the Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans and prohibit it from engaging in any business unrelated to such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, and whose organizational documents further provide, or which entity represented in the related Mortgage Loan documents, substantially to the effect that it does not have any assets other than those related to its interest in and operation of such Mortgaged Property or Mortgaged Properties, or any indebtedness other than as permitted by the related Mortgage(s) or the other related Mortgage Loan documents, that it has its own books and records and accounts separate and apart from those of any other person (other than a Mortgagor for a Crossed Mortgage Loan), and that it holds itself out as a legal entity, separate and apart from any other person or entity.

 

32.       Defeasance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that, pursuant to the Mortgage Loan documents, can be defeased (a “Defeasance”), (i) the Mortgage Loan documents provide for Defeasance as a unilateral right of the Mortgagor, subject to satisfaction of conditions specified in the Mortgage Loan documents; (ii) the Mortgage Loan cannot be defeased within two years after the Closing Date; (iii) the Mortgagor is permitted to pledge only United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(a)(8)(ii) of the Treasury Regulations, the revenues from which will, in the case of a full Defeasance, be sufficient to make all scheduled payments under the Mortgage Loan when due, including the entire remaining principal balance on the maturity date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty) or, if the Mortgage Loan is an ARD Loan, the entire principal balance outstanding on the Anticipated Repayment Date (or on or after the first date on which payment may be made without payment of a yield maintenance charge or prepayment penalty), and if the Mortgage Loan permits partial releases of real property in connection with partial Defeasance, the revenues from the collateral will be sufficient to pay all such scheduled payments calculated on a principal amount equal to a specified percentage at least equal to the lesser of (a) 110% of the allocated loan amount for the real property to be released and (b) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or Whole Loan, as applicable; (iv) the defeasance collateral is not permitted to be subject to prepayment, call, or early redemption that results in revenues from such collateral that are insufficient to pay all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (v) the Mortgagor

 

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is required to provide a certification from an independent certified public accountant that the defeasance collateral is sufficient to make all applicable payments described in clause (iii) above; (vi) if the Mortgagor would continue to own assets in addition to the defeasance collateral, the portion of the Mortgage Loan secured by defeasance collateral is required to be assumed (or the Mortgagee may require such assumption) by a Single-Purpose Entity; (vii) the Mortgagor is required to provide an opinion of counsel that the Mortgagee has a perfected security interest in such collateral prior to any other claim or interest; and (viii) the Mortgagor is required to pay all rating agency fees associated with Defeasance (if rating confirmation is a specific condition precedent thereto) and all other reasonable expenses associated with Defeasance, including, but not limited to, accountant’s fees and opinions of counsel.

 

33.       Fixed Interest Rates. Each Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate that remains fixed throughout the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, except in the case of ARD loans and situations where default interest is imposed.

 

34.       Ground Leases. For purposes of this Exhibit C, a “Ground Lease” shall mean a lease creating a leasehold estate in real property where the fee owner as the ground lessor conveys for a term or terms of years its entire interest in the land (or, with respect to air rights leases, the air) and buildings and other improvements, if any, comprising the premises demised under such lease to the ground lessee (who may, in certain circumstances, own the building and improvements on the land), subject to the reversionary interest of the ground lessor as fee owner and does not include industrial development agency or similar leases for purposes of conferring a tax abatement or other benefit.

 

With respect to any Mortgage Loan where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate under a Ground Lease in whole or in part, and the related Mortgage does not also encumber the related lessor’s fee interest in such Mortgaged Property, based upon the terms of the Ground Lease and any estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor in favor of Seller, its successors and assigns, Seller represents and warrants that:

 

(a)       The Ground Lease or a memorandum regarding such Ground Lease has been duly recorded or submitted for recordation in a form that is acceptable for recording in the applicable jurisdiction. The Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the related Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the related Mortgaged Property by such lessee, its successors or assigns in a manner that would materially adversely affect the security provided by the related Mortgage. No material change in the terms of the Ground Lease had occurred since its recordation, except by any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(b)       The lessor under such Ground Lease has agreed in a writing included in the related Mortgage File (or in such Ground Lease or an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor) that the Ground Lease may not be amended or modified, or canceled or terminated by agreement of lessor and lessee, without the prior written consent of the lender, and no such consent has been granted by Seller since the origination of the Mortgage Loan except as

 

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reflected in any written instruments which are included in the related Mortgage File;

 

(c)       The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by either Mortgagor or the Mortgagee) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the stated maturity of the related Mortgage Loan, or 10 years past the stated maturity if such Mortgage Loan fully amortizes by the stated maturity (or with respect to a Mortgage Loan that accrues on an actual 360 basis, substantially amortizes);

 

(d)       The Ground Lease either (i) is not subject to any liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances, or (ii) is subject to a subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreement to which the Mortgagee on the lessor’s fee interest in the Mortgaged Property is subject;

 

(e)       The Ground Lease does not place commercially unreasonable restrictions on the identity of the Mortgagee and the Ground Lease is assignable (including pursuant to foreclosure) to the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid), and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor (or, if such consent is required it either has been obtained or cannot be unreasonably withheld, provided that such Ground Lease has not been terminated and all amounts due thereunder have been paid);

 

(f)       Seller has not received any written notice of material default under or notice of termination of such Ground Lease. To Seller’s knowledge, there is no material default under such Ground Lease and no condition that, but for the passage of time or giving of notice, would result in a material default under the terms of such Ground Lease and to Seller’s knowledge, such Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

(g)       The Ground Lease or ancillary agreement between the lessor and the lessee requires the lessor to give to the lender written notice of any default, and provides that no notice of default or termination is effective against the lender unless such notice is given to the lender;

 

(h)       A lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of the lessee under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after the lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

 

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(i)       The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by Seller in connection with the origination of similar commercial or multifamily loans intended for securitization;

 

(j)       Under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement received from the ground lessor and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds or the portion of the condemnation award allocable to the ground lessee’s interest (other than (i) de minimis amounts for minor casualties or (ii) in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking as addressed in clause (k) below) will be applied either to the repair or to restoration of all or part of the related Mortgaged Property with (so long as such proceeds are in excess of the threshold amount specified in the related Mortgage Loan documents) the lender or a trustee appointed by it having the right to hold and disburse such proceeds as repair or restoration progresses, or to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest;

 

(k)       In the case of a total or substantially total taking or loss, under the terms of the Ground Lease, an estoppel or other agreement and the related Mortgage (taken together), any related insurance proceeds, or portion of the condemnation award allocable to ground lessee’s interest in respect of a total or substantially total loss or taking of the related Mortgaged Property to the extent not applied to restoration, will be applied first to the payment of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, together with any accrued interest; and

 

(l)       Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the ground lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

 

35.       Servicing. The servicing and collection practices used by Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been, in all respects, legal and have met customary industry standards for servicing of commercial loans for conduit loan programs.

 

36.       Origination and Underwriting. The origination practices of Seller (or the related originator if Seller was not the originator) with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been, in all material respects, legal and as of the date of its origination, such Mortgage Loan and the origination thereof complied in all material respects with, or was exempt from, all requirements of federal, state or local law relating to the origination of such Mortgage Loan; provided that such representation and warranty does not address or otherwise cover any matters with respect to federal, state or local law otherwise covered in this Exhibit C.

 

37.       No Material Default; Payment Record. No Mortgage Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent, without giving effect to any grace or cure period, in making required payments since origination, and as of the date hereof, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days delinquent (beyond any applicable grace or cure period) in making required payments as of the Closing Date. To Seller’s knowledge, there is (a) no material default, breach, violation or event

 

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of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) no event (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, which default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, in the case of either clause (a) or clause (b), materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loan or the value, use or operation of the related Mortgaged Property, provided that this representation and warranty does not cover any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration that specifically pertains to or arises out of an exception scheduled to any other representation and warranty made by Seller in this Exhibit C. No person other than the holder of such Mortgage Loan may declare any event of default under the Mortgage Loan or accelerate any indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan documents.

 

38.       Bankruptcy. As of the date of origination of the related Mortgage Loan and to Seller’s knowledge as of the Cut-off Date, neither the Mortgaged Property (other than any tenants of such Mortgaged Property), nor any portion thereof, is the subject of, and no Mortgagor, guarantor or tenant occupying a single-tenant property is a debtor in state or federal bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.

 

39.       Organization of Mortgagor. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, in reliance on certified copies of the organizational documents of the Mortgagor delivered by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor is an entity organized under the laws of a state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Except with respect to any Crossed Mortgage Loan, no Mortgage Loan has a Mortgagor that is an Affiliate of another Mortgagor. An “Affiliate” for purposes of this paragraph (39) means, a Mortgagor that is under direct or indirect common ownership and control with another Mortgagor.

 

40.       Environmental Conditions. A Phase I environmental site assessment (or update of a previous Phase I and or Phase II environmental site assessment) and, with respect to certain Mortgage Loans, a Phase II environmental site assessment (collectively, an “ESA”) meeting ASTM requirements conducted by a reputable environmental consultant in connection with such Mortgage Loan within 12 months prior to its origination date (or an update of a previous ESA was prepared), and such ESA (i) did not identify the existence of Recognized Environmental Conditions (as such term is defined in ASTM E1527-05 or its successor, hereinafter “Environmental Condition”) at the related Mortgaged Property or the need for further investigation, or (ii) if the existence of an Environmental Condition or need for further investigation was indicated in any such ESA, then at least one of the following statements is true: (A) an amount reasonably estimated by a reputable environmental consultant to be sufficient to cover the estimated cost to cure any material noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws or the Environmental Condition has been escrowed by the related Mortgagor and is held or controlled by the related lender; (B) if the only Environmental Condition relates to the presence of asbestos-containing materials, radon in indoor air, lead based paint or lead in drinking water, the only recommended action in the ESA is the institution of such a plan, an operations or maintenance plan has been required to be instituted by the related Mortgagor that can reasonably be expected to mitigate the identified risk; (C) the Environmental Condition identified in the related environmental report was remediated, abated or contained in all material respects prior to the date hereof, and, if and as appropriate, a no further action, completion or closure letter or its

 

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equivalent, was obtained from the applicable governmental regulatory authority (or the Environmental Condition affecting the related Mortgaged Property was otherwise listed by such governmental authority as “closed” or a reputable environmental consultant has concluded that no further action or investigation is required); (D) an environmental policy or a lender’s pollution legal liability insurance policy that covers liability for the Environmental Condition was obtained from an insurer rated no less than “A-” (or the equivalent) by Moody’s, S&P and/or Fitch; (E) a party not related to the Mortgagor was identified as the responsible party for the Environmental Condition and such responsible party has financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation; or (F) a party related to the Mortgagor having financial resources reasonably estimated to be adequate to address the situation is required to take action. To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the ESA, there is no Environmental Condition at the related Mortgaged Property.

 

41.       Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property with an appraisal date within 6 months of the Mortgage Loan origination date, and within 12 months of the Closing Date. The appraisal is signed by an appraiser who is a Member of the Appraisal Institute (“MAI”) and that (i) was engaged directly by the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, or a correspondent or agent of the originator of the Mortgage Loan or Seller, and (ii) to Seller’s knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan. Each appraiser has represented in such appraisal or in a supplemental letter that the appraisal satisfies the requirements of the “Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” as adopted by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.

 

42.       Mortgage Loan Schedule. The information pertaining to each Mortgage Loan which is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date and contains all information required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be contained therein.

 

43.       Cross-Collateralization. No Mortgage Loan is cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other mortgage loan that is outside the Trust, except (i) as set forth on Exhibit C-32-3 of this Exhibit C and (ii) any Companion Loan secured by the same Mortgage as the related Mortgage Loan.

 

44.       Advance of Funds by Seller. After origination, no advance of funds has been made by Seller to the related Mortgagor other than in accordance with the Mortgage Loan documents, and, to Seller’s knowledge, no funds have been received from any person other than the related Mortgagor or an affiliate for, or on account of, payments due on the Mortgage Loan (other than as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan documents, such as, by way of example and not in limitation of the foregoing, amounts paid by the tenant(s) into a lender-controlled lockbox if required or contemplated under the related lease or Mortgage Loan documents). Neither Seller nor any affiliate thereof has any obligation to make any capital contribution to any Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan, other than contributions made on or prior to the date hereof.

 

45.       Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including

 

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without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 with respect to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Mortgage Loan.

 

For purposes of this Exhibit C, “Mortgagee” means the mortgagee, grantee or beneficiary under any Mortgage, any holder of legal title to any portion of any Mortgage Loan or, if applicable, any agent or servicer on behalf of such party.

 

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Exhibit C-32-1

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Current Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-1-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-2

 

List of Mortgage Loans with Permitted Mezzanine Debt

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-2-1

 

 

Exhibit C-32-3

 

List of Cross-Collateralized and Cross-Defaulted Mortgage Loans

 

None.

 

Exh. C-32-3-1

 

 

SCHEDULE C

 

EXCEPTIONS TO MORTGAGE LOAN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth below are listed by the number of the related representation and warranty set forth on Exhibit C and the mortgage loan name and number identified on Exhibit A. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule C shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit C or, if not defined therein, in this Agreement.

 

Rep. No. on
Exhibit C
Mortgage Loan and Number as
Identified on Exhibit A
Description of the Exception
(24) Local Law Compliance Orchard Ridge Corporate Park (Loan No. 16) As of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, a zoning consultant’s report determined that the use of more than 20% of the Mortgaged Property for warehousing requires a conditional use permit, and the current use of 35% as warehousing is considered legal non-conforming. The related Mortgage Loan documents contain a recourse carve out for losses to the Guarantor in the event the related Mortgagor cannot use up to 35% of the Mortgaged Property as a warehousing use.
(24) Local Law Compliance Orchard Ridge Corporate Park (Loan No. 16) As of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, four (4) tenant spaces lacked a certificate of occupancy. The related Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to use commercially reasonably efforts obtain a certificate of occupancy for those tenant spaces lacking a certificate of occupancy. Pursuant to a recourse carveout in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgagor and the related guarantor are liable for losses due to Mortgagor’s failure to comply with the foregoing requirements and for failure of any tenant space to have a certificate of occupancy.
(24) Local Law Compliance Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace (Loan No. 38) As of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, one (1) tenant space lacked a certificate of occupancy. The related Mortgage Loan documents require the Mortgagor to use commercially reasonably efforts to obtain a certificate of occupancy for such tenant space lacking a certificate of occupancy. Pursuant to a recourse carveout in the related Mortgage Loan documents, the Mortgagor and the related guarantor are liable for losses due to Mortgagor’s failure to comply with the foregoing requirements and for failure of any tenant space to have a certificate of occupancy.
(25) Licenses and Permits Upstate NY MHP Portfolio (Loan No. 40) The Hidden Forest Mortgaged Property does not have a valid permit for the operation of the on-site sewage treatment facility (the “Sewage Facility Permit”). The related Mortgage Loan documents require the related Mortgagor to diligently pursue obtaining the Sewage Facility Permit and to deposit an amount equal to $200,000.00 with Lender to be held in escrow until the Lender receives evidence that the related Mortgagor has obtained the Sewage Facility Permit. In addition, until the Lender receives evidence that the related Mortgagor has obtained the Sewage Facility Permit, the related Mortgage Loan shall be fully recourse to the guarantor.
(26) Recourse Obligations Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace (Loan No. 38) With respect to the recourse carve out for waste, any failure to maintain the related Mortgaged Property caused solely due to a lack of sufficient cash flow from the related Mortgaged Property will not be considered material physical waste.
(31) Single-Purpose Entity Nursery Plaza & Perry Hall Marketplace (Loan No. 38) 8833 Belair LLC (“Belair”), one of the co-Borrowers of the related Mortgage Loan, is a recycled entity that has previously used a bank account that was also used by affiliates of Belair for properties unrelated to the Mortgaged Property. Belair has opened a new bank account in its name in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan and covenants in the related Mortgage Loan documents and its organizational documents to maintain its own separate bank accounts, payroll and correct, complete and separate books of account during the loan term. In addition, the related Mortgage Loan documents contain a recourse carve out for losses to the Guarantor for the re breach of the aforementioned covenant or the failure to have maintained its own separate bank accounts, payroll and correct, complete and separate books of account in the past.

 

Sch. C-1

 

 

EXHIBIT D-1

 

SAMPLE FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE OFFICER OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER*

 

CIBC INC.

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY’S CERTIFICATE

 

I, [_____], an Assistant Secretary of CIBC Inc. (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”), hereby certify that:

 

1.Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and complete copy of the [ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS] of the Mortgage Loan Seller, which are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

2.Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and correct copy of the amended and restated Bylaws of the Mortgage Loan Seller, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

3.[The resolutions attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Resolutions”) were adopted by the unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting of the delegates of the Management Risk Committee (the “Committee”) of the Mortgage Loan Seller. Such resolutions have not been modified, amended, rescinded or revoked and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.]

 

4.Each person who, as an officer or representative of the Mortgage Loan Seller, signed any document delivered in connection with the UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C14 transaction was at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or representative and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate as of December 12, 2018.

   
  Name:
  Title:

 

 

*If a Mortgage Loan Seller has a preferred form addressing at minimum items 1 through 4 above, please forward a copy from the most recent deal in which it was used (fully assembled with all related attachments) for our consideration.

   

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EXHIBIT D-2

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

CERTIFICATE OF MORTGAGE LOAN SELLER

 

In connection with the execution and delivery by CIBC Inc. of, and consummation of the various transactions contemplated by, that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”) between CIBC Inc., as seller, and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., as purchaser, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on Schedule C to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the representations and warranties of CIBC Inc. in or made pursuant to Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, (ii) CIBC Inc. has, in all material respects, complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part required under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be performed or satisfied on or prior to the date hereof, and (iii) since the date of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, there will not have been, immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any material adverse change in the financial condition of CIBC Inc. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Certified this December 12, 2018.

 

  CIBC INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Exh. D-2-1

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF
CIBC INC.

 

[______] [_], 2018

 

UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp.
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Nicholas.galeone@ubs.com

 

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
One World Financial Center
New York, New York
Attention: Frank Polverino, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 504-6820

Frank.Polverino@cwt.com

 

With copies to the Addressees listed on Schedule A

 

Re: UBS 2018-C14 – Officer’s Certificate Pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

 

Reference is hereby made to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated December 1, 2018, and that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated November 28, 2018 (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”), between the undersigned (the “Mortgage Loan Seller”) and UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Depositor”). In accordance with Section 4(i) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller hereby certifies to the Depositor, as follows:

 

1.The Mortgage Loan Seller has delivered the Diligence File (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the Designated Site (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement); and

 

2.Each Diligence File constitutes all documents required under the definition of “Diligence File” and such Diligence File is organized and categorized in accordance with the electronic file structure reasonably agreed to by the Depositor and Mortgage Loan Seller.

 

Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the meanings given them in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

 

Exh. E-1

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this diligence file certification to be executed by its duly authorized officer or representative, the [___] day of [______], 2018.

 

  Sincerely yours,
   
  CIBC INC.
     
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF ADDRESSEES TO BE COPIED

 

MASTER SERVICER:

Midland Loan Services, a Division of PNC Bank, National Association

10851 Mastin Street, Suite 700

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Attention: Executive Vice President – Division Head

Fax number: 1-888-706-3565

E-mail: NoticeAdmin@midlandls.com

 

SPECIAL SERVICER:

Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC
790 NW 107th Avenue, 4th Floor
Miami, Florida 33172
Attention: Liat Heller
Facsimile number: (305) 229-6425
E-mail: liat.heller@rialtocapital.com

 

CERTIFICATE ADMINISTRATOR:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14

E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

TRUSTEE:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Attention: Corporate Trust Services – UBS 2018-C14
E-mail: cts.cmbs.bond.admin@wellsfargo.com;
trustadministrationgroup@wellsfargo.com

 

DIRECTING CERTIFICATEHOLDER:

RREF III-D UB 2018-C14, LLC
c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC

600 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Josh Cromer

Fax number: (212) 751-4646

E-mail: josh.cromer@rialtocapital.com

with a copy to joseph.bachkosky@rialtocapital.com

 

Exh. E-3

 

 

ASSET REPRESENTATIONS REVIEWER:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

OPERATING ADVISOR:

Park Bridge Lender Services LLC
600 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Attention: UBS 2018-C14-Surveillance Manager

E-mail: cmbs.notices@parkbridgefinancial.com

 

Exh. E-4

 

 

EXHIBIT F

 

FORM LOAN SELLER OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION

 

I, [identity of certifying individual], the [title] of [name of seller] (the “Seller”) on behalf of the Seller, as [TITLE] of the Seller, hereby certify as of November 15, 2018 to Nicholas Galeone, and with the knowledge and intent that he will rely upon this certification in connection with the certification to be signed by him and submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation AB, that:

 

1.I have reviewed the preliminary prospectus (the “Prospectus”) relating to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp., Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2018-C14 (the “Securities”) and am familiar with, in all material respects, (a) the characteristics of the loans underlying the offering that will be conveyed by the Seller to UBS Commercial Mortgage Securitization Corp. (the “Seller’s Loans”), and (b) all material underlying transaction agreements to which the Seller is a party and entered into by Seller in connection with the securitization of the Seller’s Loans;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, but only if and to the extent that any such untrue statement or omission relates to the Seller or the Seller’s Loans; and

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the Prospectus and other information included in the registration statement of which it will be a part and provided to me for review, collectively, fairly present, in all material respects, the characteristics of the Seller’s Loans, including the risks relating to the Seller’s Loans that would affect the cash flows available to service payments or distributions on the Securities in accordance with their terms.

 

This Certification is being signed by me solely in my capacity as a duly authorized [senior officer of the Seller][representative of the Seller directly responsible for the underwriting, origination and/or sale of the Seller’s Loans] and not in my individual capacity. This Certification is solely for the benefit of Nicholas Galeone and not for the benefit of any other party or person.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

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